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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25rm 1918.
RUSSIA'S NAVAL SUCCESS.
BRITISH BOMBARD. ZEEBRUGGE.
AND
ITALY.
GERMANY
BRITISH SUBMARINE
ACTIVITY.
"NIBBLING"
WESTERN ON
FRONT.
BLUE FUNNEL
HOAT. SUNK
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH KLÜLER'S AGENCY.) BRITISH NAVAL ATTACK ON ZEEBRUGGE.
A TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT.
AMSTERDAM, August 24th.
A German comorianqué says: --Barly to-day an enemy Flict if some 40 vessels. appeared off Zebrogge, hút diexppeared to the north-west after they had been "atingked by and const_fff])lery:
Telegrams from Flushing describe the British warships as directing their fire on the Selvey engineering and submittee The bombardment construction works. from the seat was terrific, and insted from The replies of the six o'clock to 6,20, German artillery gradually became weak. tall all the batteries had been finally sikol, Parre were heary, elunds of smoke over the park.
THEOUGH BECTER'S-AGENCY.],
BANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,
(THROUGH BSUTER'S AGENOY]
A
STILL "NIBBLING."
- PARIS, August Hth. communiqué says that artillery activity continues in Artois.
The Germans shelled Arrow, Mont Didior and Rheims. The French success fully replied, damusging the. Leurmy. trenches and batteries at several points.
The explosion of a French mine outside Ville-sur-Tourbe completely destroyer an advanced enemy trench,
LATER.
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{THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]:
BRAVERY IN THE FIELD.
FURTHER AWARDS OF V.C.'S
LONDON, August 24th. The following have been awarded the Victoria Cross.
CORPORAL, WILLIAM Coschova, ist Muu- [ster Regiment. For most conspitous bravery in lending his section with great dash during our attack from the bench 10 the eastward of Cape Hilles in April 24th. Cosgrove, pulled down the ports of thi enemy's high wire entanglawents Singh: ended withstanding a terrife bi from the font and flanks, thereby greatly contributing to the successful clearing-af
The French have again been success fully attacking in the Vosges, carrying trenches on the crests of kings and Barrenkopf.
The French artillery preparation was the heights. particularly effective.
Личен Fively Elsewhere pre caninouades and the usual grosade fight ing in Argonne..
French arroplanes humlarded the rail way stations of Lens, -Henin, Livtard and DEAD HEROES OF THE E13.L, and the railway better title and
TO BE CONVEYED TO ENGLAND.ON DANISH SHIP.
Donni.
SIGNIFICANT GERMAN
Actiso Corporal. Issy Euth, 1st Mar chester Regiment, For most conspicubus bravery on April with. near Ypres, when he left; his company on his own-inițiative and went well forward towards rite curing position to assist a severely wounded man contemnered f250 yards into safety, though exposed to heary michon-qgua' ani Frifle lire. Subsequently, Smith displayed great gallantry when the-ensualties were very heavy in voluntarily asising to bring in many more wounded throughom' th The General commending the Bavirian. Division · has issued the signifi-day, attending them with the greatest cant, order that no arias or ammunition devoti to duty, regardless of personal
risk. must be left on the battlefields. Dead Ger man must be tripped with the exception of their trousers and vest. The rest of the
ORDER.
Pants.. August 24th.
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COPENHAGEN, August 23rd. Great Britain its accepted most grate fully Denmark's offer to transport the dea! bucjackets of the Els. Consequently, the
a funeral-ship. The hold is now trans- steamship Fider will be transformel into formed to 'à chapel, and fourteen coffins Will be placed-the-covered it wreathsathing and heimets are to be sent to-Gier- for the heroes of the EL" The Fidur, many the recruits,
GENERAL. after a private service in the Naval Yard. sails on Wedursday for Hall.
There was an hapressive memorial ser vice yesterday in the English, Church at Copenhagen, at which there was a crowded congregation,
Two large British BLUE FUNNEL LINER SUNK.
