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THE WAR.
COLOSSAL
STRUGGLE
VERDUN.
TAN HONGKONG DAILY PERUM. FATURDAY, FEBRUARY 261M. 1910.
NEAR
FRENCH LINE BENT BUT UNBROKEN.
SHORT RETIREMENT **TO. PREVENT USELESS · LOSSES.”
ENEMY'S HEAVY SACRIFICES.
GERMAN CORSAIR'S VICTIMS.
PREMIER AND PEACE FADDISTS.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
{THROUGH KRUYER'S |AGENCY.]
GREAT BATTLE AROUND
VERDUN.
ENEMY INFANTRY OF SEVEN ARMIES ATTACK.
PARIS, February 24th.
1.55 8.m.
The evening communiqué says:-The German attack to the north of Vordun developed, as was foreseen, into a very im portant agțion, powerfully supported. The battle continued to-day with growing intensity, and was vigorously contested by our troops, who inflicted on the enemy ex- tromely high losses.
A ceaseless bombardment by heavy guos, to which we replied with equal violence, extended along a front of 40 kilometres
[TUROUGH REUTER'S ÁGINUT-) FIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
(THROUGH REDTHE'S AGEHOW.1
BRITISH GUNS' SUCCESS.
LONDON, February 24th,
(THROUGH RAUTAR'S AGENCY.] SOCIALISTS AND PEACE. MR. ASQUITH'S STRIKING CONDEMNATION.
LONDON, February 28th, In the House of Commone, Mr. Philip
A British communiqué says: —We aprang iming opposite Huliuch on Wednesday sight and occupied the crater.
To-day an artillery duci about Bay St, Snowden, the Socialist, member, expressed the opinion that the time was ripe for a movement towards peace, The German Socialists, he said, solidly favoured peace.
Mr. Trevelyan supported. ·
Maur ended in our favour.
Our artillery successfully bombarded hostile works mear Frelinghien, on the Ypres Comings Canal, and cast of Boo- singhe.
FRENCH AIB RAID-
PARIS, February 24th, A communiqué" says A French aro plane squadron dropped 45 large bombe un Metzsablon station and gasworks. A great fire was immediately observed.
AVAL ACTIVITIES,
(THROUGH REFTER'S AGRMOV.)
GERMAN CORSAIR'S VICTIMS, PRISONERS FROM EIGHT VESSELS LANDED.
MADRID, February 23rd. It is officially annoitneed that the British steamer Westburn put into Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, for repair. The vessel was fying the German flog, and had a prize PARIS, February 24th.
4.50 p.m.
crew of an officer and seven men. The cop Today's communiqué says: ---Northward of one of them was marked 8.M.8. of Verdun fighting throughout the night|| Moeben (osvt.) was of the same intensity from the right bank of the Meuse to southward of Ornes.
bombardment of our advanced position at In consequence of the violence of the Brabant-sur-Meuse we evacuated the village in cover of darkness, under the flanking fire of our batteries on the left bank of the Meuse.
Aboard the Westburn, were 203 prisoners from the British vessels Flamenco, Horace,
Belge, and Clan MacTavish, Edinburgh, Cambridge,
Spanish sailors,
Luzemberg, alsó eleven
A later message that the Germans have taken out the Westburn and scuttled her. GENERAL
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Both speeches were received in the coldest manner.
(THROUGH REUTER'A KONSTOY.] EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. THE RED CROSS COMMISSION.
LONDON, February 3rd. Colonel James Montgomery, Red Cross Commissioner for East Africa, is starting immediately with his staff and a large con. sigument of stores
GERMANS SEIZED ON THE "CHINA,"
SMART WORK BY BRITISH CRUISER.
CHINESE TELEGRAMS [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] MEETINGS OF THE CABINET.
PEXING, February 25th.
Cabinet shall meet once a week under the It has been officially ordered that the
Presidency of the Secretary of State,
the country.
THE CONSTITUTION, The Constitution will probably be pro amigated within three months, and the Citizens' Convention may be converted ato |& Parliament.
