THE WAR.
HEAVY
FIGHTING
WESTERN FRONT.
SERIOUS GERMAN
ON
REVERSE.
BRITISH PENETRATE ENEMY LINE.
ITALY AND
INTERVENTION.
ENTHUSIASTIC PRO-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS.
40. BOMBS DROPPED ON RAMSGATE.
BRILLIANT BRITISH-ATTACK.
ENEMY'S LINE BROKEN FOR TWO
MILES.
LONDON, May 17. 15 m.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)-
The British last night, -northward of Labassee,captured several Germna
trenches.
Fieres fighting continues in the region Field-Marshal Sir John French ina of Notre Dame De Lomite. We pro- communiqué, states:
A successful attack by the First Army, Between Richebourg, Lavons and Fest Bart, broke the enemy's line for the greater part of a two miles front. The attack Began at midnight south of Richebourg and Lavone, where we carried two succe live lines of trenches on a front of 200 Nords. A mile further south another. attack carried 1,200 yards of trenches and We extended the success of 600 yards south Ward by bombing along the German trenches. Here we crossed the Fostubert- Quinque road and advanced nearly a mile Into the German lines.
Fighting continues in our favour. All has been quiet at Ypres during the past forty-eight hours:
THE BATTLE OF ARRAS.
FRENCH DETERMINATION TO CONQUER.
PARIS, May 17th. A Paris Official narrative of the Arras successes and the capture of Carency
Our attack at the outech was absolute holiday owing to the magnificent power of our artillery and to our pre- paration. Over 25,000 shells of all calidres
were showered on Caroney for three hours, and new trench mortars levelled wire entanglements with tons of melinite. Then the French infantry, with incredible Hash, carried three lines of trenches and entered Carency, despite orders to the All this was achieved despite Contrary. bho long stay of the Frenchmen in the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 182, 1915,
(THROUGH REUTER'S ABKHOY.]
ARMIES IN CHAMPAGNE
AGAIN ACTIVE.
BRITISH SUCCESS A SEVERE
GERMAN DEFEAT."
PARIS, May 17th.
1:15 am..
The evening communiqud says The fourth German attack at Steen strante in the afternoon was pulsed.
The communique describes the British Buccess, as a sovero Germán defeat,
There was serious hand to hand fighting north of Arras, in consequence of the French attacks which were aimed at the consolidation of the new front and the Germans were driven farther back.
The Germans at Ville-sur-Tourbo, in Champagne, on Saturday night exploded amine behind the French first line Eight Corman companies pushed to the attack and gained a footing, but after two counter-attacks with the bayonet and bombs we recovered the whole position and annihilated the Germans, over a thousand bodies being found in the trenches. Three hundred and seventy-seved prisoners, in cluding twelve officers, were taken. AIRSHIP ACTIVITY.
(SHROUGH REUTERʼH AGENOY.) ZEPPELIN DROPS BOMBS AT RAMSGATE.
gressed by the help of hand grenade AN ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE DÖVER. fighting, and the enemy veinly uttempted
FAILS. to re-talo the houses at Neuville. were also unable to take the trenches out- side the village.
They
SECOND BATTLE OF YPRES. GERMANS IN KILTS AND KHAKI.
LONDON, May 17th,
The Eye-Witness at Headquarters cos- tunes his narrative of the terrife battle of Ypres. He says →→
The Clermans on the 10th inst. tried to wear out the British and batter the trenches with high explosives. Then, after the most violent bombardment that has
curred up to the present gas cylinders were brought into play. The infantrymen advanced and found, however, that the British were very much alive. A strange 'some took place. Through the scattered woods across the clearings came a dis orderly mob of attackers
Some, were disguised in British uniforms. Sed- denly, the British poured in a most rapid rifle and machine-gum fire. The Germans) res themselves flat but the British gung
moved the enemy with shrapnel. Dead The
Germans were strewn everywhere. Germans gained a portion of a trench, but apparently, were forced to retire by thoir own gas
The assault was reminiscent of the forlorn hope of ill-trained levies last October. To-day it was equally hopeless,
A DENSE CLOUD OF 19. The Germans made another attempt with gas northward of Ypres and tho Comines Catal. Two batteries of cylin ders were operated, and for half an beur there was a cloud of gas so dense that a man could not ses his hand hold in front of his face. It bleached the grass, and burned the sandhags yellow. We were. compelled to evacuate on trench, and the Everywhere.
