THE WAR.
GREECE AND PARTICIPATION.
LONG PERIOD OF PEACE IMPERIOUS.”
IMPORTANT BRITISH SUCCESS.
ANOTHER GERMAN SUBMARINE
GENERAL.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GREECE AND WAR.
LONG PERIOD OF PEACE IMPERIOUS...
LONDON, March 11th A message from Athens announces that the new Cabinet has issued a statement in which it says that a long period of peace Is imporious and necessary to Greece after Hier victorious warn. Hence, her neutrali- by was imperative from the beginning of the European orisis, but there remains her duty to fulfill treaty obligations as an
ITALY CALLING UP RESERVES.
LONDON, March 11th It is officially announced in Paris that, the Italy has called out certain classes of Beserves, the Italians belonging to the Foreign Legion, organised by Garibaldi, will be allowed to resign if they desire.
INVALID CIVILIAN
PRISONERS.
GERMANY AGREES TO MUTUAL EXCHANGE.
SUNK
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 12TH, 1815,
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,
(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SUCCESSFUL “ NIBBLING.”
LONDON, March 10th. 5.45 p.m. To-day's Paris communiqué says — A vary violent German counter-attack made last night in Champagne was vigorously repulsed. gained a little ground along the road from Perthes to Tahure.
We, moreover,
We demolished a blockhouse ab Fontame Madame in Argonne, and pushed forward our trenches eighty metres.
Between Four-de-Paris and Bolante the enemy attacked in the afternoon and took
from as the trenches wo captured in the morning, but we counter-attacked and reposseceed them. The enemy re-attacked and fighting continues. The night was quiet at Notre Dame de Lorette and the situation is unchanged.
The importance of our progress yester- day in Champagne is confirmed. After taking the German work on the crest north-east of Mesnil, mentioned last night, our infantry reached a
crest beyond.
VIOLENT COUNTER-ATTACKS
LONDON, March 11th.
1.15 0.m
In Champagne, the onemy delivored several rivent counter-attacks during Tuesday night and the day time of
LATE TELEGRAMS.
EAST PRUSSIAN POSITION.
· WARNING TO REFUGEES.
LONDON, February 10th.
An official warning is issued at Berlin that Frussian refugees must not return too hastily to their home. A new situa- tion has been created, but it does not warrant a general return to all parts of the province, as housing and food cupplies are not yet sufficiently guaranteed.
Municipal and State officials are urgently invited to return but without their families.
GERMAN AIRSHIP
DISASTERS.
MISSING BRITISH WEATHER. REPORTS RESPONSIBLE.
NORWEGIAN STEAMER-
TORPEDOED.
NORWAY INDIGNANT.
CRITICISM OF GERMAN METHODS.
DISGRACING THEIR ORIGIN.
LONDON, February 22nd
RUSSIA'S GREAT VICTORY.
GERMAN PLANS BRILLIANTLY FRUSTRATED.
LONDON, Harch 2nd.
CANTON NOTES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
CANTON, March 10th. FANTAN.
During the last few weeks, there bas
Bir George Birdwood's book will be pub- A Petrograd official roview of the opora Hished to-morrow. It comprises revised tions ending in the victory of Prasnysz been much talk of the Governmout reproductions of various miscellaneous writings chiefly Indien. In the course says be German after the Muzurian aamulling the prohibition of public fantar of a striking preface the author eloquent battle began on February 6th an offensive ly condemne German methods of marine with the intention of driving in the Rus houses, a syndicate having offered a very as unworthy of their Aryan origin. The sian Left Wing at Mlava and then deliver substantial contribution to the revenue end of the war cannot be the triumph of a crushing blow at the Right Wing for the monopoly. It may be recalled mich methods over truth, justice ani in the direction of the Vistula They Heaven, but will prove to be for the conreached the Plotzk Racionez front in the hat under the Tsing regime, when these firmation of the faith of maskind middle of February, but the desperate fantan houses were almost legion in Can- in divine wisdom and love.
battles of the 16th and 18th arrested their ton, the general peaceful condition of the progress in that region, The Germans meanwhile concentrated great forces be tween Miava and Villonberg and began an impetuons advance on February 20th, and turned round Prasynse, which is the extreme point d'appar of the Russian right After detaching troops to attack Prosnysz they made their principal effort against the Russians concentrated at Mluvat
FLIGHT FROM BAGDAD.
