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THE WAR.
VIOLENT
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24111, 1015.
ATTACKS.
GREAT AERIAL ACTIVITY IN WEST,
ONE ZEPPELIN AND SEVERAL AEROPLANES BROUGHT
DOWN.
TURKS LOSE 40.000 MEN.
ALLIED SUBMARINE IN BOSPHORUS,
SINKS ENEMY MUNITION TRANSPORTS.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
{THROUGH EKUTEK'B AGENCY.] ENEMY GAS ATTACKS.
ATTEMPT TO DEBOUCH PREVENTED,
Pania, February 2od, A communiqud says-The Germans violently bombarded trenches north-west of Givenchy We replied energetically.
After an intense bombardment and wany gas attacks, on a seven kilometre front in the Likens sector, the enemy made attempts to emerge from their trenches but were driven back by curtain of fire. GERMANS ATTACK IN FORCE FRENCH SECOND LINE REACHED
PARIS, February 22nd. To-day's communiqué reports that in Artois, at dusk, the Germans attacked in force at Bois de Givenchy and succeeded in penetrating our first trench, which was completely wrecked, along a front of 809 yards, and at several points reached the second line, from which they were driven by s counter-attack, except for a few parts, The enemy's strength was seven batte- lions. They suffered heavy losses from the artillery curtains of fire and infantry and machine-gun fre.
The Germans exploded a mine at Roclin- court. We occupied the crater.
There has been further artillery activity
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.) GERMANS USE GAS SHELLS,
LONDON, February said, General Sir Douglas Haig reports,-On Munday night the enemy sprang, a inte east of Givenchy. We suffered no asua ties.
The enemy also shelled Poperinghe, At dawn we spranga mine wear the Hohenzollern Redoubt, and occupied nearer lip of the crater,"
RUBBIAN ERONT
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ACTIVITY IN THE CAUCASUS.
LARGE TURKISH FORCES DEFEATED,
PETROGRAD, February 22nd.
A communiqué anys:-There has been considerable activity in the Caucasus, where the Turks have been driven boyoad the Boyukdere river.
PEKING
NOTES.
[FROM OVE OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
PEKING, February 11th. THE REVOLT.
KIANGNAN DOCK EXTENSION.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS FOR
OHINA'S NAVY,
With extensive improvements, under
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
COMRADES IN ARMS,
CLOSE UNION OF THE EMPIRE. OTTAWA, February 22nd,
Naturally the revolt in the South conway and in contemplation, at the Kiang- The Duke of Conasught gave a banquet in honour of the Australian Premier, Mriinues to occupy the minds of the authori- nan Dock and Engineering Works at tles and of the people, though the latter Shanghai which is controlled by the Naval Hughes, .. ̈
know very little indeed, except through Board at Peking, and with several under- the medium of the Shangten Shih Pan, water craft being built in America. it is which publishes much truth, doubtless, but evident that the Peking Government bas also much that is sensational and incorrect. awakened to the fact that China is Par behind the times in matters naval and
Mr. Hughes said that in spite of dis appointments and disillusions he was never in doubt as to the ultimate result of th The pursuit of the Erzerum stragglers war, We are here, he said, to support the The Gavernment are perhaps, to somẹ ox" that' plans are in the making for extensivo continues, Neveral hundred morg have been British Government. Ho predicted the captured. The Cossacks routed a Turkish closest union of the Empiro na a nfantry and artillery colums, and captured the war.
The Duke of Connaught, in a speech, three field batteries and much material..
As the result of a brilliant charge in the said one important result of the war was
of
tent to blame for the popularity of this improvements in the naval branch of organ, as their suppression of other out- China's defence with an eye to possible. spoken newspapers in the capital and e suppression of unfavourable news from theeds after the warring nations in Europe South tend to create a feeling of suspicion
are at peace.
