THE WAR.
ZURUM AIRL
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 12TH, 1915.
́(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENUY,]
GERMAN-AMERICAN CRISIS,
AMERICA TO ASSERT HER RIGHTS!
GERMANY AND AMERICA. owing to Germany's unsatisfactory reply.
A CRISIS
REACHED.
BRITISH EXTEND GAINS.
GENERAL BOTHA'S ACHIEVEMENT.
SUCCESS OF WAR LOAN.
COMPULSORY SERVICE COMING.
SENERAL.
[BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE CABLE.]
GENERAL BOTHA'S SUCCESS.
LONDON, July 10th.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.)
NEWSPAPER PRAISE.
RUSSIAN FRONT
[TEROVOH-REUTER'S AGENCY.)
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
The Chinese aviator who rejoices in the
The Singapore Government is endoav-name of Tom Gunn should be able to ouring to pass a Bill with the object of coat upon better patronago when he PUSHING THE ENEMY BACK, achieving something which in Hongkong make his flights at Shatin Valley than the has been cocured by voluntary effort, last aviator who visited the Oolong re VIGOROUS RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.cely, if Compulsory Training Bill. Aceived.
WASHINGTON, July 11th. The German-American orisis is acute
PETROGRAD, July 10th. A communiqué sa 81- Officials, despite reticence," admit that
Our offensive is extending along the Germany is endeavouring to evade the whole region south of Labin. The enemy whole question, and has wholly ignored continues to retreat, vainly attempting to the principles for which the United States hold us. Wahave up to the present taken stands. It is argued that now is the time15,000 prisoners. for the assertion of American rights.
RRITISH WAR LOAN.
HEAVY SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM"
BANKS.
LONDON, July 9th. Among the latest contributions to the War Loun are:= London County mid Westmin-
ster Bank London City and Midland
Bunk
Lloyd's
FATAL GERMAN HASTE,
ATTEMPT TO SECURE RUSSIAN RAILWAY FAILS.
PETROGRAD, July 9th,
He was a Russian
At the time
a recent meeting of the Council the Bill Chine was at "outs" with Russia, and passed through-the-Committee stage, but, the Chinese public showed how little when it come up for the third and final minded they can be at times by anani- reading was held over to await instrucmously agring not to see the flights, tions from the Home Government. Singa- which under happier political conditions pore must surely realise its needs in the they would have gone out to Shatin in Gunn will be direction of adequate militar protee their thousands to witness, tion, but it is obvious from the step which the third aviator to visit the Color with has been taken that the Home Government machine, and now that we are daily wish to have a say in the matter. "Com-being told of the exploits of airmen as the pulsory training" may sound wetremely front, the popular interest in the subject aggressive to lovers of liberty, but in these ought to make it certain that the crowd strenuous times the necessary protection, if going out coituess Gunn's flights will be it cannot be secured in far distant British very much larger event than the crowd Colonies by the patriotic spirit of its make which witnessed at Shatin Valley, about inkabtants, must be achieved by the only five years ago, the first flight made by other alternative, even though compulsion of making that fight belongs to a French- an aeroplane in the Colony. The honour is an ugly word. Taking a general survey man-and the exhibition was arrangond ta
German agents!
The front on which the battle to the south of Lublin is now proceeding is prae tically identical with that from which the Austrian invasion was driven back at the £20,000,000 commencoment of the war. It begins at of Hongkong, with its Volunteers, Special Josefow, on the Vistula, 35 miles due south Reserves, and Police Reserves, one cannot. £21,000,00 from the fortress of Ivangorod, passes six but feel' prowd at being a member of such £21,000,000 miles north of Krasnik, bends southward £1,000,000 along the valley of the Bug to the Head-
a patriotic little Colony. No reflection contributes quarters on the Zolotolipa, or the Golden on Singapore, of course.
Limo Tree River. Sixteen miles of this
The Police Reserves are to be congratu- front, between Josefow and Urzendova. constitute an admirable Russian defensive lated upon the appearance which they position in broken, wooded, mountainous presented in their spotless new white ani- country. Tho Russians now have
National Bank of Tadin
The last-named Bank also £500,000 on behalf of customers.
SOUND CITY SUPPORT.
LONDON, July 11th.
