A
THE WAR.
DARDANELLES
STORY.
FORMIDABLE TURKISH POSITIONS.
FRENCH PROGRESS.
BRESLAU? SEVERELY DAMAGED.
THE WEAR EAST
{THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT
[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGINDY.}
FRESH PROGRESS.
PARIS, June 12th. 4.50 p.n
THE DARDANELLES.
FORMIDABLE TURKISH
POSITIONS
LONDON, June 13th.
Reater's correspondent at the Dar danelles, in a despatch on the 3rd instant,
Bays:
From the deck of the historie transport, River Clyde, I have a close view of the! activities at two British landing beaches. A dozen large transporte and numerous maller craft are busy landing men and horses and hundreds of tons of stores, unhampered by the enemy. Doubtless similar scenes are being enneted on other
beaches along the northern coast-
The Army ashore is stili engaged in extending and straightering their front
To-day's communiqué says:-
Wo have made fresh progress in tho lower region of Buval, north of Lorette,
PARIS, June 13th. 12.40 am.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 14TH 1915.
(THROUGE REUTER'S › ACENOT;]" GERMAN AGITATOR LEAVES” AMERICA.
LONDON, June 13th. Horr Dornburg, who since the outbreak of war has been in the United States.
actively trying to create a public opinion favourable to Germany, has sailed from New York for Germany.
AMERICAN CABLES.
[FROM THE MANILA CARLENEWS.}\
US. FLEET, NOT TO GO THROUGH CANAL.
RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Glancing over a Shanghai paper a day or two age; I noticed that the Secretary of the Overseas Club in the Model Settle-
ment requested members of the Club to display the nationst flag on the King's WASHINGTON, June 8th.
Birthday The Overseas Club in Shang- The Navy Department announced last hoi is a largo and flourishing institution, night that the contemplated voyage of the and I presume the dag must have boan Atlantic fleet to the Pacific coast, follow- ing the opening of the Panama Canal in
very much in evidence on the King's July, has been abandoned owing to the birthday. But in Hongkong on that day, danger of a canal klockade due to slides.and also on Empire Day, the number of Union Jacks in evidence could THE PACIFIC MAIL CO. have been counted on the fingers of vie hand. As I passed through the streets on the King's birthday and noted the absence of the old flag, I thought: "What Hongkong on any Chinese national holi
contrast this to the appearance of
MORE CONTEMPTIBLE GERMAN WORK IN AMERICA'
NEW YORK, June 12th.
SAN FRANCISCo, June 7th. The Evening Sun says the authorities
Officials of the Pacific Mail Steamship have proof that the Lusitania “affidavits Company announced on Saturday night plot" originated at the office of Captairments would be received after the month
that no more contracts for freight ship Boy-Ed, the German Naval Attaché.
ger bookings after that date would be sub- ject to cancellation.
SERIOUS MINERS' STRIKE IN SILESIA.
LONDON, June 12th, The Forwacris (Berlin) says there is a
|
Is there something brewing? This is the tail-end of a conversation between twɑ Kowloon householders which I was forced
to overhear.
A-Yes, and I am forced to live in such surroundings owing to lack of decent houses; refuse tips one sido, cats and things the other, and elementary piano-music, on the ather.
B-Have you complained!
Yes, heaps of times, but no result. What we want is a Itatepayers' Association.
Brilliant idem. I have thought of that for many a long day. Now, if we had a R.A. we could force the hands of these official prigs and sprigs and also put up a bold face to landlords whose energies seem centred in inflating rents!
4. You are quite right~~~~, and, betweom you and I, I have spoken to several peuple on this very 'subject and they agree with mo that smelt an Association should be formed." the Council are quite good chaps in their Rently, you know, our unofficial members on
of July. It was also stated that passen day when almost every other house in the way, but they, merely talk and nro. then
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO,
WASHINGTON, June 7th. According to unofficial. reports which
Chinese business quarters of the city dis plays the flag of the Republic. We stem to want an active branch of the Oversens Chub in Hongkong.
metaphorically sat upon. Yes, & Ratepayors' Association is the thing for us:-
Yes, and how shall we go about it? A-Well my idea is this, that Then the Ferry pulled up, and these two public-spirited Kowlooners dashed Is there not a groot desk away home.
have been received here General. Poncho A startling announcement may be serious miners' strike at Neurode, Silesia, Villa and General Zapata have become-re-expected in the Colony shortly-Let us in what they said! Why not have u on the question of wages. The numbers conciled again with Venustiano Carranza lead up to it gently. Many readers will Ratepayers' Association with a time limit
of the strikere are increasing hourly. HOLLAND ADDING TO HER
NAVY
THE HAGUE, June 12th.
