Page
THE
WAR.
WAR
SPEECHES.
THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, FBIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17′′ 1915.
BY MR. ASQUITH AND LORD KITCHENER.
ACTIVITY ON BRITISH FRONT.
INTENSE ARTILLERY
DUELS.
AUSTRIAN REPULSES.
GENERAL.
(Tovon BRUTER'S AGENCY.}
LORD KITCHENER REVIEWS THE MILITARY POSITION.
MORE RECRUITS WANTED.
LONDON, September 15th.
position,
In the House of Lords this afternoon, Lord Kitchener exhaustively reviewed the whole inilitary Flanders to Mesopotamia. Ilis address mostly covered old ground but special Interest attached to his long statement of the Russian position and the hopeful iw he took of the situation in the Eastern theatre of the war,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MR. ASQUITH ON THE WAR.
NEW BRITISH WAR CREDIT.
DAILY AVERAGE EXPENDITURE:
OVER £3,500,000.
LONDON, September 15th.
from Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons.
the new Vote of Credit.
He moved explained that there were some abnormal items of expenditure for financing certain necessary operations which it was not in the public interest to disclose. Part of this would be repaid in a few months, and the remainder represented advances, for Future expenditure. The average daily
His lordship announced that there had Teen a large increase of heavy guns on He dealt with the British fighting line. the Germans using poison-gas and liquid fire, and said such attacks had lost their effectiveness because the element of murprise had gone and we had adopted measures to counter-act thein.
BRITIEN FICHTING LINE EXTENDED.
new lines from the French.
expenditure was now over three and a ba't millions sterling.
Mr. Asquith said the general tendency, however, was upwards, mainly in advances
His lordship paid a high tribute to the third eficiency and merale of the French
troops.
Their trenches, he said, wer almost impregnable fortresses.
MORE MECRUITS NEEDED.
Lord Kitchener said bo required a large addition of recruits, and the problem of how to secure an adequate supply of men was engaging the attention of the Government and would very soon receivi Any decision practiced solution. would be founded on the military re quirements for the prosecution of the war and would be the result of impartial quiry as to how we might moYİ worthily fulfil our national obligations.
to the Dominions £25,000,000.
THE RECRUITING.
The Premier said that since the war began not far short of three million men had orlisted in the Army and Navy. Recruiting had been well maintained, though ho segretted that in the last few weeks there had been & falling off.
[THROUGH REUTER'S Aömter.]
DARAAN APPEAL FOR UNITY.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
(U2Songs "BUTTER'S AGENCY.]
FRONT.
ELEVEN GERMAN AIRSHIPS BROUGHT DOWN.
LONDON, September 16th. Field-Marshal Sir John French reports considerable artillery activity on both
Mr. Asquith sternly deprecated all | ACTIVITY ON THE BRITISH recrimination and domestic astrife. Our business was to deal with the present, and provide for the future. We had satinded the legiimate requirements, anil hopes of our Allies; we had discharged an unique burden imposed 'n a family of free peoples by our own senao of responsibility, and our own standard of duty and sacrifice Wo must concentrate upon the unexumpled task with consentient counsels, undivided energies and the indomitable will of the British people. (Choers.)
WHAT BRITAIN MEANS TO`DO. Mr. Asquith, after reviewing the war
sides, particularly south-east of Armen tieres and in the neighbourhood of Ypres. Three hostile aeroplanes were "grassed," two of them being hit by our anti-aircraft
guns.
PEACE AIMS OF AUSTRIA.
ITALIAN GREEN BOOK DIE- CLOSURES.
OFFER TO RUSSIA.
Very instructive sidelights ake thrown on the progres of events leading up to the outbreaks of hostilities between. Italy and Austria in the Italian Green Book, now issued in English by Hodder and Stoughton.
Powers, then still allies, were in progroas While the negotiations between the two tho Balian Ministers in the capitus of the belligerent countries. notified to their Government that a separates penice be
cen Austria and Russia was in con- templation, on the initiative of the former Power.
said:
ATTITUDE TOWARDS RUSSIA.
THE
MYSTERIES
OF THE
*** FLOWER POOL"
ITS POPULARITY IN SHANGHAL
Among the many forms of gambling. which so earnestly engage the attention and the money of so many local Chines is one which has come into immense popa
larity of late. It is called the hua-mai, ar the Blower pool," and judging by current reports it is a source of consider- able income to a favoured fow.
