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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 1916,
RUSSIA WINS GREAT BATTLE.
TURKS PANIC STRICKEN FLIGHT.
BRITAIN'S DRASTIC TRADE PROPOSALS. PROTECTION FOR HOME INDUSTRIES.
FINAL EFFORT TO MAINTAIN VOLUNTARY SYSTEM,
GERMANY AWAKENING FROM HER DREAM.
GENERAL.
[TUROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ENEMY TRADING.
DRASTIC GOVERNMENT MEASURE.
LONDON, January 10th.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).
NEW RECRUITING CAMPAIGN. LAST GREAT EFFORT TO PRESERVE
VOLUNTARY SYSTEM.
LONDON, January 20th, Lord Derby and his Committees have The text u the Government Bill to
decided on a great now recruiting cam- amend the law regard g enemy tradingpaign for married and single mon
Tho empowers the Board of Trade to make a order against any business in the United Kingdom connected with the enemy, pro hibiting such business from carrying on during the war or from winding up.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL,
LONDON, January 20th. The latest Enemy Trading Billia most drastic The Board of Trade any stop any business belonging to a firm con- trolled by enemies or that is carrying on trade wholly or mainly for their benefit, whether here or in enemy countries;
Aleo, it away take over any German patent Inspectors may examine any business for the purpose of ascertaining whether it is controlled by, or is benefiting, the enemy, The Registrar of Companies may refuse to register a Company if on subscriber to the Memorandum of Associa tion, or a proposed Director, is an enemy. Shares cannot be transferred to, or for the benefit, an enemy. Any company registored here and doing outside the United Kingdom business which, if done in the United Kingdom, would be trading with the enemy, may be wound up.
The restrictions contained in the Bill operato not only during the war but until they are removed by an Order in Council. PROTECTION FOR HOME INDUSTRIES.
BOARD OF TRADE PROPOSALS.
LONDON, January 20th.
reopening of groups has hitherto only secured a fraction of the eligibles, but the results are sufficiently satisfactory to warrant vigerong effort to secure all eligibles by voluntary methods, It is hoped that the Mayors and Provosts will assist to make the campaign a complete
success.
THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR, LONDON, January 20th. - Speaking in the House of Commanns, Mr. Bonar Law said that the Government could not accept the proposal to exempt the conscientious objector entirely from military service.
An amendment to empower tribunals to allow the men to undertake work of national importance instead was, how ever, agreed to.
THE POSITION OF TERRITORIALS,
LONDON, January 20th.
[HROUGH REUTER'S ADENOT.) GERMANY AWAKENING FROM HER DREAM.
PLAIN SPEAKING IN THE REICHSTAG:
AMSTERDAM, January 19th. There has been a lively debate in the Reichstag on the consorship.
Herr Dittmann (Socialist) said the rights of the people had been trampled on, despite Labour's renunciation of its weapon of strikes during the war Despite the Party truce, Socialist editors had been subjected to a heary censorship of purely political and non-military matter. He complained specially of the prohibition. of criticism of semi-official articles and also of criticisms regarding the annexa tion manis. He concluded by saying that everywhere peace was desired, and that everywhere the people's will was thwarte
Herr Fisschback (Progressive) denoun ced the attempts of the Censor to compel papers to publish inspired articles, and the prohibition of criticisms of Bank statements.
Herr Stresemann (National Liberal) said the most foolish thing of all was the suppression of the Reichstag proceedings, as the world war could only be won with public opinión. He complained that the country had been misled by the fact that only foreign articles favourable to Ger- many had been allowed to be published. *The result," he declared, is that we have been startled, as in waking from a but hatred, envy and hostility, even from drvam, to find suddenly facing us nothing noutral countries. It is impossible to hide from those abroad that in many matters things are bad with us, that we have great difficulties and that Lugland's blockade is effective in many respects. The Government should take steps to bell the people, not that everything is going well, but that much is gong ill, and that it is therefore a duty to accept every burden. He added that the people of England were allowed to ad accounts of battles and attacks, and that was due to a feeling of strength and greatness.