The total amount of the Bill for the and also in the region of the Labyrinth.extension of the Fleet, is 20,000,000 florins. There is a thick fog over the sector north The first instalment of F1.0,000,000 will be divided equally between the Naval and of Arras.
Indian Budgets. Two cruisers cach cost- ing F1:0,000,000, and four submarines, each costing F11,750.000, are to be con- structed. A further increase in the Naval Budget is demanded for the construction of six seaplanes, FOREIGNERS LEAVE MEXICO.
VERA CRUZ, June 12th, Five hundred foreigners from Mexico Cffy have arrived here by a special train, An American transport will convey them
The Paris evening communique, says: — Along the whole sector north of Arras the onemy sought, by a violent bombard ment, to hamper our organisation of the conquered positions.
replied effectively..
Our artillery
A German counter-attack south-fast_of
Hebaterno was repulsed,
by means of nocturani rushes and much ITALIAN FRONT spade work. The enemy's artillery tras
lately been more active than ever. His morning and evening "hates," as the soldiers call his daily bombardments, hava heen longer and more vieous. Our front Frenches are little bothered by the hom- hardments, whose objective is the landing beaches, the reserve trenches and the reat
camps,
which are consequently perfect rabbit-warrens of suciter-pits and dug -outs. The men, however, are contemptuous
of cover, mid show themselves freely.
THE POSITIONS EXAMINED.
(IRROUGH REUTEIL'S 'AGENCY:]
ITALIANS AT GRADISCA.
LONDON, June 13th.
The Italians are firmly established at Gradisca, which, it is now announced, was captured some days ngo. GENERAL.
{THROUGH RESTER'S AGENCY.]
THE MUNITIONS MACHINE.
LONDON, June 13th.
to Galveston,
(HAVAS TELEGRAM.)
FRENCH STOCK ADVANCES.
PARIS, June 10th. French Stock low stands at F. 74.95, a rise of F.1.05 from yesterday's quotation.
[Telegrams received on Saturday, and published in an “Extra” on Sunday, will be found on rope a
in an effort to secure recognition by the United States.
recall that the Public Works Department
An unconarmed report from Vera Cruz sara that the Villa, forces have been crusli- ed by Obregon's army at Leon. A
The army transports Kilpatrick and Buford have left Galveston for Vera Cruz to pick up refugees who are leaving the country. The British charge d'affaires in Mexico City has arranged for the safe transportation of all foreigners from the in excess capitul. The journey will be made by Consequently; horseback and automobile over the moan- tain trails and roads as inr as Pachuca, harbour where a railroad train will be in waiting menced, which will conduct the refugees to Vern Cruz.
The situation is growing more warlike cach day and it is apparent that the Government is getting ready for active intervention.. The effect of President Wilson's warning to the Mexican factions is not apparent, the leaders scemingly fail ing to take any notice of it.
at
***
to speeches ! Glorious idea. came in for scathing criticism regarding | Scene: A tennis court in Hongkong The delay in the completion of the Law on which a strenuous game of trugles is Courts and the new Post Office. Both being played to the death, and two ladies buildings were not completed for some taking a most intelligent interest in the years after the original contract dates, progress. Brain wave passes over the the cost of both was vastly countenance of one of these fair ones end, and
of the original estimates, so that all ena hear (and enjoy), sha when the costly refuge exclaims seriously, and with evident Mongkoktsui was co enjoyment at her great discovery My the Unofficial Members of dear, I see it now; you put one ball into
called the Couneil
for periodica the net and one ever?? I was sitting view quite close to the hotelligent young thing “progress reports with * to keeping the Department up to the and almost diert as the result of cruelly mark. I haven't noticed any reference compressed laughter.
