THE WAR.
FALL OF PRZEMYSL.
A SIX MONTHS SIEGE.
ZEPPELINS
IN
FRANCE.
JAPAN AND CHINA.
NGO-BELGIAN FRONT, [KHROUGH REUTAR'S AGEKOY.]
MINING
WARFARE.
AND HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1918,
LATER.
In connection with the fall of Przemysl, the Taar las conferred the Second Class
Order of St. George on the Grand Due Nicholes, the Commander-in-Chiel of the Russian Army in the fold, and the Third Class of the same Order on Gonoral Ivanoff, Commander of the besieging Army
LONDON, March 22nd.
4.55 p.m. To-day's Paris communiqué states:-A
A communiqué prior to the surrender of Gorman attack took some sections of the garrison mentions that a force artil.
Wo trenches at Notre Dame d'Lorotte
lery fire was maintained around the fort counter-attacked and recaptured them.ress. On Sunday night portions of the Our prining warfare at La Boiselle is pro garrison again tried a sortie north-east gressing.
wards, but were drive back within the Fifty shells fell on Rheims on Sunday circle of the forts with heavy less. We inflicted two serious reverses on the
[THEOUGE REUTER’6. ADENCY.]
SIR EDWARD GEDY ON THE WAR.
GERMANY'S RESPONSIBILITY.
LONDON March 22nd.
are determined that it shall be the last. (oud cheers)
LATE TELEGRAMS.
FROM SOUTHERN PAPERS.)
BATTLE OF NEUVE
CHAPELLE.
THRILLING DESCRIPTION BY EYE-WITNESS.
ENEMY SHAKEN BY A TERRIBLE FIRE
an hour the
ELECTRICAL GENERATING STATIONS IN CHINA.
THE “PRINZ FITEL."
LONDON, March 13th. The U.S. Government keeps sobret the time allowed to the Prina Bitel Fried, rich to repair. The latter's captain has detained two of the Arya's crow on the ground that they are Gormans and liable to service. Count von Barnstorff, the German Arabassador, defends the sinking Sc., (Taikoo Professor of Engineering
of the Frye on the ground that it was in accordance with the Declaration of London.
LECTURE BY PROFESSOR C. A.- MIDDLETON SMITH,
Professor C. A, Middleton Smith, M.
at the University of Hongkong) road & paper last night before the members of the Local Centre of the Institution of THE SUBMARINING OF THE Electrical Engineers on the subject of
́SE,"
TERRIBLE
CONDITIONS SERBIA.
Electrical Generating Stations in China,
Sir Edward Grey, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, speaking upon the origin and issue of the war, affirmed
HARTDALE." with emphasis that all trouble might
LONDON, March 13th. have been avoided by holding a European the British success at Nouve Chapelle, Eye-Witnesa at headquarters describes
LONDON, March 15th. Professor SMITH, in the course of the Conference Germany, in the light of her The battle began at 7.30 am. on Wednes steamer Hartdate was hailed by a sub- there are only three places in which A message from Belfast says:The paper, said that in the whole of China experience at the Balkan Conference, day with a bombardment by a large marine at five o'clock in the morning and modern industrialism is even attempted knew that she could count upon Great number of guns and howitzers. Our men the crew were given tem minutes in which on any large scale such as is common a
describe this fire as the most tremendous to quit. The captain refused and alter towns of, say, 60,000 inhabitants. These Britain's good will in such an event, bat both from a point of noise and netaaled his course and steamed at full speed, planes are Hongkong, Shanghai and she ejected overy suggestion made for effect, that they had ever seen or heard. zigzagging and watching for an oppor Hakow. In these places the work of
Shrieking shells and their explosions wortunity of ramming the submarine
The a peaceful solution of the situation that continuous and the thunder of batteries latter kept astern, and repeated its that the electrical engineer is very much in had orien
Upon her, therefore, rests was all merged in one great volume of lenge, simultaneously firing rifles. The evidence Object lessons, hundreds of for all time the appalling responsibility so rapid that they sounded like the fre marine torpedoed her amidships. There Chinese, and it was only fair to add that sound. Discharges from the guns were Hartdale was still obdurate, and the sub miles apart, are thus provided for the
for the war.