CAPTAIN, KILLED ON BRIDGE. war vesels were, still off Zedựngge n nine o'clock.
THE RALTIC NAVAL BATTLE
DETAILS OF THE GREAT FIGHT.
entrance
PETROGSAD August 24th.
LONDON, August 24th.
The Holt haer Biomed, 4,000 tons, his been sunk The crew were landed yester day. The Captain was killed on the bridge. and several of the crew were injured...
LATER.
[THROWON KEUTER'S AGENCY.] TRANSIT OF MUNITIONS
TURKEY.
AX SEND WILL GERMANY
ULTIMATEN-TO RUMANIA L
SOFIA, August 93rd.
CAPTAIN J. F.. BOLTER, King Rifles, attached to the Gold Coast Regiment, For -most conspicuous bravery at the Curseroons on November 17th, 1924, when, withra-party. of thirteen men, he went into a thick bush and immediately-attacked this enemy who was about a hindred strong, including TOeveral Europeans. They defeated them. captured their machine-gun and several loads of ammunition. Also, on December |g7ch, when in patro duty with a few mea, Capt. Butler swam thus Ekran river, which was held by the enemy, and alone and it
a brisk five completed shiel
It is Teared in Bucharest that Germany. is about to send an ultimatum to Humanisthe face of on the question of the trant of munitions to Turkey.
It is reported that Rumanian troops are concentrating-at-Predogl, where many rail- way trucks laden with war material have
Three were killed outright on the been stopped. Troups are alur concentrat- ing at Jassy and the patroleum regions Diomed, and seven were drowned.
have been occupied by the military.
ITALY'S BREAK WITH TURKEY.
FRENCH SINK GERMAN DESTROYER.
Pas, August 9ard.
The Naval General Staff states that $11 the 16th 'instant the German fleet renew- ed, with heavy forews, ils attacks on the The to the Culf of Rigu. Bussian feet, after two days fighting. repulsed the stacks of the enemy, whose
A communique annonuers that two tempts to penetrate were singularly fur- oured by fog. Thus, rousiderable forges
French destroyers to-day encountered a got into the Gulf of Riga, while the German destroyer off Ostend, and sank The French vessels sug- Russian warships fell back, though co-her in action, tinuing to resist, without losing touch tained only insignificant damage to their
Then, on the 19th
hulls. with the Germ and 20th the my burried out rečou, naissances in various diselions, though at the same the the naval battle con- tinued.
The enemy had suffered considerable losses though torpedo craft. The Russians lost the ganboat Siroutek which perished gloriously in an unequal action with a German cruiser which was escorting des
FURTHER FEATS BY BRITISH SUBMARINES.
TWO MORE TORKISH TRANSPORTS SUNK.
LONDON, August 23rd.
A British submarine sank two more transports in the Sea of Marmora. One was laden with supplies and the other with
AUSTRO ITALIAN FRONT.
The cruiser closed with the munitions. troyers. Siroutch at a distance of 400 yards and the gunboat, though.wrapped in flames Tore and aft, continued to answer shot for
(THROUGH GLUTER'S AGENCY.)
OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN. BALKAN SITUATION.
{THROTOU REUTER'S AGENCY ]
GERMANY AND ITALO.. TURKISH RUPTURE,
av by
AMSTERDAM. August 23rd. The Germans are now saying that the rupture between Italy and Turkey will produce a change in the relations between Germany and Italy, especially Italian attack in the Durdanelles „will he on attack upon German soldiers
GERMAN SCHEMES. IN -AMERICA.
New York, August 24th. The New York World makes further
revelations of German acurity in-shar United States. One plag to' obtain supplies. was to thoorl Denmark with wheat and other food so that the. Daars would be glad t | get rid of the surplus,
AMERICA AND THE “ARABIC,”
New Yous. August 24th. The Press continue to dendance the sink-
a fresh appeal or carryson with Corna ay ing of the drabin. It is contended that
is merely parleying with a murderer. FRENCH AVIATOR'S ESCAPE.