After L reply by a representative of the Government, defending the censorship, the debate was namediately closured."
GERMAN CASUALTIES.
LONDON, January 20th- In the House of Commons, Mr. Tennant said that the German casualties, far as available," up to the end of the
year were :---
Killed Died Wounded Missing
588,986 24,080 1,566,540
356,153
Tobal
2,638,765
In the House of Commons, Mr. Tennant described the position of the Territorials under the Compulsion Bill. The mar ried men and men unsuitable for foreign service would be unaffected. The rest would be entitled to volunteer for foreign SIR SAMUEL MONTAGUE service in their present cogiments. Ample opportunity for so volunteering would occur in the next five weeks. Those who did not volunteer would be discharged from the territorials and compulsorily enliated.
An amendment for exempting home service territorials was rejected by 209 to
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BRIBERY.
PRESENTS.
RETURNED.
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LONDON, January 20th, Sir Samuel Montagu has been retired opposed for West Cambridgeshore. THE INCREASE IN FREIGHTS, GOVERNMENT EXPLANATION
LONDON, January 19th,
A report will shortly be published by the GERMANY'S COLOSSAL Board of Trade sub-committee, recom
In the House of Commons, Mr. Runci- mending the imposition of a general tariff
man, in reviewing the shipping problem, on cartsin imports for the purpose of HAREMS AND PALACES GIVEN AS said that the Government had considered fostering twelve industries for which
the commandeering of the whole of the Great Britain was largely dependent on
British tonnage, but had decided this Germany before the war. The imports
would only aggravate the shortage. It. mention include electrical apparatus
NEW YORK, January 20th,
was hoped by further economy of the re The special correspondent in Europe of and optical glams. "
quisitioned tonuage to release vessels for The report mentions that before the the Pittsburg Dispatch estimates that ordinary trade. The recent rise in fights ontbreak of war the manufacture of Germany spent 72 millions sterling in
was largely due to the sudden requisi magnets wag largely in the hands of propaganda and bribery in fifteen neutral tioning to bring nitrates from South Germany although they were essential to countries. He gives details of how the
America. These vessels could only be motor-cars and aeroplanes The Governmony was spent, which include harems replaced by neutrals who commanded ment scized the large stocks held by for Persian potcntates, palaces for Chinese higher rates. Mr. Runciman concluded German firms in England the non-with- mandarins and motor-cars for Greek by saying it might be necessary to exclude drawal of which was one of Germany's lawyers, failures.
PERFECT UNITY OF PURPOSE.
THE BLOCKADE OF GERMANY,
SUBJECT TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE COMMONS:
THE ALLIED WAR COUNCIL.
LONDON, January 20th, Rer is authorised to state that the
LONDON, January, 20th. Allied War Council had for its object the
In the House of Commons, Major Hunt continuation of the discussion, inaugu- rated in Paris for the purpose of assuring called attention to the British blockads perfect co-ordination In the of Germany and asked whether it was
effective, It also discussed
of the war. or naval, military, economic, diplomatic and many technical matters on which the various Government Departments were Donsulted. The decisions were naturally kept secret, but the latest Conference has given the fullest evidence of perfect unity of purpose, and determination and Banfidence in the conduct of the war to its eventual result,
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FRENCH MINISTERS RETURN.. LONDON, January 20th. The French Ministers and Prouident Wilson's special envey to Europe, Colonel Honse, have left for Paris.
THE FLOODS IN HOLLAND. NO FOREIGN RELIEF FUNDS DESIRED.
AMSTERDAM, January 20th. King George has wired to Queen Wil helmina his sympathy respecting the foods in Holland
The
Queen Wilhelmina has continued her in- spection of the flooded districts. waters are still rising and the floods are spreading: The Dutch Government, while appreciating foreign sympathy, intimates that it does not desire relief funds opened
abroad.