of a gigantic machine gun. During it was a terrific explosion. The captain these object lessons are viewed with grant This, Sir Edward went on to declare 35 minutes' duration our men were able ordered the men to the boats, but remain interest. The lecturer described the
to show themselves freely and even to amid loud cheers, is the fourth time walk about in perfect safety. Then the ed on the bridge with the mate. When the electrical installations in Hongkongi within the memory of living man that signal for an attack was given and in lesa Hartdale was awash ho jumped into the Canton and Shanghai, and gave somo with this made war upon Europe, and than half a series of German, tronches
The submarino rescued four swim- particulare as to the electrical basiness of mors.
dong by some of the loading firms as, in and around Neuve Chapelle were in
affording some general indictions of IN development. our hands. There was scarcely any resistance except at one point. Some of
Professor Smith's general conclusions Sir Edward Grey added that it would the trenches were literally blotted out and
wore set forth as follows:— bavo been far easier to settle the dispute filled with dead and dying, partially
LONDON, March 15th." After two years of study of the subject, buried by earth and debris. The The Scottish lady international golf the writer has the impression that at pre- between Austria and Serbia, which Ger majority of the survivors was in no mood player, Miss Madge Fraser, has died in sent the demand for electrical apparatus many had made the occasion of war, than for further fighting.
Sorbia where she was aarsing. Sir in China is all on a comparatively small it was to successfully get through the
10 NON SPLENDID CO-OPERATE However, a in a letter says the hos tior Commercial
Thomas Lipton who took a Red Cross scale Shanghai is the one great excop- Balkan crisis. Germany then knew that body of Germans was ensconced in some pitals are full of patients. Reuter's might possibly be pessimistic about the men in Britain we sought, no diplomatic triumph, wo enclosures and continued to resist for a Athons correspondant says many doctors outlook, as they read these figures, but did not give ourselves to any intrigue few hours. Three attacks, delivered with have died in Serbia. An American doctor there are two or three factors to be extreme gallantry, failed to dislodge the committed suicide while in a delirium.remembered which may make them tako we pursued impartially and honourably enemy, but by noon the arrival of rein. One hundred French doctors are coming rathor more rosy view of the future the end of peace. Wo vero ready last forcements drove the Germans from their to fight disease. Lady Wimborne's party prospects in Chine. July to do the same again. We last stronghold in the village. This part of doctors and nurses are now in Saloniku.
of the fighting was remarkable for the en route to Sorbin An epidemic which classes of the Chinese to have electria (1) Thore is a desire, among all assurance that no aggression put upon ing line afforded one another mutua! her would receive any support from us of Richebourg a similar advance was support. Meanwhile, from the direction
We had withheld from her but one thing, made towards Bois du Biez, a smail namely, an unconditional promice fo rectangular wood a thousand yards south
east of Nouvo Chapallo Hero, also, there stand aside, however aggresive Germany was little resistance and our ling reached herself might be to her neighbours.
four-hundred yards from the wood to the France, Italy and Russia, were ready in advanced in the afternoon still further troops who seized Neuve Chapello and July to accept the Conference. Wo knew eastward, gaining nearly four hundrat that after the British proposals for a Con- yards, while northward of the village our ference were made the Tsar himself pro- forward movement progressed a consider posed to the Kaiser that the dispute after darkness,g centi should be referred to The Hague We GERMANS DISHEARTENED! now know that the German Government The enemy is now thoroughly shakın and in some parts are surrendering in was prepared for war as only people who groups. The Germans throughout the day continued to resist in a strong posi planned could prepare.
hemy in Argonne, and we blew up, near CHINESE TELEGRAMS. given in recen years to Germany every manner in which every part of the attack was introduced by the Austrians, is now light, and experience in and around
Bagatelle, throo mmes. Two companies stormed the trench and maintained
the position despite strong counter-
attacks.
A quarter of a mile away the Germans pounter-mined and attacked Hot hand to-hand fighting ensued, and the Germans were hurled back despite renforcements. Then, when they were retiring, our artil- lery caught them and inflicted very heavy
Josses.
T DAILY PRESS EXCLUSIVE SERVICE]
JAPAN AND CHINA.
CHINA PROPOSES TO OPEN 27 FREE PORTS IN MANCHURIA.
PEKING, March 22nd.
At Saturday's Conference, Mr. Obata, Councillor of the Legation, represented Mr. Hioki, the Minister (who recently
met with an accident while riding).
The Japanese representative said ho MORE ZEPPELIN SCARES IN could not accept the proposal to open 27
PARIS,
LONDON, March 23rd. A telegram from Paris reports that a Zeppelin dropped a bomb at Villors Cotterets last night.