Work will be at once started on the
Klays region. large Turkish forces were that those who only knew each other by or distrust. It can well be imagined that it galargement of the dock at the Kiangaan
dispersed many were killed, and a number were taken prisoners,
TURK
LOSE ÄRMY CORPS IN ARMENIA.
STROGRAD, February 22nd. The Turkish losses at Erzerum were. shout 10,000,
ITALIAN FRONI
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADDICT.I
ITALIANS' NOTABLE
HUCCESSES.
ROME February 23rd. A communiqué says that the Italians successfully concluded the notion initiat- ed on the 9th inst. by capturing the moun.
Alpinists, advancing over snowfields and through fog, reached the summit of the Collo and the adjacent heights, drove out the Austrians, and repulsed counter-at- tacks. Subsequently the Italiang extend-
sentiment were now thrown together comrades in arms. This was bound cement more closely the different parts the Empire.
wo
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THE BLOCKADE OF GERMANY.
s not advisable to chronicle rebel successes
but when these are reported in the Skun tien Shih Pas, denied then by the Govern ment, and admitted several weeks later, it is no wonder that victories announced o the Peking authorities are received with certain amount of scepticism. For instance. this week we had reports that Lu Chow had fallen into the hands of the rebe's. were promptly denied by, the authorities,
works which will be extended by 102 ft.,
giving it a total length of 520 ft. which, it is thought, will be sufficient to accom- modate any ship that will be likely to require repairs at Shanghai. With the exception of the International dock, which is 532 ft, in length, the new Kiang-
LONDON, February 22nd. In the House of Lords the Marquis of Tansdowne announced that the Gover"- ho claimed to have gained a victory thers whole job wil be completed within thrco
ment proposed to put the whole business in connection with the blockade in charge of a singlo: Cabinet Minister, who would be entrusted with the co-ordination of matters in regard to the blockade.
over the Yunnanese Remembering the Government victory at Suifu and the denial of the rebel success there nearly a month ago, most people frankly declined to no- eept the official version. However, ther seems now no doubt that the loyalist troops did schieve a victory here and that they have followed it up with the recapture of Baifu. The invasion of Hunan by the Yunnanese
miralty, the Board of Trade, and others added to the seriousness of the outlook, the people seem to be neutral, hava doubt
It is stated that the Government thinks that for the purpose of the enforcement of the blockade of Germany it is desirable to learn a single Minister to co-ordinace the
an dock will be the largest in Shanghai. Work on this important improvement, it isunderstood, will be pushed with 'all' possible speed and it is expected that the months. This work will give employment- to from 200 to 300 men. The work will bo so plaqued thing the present dock may be used while the work is going ou, 29 coffer dam will be built across the end of the existing dock separating it from the extended portion which is to be ex- cavated,
Work is nearing completion on the new large machine shops addition, which will double the capacity of the former shop. This was started in December and the building is now awaiting the arrival of the travelling crane girders and other The combined machine shop building-t 70 ft. in widition to this, the old and the new-will be 200 ft. long
Et. of floor area. In blacksmith- shop and forge building will be increased by 7.200 sq. ft. floor area, and the works are now manufacturing a new steam ham- mer for this department. It will be a 15-ton hammer and will probably be
trenches in the vicinity of Maricourt,
To-day our artillery bombarded my tainous Collo gone in the Ougana district powers held by the Foreign Office, the Ad. troops and the progress in Szechuan, where steel material ordered from America,
(villers and the Ypres-Cominus Cupa: The enemy shelled our positions sout wes of Ypres, using many lachrymatory shells BRITISH AIRMAN'S HEROISM,
Departments
Lord Robert Cecil is mentioned as the likely person for the post.
It is expected the a statement will be
bat, making allowance for the pessimism which is characteristic of most foreigners who reside in the capital, there seems no reason for believing that the situation is any
Our trenches between the Pilkem roaded the area of occupation in the direction made on the matter in the House of Lords worse than the authorities themselves be./larger than any in local shipyards,
and the Ypres Canal wore also bombarded. One of our aeroplanes was struck by an anti-aircraft shell. The pilos's leg was practically severed. He managed however, to land his machine safely at an aerodrom- without injury to the observer,
GREAT FRENCH AIR SUCCESSES.
