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No. 1
THE BLACK POPE"
GERMAN POLE ELECTED.
FIGHTING AT
FINE WORK BY THE COLDSTREAMS AND IRISH GUARDS.
THE INDIAN TROOPS AT THE Rifles. Throughout the day units of the
FRONT.
Indian Corps rendered all the assistanoo possible in view of their exhausted condi -Pal the 11th at noon-No mturns from
FIELD MARSHAL FRENON ON THE BO Japanese stations, admete ke bio election of a new General of the
A pf Douglas Haig took over the cond At one o'clock on December 2and Sin Pressore has increased lightly at Visalvo Jesuits has resulted in the appointment
LONDON, February 10th- stock and over Formosa and the east cost of of Tither Ledóchowski, & German Fole,
from Sir James Wilcocks. By the even The Landon Gazette has published aing of the 22nd the position nt Givenchy China. It has decreszed moderately at Hai. At the present election Folder Fine, a phong and alightly over the south odest of Frenchstan, was the fist favourite, nan despatch from Field Marshal Frenchon was practically re-established and the China and the Philippines and German sympathizers. The
he was naturally opposed by the Germans February 2nd. The despatch devotes 3rd Brigade reoccupied the old fine of The anli-creqé he moved worth eastwards stood for the French candidate, and the Indien troops, who fought with the utmost
English much space to the operations of the trenches and is center! Kords this morning
The Gazette also refors at some longth: Italians were almost equally divided, steadiness and gallantry whenever called to the fighting at Bethune and La Basson Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at The decision rosted with the Spanish, who upon. Sir John Freuel inspected them at the end of January. The stemy d Lot ceeing any probability of the General some three weeks after the fighting attack penetrated a salient in our line, The forecast for the 24 hours anding at noon ship turning to them, preferred to seek pround Givenchy On December 18th compelling a retirement on the funding,
a compromise, and suggested the
the election Their appearance, Sir John says, “ was of Father Ledóchowski, who, boing most satisfactory and fully confirmed my partially prepared, which was strengthened Pole, belongs to neither side. pens first opinion, that Indian troops only in construction whore two half-battalions Although the late Pope and the late required rost and a little acclimatising to of the Scots Guards and Coldstroam General of the Jesuits died on the same bring out all their fine inherent fighting Guards wore in support, while the 2nd day (August 20th); says The Times the qualities. I saw the whole of the Indian Sussex Regiment was sent forward to difficulties of the present political orisis Cavalry Corps under General Rimington reinforce them. The enemy, after a severe. have hindered the meeting of the General on a mounted parado soon after their shelling, made a violent attack with Congregation of the Jesuit Order, and it arrival. They are a magnificent body of scaling ladders, but was beaten off with was not until yesterday that the election gavalry and will, I feel sure, give the serious losses. Our casualties, wore, not of Father Wladimir Le déchowski us best possible account of themselves when considerable, but over two hundred Gar spccessor of Father Werns was announced called upon. Meanwhile at their own mans wore Liled on the left front of our in Rome. Benedict XV. in one of the particular request, they have taken their position. youngest of modern Popes, so Father turn in the frenches and have performed Ledóchowski has been elected General at i must useful and valuable service, " ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ the exceptionally carly age of 48
Sir John French mentions that on Born in 1866 Father Ledochowski dit November 23rd & German regiment cap February 1st by the 4th Brigade in the rid out on not cuter the Order until he was 23, 6xt fured some 800 yards of trenches held by neighbourhood of Chinchy. Some of the METEOROLOGICAL almost immediately after his ordination the Indian Corps, but the General Com 2nd Coldstreams were driven from their
to the priesthood he was appointed randing