The alarm was given in Paris where lights were extinguished at nine clock, People crowded in the streets despite Police warnings, but the Zeppelin did not arrive and lighting was restored.
LATER.
A second alarm was given at 11 p.m. Lights were extinguished on a report boing received that two Zeppelins had bren sighted in Oise, one proceding
towards Amiens and the other towards
Compiegne.
AUSSIAN FRONT.
THEOUGH HEUTERʼB AGENCY.]
FALL OF PRZEMYSL,
FAMINE CONDITIONS IN THE GARRISON.
LONDON, March 22nd..
A Petrograd communiqué states that Przemysl has surrendered.
able distance. Fighting continued long
diminishing Greek and Bulgarian the introduction of disease, authoritics are taking measures against
WAR AND TRADE.
LONDON, March loth The Daily Telegraph, in an article on centres, says that the impression in the the effects of the war on manufacturing Lancashire cotton industry is that the im mediate worst ia past and an improve mont has begun.
TEMPTING BULGARIA.
Hongkong seems to prove that they are quite willing to use and pay for it, at even extravagant prives MMA
(2).The plants already installed are having an educational effect. In nearly all cases extensions aro contemplated, “
(3) The Chinese are particularly during the last few years the shrewd anxious to adopt applied science work
business men in the coast ports have been repeating vaguely, but sincerely there is money in it. It is to be hoped that the Chinese will not blindly adopt all things European, but, it is almost certain that they will extend greatly the use of Europeans in the treaty ports to educate electricity. A responsibility rests with them in this work. Thousands of Chinese are turned away from popular
free ports which the Chinese were ready Sir Edward continued Long before tion at an angle of the cross-roads south Turkish forritory north of the lectures in Canton and other cities on
to allow the Japanese to form in Man- churia under Chiness jurisdiction. No agreement was reached.
The Chinese were ready to meet the wishes of the Japanese in regard to min. ing concessions, except us to thirteen of the places mentioned by the Japanese, which have been already assigned to for eigners and Chinese.
The Kirin-Changchun railway would be handed over to Japan on payment of the capital invested. The Japanese came to
(PEOM THE "OHUNG NGOI BAN PO."]
THE JAPANESE DEMANDS.
PEKING, March 23rd. The negotiations between the representa tives of the Japanese and Chinese Govern ments were resumed to-day.
President Yuan Shih-kai ordered the
In colebration of this success a solemn Ministry of Foreign Affairs to maintain strict secrecy in regard to the negotiations
Te Deum was held at the Russian Head-
quarters, HIM. the Czar attending.
Przemysl surrendered after holding out for six months,
This is regarded as a most important success at an opportune moment for the Russians. The booty was large:
The garrison is estimated at 25,000, and there are twelve villages within the fortress.
The suocess was achieved at minimum:
BOBL
A message from Petrograd states that
the latest prisoners say that famine pre vailed at Przemysh. They were without
bread and ment and there were no animals
except the officers' horses, though game was sometimes bagged, the soldiers living on tinned food, some of which was brought by aircraft.
CHINESE
FINANCIAL DELEGATES ABROAD,
LONDON, March 15th The Daily Mail publishes a message from Softe stating that Kalil Bey pro posed to Bulgaria that she should occupy ward of the village, where there was a Midia line on condition that she simul perfect network of trenches and barbedtaneously occupied Macedonia Bulgaria wire, known as Port Arthur. A hard declined. struggle raged for some hours around it, until at 6.30 p.m. it was stormed with the bayonet,
JAPAN AND CHINA.
GERMAN FLESS EXPLOITING THE SITUATION.
GERMAN PRES
Electric lighting. Can we imagine tens of thousands of Londonere going to the Albert Hall to listen to a lecture on such a subject
(4)The simple statement that, of the 167 students in the Hongkong University, 92 have selected engmeering as & pro
parenta fession, shows quite clearly the direction of the thoughts of the more progressive
the wor, we had given Belgium &
nover pledge that
we vio would late her neutrality so long as it was respected by others. If Ger many invaded Belgium wo were bound AIRMEN REMARKABLE FEATS to oppose Germany with all our strength. Our airmen made to remarkable feats, flying at a height of only 150 fco. was there anyone now who believed that the Menin, destroying one of the piors If wo had not done so at the first moment bombed an important railway bridge over when Germany attacked the Belgians, shot Another flying over Courtzai railway Junction completely wrecked the station
supply stations in Great Britain were non-combatante, ravaged the country. Both points were of vital importance Japanese. Protectorate over China, the installing units of about the size of those. and violated all the rules of humanity, to German communications Gorman Cologne Gazette refers as follows to Thehow being used in China, was there anyone who thought it pos batteries on this day made no effceton Times telegram from Peking: Up till the present thero has been prae- sible now that we could have sat still and reply to our guns. Fighting was con 1 If this news is confirmed, it means tically nothing in the nature of an educa
have looked on without eternad disgrace
One essential condition in the terms
uny
WIN
The Germans aimed at establishing
tinued on Thursday almost with equal fierceness. The enemy attempted counter attack, especially from Bois du Biez; but our guns replied with such effect that the
Germans would not more
FOLLOWING UP VICTORY.
