THE WAR.
"LUSITANIA" INIQUITY.
CALLOUS GERMAN COMMENTS.
** WELCOMED WITH UNRESERVED SATISFACTION.”
FRENCH VICTORY IN ARRAS.
OVER 2,000 FRISONERS TAKEN.
BRITISH LINE STRAIGHTENED.
A BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT.
ITALY ON VERGE OF WAR.
THE "LUSITANIA
CRIME.
THE LINER'S PASSENGERS.
[BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE CABLE.]
LONDON, May 8th.
12.20 p.m. Following is the latest offcial informa Bion with regard to the lays of the Lusitania:--
She was torpedoed by German sub- marines off the Head of Kinsale on May -th
Torpedo-boats,
tugs stomers.
and armed trawlers have landed 858 sur vivors and 45 dead. Possibly the Kinsale fishing boats may have a few more.
An armed trawler and two Eshing Arawlers are bringing in 100 further Bodies.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUS.)
American survivors eulogise the behavi
our of the crew.
Mr. Vanderbilt, the American million aire, was last seen giving his life-belt to a woman. Everything possible was done in the rescue work, but it is emphasised again that the port side life-boats were almost useless aving to the list.
It now appears that this was a greater difficulty than the suction. The first port life-boat utilised, filled with small children and women, capsized as it dropped on to the water. Two stokers dived into the sea and rescued as many children as they could.
The decks of the liner gradually turn od to such an angle that standing was imposible. The liner then rose to a perpendicular position, till the stern, with the propellors, mero sticking Only a few of the first-class pasingers straight out of the water. The boilers ther exploded, and one funnel was seen. blown clean out,
were saved,.
The ship sank in from 18 to 25 minutes, and it is reported that she was etruck
by two torpedoes..
113
a
swam
Lady Mackworth relates that she was sucked under to a great depth, and when The Cunard Agent gives 2,160 as the she got to the surface she. total number on board.
to a board and offered B corner The Cunard Company his reported the of it to pian, who clung to it nationalities of the passengers for some time and then disappeared. "I-must then have been almost-uncon- scious," narrates Lady Mackworth, "when I found myself floating on deckchair. I again became unconscious, and found myself aboard a trawler, with my wet clothing cut off, clad in blankets and a khaki overcong," Lady Mack- worth said the stewardessɛs were intense- ly brave. She saw ong return with a lady
Hollows:
BALOON PASHENGERS
British
American
179 106
Greek
3
Swedish
1
Mexican
Swiss
SECOND-CLASS.
British
621
American
65
Russiau
3
Belgian
1
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian Unknown
1
THIRD-CLASS.
English
201
39
13
Russian
50
American
12
Persian
21
3.
}
Irish Scotch
for a lifebelt when the deck was nearly
vertical
BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY,
rence of the Admiralty, has ordered ca enquiry to be held into the sinking of the Lusitania. Lord Mersey will conduct the enquiry.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRISS, TUESDAY, MAY 11TH, 1015.
(KAHOUGH BEUSER'S AGENCY.} 4AN EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS OF GERMAN NAVE”
AMSTERDAM, Mag, 9th.
The Frankfurter Zeitung sags tho torpedoing of the Lusitanic was tragie, but nevertheless an extraordinary success of the German Nary | AMERICA AND THE TRAGEDY.
NEW YORK, Maty oth." The comments on the torpedoing of the Lusitania to-day are more vehement than ever. It is even suggested that America should refuse further hospitality to Germany's official representatives, tough a diplomatic break would not necessarily
mean war.
MR.
BRYAN'S ADVICE TO
AMERICANS.
New Yong, May 10th. President Wilson has refused to see callers since the Lusitania disaster.
He has not even seen Mr. Bryan who has issued a message to the nation saying: Don't rock the boat":
[HROUGH ABUTER'S AGENOY.]
APPRECIABLE FRENCH
PROGRESS:
OVER 9,000 PRISONERS AND SIX GUNS TAKEN.
PARIS, May 10th.
2.10 a.m.
The evening communiqué says:- A German attack between Nieuport and the sea was repulsed with heavy less, The British gained ground in the region of Fromelles.