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With Europe such an unattractive place for holiday makers this season, one hoped to see almost the entire stream of the American tourist traffe diverted to the Orient. have had fewer American tourists visiting But, singularly enough, we the Far East then for many years past. appeals so strongly to the average Ameri It is the round-the-world trip that
LONDON, July 11th.' The newspapers give promtience to
City estimates already bring up thrithe advantage of the railways, and ferms on the occasion of their first public can tourist-getting on a ship at New arc fighting with their backs to parade on Friday evening. Some of the York and doing Europe and Asis and General Botha's achievement Articles War Loan to £700,000,000, in largo the Ivangoro Brestilitovsk fortified men of Falstaffian proportions in the
theney Home vid San Francisco. The Hamburg-America liners which · U∙17F a railwayleas country. Their rear is now scribe over $200,000,000. There will be a roadless desert. The immediate object
home-madio doubtless laid up in some friendly port till the end of the war, and the regular
tinguished from the sen!
The Governor-General of the Union of by military exports exhaustively describe amounts, of which the banks alone sub-line, while their adversaries Le British platoons could not-have been dis-usually chartered for those trips aro South Africa-telegraphs to the Becretary the formidable matare of the Gorman F-some-increase-before the loan closes of the invaders was to reire the Cholm article. Speaking generally, the marele Pacifie liners do not seem to have greatly of State for the Colonies that on 9th Julyparations, the difficulties of the country night, but the bonds and vouchers re- Lublin-Ivangorod Railway. It was the ing was good and the evolutions were benefitted in consequence. The simple
municated:-
was
officially com-
the following
From Defence Headquarters, Pretoria, July 9th, 2 a.ar. Generall Botha accepted Governor Seitz's surrender of all German
forces in South West Africa.
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Hostilities have ceased and the cam- paign has thus been brought to a success. ful conclusion.
.....
Practically the whole of the citizen forces will be brought back to the Union as quickly da available transport facilities permit.
{THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.) CONQUERED ENEMY IN SOUTH- WEST AFRICA.
PRETORIA, July 10th.
and the organistation of the Union Forces which had hitherto been imperfectly appreciated hers owing, apparently, to the effortless repidity of the victory. They also pay a tribute to General Botha's
brilliant Lieutenants, and especially Smuts, bracketing the two soldier States
meB,
COMPULSION COMING.
LORD KITCHENER ANNOUNCES HIS INTENTION.
*
LATER.
a fnet
main open and will swell the total for Centre outmarching the Wing in anxiety carried out very creditably for such
to reach the railways that formed a deep
that Americans are not going some months to come.
salient which was badly mauled by the young corps, while the precision with mit business rols travelling of much of abroad this year. The passport and per Russian counter-attacks.
which the manual exercises were perform its pleasure, Besides, the Panama ed left little, if anything, to be desired: Exposition is ou and the American If an equally good exhibition, is given at Tourist Agencies are doubtless divorting the inspection by Major-General Kelly season to the great show at San Francisco. practically the entire tourist taffic of the
Large subscriptions have been made to
The Right Hon. Sir John Simon, în a speech, said that Mr. Lloyd George had assured him that the City's support of the loan bad fulfilled his expectations.
QUARTELS IN HIGH PLACES.
REGRETTABLE ANIMOSITIES AND
the War Loan, which closed yesterday.
RIVALRIES.
LONDON, July 10th.
FRANDO-BELGIAN FRONT
[THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.)
GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED.
Paris, July 10th. 6.10 p.m. Today's communiqué says:-We.
res pulsed Gorman attacks north of Arras.
A German attack on the Perthes and Beausejour front was caught by our artil
RODERICK RANDOM..
this evening, the Deputy Superintendent, Mr. F. C. Jokiu, and his officers will have good reason to feel that their efforts) have been well rewarded. At the outset | HONGKONG'S WATER SUPPLY. the corps was regardeil with derision and referred to in terms the rerers: of compli- mentary, but that. of course, is the kind of encouragement usually accorded to new
the 1st July the storage, in the City and The monthly water return shows thrit on
Hill District waterworks level amounted
to 447.75 million gailors, as compared
Mr. Lloyd George's retort to Lord Hallery and machine guns, and dispersed with movementa, and if they survive it they give with 59.19 at the same time last year. The
LONDON, July 9th. Lord Kitchener, speaking at the Guild. dane is the engrossing topic in the Lobby. Members are bewildered, ant some vre ball, said that their thoughts naturally openly taking sides, while others are turned to the splendid efforts of the Mr. Asquith will furnish when be ia ques- awaiting information which it is hoped Dominions, and of India who from the tioned on Monday. The concensus of
selves alongside Britain.