situation was mostly the same as on the We again had slight gains, though the
previous day. The enemy's résistanos had stiffened, but all efforts to deprive us los The German artillery is now more of the positions gained were repulsed with active Neuvo Chapalle was heavily shelled and the whole line swept with of the result of this striking sucesse upon shrapnel. It is difficult to give an iden
the men. They are paying off old scores inflicted by the enemy, Enething of the. ordeal he inflicted on us in the earlier stages of the war. The enemy this time is being beaten on the run and it was the consciouness of this which filled hospitals and ambulances with the cheeriest crow! of wounded ever seen there.
PURCHASE OF INDIGO.
LONDON, March 12th.
The German Press, as might, bo expect ed, is ezploiting the Japanese demands upon Chias. Under the heading, A
(5) Twenty five years ago most of the
no more and no less than that Japan tive campaign on behalf of electrical desires to erect a monopoly in the Far machinery in China. This local section Enst She desires to bring the whole might reasonably be expected to do its quierainty and to exploit it without any Far East. There are difficulties, financial Chinese Empire under her political utmost to further electric science in the rivals. To this end Russia, England, and administrative, to be overcoms before and the United States are to withdraw this market is greatly increased, but the from the Far East. Russia loses not greatest difficulty of all is to provide only her last hopes of Manchuria, but object lessons to the Chinese, and to also Eastern Mongolia. In Shantung supply information and unbiased advice. not only German but also American In the furtherance of that work the influence is to give way to Japanese Engineering Department, of the Hong- England is driven out of the Yangtze kong University will be happy to do its Valley These are demands of such utmost, as we feel that it will be greatly enormous extent that the mind can to the advantage of China if the quantity hardly conceive them. We might enjoy of electrical apparatus sent out here is the thought of the punishment, which increased
has thus fallen upon our enemics. But It is always very dangerous to attempt we think of the position of the white to forecast the future, but it would seem man in the Far East which would now that the outlook is particularly good. he lost beyond hope, and we lament the The large numbers of Chinese students blindness of our enemies which has who are now being trained in engineer- brought such a catastropte for our raceing work will explain to their country- within the range of possibility"!
men wha is common practice in other countries; they will educate and influence nany people to use electricity, and
shortage of indigo for dying, due to the STEAMER THAT DEFIED THE will explain to their friends and weather
Britain.
no decision with regard to this question of peace must be the restoration Tuesday, at
Another conference is to take place on Belgium of her independence, her
national life, the free possession of the Japanese Legation..
territory, and reparation as far as pos- Large numbers of Japanese arrivalssible for the cruel wrong done to her. both civilian and military-form the The great issue for which the Allies were subject of much comment in the capital fighting was that the nations of Europe should be free to live independent lives, working out their own form of goveru ment and their own national develop ment, whether they be great or small States, in full liberty, (Loud cheers.) The German ideal was that the Germans wore a superior people, to whom all things were lawful in securing power sud against whom
resistance unlawful. domination over the nations on the Cor-
In order to mitigate the effects of tent, imposing not liberty for every
war, and to prevent speculative holding nation but subservience to Germany. up of natural indigo, the Government has But he would rather perish or acquired the greater part of the crop now leave the Continent altogether than coming forward for the dye users of Great live under such conditions, (Checrs.) |-- PEKING, March 23rd.
we, and the other nation: FRANCE AND TEMPERANCE. After the war e Chien Kum-tu proposes to abolish the of Europe, must be free to live not post of Financial Delegate in foreign menaced continually by talk of Supreme The French Chamber has passed bills countries, the Legations being required Wär Lords, shining armour, rattling the prohibiting the manufactural mation of to attend to any financial business. sword in the scabbard, and the continual and revoking the naturalisation
natives enemy countries. invoking of Heaven as an accomplion of bres th ESPRING SCHOOL HOLIDAY, Germany. Neither would we have our LORD HALDANE AND INDIA. policy dictated nor the national destinies
LONDON, March 13th and activities controlled by Military
Lord Haldane, speaking at a reception custes.