We made considerable progress north of Arras in the direction of Loos, sently of Carency. We captured in the latfor region two, sometimes three, lines of trenches on a front of seven kilometros. We captured the village of Targets, "and half the village of Neuvilleestrnost, our advance at certain points being four kilometres deep. We took over 2,000 prisonera and six guns. SPLENDID WORK BY THE BRITISH TROOPS,
LONDON, May 9th. The New York World, which is regard- Eye-Witness praises the success with ed as the exponent of President Wilson's which the British line has been straight- viowe, expresses the opinion that the Lened in the neighbourhood of Ypres, and President will make a last attempt to says the excellenes of the organisation bring Germany to reason.
and discipline can be appreciated when it is remembered that it entailed the FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
retirement of all the troops on front of eight mile The operation was carried out in pitch darkness, in absolute silence. Every unit had to march to its proper place on an exact route in exact time. The Germans did not attempt to interfere. Everything artillery, infantry and transport-was withdrawn without a hitch and without
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGE<UT.}}- - £
BRITISH GAIN GROUND, RESULT OF FIRST ARMY'S
ATTACK.
LONDON, May 10th Field-Marshal Sir John French com- municates that the enemy last evening continued to attack cast of Ypres. There were further attacks to-day, but all wore repulsed. Our line was then firmly established,
This morning the First Army attacked the enemy's line between Bois Greuior and Festhubert and gained ground towards Fromelles. Fighting continues.
Ioss
Eye-Witness declares that the ground given up was a source of weakness, but the names Polygone, Nounebosche and Velock will be famous in history, because it was here the German floodtide was dammed in November and the Prussian Guard broken. He hopes that the British nation will su support the forers in the field that these places will LONDON, May 10thi
not remain long in the enemy's possession. Field Marshal Sir John French states He concludes: "The sight of comrades that our airmen successfully attacked Scrawling in agony from the gas, moan- Andre railway junction, north of Lleing for water, and dying in their tracks and the canal bridge at Don..
BRITISH AIRMEN AGAINS BUSY..
COMPARATIVE QUIET.
PARIS, May th To-day's communiqué says;--- The French captured prisoners at Lens. We repulse three attacks at Bagatelle. There have been only artillery engage ments along the rest of the front,
GERMAN SAVAGERY. STRUGGLE OF CIVILISATION AGAINST BARBARISM:
LONDON, May 9th.
The Eyewitnesa at the British Head- quarters describes the German attack on
like poisoned vermin. has aroused a
NAVAL ACTIVIT
IES. #I NEUTRE'S AGENCY.) TURKISH TRANSPORTS SUNK. ADRIANOPLE ARMY MOVES TO THE COAST,
ATHENS, May 9th. The Russians have sunk six Turkish transports outside the Bosphorus. Also two transports were sunk in the Sea of Marmora by unknown means. --Part of the Turkish Army at Adrianople has gozie to Midia
BOMBARDMENT OF LIBAU, GERMAN DESTROYER SUNE.
PETROGARD May 9th.
A Russian communiqué while making ne mention of the capture of Liban, says that Gorman Squadron hombarded the town and that a German destroyer was sunk by a mine.
THE TABLES-TURNED, HOW À ZEPPELIN WAS BEATEN BY A SUBMARINE.
BRITISH FOREIGN TRADE IN WAR TIME
HOW IT HAS BEEN AFFECTED,
PIRATES UNORED.
How has the war affected British trade with foreign countries? Have we gained
trade? Have our normal exports been Any of Austria's and Germany's oversea materially reduced by the operations of
war?
in the street or the market, and they are These are questions frequently heard not easy to answer out of hand. The -currents of trade are complex in peace time in war they become bewildering and puzzling to follow.
A national expectation arose at the outbreak of the war that the sweeping of the German mercantile marine from the seas would lend immediately to an increase of business between the United Kingdom and her Dependencies, and the countries that had been supplied by any the case; but other indueness have been enemies. This has been to some extent
at work to defect a good deal of normal business from its proper channels.
The shipping businces has been curtail- ed by the requirements of the Govern ment for transport; by the operations of enemy submarines, and by the congestion on the quays at the ports. Trade oport tions in some neutral countries have been checked by the introduction of a mora torium; while the rate of exchange was a hindrane in trade with other coun tries.
LONDON, May 9th. With reference to the allegation that a Zeppelin salak a British submaring in the North Sea, the Admiralty states.
DECREASE IN COTTON EXPORTS. that the submarine has returned unin-prising that British exports in February In these circumstances it is not sur¬ fared and reports that it damaged and declined by £15,094,860, as compared with drove off a Zeppelin.
the same month last year; but in the same month imports increased £3,215,103 GENERAL:
mostly in food stuffs. The decreases in exports were chiefly in cotton goede (nearly cleven millions down); wool manufactures, cond, and machinery. The shipping entered inward declined by about two million tons in January and February and that entered outward by double that amount. The causṭu above enumerated will account for this falling off.
