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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDN SDAY, FEBRUARY 2810, 1916.
HUGE BRITISH WAR CREDITS.
MILITARY EXPENDITURE TO BE CURTAILED
SMASHING BLOW FOR THE TURKS.
RUSSIANS MAKE MORE CAPTURES.
BOMBARDMENTS IN THE WEST.
SUCCESSES IN AFRICA.
RU881AN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]
TURKS COMPLETELY
THROWN.
OVER-
RUSSIANS AT THE EUPHRATES AND THE TIGRIS.
LONDON, February 21st. The smashing blow-denit, to, the Turks at Mush and Ahist finally severs all connection of the Ottoman troops between Armenia, and Mesopotamia.
{THROUGH NEUTERʼN LOKNOT, }
TURKISHI "DELIGHT.”
FALSE COMMUNIQUES EXPOSED
LONDON, February 21st. In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamber- lain and Mr. Tennant exposed the absolute unreliability of the Turkish communiqués, The former gave as an example the alleged Turkish successes at Aden, where there were really only five. British and 39 Indian
It means a complete Turkish defeat from casualties, against 200 Turkish losses, eno side of Armenin to the other.
The Hussions are already in full pos- session of the upper waters of the Euph- rates. Their lateat successes, bringing. them into occupation of the upper Tigris, will prove a substantial help to the British in Mesopotamia,
Mush is an important road junction, A great store depot and training centre.
It is stated that Enver Pasha e burry- ing towards Erzerum at the host of a large army,
RIGA BOMBED.
ENEMY AIRCRAFT ACTIVE.
PHYEOGRAD, February 21st.
A communiqué sistce that enemy nero- planes bombed Rigo, in the region of north also Kronsburg, where artillery Was active. Twa Gorman blockhouses were destroyed at Lake Sventon. A mine ex-
JAPANESE COAL FOR EGYFT.
LONDON, February 21st-
to
An Alexandria telogram states that Japan is sending 28,000 tons of cos Egypt.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
[SUKOUGA SKUTER'S AGENOT.)
AERIAL ATTACKS,
ENEMY WORKS DAMAGED,
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
"["THROUGH › REDIRA'S AGENDE.) GREEK CRUISER GOES TO DURAZZO.
Pants, February 21st
A telegram from Eome reports that the Greek cruiser Helle has arrived at Durazzo to protect Greek residents in the event of the arrival of Bulgarian or Turkish troops.
THE COMRIE CASTLE.”
LONDON, February 22nd. The Comrie Castle has been refloated after discharging 700 tons of cargo. She is now ia Kilindia harbour apparentlý” -un- damaged,...
GENERAL.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] “GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE
DEVELOPMENT - OF GREAT
BROTHERHOOD..
LONDON, February 22nd,
{THROUGH RIVIER'S AGINCT.) BRITISH WAR FINANCE. MR. ASQUITH MOVES HUGE VOTES
OF CREDIT,
A LESSON IN MANNERS. GERMAN THRASHED PUBLICLY
ON SHAMEEN. Last Saturday evening Herr A, Nathan- sohn, a Hun of Semitic origin, in the em LONDON, February 21st.
ployment of Arnold, Karberg & Co., was In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith publicly thrashed by prominent moved votes of credit amounting to French resident on Shamcen in the £420,000,000. He said that the Treasury presence of a number of spectatore. The had stil in hand £120,000,000 from reason for the eastigation was that this hed - stl in hand 8180,000 would "Kultared" Hun of Semitic origin in-
Inst
until
GERMAN ATTACK ON
carry on the public service
refusing to make way for her when she was March 10th. That period was appro-walking on the Bund on Thursday after
was anticipated. noon accompanied by two other ladies and ciably longer than
a little girl, The daily exponditure of (Cheers.) £4,300,000 had not differed very much singe September, while since November the ex- penditure on the Army, Navy and muni- tions had increased by £400.000 daily. Loans to Allies and the Dominions now totalled $188,000,000, apart from advances of £42,000,000 by the Bank of England for the Government. They were spending daily £3,000,000 on the Army, Navy and munitions Mr. Asquith concluded by re-
FREEMASONRY. REVENTLOW AND MONARCHY.