The
A dyke has burst at Fermonde flood of the Mouse has destroyed a bridge near Namar and many people living in the adjacent villages have been drowned.
THE LOSS OF THE “PERSIA.” BOARD OF TRADE ENQUIRY.
LONDON, January 20th. The Board of Trade will enquire into the loss of the Persia.
S. AFRICANS ARRIVE IN
EGYPT
PRTORIA, January 20th.. The first South African infantry brigado has arrived in Egypt.
Sir Edward Grey said he understood the matter would be discussed next week. but any statement that the Navy was crippled by the Foreign Office was grosaly unfair and entirely mis-represented the. fact.
LIVES V. PROPERTY,
AMERICAN SENATOR'S OPINION.
WASHINGTON, January 20th, Mr. Daniels, the Secretary of the Navy, advocated the naval programme before the Naval Committee's representatives on the ground that at the close of the war, with great wealth and an increasing fleet America would be able to call an. international conference on the limitation of armaments,
The members of the Committee argued that America could call a conference with- out increasing the fleet.
There was an animated debate in the Senate on the rights of neutrals in the
war.
luxuries. (Cheers.)
WAR NEWS,
LONDON, January 20th, In the House of Commons, Mr. Samuel said that he is asking the War Office if it is possible to extend the daily com muniqués to other British fronts.
RECOGNITION OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE. QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
LONDON, January 20th, Lord Robert Cecil, in reply to Sir John D. Rees, said that neither the new Emperor, nor the Empire of China, had yet been proclaimed. No instruction, re garding recognition had been sent to Bir John Jordan. The matter was, however, being considered,
COTTON MILL DESTROYED
BY FIRE.
THE LARGEST IN LANCASHIRE
LONDON January 20th.; Damage estimated at £200,000 has been caused by fire in the largest catton, apin- ning mill in Lancashire.
THE SILVER MARKET.
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LONDON January 20th, Messrs. Montague's report states that Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, re the undertone of the silver market is pudiated the idea that the Southern steady, notwithstanding the fall in price Atates cared more for property than for which appears to have originated in the lives of women and children who had China whence the selling is made to In- been seat to their graves in the ocean. dian hazants which, consequently. He did not intend to worry the Presi- loaded upon the Lorden market. Silver dent shout loss of property until the is held here awaiting shipment. The re- question of the lose of women and child rem had been settled with Germany, Southerners krew that if the shipment of cotton to the Allies was cut off cotton would be worth only four cents.
DUTCH LINER RE-FLOATED.
LONDON, January 20th. The Dutch liner Rijndan is ashore, near The passengers are mostly Gravesend. Americans; none are injured.
LONDON, January 20th. The Binjđạm has bead re-floated. [It was announced two days ago that the steamer was proceeding to Gravesend with ker bows down, and assisted by tugs it was also reported that three stokers had been killed and four injured.)
[ZHROUGH REUTER'S AGENÒY.] NEW ZEALAND AND COMPULSION.
WELLINGTON, January 20th. Mr. Massey, the Premier of New Zea land, in a aperch, stated that if the voluntary system failed compulsion would he adopted.
CANADA'S VOLUNTEERS.
OTTAWA, January 20th- The Premier announced in the House of Commons that there had been 155,000 enlistments in Canada during the first fortnight of January.
THE
BALKAN S.
[THROUGH REUTER'S 40ENCY.] AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE
·CHANGE.
HURRIED WITHDRAWAL OF
ENEMY TROOPS...
THE HEAR EAST.
(THROUGK BRUTER'S AGENOT.]
TURKS' PANIC STRIOREN FLIGHT.
RUSSIA'S VIOLENT AND UNEXPECTED BLOW.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
B GERMANS DROP BOMBS ON
NANCY.
FRENCH REPRISALS.
PARIS, January 20th.
An enemy blockhouse was destroyed by shell-fire nany Lihons.
