THE
WAR.
FIERCE FIGHTING
FRONTS.
ON BOTH
GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA.
THE DARDANELLES CASUALTIES.
SUBMARINE ACTIVITY,
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,
{THROUGH REUTKE'S AGENCY,}
BELGIAN PROGRESS.
INPORTANT CAPTURE BY THE
FRENCH
LONDON, March 17th. 5.10 p.m.
To-dy's Paris communiqué etater:— The lelgians have made fresh progress and has also repelled a counter-attack.
There has been rather violent artillery Bring a the British front.
The tormans made another abortive
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.1
GERMAN
SUBMARINE
ACTIVITY.
THREE BRITISH FESSELS TORPEDOED.
LONDON, March 17th. The Admiralty announces that the British steamship Atlanta, of 519 tons, was tropedoed off Inishturk on the 14th
inst
The crow were landed at Iniebturk Island, and the vessel is now in harbour.
Also, that the British steamship Fin- gall, of 1,502 tons, was torpedoed and
Counterattack on the spur at Notre Dame sunk on the 15th inst, off the Northum
Ke Lordte.
The cry again bombarded Soissons and Rims, two of the shells striking Rheims cathedral.
AVe aptured, northward of Mesnil, along front of five hundred motres, an Importint eminence.
There were several Germans attacks Between Itolane and Four-de-Paris.
A French aviator bombed the barracks at Colmar.
MOWED DOWN.
LONDON, March 18th
1:55 am.
berland count.
Twenty-one of the crew were landed at North Shields, and six are reported as drowned.
LONDON, March 18th.
It is reported from Maasluis that the German submarine U 28 santa British steamer, the Leeuwarden, four miles from the Mans lightship.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 19TH, 1915.
GENERALO
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,
GREAT BRITAIN
AND
AMERICA
REASONS FOR THE BLOCKADE
LONDON, March 17th.
beon
The correspodence between Bir Edward Groy and the American Ambassador regarding sea. warfare, hae published.
Sir Edward Grey, replying to inquiries, emphasises that Great Britain and France only instituted a blockade of the German ports by a cruiser cordon in re- ply to the German attempt to prevent
CORRESPONDENCE,
THE VOLUNTEER RESERVES.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
TIGER PHOTOGRAPHS.
THE CHARGE OF FRAUDULENT SELLING.
The case in which Moe Chung, photo graplier of Beaconsfield Arcade, gum- moned Choi Cheong, a partner in the Great Eastern Photo Studio, Des Voeux Road, for fraudulently selling photos of the Fanling tiger bearing the naine of the defendant arm, was continued before M., R. Wood yesterday.
NOTES FROM PEKING
FFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
PERING, March 10th. DEMANDS AND DESIRES. Hongkong, 18th March, 1915.
The negotiations proceding between the SI-Might Is as one who has every
diplomatic representatives of China and respect for all branches and members of
Peking continue to absorb the greatest His Majesty's forces, take exception to the
interest in spite of the fact that the tone of "Bulldog's" letter in your issue
greatest secrecy is understood to ke of the 17th inst. Why he should bring the members of the I.K. Volunteer Reserve Mee Chung spoke to taking a photo- tions are completed in respect of South observed. It is certain that the negotia into the discussion, between the Manago graph of the dosil tiger and a crowd of Manchuria, or practically completed, and ment of an Hotel and its customers, who people at Kowloon railway station. No that China has had to agree to the exten- evor or whatever they are, is beyond my one else was there taking photograplission of the leases of Port Arthur and comprehension; and the star, or insult, as under the same cirounistances as te Dairen, but it is not so cortain that the I take it to be, was quito uncalled for.
was. He had sold slot of these photo Chinese representatives will prove as I take this opportunity to remind "Bull-graphs to Europeans and Chinoso and accommodating in regard to the Fukien
supplies reaching Great Britain and dog" that he, along with the rest of the he was still selling them. Subsequently and other proposals. To-day I was in
France. The Franco-British measure, he says, is a natural consequence of Ger- many's unprecendented methods, which are repugnant to all the laws of morality.
CHINESE TELEGRAMS,
The conditions applying to both are practically the same; usually, the agree ment for employees in the Colony is for five years, and it is compulsory on the part of the employee to perform the duties
forced to exconte the duties they volun Studio was selling a similar photograph gross was made mon in the Army and Navy, are no more he found that the Great Eastern Photo
formed at the Japanese Legation that pro tarily engaged for and are paid to por with their nar
Upon it. On his instrue yesterday but nothing further was at the conference form than the civilians who engage with tions witness had two of the photographs vonchsated, though from another, couron a private firm to do specific duties. purchased, which were, he said, identical
I learned that the Japanese are becoming with the photograph, be took at Kowlake
impatient and that this impatience is station. His charges were 25 cents a
being translated into language dip- print and 40 cents for a mounting.