As an example of the extraordinary Buggestions regarding the war which aro placed from time to time before the German people, even by well-known writers and public mon who have every claim to be heard, it is not without in- terest to giroa quotation from Count Roventlow's
The editor-in-chief of the
ALLIES MENACE TO CENTRAL POWERS.
MAJOR. MORAHT'S ADMISSIONS:
Major Moraht, Germany's ablost mili- lary critic, gives an exceptionally interest- ing review of the situation, writes the special correspondent of the Daily Tele graph at Rotterdam, From the first he as differed from other writers in attach- ing great importance to the Allied army
menade to the Central Empire, and he still insists on the necessity of removing that menace bolore any rest victory can be claime ed in the Balkan operations. The follow- ing ara quotations from the article, the epening passages of which deal with the Eastern front, on which, says the writer, a serious struggle ús developing-
Our army command will not allow the forward movement begun by the Russians to amount to a danger, and will either. cause the attack to bleed to death or drive it back. The object has probably been to relieve the Allies Expeditionary Army in Salonika from pressure, for it is certainly a burden for our enemics to see themselves
of Salonika. The whole word apparently. knows where the Bulgarian army of Goneral Todarov is at the present moment, but the Allies are breaking their heads over the puzzle where von Muckenson will attack.
The British members of the Angle marking that, with the vote, in the cam Tageszeit test article in the Deutsche in danger from the semi-circle to the north
French inter-Parliamentary Conference at Faris were met by MM. Poincaré and Briand. They visited the Senate, the President of which made a speech eulogizing Great Britain's part in the war.
M. Poincaré, addressing the British Parliamentarians, Laid that their inter- Parliamentary, relations would bring still closer the bands of the two nations, and hi hoped that their brotherhood in arms would lead to a permanent brotherhood. France admired the immense and magnificent effort accomplished by Great Britain, whom war had made a great military power. Ha added: We shall pursue the war to`a viotory which we shall celebrate in an in- destructible friendship,"
BERNSTORFF'S PUBLICITY
BUREAU.
Ev
year the total for war expenditure wouldBerliner Tageblatt," Dr. Theodore He emphasised. that Wolff, wrote a guarded leader, the gist be £2,082,000,000.
of which was that German policy had rigorous steps would be taken to economise suffered, both before and during the war, because, as he suggested in effect, the military expenditure and to ensure that Prussian State was organized on highly the money would be devoted to a vigorous undemocratic basis. Dr. Wolft referred particularly to the case of Scandinavia. prosecution of the war,
and hinted that more assistanca might havo been forthcoming from Sweden if i had not been for this particular hindrance,"
As a staunch supporter of the Prussian Monarchy and of the oligarchie organiza- tion of the German Empire, Count Revelt low felt bound to contest thig view, which
The votes were adopted.
LATER.
wor of
A White Paper announces that, to-day's votes of credit are made up of £300,000,000, and a supplementary vote of £120,000,000,
the .total
credita making
1,720,000,000.
FIGHTING IN AFRICA, SUCCESSFUL MINOR OPERATIONS.
LONDON, Fobruary 21st. The Press Bureau announces that General Smuts reports that on the 18th an enemy force of four Europeans and 200 WHAT THE GERMAN IN AMERICA natives attacked a past at Kachumbe, near
DOES.
Kyako, on
the Uganda border.
Our New Youk, February 21st. strength was two Europians and 35 Resentment exists in Government circles natives, but the enemy, was driven off, losing at. Washington over the disgraceful pub fons Europeans, 53 natives, one machine planes attacked the dopote at Don, and it city methods of the Teutonic diploms-gur complete, also forty-five rifles and a
PARIS, February 2ed.
12.50/8.m.
A communiqué states:-Twenty-six sero.
is believed that they inflicted extensive damage to stores and railways. They all returned safely.
fiets.
There are more than, hints that unless
quantity of ammunition, Our casualties were nil.
theso netivities, which the Government are THE AIR-KAID CASUALTIES. beginning to find embarrassing, are dis- Artillery has netively bombarded the continued, it will probably be considered
LONDON, February 22nd.
plosion on the Daeister wrecked a German/trenches at Hulluch, and north of Ypres necessary to ask for the recall of several An official: correction of the casualties at
mine gallery, armoured trenches sad entanglements.
