THE
WAR.
HEAVY FIGHTING ON
FRONTS.
BOTH
BRITISH. FRENCH. AND RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.
VIVID BATTLE STORIES.
MORE
SUBMARINE
“FRIGHTFULNESS.”
FISHERFOLK MÜRDERED.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
THROUGH REUTER"S—AGENCY.]
IMPORTANT BRITISH
CAPTURE.
GERMAN CLOSE-FORMATION S- MOWN DOWN.
LONDON April 10th.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21st, 1915
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH SUCCESS IN BELGIUM,
FURTHER FRENCH PROGRESS IN ALSACE.
Fan18, April 19th,
5.15 p.m.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES,
ĮTHROUGH DEUTKIE'; ADEKOY.]
SEIZURE OF THE “PAKLAT "
ENERGETIC GERMAN PROTEST.
London, April 29th.
A Gorman. Note, presented through the American Embassy, energetically pro-
To-day's communiqué states :-- The British carried 200 metres of Gertests against the seizure by the British Authorities of the steamer Paklat, with man trenches in Belgium, near Zvartolen, and maintained and consolidated the women and children from Tsingtan, as ground won despite counter-attacks.
being a serious violation of International We have made an appreciable advanes Law, because the vessel was entrusted with in Alsace, on both banks of the Facht, a humanitarian mission. Germany usks And have occupied a creat at Burgkorple, for a speedy release of the vessel. south westward. of Schilleckorwesen, dominating the valley. We have also made noteworthy progress on the south bank, from the Schnepferiet distric, and have occupied notably a series of commanding heights. We also captured section of mounted artillory and two quickfirers.
-
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey) replied that the effect of the removal of women and children would be to increase the power
[SHROUGH REUTER'S - AGENCY.) ITALY AND INTERVENTION.
CONVERSATIONS WITH AUSTRIA AND GERMANY BROKEN OFF.
PARIS, April 19th.
broken off conversations with Austria Home telegrams confirm that Italy has
and Germany.
The Austrian Ambassader has not ap- peared for the last forty days
He is living absolutely alone in Rome, his family and staff having left for Vienna.
It is stated that Greces and Serbia have wenewed agreements for mutual defence against any aggression.
reford
"DIANA OF DOBSON'S,”“”
There was not so large an audience at the Theatre Royal last night as the merit of the play aid its presentation deserved. Dinna of Dobson's" is a spirited young lady with a purpose, and that is to show the falseness of the standard by which Society gauges a man's worth (using the word "man in a generic sense), com-
truth contained in Burns' poem sidering rather what he has that what he is. In other words, it is the "A man's a man for a' that "--re-clothed in modern dress-to which we all subscribo in theory and most of us reject in prac tico. Diana, the daughter of a country doctor, left without means, is obliged to work for her living in a drapery, establishment, under miserable condi tions. Suddenly site learns that a distant relative has left her £300, and she decides life" Elegantly gowned and``masquer- to live one crowded hour of glorious
ading as a well-to-do young woman, sho finds herself very much sought after by n Indy nflicted with a nephew in the Guards who labours under the impression provided by a beneficent Providence in that his relatives were thoughtfully
crder to supply him with the wherewithal to enjoy e An attachment quickly springs up between the young couple, und
retreat because her money is exhauste she receives a proposal of marriage from the gallant nephew. who feels himself very ill-used when she unfolds the truc position of effairs to him. A few home truth that find utterance on this occa sion, however, penetrate the taxidermons hide of his self-esteem, and 13. A Consequence wo see him in the final set, Thunes Embankment as the result of a three months later, sleeping out on the.
sporting effort to earn his own living. While here, he encounters Diana, whose abilify to support herself has been PRIVATE BANDER, of the 1st Grengwrested from her by illness, and the
Cuardsman's views of his own value. having been considerably modified by his desire. experience, the end is all that one could
Rumania, and Italy have Austria's request that foodstuffs destined for civilians in Austria-Hungary should
of resistance of the fortress, and he be allowed to pass through their terri rezired the protest from the Germon
torice, Government with considerable astonish- Suvan Waggons of iron, copper, anti-when Dinna is obliged to beat a hasty ment. He recals the torpedoing of theory and sulphate which were consigned FAMOUS FRENCH AVIATOR A French refugee ship, the Amiral Gant Germany were seized at Conio.
