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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 1918.
TURKISH OFFICERS' REVOLT.
FORTY-FIVE IN
CHAINS.
BRITISH ARTILLERY SUPERIORITY.
GERMAN SUBMARINE SHELLS CUMBERLAND COAST.
UNITED STATES
AND AUSTRIA.
THE LANDING AT GALLIPOLI.
"THE NEAR EAST
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) LANDING AT GALLIPOLL A. DEATHLESS STORY.
LONDON. August 18th. Vier-Admiral Rebek's despatch has the been issued on the landing ut
It gives technicnt mayal Dardanelles. details of a deathless story of the landing eloquent Ile -pyk Calliopli. 'nt tributes to the gallantry of the sister
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] TURKISH OFFICERS IN CHAINS,
REVOLT AGAINST GERMAN OFFICERS..
GENERAL.
THROUGH.REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NATIONAL REGISTRATION,
EXPERIENCES OF ENUMERATORS.
LONDON August 17th, Registration Sunday was occupied by the population of the United Kingdom in filling up the National Register forms which the army of voluntary workers delivered last week to be collected today. The enumerators had many difficult situations to deal with, especially in the cases of dwellers, in house boats and on caual barges, but their labours were 20 12 drahly lightened by the goodwill with which they were everywhere received.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'' UNITED STATES" "CRUSHING
REPLY" TO AUSTRIA. ·
A MUNITIONS QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, August 17th. The United States has sent a crushing reply to the Austrian Note regarding munitions. The Note emphasises that Germany and Austria furnished Great Britain with munitions during the Bo War, when despite, the commercial isolation of ver of the belligerents the Ger mans sold to Great Britain hundreds of thousands of kilos of explosives, gun- powder,cartridges, shot and weapons, aud Austria also similarly sold munitions ina dhe interpreters of Yiddish and other
languages have been very busyt smaller quantities." The United State Lappends a tably of these sales by Germany
and Austria,
The reply concludes by, stating that t Germany and Austria then refused to sell aring to Great Britain that to do would violate the spirit of
on the Kylied
strict neutrality, the Austrian Government night with greater consistency and fores urge its present contention." GERMAN SUBMARINE SHELLS THE CUMBERLAND COAST,
LONDON. August 16th.
It is officially annoyed that a sub- marine fired several shells at Parton, Harrington and Whitehaven early this morning. No imaterial damage was done
LONDON. August 16th. It is reported at Athens that 45 Turkish officers from Gallipoli have been sent in chains to Constantinople, following a revolt against the arroganes of German officers. Signs of revolution at Constantinople. service, saying that such actions as the arising out of the resentment of the Turks storming, of Scudnibahr by the 29th against the Germans, are already appar- and there were no casualties, Division must live in history for everent, especially as the new German Ambas- The heroism, daring and absolute con-sador lins proposed to bring German civil tempt for death which was displayed alone made the operations possible,
The Australasians were magnificent, und nothing could check such men. They set a standard as high as any army in the world, of which the Empire had every reason to be proud.
The Vice-Admiral also states that the great Traditions of the navy have been well maintained-,but that the list! of natnes and recommendations must lack dreds which passed gallant FINE-DY unobserved.
The specially -action___it
"It 1 adds: vice-Admiral
particular one mention
Com- rausi be that of mander Unwin and the two young officers and two seamen who assisted hira in establishing communication between the collier River Clyde and the beach at Sed- dulbahr,"
The Gazette announces that the fiva officers and men above-mentioned have Boen awarded the Victoria. Cross.
The despatch says that the lighters, which were to form a bridge from the River Clyde to the shore, drifted out of position, where upon Commander Edward Unwin, keing "bow things were going, stood up to his waist in the water under the heaviest fire and got the lightors info position, assisted by Midshipmen G. Drewry of the Hussar and W. S. Malleson of the Corn- wallis, and Seamen W: C. Williams and G. M. Samson, both of the Huasor.
The Gazette further announces that
officials to Conglantinople.
FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT
THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.] ARTILLERY SUCCESSES. GERMAN GASOMETERS AND FACTORY DESTROYED,
PARIS. August 16th. Today's communiqué states that there Has--been-
-a-violent portill duel all day at numerous points on the front
Our batteries inflicted great losses, and damaged enemy works. The enemy again bombarded St. Die.
BOMBS FOR CANTON. YOUNG CHINESE CHARGED AT
SWATOW NOTES.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
warm
THE MAGISTRACY
STATOW, August 10th. The case one before Mr. Lindsell at the
THE WEATHER. Magistracy yesterday in which
August thus far has been very Chinese Was charged with being in pogges, sion of explosive substances for an inlaw indeed. The highest temperature, in the ful purpose, and also with being in posses: shade; reported is 107deg. Such a tem sion of explosiva substances without theperaturo in calm weather makes life very consent of the Captain Superintendent of burdensome indeed, even when les drinks can, bo bad. The Chinese now know the cooling nature of ice and cater for the Police,
Mr. Hind, who appeared to defend,"
public in the stunts. As #vale foreign pleaded not guilty to the first charge bo communities in Swatow do not wander guilty to the second,
far afield from their own vicinity in the hot mason. Those who can afford it enjoy the bathing and cool breezes of Double Island, The sail hither and thither is.
The man, why was quite spectably
abon; to irardea Canton steaner. The tired, was arrested last week as he was
Special forms were, issued to the Jews baskets which he was carrying were found always refreshing, and the evening dita
Tes chumerators at the Earls Court re fugee campy" interviewed 2,000 Belgains whe had not filled up the forms, and obtained their signatures to the forms ie thres hours Here three of the enumera- tors met with physical violence..
MUNITIONS
FROM CANADA. OTTAWA, August 17th.
OBITUARY,
LONDON, August 17th. The death is announced of Sir Charles Allen Lawech.
ta
in the blue, briny clear water is test appreciated of all. Fortunately for the agriculturists heavy showers of rain fell just as they had prepared their fields for the rice crops.
A CALL FOR ENTERPRISE,
At a distance of seventy miles inland from the port you can see the purple There is a plateau of Hakka hills. "consideráble sin nearly two-thousand-feet high and surounded with bills still
to contain high explosives and bomb casings of the hand-grenade specimen.
Mr. Dovey, Government Awalyst, spoke receiving four packages from a lukong. Three were present in the Court that day, the other having been destroyed because it was dangerous. One parcel contained 40 copper tales; a second contained 127 onuces of potassino chlorite, an explosivo; the third package, which was not (pro- duced, contained 22 small paper packages, each containing one-tenth of an ounce higher. Had these bills been not so far fulminate of silver and This had been deaway, and if the distance were easily It is officially announced that Greatstroyed; while the fourth contained 44 glass gotiated, they would undoub edly prove an immense boon to our foreign populat tion As-matters-now-are the journey has placed-munition orders tubes, hermetically sealed, and each, con- Canada, to the extent of £46,000,803 ||taining half a drahum of strong sulphure
acid. In addition he received the case tediums either a long chair journey sterling.
iron cases (produced): Those were each over a very kot plain or a small boat from Kiyang "where a steam launch puts your made of cast-iron and were all empty.
nativce Some enterprising down. Answering the Magistrate Mi. Doves
attempted to improve communication by The getting a light draft launch. eaid the copper tubes were used for max ing detonaters, and the glass tubes were i favourite method of igniting high explo. shallow river, however, rendered her sail- ing impossible, so that her owners hake ives. All the chemicals he mentioned
sent her into a more profitable aren. Yet were of a bigh explosive nature, and it I do not see why a still further attempt would be extemely dangerous, to carry should not be made by way of a launch Such Świth
still a
lighter draft. - an experiment might enable one to get into the art of of these hills in about thirty hours, including a night's rest in There is another a native river beat, hill, by name “ Phoenis," close to cha Hao river above the Chaochowfoo city. I now mcd (By the way, the city "Chhai: Au." It is no longer a prefce- tural city, only a country town. Its walls At this stage the hearing was adjourned and fortifications entitle: it, however, to be called a city. The chief officials how beautiful until Saturday morning,
side at Swator); This is a hill, and high up its slopes has come villages where the hardy Hakkus che oub o weanty existence. These hills are more negotiables than the forementioned, and I wonder that no caterpiising fortigaTTH follow the example of foreigners. Tanther north who send their wives, and children to iese cooling altitude wirre life is
The deceased, who was created a Knight in 1887, was editor of the Madras Daily News 1863, elitor of the Madrus Times frous 1851 to 1868, and of the Mudax Mail fram
1868 to 1892.]