SUPPRESSION OF THE
The importance of this departure cannot bo over-estimated, Greater responsibility will be laid un the Ministers, who conse- quently gain freedom of initiative and ac- tion, and it is a big advance towards the Mr. Asquith affirmed that neither of
establisliment of a responsible Cabinet.. the numbers spoke for the public. As we expected, says the N--C. Daily
There will also shortly be inaugurated (Cheers.) He doubted if they even re-News, the attempt of about forty Germans conferences under the chairmanship of the presented their own constituents. Certainly to reach the Fatherland v Americe was Secretary of State, attended by the Mini they did not represent democratic opinion.parently anticipated when they left ways and means for the improvement of not attended with the success thog apsters and Foreign Advisers, to discuss (Cheers) The country was absolutely Shanghai on Friday morning by the sr. united. (Choers.) Mr. Asquith added that China, a vessel flying the American flag he welcomed Mr. Snowden's admission thut and belonging to the newly formed China. peace conditions must secure the attain- Mail S.S. Co. It appears that of a large ment of our nima. Mr. Snowden's real list of passengers carried on the China some thirty-eight were of military ago contention was that there was genuine de-
and included in their number men whe sire for peace in Germany, but where was had been employed on the ships interned- the evidence thereof! The Premier referred in Shanghai, bitterly to Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg's state The steamer sailed at about eight o'clock ment tant Germany was not the enemy of 1 on Friday morning and, a message was small nations, and re-affirmed his famous received at Woosung, at ahou, 6.20 in the Guildhall sentence: We shall not evening, stating that the vessel had been sheath the sword, which we have stopped. The message, which came from not lightly drawn, until Belgium, and now
Captain Frazier, in command Serbia, have recovered in full measure ali
China, stated:-
"Ching stopped by British cruiser and more than all-what they have sacri- Thirty-eight German feed, until France is adequately assured taken prisoners and placed aboard British male passengers against the menace of aggression, until the cruiser. Women passengers no molested. rights of the smaller mation, are placed China dobained five hours.*** on an unassailable foundation, and until the military domination of Prussia is fully and finally destroyed." (Loud cheers.). He asked Mr. Trevelyan'and Dr, Bethmann Hollweg what could be clearer than that, This was greeted with a storm of cheer ing, and the debate speedily collapsed.
A German attack against Samugueux was repulsed. A German Brigade again attacked Bois-des-Coures, and re-captured A NEW MILITARY MEDAL The Labour Member, Mr. Walsh, said
part of the wood, of which we hold the southern salient,
LONDON, February 24th.
that nati! Germany had admitted her
REVOLT.
100.000 SOLDIERS TO BE PROVIDED.
The Government have decided to provide.
of the 100,000 soldiers for the suppression of the revolt. The monthly expenditure will be $5,000,000. Twenty millions will be pro vided by the Budget, and the remaining ton millions required for a six months cam- paige can be raised by an increase in tho amount of the Domestic Loan this year. ENTHRONEMENT POSTPONED. The enthronement has been officially postponed,
GERMAN CENSORSHIP. BITTER COMPLAINTS IN THE REICHSTAG,
THE YUNNAN REBELS. SOME HEAVY FIGHTING,
An official telegram states that the Yun nan rebels. invading Hunan from Tung
Cologne Gazette, there was a lively debate According to the report published in the in the Reichstag last month, mainly on ist, Herr Dittman, the subject of the censorship. The Bocial. hibition of the pub referring to the pro- by a Socialist newspaper at Halo of the Socialist at perial Corp Authorities and to threats of ness of blank spaces, remarked that its repression because of the conspicuous-heavy asses but being reinforced they com-
the
In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith wrong-doings it was premature to talk of tacks in the Roichstag against the Im-yuen and Chenyuen, were defeated with
All the offensives against Beaumont fail-announced that His Majesty the King had
peace overtures,
Mr. Stanton assured the House that B5
from Malancourt to a point in front ofed to dislodge us. We dominate the ravine directed the institution of a new medal for per cent of the workers were loyal to the rights of the people were being trampled / pelled the Loyalists to retire. On the 19th the immediate recognition of bravery in Hoverament The discussion closed, and the For this remark he was reproved by inst, the rebels invaded the south of Ste
Etain.
southward of Herbebois, German infantry in grent number be Retreating movements ordered for the the field. longing to seven different armies, made
4purpose of preventing useless losses were succession of attacks during the day carried out in perfect order.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS OF between Brabant-sur-Meuse and
PAST EVENTS.