Our trench guns between Boissons and PETROGRAD, January 20th. It is officially announced that a Russian Rheims greatly damaged the enemy works onslaught dislodged the Turkish centre in west of Craonne, the Caucasus from strongly fortified posiTwo German aeroplanes dropped four tons morth of Melayghent on a seventy- bombs ou Nancy on Tuesday night A mile front. The Turks are retreating in French air squadron immediately ascended. panic and disorder towards the fortified and bombed the stations at Metz and plain of Erzerum. Several Turkish units Arnavile, dropping twenty-two bombe, Enve been almost annihilated.
damaging buildings.
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PARIS, January 20th. There have been minor operations Jay- ourable to the French. A Gorman nero-
plane kus boon captured.
The communiqué emphasises that the
AMSTERDAM, January 20th. Russian rust at the Turkish centre in A German communiqué states that the the Caucasus w violent and unexpected. Allied airmen have bombed Mets. The flight of the Turks was so hurried | GERMAN AEROPLANE CAPTURED. that they were unable to romove their dead. Hundreds of corpses strewed the path of the advancing Russians who fre- quently had to cross height towering above the clouds and dig trenches in deep snow and whilst a blizzard was raging. LONDON, January 20th.
The Russians occupied the town of The Daily Mail's correspondout at Salonika reports a sadden and incom Keprikey on the Arax, thirty-three miles prehensible change in the enemy's atti-east of Erzerum, and captured much tude. The Bulgarians and the Austro- booty Germany are burriedly withdrawing part of their troops northward from the fron tier.
SERBIAN WOMEN PUBLICLY-
KLOGGED.
l'Anis, January 20th.
The French war correspondents ab
Saloniko confirm the statement that Ger ans and Bulgarians are going northward from Monastir, probably to the Russian front. They have been suffering from a great lack of food in Macedonia. contents of the enemy Legations in Athens are being removed towards Macedonia,
The
The Serbians who returned to their. houses are escaping to Salonikn as the Germans are punishing with death anyone out after dark, and are publicly flogging both sexes for the slightest offences
FIGHTING RESUMED,
MONTENEGRO REFUSES PEACE TERMS.
PARIS, January 30th. 11.25 pm. News has been received that the King of Montenegro, and his family, together with some diplomats, have embarked at San Giovanni for Italy,
ITALY'S DISTRUST OF MONTENEGRO.
There has been fighting south-west of Lake, Urumiah, in Persia, where the Russians drove the Kurds to the south,
PETROGRAD, January 20th. Tho Tsar lagent a message to the Caucasus force creasing his sincere gratitude for the blow delivered.
THE DASH AND COURAGE
OF THE SIKAS,
WIN THE ADMIRATION OF THE NEW ZEALANDERS,
LONDON, January 20th. New Zealand forces gives details of the The official war correspondent with the fight at Mersamatrah on Christmas Day when the New Zealandera and the 15th Sikhs, assisted by the Australian Light Horse and the English Yeomanry, de- feated the Arab force, killing over 200 of the enemy, while où, casualties were only 60.
The Arabs were encamped in a rocky donga seven miles south of Mersamatruh After a bombardment of the enemy posi- tion the Sikhs and New Zealanders advanced under a heavy fire to 200 yards of the enemy where the real fighting be gan. The Sikh, fought with great dash and courage and seemed to diedain cover to the admiration of the Now Zealanders. Finally the British force drove out the enemy at the point of the bayonet,
THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA,
BRITISH FORCE SEVEN MILES FROM KUT.
LONDON, January, 20th.
·2,20 1,325, Signor Barziali speaking at Ancona, said that Italy, had distrusted Montene gro since against Italy's wishes, she hastened to occupy Skutari. If the Italians had succeeded in sending hoovy | guns to Mount Loytchen they would merely have swelled Austrian booty. The capitulation of Montenegro had not
LONDON, January 19th
the Mr. Chamberlain announced in modified the positions of the belligerent groups. It was impossible yet to say House of Commons that the weather was how it would affect Italy Albanian so atrocious in Mesopotamia that it had expedition, but Italy's conduct would stopped all progress. continue to be based on the idea of the. common interest in a common struggle.