RODERICK RANDOM. to these "progress reports" lately in the proceedings of the Legislative Council, but
RICSHA COOLIES ON STRIKE I learn that the whole of the work on the
IN MACAO. new typhoon refage will be completed next month-three months before the con-
From Nogales comes the report that ten cowboys and miners fully armed crossed the Mexican baundary line yesterday and defying a Mexican force of 150 mon re-tract date. Be careful, Mr. Printer, to scued some boys who had been kidnapped print it in italics. I think I cast add on American soil and taken across the that the cost will not exceed the estimate.
Border..
It was not moonlight bathing Wednesday last at North Point, simply because the moon absolutely refused to do
OBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT OF RULE OF ROAD.
The riedra coulies of Macao, rebelling against the recent strong enforcement of the rule of the road, in Macao, went on In days strike at 1 o'clock on Saturday. before motor-cars became the band of their
The American posse entered the Mexican camp just across the line and leveling their weapons held up the Mexican colonel in full view of 150 of his men, who made no attempt to defend their leader. The brave band thea rescued the boys and rebis silvery shure, but this dil and prevent lives, the ricsha coolies were wont to turned to the American gide of the border, triomphaut.
HỒNGKONG'S FINANCES.
The financial statement for the month of March, 1915, published in the Gazette is as follow
a large crowd of people assembling and propel their vehicle on any side of the road that their vagrant fancy directed, taking full advantage of the facilities for and seemingly they have not been able enjoyment provided by the Tramway Co completely to throw off this old habit, The band played selections, admirably i The advent of the motor-car is Macao, suited to the general atmosphere of fairy and the considerable increase of late-
the Macao lights and fun, and though there were in motoring, prompted some who complained of the perversity of authorities to warn the coolies implicitly
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
the pale orb, the majority did not serni to follow the rule of the road. The To care one jut; they simply revelled in the emolies apparently treated the warning Balanes of assets und habili
ties on 28th February, 1915. $2,132,081, water, and, under cover of the darkness, lightly, and went along in their old sweet. Revenue from 1st to 31.
indulged in the new water game of "sub- March, 1915.
wey? The annoyance thus caused 827,700.99
marings. A happy circle of bathers would teame somewhat prouonne:d, with the $3,900,091.42 bo splashing away at each other in op result that twenty coolies were recently of those exhilirating surf stunts When, } prosecuted by the Macao Government, and ......_914,025.10.
with aloest dramatic suuldenress, one of
exemplary, punishment inufleted. Tho .$3,045,160.6), the circle would sercam and disappear and
a new head would emerge where the other and they went on strike sa a protest.
coolies liberty-loving nature rebelleu, had disappeared-"submarined" in view The coolies in Macao ere not noted for THE PRECEDENT OF KOREA. of land! Great sport can be derived from this war game, and quantities La reproducing from a Peking paper an account of the mass meeting held in the of a water may be swallowed with gurite! Central Park in the interests of the happy results: National Salvation Fund, the Seoul Press (Japanese), which is the semi-official organ of the Governmeht-General of Cho-
Expenditure from 1st to 33×L
March, 1915...
Balance
THE 40TH PATHANS. "I spent some time in the reservo Mr. Lloyd George, continuing his cam
Following is the letter written by Sir trenches to-day examining the enemy'spaign of furthering the output of Arnold Whit? to the Times, to which refer- position. Our front trench line is visible munitions, was given an ovation by once has been previously runde in our less than a mile away. Four hundred
crowds a: Bristol. Ho said that columas: yards beyond was the enemy's frat
SinThe letter of Eyo-Witness published all were already working with such in The Times of today speaks of the gallan trench, loopholed at overy yard. Behind
devotion that there would soon be try of a battalion of Pathans," and of this came rows upon rows of Turkish ||
one of their British officers" being hit Vie-four times before he died. May I lift the trenches.
The view is bounded on the no shirkers in Great Britaio. left and right by the Achibaba Barrier, tory was impossible without engineer veil? The 40th Pathans, not unknown as The Forty Thieves," recently arrived at with the central peak about 1 miles to fill reserves of shells incessantly to the front from Hongkong in a state of the distant from our front as the crow flies, hammer the Germans. He said that Lord highest efficienes. They had a desperate Trenches and galleries have been worked Kitchener had recalled skilled men fromsiness to tackle, and in their night attark aver open ground Captain Dalmahoy fell, in it all the way up, as also on the the Colours to the workshops, and he after being wounded six times the bravest of the brave. Captain Christopher fell in flanking spurs.