Geriau defences
the enemy
were evidently also suffering bristled, the utmost scientific advantage from the effects of the gas, because they
trenches.
having been taken of the ground. On the did not attack, and had to evacuate their
.
ENEMY EXHAUSTED.
In an attack north of the Menin road
next two days the Frenchmen, reattacked own trench. this region, the infantrymen again reach. ing beyond the points intended. Caroney is wow enclosed-as-in two-pincers, but the wooded hill and vast quarry have bez completely organised as a fort and have been retained.
Assisted by artillery, the Germans on the hill were crumbled up, but the quarry was a stiffer business.
Thie
the enemy obtained a footing in our trench, but were scor. driven out. Germans were showing signs of exhaus- tion, and the sight of the ground, littered with their dead, was discouraging to their reinforcements. Next day they bombard- ed St. Julien, but their attack was
They made three assautls, and at first guined a small advantage, but were soon driven out.
reen were literally aflame with determin-road.. ation to conquer. The Germans after
two hours Burrendered.
German officers complimented
French General ou
The next attack was defeated by a fusillad of rifles and machine-guns. On the the third evening the fighting was even more desperato Many Germans dressed
LONDON, May 17th
5.10...
A Zeppelin dropped about forty bombs at Ramsgate at 2 o'clock this morning. Three persons were injured.
6.90, 0.0.
The Zeppelin approached Dover, but was attacked and driven out to seż. GENERAL
[TEROVGE-AKSZER'E AMINOY.] ITALY AND INTERVENTION. CABINET'S RESIGNATION
REFUSED.
Rosis, May 18th. The King has refused to accept Sig. Salandra's "resignation The entire Ministry, therefore, remains in office.
ROME'S ENTHUSIASM.
ROME, May 17th. Crowds are continually visiting Sig. Salandra's house and elleering. There have also been enthusiastic scenes at the British Embassy, outside which cheering crowd, assembled.
WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA OR
CIVIL WAR."
PARIS May 18th,
Telegranis from. Rome say that the King Las refused to accept Sig. Salay drn's resignation, and that great popular rejoicings are taking place, the streets being beflagged.a
The latest German opinion of the Italian crisis is that it is war against
Austria or civil war.
Germans are displaying open batred against Italians,
MORE PRO-WAR. DEMONSTRA-
TIONS.
Rome, May 17th
The crowd marched to the Ministries and to the residence of Sig. Salandra acclaiming the members of the Cabinet.
There was an impressive scene at the
[THROUGH BRUTER'S AGEWOY.]
UNIQUE HEROISM. TRIBUTE TO AUSTRALIAN-
TROOPS:
ATHENS, May 17th.. Spec:31 correspondents state that the heroism displayed by the Australian troops in the Dardanelles is unique in the history of modern war.
THE UNSPEAKABLE DERNBERG,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE BATTLE OF YPRES, VIVID NARRATIVE OF FIERCE FIGHTING.
THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.] ALLIES' TREMENDOUS CANNONADE.
ITA the meantime, to the south- word, on Sunday, the Allica' artillery. suddenly opened a tremendous can- Last week we mentioned that we had nonicle.
The
morning received about one half of a telegraphic bright, and clear, and the stone WOR oalm,
The bombardment be.
summary of Eyewitness's account of the Battle of Ypres, publication of which we dawned peaceful. withheld pending teenipt of the missing parts of the message, These were delivered yesterday marked "Delayed Error Service." Wo are enalised now to give the connected story.:
LONDON, May 13th. The Eye-witness It Headquarters describes the great battles of Xpres WASHINGTON, May 17th.