A few shells hit the railway embank-in mons north of Parton, but the train service was only slightly delayed.
Whitehaven and Fires caused at Harrington were easily extinguished.
TURCO
BULGARIAN
NEGOTIATIONS.
SIGNS OF FAILURE.
them about together in a basket unless they were securely packed.
By Mr. Wind-Glass bules were used specially-made explosives. From looking at the receptacles containing fubainate of silver he could not say whether it was Chinless or European manifacture. The things mention d were not what a person would e nfidently carry about if he knew their bigh explosive nature.
WAR NEWS. FINE MARCHING OVER LONG DISTANCES.
GENERAL BOTHA'S TRIBUTE TO HIS MEN. PRETORIA, July 10th. General Botha reports as follows:- SOFIA, August 10th.
The surrounding movement by the Unie troops which preceded the sur There are important signs that the
highly header of the Germans was Turco-Bulgariau negotiations have failed. sirecresful piece of combined work under particularly diffient conditions, and all Government circles announce that the staffs des the greatest credit for
ARSON CASE CLOSES. negotiations have been provisionally ad- it. The main feature of the last opera- vions has been the inesssant marching by
EVIDENCE BY EUROPEANS. journed owing to differences in regard to day and night over great distances at
The reniačkahte arson case, the hearing "After mentioning the mounted brigades" certain matters of detail which in them-Tab speed without water.
were principally of which has occupied Mr. R. E. Lindsel! selves are not of a nature to cause a ruparticipating, which ture. Hope is also expressed that Turkey dawn from the Transvaal and Orange considerable time at the Magistracy,
Free State, General Boths states:-
To the infantry which, after splendid was concluded yesterday. The master will see reason and concede the Bulgarian
marches, arrived in time to complete the and four Jokis of a tailor's shop demands; but people here, knowing encircling movement, all praise is dur PARIS, August 16th.
Turkish mentality, believe the negotiations The marches performed by one and all
clesarve to rank highly as military the persons charged. The evening communiqué says that there will never be resumed, owing to the achievements, while the spirit and endur-given by Mr.
ance of the men who have done he work intense dislike of the Turks to making should cause the Union justifiable pride Works Department), the Government unive been intermittent cannonades at
Analyst (Mr. E R. Dovey), and Mr. H. A. Lammert, surveyor, various points, and the explosion of a mine in anencmy position hetween any concessions whatsoever. But if a Bul in its soldiers. Rucnahup and Amurtzwiller which per-garian attack in co-operation with the
give in
Then, however, probably any mitted the Frenchmen to make prisoners Allies he immirent, Turkey will certainly and to capture two bomb throwers.
conecasions will be too late.
We shelled ood blow up gasometers at St. Marie-aux-Mines, and also set fire to
German factory set-of-Munster.
CANNONADES.
BRITISH ARTILLERY
SUPERIORITY.
LONDON, August 16th. Reuter's and other correspondents at Headquarters emphasise that the recent British success at Hooge was due to the superiority of the British artillery. Our ho Victoria Cross has been conferred ou men were elated, and the Germans were sur- Commander Eric Robinson who on Febra-prised at seeing German artillery for the
26th advanced alone under heavy fire ary into an enemy gun position, which might well have been occupied, and destroyed 4-in. gun and returned for another charge wherewith another gun was destroyer. Commander Robinson would not allow
first time evenly matched.