Provinom of the Jesuit Province of powerful counter-attacking trenches at 2,30 in the morning. The first
·un- ̈· Galicia. In 1906, at the Congregation throughout the night. The line was counter attack, an hour later, was which resulted in the election of rather entirely reestablished by daybreak. This successful. Next morning a heavy bom- Wornz to the Generalate, Father operation cost many casualties, but the bardment of the lost ground for tea Ledóchowski, though only 40 years of age, enemy suffered far more heavily. We minutes was followed immediately by an received many roles, and he was after captured over a hundred prisoners, three assault of fifty men of the 2nd Coldstreama wards elected" Assistant" of Gorman machine-guns and two trench-mortars, fed by Capt. Arthur Leigh Bennett, follow
that is, he was made the official repre- Sir John French then deals with tho gened by thirty men of the Irish Guards, led sentative at Rome of the group of preral attacks which began on December by Cap. F. F. Graham, supported by a vinces consisting of Germany, Belgium 14th,cks which began o Galicia, and Holland. Although in this In the Gazette of December 19th it is Party of Royal Engineers with sandbaga way connected with Germany, Father stated that the General commanding the All the ground was brilliantly retaken Ledóchowski, as the nephew of the late Indian Corps decided to take advantage besides another German trench, two mas Cardinal Ledochowski, whose courageous of what appeared to be a favourable chine-guns and thirty-two prisoners. The championship of the Polish language and opportunity and launched attacks upon General Commanding the Firat Army interests when Archbishop of Posen the German advanced trenches. The brought him into serious conflict with the Meerut Division advanced with energy assigns special credit for this engagement Prussian authorities, can hardly be and determination and captured several to General Haking, Lord Cavan, and the suspected of very pronounced German trenches. A counter-attack later drove regimental officers, non-commissioned sympathi's Cardinal Count Ledo them back to their original position with officers of the 2nd Coldstreams and the chowski, the uncle, was himself born in considerable loss. An attack by the Irish Guards Russian territory, and the family is on: Lahore Division, comprising the Big Sir John French commends the splendid which has long been identified with Polisl:land Light Infantry and the 1st battalion
of the Gurkhas commanded by Colonel services of the Flying Corps despite an national aspirations,
The newly-elected General has person Ronaldson, was completely successful, favourable weather conditions. There ally the reputation of being an Two lines of the enemy's trenches were were only thirteen days when no flights ecclesiastic of large and conciliatory captured with little loss. It was found, were made, in addition to the daily con views, extremely ahable manner, however that the front restricted constant werk of reconnaissance. A number of of great ability in the conduct of affairs.munication with the rear. This was an aerial combats had been fought and raida impossible position and practically carried out while a moral ascendancy had untenable. The supporting attack failed bean established over the hostile aircraft, Col Ronaldson held on till nightfall, when the whole of the captured trenches
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RECRUITING " HUSTLE.”
HOW TURKEY RAISED MEN AND
MONEY
the New York correspondent of the Daily
portion
of
and wire, TRA
THE WORK OF THE FLYING CORPS.
THE "FOUR VILLAINS.” GERMANS AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAR.
Who are the "four villains" responsible for this terrible war?
fished by the Germans for the information The General-Anzeiger, the bulletin pub- of the French prisoners, gives an answer to this question.
with the result that the latter beat an immediate retreat when chased. Five-> were evacuated. Chomas B
On December 20th the enemy commenced German aeroplanes were known to have heavy fire along the whole of the Indian been brought to the ground and it appears probable that others hayo been badly front.
i was followed by an infantry damaged. Referring to the Yeomanry This was The following account was sont home by attacks. The Sirhind Brigade fell back and the Territorials, Sir John Fronch says that they have more than justified the most Call:
Givenchy in the hands of the enemy. The sanguine hopes that any of us had ven-
a considerable The adroit way in which that arch67th Rifles and 9th Gurkhas to the north tured to entertain of their value and use diplomat Enver Pasha raised both men of the Canal and the Connaught Rangers in the field. The services of the Officers' and money for Turkey's holy war is to the south stood firm, The 15th and Training Corps, the Artists' Rifles, were described in a despatch received here. It 7th Sikhs supported the Sirhind Brigade, acknowledged. When they first started would appear from the narrative that the while the 1st fanchesters and 4th Suffolks the school turned out twenty-five officers "Man of Destiny" worked wonders, bat and two battalions of French Territorials nothing is said in regard to Germany's made a vigorous flank attack on the lost monthly. Now they turn out a hundred. invaluable help in both respects. This is trenches. The gallant attack of the Man- at present unwritten history. chesters and Buffolks about five o'clock We must have an army at once to in the afternoon recaptured Givenchy and preserve our neutrality Enver Pasha is cleared the enemy from two lines of reported to have told his colleagues when east of the village. The 9th Bhopals, and trenches north-east of the village and the European war broke out.NAMEN
"It is impossible," was the unanimous but the enemy was still in possession of 57th Rife had maintained their position, ery of the other Ministers Wo can't our trenches north of the village. The do it Turkey hasn't enough money prop Secunderabad cavalry and the second erly to equip one regiment, et ane an battalion of the 8th Gurkhas and the 47th army, And we haven't enough men Bikhs were moved into position to deliver
Leave that to me," was Enver Pasha's a counter-attack if opportunity offered. Austria is included in the list. The four Neither the Kaiser nor the Emperor of answer. "I'll get the men, and the money, Considerable delay ensued, and only at villains are, in the degree of their respon took
one o'clock in the morning was the attack eilility-M. Tavolsky, the Russian Ambas- delivered, commanded by Colonel sador in France; President Poincaré, M.
They reached the enemy's trenches, but Decasse, the French Secretary for: were driven out by enfilade fire, Col. Foreign Affairs; and Bir Edward Grey
Only Napoleon III, explains the Lempriere being killed during the main attack. The remainder of the fores General-Anzeiger, was to blame for finally pushed in during the early moru. France's misfortune in 1870. It was easy
will give us all the money we need the northern section of the defensive line Frenchmen were against war this time. the second battalion of 2nd Gurkhas in time they were so certain of victory. All left the flank of the 1st Battalion of the No one in Germany wanted war. It can Seaforth Highlandera much exposed be stated with absolute correctness that while the retirement of the Sirhind not single one of the monarchs of the Brigade left this battalion completely in belligerent countries wanted it, and least the air. The 55th Rifles were ordered to of all our Emperor. support the left of the Seaforths who Who is to blame, then Who caused this. during the whole afternoon made strena international misery? Who is to be held. uus efforts to clear the trenches on their responsible for the fact that millions of right and left. Meanwhile the Garhwal men kill each other and led rivers of Brigade were heavily attacked, and their blood and trenches and loopholes much damaged; but the Brigade continued to held their ctane, whose monstrous ambition gavo The guilty ones are a group of politi front, maintaining connection with the 6th-Jata.
In the first place, I'll threaten with death every man who doesn't answer the Lempriere. mobilisation orders.
After I've had a dozen or so executed and they find we mean business you'll act that we'll have all the men we want.
Next, I'll announce that those wishing
6 STATE OF WRATHER, ♪ blue sky, o deinthexemption can have it for £43, and thating, but also failed. The retirement of for him to enthuse the Frenchmen of that
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BONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
Hongkong Okvervatory, March 11th,
Barometer Temperature Humidity Wind Direction
Force
Weather pus 9524.
Rain
Previous On Date On Date
Dayat.
2 pm.
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at 2 p.m. 6 a
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69
63
174
93
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Highest open air Temperature on th Lowest open air Temparature on th
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
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Men and money both came rolling in Employers found themselves facing the prospect either of giving up their employees or paying 43 each for their exemption. Most of them paid the money The Ambassadors from all countries were hard hit. All employ many Turkish ser vants. The United States Ambassador (Mr. Morganthau) found himself about to be deprived of the cervices of ten me whom he needed badly. He wout at once to Enver Pasha
se Surely, your Excellency," he protest ed, you don't mean to tell me that you
them na rest, and whose common hatred are going to deprive me of this help in forec, but the troops were pinned to for war.