It was apparent, he says, on Saturday Herr Dernberg, who has been asked to morning that the Germans were prepar leave the United States, has asked for aing for an attack in strength eastward safe, conduct to German from Great Britain and France.
PORTUGUESE REVOLT. REVOLUTIONARY DEMONSTRA TORS ATTACKED.
LISBON, May 17th.
A demonstration was proceeding on the evening of the 16th inst. to congratulate the Revolutionary leaders when the
demonstrators
were attacked in the streets by bombs and shots from an un known quarter. Several persons were. wounded, and there was a slight panic.
ATTACK ON GOVERNMENT POLICE.
gan at 5 o'clock in this morning, and was volume until the whole air quivered with at the outset slow. Then it grew in
the rush of the larger shells and the earth shook with the concussion of the guns, In a few minutes the distant landscape disappeared, the smoke and dust drifting
ay iérnos iba 15mm of haitle.
Bois Grenier and Festhubort,
The British infantry advanced between We storm- of Ypres where they were concentrating ed the German first line of trenchus north- under cover of a violent artillery fireward of Formelles after hand-to-hand The battle began in earnest at ten o'clock fighting with the bayonet and hand in the morning. The Germans attacked the lino from pres-Poet Cappella road to within a short distance of the Menin road, but...ovidently intended to break our front in the vicinity of the Ypres Boulers railway north and south of which the strongest and most determined assaults were delivered. penetrated at some points at Frezenberg
The enemy
grenades. Wo continued to hold the position throughout the day, causing the enemy very heavy losses. Germans killed in the bombardmant, but Not only were
their repeated efforts to drive us from the captured position proved most costly.
لحرة
REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF THE FRENCH.
ward of Festhubert met with considerable The advance of our Right Wing north-
We counter-attacked at 4.30, between the Zonnebeke road and the railway in order opposition, and was not pressed. Mean to recover the ground.
while the Frenchmen, after a prolonged The British advanced most gallantly but were soon
bombardment, took a German position to the north of Arras along a front of near- checked by machine-guns.
Meanwhile the Germans made another milos, capturing prisoners and gung. ly five miles, and pushed forward three attack through the woods, south-west of This remarkable success was gained in the the Menin Road, and they were also three course of a few hours. tening our left northward of Ypres with
Elsewhere our artillery fire was so heavy fresh masses of troops. perate fighting ensued, the German into move in the daylight.
The most des and accurate that the enemy were unablo fantry coming again and again, gradually forcing the British back, though only short distance despito repeated counter- attacks. The fight was continued at At least 67 persons have been killed night time with ever increasing fury, and
OPORTO, May 17th. A crowd attacked the Government poliga on the 16th inst, and four civilians were mortally wounded, and one police man slightly wounded.
and 260 wounded in the revolt.
SOME DETAILS OF THE EMBUTE.
LONDON, May 17th.
A Lisbon telegram, dated the 19th inst. states that the new Government has sent the ex-Premier, Sr. Pimenta Castro and the ex-Minister, Sr. Medeiaros, aboard the Vasco da Gama (to mediatz with the rchels) ing a his
it is impossible to say exactly when our line was broken at different points, but it is certain that at one time the enemy poured through along the Post Capelle road and even reached Wieltje.There was considerable gap on our front at Frezenberg, but British counter-attacks were rapidly organised and at both points the Frezenberg. There they stood firm and chemy were driven back to
were reinforced and we again fell back. The British counter-attacked at one in the morning in a most successful manner. They swept the enemy out of Wieltje with the bayonet, and the village was strewn with German dead. The British pushed Ton and regained most of the ground northward, and thus the fighting surged throughout the night. Around the scene of the conflict the sky was lit up with The Republican Guards on Friday blazing villages and farms, and against the flashes of guna and the light of night murdered the rebels.
Beltted Lisbon telegrams confirm the report that the Captain of the Fasco da Gana was murdered.
The artillery ashore replied to the fire of the rebel warships which moved into the middle of the interned German ships in the harbour, but subsequently some troops joined the revolutionaries in the barracks,
Sabarqueatly an amnesty was concluded. It is announced that a National Ministry which is the object the rebels had in view-will be formed, and will include Sra. Fernandes Costa, Duarte, Lieta, Basileo, and Paulo Falcao..