ENGLISH WOMEN NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE
DESPERATE FIGHTING..
City was disturbed by squabbles that were of practically daily occurrence between the undesirables that haunted these places. The good order of the city was much im proved when Ficeroy Chang Ming Chi LONDON, February 23rd.
ordered the fantan houses to be per- Forty Europeans from Bagdad of whom thirty-seven wore Englishmen, have
manently closed. The evil that would arrived at Alexandria in the Italian
inevitably follow the re-opening of these LONDON, February 19th.
The Germans during the day-time of vicious resorts is realised by the com- steamer Syracusa from Mersina. They An Amsterdam message save there is included Missionary, Doctor Stauley, February 24th outered Prasynes after a reason to believe that the non-reception representatives of the staff of Sir John sanguinary battle, but the Russians at six unity, and it is gratifying to notice the by Germany of British weather reports Jackson's, Stephen Linyahs, eto, and that morning had inaugurated a decisive numerous letters that have appeared in is partly accountable for the airship Jones, sub-manager of the Ottoman Bank offensive on a wide front from Krasnosella the press urging that the prohibition disasters involving the loss of Ls and Li
The last named, interviewed by Reuter,ians pressed the enemy, and the thirty. should be maintained. It appears that the
to Veliaverlovska Everywhere, the Rus and a Parceval. The two former were described the journey from Bagdad to sixth Gesmati reserve division, which was authorities, being much handicapped by engaged in patrol dute over the North Mersina as most trying. About fifty tenaciously holding the passages of the financial straits, are inclined to resort Sea when they were surprised by people guarded by thirteen soldiers ledt Orjer river, suffered a serious defeat on blizzard from the west which proved their Bagdad on Decoraber 13th for Allepo con the evening of the 24th. Nevertheless, the to this means of increasing the Govern undoing. It is stated that one officer voyed in twenty-four carriages, which werd Germans on the morning of the 25th were ment's revenue-the view of one of their claimed that his airship participated in semi circular. The only comfort was in found clinging stubbornly to the raid at King's Lynn,
lying down three in each carriage The original idea and the battle of Velinver cation for a lottery monopoly, was their predecessors, in turning down an appți- guard filtered away at different points lovska proved a desperate conflict whose and the refugees wero guardie when they issue was constantly fluctuating. It was that the derivation of revenue by means reached Allepo, where they stayed seven only on the evening of the 25th that the of gambling monopolice was tantamount days and enjoyed freedom, the people Russians definitely threw back the Gorto drinking poison in order to quench being well disposed.
mans on positions nonr Prasnyaz thirst. And, without doubt, it is. Thereafter they proceeded to Tarsus Violent battles raged on the 20th and and stayed three weeks in perfect liberty 27th LONDON, February 20th. antil one day they were found examining
TADASHING PURSUIT. The seren-thousand ton Norwegian oil an antiquated gun in a Kiosk on the The Russians had already entered steamer Belridge was torpedoed by hilltop. Thereupon their movements were Praenyse on the evening of the 26th, but German submarine near Folkestone, restrictedThey sighted a British war only assumed possession on the evening The Admiralty states that pieces of the ship passing from the hills of Alexan of the 27th, when the Germans began a look to the boats, but subsequently allAfter leaving Tarsus they went afoot the direction of Mlava and Khorgele: torpedo were found aboard. The crew dretta.
