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THE WAR.
RUSSIA'S
RECOVERY.
GRODNO RE-ENTERED AFTER
FIGHTING.
THE HONGKONG. DAILY PHESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6г# 1915.
FIERCE
BOMBARDMENT IN FLANDERS CONTINUES.
GERMAN VIEW OF GALLIPOLI LANDING.
INCREASED CASUALTIES AMONG GERMAN OFFICERS.
RUSSIAN FRONT
(THBOKOR REUTER'8-AGENCY.]-
RUSSIANS RE-ENTER GRODNO-
SUCCESSES AT OTHER POINTS.
PETEOGRAD, September 5th.
A communiqué states that the Russians in the Riga region restossed the Dwina ou Thursday night and surprised and drove back the Germans from the river,
Fierce fighting was resumed at Grodno on Friday when the Russians re-entered the town and captured eight maxims and 160 prisoners.
This daring action enabled the divisions whose positions formed the alient to retire unmolested.
Altogether the Russians, by counter- attacks on Thursday and Friday along the front Durajno to Dniester, took 3,500 pri-
Sobers,
Detailed sports of the Russian victory at Strypa on. August 30th show that is successes were due to armoured motor cars Which threw the Cloemans into complete disorder and inflicted heavy losses.
THE MILITARY POSITION,
A FAVOURABLE VIEW.
Pernounav, September 5th- The military position is viewed forour- ably. Apart from the Russian advance on the right bank of the Vine, there has been an advanou in the Southern Sector, and there are clear indications that thi general Russian retirement, in certain directions, is about reached, the Russians -being able to resume the initiative when The Russian the opportunity offers,
-thrust is a vigorous counter-mauœuvre to the enemy's menace of the Vilns, and
seriously threatens the Gorman left Bank and communications between Generals
Bulow-and-Eichorn
[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.
* UNTIL__VICTORY IS COMPLETE."
FERVENT SPEECH BY- THE
TSAR.
PETROGRAD, September 5th.. The Tsar presided at a special conference held to discuss the question of nsional defence.
said
In the course of a speech he Parliament has given me resolute- ly and unhesitatingly the only reply. worthy of Russia, namely, war until victory is complete. This great resolution implies in the gravest manner the intensity of the effort. This conferere, representing Government, Parliamont, Zemstvos, Muni- cipalities, manufacturers and Science, will indicato the methods of action, and wẽ" will set to work, gentlemen, with the help of God.” ---
The President of the Duma, replying, said that the people were under a Govern- ment which enjoyed the confidence of the Monarch, and the nation was capable of unlimited self-sacrifice in the firm retola tion to break the odious German chains.
A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.
LONDON, September 5th..
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT, (THROUGH REUTHE'S AGENOT.).
ADVANCE OR WAIT?
ITALIAN EXPERT AND THE MILITARY OPERATIONS
· IN FLANDERS.
LONDON, September 5th.. Colonel Barone, the foremost Italian ex- port who recently visited the Western Front, has written a striking article in which ho carefully weighs the argu- mante of the supporters for 4 immo- diate offensive on the Western Front, and those favouring a delay. Colond Barone unhesitatingly favours the latter, declaring that he agrees with General Joffre that in the present circumstances a genèral offen- sive in the West can be delayed without inconvenience, in order that, once it is begun, it may with certainty be carried nut thoroughly without interruption. Germany, by pushing the advance in Bussia, is marching to certain disaster. It is far batter for the Allies in the West to await this event and then strike.
The Russian General Staff is of the same opinion.
CASUALTIES AMONG GERMAN OFFICERS.
MUCH INCREASED IN RECENT MONTHS.
PARIS, September 4th.
(THROUGH REUS (R'S AGENOT.]
A SCHEME THAT FAILED.