PRISONER. ·
PARIS, April 20th.
Seane, when no opportunity was given passengers to escape, and calls, attention to the difference of treatment in the
THE PRICE OF VICTORY.
THRILLING STORY OF THE BATTLE Garros was obliged to land at Ingel-cases of the Amiral Gauteaume and the
OF NEUVE CHAPELLE.
LONDON, April 19th. The Times publishes a description of tha-battle of Neuve-Chapelle-Detailing | the work of the various regiments it says:" The Official Press Bureau announces The Lincolns and the Berkshires were tho That the British captured an important first off the mark. They were ordered kill near Zillebeke on the evening of the to capture the first trenches. The 1st Rifle 87th inst., after a mine had been success Brigade were the first to enter Neuve Elly exploded under the hill, killing Chapelle They met the Gurkhas on the
hany Germans.
Not far from where they were The Germans hade desperate efforts all fraternising, the Garhwalis, the Scoltith Day on the 18th to recapture the position,Rifles and the Middlesex went subjected but were repulsed with very heavy loss.to a terrible ordeal at the barbed wire We are now consolidating the position.
LATER.
The Press Bureau states that the point Captured was Hill, which is two miles to the south of Zillbeke and cast of
south
of
Xpres, and dominates the country to the worth and north-west Fifteen prisoners, including an officer, were captured when the mine exploded.
The enemy at day-break on the 18th Heavily counter-attacked in close form ation. Our machine-gung get well into them, and hundreds of German dead are lying in front of the position.
SWINGING ROUND THE GERMAN
RIGHT."
LONDON April 20th. The correspondent of the Morning
outskirts,
A communiqad says:-The aviator
munster, north of Courtrai, on Sunday evening; and was captured.
MORE TAUBES BROUGHT DOWN.
Paklat.
The 'aklat was tuken and seized as prize by HM.S. Yarmouth on the 21st August last off the. Shalientan Island, and "was brought to the port of Hongkong. She was condemsed, at the Hongkong Prize Court on Thursday lost.
MORE FRIGHTFULNESS,” RESCUE OF TORPEDOED TRAW- LER'S CREW PREVENTED.
LONDON, April 19th.
LONDON, April, 10th. The Press Bureau-says that two-German aeroplanes were felled near Ypres yos
has lost tvo aeroplanes in this area. terday. Since the 15th inst. the enemy
OFFICIAL BERLIN NEWS.
A German submarine torpedoed the AMSTERDAM, April 19th,
Grimsby: trawler Vanilla in the North A Berlin communiqué, says :- The fight with the British continues in Sch. The trawler was almost shattered, the Ypres district.
and sank inunediately. Another trawler The aviator Garres was forced to land which happened to be near by attempted to pick up the crew, but was attacked and in Belgium and was captured.
compelled to take to flight.
The French a persistently attacking in the Woevre and in Alsace. RUSSIAN FRONT.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SANGUINARY FIGHTING IN
entanglements. When the Garhwalis left the trenches they were met by a fearful blast of fire. Al the officers leading the The Battalion, companies were killed. losing direction, swung to the right and captured, after fierce infighting with the bayonet and the knife, a section of the trench. The Leicesters, who had gone through with a rush, came to the help of the Garhwalls, throwing grenades into the crowded German trenches and driv ing the. Germans into the open, where they were shot, bayoneted or knifed..
The Seaforths and the 3rd London Ter: ritorials executed a flank attack, charging splendidly, and filled the gap if the Sunday night. We counter-attacked, attacking line. Only 150 of the Scottish capturing an Austrian battalion, which Rifles survived the slaughter at the surrendered ca bloc, and capturing the
CARPATHIANS.
AUSTRIANS PRIMED WITH DRINK:
PETROGRAD, April 19th.