The armed
heavy losses.
FRENCH AIRMEN'S RAID,
PARIS, July 10th.
French aeroplanes bombarded the
cantonments, dropping bombs and darts.
BOMBARDMENT OF"
earliest days of the war had ranged thempien is in math aquirrel at the pre-stations of Anaville, Bayneville, and
is most unseemly, The opponents of Lord Haldane assert The German force which has surrendered forces of Indie were the first to take the that an intrigue is afoot to restore him to
the Government. in South-West Africa was composed of 201 officers and 2,166 men, with 37. field-guns and 22 machine-guns.
field.
How unfortunate the incident is is evi- Adverting to recruiting, he emphasised denced by the rumours to the effect that if General Von Donop does not resign Mr. the splendid response up to the present, Lloyd George will, and if General Von but said he had now to make another de-Donop goes Lord Kitchener will resign. mand on the manhood of the country.
"We have now happily reached that mense fatigues and privations, in hailed period when the troops in training can be nation will not enduro rivalries and ant guns.
GERMANS COMPLETELY OUT- GENERALLED.
General Botha's great triumph, after im-
with the utmost satisfaction.
The Ger- supplied with arms, material, and socom-
The papers emphasise that the strength of the patic and feeling on the war is shown the Register Bill, and point out that the in the utter collapse of the opposition to
mosities among its leaders.
mans were completely out-generalled, ont-medation to make them efficient soldiers. | AUSTRALIA AND THE WAR.]
manœuvred, and outwitted.
UNION TROOPS INCESSANT MARCHING.
It is clearly inexpedient to shout abroad the numbers required. But I might inti- mate my intention to endeavour to secure
MELBOURNE, July 10th..
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Andrew Fisher announced the creation of Minister of Marine, to assist the Mini:
The heartiest congratulations have boon through the Regster Bill the services of ster of Defence. Also the introduction Bent to General Botha, who attributes who for gcod or indifferent reasons have
the final envelopment of the enemy to incessant marching day and night of
hitherto held back.
great distances, at great speed, and with us take herd of the great opportunity
He pays a fine tribute to
out water. his gallant troops,
CONGRATULATIONS ON HIS ACHIEVEMENT.
LONDON, July 11th. Mr. Bonar Law has cabled Sir Charles on General congratulations
Buxton
offered."
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Mr. Churchill, in a brief, stirring speech, said that every undertaking he had given regarding the work of the Navy had been carried out, and Britannia ruled the
(Laud cheers.). He earnestly. urged that discord should be allowed to
a National Register Blil, and the appointi ment of a non-Party Committee, including two representatives from each State, to which questions relating to the war will The solemn hour is now striking. Let be referred by the Commonwealth.
BIG FIRE IN BERLIN CHEMICAL WORKS.
AMSTERDAM, July 10th." A big fire has broken out in the United Chemical Works. at Charlottenburg, suburb of Berlin.
AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT
(THROUGH REVIER'S AGENCY.)
AUSTRIAN ATTACKS
wares.
Botha's brilliant generalship, and also on die, and that our hate should be kept for
the bravery of the troop.
PRETORIA, July 11.
Lord Kitchener, cabling congratulations to Sir Louis Botha, says: We warmly welcome you and the South Africans who aan join na,"
GENERAL BOTHA'S REPORT
PRETORIA, July 11th.
General Botha reports that the com-
our foe.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF SULTAN OF EGYPT.
ALEXANDRIA, July 10th.
.prayers
A's the Sultan was going to yesterday morning a homb thrown from a window and fell at the feet of the
was
bined work, under difficult conditions, horses. The bomb, fortunately, did not
resulting in the surrender of the Germans reflects the greatest credit on all Staffs, He also says that "the mounted-brigades. participating were principally drawn from the Transvaal and the Orange Free
explode. The criminal escaped The Sultan performed his devotions ard went for his usual drive in the afternoon.
ABORTIVE."
Rome, July 10th. A communiqué mentions that Austrian attacks on various points of the Front have been repulsed.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
free while the marches of the infantry PREMIER AND WAR MINISTER burg-America Line has aade a declaration
ank high among military achi, vements, General Larkin was entrusted with the taking and surrender of the Germans.