THE RUMOUR SPREADS,
Rowe, January 20th,
2.30 p.m. The port of the rupture in the Auste intenegrin negotiations spread in the afternoon. Nothing definite is yet known, but it appears to be confirmed by an announcement that King Nicholas and his family are coming to Italy.
CONFIRMATION.
ROME, January 20th, 3.10 p.m. The Montenegrin Consul GeneralTM con. firms the report of the rupture in the Austro-Montenegria prace negotiations. He states that fighting has been resumed.
·FIGHTING RESUMED.
BRINDISI, January 20th,
3.40 p..
The Premier of Montenegro has arrived, He announces that King Nicholas and the Government have refused all the Austrian terns and that fighting has been resumed. on all fronte.
The King and his sons are still in Mon- tenegru midst the troops, organising a last stand.
THE ROYAL FAMILY,
BRINDISI, Jamuary 20th:
4.30 p.m. The Queen and the Princesses of Mon-
to Rome.
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negro have arrived here and have gone King Nicholes remains at Scutari, and is organising resistance.
HELP IN EVACUATING THE COUNTRY.
PARIS, January 20th.
7.55 p.m. ---King Nicholas expresses the hope that the Allies will help the Montenegrins to evacuato the Country if such a step is necessary.
duced price however, proved tempting to Ching and other operators who s&W E chance to snatch a profit. The appear AN ance of the market seems to indicate move. ments within narrow limite as America
ALLIED TROOPS AT MITYLENE,
LONDON, January 20th Chamberlain annoncodi To-day Mr. that General Alymer is seven miles from Kut.
The weather had moderated and General Alymer had advanced and was last night close to the Essin positions. (Cheers.) General Townshend reports that there is no fighting and no firing.
General Nixon loft yesterday and the command was assumed by General Sir Percy Lake
RUSSIAN FRONT
(THROUGH BRØIER'S AGENOT.]
THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.
NEW BATTLE DEVELOPING NEAR CZERNOWITZ.
AMSTERDAM, January 20th. An Austrian communiqué states that a new battle has developed on the frontier to the east of Czernowitz, consequent upon the repeated attacks by numerous
Russian columns.
BRITISHI SUPERIORITY · IN THE AIK..
CONTINUALLY HOLD THE
OFFENSIVE.
LONDON, January 20tL
Iu a atatement in the House of Com- mons, Mr. Tent showed that the Bri- tigh airmen in Flanders continually hold the offensive. They are perpetually pene trating the German lines and the Ger- mana morely remain on the defensive for which work, the Fokkers, the cutest type: of German aeroplane, is alone suitable, But the main purpose of aeroplanes is reconnaissance and directing artillery which the British are always able to carry out. If the Germans came behind the Allied lines we had defensive machines
casualties and conceal their own. The which were quite equal to the Fokkers!
The Germans advertise the British British authorities, however, were satis fied with the good performance of the Air Service,
ITALIAN" FRONTS7
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ARTILLERY ACTIVITY,
HOME, January 19th. The enemy bombarded Cimego and Borgo, causing a fire at Cimego. We re- plied, bombarding Strada and Caldonezzo glation where trains were moving.
On Monday night we repulsed an attack on the heights of Santa Maria, the enemy leaving thirty dead.
ITALY'S NEED OF MEN.
Rous, January 20th Those who were reported as medically unfit are being re-examined and those who have recovered are sent to join the colours.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
[EHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.÷
BRITISH SUBMARINE
AGROUND.
OFFICERS AND CREW SAFE.
LONDON, January 20th, The Admiralty announces that a British submarino grounded on the Dutch coast. A British destroyer rescued some of the officers and crew while the remainder are being taken to Holland on a Dutch war- ship.