Correctly speaking, the true hi-hui js not a gambling game at all. It is an arrangement by which a number of Chinese cach, contribute a sum of money
to
common fund, and whereby the capital thus formed is handed over to the use of each of the number either in rotation or by lot, with the obligation to The Italian Minister, telegraphing repay the capital within a given time. There have been during the week from Petrograd, to Rome on March 29, When the scheme is fairly carried out, it is merely a mutual aid society, but when altogether twenty-one wir fights over the leg from an animipugnable source one section is influential or unscrupulous, position and paying a tribute to the rat. German lines, and in eleven cases the Ger.that serious attempt at peace has boca then it can be worked at the expenso" of addressed to this (the Russian Govern the other sotion. This apparently is what Jantry of the Russians, concluded by saying mans have been driven to the ground. ct by someone speaking in the name has been happening in Shanghai. It has.
of the Austro-Hungarian Government! that this was a war of mechanism, organi- INTENSE ARTILLERY DUELS. sation and endurance. Victory was like? to incline to the side that could arm itself best and stay the longest. That was what we' meant to do. (Great cheering)
AMERICA'S EXCHANGE
PROBLEM.
4 £200,000,000 LOAN.
to
mbition
PARIS, September 16th.
1:
Hower pool"
From Nish, the presont capital of Sureen ascertained that the via, the Italian representative telegraph-is being worked with considerable success by men hailing from Kwangtung and ed on April 10 to his Government:
According to confidential informa- Ningpo, and has for some time been tion, a separate peace between Austria source of annoyance in both the Municipal and the French Police furces. It has Hungary and Russia might be possible.
Three days later the Italian Ambas again sprung into ectivity, and there sador at the Bulgarian Capitak tele- | appears to be we lack of sports te
draw upon. graphed
À communiqué says the artillery due's have continued over most of the front. They have been most intense north and south of Arras, and in the Roye district
There has born bomb fighting at soosible separate Austro-Russiati, pence. points and an enemy battery was destroy ed on the heights of the Meuse.
AUSTRO-ITALIAN. FRONT...
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. v AUSTRIANS GREATLY
REINFORCED.
ALL THEIR ATTACKS REPULSED. ROME, Soptember 16th..
New York, September 14th. It is reported that the present plan of The Anglo-French Commission is to hor row £200,000,000 sterling on British and French Government bonds, without collateral scenrity. The Commissionera
confirm the dooline
report. though Lord Reading has expressed feeling general.
that it is A communiqué states that the enemy eminently desirable that
some si during the last few days, being greatly should be taken to secure stability in reinforced, attempted attacks at several exchange. It is understood that the Gov-points after an intense artillery prepara- artment will not interfere with such a tion. loam. If accomplished, it will be an unequalled and historic operation in American finance.
the
THE PERSIAN PROBLEM,
TREATMENT OF ALLIES.
LONDON, September 14th.. A Times article on Persia, and the
of the
E more
with
All these attacks were repulsed.
THE
THE
FREEDOM" OF
SEAS. A NEW INTERPRETATION FROM GERMANY.
The North German Lloyd, the great German shipping company, in the habit
one gathers that it contains a discussed German theory of the "freedom
she has had during the present war Greit
Rumours are in circulation of a pos-
USEFUL SECRECY. One of the essentials of the atter kind In Viennese political circles there is of "flower pool is screcy, this is talk of peace between Austria-Hungary observed by means of a number of ways. and Russia, and even that it is with the One of the most favoured is the employ cbject of being free to deal with Italy."
ment of agents, who go under the sonic- Most important of all was the tee what strange title of "ferry bonts." These gran despatched by the Italian Ambasagerits have succeeded in turning what sador at Berlin to his Government should be a fairly useful institution into April 15, as follows:
form of lottery, prizes in which are wou
The rumours of a movement towards
ALLIANCE AT AN END.
n separate peace between Germany and by guessing the correct number at a parti Austria-Hungary nad Russia are persis-cular drawing. The drawings are held tently maintained and are constantly about twice a day, thirty-two characters being used. The, odds are thirty to one, gaining ground."
aud the fact that money enn be draws the On May the Italian Minister for same day as it is put in appeals strongly Foreign Affairs sent to the Ambassador to a certain class. It need hardly be stefod at Vienna the despatch which foreshadow that winning numbers are scarce.