A ZEPPELIN AND SEVERAL AEROPLANES BROUGHT
of Monte Cols Saddle, NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
[IHROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.!
ALLIED SUBMARINE IN THE BOSPHORUS.
MUNITION TRANSPORTS SUNK.
Aruana, February 22nd. - Reports from various sources show that an Allied submarine passed through the Dardanelles and reached the Bosphorus on the 15th inst. The submarine torpedoed eix munition-laden transporta. There was We wrecked several observation posts the usual panic at Constantinople, in Argonne.
TURKISH SAILING SHIPS SUNK.
DOWN.
PARIS, February 22nd.
A communiqué says ;—
The day was marked with great aerial
around Verdun. Infantry attacked east-activity. A Fokker was brought down near ward of Brabant-sur-Mense, gained a foot-Altkirch, an Albatross was brought down ing in our advanced trench and reached at Epinal and another sear Bares, our second trench, but were driven out, the French taking numbers of prisoners.
Two German attacks at Soppois were repulsed,
VIOLENT ATTACKS IN VERDUN SECTOR.
COSTLY ENEMY SUCCESS.
PARIS, February Bard. The evening communiqué says:-Enerry trenches east of Boesinghe, in Belgium,
Seven French machines fought four Ger- man machines in the region of Vigneulles. Two of the latter were forced to land and the remainder fed.
German machines bombarded Fismes Bar le Duc and Revigny, where fifteen German machines wore forced to fight w French air squadron. One German machine was brought down and a second was par sued and seen to dive suddenly into its own lines.
Seventeen French
machines dropped were bombarded. A heavy snowfall pre-twenty-six heavy bombs on the Habsheim vented offensive activity in Artois
We destructively shelled enemy works ** the west of Ravarin, in Champagne.
The enemy, north of Verdun, after a violent bombardment of both banks of the Mense, launched a series of violent attacks between Brabant and Herbebeis. All wore "apaised, except those ut Haumont Wood and the salient worth of Beaumont, whic: the enemy, at the cost of heavy losses, suceeded in occupying
Our curtain of fire north-west of Frumez? prevented an attack which was in prepara tion from debouching,
-PETROGRAD, February 22nd. Thirteen. Turkish sailing ships have bian sunk in the Black Bes
GENERAL.
[MAROUGE "BEUTER'S AGENCY.)
to-day.
lieve it to be. They have preserved a calm demeanour, which may have misled many HISTORIC CANADIAN CHURCH into thinking that the Government treated
BURNED.
QUEBEC, February 22nd. The historic Catholic Church at Beau- fort has been burned. The loss is estimated At $400,000. It is believed that the Church as fired by sympathisers of the Germans in the concentration gamp st Beaufort. The priest of the Church had been warned
GENERAL SARRAIL AT ATHENS,
ATHENS, February 2nd, General Sarrail has arrived and has had an audience with the King.
SIR W. H. MACKINNON'S APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, February 22nil. Lieut-General Sir W. H. Mackinnon's appointment does not affect Lord Derby,
JAPANESE WAR WORK FOR who remains Director General of Recruit
THE RUSSIANS.
PARIS, February 23rd.
The new Japanese Ambassador, M. Matsui, interviewed on his arrival at Marseilles, said that all the Japazeso factories were working for the Russians. They had not yet reached their maximum, but are already furnishing material of sh sorts which the Japanese liked to aerodrome and s goods station, Twenty-think would help the Allies to gain muc eight French machines bombed rouaitions worke at Pagny sur Moselle -All the French machines returned safely.
DESTRUCTION OF A ZEPPELIN. A "Zeppelin was brought down at Bra- bant le Roi by motor guns. It was struck by an incendiary bomb and collapsed in fames.