Much damage was caused to the pity. As a result of a severe fight at Santarein two hundred wounded are in hospital Beventy died and the bodies are in the mortuary.
Carlo Sólaro has been appointed Divit overnor of Lisbon. "
[
a background of smoks and-flam-comed the crumbling ruins of Ypres, the batter ed Cathedral tower, and the spire of Cloth Hall Sunday dawned giving a short respite, and we rrorganised and cor-
solidated,
The climax of the battle came in the afternoon when the Germans, under intense bombardment, less than five separate
cover of an
latched no assaults castward of the salient,
Northward and north eastward the attacks set out were not pressed hard, A Madrid telegram says it is announced as southward of the Menin road, where that the warship Bupan is going to the fighting was most Berea, inasses of Lisbon to protect Spanish and foreign infantry we buried against us with
interests
THE KING OF GREECE.
ATHENS, May 17th. Tier condition of the King of Greece, who recently underwent an operation, has greatly improved.
the mathematicali kilts occupied a short length of trench. Royal Palace and at the Foreign Office, night embraced the following items:-
absolute desperation which the British repulsed, with corresponding slaughter. At one point 500 Germans advanced from a vood and none escaped. There was an attempt to storm Chatean Hooge. At 16.30, however, the Germans broke and retired under our shrapnel fire. Here they had to face the concentrated fire of
HONGKONG TENNIS
TOURNAMENT. ANOTHER WIN FOR GREEN. Green added to his laurels yesterday by winning the final of the Handicap Singles,
ive case despite a heavy handicap. "A" class, this with compari-
Green, who owed 30, opposed Hall, receiving 5/6, but this did not prevent Green winning the first two sets by means
great recovery in the third set. His net of hard and clever tennis. Hall made a
play was both phenomenal and non- ventional, It was so unconventional theat Groen was many times left standing," and the set went against him by 3-6; a most unusual experience for Green. In the fourth set Green went all out, and he was not allowed to shape in the same though Hall did a lot of good things, dangerous manner as he had done in the previous set. Green won the fourth and deciding set 6-4, the full score reading,
was the semi-final of the Mixed Doubles 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.
The other game played last evening Handicap, between Mrs Moxon and R. and Mass (rec. £/0). Hancock (owe 30) and Miss Wilkinson have been a formidable pair throughout The first named the tournament and in yesterday's game they again played match winning tennis, passing into the final with 6-1, 6-3, The feature of the game was the play of Miss Wilkinson, who, in addition to doing her own work in a sound and businesslike manner, also covered up quite a few errors on the part of Maas. The latter ever seemed confident, and thus matters went mare or as easy for Mrs. Moxon and Hancock. The winning pair now have to meet Mrs. Winslow and Nisbet (owe 20/1) in the final. should be a most attractive game.
SIMILARITY OF SOAP WRAPPERS.
This
A PERPETUAL INJUNCTION, In January last in the Supreme Court William Gossage & Sons, Ltd., soap makers, of Widnes, Lancashire, England (for whom Messrs W. G.. Humphreys.& Co. are the Hongkong agents), made, an straining the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha from infringing the plaintiff's trade mark. Yesterday the matter again came befurs the Chief Justice (Sir William Rees Davies).
There was an immense war demonstra CONCERT AT THE THEATRE. our guns, maxims and rifles again and application for an interim injunction re The second and final concert by Mishaal gain in effort to break through. They Nevertheless the delivered in the direction of the Menin tion with the flags of the Allies last night. Piastro (violinist) and Alfred Miravitch thus incurred their heaviest losses here. (pianist), two highly accomplished us the ground being literally heaped with cians who are on a world tour, was given dead. The cremy were evidently. tem- at the Theatre Royal last night. They Iserved a much larger audience, but porarily unable to renew their efforts,
Mr. Patter said his lordship would re- they could scarcely have had a mure and the fury of their offensiva gradually member that on 5th January the plaintiff appreciative one. The programme last slackened at dusk, passing into quietnessstraining the defendants from infringing was granted: an interim injunction re- with the hours of darkness. This was the plaintiff's trade mark or passing off РАКТ ОХЕ. 1.Scante niall ........ Nicolaefour most successful day in the Ypres goods with a trade mark which was a colourable imitation of that of the plain (Ierè fois.)
region. Alleyco unimato-Andante.o-moto Vizzer
tiff's At that hearing counsel for the M. Plastro and A. Mirovitch.