Cross-examined by
lomatic language, no doubt, buti language Mr Davidson, witness said that his sale was reduced by which is intended to create the desired defendant selling these photographs. It impression upon China. would have been the same bad the defen dant firm not used their Bame on the
The bazaar and fancy fair in aid of the photographs. He could not say whether Anhui and Kiangsu famine relief fund, more would have been sold by defendants which took place last Friday and Satur had his own name been placed on the day, drew large numbora to the beautiful photographs; the name did not really park inside the Tienan-men, and, as was count.
to be expected, there were lotteries galore in order to appeal to the Chinese pro- the side-shows
[FROM THE CHUNG NOOI SAN PO"]
CHINA AND JAPAN'She engaged to discharge.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
PEKING, March 18th.
The Japanese Minister at Peking has telegraphically requested the Japanse Government to cease the despatching of troops to China,
ACCIDENT TO JAPANESE MINISTER.
PERING, March 18th.
The Japanese Minister at Peking foll from his horse, and sustained injuries to his head and legs.
CHINESE WANT SELF- GOVERNMENT.
per
PERING, March 18th. The Shanghai Citizen's Association his requested the Chinese Government to mit the people to form political parties, The crew were saved.
to open the National Assembly, to restera self-government, and to organise volun- DARDANELLES. CASUALTIES, tears to maintain China's integrity.
LONDON, March 18th. Tho Admiralty announce that the latest casualties among the Fiest operating ut the Dardanellea are H.M.3 Amethyst, ga killed (including 13 stokers), and 37
2 wounded,
ADVICE TO CHINESE
MERCHANTS.
PEEINO, March 18th.
The Shanghai Commercial Chamber has
THE FANCY FAIR.
In both cases, H., service and with private firms, the engagement on the part of the employee is voluntary, or the choosing of a profession. With regard to running round Fening, that is not the only task or duty allotted to the Volunteer forces Does "Bulldog" realize that all the members of those forces are engaged
Evidence was also called for the prose during the day in their ordinary occupe cution to the effect that the manager of pensity for gambling. tion, and that when they are on guard the defendant firm had told, an enquirer were rather indifferent, and the stalls con- for the photographs that he had already tadning articles for sade very unattractive. duty at night it is. extra wo
work for them, with a consequent loss of the necessary.
sold 400 copies of it.
From the foreign point of view there was rest required in this climate, and it is done
little on which the most generously dis-
willingly, without grousing, and not termed by them compulsory; the pay attached to those duties in hardly worth
Tho defendant, in the box, disclaimed
tion and sald of the photograph. He was
nature
pored could spend money, and I know
my knowledge of the alleged reprodus unly a partner, and had nothing whatsoeveral foreigners who went well supplied the handling, and in many cases is turned or to do with the running of the bus with dollars deft disappointed that there over to one of the various funds for these he was, the manager of another was so little that they could purchase. A few European Jadies who know all the large concern of a different i amelioration of the victims of the war
Lo Kam Yuen, the manager of the arts of the modern bazaar would have Again, many of those men in rates and defendant firm, said that his primary ob made a big difference. They would have taxes contribute to the finance of theject in copying the protograph was to seen that there were articles suitable for Colony, and consequently to the upkeep
the occasion on sale, and would have of the Army and Navy. Many of them in
exercised their wiles for extracting dollars also income tax at the Home end. addition are paying local rates and taxes;
and cents from not unwilling patrons,
attract attention to his studio. He ad- mitted having told a man, who asked for
sold 400, in order to induce him to pay 80 copies of the photograph, that he had
the price he asked, but it was not true that he had sold so many.
witness nfirmed that he did not know the In cross-examination by Mr. Shenton,
To sum up. Taking into consideration
DUST IN THE AIR.. the Government, but to their country, and that they are giving their services not to
The people of the capital have had dust thrown in their eyes very considerably mora especially for the defence of this Colony, as well as exccuting their ordinary
the political sense, but in the strict physi- during the past week. I do not mean in civilian duties, contributing financially both at Home and in the Colony, I take photograph was taken by Mee Choing cal sense. There have been two very bad it that the Volunteer forces are really The name was on the picture in English, dust stormas, when the sun was practically contributing more than Bulldog" ja
I consider his letter of the 17th inst. is but he could not read English.
blotted out and the sky had a sullen yeДow the name of bad taste, and I venture to think that he would not have written in that the actual defendant was not guilty, air, swirling along the ground, entering Mr. Davidson said it was quite clear hug, when dust was everywhere, in the sacrifices many of the members of the of the taking of the photograph. His covering the floors with a fine powdery Volunteer forces are making-Taillfully friend had suggested that this was not a
The Pris evening communiqué states: wounded; on minesweepers, 3 killed and advised: Chinese merchants to use goods the tone ho did if he had realized the because he was obviously not cognisant houses by the doors and windows and
German counter-attacks in the region of Arras and Albert, for the purpose of regaining their lost ground, were repulsed We have continued the progress made in Champagne in the woods between Perthes and Solin.