AT THE FRONT.
LONDON, July 9th. Mr. Asquith and Lord Kitchener, by the invitation of Sir John French, have been
One mounted and one infantry Brigade remain temporarily at Otavi to take charge of the prisones and material. The at the Front. from Tuesday to yesterday. German active officers retain their arms. They went everywhere, inspected the but give their parole and choose a place troops of all arms, met the King of the of anbode. The active troops will bBelgians, visited the headquarters of the intered retaining their rifles but no First and Second Armies, and inspected ammunition. The Reservists give up their
the Indian Cavalry Corns. arme, sign a parole and return to their homes. All the war material will be sur Kitchener visited the French troops in
the Arras region.
rendered to the Union.
Lord
it a stimulus.. Even the Volunteer Fore consumption of water in the City and Hill
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was regarded as t fit sabject for jeers and district during June totalled 174.00 il- sheers for many years until the South lion gallons by an estimated poulation of African War convinced even
the most 281,319 (an average per head per day of sceptical of its value. Where should we 22.3 gallons) as compared with a consump by not in the who led their scorsion of 118.34 by an estimated population of existence The Police Heserve, well of 257,718 (an average per head per day of drilled, well disciplined, and well prac | 15.3).
The services to houses in the Bider Main
upon it had succeeded in laughing Eit out
HARRASiced in musketry, possesses potentialities
CONTINUES.
PARIS, July 10th.
1.10 IT The evening communiqué says:- there being no infantry action. The enemy The day has been comparatively quiet, continued to bombard Arras with heavy Eleowhero there have been lively
urtillery actions.
BRITISH EXTEND THEIR GAINS.
છું.
of usefulness that cannot be disregarded districts were deconnected from the rider even by an economical Government. Al mains and the supply was given by strest ready, I am told, a healthy spirit of fountains up to the 29th June and an rivalry has sprung up between them and intermittent supply was given by the ridor the local Volunteers, and this should make maine in the Rider Main districts from for greater keenness and efficiency all the soch to the 30th June, 1914, round.
There was a constant supply in all districts dur- ing June of the present year: To-day the Civil Government takes over The storage on the 1st July in the Kow- all the duties connected with the loon Waterworks Was regulation of the arrival in and gallons, compared with 325.56 at the same 330.24 million departure Fof persons from the time last year. The consumption during
Colony.
The tribute was well-deserved June reached $3.79 million gallons by an which the Hon, Mr. Hewett paid to estimated population of 96,500 (on averago the efficient way in which these duties have of 11.5 per head per day) as compared been hitherto discharged by what His with a consumption of 39.81 (by de esti- Excellency the Governor described as
amated poulation of 94,700 an average per
SEVERAL EUROPEANS ROBBED,
ENEMY FALL BACK OVER CANAL
rather complicated organisation" con-head per day of 14 gallons) last year. sisting of the Provost Marshal's Staff LONDON, July 9th, (who issued permits and passports, and Field-Marshal Sir John French reports saw that no person, other than Chinese, that since the 6th and 7th the enemy has left the Colony without one), the Naval BURGLARIES AT KOWLOON. made repeated attempts to retake his last Authorities (who are responsible for the trenches north of Ypres, but all counterexamination service at the entrancs to attacks were stopped by the successful co- the harbour), and the Police who assisted operation of our own and the French artil- generally. The only complaint I have. lers. In the morning, after a bombing heard and I have heard it often has rent in Kowloon, and the thieves seem in duel lasting two days and nights, laled to the inconvenience transient visi- all cases to have carried out their work the enemy fell back along the Canal, en- tors from ships passing through have been abling us to extend our gains. tared a machine gun and three trench mortars. The enemy's losses were severe, particularly in the attempted counter- attacks.
We cap-
[Telegrams received on Saturday, and published in an "Extra" on Sunday, will be found on page 6.]
LOCAL POLICE FOR THE FRONT.
The following twelve metubers have passed the medical examination prepara- jory to leaving for the Front :--
Police Sergeants Spillet. Barnett, Wakeford, Lefevre, and Philips.
Police Constables Bloor, Drury, Kelly, Ninre. Wilson, Sharton, and Sillis..