Our line was slightly reconstituted, defendant said he did not know what 2.-Concerto pour violan, fis moll
but remained intact. Our losses were position his clients would take up, but he comparatively slight The enemy pre-
was now instructed that the defendant'a sented such targets that the action re- were prepared to consent to a perpetual solved itself on our part into pure kill-junction in the same terms as that of ing. The reason for the enemy's deter the intim injunction, and they would mined attack was possibly because he
pay a nominal sum of 8100, which was to thought that the British intended to tak
go to the Prince of Wales' Fund, That the offensive at another point.
sum bad in fact been paid.
the
accuracy of the gunnery and on irresistible dash of the infantry.
Tha French captures at Ablain amount- ed to 1,000 prisoners, guns, a howitzer, and quick-firers and tons of ammunition.
FIERCE FIGHTING.
PARIS, May 16th. 6.30 p.m.
Today's communiqué states:-- The Germans made three counter- attacks at Steenstraate, the third at dawn being the most violent. All were repulsed with heavy losses.
but they were utterly exhausted and wers easily driven back.
YPRES IN FLAMER.
The enemy was now throwing incendiary shells on Ypies, and the town was blazing fiercely in several places. The last time Ypres was so bombarded it synchronised with the abandonment of the effort to capture the city.
A British aeronaut had a marvellous escape. He lost control of his machine and looped the Joop at the height of 6,000 feet, regained his seat, and landed safely. In all the duals in the air the British are invariably excessful,
Two deeds of tremendous heroism are vate worked a machine-gun, mowing reported. During the gas attack, a pri
down the enemy until be finally collapsed, choking and blinded by the gas. He died next day. A British machine gunner guns against the enemy until he was over- whelmed by vast masses of Germans.
the windows and balconies of the latter building being filled with applauding the 'demonstrators,
persons
Similar demonstrations took place st
·Naples and Genoa.
GERMANY'S SUBMARINE
WARFARE.
AMERICA SAYS IT MUST CEASE.
WASHINGTON, May 17th High American circles declare that arbitration to settle United States claims
will be unsatisfactory unless Germany
We captured six machine guns and a at Fromellos used two German machine suspends submarine warfare on merchant mortar.
M. Piastro,
Weiniausky
--Ballade Cream con Variacions)... Grieg
A. Miravitch.
PART TWO.
(b.) Sicilienne (e.) Caprice
M. Piastro. 5(a) Prebole G moll (b) Au convent (r.) Rhapsodie No. 15
A. Mirovitch.
SPLENDID ENDURANCE.
4-(e) Praeludioni and Alegro
Paganini-Kreislei Bach-Aner
Mr. Jenkin (for the defendants) con- Paganini-Auer
sented to the order and said he only "de- The failure of the Germans was due to
sired to repeat what he had said before. Itachmaninoff the splendid endurance of the British, His cliente were merely the selling agents Barodie who beld the line under a fre which again for the proprietors of the soap in Japan, List and again blotted out whole lengths of and as soon as the facts were brought to the defences and killed the defenders by their notice they did what they could to Ga.) Ave Maria Sel thert-Wilhelmi scores. The services rendered here can stop the sale of the soap, and helped tho
(b.) Carnival Russe Wieniawsky only truly be estimated in the light of plaintiff in every way they could.
M. Piastro.....
fature events, but they undoubtedly con-
Mr. Potter said this was so. H.E. the Governor and Lady May,tributed to the striking success of the His lordship made an order as and family attended the concert.
Frenchmen farther south,
quested.