A communiqué says:- The enemy suffered great losses in re attacking our positions at Telepotsch on-
LATER.
The Admiralty announce that a Gor- man submarine sank the trawler Vanilla
and drove off the trawler Fermo when she endeavoured to resent the crew," all of whom perished.
This is killing fisherfolk for no mili- tary purpose, and should not escape at- tention. It is the second murder of this character within a work. A careful record is kept of these events.”
[HAVÀS SERVICE.]
OPERATIONS IN THE GULF OF SAROS.
PARIS, April 1767
BRITISH HEROISM.
FIVE MORE V.CVS.
· LONDON, April 19th. To-night's London Gazette announces the awards of five further Victoria Crosses, the recipienta being :—
diers.
For, at Neuve Chapelle, ruaning in advance of his grenade Lompany and throwing bombs. When the Company
Obviously, it is a play for one charne came up, they found him quite alone ter, and Miss Godart, who took the title and the enemy surrendering on role, is to be cordially congratulated on
sides.
LANCE-CORPORAL. FULLER, of the 1st Grenadiers.
For, at Neuve Chappelle, preventing without aid fity of the enemy ercap. ing along a communication trench. He killed the leader with a bomb, and the conuinder surrendered.
LIEUT. MARTIN, of the Royal Engi
,neers.
the spirit with which she played the part 44 and the way in which sho held the atten- tion of the audience from first to last. As Captain the Hon. Victor Bretherton, "Mr. Charles Howilt gave us a very good sketch of the jeunerse durt, who owes h's regeneration to the influence of a good
womau.
France British
To-night the Company, plays the great drama, Under WWO Angs.
LIMITED.
At Spanbrockmelen, though wound ed, he led six Grenadiers to the enemy's trenches and held back their reinforce CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE ments for two and a half hours.
PRIVATS MAX, of tlu Cameronians, For, at La Pontillerie endeavouring to resoue, under the heaviest fire wounded man, who was killed before inc was able to be saved, and, on the same day, carrying a wounded officer, while exposed to a very severe fire, a dis. Lance of 300 yards into safety.
PRIVATE TOLLESTON of the Cameron Highlanders.
At the Battle of the Aisne, despite a heavy fire, he carried a wounded officer to a place of greater safety. Although wounded, he struggled back to the Gring line, and, when the Battalion retired, he returned to the officer and remained with him for three days tili both were rescued,
FOOTBALL AND WAR,
LONDON, April 19th.
It is officially announced that there
The British battleship Majestic has will be no cup nor league football next
Zost in North France, describing the barbed wire, where they were mowed heights southeast of Polen. On Friday bombarded the Gadatene forts in the Goff season unless the war is ended.
fuccess
wero
near Zillebeke, says that the
down by machine-gun and rifle fire as British mines
of exceptional they tore it with their hands in an effort The Middlesex on their strength, and part of the hill was blown to get through. tutinely away.
Several hundred Ger right were brought up by wirs and con- mans were destroyed, only human debris cualed themselves in a fold of the grounel, Thres remaining. The village of Kemmel is thus escaping the artillery fire. famous for its 500-foot mountain--the times the Middlesex tried to rush, while the macaine-guns were barking death only one in Flanders. Its seizure marks an important step in the task of swing. They reached the wire, leaving a lane of dead and dying 120 yards long. The ing round the German right wing.
The fighting was at fierce as at Neuve en afterwards brake down and wept at
the sight. Chapello, The British advance reached trenchless space, where they were ex- posed to a heavy fire while digging in.
The action is still in progress, and the
British advando has not been checked.
the
The survivors were forced to lie in the open until the artillery were formed in and reopened fire. They destroyed the wire and thus enabled the Middlesex to
reach tho objective, an orchard north- west of the village, where they found the Devous already in occupation.
The Worcesters, East Lancashires and
Eight hundred German prisoners have already been brought in, and everything puints to enemy's losses bring greater than at Neuve Chapelle, the Sherwood Foresters followed up the German peroplanes have been at attack, the Worcesters attacking the last active in bombarding open towns, but German stronghold in an orchard north they were carefully dad from the
of Neuvo Chapelle. British lines; hence they were unable to learn the preparations for the attack.