of Indian students by the hospitality.com mitteo, at Lord Brassey's residence, said that we required all the skill and energy we possessed in fighting for our liberties and lives against a great nation which after contributing so much to the know- ledge of civilisation, appeared to us to have gone mad. The Empire was hold together by moral, and no by material forces, and the prophecies of their failure When some Chinese were observed mak-
at a critical moment had been signally The Foreign Minister concluded with a falsified. Indian soldiers were fighting ing purchases at small Japanese shops in Fonchow Road, other Chinese interfered tribute to the splendid courage and for the liberties of humanity as much as patriotism of our Allies, and said there we ourselves. India had freely given ber lives and treasure in humanity's great to prevent them..
was no nobler opportunity of serving cause, hence things could not be left as one's country than when its existence was they were. We had been thrown together at stake, and when its cause was just and by this mighty struggle and had ben made to realise our caeness, so produce. right. Never was there a a time in our ing relations between India and England national history when there was a crisis which were not existent before. Our vic so great, and so imperative, or the cause tory would be the victory of the Empire as a whole and it could not fail to raise more just and right. (Loud cheers.) it to a higher level.
PEKING, March 23rd. The Minister of Education has ordered
that the schools shall be given & Spring Holiday of one week,
BOYCOTTING AT SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, March 23rd
As a result, many
They suffered from typhoid and other diseases, and consequently the troops were greatly discontented. The prisoners Japanese closed their shops. declared that the recent sorties were an extravagant waste of ammunition, and were due to the desire of the Commanders to terminate the situation.
Mr. Joseph Holt, the Liverpool ship owner, offers a reward of £500 to each of the next four British merchant ships that
sink German submarines.
..
We claimed that the Allies would secure for Europe the right of different nation to independent sovereignty and the right to pursue their national existence, not under the shadow of Prussian hegemony and supremacy, but in right of equal liberty.
LONDON, March 13th.
PIRATES.
EXCEPTIONAL RECOGNITION FOR BLUE FUNNEL CAPTAIN.
that money is to be made by imitating- supply schemes. Many of them should be ble to find employment as agents, shall we say tachnical compradores, or, later on, partners with European firms in the East They should be able to secure orders where Europeans cannot obtain an
We have previously mentioned that the splendid example to the merchant service entree
et by Captain W. H. Propert, master The large oil companies are busily of the Blue Fannel steamship decries, extending their market all over Chine when he was ordered to stop by German Possibly, the ummediate submarine off the coast of Holland, has ininnd will be brought about velopmenta received prompt and striking recogni of oil engines or water turbines. The tion,
Following is the communication in use of coal inland is not probable oren in which the Secretary of the Admiralty the immediate future. Even in South made the announcement China it is necessary to use Japanese coal, Captain Willino Henry Propert, of and the price seems to be about $10 Cona the steamship Laertes, having been pound) per ton. The fuel problem is one granted a temporary commission as that will be solved easily, when the lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve Chinese begin to properly develop their as from February 10th, 1916, the King own natural resources. At present it is has been graciously pleased to award serious, but it does seem to be a fact that him the Distinguished Service Cross the Chinese are willing to pay for for his gallant and spirited conduct in electric lighting, and so the price of fuel command of his unarmed ship when is not to vital as at first might seem to exposed to attack by the gunfire and be the case. The electrical engineer has torpedo of a German submarine on the to compete only with such erade illumin- 10th inst
ants as the candle and oil lamp, te The Admiralty has conveyed to Cap-
The question standardisation of tain Proper and the officers and men. under his command an expression of supply systeme is much too large a natier high appreciation of their conduct, and to deal with in this paper, but at might has bestowed upon each offer a gold well form the subject of a contribution watch. A complimentary grant of to this local section latay on. At present Ea has also been made to every member Hongkong has a supply system with 75 of the crow
cycles single phase, while Kowloon, just. This exceptional recognition is across the water, is able to supply 6 phase intended to mark the example set by 60-cycle motors. Is it too much to hopo this merchant vessel.
that some effort will be made to obtain some uniformity in order that salesmen of electrical goods may not have to keep many stocks of the same article?
Captain Propert's pay as a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve will be 108 La day