TURKEY'S "LAST GASP.” LIBERAL CONDEMNATION OF YOUNG TURKS.
SALONIZA, February Sist. Prominent Turkish Liberals are denoun cing the Young Turks for bringing Turkey to the last gasp. They appeal to the Liberals to emerge to try and save her.
PURSUING THE TURKS.
MORE CAPTURES.
PETROGRAD, February 21st.
·A communiqué statos that the Russians are pursuing the Turks. They have cap- tured a further 2,540 prisoners, six guns, much ammunition and transport.
TURKS TURN BACK.
PETROGRAD, February 21st. Two Turkish Corps, which were marching to reinforce Erzerum, turned back un hear-
ing of the fall of the fortress,
RUBBIANS STILL
PROGRESSING.
LONDON, February 21st.
As Italian wireless message states that the Russians have occupied the whole of Lake Van region. The Turks are evacuat- ing Bitilis, and the Russians are ́ ́Dear Trébizond
THE NEAR EAST.
-[THROUGH REUTER'S LOENOT.}
BRITISH AIRMAN'S FEAT.
ENEMY POWER STATION DESTROYED.
LONDON, February 22nd. Au official announcement states that in the emirse of an aerial reconnaissance at one of the enemy's admaced posts" east of the Suez Canal, one of our aviators
and the Comings Canal. A heavy howitzer prominent diplomatists. caused a large explosion at a gun position at Radingbem. Enemy aircraft raided several towns in our area. There were no military results, but a few civilians were
killed.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
AEROPLANE BOMBARDMENTS,
PARIS, February 21st.
4.50 p.m.
A communiqué states:-There has been artillery activity along the whole front. It was violent northward of Verdun, The Germans made two abortive attacks in Artois,
Walmer states that only a lad of sixteen was killed, and another of the same age injured.
A score of shop-fronts were blown ju
ARMY APPOINTMENTS:
LONDON, February 22nd, The following appointments have been
Count Bernstorff (the German Ambas sadar) is accused of turning the Embury into a Publicity Bureau for giving ent mislending statements. As an instance, the lagrant breaches of the pledges of secrecy concerning the Lusitania negotia. tinng are quoted. Reports have repeatedly been sent out clearly officially inspired,elted.. deliberately misrepresenting the situation, The United States Government is parti. cularly annoyed that information has been given out making it appear that a decision has been definitely renched by America to recognise belligerent merchant men armed for defence as cruisers which
pro-
A squadron of French aeroplanes bommay be attacked without warning. No barded muntion depots south-westward such decision has been reached. The truth
German is that Mr. Lansing made such a
posal to all belligerents, but it cannot be enforced unless all concerned are agreed. BRITISH PAPER MONEY IN
GERMANY..
and south-eastward of Dienzo. seroplanes bombed Luneville, Dombasle and Nancy last night, doing slight damige
YOUTHFUL GERMAN
PRISONERS.
PARIS, February 21st. The Germung recently taken prisoners include recruits of the 1916 class.
ITALIAN FROMI,
{THROUGH REVIER'S AGENCY.)
MINOR OPERATIONS,
AN ITALIAN BOMBARDMENT.
ROME, February 1st..
A communique states that there have been minor operations at Valsugana. The Jialiang bombarded the Fella Valley, where important movements of troops and trans. An Austrian aero port were noticeable. plane bombed Als, but there was no
damage.
AUSTRIAN AIR RAIDS.
ROME, February 22nd. Austrian-Beroplanes raided Desenzane,
after descending to 600 feet, destroyed theje, and Trezzo. The damage was insigni enemy's power station at El Hassama fiant. Four persons were killed and twelve with a hundred pound bomb,
wounded, all being civilians,
LONDON, February 21st.