THE SERBIAN FRONT.
(TABOUCH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.] SERBIAN ACTIVITY.
General Both further reports that the removal of mites is now being performed own officer, assisted by a Union officer. On July Boll Coral Botha's contra) by a German mi e detachment under their Erces approaching Otavi were successful in exploding or rendering harmless a very large and elaborate system of mines, THE IRISH MAIL DISASTER.Which were laid across the defiles of the Mfangenberg, five miles south of the rail- wav junction, Three Germans were cap SOLDIERS AMONG INJURED.
tured of al party of five who had been left behind to explode the mines alectric- ally when large masses of Union troops Great loss of life was were crossing. thus averted, and the value of the good field intelligones was notably exemplified,
lewer.
at 158, Queer's Road East, we so much nzure enjoyable during the ho
Evidence was season,
C. Bara (Public
Mr. Sara produced w plan which he had made of the building, which had been gutted by fire.
INNOCULATION AGAINST PRAGUE,
I am informed that the natives "are no so keen in getting insoculated against. plague as they weld song time ago. Tho reason stated is that permission has now been given to a number of men who ara not by any mearis adepts with the nedla The Government Analyst gave evidener | and, which is still more serious, not very concerning certain articles which were careful about the cleanliness of their handed him on the Cius July. Tas articles needles. One wonders, too, if the zerum included a bed-quilt, parcels of shavings, ¦ is reliable in their hands. Rest assured and a tub containing some liquid. Trace that many of these men are anxious to
Is it too of kerogino were found in all the articles. make money and not always so careful There was quites fair quantity of keru about the meats employed.
have been sire, but the exhibits could not be said late to hayo this remedied ? to be saturated with kerosine. He found informed by a skilful native doctor that as a preventive one innoculation is good. considerably more water than oil...
I am also informed that Mr. Lammert said he surveyed the pre- for one year. GERMAN PRESTIGE LOST IN HOLLAND.
mises at the request of the Insurance Cocareless innoculation produces rheumatism the injured.
General Botha's attitude since the out-The fire had left in position only badly and other evil results. Among the injured was Lord Monteagle,
was intact, the rafters being ouly sligh who has been sent to hospital with a cutbreak of the war has been critically and charred floor beams and the roof, which, often not too sympathetically discussed head, Mr. O Spring-Bier, son of the by Dutch writers on South African charred. Some portions of the stock were polities writes Special Correspondent of British Ambassador to the United States, The Times from Amsterdam. The numer left, including part rolls of silk, cashmere, Holland many of which are opposed to
LONDON, August 17th. The Irish mail, which ran off the lines near Northampton, was full of holiday makers, including many soldiers from Flandera Beveral soldiers were among
I
THE BRIGADIER-GENERAL. Owing to the serious wounds which followed an attempt to assassinate a high official in Canton, our brigadier-general
members the demolition party to accom HOW BOMBARDMENT OF BELGRADE ho injured his spine, and Mr. Arthurous South African colony living in cotton piece goods, singiets, socks, and has been ordered back to the provincial
pany because their white uniforms render- ed them conspicuous.
Commander Robinson also participated in four attacks on minefields, always under heavy fire,
WAS CHECKED.
NIBH, August 17th.
The enemy's latest move against Serbia was the bombardment of Belgrade with It will be remembered that Com-heavy howitzers. Thereupon the Serbians, mander (then Lieutenant) Robinson com manded the picket-boat party which blow up submarine È 15 which was wrecked in
the Dardanelles. For this service he was promoted.
in order to compel the enemy to desis!, cannonaded Semlin and Panchevo, espe
cially aiming at the quarter occupied by
the Austrian and German Reserves. A communiqué Bay's that our bombardment was most effective, thick smoke rising from fires, while Panchero was panic stricken.
The enemy's bombardment promptly ceased, having inflicted no casualties.