disorderly retreat, seeking an outlet in returned to the ship except one, which over the Anti-taurus mountains. They The Russians, scorning fatigue and heavy The Belridge was navigated to an amped for five days, nine hours daily, marches, followed up the four days
and fell asleep anchorage at Deal and will be taken to fatigue at night time from sheer the parasit, inflicting enormous losses
Thames and repaired,
pipe the losses The torpedoing of the Belridge hos An American Consul accompanied the which it is impossible yet to estimate, aroused the greatest indignation in party and lent money for the purchase of though prisoners already number year, and since then, $200,000 has been Norway, where the war zone proclama foodstuffs which did much to sustain tion has always been viewed with the them. They arrived at Mersing very that if Germany refuses to indemnify were taken aboard the Syracuse under an gravest disapproval. It is now suggested weary were imprisoned for a night and neutral sufferers an embargo on German escort next day. The inlbitants of the ships. lying in neutral ports should be larger towns were well-disposed, but the declared Germany secus to be in a state smaller towns and villages were hostile. There were many heroic feats of arms Originally it was intended that the milf- of desperation. A repetition of the Turkish telegrams told of the destruc in the recent lighting. A captain tary pickets stationed at the different Belridge case inay place. the greatest tion of the British Navy, The German gallantly led a detachment of armoured city gates, whose duty is to search obstacles in the way of good relations occupation of France, and Turkish motora in face of a devastating fire every suspicious pedestrian were only with Norwayi
occupation of Egypt. The first English against a Gorman battery which was to carry out their duties for B newspapers the party had con since hindering the Russian offensive. The period of four months, which has BEFORE THE WAR. October 1st, 1914, were a bundle received cars opened fire at twenty paces, anni- now elapsed, but owing to the agita- when British marines boarded the hilating the Germans. The captain was tion engendered by the Chino-Japanese crisis, it is deemed advisable to continue PRESIDENT POINCARE'S APPEAL not allowed to leave Bagdad and Doctor
Syracusa off Alexandretta Wives were killed.
The Russians recaptured Przasnysz their services for a further term of simi- Johnson, a church missionary aged after a day's fierce fighting. The booty lar duration. seventy, remained to look after nine captured is so extensive that it is not English women and their children. Mr. yot estimated. The Russians are bearing Jones said they had to thank Diemal the strain without complaining The Pasha for their liberty, as he gave instrus commanders of certain regiments are
drifted, but the occupents were rescued.
* 10 KING GEORGE.
LONDON, February 20th, A White Paper publishes the personal appeal made by M. Poincaré to King
thousand.
ten
Russians at Mlava has been disastrously Thus the German plan of crushing the
direction of the Narew river. foiled by a Russian counter-stroke in the
HEROIC FEATS.
FLOOD RELIEF FUNDS.. Statistics show that the receipts of the Bureau for the collection of subscriptions towards the Flood Relief Fund amounted to approximately $1,000,000, S.C., of which, half came from the Lottery Monopolica these monopolies still goes to this fund at (a certain percentage of the proceeds of every drawing) and half from donors, Chiner and foreign. Up to 1st March, about 8000,000 had been distributed amongst the unfortunate victims of the disastrous floods that took place last
The balance will be added to the funds spent in carrying out repairs to dykes destroyed in the various places affected. for the conservancing of the rivers.
THE SEARCHING GUARDS.
SCARCITY OF BICE
Lately, the price of rice has considerably increased, and of the lowest eatable grado,
LONDON, March 11th The Hon. Neil Primrose announced in the House of Commons, that in deference to the express desire of the Pope, Germany are silver now only purchases 18 catties. has agreed to a mutual exchange of ground. We consolidated and extended Germany and Austria can speculate on Djema) was formerly Vali at Bagdad. Since the beginning of the war Goneral
invalid civilians.:
EXCHEQUER BONDS.
LONDON, March 10th. The applications for £50,000,000 exche- quer bonds amounted to seventy two and three-quarter millions, at an average price of 95 1/18.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH REUTRA'S AGENCY.)
ANOTHER GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK,
LONDON, March 10th. The Admiralty announces that the des
our positions on the crest which we seized, inflicting heavy losses on our assailants. Our artillery on the heights of the Meuse demolished a number of the enemy's
trenches.
Nothing noteworthy occurred elsewhere.
IMPORTANT BRITISH {
SUCCESS..e
1.35 am. The Paris evening communiqué states In Belgium there has been the most violent bombardment of Nieuport by 42 centi- metre-guns.
The British Army, supported by our heavy artillery, between the Lys and La
Britain's abstention Austria will be inflexible and agreement between her and Russia will be impossible. On the other hand, if Germany is convinced that Great Britain will take the field on the side of France in case of need, there will be the
There is no complaint generally of the Brussiloff's army has captured 1,000 oth treatment and no persecution. 4
TURKISH ASSASSINS.
'cers and 186,000 men.
ALIENS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Mr. McKenna, in the House of Com- mous on 4th ult, gave come surprising figures relating to enemy aliens.
greatest chance of peace being unbroken.
ENEMY LONDON, February 27th. A telegram from Sotta saya that there On the language and action of the British has been an attempt to assassinate Minis- Government depend the last chances of a Talaat in the streets at Stambul A peaceful settlement.