RUMANIA AND COTTON
LINT."
per-
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
لو
seems
thoroughfares till, in the end, the victims themselves realised the lufiorous and their performances The fact that the Magistrate dismissed nature of the charge preferred against a Kowloon returned to a more commodious costume But for the police to come down on the oyalist for " carrying passengers
creations of female fashion is a remark to have raised the ire of some people, able tribute to the judgment of man að who claim that to bold auch a perforto, what dress best becomes the women Tolk! Lady dlers may disagree, but LONDON, September 5th.
munce on wheels not to be dangerous is
that seems to be the only logical construo tha placed on Router learns that Rumanis contiues akin to the absurd. It should betion which can be vigorously to prevent the transit of remembered by critics that a Magistrate condemnatory notice given above. Perhaps a lady reader would like to express an Austro-German war material to Turkey.is guided by local laws and regulations, opinion? There has just been another attempt to and in this particular case it was dis covered, to the obvious chagrin and Rumania evade the regulations.
surprise of the prosecuting P.C., that nitted. Germany, to send twenty truck there was no local taw which cauld be loads of hospite materials. A close applied, and the Magistrato took the inspection, however, proved that six of only course open to him and dismissed the the waggons, which apparently contained charge; after administering a caution, catton But, were really filled with explo. And, judging from what transpired. I gives and materials for poison gas. The do not see whore any great danger enters into the affair To ride a cycle with a whole was immediately confisented.
passenger or two in the vicinity of the "RANJI" LOSES AN EYE. Bank or Mansion House at neon would
be a dangerous procedure, even for a expert cyclist, but Nathan Road, broad and never overburdened with traffic, ca possess no serious errors for a cyclist, and to carry a passenger can never and never crowded lighway—ffery constitute a danger along such a spacious thing, doés happen-well, the cyclist will not come out of it too easily at-any-rate. The ene prosecuted was, according to the constable, riding slowly and well.
LONDON, September 5th, Prince Ranjitshing has been operated upon, but the surgeons are unable to save the injured, vye, Ranji is pro grassing favourably-and-hopes to return to the front im a fortnight.
[Telegrams received on Saturday, and published in an "Extra" on Sunday, will be found on page5)
AQUATIC FETE AT THE V.R.C.
the
The Victoria Recreation Club held au
fête in
Club Baths aquatic
Saturday evening, and although
competitors
a whole 114 to the high standard
on
The not
A French communiqué” says that the losses of German officers have much the increased during recent months. number of killed, wounded and missing from the beginning of the war to June 1st was 43,972, while, the number to July 15th
was 62,011.
GREAT ARTILLERY DUELS CONTINUE.
wen
vi
But for n rather
those of previous similar functions, some good sport was provided, the young ele ment introduced making competition in the ovents very keens painful delay before the polo match which made spectators somewhat imp tient, the event passed off quite happily There was a large attendance, and as half of the proceeds are to be given to the Cigarette and Tobacco Fund for the troops The latest communiqué soys:—
at the Frontihis was especially gratifying. Gront antillery docks have continued.
The Hongkong Volunteer Antillery (No. The enemy replied to our destructive
1. Section) issued a challenge to the Vic fire on his treaches and work by throwingtorin Recreation Chib, and a team race a hundred shells on theim-. No-victims
are reported.
PARIS, September 5th.
A lady reader inquires if there is any local Society in existence for the proven tion of cruelty to animals, "Two days ago," she adde, an Indian was walking along the street carrying two live chicken in such a manner as must have caused them much unnecessary agony. No doubt
the the Indina kad
market Jeft currying the poultry in the approved bethought subsequently and maner,
Ho himself of this, other method.
thei strung them
and together struggles resulted in one being suspended from the string by one leg, while the other was being slowly hanged; it was simply hanging on, so to speak, by its neck-aid both of them were struggling frantically all the while. It was not a pleasant spectacle, even in the East. The locat S.P.C.A. is evidently defunct, but under the circumstances related it is the duty of prevent such eruelty. Dubtless the chicken were en route to a better land, but this is no excuse for the the police to
treatinant mentioned by my correspondent."
I see it suggested that we should. follow the American example of saving time by denuding our official correspon- douce of all the flowers of speech Sesqui- While ou cyclist topics let ine say
pedalean words like Sir," that play that if a constable is really hungering such hero with a busy man's day, are re for wise in the eyele live he need not legated to the limbs of things forgotten."
in the Land of Hustle, where time is yo make such poor show as the un
valuable that "Yep" is considered pre- concerned in the charge referred to.
ferntle to Yes" as representing, doubt- There is a local law against excrasivo less, an economy of several cents' worth of speed--sometines we call it "Scorchingbreath. From some of the correspondence that I have seen recently I can assure our and I do believe, though quite ma friends on the other side of the Pacific ordinary unobservant layman, that I that there are circles in Hongkong which could bag a Chinese searcher" each have nothing to learn from them in regard to the curtailment of epistolary courtesies. Some of these intrepid And now a London paper, fired by a spirit day of the week.