(THROUGH REUYER'S AGENCY.) ITALY'S THREATENED
INTERVENTION. KAISER'S APPEAL TO THE KINU.
LONDON, May 9th. The Kaiser telegraphed the King re- from the curtailment of coastal and It is a remarkable fact that, apart
questing him to support his (the cross-channel passenger sailings, the Kaiser's) efforts to effect a settlement be been almost ignored by shippers and submarine operations of the enemy have. tween Austria and Italy. It is believed shipowners. The rates of insurano on that, as a last desperate expedient, the shipping have not been altered by a frac Kaiser also despatcheil an autograph letter to the King.
AUSTRIA WILL NOT CONCEDE TRIESTE.
ROME, May 9th. It is reported tht Austria's Gna) pro- posals do not inchide Trieste Conse gantly they must be unacceptable.
into and cargo shipped without referenco
tion, and charter parties as entered
to submarine alarms at all. The losses from submarines in four weeks have not amounted to anything that can be de signated as a percentage of the shipping movements in that time. A RUODOBION of heavy gales would have produced far more casualties in the time the German submarines have done.
business of Germany and Austria. The
THE BOARD OF TRADE MOVE The most striking development of British commerce, just now is that which is being fostered by the Board of Trade The personnel of the Austrian Em-in the organized capture of the export bassy at the Vatican left on Saturday feeling among the troops, and, it is koped evening, throughout the Empire, which will not allow us to rest until we have exacted full retribution from those responsible for these horrors.”
RUSBIAN FRONT,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.
THE ENEMY'S OCCUPATION OF
AMSTERDAM, May 9th.
movement was started from the Commer- cial Intelligence branch of the Board in the City, where a wide range of pain WHAT WILL BE ITALY'S PRETEXTphlets was prepared, dealing with each trade or group of trades: telling where nemy enterprise in the trade was most marked, both in these islands and in all the chief foreign countries and British Dependencies, and giving statistics of reent imports of enemy goods by cach ed of in thousands.. country. These booklets have been avail-
A Romo telegram to the Frankfurter Zeitung states that Italy's pretext to begin war is awaited with the greatest suspense. Reports are circulated that her declaration af war will be against Turkey on the ground of the violation of the Treaty of Lausanne.
Then a foreign sample branch was opened in Cheapaide in which-British manufacturers have been induced to take interest There they en n the actual articles for the supply of which they are. A MOMENTOUS CONFERENCE. to compete, and can supply their own samphs for examination by importers. ROME, May 9th. The Board has taken trade by trade or The King conferred to-day with the group by group of allied trades, and have got hold of the importers of Ger- Cabinet Ministers, including the Minis-man and Austrian goods, shown them the samples of British competing goods. ard has invited them to meet the makers of them,
ters for War and Marine.
Sig. Salandra exhorts all the Prefects to prevent anti-Austria rioting in all circumstances.
LIBAU.
PETROGRAD, May 10th. A official statement says:- The Board of Trade, with the coneur. Hill 60 under cover of a cloud of gas,
We advanced south-east of Mitau and which was ejected suddenly with great forced the enemy hurriedly to evacuate Pressure and immediately travelled aa strong position at Janiszki, abandon- considerable distanc, though the winding great hosty. wan light. The fumes forced the British evacuate the trenches, but the artillery caught the onrushing Germans and check- Telegrams from the capitals of neutraled them for a time. The British, by, a countries show universal and intense in counter-attack regained most of the posi- We rspalted the Germans north of ing forty-eight hours, have been held. dignation over the Lusitani piracytions at nightfall., At midnight a Narew, pear Wach. Even neutrals which have hitherto been counter-attack regained us everything. Thy enemy's attacks in West Galicia pro-German sternly denounce the sex-The Germans however, again used gas, are less frequent. murderers
and took the crest The enemy, north- We repulsed otsacks in the Carpathians The Cunard Company announces that ANTI-GERMAN DISTURBANCE AT ward of Ypres. made two attacks, one in the direction of Mesoloborez on the 764 persons have been saved.
Greek
French
Scandinavian
Mexican
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
74 SURVIVONS.
LONDON, May 10th.
A FLEET OF SUBMARINES AGAINST THE LINER--
LONDON, May ath. Survivors of the Lusitania are of opinion that several submarines were co- operating against the liner, whose speed-
INDIONATION IN NEUTRAL COUNTRIES.
LIVERPOOL.