An epidemic of burglaries has broken
put to by having to attend at the Provas cleverly and muccessfully, leaving but Marshal's Office for the necessary permit little clue for the police to get to work to leave the Colony,
That, it appears, upon. Mr. Daniels, of 2, Carnarvon bas now been remedied by sending off spe--| cial officers to incoming passenger ships to Road, has reported to the police that dur issue those permite. No doubt this verging Thursday night a thief gained access desirable arrangement will be continued to his rooms by climbing the water spout Palice by the Police. The Central
Station, however,
ie almost and entering the bedroom, stole a small out-of-the-way Headquarters nickel watch, a fob with a gold medal,- and offices,
and tlic Anggestion 1 have made to the military authorities in this gether valued at $19. From another re- & cigarette case. The articles are all- column might be made now to the port it would see that the burglar went Police, viz., that it would be more con- to the rooms of Mr. Fisher, next door, and venient to the general public if the "Pass appropriated a rolled gold watch, worth Office were in sume more easily accessible 840, and an 18-carat gold lion with scal place say the City Hall o
the old attached, valued at $200. Sapreme Court Building.
16
Hart Avenue, a short distance away, also received a visit. Mr. Herron re- posts that on the same night a burglar gub into his premises and took $40 in notes and a chain with match-box and pen- cil attached, valued at $5.
Many people must have been somewhat staggered to read on Friday morning that the Legislative Council had voted SUM of cave seven thousand dollars to cuable German charitable institu- be carried on in tho TYPHOON SIGNAL CHANGES. tion must have left everybody satisfied BANK NOTE CIRCULATION. Colony; but the Governor's explatia
in
three
tions
wir put a stop to the flow of their bene month ended 30th June, 1915, as certified supported these institutions before the in reserve in Hongkong, during the volence; but it wa passed theby the managers of the respective banka
sympathy for
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.
THE NAVY'S STRANGLE- HOLD.
HAL DECLARED BANKRUPT.
Thi Government feelte wolifies the that the Council was doing the right thing following alterations
in the matter. The role was passed out The returns of the average aunt of 10 regard LONDON, July 10th.
f no sympathy or consideration for the Bank notes in circulation and of specia Germans who had founded and who largely hoisted (either red or black) all vestels Norwegian papers state that the Hao-typhoon signals:-
Should the local typhoon, signels be of bankruptcy,
may raise steam and shift berth.
If black signals are hoisted and haroms, tirely out THE NEAR EAST'
ter falls below 29.80 steamers are to shift inmates of these institutions, which was as follow to Kowloon Bay as soon as possible. All gre now under British control. I gather,
Banks. stean launches to proced to Chio Wan from His Excellency's statement that in or Mong Kok Tsui Shelter.
eluding the subscriptions in response to Chartered Bank of
India, All native craft to proceed to either the appeal inade by the Archdeacon of
Australia Mong Kok or Causeway Bay Shelter. Hongkong the Colony has had to provide and China $ 6,317,244 $5,000,000*
Ind Should the typhoon signals be hoisted a total of something like $16.000 tü exable Hongkong
Shanghai Banking by night all vessels may proceed to their these institutions to be carried on. It is respective shelters. When the signals are very doubtful. I think, if much German Corporation... 21,160,000 17,300.000 lowered all vesela may return to their support will be forthcoming again for Mercantile Bank of
institutions established
British India, Limited. 1923,030 200.0001- respective berths by day.
River store lying at their wharves Colonies, and the public would may proceed to Cheung Sha Wan, East be more reconciled to farnishing the cost of maintaining these institutions if they All steam launches and lighters proced-| bore names which did not continue to sugCmwn Agents valued at 6,850,000. ing to Chin Wan, must do so by channels gest that the funds for their maintenance West of Cheung Hue Island.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEKOT.]
THE ADEN RAID,
LONDON, July 10th, The Times remarks that the advent of the Turks and Arabs in Aden can be await
The only land ed with entire calmness. approach is narrow isthmu, and an attack by the whole of the Turkish Army The attacking could be repelled here.. force, with only field-guns, will probably content itself with a demonstration, though it can harry the tribes in our Protectorate.
of Stonecutters,
were still derived from Gerinan "souros.
Total
Average
Amannt.
Specio in Reserve.
.......$28,741 224 $23,900.000
* Sterling securities deposited with the
Securities with the Crown Agents £68,040.