of emulation, urges that our Government offices might abolish such phrases As hour or so, and they have their money's Your obedient humble servant." Thera youths hire ramshackle machints for an
Races are worth in general excitement.
is doubtless something to be said for this arranged, and they all make the pace ** change, in the interests of Truth. One with a glorious disregard of all the rules often feels. from the tone of the preceding portion of the communication, that the of the road. Frequently I have had phrase is writ sarcastic, and that whe ever was responsible for the term: Civil
shoulders grazed by these victoric sorts have heaped all cyclists, and
wishes on their heads. of good But they are out of ear-shot in a moment, Now this class of cyclists, wobblers" who endeavour to set up records and require all the roadway for that purpose to allow for swerving, are a real danger to pedestrians and others, and also to themselves, and quite good cases could be brought against them. They enen constitute a greater danger than a dozen The latofut riders who have thought fit to take a youngster for a jaunt on the cross-bar.
(six-p-side) between the twe opened the proceedings. This was by far the aust Panis, September 41. exciting contest of the evening. Neither A French communiqué reports parti- sida had gained any advantage until Wir cularly violent Artillery actions at chel (V.R.C.) took the water. various points along the front...
A German communiqué reports that General Hindenberg's cavalry stormed a Dvína bridgehead at Leanewaden, north |NAVAL ACTIVITIES, west of Friedrichstadt, but does not mention the crossing of the river.
It
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUS.]
states that Grodno was occupied after BRITISH SUBMARINE CREW'S street fighting.
THE NEAR EAST
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE GALLIPOLI LANDING. STRIKING GERMAN COMMENTS; ·
LONDON, September 5th. The recent landing and subsequent
ADVENTURE, ATTEMPT TO DESTROY A RAILWAY
BRIDGE.
ATHENS, September 4th. Telegrams from Athens say that blue. jackets from a British submarine landed and attempted to blow up by dynamîle
20 railway" bridge. miles from
the
ter, opposed to a slower man, made con- siderable headway, and this being retained by the other representatives, the Club won in 3 min. 33-5 secs, the Volunteers occup- ing 3 min. 1 1-5 secs. The teams were:-
V.R.C. A. R. Witchell, J. Lee, F. Cruz, L. Souza, A. V. Barros, and F. L. da Roza. Volunteers; J. Finch, A. Carroll, M. 1. Raikon, C. Railton, A. Johnston, and 3. Johnston,
Other events were :---
They tell me that the members of the fugal Volunteers are highly elated at the cheering prospect opened out for them by the case which was decided before the Chief Justice in the Summary Court in
day or two ago. Anything which wil krep a creditor at bay is to be welcomed in these hard times, and the Anny Act, requiring affidavits and other mystifying preliminaries before a debtor can be sued, scans to offer golden opportunities for doing this, As the Volunteers have been Two lengths handicap.--1, J. M. Remedios mobilised they should share in the privi (recs. 12); 2, F. L. da Silva (recs. 13).s as well as the responsibilities of the Regular Army, and if their claim to this Time, 36 1-5 secs.
is established there will be un need to introduce compulsory service in the Colony. I imagine. Territorials at home were file de leave their rent unpaid when they were called up for service, so it may be possible now live in a décent house Hongkong without drawing an Abay Fader's salary. We have heard a great deal of the Lorrors of war but it looks, after all, as if every cloud had its silver lining.
to
Rimming header from spring-board-1,J F. Grose; 2, J. L. da Roza.
Clothes raep (two lengths, competitors be dressed in full suit)-1, R: C. Wtchell;
A. C. Rodrigues Ladies Nomination (musical buoys) 1 V Ribeiro; 2 C Railtou 3. A.
Constantinople, towards Ismid. The bluejackets successfully withdrew, but the bridge was not completely destroyed.A
GENERAL
Barros.
operations at Gallipoli have caused & decided change of view among the Germans in regard to the Dardanelles. The Russians have now assumed the Comments prove that the latest operations mastery northward of the Vila, andam as a great surprise to military Russia's armies have definitely escaped experts, who are warning the people any immediate risk of outfanking. Their against their hitherto cocksure attitude. THE LATE COUNT INOUYE Ridrigues, J. M. da Silva, and A. Johnston;
front is shorter, straighter and more secure The naval expert, Capt. Persius, says that the Allies' expectations to decisively than before.