Los Dos, Angust 24th. The French vin.or' Gilbert, who wa interned in Switzerland where he was ubliged to land on returning from a raid in Gerinany, has escaped and has arrived in "France.
STRANDED
GERMAN
HYDROPLANE.
Lobos, August 24th.
A German hydroplane is stranded on the Danish and of Mande and will be pulis cated unless it leaves within twenty-four hours,
CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO
FUND.
FRONT..
rventutissance on the farther bk and FOR THE ALLIED FORCES AT THE 'jetarund wo safong? Pain at his men went wounded white t was duain the
winter.
Garman CCEoss. 2nd Bedford Regi. For must conspicuous bravery at Neuve Chapelle on March 3rd, when, after the encing had captured a part of us of car- trenches, and a counter-attuck made by
one officer and twenty men having failed, Captain Foss, on his own initiativ, dashed forward with right inen. under heavy fire. atlacked the enemy with bombs and I captured the position, including the Afty two Germans occupying it. The capture
PARIS, August 23rd. The opinion is hell in France that Italy's declara;ion of war against Turkey is of the utmost importance in the Balkanfance, and the utmost bravery was diplayed
situation, and is warmly welcomed by fricadly Balkan States, while any who had even thought of adopting a hostile attitude | will now see the grave danger of such a policy. It is believed that Italy's decision also contributed to the sucess of M. Venizelos.
TURKEY SHORT OF COAL.
Soria, August 23rd, Turkey is suffering intensely from shortage of coal. The towns are adopting
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ST. JOHN AMBULANCE.
HOME NURSING EXAMINATION,
Mr. E. Ralphs, Hon. Seoretary of the Association, forwards the results of an Examination in Home Nursing held last week at the Royal Naval Hospital.
Dr. W. V. M. Koch, M.D., was Hom Lectures to the Class, and Surgetum General Huskyu, R.N., neied as Ho Examiner on behalf of the Association, The following ladies were successful:-
Mre. Arthur.
Mrs. Butterfield: Mrs. Carmichael. "Mrs. "Arthur Cmpuan.
Mrs. F. J. Chapman. Miss Grace Ellis. Miss Leontine Ellis. Mrs. Evan Jones, Mrs. Garibaldi. Més. Goodham7, Mrs. James. Mrs. Lick.
Miss P. Laminiert.. Miss Nind. Mrs. Pentreath. Mr. Ralphs. -
Mrs. Murray Sruth, Mrs Shenau, Mis Grant Smith. Miss Esmes Woodruek. Miss . Woodencki
WAR NEWS. -
-GET-ES MANUFACTURE."
FRENCH ALSATOR'S APPEAL TO THE NATION.
The present position and the duties of
by thus summarised Frame Senator.-
"Let us tell the truth.
Time is working for us.
Les us hold on.
let us manufacture.
Let us economise in men.
Wo must husband our foties for the no time when our enemies will have Strength left.
Let us dispense with eloquence. Let us announce and begir preparing -for-another. winter's campaign."
-JEWISH DIPLOMACY,
One of the best stories relating to the Kentish Town, who received the parti culars from the Front. Two Jews in tho war is told by the Vicar of St. Gilce
Russian Army were captured and sent to Germany, One wrote one as follows:- Dear Mother--Here I am a fast in
1 have a fine beautiful German prison. room, with clean linen, good food, and eges. I am very happy.Yone loving son,
IKEY. P.S.KEY was shot this morning for complaining.
a
As a clever and diplomaje way of convertkey's letter would be hard to. Mr. Gen. J. Suyer. Hon Scondary and sending the information be used to Treasurer of the Fund, writes:
beat,
ENAGGERATING NUMBERS OF
PRISONERS.