be did as follows:
Herr Theodore Wolff simply means that if the relations of German States to one another, and the organization of the Empire generally were arranged on a more democratic basis, our relations with foreign countries, before and during the campaign, would have been more cordial. Such an attitude reminds us of the classio saying about losing sight of the aims of life in order to live
From vitam vizerds perdere causas er democratic point of view there is, por- haps, reason why we should not as sent to this topsy-turvy state of things and fight aimlessly without principes No doubt this is the case with the countries opposing us. There are no more bitter enomics of the organization of the German State (and especially Prus по more bitter slanderers and sia), revilers of it. than they. Their bigated indignation at the fact that the Central is not due solely to their political Empires, are uct organized, as they but in harmony with the spirit of the but to the dear knowledge that what they call our "Militarism
times
"We have repeatedly pointed out that as long as the enemy army is not destroyed there is no question of final victory. The Allied army received a bad blow in the Vardar region, and suffered heavy losses in this retreat to the Greek frontier. But its chief forca escaped, untouched, es the pecu- by the Bulgarian army on the Greek liar political situation necessitated a halt frontier
"The enemy is using the time gained in most industriously fortifying the district around Salonika With all modern means it will attempt to procure in this otherwise modest fortress a point d'appui, the conquering of which against strious de fence must cost much blood. However tho advance against Salonika may be begun, it will in any case encounter a great system of defence
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Perhaps one sces in Saloniks the first line of defence of Egypt, and that makes it clear that the Allies will remain in Salonika even if no attack from Bulgaria and the Central Powers should follow. The enemy Press recommends, in the latter enso, Salonika as a gate of attack against the toad Sofa-Constantinople, thus making it plain that at the present moment the war all belligerent parties greatly; and not leas situation in the Southern Balkans interests Greece, which has involuntary become the theatre of coming ovents,"
risen to its unparalleled strength from the fundamental principle of the Prus-
"CALVARY OF A KING.” forgotten that foreign countries took the KING PETER'S TRAGIC JOURNEY. sian monarchical system. It must not be
expression Militarism" in this senso from our own democracy, and thereby sought to
condemn both Militarism and.
Under the heading," The Chivary of o our democracy, England and France know perfectly well that "Kaiserism" King," the Gaulois publishes the follow. and its fundamental principle form thong touching account of the terrible journey innate strength of the German Empire.
Qulture,
their
It is only on this account that our of King Peter of Servis from Mitrovitza enemies appeal to
to Beutari, in Albania, when the Servian. eivilization? "progress and so on for the simple reason that a strong Ger Guvernment was compelled to flee before man Empire is necessarily a disturbing the overwhelming advangs of the Austro- influence. Our opponents, on the other
Germans: hand, are weak.
THE COUNT'S CONTRAST.
"On horseback and by foot, with three This preliminary attack on Democracy; pofficers and aix soldiers of the regiment of which Count Reventlow's readers expect te Guard as his solo escort, the King of from him at least three times a week, Servia, septuagenarian and ill, occupied robe Brigade Commander: Lieut.-Col. ouables him to reply to Dr. Wolff's point seven days, in horrible weather, in making Cooke, 34th Sikhs. To be temporary Bri-garding Scandinavia, and to explain the journey of 150 kilometres across the wh Germany has not received all the
mountains to Scoutari. At night, when gadier: Lieut-Colonel Robinson, 27th support she expected from that source:
I am far from saying that certain people the time for rest came, the aged King was without a bed, and he contented himself Punjabis. To be temporary Second-Licut in Germany are wrong in holding that our
internal organization is not without some with bread and cheese fare, as did his of the Hampshire Regt: Corporal Belford effect on the opinion hold of us by other soldiers. Wilson, of the Ceylon Planters Contingent countries; but I do maintain that it is The journey of the King across the a matter of completo indifference to mountains of Albania was a veritable epic. CHANGES OF COMMANDS.
Sweden, or to France for the matter of that, what special powers and privileges road, and they had no guide-ofter the The little royal cortège was ignorant, of the
LONDON, February 22nd.
aro possessed by the German Emperor. the King of Prussia, and our remaining only indication that they were on the right Lieut-Colonel Sclater has been appointed princes and rulers; or what the Prussian rond was the prostrate body of a soldier to the Southern Command in succession to
electoral system may be. It is not on who had fallen from exhaustion. The King account of her internal democratic or- and his companions only had three horses Major-General Campbell who takes over
ganization as Herr Wolf appears to between them, and it was impossible to per.... magine, that England can take so much sunde King Peter not to take his turn in the Chester command from Lient, General licence as she does; it is on account of walking. He resolutely insisted upon walk- Sir Will a Mackinnon, who is now Direcher aca power, her money, her skilfuling, just as much as the others did, and employment of her industrial resources, he walked quite half the distance, During or of Recruiting. Licut General Mac her tact in dealing with other nations the day the party journeyed with only two
These are
the qualities which have enabled short halts for meals, During the whole saven days the King had no hot food, and one day he was even without bread.