A telegram from Bar-le-Duc says that Zeppelin L 77 was struggling in the wind, with lights out, at a height of 6,000 feet, when the French guna fred incendiary There was great artillery activity at Ban-shells, one penetrating the side of the des-Apt and west of Altkirch,
GERMANY'S LOST MANHOOD,
CASUALTY-LISTS INCOMPLETE.
LONDON, February 22nd.
The British correspondent with the
cesa
GERMANS TRYING TO SCARE AMERICANS,
New Your, February 23rd. Anonymous letters warn Americans hook, ing passages on the liner Espagne not, t embark in view of Germany's determina lion to attack armed merchantmen
INFERNAL MACHINE IN, BRITISH STEAMER,
RIO DE JANEIRO, February 23rd. The Lamport and Holt steamer Tennyson Zeppelin and going through. The flames arrived at Maranhac seriously damaged by spread throughout the whole of the airplosions in the buskors Three teen ver ship, which slowly descended. The flames killed. The explosion is said to be due to lit up the sky. On touching the ground an infernal machine.
all her bombs exploded. Frenchmen who
inga
THE KING'S HEALTH,
LONDON, February 2od. His Majesty the King's medical advisers His are prepared to consent to a resumption of visits to the troops in training.
AVALANCHE IN AUSTRIAN
TYROL
TERRIBLE DEATH-HOLL,
LONDON, February 23rd. A terrible avalanche in the Austrian Tyrol engulfed a crowded shelter hut, and 55 persons were killed, 40 injured,
and 30 are missing.
the situation lightly, bot, after all t cannot be denied that it was the correct attitude for the Government to adopt in the circumstances.
MONARCHICAL.
When the work of enlarging the dock is completed, and the machinery is in- stalled in the new machine shops and forge, the capacity of the yard will have been doubled. But further improvements even than this are contemplated for the future, as it is planned further to extend the capacity of the works and to instal additional equipment in the shipbuilding yards. Another dry dock is also a pre- bability, and it is reported that these works will be undertaken shortly after the extensione now under way are com- plated.
Yery little is heard regarding the
Those who are in position to know more monarchical restoration these days. It is tolerably certain that this movement will or less of the plans for the future of China's navy are of opinion that the naval not be consummated during the trouble iaauthorities at Peking, in approving such the South, and even when peace is restored much will depend on the attitude of Japan, which, in tara, will also be influenced by developments in Europe. It is reported that the Chief Censor addressed a memorial to the Cheng Shih Tang advising that the monarchy be cancelled. This may have been true, because we hear that he has since re- sigued.
KWANIYTUNG CHIANGCHUN HONOURED. When it was announced that Lung Chi Kwang, the chiangchun of Kwangfung, had declined to accept the title of prince con- ferred upon him by the President-Emperor (which, by the way, seems to be the safest manner in which to designate the head of the State) it might have been inferred that be, like Li Yuan Hung, was not in sympathy with the new regime, but it is satisfactory to learn that His Excellency
and ranks
extensive additions to the Shanghal yard, are considering the improvemente here as part of a general and well-prepared plan to develop the navy, in order that China to may be prepared for any eventuality. In some circles it is considered well within will employ naval experts from Europe, the range of possibilities that China and that the system instituted by Ad- miral Lang, who left China in 1804, may be resuscitated.-Y.-C. Daily News,
IDENTITY OF GERMAN RAIDER
A Pioneer cable dated London, February 4th, says: The Bon. F. S. James. .M.G, who was a passenger by the Appan, clairs to know the survey ship Moewe from stem to stern and ridiculés the statement that she captured the 4p- pam; the raider was commanded by the same officer and had the same crew with the Josue hat ribbons, but
the According raider was much larger. to earlier captives transferred to the Appom, the Taider was
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was only following Chinese style in modest- 5,000 tonner built for the fruit tr
the passengers were told that a boatload ty disclaiming his merits. I wonder when of bombs had been distributed about the it will be proper to address the newly made Appam and they would be fired electri- princes and nobles according to their tittas cally in case of revolt; apparently they nocepted the threat at its face value; moreover German prisoners aboard were released and armed and formed guard. Sir E. Merewether states that the raider num-when first sighted bove to fying a distress. signal. The Appam bore down and stop- ped in order to effect a rescue: the ensign at the stern was taken for a Union Jack, but proved to be the German naval ensign so weighted that it should droop,
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PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.