The country where the British are fight ing is most difficult, owing to the dense population, compelling the troops to fight. in streets, houses, factories, and pitheads. GERMANS ABANDON WAR MATERIAL.
1.40 a.m.
PARIS, April 20th.
The evening communiqué says:-A German counter-attack early in the morn ing at Les Eparges was repulsed.
Our attacks on both banks of the Fecht
They chased the Germans in a muddy feld like rats, pursuing them around. trees with the bayonet,
A
The German counter-attack at dawn next morning was a ghastly business. The Bavarians advanced in column. mounted officer in the midst of the non- corts. was seen driving them with a whip like cattle. The Bavarians met the fire At of 21 machine guns and melted. one moment they were a shouting crowd, the next a writhing and convulsed pile-of- bodies.
we captured 1,157 prisoners and o Saturday repulsed two attacks in the direction of Stryi..
LATER.
The fighting around the villages Tele- potsch and Zuella was of the fiercest- description. The Russians had well planned their operations, and captured the enemy's positions at the point of the bayonet. Throughout the whole of the next day this 'Austrians made desperate counter-ritpek, after rounder-attack. The Russians captured 1,000 prisoners and the quick-firers.
The attacks in the evening were of even greater intensity. Thers were band to hand struggles along the line, but the enemy was everywhere pulsed.
The Russians at, dawn re-attacked and i
of Saros.
ĮTHROUGH: BEUTER'S AGENCY.)
TURKISH TORPEDO-BOAT'S
ESCAPADES.
LONDON, April 19th. The Times correspondent at Chies says that the stranded Turkish torpedo-boat) destroyer in the Demirkapp, She had seren Germans aboard, all being officers of the Gochen. They told the Governor that the vessel escaped the patrols and waited for an opportunity to attack broopships. They also assert that they torpedoed and damaged a. French Trans- port two days ago, and that they were chased for two days.
AIRSHIP ACTIVITY:
[TUKÒVGH REOTEA': AGENCY,)
advanced at some sections. Nevertheless, ENGLISH AVIATOR UP THE
|
THE DEATH OF MR. GLADSTONE.
LONDON, April 19th Further particulars are to hand of the
We are officially informed that, subject to audit, the general agents and conselt- the committes of the Canton Insurance Office, Limited, will, after making full provision for all outstanding losses, declare a final dividend of 84. per share in respect of the working account of the year 1913, and pass three lace to reserve, bringing the reserve fund up to two million dollars; further, they will declare an intogim dividend of $18 par share in respect of the working account for the year 1914 and carry forward twenty lacs.
AT THE MAGISTRACY.
A DANGEROUS BOX.
-A mumber of Chinise boys were playing in front of King's Buildings the other day when they were called upon by the Chinese watchman to go away. At this one of the boys promptly stabbed the mar in the hand with a pen-knife. At the Magistracy yesterday the youthful ruf- fan was ordered to receive ten atrokes with the birch.
COCAINE AND CANDLES,
Inspector Lammout charged a Chinesa at the Magistracy waterday with being in oner in which Mr. W. G. Gladstonenlawful possession of 219 doses of
M. I met his death.
cocaine, the eccaine being concealed"
OPIUM.
The Welsh Fusiliers went tr. the candle-packets. The case was remanded. trenches on the 10th inst. Mr. Gladston on the following Tuesday, was on
The master of a fishing junk was
when he was shut in the forehand. parapet endeavouring to locate, a zniper | charged by Inspector Gordon with having in his possession 53 balls of y al opium The and 120 tacks of prepared opirm. ano and his possessions were da tured on LATEST BRITISH CASUALTIES.
'board a junk at. Wanebai The case was
femanded anti to-morrow.
Loxnox, April 19th. Killed Sir Roland Carbet, B, F.
Douglas, G. Staniland; H. M. White- head (East Surreya),
Died of wounds A. Brickwood.