After sending report en Saturday the following letter was received which speaks for itself. I will be seen that the writer was a member of the Hengkeng Police. After reading the leiter surely the shokers who enjoy she weed will keep the good lighting is Dniester na Zura
FRANCE, 20th July, 1915. From Gamer C. M. Wilson,
21st Sirge Battery R.G.A..
Br. Expeditionary Fores,
emuse going :--
Gen. J. 8. Saver, Esq., Hongkong.
DEAR SIR-May I approach you with of this position was of the greatest import-refereras to the gifts of tubes which the K'ology is so generis in regularly sealing to the Beltish faths serving their Empics acht
ta
saying the task with so very few num. CAPTAIN J. A, LIDDELL, Brd Argyll For gost conspicuous bravery and devotic, duty on July 31st, when engaged in flying wconnaissance over Ost -nd; Bruges and Ghent, He was severely wounded, his right thigh being brok, causing momen- inconsciousness, but by a great effecr le recovered partial control after machine had dropped nearly 3.960 feet, Notwithstanding his state of collaps Captain Liddell succeeded, although be was
tary
s
shot until she sank, having previously PROGRESS OF THE ITALIANS. petroleum for lighting purposes instead of continually fredat in completing his
destroyed a German destroyer.
The enemy an the 21st, owing to the losses sustained and the barrenness of the sults, apparently evacuated the Gulf. From the 16th the 21st two German raisers and not less than eight German
ROME, August 24th.
A communiqué state that the opera- tions for the investment of Tolmino ure developing methodically with continual
progress.
A surprise night attack on Carso-cap- Destroyers wive either put out of action | tured strong treneles which had hitherto or sink. At the same time our gallant boen presenting the advance of our Left. British Allies torpedoed, in the Baltic, one of the most powerful Dreadnoughts of the German Fleet,
PETROAD. August 23rd, The Naral success ruime as a great relief after the strain of the past, wook, The scenes of joy lasted-long, including entbu siastic, demonstrations outside the British
Embassy.
AN ECHO FROM PORT ARTHUR. The plucky little Siroutch (960 tons, twelve knots speed, 118 crew, and command. ed by Commander Teherkasoff) was distin- guished at Port Arthur. The number of survivors is unknown, though the Germans say they captured two officers and 40 men from the sea..
ITALIAN
EVACUATION OF PELAGOSA,
AMSTERDAM, August 24th.
An official statement issued at Vienn
says that Austrian warships report that the Italians have evacuated the island of Pelegosa, after having destroyed every thing on it. RUSSIAN FRONT.
[THROUGIÓ REUTER'S AGENCY:) OSSOWIECZ FORTRESS
EVACUATED.
AMSTERDAM, August 23rd.
A Berlin communiqué says:-We bavo occupied the fortress of Ossowiecz, which had been evacuated by the Russians.
gas.
COTTON AS CONTRABAND. AMERICAN OPINION.
New York, August 24th. The comparitive squallues of the present
record • war consumption with Great cotton crop, and the probability of a new
Britain and her Allies supporting the market, loads the American catten grower to accept with calmness the British contra- hand declaratiou..
course and brought the aeroplane into ur lines half an hour after he had been wound ed. The diffeulties of saving his machine and the life of his observer cannot be readily expressed, for as the control wheel an throttle control were smashed, and abs on › of the under-carriage struts, it would seeni incredible that he could have accomplished his task.
LIECT. F. W. CAMPBELL, 181 Cauduliin Battalion. For most conspicuous brayery
ing
The -rmans reported that i von Lisingea hnd taken in four days" The Ger- 51,500 Russians as prisoners. we have themselves now corrected this stat-ment by the mission of the first figure, the reaf tutal being B.00.
heir advance when it may suit the mi
The Austrians are even more ingenious They in their wethosts of arithswlic. an not content with adding figures at (either end of any number you like to think of," bit have adopted a method of The inhabitants of the districts occupied apkling in as Russian prisoners of war all
They la consider as possibly hostile. My battery, the 21st Siege R.G.A., which likewise contrive to raptore a consider. able number of Russian officers by the has been out heris quite a long time, is com
simple method of allowing any smart prised of a very good percentage of hays whprivate who falls into their hands to had already either served in Hongkong prior rank as an officer if he has the conrage in the war or are, like myself, serving to claim the rank in order 19 seura "bet
Four out of our the occasion, who have resided in the Colony for treatment. of other “inter parts," eign Sergians have Hongkong service to their credit.