The German occupation of Orany, on the ture events in the Dardanelles had been Vilm-Grodno railway, only slightly affects disappointed, but it was said in England the general position and is largely neutri- beforehand that many disappointments lised by the Vilan advance, which is disand heavy losses must be expected before finetly troublesome for German operations the final success.
"This wares us not
in Courland, which, in any case, are not to under-estmate English doggedness. The English retain firm in the occupation progressing with the energy born of com- plate assurance.
of their ow positions at Sulvat Bay. The
(THROUGH BEUter's Agency.}
LONDON, September 4th. The King has sent a message to the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Inouye sympathising with him on the death of
his father.
BRITISH BRIGADIER
WOUNDED.
LONDON, September 4th,
Team raco (two lengths)-1, C. Raiton, L. M. Franeo, A. V. Barra, M. A. R. Soun, and W. Drude. The other teams entering were:-F M. Criz, G. A. Carvalho, O. A
It has happened at last! Following
many a projonged gaze of utter contempt
Servant" had a caustic sense of humoHIT.
At 11 am, on Sunday morning, when most people were taking advantage of an immaculate day to display their equally. spotless garments, a huge mat was brig bambooed in front of the office of a well- known firm of solicitors; and the dust rose up in huge black clouds. Judging by the thick volume of dust and myriads of germs which vitiated quite a large area of previously pure air, the mat, because of its grizzly and unkempt appearance, doubl
less desrved severn chastisement with 9. bamboo pole, but why select 11 n. on Eunday morning? The European who im- farmed the dust-raising coolie that the bamboo would be applied elsewhere if hum did not hurriedly replaen the mat in legal sanctum performed a public service.
RODERICK RANDOM.
M. M. AMAZONE” IN A TYPHOON.
VIVID ACCOUNT OF ROUGH EXPERIENCES.
The M. M. liner Amazone, uncountered
One of the passengers, des- a very severe typhoon between Yokohama. and Kobe. cribing the experience, says: Yokohama at noon on Thursday, August 26th, in glorious weather, with a fresh wind freshened cuisiderably and the sca wuth-westerly breeze. About 3 pm. the
was getting rough." By 6. pang realized the fact that we were in for de low, though at the time we left, Yuko- and there was no indication, or any warning from the authorities that a typhoon was approaching.
WO
Irama the baroneter had men at 250SE
At dinner time the arm bad got so rough and the steamer was labouring so
much that only four, of the passengers
were able tu face the music. Even
and A. H. Carroll, F. 1. de Roza, A. J. V
at that galaxy of Teuton coat-of-arms dis Ribeiro, G. da Roza, and J. Rasmussen..
WATER POLO,Whites" beat "Blues played on what once was a German bank. at 10 p., the barometer had only shown I have gone home to dream that th slight indiertion of typhoon weather by by 8 goals to 1. in a rather mediocre game. rampant angles had been induced to take dropping to 20.007, but som ofterwards
At half-time Whites were leading by only aight, under protest, and that theit began to fall very rapidly and thero goal, but in the second half they scored Union Jack had replaced them and each was pandemonium down below in thes half a dozen, the Blues making no repawakening was a bitter revelation of the first-class department by the smashing up. The features of the exhibition were tho das fact that dreams are contrary. But it has apparently, of the entire crockery of the It sounded as though a dozen goalkeeping of Drude, and the cleverness of happened now. The most imposing of the ship. Witchell, who alone seemed to possess any several escutcheons has actually leau bulls had been let loose in a China shop. idea of where his men wore when passing the obscured by the Union Jack, and under By this time, I am, the barometer had ball. Claxton and Barres also played ex-
the artistic production are the words: dropped to 28.180 and the ship was cellent'y The tears were:Blues-Wit-
This is the flag" Great! I was just suffering suverely from the very heavy seas which were constantly breaking over Brigadier General Lord Longford has hell, J. Johnston, Rodrigues, G. da Roz, beginning to think that someone would be her on all sides, smashing in the after
Rasmussen, Ribeiro, and F. J.. da Roza.
forced to break an English law in order to skylight and carrying away the com- Whites Harros, Cruz, A. A. Claxton, A.
remove a German annoyance, A few mor Johnston, Lee; Drude, and C. Balton.
such flags and the whole collection of Danion way, staving in the bows of the two port lifeboats, destroying the wire The officials were:-Starters and time-cagles will have been deposed.
less apparatus, and flooding all the keepers, Messrs. A. E. 8. Alves, R. C. Wit-
cabins. chell, A. A. Alves, and J. A. Lyon; um pire, Mr. W. Logan; judges, Messrs, A. A. Alves, F. Lammert, B. C. Witchell, F. M. EPs, at A. E. 8. Alves.