The King George replied that he was still man fired a revolver but missed.
policeman who always using his best endeavours with the Russo falaat was killed, accompanies German Emperors. Regarding England's attitude it was difficult to forecast develop ments, but the British Government would continue to discuss frankly with M.
the two nations, Cambon every point arising of interest to
He
JAN ARMED RICSHA.
FINE OF $500.
At the Magistracy yesterday, two Chiness were charged with being in posses sion of a part of a revolver, and also 400 rounds of ammunition. One of tho men was discovered riding in a ricsha with a portion of a revolver in his possession, and the sramunition was found in
It is reported that another individual stated that there are about 22,000 male has been arrested in the house of the enemy aliens now at largo in the Metro basket in the ricsha. Upon being ques- Grand Visier and is suspected of an politan Police District of whom about tioned, this man said he had got the intention to assassinate Nobody 10.000 are of military age. In the pro- ammunition, etc., from a passenger on acquainted with the conditions at Con-hibited areas on the East and South Coast board the Siberia, who had asked him to stantinople is surprised at these attempts there were on 1st January 1,605 males bring them ashore. In consequence of this on the lives of Ministers, aceing that the and 2,302 females. About 2,700 aliens inforutation the second defendant was latter came to power by the same methods have been released by the War Office since 32th November The Prime Minister supplemented those figures with the state nent that the War Office, working through the machinery of the Home Office, was responsible for the return of enemy aliens.
two years ago.
arrested.
Mr. C. F. Mason, who appeared for the second defendant, explained the facts to Mr. Wood, who subsequently expressed the opinion that there was not sufficient
Erover Ariel ramined and sank the German Bassec Canal gained & most important server with General Joffre's Army reviews Tited States secret service attorney has Secretary also made a detailed reply to first defendant was fined $500, with the
submarine U20.
The crew surrendered.
NOT THE V 20. The Admiralty, in later details, state that the destroyer sunk the German sub- marine U12 and not the U 20, and that of the crew of 29, tex were saved.
DEMOLISHING THE DARDANELLES.
LONDON, March 19th. A Paris communiqué states:-The Queen Elizabeth, on Monday, supported by four battleships, entered the Dar
danelics and bombarded, with 15-inch guns, forts Roumeli and Medjidiel and the south point of Kilidhahr,
Bad weather hampered the operations. [OFFICIAL TELEGRAM FROM BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE.]
GERMAN COMMENT ON ENGLAND'S NAVAL POSITION
LONDON, March 9th.
success. They captured the village of Neuve Chappele, east of La Dasse on the Estaires road, and also advanced north east of that village in the direction of Aubers, and southeast in the direction of Biez Wood,
ment.
GENERAL JOFFRE'S ARMY,
BRITISH OBSERVER'S REVIEW
GERMAN SECRET SERVICE. LONDON, February 21st.
LONDON, February 27th, The Press Bureau says the British cb
The Tribune (New York) says the to the prohibited areas. The Home evidence against him to convict, and the man was accordingly discharged. The recent events. He states that if the gains by France are only measured by the forwarded to Washington evidence that the charges which have been made with amount of ground won, the results are Captain Boyed, German naval attaché at regard to the release of aliens from alternative of three months' imprison small, yet the success of the French Army Washington, who was Count Bernstorff's internment. He stated that 62 Germana is very real, and its work deserves the personal representative in New York, is and Austrians had found employment in gratitude and admiration of the Allied head of the German secret service in the the London hotel business in the four Powers in the highest degree
United States and Canada. The evidence manthe just ended, but denied that the It must be remembered that in Russia, is highly important and involves several police had endeavoured to obtain work for IN APPROVED CHINESE MANNER. Serbia and France all are fighting the members of the Embassy. While none can them. same battle and the Allies need more re-be prosecuted, it is understood that they serves. Until these reserves make their will disappear as soon as the excitement weight felt the duty of the Allies is to has subsided. prevent the enemy achieving a favourable decision, and it is in the execution of this duty that France deserves admiration. Sho
They took a thousand prisoners, includ ing several officers, also mitrailleuses.
The German losses were of the heaviest
THE NEAR EAST.
[OFFICIAL TELEGRAM FROM BRITISH FOREIGN has steadily improved both in personnel
OFFICE.
THE FIGHTING IN PERSIA..