Prisonally I can tonnage to get what essary in the Bas of a smoke but no behalf of the troops" (hatters) may I ask „jen ta he su gond as to add us to your list?
One partidar branch of the service has sue Chaply to see in our weliars and act Supply through the Regimental Authorities is very limited-on an average à parket ei ten egarettes per mun per werk,
Trusting to some dag again return to Hongkong to take up my duties - that is when this war is seen through I must elôse.
Thanking in anticipation... Yours faithfully,
(S) C: M. WILSON,
LS. H.K. Police.
BOAT CHANNEL THROUGH JUNGLE.
SMART WORK AT PANAMA.
Editorials in the leading newspapers of n June 15th. During an action at Given- New Orleaus, Mobile, and Savannah sheh he look two machine-guns over a para-hrush and dead trees between the Panama
no resentmenat,· One New Orlean's 'paper frankly points out that the difficulty of to Germany through shipping colton neutral ports, together with the difficulty of financing such shipments, has demora. lised trada
WAR AND FINANCE.
LONDON, August 24th. The Governor of the Bank of England and the Governor of the Bank of Francs were also present at the Boulogne meeting.
per. arrived at the German first line with one gun, and maintained his position their under very heavy rifle, machine-gun an barb fire, notwithstanding that the who of his detachinent was either killed or wounded. When our supply of bombs was exhausted he advaned further to an x posed position and fired about a thousand rounds, and succeeded is holding back the enemy's counter-attack. This very gallant officer was subsequently wounded and has since died.
A 400-enlie yard barge, heavily loaded with rock from the Culebra Cut, was used for breaking a channel throngh inundated Canal and a landing for motor beats on th edge of Catin Laks at Darien, en Friday. May 24th. The barge was pushed through the greater part of the distance of several hundred feet by the tug Relianer, afv which the place of the chance was taken by the tender De Gesmps, which has a draught of only 6 ft., for el aring away the shallow parts.
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The bosts succeeded in breaking up a floating island which blocked the way and clearing a channel to a minimum depth of about 9 ft. in less than an hour. after which the barge was dumped in one of the deeper parts. A floating pile driver was 1st, to drive piles for th:: erection of a boat- house at the landing." sent thr ugh the channel on Tuesday, June
THE ETERNAL IMPULSE.
Whatever the Jeremias say about re- gruiting not being what it should be, and That many young men who ought to be in the Army are hanging back, nobody can fail to admire the spirit of the nation. When the history of the Great War comes to be written the full facts will be disclosed respecting the mighty- feeling of patriotism and loyalty which gend between two and three millions of menu fight for King and Country of
The impulse is their own fne will. wry well expressed in the following. stirring lines written by a private in the R.A.M.C.
Ah, wherefore must I go?
To satisi me primat instinct; fo Indulge that formless monster that doth
live
Within my beging om duth ever strive To bring in low?
That is the enemy's creed,
And awer shall be mines
This for glon, then?
To deck ny brow with wreath of laurel;'
that
In gilded letters far might be my famo Blazoned abroad and honoured my name By lips of men?
To others be that left; i care not to be great.
Is it for vengeance sake? Reless to seek for ruthless banging: In the greni name of Right the sword to wirkl
And on the fated forms in the field Revenge to take?
Vengance is Mine," saith One; The role is safe with Him.
Nay is for love alone.
For love of thee, my Saldened country; It I should prove unworthy of my birth Within by borders, jewel of this earth. And if ne'er return, Still shall I love in death.