LONDON, February 24th. Mr Asquith announced in the House of Commons that a series of official descriptive
Haurent
Отлев. The Germans, who advanced only with The enemy, despite all his efforts, was un-difficulty and at the cost of heavy sacrifices, able to dislodge us from the village of were unable to break our front at any
print, Our counter-attacks crushed the enemy There was
a continuous bombardment offendres in the Coureg Wood, most of between Ornes and Fromery which we hold. The Germans, east of
The Germans in Lorraine gained a foot CouredWood, succeeded in penetrating in ing in an advanced post, but were imme. Wavrde Wood after a series of sanguinary'iately ejected.
attaos
Evy assaults north of Ornes on our Herbbois line were stopped by counter.
·
Tire were no infantry actions on the leftapk of the Meuse or between Ornes
and romery,
T enemy on Tuesday evening attacked sou east of Carspach Wood, south-west
counts of past events would shortly be
ined, but he said it was undesirable to make an estimate of enomy's losses.
BRITISH NEW BLOCKADE MINISTRY.
the Appropriation Bilj passed its second- reading.
on.
Vice President, Herr Dove, Dittmann proceeded :~-
Herr chuan, but were repulsed at the village
In the Reichstag we must speak plain of Nachi, whch was captured by the Loyal. German. Socialist editors are labouring ists. The Szechuan forces reached Nichi, ander a heavy consorship which is not
" A NEGLIGIBLE GROUP OF PEACE military but purely political. Workmen's but the heavy raing prevented fighting.
FADDISTS."
LONDON, February 24th. The newspapers unanimously pay a tri bute to the patience of the House of Com mors in listening to a negligible group of peace faddists, who, as the Daily News points out, are absolutely unsupported by any body of opinion in the country, but the
papers welcome the debate because it gave Mr. Asquith az opportunity of re- terating the country's determination, show ing the enemy and the world the worthless
ENEMY'S FURIOUS ATTACKS
LONDON, February 24th. MULTIPLIED,
Lord Robert Coell's promotion to be PARIS, February 25th.
-19.55 8.m.
Minister in connection with Blockade The evening communque says:-The affairs does not entail a bye-election, beness of a tiny cliqus of political eccentrics, enemy north of Verdun continued with un-cause he remains as Under-Secretary for diminished intensity to bombard our front Foreign Affairs and does not receive a
MANCHESTER AND FREE from the Meuse to south of Fromery, and salary as Minister for Blockade multiplied his furious attacks between the right bank of the Meuse and Ornes, leav-
Admiral Bir Hedworth Menz, M.P., will assist Lord Robert Cecil.
TRADE.
LONDON, February 23rd. Thirty out of the 33 Directors of the Manchester. Chamber of Commerce are re-
organization have during the way renounc
spite of
The Huns forces have arrived at Chan-
ed their weapon of strikes, but, in the
party truce, they are being making the most careful preparations so treated. The Prussian Government. Toikiang and Mayang, 100 to 200 li
18 from the rebels. that the elections may turn in twir
fav. our. The perniciousness of the system is evident from the fact newspapers
Fighting is expected in a week.
semi-official articles, also forbidden tu expers, judgment on This is political compulsion of I conscience, this is imor ality,
tre
Herr Fischbeck (Progressive People's would not allow a man to be attacked Party) condemned the consorship, which because he wore the Iron Cross, which articles, and which prohibited even the wished to compel papers to publish certain criticism of bank statements.
AT THE MAGISTRACY,
A GIFT FROM A FRIEND! Inspector Gordon charged a Chinese be fore Mr. Hazeland yesterday with un.. of opium at Kowloon railway station. Des lawfully having in his possession five tacis
fendant said it was given him by a friend, and he did not know it was opium. In-
garded as foolish the suppression of Beich Herr Stresemann, Nations) Liberal, re- stag transactions, and as laughable the alteration of quotations from Goethe,spector Gordon pointed out that the opium Referring to the suppression of news was concealed in packets under each knee, papers, he said:Frivy Councilor Kir Defendant was fined $450, with the alter- dorf wished to publish in the Pan-German Press an article entitled Bismarck's
native of four months' hard labour. Birthday." The title remained, Then however, came white space and at the SPECIAL CONSTABLE ASSAULTED bottom
the signdenburg spoke the Emil Kirdorf. (Laughter.) When
BY A HAWKER.
of kirch, in Alsaco, and gained a footing | jng hoaps of corpses without succeeding in FATE OF ZEPPELIN CREW. signing in consequence of the vote against fine dictum "Not hold out but conquer"
in advanced trenches, from which ho wammediately dislodged by our counter-
atk.
r artillery made several breaches in temy trenches in front of Steenstraste, ialgiam, and wrecked his defences on trauclero Plateau, north of the Aisne. EMY CLAIMS 3,000 PRISONERS.