On the crest is a strong appealed to Trade Unionists to relax their the same grand way. Major Perkins died Achibaben, stretching across regulations and thus enable girls and filed or wounded. Lapinin Waters sen, observes that history repeats itself. ing without the moon, raises a by no
Writing of moonlight bathing, or bath redoubt.
were Captain is the Peninsula is one of the strongest unskilled Inbour to be employed.
lying in spital with a bullet through his The reading of the above extract recalls me original subject. Why cannot brain. Only one captain and three sub-
the eventful day's witnessed in Seoul fol- positions any Army ever held or captured
alterns remain with the regiment. Captain lowing on the protectorate of Kores something more be done to relieve the Waters recently had five days leave from the undertaken by Japan several years ago. monotony of a summer's existence in the trenches, and devoted one of them to a
As happened in Peking, so in Seoul thou Colony, by way of al fresco entertain- sands of excited people gathered, made village recruiting meoting. He may roenver,
fery speeches, offered money to the so- Subadars Jehandad Khan and Jem Kokkor called National Redemption Fund, cursed The fact that so aany people gathered at meats or band concerts in the evening? were killed. The men are in fine spirit after Japan, bled themselves, cried and wept North Point, when the moon was it! their ordeal-proud of the worthy part of Their sentiment was all right, but their the "izza" they have earned, and ready forced. The 40th Pathans have made good. Windmill Cottage, Farnham Comraon,
in this war.
THE TURK NERVOUS
fresh places.
WARNEFORD'S VICTORIA
CROSS.
LONDON, June 19th.
I um. Sir, your obedient servant,
ARNOLD WHITE
May 6th.
meckness of mildness, and some amount of trouble was reasonably expected. Suitable tusasures were laken, however, and the strikers remained more or less
soulies to join in with them. passive, except that they attempted to intimidate privately employed ricelu
According to latest advices the strike still continues.
SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING CO.. LTD.
Messrs. Vernon & Smyth inform us of
London agents announcing the declaration of a dividend
"I saw nothing comparable to it in
The London Gazette, recording the Flanders, except, perhaps, Messines and!
Between us and Achibaba awarding of the Victoria Cross to Flight Wytschacte.
action was foolish. No amount of big shining, and when there was every indica-the receipt on Saturday morning of a the ground is intersected by nullahs,
Sub-Lieutenant Warneford, for "most for another slap at the enemy when rein-words uttered and hot tears shed will save lion of heavy rain, merely goes to show felegram from their affording excellent cover for the troops conspeious bravery," says he chased the
a nation unless the people, recognize in what position their country stands and how much such diversions are looked for. of 5/- per share by the above Company. The Zeppelin from the coast of Flanders to and hiding-places for Maxims.
If it were possible to have band concerts act accordingly, not in a sentimental way, but resolutely doing all they can to im in the Gardens, for instance, I do not think ed that the dividend of 5/- per share is Ghent and dropped bombs on the airship
Subsequent telegraphic advice explain-. Turk, despite these advantages, is not
prove themselves, karning from nations satisfied. Our airmen report that the from a height of only one to two hundred
ahead of theer, and developing their people would really go out of their way the final payment for 1914, making 7ƒ- Turk is constantly and feverishly digging feet. I took him fifteen minutes to
Ito spared nothing to save Koren, but restrictions regarding ago and so on could distributions will be made yearly, the strength and resources. The late Prince to run wild over the flower beds. Little in all for that year. In future only two restart his engine when he landed in a
the Korean people would not follow his be introduced which would quite diplo interim dividend in January and the final lead, offering obstacle after obstacle to "It is generally estimated that the bussile country, chemy is able to bring four to five Corps to THE “PRINZ EITEL'S" CREW. the defence of Gallipoli, but the English,
New Yons, June 12th, French and Australasians are in the best The authorities are investigating the of spirits, nod are confident of their disappearance of Lieutenant Braner and ability to expel the enemy from any some of the crew of the Prin: Bitel Fried- position.
Tick. They are believed to have left the "I learn that Maidos and the enemy's country in contravention of their parole headquarters at Chanak suffered severely] from fires ensuing on the Naval bombard-
ment. 1
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH BLUTED'S AGENCY.)
BRESLAU" SEVERELY
DAMAGED,
MADRID, June 12th,
The German arrested at Gibraltar is not the Captoin, but one of the other officers of the Prin: Eitel.