The garnson liberated from Grodno islauding here was carried out with sur-been wounded at the Dardanelles.. an important accession of strength to theprising success, and it is remarkable that
Russian armies in the field,
There has been a comparitive lull in the Riga region, where General Hindenborg appears to have withdrawn considerable Forces, it is interesting to note, in the Kiet direction
The Russians south eastward of Luck hold a front of fifty miles, intersected with hills, woods and rivers. Both flanks rest in the forest country. Military authori ties, however, anticipate that the biggest immediate fighting will be between the Vilna and the Niemen..
Altogether, the prolongation of the Ger man lines of supply simultaneously with the shortening of those of the Russians can be seen now to be tolling, the inevitable tule, while the ground must rapidly soften into normal Autumn impassibility.
the enemy gained a fast footing at three points on the Peninsula, and at the last Landing did not ancounter serious opposition."
AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
ARTILLERY ACTIONS
IN
THE SNOW,
ROME, September 4th.
PARIS INUNDATED.
PARIS, September 4th. Floods from the Murgia Mountains inundated the city and interrupted, the railways. Thirte persons are dead and may injured.
SIR EDWARD GREY'S EYE
TROUBLE.
LONDON, September 4th. Sir Edward Grey has renewed
FIRE AT KOWLOON. A Chinese owned timber yard and several matsheds, situated in Kowloon, becaus ignited yesterday afternoon" and caused a considerable conflagration. The Fire Brigade was called out and arrive soon after two o'clock. The fire had the RUMANIA HOLDS UP GERMAN secured a good hold of the inflammable
GOLD.
materis in the timber yard, and the fire man were busy for several hours before the flames were extinguished. A large quantity of timber was destroyed, an very little was to be seen of the mataheds
A communiqué says that artillery actions continue at Tonale, in the Upper trouble. Cordevola Valley, and Carina in spite of a heavy f of snow.
Enemy attacks were repulsed in the Boden Valley and the Plezze basin. A
eating wine
was picked up in the Isonzo. It was evidently intended for the purpose of blowing up the bridges in our possessing.
BUKHARST, September 5th. The Government has prohibited the transit of gold, which prevents Germany sending more money to Turkey.
when the fire subsided,
worn
The following announcement in tho
LEFT IN DARKREOS. DCP has set me wondering as to th "At 3 .. we were left in darkness ideatity of the brave person who ran owing to the dynano having be ruthlessly attack ladies' attire:-
damaged by a heavy gen The ship was "The police, a
Shanghai contemporary then being tossed abou like a ball at states, have issued. orders prohibiting the the mercy of the slenients. The situacion motley dress of women and condemning the had now become grave, and the sercams fashionable light gowns, now
beof the women and children, together withi as indecent. The police desire the howling wind and the rushing of the women, that the elders of the family should prohibit waves created consternation even among At 4 a.m. a lull came and their women folk from pricing on dresses the bravest. of this kind."
the ship began to steady herself. We then Lat me say at once that this refers to that the typhoon had passed and that Chinese Indies, and more particularly all danger was over. The experience we to those who, entranced. with the bad during those few hours will never be With a sigh of relief that we dangerous the existence of the Western were
craze which crippled and mad forgotten,
safe. we suid Gost strafe ladies, have given themselves over to all typhoons
who We anchored at Kobe at 11 pm, the risks attendant upon those
The having been delayed about twelve hours. The Text morning we saw the T.K.K.S. prefer to hobble instead of walk. police at Home, hrave though they are, lacked the courage displayed by the Tenge Maru come in. She left. Yokohama. the East two hours ahead of us, being unable to nolice authorities in simply allowed the victim of a crazy Shimidzu for refuge and stayed there fort evidenced in the quotation above; they face the typhoon, had put back to fashion to hobble and hop about the nine hours.
hobble
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