Women figure largely among the Cases have been known, to the ed the declaration of war tety days later. It was directed to Baron, Buriam, victims,
Foreign Police where women have spent nights the Austrian Minister for Affairs, and was in the following terms: together in thinking out the "correct The alliance between Italy and Aus number" for the following day's gamble, tria-Hungary proclaimed itself, from the and also where women have pawned jelvek first, to be an element and a guarantelary and other articles in order to find the of peace, aiming first of all as the prit money to gamble with. It is satisiactory cipal object at common defence.
to note that some of the people who have view of subsequent events and of the new been.
obviously duped have seen through sitaation arising out of them, the two the swindle, with the result that, it is countries found it necessary to propose a new object no less essential, and in Course of the successive renewals of the treaty, they devoted themselves to safe guarding the continuity of their alliance, stipulating the principle of preliminary agreements regarding the Balkans, with a view to reconciling the divergent in. terest and propensities of the two
Powers
10
It is very evident that these stipular tions, loyally observed, would have sufficed as solid basis for a common and fruitful action. But Austria-Hungary!
reported, the French Police have been petitioned with a view to putting a step to the activities of the hum-hi chiels an 1 have been their agents. Two men arrested, and were before the Court in September 7th, when they were remanded N.-C. Doily News, for the appearance of the complainants.
months of commercial operation and de- tails of the navigation through the Suez canal for the entire year of 1814, enable the making of comparisons and at analysis of the traffic on both waterways. For years students of the Panama and Suez canals have assertd that the opening of the Panama canal would bring about
During the six oaths of operation of the Panama canad & total of about 100 normal monthly in excess of 400 vessels. The following. navigation of the Saez canul is slightly comparative table gives the number of essels using the Panama and Suez canals for the months of August, September October, November and December::
„PANAMA.
a steady and large withdrawal of traffic from the Sues canal.
to our Allies, the growth of the Army Indian frontier, while admitting that the
De publishing a year-book of which the Field Marshal Sir John French bad and the provision of munitions, but the Persian authorities have made excellent latest number that for 1914-15, has just now gut eleven Divisions of the New future weekly average of the gross expen-arrangements for the withdrawal of the been issued. From the Keinische Zeitung
TRAFFIC OF THE PANAMA AND SUEZ CANALS. Army and had been able to take over ditare would not exceed £35,000,000. The English and Russians from Ispahaa, interest ng article dealing with the much-
in the summer of 1914, without coming
Official figures giving the tree through present vote would carry us on till the adds: We cannot be impressed by the of the was" explaining-one may surmise to any agreement with Italy, wind the Panama cane during the first six
week in November. The total control of a Government which is unable-authoritatively what it really mesing. It
even giving her the least intimation, and expenditure of the financial year hitherto to guarantee the safety of the Allied assumes that after the experience which without taking any notice of the counsels of moderation adddressed to her by the had been £500,000,000. Loans to foreign residents in the great Persian city, while Britain will no longer rely, for the pro- Roynd Italian Government, notified to Government's amounted to £30,000,000 and the Gorman agents, presumably, remain tection of her trade, on her naval Bervia the ultimatum of July 23, which superiority, but will seek that protec was the cause and the point of departure undisturbed. A British force occupio tion under the shadow of international of the present European conflagration,
Austria-Hungary by disregarding the Bushire, but the larger settlement agreements and join in the creation of a
legal community (ef nations), the mem obligations imposed by the Treaty pro Persiun problem must bers of which, taking their stand on equal foundly disturbed the Balkans afatica probably await
convenient ground, will conclude agreements between quo, and created a situation from which she alone should profit to the detriment season."" The article congratulates each other."
of nterests of the greatest importance In the view of the writer, the reform of the "Raj" on its vigilance an
the the existing international laws on sea will which her ally had so often affirmed and
proclaimed. have-to-be directed towards two object: So flagrant a violation of the later frontier, and its prompt dealing the development of the naval war laws. end the spirit of the Fronty not only coupled with the limitation of the right justibed Ital's refusal to place herself of capture of private property; and the on the side of her Allies in a war pro disturbances
construction of a new interpretation of voked without previous notice to her, but themare liberum " (free seas). As at the same time deprived the alliance of
No Tonnage, No. Tonnage. regards the first:
its essential character and of its raison:
24 106.258 250 1,402,804 An International Prize Court may d'etre.
September
67 822,038 328 1,721,195 lack excentive power, but it will never Even the compact of friendly neutra
October
24 420,357 479 2,635,446 November
02 448,801 370 2,025,446 theless be beneficial in that it will become lity for which the Treaty provides was
Becember
09 489,915 307 2.151,424 Analysis of the traffic through the a sort of conscience as against the British compromised by this violation. Reason acts of violence, and will, perhaps, restore and sentiment alike agres in preventing the international unity of law in matters friendly neutrality from being maintain-
mercial operation ending on March, as relating to the sea, which has been im-ed when one of the Allies has resourse Panama canal for the six months of coar
follows; Inst But a complete transformation of programmo diametrically opposed to the prepared by the canal officials, is could, but he pointed to these figures
pired by the Order in Council of October to arme for the purpose of realizing a because mischievous attempts were con-population, and is a fresh violation of the conditions of naval warfare wil be vital interests-of-the other Ally, interests U. S coastwise,"cast-bound
effected only by the new interpretation the safeguarding of which constituted the. S. coastwise, west-bound 109 499.272 of mare Iberum, mentioned by Herr Bern- principal reason of the alliance itself."
The despatch then announced that Italy burg, as the New York Republican Club
"affirms and proclaims that she resumes
S. America to I. S. & Europe. 69 378,336 enly merchant ships to navigate the seas, from this moment her complete liberty. S to Europe & S. Anteries with the exception of small warships uf, action, and declares as cancelled and . S. Atlantic to Far East. which may be required for the prevention as henceforth without effect her treaty of
Far East. to US. Atlantic alliance with Austria-Hungary."
Miscellaneous routings of piracy."
Vessels without cargo
THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.
Lord Kitchener spoke of the brilliant Bapture of Montenero by the Italians and
of the splendid work done by the
Italian artillery.
THE DARDANELLES.
BRITAIN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WAR
Mr. Asquith emphasised that the figures he had quoted threw some light in terms of money on the contribution we werd making to the war. He did not wish to gay even now, that we were doing all we
A BELGIAN PROTEST. AGAINST ANOTHER GERMAN WAY.
HAVRE, September 14th. Belgium has addressed to all the nential States a protest against the action of the Germans in removing the perman- ent way of the Belgium railways, which hampers the trade and business of the
stantly being made to belittle our efforts, the customs of war.
MUNITION MAKING.
He went on to say that the Minister of Munitions had established twenty shell
"
This indeed. would be a complete
INDIA AND THE WAR.
LONDON, September 18th. Their Majesties the King and Queen factorias, and seventeen were in course of yesterday received the Marajah of transformation," so far as the position of Kapurthala (one of the Punjab States).
The Marajal on Monday visited the Indian wounded at Brighton. FAMOUS LONDON PREACHER
Referring to the operations at the Dardanelles his lordship said the troops there had recently enjoyed a much needed rest. Ho eulogised the resource fulness of the Australasians and
construction, while there were 715 con: emphasised that it was not eaky to
trolled establishments which employed appreciate at full value the enormous difficulties at the Dardanelles and the 800,000 workmen. All that was now needed was an adequate supply of labour, and in this field none were better fitted to help than women.
There was
fine temper
of the troops. now abundant evidence that the Tark rere demoralised. His lordship said he
i
must acknowledge in fairness that the méthod's of the Turks were vasily superior to those which had disgrabul their German mesters.
NATIONAL ILSGISTRATION.V
THE MILITARY POSITION:
The military position in the West had been everywhere strengthened. We hại not been successful in driving the Turks from the crests of Gallipoli, but our gain of ground there was most substantial. No words of admiration were too strong for
RESIGNS.
Lospox, September 14th. : The Rev. R. J. Campbell has resigned the pastorate of the City Temple. His health has recently been unsatisfactory-
HOME TURF, RESULT OF THE NEWMARKET STAKES.
Referring to the National Registration, his lordship and the returns would shortly be available and would give the the gallantry of the troops. basis of the resources of the country and The German superiority in the East had Stakes, run
The Russian
the numbers available for the Army after only been in artillery. providing for the necessary services. He retreat had been masterly. The army was affirmed that the falling off of recruits still unbroken at the close of autumn, and did not justify any conclusion unfavour the German objective was far out of seach able to the resolution and spirit of the That the Tsar had taken command was I country on the contrary, the manner in
most significant proof of the unalterable which all classes had responded to the till determination of the Russian people, from of patriotism was magnifont
the highest to the lowest (Cheers.)
LONDON, September 15th. The resuit of the Newmarket September as a substitute for the St. Leger, was as follows: POMMERN SNOWMARTEN
ACHTON
2
Seven rant Won by two lengths, six lengths separating second and third-
Betting: 3 to 1 oa Pommern; 9 to 1 against Snowmarten; 23 to 1 against
Achton
Angusts
O. S. Pacific to Europe Europe to U. S. Pacific
Total
арх.
Groke.
as
97109,439
66 $41,855 10 50,516
31 128,022 48, 1287,882
2414,500 13 60,679 45
-496-2.367,244 Papama canal authorities assert that
the above analysis of the six months'
traffic shows that the steamers bound to
this country in the world is concerned. A RACECOURSE SENSATION, Only it needs for its realisation one pre-
It has been discovered that somebody Of liminary-the crushing of Britain. this fact the authors of the fine inter- has made a tunnel, with a carefully can- pretation "soera to be hopefully aware: cealed entrance, under the weighing room
This theory of mare liberum will form on the Orange raccourse, Queensland, and from the Far East made up most of 4 whole programme of further progress in and made an excavation underdeath the the tonnage which has been withdrawn scales. Holes have been made in the from the Suez canal traffic, although to the development of international le as soon as England's naval power has broken flour of the weighing room to allow of the certain extent the traffic between the Suez canal. Many of the lines down under the German arms, and, so far scales being manipulated by a person Europe and the Pacific formerly utilizad lying in the excavation under the Boor. from being able further to hinder the
coust owe their inception to the building advance movement of an international When the discovery was made there was operating from Europe to the Pacifie found in the hole under the floor a race law on sen she would at last become ripe book of the last New Year's Day meeting. of the Panatra canal; therefore it is felt for co-operating in the creation of such ́a
diverted from the Suez cauad. Slightly a law as would redound to the blessing The police are investigating. It is that the vessels of these lines were no believed that an organised conspiracy to
ver 41 per cent. of the cargo handled in. of the entire world,"
defrand has been in operation for somthe Parma canal during its six months Freed from the heavy and involved sen
Kine on the Western district racecourses, tences, the idea of the North German It is stated that similar discoveries to Lloyd, as representing the vast capitalist that at Orange have been made at the interests of Germany, is that if England Parkes and Warren racecourses. were worsted in the present struggle, she would be deprived of her naval power by a proclamation that all the seats wer "free"thats, closed against her war- ships. Such is the war object" of the German champions of the "freedom ef the seas!!!
of commercial activity has been in move- nient between the Pacific coast of North America, principally the United States and Europe, and approximately an equal proportion (21 per cent.) has been moving Is there a great religius revival on the route bereen the west coast of sweeping over the people of this country South America and the seaports on the asks a London paper. This question Atlantic seaboard of the United States aight well be suggested by the crowded and Europe. As steamers plying -from state of the London churches on August the west coast of South America formerly Sth. It is, indeed, a notable fact that used the Magellan route, this traffic during the past twelve months-during cannot be considered as having been When the Comedy Theatre in London, the year of war church tendances bave diverted, from the Suez canal route. was opened last month, the audience generally increased. St. Paul's Catherdal Traffic between the Atlantic seaboard were permitted to smoke. This was the was crowded in the morning. As at the and the Far East has amounted to over 12 Altogether, first time in the history of London play service of intercession, a large propor- per cent. of the whole. houses, since smoking restrictions amotion of the women present were dressed Panama canal officials declare the fore Many soldiers were there, going. routes have been used for the tran into force that a West End theatre was in mourning. in a position to offer its patrons facilities including large contingents from Canals of all but approximately 21-2 per cent. for enjoying the comforts of the fragrant and Australia Crowds also flocked to of all the cargo sent through the Paramai
Westminister Abbey, weed.
canal..