GUNS FOR AEROPLANES. | INTERESTING FIND ON INTERNED
GERMAN LINER.
Roue, June 12th.
PETROGRAD, June 13th. The Giorno Italia says that guns and It is officially announced that the ex. machine-guns fe mounting on aeroplanes German light erniser Breslau was engaged have been discovered concealed in the hull by two Russian destroyers, which severely of the Hamburg-American linen Bayern, damaged Ler.
which was interned at Naples in August.
particulars, of the career of the late wa
A London paper gives the following thin John Francis Cecil Dalmahoy, 40th Pathans, Indian Army. He was the younger son of Major-General and Mes Dalmahoy, of 13. Buckingham-terrace, Edingburgh, and fell north of Ypres on April 26th. He entered the Service is. second lieutenant unattached in January, 1891, and in the following year was gatted to the Indian Army, in which he obtained his captaincy in 1910. In 1903-4′′ he saw active service in Thibet, being, pro- sent at the action at Niani and on the operations in the Mohmand country, march to Lhassa; he also took part in the
Capt. Dalmahoy was with the regiment in Hongkong last year. He was married and Mrs. Dalmahoy was here with him.
The diffienities between Mr. Churchill and Lord Fisher inspired outsiders, who sought to embroil two strong-killed patriotic men, says the Siar. The intri-, guers used the Dardanellis campaign to intensify the differences, though Earl Kitchener was perfectly satisfied with the operations under the circumstances. The Prime Minister thereupon determined to secure a Cabinet of sufficient authority to squelch personal disputes. The Star adds that Mr. Balfour and Mr. Bonar Law behaved splendidly, but recalls the facts that coalitions have proved unlucky for England.
CANADIAN OFFICER CRUCIFIED,
wood
The quotation in London on Friday was 4 middle, an advance of 2/- on tais week.
RONGKONG AND OPIUM.
At the annual meeting of the Society for the Suppression of the Opium Trade held in London on April 27th the following rezolution was passed: --
his efforts undertaken for their benefit,matically prevent that sort of thing, and in July. It seems to us that China is now repeating then we on this (Hongkong) side of the whist Korea did.
water would really have no great reason to complain. Each time I visit the. Gardens and gaze upon that gaunt looking Bandstand (?) which now fre An ofheer of the Leicestershire Regiquently fills the undignified role of a ment writes that the Canadians in the recent battle near Ypres were forced to refuge for sleepy coolies, I am forced to managed to crawl to the main body with occupied by a well-groomed band, the abandon a
A wounded man think of what might have Lien; the stand
the news that a popular major had been crucified by the Germans.
gardens daintly decked out with fairy On hearing this a subaltern gathered lights, and people perambulating quite a party of enraged Canadians, and proposed to recapture the wood. contagion spread rapidly. The 5th Leicester Territorials and others joined the attackers. When the wood was taken the Leicesters found one of their men The courage of the sheilarly crucified. Canadians and the Leicesters resulted in the recapture of four guns.
The
shely in and out among the walks. And this little picture could be realised with- out the necessity of superbuman effort.
"This meeting respectfully invites the attention of the Colonial Secretary to the continuance of the retail sale of opium to the Chinese population of Hongkong, the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States, and British North Borneo, whilst throughout the greater part of China the
recog-
sale of the drag is effectively prohibited. It trusts that the Secretary of State will It is always interesting-if not flatter- not recede from the spirit of the telegram ing-to see ourselves as others see us.addressed by his predecessor to the The following passage, therefore, which Governor of Hongkong in 1908: "His
Majesty's Government".. is taken from the examination papers of sise that it is essential in dealing with the a Chinese student, will appeal to York-opium question in Hongkong that we must act up to the standard set by the shiremen in the Colony:---
Chinese Government." It also recalls the fact that in 1908 the Chinese Chamber o Commeres at Singapore resolved, amongst other things, That after five years opium- smoking should be prohibited, and the im portation of the drug prohibited.'"
Q-What is an aborigine? A-A ravage beast of the baser sort. Q-Who were the aborigines of EPE
A German officer's bomb in the recent battle in the Carpathians exploded prema turely, splinter severely wounding the hoir to the Austrian tarone in the right. leg. Austria is striving to keep the inci- | land↑. deat secret.
A, Yorkshiremen,