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receives the C.B. for exceptional war ser. vices as Adjutant General of the Forces,
REINFORCEMENTS FOR MESOPOTAMIA.
The Botterdam correspondeat of The ready succed, Lieut-General Sclater, who her to do what she has done. 7'amestates that a considerable amount of British paper money is circulating in Germany, the £1 note fetching 38-40 marks.
ENEMY CONSULS IN CANADA ARRESTED.
LONDON, February 21st, v The Daily Mail correspondent at Athens states that the Allies have arrested the. enemy consuls in Canada.
LORD CHELMSFORD'S "RECOVERY,
i
LONDON, February 21st, Lord Chelmsford has recovered from his
recent indisposition.
GERMAN PROPAGANDIST LEAVES ATHENS,
PARIS, February 21st. A-telegram from Salonika states that Baron Schenk, the notorious chief of the German propaganda at Athens, has left
for Mounstir.
LONDON, February 22nd, The despatch of reinforcements for General Aylmer is proceeding satisfac torily, Aeroplanes have re-bombed Kut without doing any damage.
GUESTS OF SUEPHERDS.
"At night they generally succeeded in discovering the hat of soxe Albanian in the mountains between shepherd Prizrend and Scutari, and the poor shep- herds little dreamed that the aged, care- ground, and who left in the morning after worn gentleman who slept on the naked a frugal meal of dry and unpalatable bread with, perhaps, a cup of milk, was the King of Servia.
In this connexion one point, above all, should be noted. Two currents of in. fluence flow from England on the one hand, and from France on the other; but they unite and become ode, 1 refer to Freemasonry. And I would remark at the same time that our German Freema sonry sticks to its own soil and has no thing to do with the matter I am empha English Freemasonry in the preparation sizing. The part played by French and and instigation of the war has not yet come fully to light. The veil was lifted for an instant when it was a question of drawing Italy into the war. At that mo
One night, near Ciafmsht, the Jittle ment foreign Freemasons ventured to show their hands more openly. The defama royal cavalcade completely lost their road, and darkness fell upon them when they tion of Gormany, and to some extent of Austria-Hungary
wera, on & mountain without a human as well, by appeal to habitation in sight Then King Peter re- civilization,
the like, and the
TRAFFIC IN MEDITERRANEAN.. The newspaper Tronte Interra denounces was organized years ago by foreign Free-membered that he had a small electric lamp the presence in the Mediterranean of masons, and carried on în every conceiv amongst his few possessions, Happily he many went in reise steamers paiga of calumny was directed against their salvation. By its feeble light they abla form. In the last resort this cam- found it in working order, and this proved gged in contraband trafic
Tha
"en-
paper asserts there is no doubt that our Church: The hemming-in, slandering. succeeded in following a slightly benten many of these steamers have been furnish and contemming of Germany can be track down the mountain side, and after ing supplies to Austro-German sub-braced in great part to the operations of several hours reached a shopherd's hut, marines, and adds that near-Licata many foreign Freemasonry Why there is where they passed the night empty benzine and petrol cans have been Powers who does not belong to it.
scarcely statesman of the Entente found.
"This hogira of a King, as dramatic and A Malta dispatch to the Messagpera All this will undoubtedly be news to unreal as an old legend, lasted seven days. states that the chase of contraband steam the foreign Freemasons whom not. The party crossed mountains and deep val- ers in the eastern Mediterranean is pro- even non-members of the Order will asseye the soldiers of the Guard several times ceuling vigorously, and that during one ciate with the "elandoring of Germany." wading through impetuous mountain week eight vessels carrying contraband etc so wildly attributed to them in the torrents carrying their king on their were captured and taken to Sollunt, reckless alterance of Count Reventlow, shoulders,” Central NewsS