SHOCKING
ASSAULT CASE.
At the Criminal Seafone yesterday, before Mr. Hazeland, Puisn? Judge, Li Chik, Young Chai, and Chan Yat were charged with wounding a Chiwe named (han Yau, district watchman at Sham- sui-pe, on March 25th. They a pleaded not guilty.
The following jurymen VAT% panelled-Messrs. A. R. Aus in (fore, man), A. Bayitisia, A. J. Flain, G. R. Edwards, J. M. Alvia, Wagtor, and A. R. Abbuss.
Wounded: Second-Lizat, I. Armstrong (Worcestershires), E. Dorrien-Smith, d. L. Brumatond. G. J. Harvey, C. H. Hood, R. R. Jackson, E. R. Lest (Liver pools), Melrose (Royal Seuls), R. J. Milne,
F C. Spelling, 8. Webster,. Whitaker, B. Wreford
The Crown Solicitor (Mr. P. M. Bodg- Lon) prosecuted and explained at the case was a rather unusual ong. The man. Unofficially reported killed :. C. Dreshajured was living in the villeg of Shan-
the Austrians, refuged to accept defout
RHINE. and continued for anciḥer entire day
LONDON, April 10th counter-attacking against Telepotsch.
Au Bugtish aviator burbed the station The Russian observers affirm that that Haltingen, destroying hundreds of Austrians were well printed with drink yards of railway. He also few up, the They were superior in numbers, yet they Khine in the direction of Mulhouse,anan did not succeed in gaining a foot of raping the fire of the forts. ground.
GENERAL.
Their attacks at nightfall were mainly directed against Zuells, where Russian machine-gun and rific fire exacted u heavy toll. Then the Russians, with a most brilliant effort, stored and cap- tured Kill 902.
OPERATIONS IN CAUCASUS. RUSSIANS ADVANCING.
PETROGARD, April 20th. A communiqué says:-In the Caucasus cannonade and fusillade continue in the
Subsequently the Scots Guards, the in the Vosges forced the enemy precipit Grenadiers, the Borderers and the Gordirection of the coast. The Russians, in ately to cracuate Eselsbrucke, abore dous assaulted
Aubers ridge, using the direction of Artvin, are succesfully .Metzeryal, he abandoning much material. grenades and bayonets,
advancing southwards.
(THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCT.)
GERMANY AND A DUTCH PROTEST.
AMSTERDAM, April 19th.
sui-po, and one evening hai 2 Nozen men came into the house in which be way and very overaly injured him. appeared that the attack vs doo to a spisit of revenge, which had hea mrose g for some time. A party of rol bers--they might not be any of the mugs who were in the duck, yet all the same they might
THE LATE BARON REUTER,
LONDON, April 19th. Baron Reuter's body was found in a Automer-house. There was a letter on them, but he was not quite certain sad ra
table addressed to "the spirit of my dar wife, Edith."
The Earon and Baronces will be buried together at Reigate on Thursday,
did not think he could tell her had bea carrying on depredation in the district. The injured man, he was | head district watchmer, was cut to track down the rubbers and with this view he went to Sham-ui-po. He regained house there. One evening te men.
at
In reply to a Dutch protest Germany says that she has no intention of attack ing Dutch vessels, but it was possible The Baron's son is serving in Kit. that owing to an unfortunate accident chener's Army The Earon, since the who committed the assault came in one ata time and dyentually set uporabim und the Katwijk was torpedoed by a German death of his wife, had been extremlyniuged him severely.
Evidence was called and the jury submarine....
first and third prisoner, a da verdich returned a verdict of guilty against the of not guilty against the echo was discharged. The first and thir: prisoners
If this is proved by an inquiry, which will be instituted, Germany will not hesitate to apologise and offer fuil com pensation.
depressed. Yesterday he remained for two hours beside the coffin, and was heard werping bitterly. Later, when the under- taker told him that the coffin had been
screwed down, he sobbed aloud.
pero sentenced to seven years' ar labour and twelve strokes with the birch.