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We have been provided with a fair ber of los hockey matches during the past week or so, and large numbers assemble at the Club Rink to witness this fast and exciting game. On Wednesday the quiet of the club risk was broken by the many American soldiers and marines who attend.
In an appeal for further efforts address. ed to watch the fortunes of their team
ed by the Committee of the Peking Branco against Peking Club, the "barracking
of the Patriotic League of Britions Over- seas it is stated that it is proposed to re- being enjoyed by the other onlookers.. Un
suggest to the proper authorities that the fortunately, a rough element was introduced guest the Central Committee in London to into the play, and Mir, W. Park, of the word Peking bo associated with the Club team had his thumb smashed. The naming of one of the seaplanes purchase J ut of Peking contributions." If this is Here I am a prisoner of war, and with game was a draw, four goals each. During agreed to it will afford much satisfactio only one hope that the war will be over this week-end we are to be visited by the to Britons resident in the Chinese capital.
taken off a Greek steamer
CAPT. STANLEY WILSON, M.P. IMPRISONED IN AUSTRIA. Capt. A. Stanley Wilson, M.P., who is a prisoner of war in Austria, hes written the following letter to Col. Duncombe, chairman of the Holderness Conservative Association
BOOTY. I
by a submarins on December 8th. After Tientsin club, and matches will be played two nights and a day on board I was with the Feking Club, tha__America.a brought here I must not give any de-
tails Col. Napier was also taken pri- Guard, and the International Club. These
I have in him.
BRITISH VOLUNTEERS.
The first year of enlistment having been completed, the Peking British Volunteers were inspected yesterday by the command-
rushed to the spot found amid the tangled TBARS SURPRISE VISIT TO, and wo are together. Fortunately will probably be about the last matches oing officer, Major Nathan, and re-enlisted
wreckage 30 naked corpses. A secon
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French forces gives authoritative figures
Zeppelin saw the disaster and turned tail.
The Zeppelin caused only slight materivi
showing that the German casualty lists
are most unreliable, and are constantly damage at Luneville deroplanes chased undor estimating the losses. It frequently an airship over. Metz, happens that the total casualties announc ed-for a Regiment is considerably less then the number of prisoners alone,
PARIS, February 23rd The French Press is jubilant over the
aerial victory..
DUMA,
PREEOGRAD, February 22nd., The Tear paid a surpring visit to the
capital
companion, who
can speak German very wel. I am afraid the season, as the ice cannot be expected to it will be a very long time before I see hold much longer. my constituents. The ou look for me is not very bright, but I intend to do my best to be cheerful. Up to the present we have.. been very well treated. We and
PUBLIC HEALTU.
1. understand that measles nad scarlet
for another year of service. The Major expressed his satisfaction with the appear ance and drill of the mon PERSONAL
Duma on its re-assembling. His Majesty some most exciting experiences in the sub fever are very prevalent at present, and appointment of M.Krupenski, the Russian
yas warmly ovated, members repeatedly singing the National Anthem. Enthusiasm prevailed throughout His Majesty's stay
The Tasy was again ovated on leaving
marine. The oficera on board treated us as though we were their guests and not their prisoners. We have as campanions two French officers, who were made pri
soners the day before us, their submarine having ran skuore.
foroigners hava been advised to exercise care in attending fairs and other places where they would mix with crowds of
Chinese;
Much interest has been manifested in the Minister, as Ambassader to Tokyo. M Erupenski's departure will be regretted as he is generally liked and his qualities are appreciated. He has been in Peking quite bus time having passed through the sirge of the Legations in 1900.