GERMAN INTENTIONS.
is constantly weakening the enemy, forcing him to fight in disadvantageous A GREAT MOVEMENT OF TROOPS circumstances. Indeed the French army
and in material, despite the many months of trenchwork, while the clan is greater than ever.
WESTWARD.
LONDON, February 27th,
Dutch papers report a great movement of German troops westward, including many from the eastern front. German in Belgium believe that General Hinden
An interesting feature is that the Franch Territorials are taking a far more considerable aliare in active operations LONDON, March 9th. Finally, although the superiority of the barg will assume the western command, In the recent actions in Persia, the French field guns is admitted, reverte CIVIL SERVANTS AND THE British and Indian troops showed great trenches, but the early lack of heavy less, they are insuficient against the
WAR. pluck and endurance, and, fighting howitzers is now made good, and the co-operation of artillery and in- against immense odds, inflicted great fantry each week becomes more perfect In the House of Commons in reply to a with the result that the morale of the losses on the enemy, who had over ten troops is standing higher than ever before times as many killed as British force The truth of this is plain to anyone see
ing the French soldiers whether in the trenches or tramping the roads in rain and mud
OBITUARY.
Losnow, March 11th. The death is announced of the Rt Rev.
The Forwaerts, commenting on the allied attack on the Dardanelles, says the sending out of the Queen Elizabeth shows W. M. Richardson, M.A., D.D., formerly how little anxiety the British admiralty Bishop of Zanzibar and East Africa, and, feels concerning its superiority in the since 1904, Assistant Bishop of St.
North Sea
Andrew's
FRENCH RESERVES HIGHLY COMPLIMENTED.
LONDON, March 1st
question, the Secretary of State for India stated that he was not prepared to propose the substitution of selection for competi tive examination in the Indian Civil Ser- viec. He had, however, granted a concez- sion in the matter of the age of candid te undertaking service with the forces.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
IMPROVING:
HONGKONG'S
ROADS.
ARMED ROBBERY
An assistant in Messrs. A. 8. Watson & Co.'s aerated water factory, named John Chung Wong, residing at Kowloon Char, has reported to the police that at about 9 In the report of the proceedings of the B.m. on Wednesday he was attacked and Public Works Committee, prescited at robbed. He was riding in a riesha in the yesterday's meeting of the Legislative the reservoir, to the west of Ku Yau Kowloon City Road, and when opposite Council, it was stated that at the lutemple, he met six men. Two of the men meeting the Chairman submitted a pra who were in front attacked his riesta posal to substitute asphaltic concrete coolie, and threw pepper in his oyes, with surfaring for the compressed asphalte the result that the coolie dropped the surfacing originally proposed to be la shafts of the richs. Then complainant on certain main Loads in the City where attacked the men with his walking stick, paving of a higu-class description, and he in turn was assaulted and thrown considered desirable. He mentioned that
the Standard Oil Company had tendered into & gully, and had stolen from him a to lay asphaltio concrete surfacing and gold watch valued at $120, 810 in money, to maintain it for a period of three two pairs of gold-rimmed spectacles value years, and that, as it appeared to be a 28, and other articles, amounting to a very durable material, and as the cost of total value of $163,50. Owing to the it would amount to about $1.55 per darkness he was unable to describe any yard compared with 45.25 for compresser of his assailants, one of whom left behind asphalte, great economy would result him a metal-headed cane and a knife. from its use. For the preparation and use of the material, which, like com- pressed asphalte, had to he laid hot. certain plant, including a motor-wagon to ensure rapid delivery at the point where it was to be laid, would be "required" The estimated outlay on such
plant was $10,000.
LONDON, March 2nd.
After full discussion, the Committee In an order of the day, General Jofre orders that the designation of active troops Mr. Neil Primrose announced in the
unasimously agreed to recommend that and reserve troops is to be suppressed, House of Commons that negotiations are that portion of Des Vaux Road extend- saying after six months of brilliant eam proceeding for an exchange of British ing from Pedder Street to Jubilee Street naign all the corps without distinction and German medical prisonors. He should be laid with asphaltic concreta have proved worthy to be designated hoped an agreement, would shortly bringing, and that the requisite plant under the name of active army,
reached
should be purchased.“
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO.
The following are the Company's figures for week ending March 6th ------
Receipts
10,840 Decrease as compared with corresponding week last
year
Aggregate to date
No. of weeks Tatel Decrease to date'
-506
10.
8112.355 18:003