CAPTURE BY A BRITISH CRUISER.
The
LONDON, March 18th. Daily Mail Madrid correspondent
manufactured by their nationals.
yours,
CUSTOMS STATION FOR PUKOW.
PEKING, March 1st..
INCOME TAX PAYER. crime, and that pecuniary penalties could material and making it disagreeable to
be recovered either before his worship or
handle articles covered with the same. It THE SINGAPORE RIOT. in the Supreme Court, but the point was filled eyes, nostrils, ears, and mouths, and that it was described as ga offence-a nobody had any liking for the taste of The following information has been The Taxation Burcat has requested the communicated to us by the Government wrong, and a wrong that was punishable the Gout desert. It was calculated that The geny, realising the importance of states that a British crinzer has captured Commissioner of Customs to establish a The situation at Singapore is now perfectly clearly laid down in law that an in Peking last Thursday, but it is thought by poualties, not by damages. ~ It was something like, 300 tons were distributed
the postion we wou on the ridge north of | the liner Macidonia.
Meeni, violently counter-attacked in the RUSSIAN FRONT. Liorning the Landsturm, stiffened by Guards leading the way Mitrailleuses mowed town the Germans, few of whom regained their tranches.
Our ains in Argonne and Youquois have best consolidated.
OLITISH FOREIGN OFFICE CABLE.]
THE BRITISH SUCCESS NEUVE CHAPELLE.
AT
LONDON, March 16th, Field Marshall French reports Hollowa
(THROUGH REOTKEʼ8 AGENCY.]
FALL OF PRZEMYSL
IMMINENT.
LONDON, March 17th..
A message from Petrograd states that the capture of Przemysl is considered a matter of a few days. -
Prisoners relate that the town is on famine rations, and that the hospitals are packed.
[Przemyal is an important fortified town in Austria in the crownland of Galicia. It is situated on the right bank of the river San, and is 45 miles north-west of Drohobys, another Austrian towo Przemysl is the seat of two bishops, one Roman Catholic and are the ruins of a fortified castle which was one of the Greek Church Near the town
the capital. The population totale about, princes of a territory of which Przemysl was
40,000.]
Customs station at Pukow.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
FRIENDS FALL OUT.
SERIOUS FIGHT BETWEEN GERMANS AND ARABS.
LONDON, March 8th. The Daily Mail correspondent at Cairo says that during the retreat from Egypt, Germon officers came in conflict with Arabs and three hundred were killed and wounded in an affray near Jerusalem.
VENTURESOME GERMAN
LINERS.
LONDON, March 8th
normal. Practically the whole of the rioters have surrendered or been captured, employer could not be mad responsible that that estimate was too low. At any A few are still maccounted for and for the acts of his servant committed ont rate, these figures help the outsider to systematic eearch is being made for these side the scope of his employment, and ob appreciate what a sandstorm or duststorm latter in the dense jungle in which they viously it was outside the scope of the is in the Capital. ⠀⠀⠀ sought refugee
The total number of casualties among manager's duties to perpetrato frauds on A STOCK EXCHANGE, the local Forces and European civilian somebody else. There was no question of population is as follows
copyright at all, because the defendant. was charged with a certain offence, under a certain section, and it was for the pro- secution
Navy
Killed Wounded..
Officers.
Mon.
Hoyal Garrison Artillery 3.2 Army Service Corps...... 0 1 1 Singapore Vol. Artillery 0 1 1 Singapore Vol, Rifles 1 5 6 Singapore Vol. Med. Co. 101 Singapore Vol.Enginears 0 0 0. Malay Stato. Vol, Rifos. 1 1 2 5th Light Infantry Johore Forces
Twenty customs inspectors boarded and Civilians Men inspected the German liners Vaterland Civilians Women and George Washington at New York German Prisoners with the result that they report that these Rastien Nate. vessels are preparing to sail
The capture of the village of L'Epinette, to the sst of Armentieres, advances the British line in this region by 300 yards on formerly the residence of the Ruthenian| HEALTH OF BRITISH TROOPS.
A front of 800,
Fighting in the Neuve Chapelh area was very severe on the 120 änst. win a strong counter-attack by the German was defeated, and 012 more. prisoner taken. Counter-attacks con tinued on the next day, but nowhere did the Germans rogain ground.
The prisoners in the hands of the British since the 10th inst, aumber 1,700 whon 30 are officers. Judging from the mumber of dead Germans found, their losses cannot fall short of 17,000 to 18,000 During the evening of the 14th the Ger mana rished song of our frenches to the south of St. Eloi after a heavy bombard ment and the explosion of a mine. greater part of these trenches were 16ca tured tis morning.