The enemy did not make an advanco of Germany united them in their desire. Enver looked him squarely in the eye and replied, "And surely, your Excel
the Seaforths suffering heavily many's bitterest foe, is Russia's Ambassa lency, you don't mean to tell me that a
Late in the afternoon of the endor in Paris, lavolsky This poor great country like the United States is the Highlanders on the right of the Sea diplomat, who suffers from megalomania, going to ask a poor, struggling country forths succeeded in establishing touch like all the Russian bureaucrats, had like to it £431 with the Sirhind
a reason to be angry with Austria, but he
Why, only this morning my wife, on her bended kuces, begged me to exempt her favourite servant. I refused her, saying that my country aither must have the man or £43.720
Ambassador Morganthau made a pro found bowAA
I understand perfectly, your Excel
lency," he said. You need say no more.
That afternoon Mr. Morganthau sent his cheque to Enver for over £100 S England, France, Russia, Belgium, and Serbia, at the outset of the European war, ad helped to pay for Turkey's mobilisa tion. Enver not only succeeded in raising funds for the mobilisation, but he raised an aring, of 100.000 men, completely equip red on a war footing
AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.
NO FURTHER EXPORTS TO PHILIPPINES THIS SEASON
the ground by the heavy artillery fire,
continuous liner Brigade, restoring
The first among these villains, Ger-
preferici, for some reason, to revenge Meanwhile General Sir Douglas Hoig himself upon Germany. He organised in ordered a move of the whole First Division to support the Indian Corps neighbouring States an army of spies The 1st Brigade was directed on spends enormous sums of money yearly.
upon which the Russian Government-
trenches évacuated by the Sirhings; thu have the right to exolsim at the end of Givenchy, theord Brigade on the
Like Empress Eugenie in 1870, be will and Brigado in support generally. At this was. It was my fault,
one o'clock, the 1st Brigade attacked to
the west of Givenchy in a north easterly We hold as guilty as Isvolsky, Raymond direction and the ard Brigade Iron coincare, the President of the French Festhubert in an east-north-easterly Republic. This ambitious adventurer direction, the object being to pass the who is a native of Lorraine, hates Ger- position originally held by me and the many with an inherent hatred. capture of the German trenches four hundred yards east, th
He found an able and worthy assistant in the person of Delcasse, It is enough to Four hours later the 1st Brigade take a look at the repugnant face of this obtained a hold on Givenchy and the man to obtain the right conception of him. ground to the south as far as the Cana as a man. It was Doloisse who tutored while the 3rd Brigade progressco balf a the modern French diplomats polite mile to the west of Festhubert.
pleasing, false, not in any way resembling their famous predecessors,
By nightfall the 1st Welsh Borderers and the 2nd Welsh Regiment piado a An unexpected enemy of Germany ledgment in the original trenches north proved Sir Edward Grey This English- east of Festhubert, the 1st Gloucester man knows no foreign languages, ho never continuing the line southward along left the shores of Great Britain, and he track east of Festhubert. The
ord
According to the Cablenetco-American Brigado, concentrated at Letouret, was hates Russia no less than he hates Ger (Manila), the United
ordered to rotate creches, lost by the many; but he was glad to grasp the Australia has cabled the Governor-General Dehra Dun Brigade In seven hours, the opportunity to injure Germany in the of the Philippines stating that, owing to support trenches were carried, but the hope that Russia's turn would come later. These are the four villains responsible the scarcity of wheat in the Common | original, trenches were so completely wealth, no further exports can be made destroyed that they could not be occupied for the war. We do not lose the hope that to the Philippines this season. It is ex- This operation was performed by the 1st sooner or later one of them will fall into pected that, on this account, the price of North Lancashire and the 1st Northamp Jour handa. We will square to account bread in Manila will be further increased, tons, aupported by the 2nd King's Royal with him then,