SUVLA BAY OPERATIONS,
AN AMPLE ENQUIRY AND FULL JUSTICE TO BE DONE.
Losnów, January 20th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquithi said that arrangements for the extension of the Allied Councils were progressing.
He announced that the Government had decided that an enquiry into the Suvla Bay operations was impracticable at the present time, but finally an ample enquiry. would be held and full justice done.
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
IN THE REAR........
AMSTERDAM, January 20th, An Austrian communiqué confirms the seriousness of the Russian thrust on the Bessarabian frontier. It says that be YUNNAN REBELS DEFEATED. tween Toporanty and Bojan the Austrians have to face almost hourly attacks by GOVERNMENT TROOPS ATTACKED superior forces and admits that yesterday) the Russians repeatedly penetrated the In some places the troops were under a severe artillery fire the whole day. FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
trenches elsewhere.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.) NINETEEN AIR FIGHTS
PELING, January 2let, A report has been received here that 700 Szechuan troops were attacked by 1,200 Yunnan rebels at Hanjachung. After twenty-four hours fighting the rebels were defeated. Three hundred were
Subsc killed and the remainder fled, quently the Szechuanese were attacked in IN the rear by 1,000 rebels who emerged from
ONE DAY. BRITISH DESTROY FIVE ENEMY AEROPLANES.
LONDON, January 20th, General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com muniqué, states that sixteen of our aero planes on the 17th inst. attacked an enemy supply depat at Desars, to the north-east of Albert, causing considerable damage. There were nineteen air encounters on that day, in five of which enemy machines were brought down and two of our aero planes were lost.
The enemy on the 18th exploded two mines to the south of Fricourt, doing but the little damage.
We to day successfully bombarded
ATHENS, JanBary 20th. Allied troops are landing at Mitylene.
KAISER AND KING
FERDINAND. EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS.
AMSTERDAM, January 19th.
sayy A telegram from Nish hesitant salley and Continental and other demands are bound to arise on Kaiser met King Ferdinand there fair scale. The stock in London at the yesterday and, after exchanging cordial hostile tronches at savory points and a present time is not large. I is in the greetings, watched the march past of the neighbourhood of five and a half willion Bulgarian, Macedonian and
troops. ounces five.
The Kaiser later presented to King Fer. AUSTRALIA'S VIEWS. dinand a Field Marshal's baton and King Ferdinand appointed the Kaiser Colonel-in-Chief of an infantry regiment, The Kaiser's retinue, included General von Falkenhayn, General von Mackensan, an Admiral and several Generals, while King Ferdinand's included two Princes,
SYDNEY, January 20th- Mr. Hughes declared, during the course of a speech, that we must cut out every power which Germany exercised before the war so as to prevent her troubling as
again.
the Premier and others, -
German
party of our troops at dusk raided the enemy's trenches north of the River Lys and brought back several prisoners.
The enemy exploded a mine near the Hohenzollern Redoubt and another in front of our trenches south-enet of Guin- chy. There was no damaged
Hostile artillery is active north-west of Fromelles and east of Ypres,
Our re Brought down a hostile acro plane near Frelinghein.
the mountains. The Szechuanese retired. to Anpenchun near Hauchowfu which is strongly guarded.
Part of General Taao Kun's Army hus arrived at Chunking.
THE FLOT AGAINST LIFE OF THE EMPEROR.
FIRST REPORTS EXAGGERATED.
PERING, January 21st. The first reports of the Palace plot were exaggerated owing to the confusion in the names of the principals arrested.
the
PORTUGUESE ADVISER.
PEKING, January 21st. Lisbon has agreed to the request of Chinese Government that Senhor Freitas, the Portuguese Minister, be detached to act as adviser to the Depart ment of Ceremonies.
JAPANESE APPOINTMENT CAUSES COMMENT,
- PEKING, January 21st. The appointment of General Aoki as Attache to the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai occasions comment here,