Lynch, M.P., who had a lucky escape.
to the spot drawn by four horse. Thus the
General Boths, recognize, however, that ready-made clothing. Most of the goods | city to act on the wounded officer's
There
· latest | were only traces
ast small stock, A Field Artillery ambulance was rushebis authority and influence have Iren were low-grade cotton goods,
strengthened by his
valne of he thought the German military prestige has suffered and
stock before the fire could rude shock among the Dutch, who fully the expected that the campaign in South-West not have been more than $1,000. Africa would be indefinitely prolonged.
injured received splendidly prompt aid. STERLING EXCHANGE AT NEW YOЕK. HEAVY FALL CAUSES GRAVE APPREHENSION,
LONDON, August 17th.
The continued heavy fall in sterling exchange in New York is causing grave apprehension both in New York and Lor- don. It is recognised that it is useless ship gold, inasmuch at America is already oversupplied.
Ter
They point to Buar tenacity in the last feel from the hock of the shop he found war and say it is evident that the Gera quantity of rattan and wood shavings,
in South-West Africa have not
mans
behalf.
RUSSIA NOT WAR WEARY
DR. EVEN HEDIN'S HIGH TRIBUTE TO OUR ALLY.
The Spenska Dagbladet publishes an profited by the military lessons of the and also three packages of shavings in Boer War, and remain the product ofwspaper which were saturated with interview with Dr. Sven Hedin, in which, is the foling Pat's Stockholm corres German milltary methods which are korovina
sions derived from visits to the battlelelds entirely unsuited to Colonial conditions. Mr. Sherton (for the defence) objected pondent, the explorer describing impres Thoughtful, observers who are by no meme pro British regard Germany's to the witness giving expert evidence on of Galicia, highly praises the bravery of
equalled by any other army game war as indicating the risk involved succesive Colonial losses in the present the amount of kerosine, and to the the Russians: Their retreat, he said. acquiring oversea possessions without in "saturated," in view of the was simply marvellous, and could not he › Witness avided that even after washing following a consistent policy of friend statement of the Government Analys.* ship with Great Britain
his hands they smelt of kerosine
Vice-Admiral Robeck's despatch spanks of the invaluable service rendered by Rear Admirals R. Wemyss, C. Thursby, and S. Nicholson.
Special recommendations include a sur-NAVAL ACTIVITIES. geon, two-lieutenant-commanders, two- Hieutenants, a boatswain and ten midship-
Various financial authorities recommend me All these midshipmen have been
that each belligerent should issue Loans awarded the Distinguished Servies Cross.
of a character suitable to American inve The Gazette also announces awards of sixteen Distinguished Service Orders, The members of the crew drowned in the tors requiring good interest with such they had found a grave
stantial security—for instance, the Brituf the Turkish battleship: twenty Distinguished Crosses and a large einking of aumber of medals and commendations to Barbarossa include all the Beau's 4 per cent. Loen exempt from income
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENGI,] M ALL BRESLAU'S GUNNERS DROWNED.
LONDON, August 17th
guaners
tax.
in
In answer to Mr. Shenten, witness said he would be prepared to advise the payment of a claim of $1,000, together with $200 of the war
for the four sewing machines which were *say destroyed The stock left was just what be would expect to find is a shop of the kind conoerried.
At the Speech Day celebragipus nt the Ley's School, Cambridge the Heads master (Dr. Barber) speakia South West Africa, hack-w said that on Old Leysina,
Tell En which bore the insuziption, Land we lie here
They proud that the Public Schools were trafic ing men who couldling up on traditions.
my
enormous.
The superiority of the numbers opposed by Austria was overwhelming It did not matter, if the Russians to half a million men, fresh troops were still available to The Austrian Loeses take their place.
He contradicted were emphatically the rumours regarding
then as Bursery tales, characterising plundering on the part of the Russians
He obrved no indication of a desire. for peace on account of scarcity of fond exhaustion, or war weariness. Germany," he added will win or be
the case of the third alternati
croniction. Two of the fokis were discharged, judgwined ont from the orth There is no
being reser
wy firm