STUBBORN FIGHTING.
2.20 am
A HIGHLY SATISFACTORY
REPORT:
Total.
Another sign of progress Peking has iccated outside the Chieumen and gives is Stock Exchange. This new Bourse is
to prove that that offence had quotations of the values of the Government been committed. The first thing they loans, railway loans, and other Chinese
have to prove was that what was stocks.
THE GERMAN MINISTER Admiral von Hintze, I am told, is dan
U would
083
o done was done fraudulently. His wor 000 ship had to find whether in selling the
0 3 3 photograph with the name of the con- Gorman Legation does not come my way gerously ill, but, of course, news from the
00:0
02 2 plainant on it they did it fraudulently,
were
01 not whether they were infringing the very freely. All kinds of activities are ascribed to His Excellency, and the. 900 copyright of the complainant, Unless
20 2
22 4
0014
0-031
001
001
000
Mr. Shenton could satisfy his worship Japanese correspondents are prone to 00 that the word "make" in the charge had attrifiute all Chinese objections to Japan-
cse wishes to German influence. 001 a peculiar meaning
prosecution must 002 fail. It was admitted that the pictures
the
A MODERN WEDDING.. Another modern Chinese wedding took place yesterday, when Mix Chu, the scend daughter of the Minster of the Interior, and Mr. S. C. Yen, a professor the Peking Government University, were married. The nuptial ceremony took place on a specially prepared plat- form, and Mr. Sun Pao Chi, the former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, presided over the ceremony.
OFFICIAL CHANGES.
Total,,, 39 Total. 13 | werd sold by the defendant firm, as their —— own work, and in the ordinary messing In addition 3 Chinese and 1 Malay were they made them. killed.
It is noticeable that the rioters did not
The case was remanded until this after attack women. The one woman killed is noon, when Mr. Shenton will reply. LONDON, March 6th
said to have been killed in mistake for a Reator's special correspondent, visiting
man the British headquarters, says that to LONDON, March 18th-
Seventoon German prisoners escaped of
IGNORANCE NO EXCUSE: judge by the appearance of troops and Whom 6 have been captured. The bo
Ignorance of the law a no excuse animals one might suppose that four haviour of those who remained in the months of bghting and floundering about Prisoners Camp was excellent was the comment of Comm. Basil Taylour in mud and water was good for the horses and men. Cases of sickness were fax happened to be in Singapore at the time in which the Master of the str. Chenn A detachment of the 23th Sikhs which at the Marine Court yesterday in a case below the numbers in peace time at home, rendered willing and efficient service. Mary was fined $25 for moving his ship
I have informed you that Mr. Chow Tez The duloful speculations in England as to Up to the 17th inst. five of the rioters the awful suffering the Ladians must be have been tried by Court-martial and shot, in the harbour in foggy weather without Chi has resigned the portfolio of Minister misery of an outrageous winter are belied enduring from rain and cold and all the
a permit
of Finance, and that he has been succceded by facts The health of the Indians is HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO. to stop by the police, the ship went into anounced that both men in their now The evidence showed that when ordered by Mr. Chow such-hsi. Already it is
Wanchai Bay: Here the vesret was positions are effecting economies by redne- boarded, and when the master was asked ing the respective staffs and removing for a permit he admitted that he did not sinecures, but most likely it is the old possess one.
game over again, The new Minister Comm. Beckwith said that he did not wants to get in his own men, and those
A Petrograd communiqué states- The Russian offensive on both banks of the Orzic is progressing against a stub born resistance.
Seventeen guns have been captured. The Germans at several parts of the front are employing old bullets and guns of the 1873 model.
The fresh units fire wildly, and parties frequently surrender before they have The begun to fight.
Airms have successfully bombarded Don and Dousi,
The marshes are impassable, and the rivers on the left of the Vistula are in
flood.
The enemy's fire on the fortress at Ossowiecs is weakening.
better than when they were in India. We saw several thousand Indiaas yesterday and to-day, on march and in billets, and We witnessed to-day a route march by an all were in perfect physical condition. Indian Cavalry division with field trans- port, and finer and more martial soldiers bearing, their mastery of their mounta cannot be imagined. Their erect, resolute
and their perfect accoutrement told their own tale. The horses are a joy to the eye. They are fitter than when they were landed in Europe.
LIMITED.
for the week ending March 13th:---
The following are the Company's figures
$9,974
Receipts Decrease compared with cor
responding week last year.... 1,052 think it was customary for regulations who are dismissed from the Ministry of Aggregate to date
to be given to the ships by the examina Finance will doubtless be provided for by tion officers; they were always given hon the Minister of Agriculture and Com- $129,320 the ship was entered at the Harbour
No. of weeks.
Total Decrease to
H
8.14,183
Office
merte: