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THE WAR.
CZERNOWITZ IN
HANDS
OF
RUSSIANS.
BRISK. OFFENSIVE IN EAST GALICIA.
CHANGED SPIRIT ON WESTERN
FRONT.
BRITISH TROOPS' SLOGAN.
STORIES OF THE
'PERSIA" ENORMITY.
HOTEL LICENCES TO HONGKONG GERMANS.
RU881AN FRONT
{THROUGH REUTRE'S ADENCE.]
RUSSIAN SUCCESSES AT CZERNOWITZ.
PETROGRAD, January 4th.
It is reported that the bnemy has evacuated Czernowitz. The Russian successes deprive the enemy of the use of the Carnowitz-Zalesziki railway, and the Russians likewise threaten the Czernowitz Kologa line.
GERMANS FAIL TO CROSS:
DVINA,
BRISK RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN EAST GALICIA,
PETROGRAD, January 5th.
A communiqué says a German attempt to cross the Dvina, near Elisenhof failed before the Russian fire.
Germans dressed in white cloaks un-
trenches before Tsargrad,
The Russians in the middle. Stryps re- gion in a brisk offensive occupied trenches and the village of Bielavintze, and cap- tured a strong isolated position,
THE HUNGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 1916.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ENTIRE FRONT SHELLED.
APPRECIABLE LOSSES INFLICTED
ON ENEMY.
PARIS, January 5th.' The evening communiqué says there were artillery bombardmente along the entire front. Appreciable losses were inflicted on the chemy in Artois. An am- munition depot was blown up at Alt- kirch.
SLOGAN OF BRITISH TROOPS.
"KILL AS MANY GERMANS AS YOU CAN.”
GUNS SELDOM SILENT.
LONDON, January 5th. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters anys that the British are. seizing every opportunity of securing
[THBOUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
FRENCH AIR RAID IN MACEDONIA.
(THROUGH BRUTEE'S AGENCY.]
THROUGH REUTIH'S AGEHOT. 1
* My boat at 3.30 p.m. separated from HOTEL LICENCES TOGERMANS the others in order to search the more
IN HONGKONG. frequented channel. We rowed for three hours and then sighted a cruiser. We MR. BONAR LAWS STATEMENT IN BALONIKA, January 5th.
COMMONS. French aviators bombed Petrich, hailed her, shouting We are English.' Strumnitza, and other downs where troops When the warship was near enough we were observed. The airmen inflicted con-explained that we were survivors from siderable where
collapsed and fires broke out. The aviators were not harmed,
LONDON, January 8th. In the House of Commons, replying to
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
[FROM QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT] FINANCIAL,
PERING, January 8th. The Salt Bevenue returns total $65,000,000, an increase of $5,000,000.
The Maritime Customs collection totals
Giles, especially at Petrich, the Persia and indicated the whereabouts Sir E. Cornwall with reference to the Haikwan laels 30,742,000, a decrease of
BULGARS PILLAGE VILLAGES. ON FRONTIER.
PARIS, January 5th
Greek
A communiqué says that Bulgarians pillaged several villages on the frontier.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
{THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOY.] SUBMARINE ACTIVITY: IN
MEDITERRANEAN,
LONDON, January 5th. The matured shipping opinion is that the submarine activity in the Mediter raneam will not continue, especially in view of what has been overcome in Home waters. Lines with mail contracts will not change their route,
STORIES OF THE "PERSIA" OUTRAGE.
FROM THE DINING SALOON TO THE SEA..
of the others. The other boats were found at 7 p.m."
Mr. Grant paid a fine tribute to the kindness of the British blue-jackets. He declare, that Consul General MoNeely sat at the same table as himself, but he did not see him, probably because McNeely's Cabin was on the listing side of the liner. He concluded by describing the scene in the water as being of the utmost horror. The 106 was black ag Boot. Men, women, and children were strug gling, and some emitted awful cries. Others were saying "Good-bye." After- wards those in the boats found solace in einging hymns,
granting of licences of hotels in Hong-Haikwan taels 2,165,000. There were in kong to Germans, Mr. Bonar Law said creases in Harbin, Dairon and Hankow, that there was no question of policy in All the foreign obligations secured on volved. The Executive Council acted the Custom Revenues have been fully throughout in a judicial capacity under met to the end of December. the Licensing Ordinance.
LORD
DERBY'S FIGURES.
SINGLE MEN STILL LAGGING BEHIND,
LONDON, January 5th. The men available under Lord Derby's scheme are as follow:
Offered services Rejected Enrolled for imme-
diate service. Enrolled under
group system Failed to offer ver-
vice
291,857
Married. Single 2,179,231 2,832,210 1,150,000 1,070,203
207,000
103,000
840,000
1,344,979
A MEMORABLE 15 MINUTES,
ALEXANDRIA, January 4th. A young lady, interviewed by Reuter's correspondent, said she was just begin
the explosion ning her lunch when cocurred. She ran to her cabin for a lifebelt, and was twice thrown down in the passage by the rocking of the liner.
Of the latter figure, 378,071 are classed She snatched her lifebelt and rushed to the deck, fell in the companion-way, but as indispensable, and others are engaged was determined not to die in the vessel. in national services, which leaves a total She reached the deck, when the liner of 651,160 single-men who have not volun- lurched again. She was thrown down
1,029,231
MISSION TO THE MIKADO.
PEKING, January 5th. Chow Tsz Chi, Minister of Agriculture, heads the mission to Tokyo, leaving on the 15th, to offer congratulations to the Mikado,
JAPAN AND THE COTTON TRADE.
QUESTION IN THE COMMONS..
In the House of Commons on November 28th, Sir J. D. Rees asked whether raw 119,431 cotton was now being exported in largo:
and increasing quantities from India to Japan, whence it was returned to the for mer country in the shape of manufactured- pieoo-goods, the imports of which were in ereasing in such quantities as to compete successfully with the like locally made goods, and to threaten Lancashire pro- duets of the same character; and whether there was any reason to suppose that the Japanese Government was giving a bounty and Japanese shipping companies were quoting specially low rates of Freight in this behalf.
far There
and hady shaken but adjusted her life-teered, which the report describes is belt and jumped into the sea, being from being a neligible quantity. rescued in a quarter of an hour.
ALEXANDRIA, January 4th. Reutor's correspondent has secured in terviews with survivors of the Pernia
Others had similar experiences. Mothers outrage, all of whom are bearing traces went in quest of their children and never of shock and hardship, are bruised, and bandaged, while many were severely bat-returned. Indeed, only two children were terod. Ono woman has been taken to hospital suffering from a broken leg The survivors say that the tragedy was so sudden that they have hardly yet realised what has happened. One moment they were in the the dining saloon, and everybody was
saved. The Chief Officer went down with the ship, but was picked up. He says that the Captain also went down with the
liner.
fore, it is impossible to utilise the services of the married men until the single men have been secured by other means.
LORD DERBY'S SCHEME.
FOUR MORE CROUPS CALLED UP.
LONDON, January 4th.
The survivors lost everything and A proclamation cally up groups 6, 7,
gayest atmosphere of suffered from cold when in the boats, as B, and 9 under Lord Derby's scheme on
they lacked warm clothing.
AMERICA AND THE ENORMITY. WASHINGTON, January 4th.
successfully attempted to surprise the wastage in the enemy's racks, because it most jolly; the next moment they were is realised that Germany is rapidly applunged into the sea. "Some, shaken and
The submarine situation is admitted y bruised, were placed into open boats,
grave. It is officially announced that prouching-if she has not already reached
while the luxurious liner had vanished. the stage when she cannot replace losses. Therefore Kill as mang Germang as
The explosion shook the liner from stem President Wilson and Mr. Lausing are to stern. Only those going on deck taking every means to obtain full infor " is now the slogan in the
The nation upon which to act immediately. you can Heavy fighting to the north-east
promptly could hope to escape. trenches. This was not always so in the of Czernowitz continues. The Germans
water poured in very rapidly, until those The Cabinet meeting has been cancelled reaching the deck merely slid into the because details concerning the l'ersia out counter-attacked to regain their lost sense. For instance, Christmas, 1914 was marked by a mutual truce. At trenches, but failed, sustaining
Others wore swept away by the rage are not yet available. Christmas, 1915, every enemy overture
waves in an instant. The successful lower. heaviest losses.
RUSSIANS OCCUPY
CZERNOWITZ.
the
PETROGRAD, January 5th.. The Austrians have evacuated Czer- nowitz. The Russians carried all the heights dominating the town.
TSAR AND RUSSIA'S
DETERMINATION.
all working bravely, quietly, and quickly, Many who were picked up from the water emphasised the kindness of their rescuers and the comforts provided on landing.
AMERICAN'S THRILLING
in the direction of fraternising wasing of the four boats was a brilliant feat, answered by a screaming shower of high explosives. Mine, bomb, aerial, and artillery warfare is incresant. The trench weapons are seldom silent and the big guns are never thoroughly cold. Of course the Germans reply, but wholly defensively, and as soon as we cease they cease.
The correspondent mentions that one of the party of bluejackets who recently visited the trenches was a Petty Officer of H.M.S. Natal. He possibly owes his his life to his trip to the trenches.
PETRORGAD, January 4th. The Tsar, addressing the Knights of St. George, said that Russia would not conclude peace, till the enemy had been chased from Russian territory, nor would THE BALKANS. Russia conclude such peace except in full
1 agreement with the Allies, to whom she
was bound by true friendship and blood.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
{{THROUGH REUTER'S AUKKOT;} HEAVY ENEMY BOMBARD- MENT.
BRITISH FIRE PREVENTS INFANTRY ATTACK,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT«)
ARREST OF CONSULS IN
SALONIKA.
NARRATİVE.
ALEXANDRIA, January ith. The first narrative of the outrage was given by the American, Mr. Grant, to Reuter's correspondent. Mr. Grant said he was sitting in the dining-saloon at about 1.5 p.m. and had just finished soup, the steward asking what he required next, when a terrific explosion occurred, The saloom was filled with smoke and steam from the boiler, which had burst Glass was also flying about.
There was absolutely no panic. All behaved exactly if they were merely. PARIS, January 4th. at drill. Each went up on deck and re- An official Note says that the enemy ported himself at his lifeboat station. Consuls who were arrested at Salonika The veasel was soon listing badly, the The last have been taken to Marseilles and will people clinging to the rail.
The
"PERSIA'S LARGE MAILS.
CAIRE, January 5th. The Persia carried exceptionally large mails. Eleven thousand bags were landed at Malte. The exact number for Egypt and India is unknown, but it is thought to be between 20,000 and 30,000 bags, all of which have been lost,
ITALIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} PROGRESS OF ITALIANS.
RONE, January 5th.
A communiqué, says that the Italians
occupied higher positions on the moun tains asar Riva and also took two tren- ches on Mont Esperone. A slight advance was made in Carso. GENERAL.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] VITAL IMPORTANCE OF MUNITIONS. EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON THE BRITISH WORKMAN.
the 8th February,
Mr. Chamberlain replied that the ex- ports of raw cotton from India to Japan for the six months from April to Septem- her, 1915, amounted to rather over 3,000,000 wts, an advance of about 30 per cent, on the corresponding figures for the previous two years, Imports of cotton piece goods into India from Japan had considerably Ho increased during the present year, had no information that the Japanese Goy- erament gave bounties in respect of those imperts.
SHIPPING NOTES
JAPANESE STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO SOUTH BEAS.
The Goverument-General of Formosa hast LOYALTY OF YOUNG INDIAN, decided to pay an annual subsidy of Y.150.000 commencing the next fiscal year for the establishment of a regular line of
Sens.
AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.teamers between Formosa and the South
of the
in
LONDON, January 5th. The report of Mr. C. E. Mallett, of the Indian Students'. Department, shows the
young Indiang loyalty England. A few havo enlisted in British Battalions, but the majority have joined the Indian Volunteer Ambulance Corps, in which 272 have enrolled. Mr. Mallett is hopeful that a realisation of common in terests due to the war will lead to a better understanding between English
According to the proposal, the new sor- vice will be between Keelung and Balik- papan via Amoy, Swatow, Hongkong, Manila, Sandakan. Bainy, Sawara, Singa- Batavia, Samarang, Sourabaya, Macassar, and Balikpapan.
pore,
On their return voyage the steamers will
call at Manila, Hongkong, Swajow. Amoy and Tamsui, It is believed that the O aka ghosen Kaishs will underinke the contract of the new line. At present the company is running a line between Keelung and Hongkong with two steamers, but in the avent of the concern receiving the contract for the proposed lino four steamera will be employed,
LARGE FOREIGN ORDERS
and Indian students in the future. He THE TOY-MAKERS OF JAPAN, says, also, that there are indications that the suspicion and dislike with which some of the young Indians viewed the Deportment were yielding to a truer realivation of the facts.
Mr. Campion, the Engineering Adviser, emphasises the need of a thorough scien- tific education in India before students come
to study engineering in Great Britain. He calls attention to the num- bers who come to study civil engineering in Great Britain, where the opportunities.
of practical training are fewer than in India,
Regarding the selection of technical scholars, the Report suggests that well- be given safe-conducts to Switzerland. thing Mr. Grant did was to tie on Cap-
LONDON, January 4th. educated students be selected for training It adds that in reply to the arbitrary and tain Sprickly's lifebelt. The latter, who
In the House of Commons Mr. Lloyd in British Universities and workshops for illegal act of Bulgaria against the French was a military officer, is missingi
the Munitions responsible posts. Men of less education LONDON, January 4th.
Vice-Consul in charge of the archives of vessel listed once more, and Grant slid George, speaking on General Sir Douglas Hig, in a com-the Legation at Sofia the French Govern-over the rail into the water.
Amendment Bill, said the task of turning should be chosen to complete their train muniqué, says that in the course of inter-ment has ordered the arrest of the It was impossible to launch the star-out munitions was more serious than being as mechanics in British workshops.
Everything depended upen mittent artillery activity we silenced two Chancellor in charge of the archives at board boats. Grant was sucked down. dared tell. German howitzer batteries in the region the Bulgarian Legation in Paris. The His shoe caught in a rope, but he disenthe workmen of England, who alope of Armentieres and dispersed German Latter, who is ill, has been allowed to re- tangled himself and come to the surface, working parties to the north-east of main in his apartments. Ypres.
The enemy to the north of Albert opened a heavy fusillade on our trenches after several hours prefiminary "bombard-- ment, but our fire prevented the develop ment of any hostile attack.
NOTHING IMPORTANT.
LONDON, January 5th. Both the French and German commumi- qués reveal no events of importance in any of the war theatres,
REPRISALS BY BULGARIANS.
ATEENS, January 5th.
The Bulgarians have imprisoned the British and French Vice Consuls at Bofa
humanity.
OBITUARY.
LADY WILSON,
LONDON, January oth. The death is announced of Lady
clinging to the wreckage. He got a final could achieve victory for the Empire and glimpse of the tier with her bow in the The third reading of the Munitions air diving downward five minutes after Amendment Bill, which meets the objec Archdale Wilson, widow of the captor of the explosion. Then be collected wreckage tion of Trades Unionists, has been agreed Delhi, for others who were struggling in the to by the House of Commone
a reprisals for the arrest of the enemy water. Five boats soon pulled in amongst Consula at Salonika by the Anglo- the swimmer and those who were strug- French troops
gling, resoving all possible.
Greece has protested against the arrests, and has now sent a written proteat to the Entente Powers against the arrest of our tain Fellenic subjects at Saloniks,
The overloaded boats subsequently re distributed their occupants. Four boats roped themselves together, and a fifth
was further away.
RESIGNATION OF HOME SECRETARY
LONDON, January 4th. In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith announced that Sir John Simon, Stere tary of State for Home Affairs, has
resigned.
ITALIAN RECRUITS.
While the European war had brought- depression to many branches of trade in. Japan, the manufacturers of celluloid toys, at any rate, have found it profitable. They are, working to their utmost oapacity to meet the growing demand for their wares largest orders, with England a close and Australia comes first with the second, and India, China, Hongkong and the United States following with about as large demands.
The orders come in lots of 1,000 to 5,000 dozen for one kind of aniole, consisting. mainly of dolls and animals, the Jupan Times says. They are mostly destined for European markcie.
The manufacturers in Japan have been busy since the war started, but of late the volume has increased with such surpris ing rapidity that all factoring have doubled their hands and are running the machines day and night,
This sudden increase of demand is ex- plained by the fact that thirty celluloid factories in Germany have been utilised as The materials for the munition works. toys, at the same time, have become short sincs April of this year, and the stocks in
the United States have been almost ex- the hands of wholesalers in Holland and hausted
Prior to the war Gormany monopolised the world's-toy market, but today Japan made goods are driving out the German- made articles. If this be watinued, with further improvement in the workmanship and a roasonable price maintained, the Japan-made celluloid toys will find a per- Thero is maent market in the world. only one celluloid factory in Japan to-day, but as there is an abundant supply of sul phur in Taiwan this trade may yet achievo one of the principal places among Japan- ese export goods-
An Essen telegram states that the clear General Gallent, advocating in the Halian Chamber a bill authorising the profit last year of Krupos amounted to early training of the 1917 class, said he 38.400.000 marks (£4,320,000) as compared & pront of 33,900,000 marks wanted them read in the spring of 1916, with
when, in agreement with our Allies, our (£1.805,000) in the preceding year. reinforcements and armaments will enable dividend of 12 per cent, has been dis
tributed.
us to make a decisive effort."