The enemy, supported by the Fleet-on Saturday evening, occupied Libau after. a fight with a small Russian Territorial detachment.
with gas Both were repulsed with left bank of the apper Lomnitza. Owing to the fierce anger which pre-heavy losses. The British artillery at vails in consequence of the sinking of the short range poured in a most effective BETWEEN THE VISTULA AND Lusitania, there has been an anti-German fire. Two further attacks by gas failed:" disturbance at Liverpool, German shops" The Eye-witness urges Britone to being wrecked, Somo arrests followed. realise the incredible savagery of the
Garmans. He says that the British
minimised the chances of-an-individual--CALLOUS GERMAN COMMENT spared the life of a Prussian officer even |
submarine, while, with several in line, there was a chance of a torpedo reaching its mark.
An American doctor observed another submarine some hours previously, and says that the Lusitania then zig-zagged and some time afterwards resumed a more normal course.
MAGNIFICENT BRAVERY. With the ever-increasing volume of knowledge, the outstanding features of the terrible happening were the magnifi-
LONDON, May 10th.. The Kolnische Zeitung says Germans welcome with unreserved satisfaction the sinking of the Tawitania, which was built for the purpose of wresting from Germany the blue ribbon of the Atlas- tic."
THE CARPATHIANS.
OBSTINATE FIGHTING." USSION DIVISION SURROUNDED BUT COTS
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176 WAY THROUGH.
LONDON, May 9th.
GREECE AND THE CRISIS.
ATHENS, May Oth,
If
PROMISING RESULTS.
Thess efforts are already showing prom wising results. But at present there cannot be any very substantial impulso. imparted to this competitive trade, because of the pressure of orders for Government work, which affects almost.
so, a have not yet been able to over- Two prolonged Cabinet meetings lasterery important industry. For this
take the trade that has hitherto bo done by Germany and Austria with neutral countries. What is being done. just now is the preparation of the ground; the organization of manufacture and sale and as soon as the pressure of war needs becordes lighter and tonnage I released for the peaceful commerce, the competition for the trade of our I enemies in the markets of the world will
recoinuene
is believed that they were held owing to the imminence of a rupture between Austria and Italy
ZEPPELIN DROPS BOMBS NEAR LONDON.
LONDON, May 10th, Two Zeppelins dropped fifteen bombs. an Weateliff (Southend-on-Sea) in early morning. FOR BRAVERY AND MERIT,
LONDON, May oth. The Gazette anounces the award
eight Military Crosses.
ACCIDENT TO A BRITISH GENERAL.
in the heat of a charge. The Prusian While German and Austrian com-of tea Distinguished Service Orders and was being escorted to the rear when he autiques continus to claim great vic saw two British soldiers in their dea-tories, the Russian Headquarters raport agony, the effects of gas. He stopped, that obstinate fighting took place on the laughed, and, pointing at them, said:7th inet, between the Vistula and the Car
What do you think of that?"
pathians. The enemy's attacks were, Captured Prussian Guardsmen also mostly frontal and unsuccessful. The hebaved with the ferocity of beasts, and enemy, who has suffered great losses, is with an accident when riding, and lies ware rude and ungrateful.
showing signs of fatigue, while our unconscious. counter-attacks are more frequent
Germany has opened a new phase of war," says the Eye-witness, "and her
A Berlin semi-official statement de- clares that the British Government and the Cunard Company are responsible for the loss of the Lusitania. Count Bera- stoff's warning was ridiculed. Neverth-savagery must bi crushed. It is now a cant bravery and coolness of the passentamen sympathy for the victims.
less, the German public feels sincere struggla of civilisation against
barbarism," gers and crew.
A Russian Division, under General Korniloff, during retreat towards. Dukla, became surrounded, but cut its way through by splendid fighting.
LONDON, May 9th. General Sir Erginald PoloCarew met
OBITUARY.
LONDON, May 10th. The death is announced of Major General H. R. Abadie.
It is one of the ironies of the situation that the war itself should prevent us from taking instant advantage of the war. Many people cannot understand why is wa cannet at orce capture this For that untry's trade with Germany's complaints are received from people who want to do buginens with us and cannot, depreciated notes of exchange and lack owing to the cperation of moratoriums, of transport,
In the countries with which she is in territorial contact, also, Germany is trying to hold as much of her trade sR she can, upon any terms. The task of capturing enemy trad is by no mane ag casy re it stems; but it is to be done, and will be done as coon as the war condi- tions are more favourable to civil require- ments -F. J. II. u the Pall Mall Gazettaz
Mr. Dooley's latest observation on the war: "The histhry ar this war will hav to be wrote by the Cinsor-if hy can rem mimber what he cut out, "