BERLIN, February 23rd, German emmmuniqué claims that the ek north of Verdun on a front of aix penstrated nearly two miles The dan olaim to have taken 3,000 prisoners quantities of war material, ENEMY CAPTURES THREE VILLAGES.
AMSTERDAM, February 24th. ight's Berlin communiqué is very b-It claims that the Germans hare red the villages of Brabant-sur-Meuse, Font, and Samogneux, and the wooded dt in the vicinity.
A COLOSSAL STRUGGLE,
bresking our front
We carried back out line on both wings behind. Samogneux and south of Ornes respectively,
"COMMANDER'S LAST MESSAGES.
Brockmor, February 23rd.. The yacht Stella picked up a bottle near Our artillery replied cesselessly to the Gothenburg, which contained two letters enemy's bombardment.
from the Commander of Zeppelin L 19 to his family.
The artillery activity somewhat slacken. ed between Malancourt and the left bank of the Mouse. There has been no infan- try action up to the present in this region.
We repulsed and pursued an onomy in connaissance in Lorraine which attempted to approach one of our small posts north of St. Martin.
We concentrated our fire on the enemy's works at Maison-de-Champagne and south of Ste. Maria Apy and carried out a de- structive fire on the works at Fille Morte. BRITISH ARTILLERY SHELL
ENEMY POSITIONS.
LONDON, February 23rd.
their Memorandum in favour of Fres Trade
THE TSAR AND HIS PEOPLE.
PETROGRAD, February 23rd. The Russian people are deeply impress ed by the Tsar's first visit to the Duma A third letter says: The Zeppelin is testifying to the Imperial acceptance of 100 yards above the sea,
Parliamentary Sastitutions and the close The motors have Iroken down, I expect to drop into the pity of the Tear and bis people.
FRENCH DECORATIONS, FOR BRITISH OFFICERS.
A fourth letter says:-"The airship is Finking, and the crew are drowning." ADMIRAL POHL PREDECEASES BIS FLEET,
·
Whe
▲ Portuguese special constable summon- ed the owner of a fish-stall in the Kowloon' market before Mr. Hameland for assault.
Nicht durchhalten sondern siegen), and said 'many another word with well-known vigour, even this interview, which accorded to a newspaper correspondent, Was suppressed after one paper had pub. Complainant's story was that he was with lished it.
his wife purchasing some fish at the stall. ENGLAND A PAST MASTER.
He was suspicious of the weight and took to be won with public opinion. In this it was weighed and found to be two or
The world war (he continued) is only
the fish to a neighbouring fruit stall, where art England has been a past master, even
three teels less. When he told defendant, hypocritical and criminal manner. which Defendant said that they had refused the if she has partly acted against us in a the latter roughly seized hold of his arm.
us with cables, telegraph buraus, films they came back and he thought they agreed we shall not imitate, She fights against price he asked, and bad gone away. Then. and cinematographs. A weighty fact, too,
to take the fish at the first price. Defead- is that at
homes We have been often misled ant was bound over, because from newspaper cuttings, which were prepared for us, we were only allow- ed to hear favourable opinions such as were friendly to Germany, so that we were startled s out of a dream when we and The Gazette announces that President hatred, envy, and hostility even in neutra denly saw facing us almost nothing but countries. We underrate the value of
LONDON, February 24th,
PIRACY PREVENTION
REGULATIONS.
Poincaré has bestowed the Grand Crosa of home public opinion for the issue of the Superintendent of Police in accordance
The owner of a steam launch was sum- to enter into a bond with the Captain- moned before Mr. Hazeland for failing
the Legion of Honour on General Sir war.
with the Piracy Prevention Ordinance. Dougla, Haig, the Grand Officier on Gen. ism. That in many mattere things are bad tention of contravening the Ordinance. We can bear the fresh breath of entic dant and said that defendant had no in-
Mr. F. X. Sir Ian Hamilton, Lieut-General Sir with us that we have great dificulties. He had obtained a licence to ply from the d'Almada for. the defen
that W. Birdwood and Lieut-General Sir H, many respects is known abroad from out him, before granting the licence, that it
England's blockade is effective iu Harbourmaster who should-
have told S. Rawlinson, the Cross of War on Field- there is no need to hide anything. The was also necessary to enter into a boud Government arrangements ev exactly that Marshal Viscount French and Lieut. Government should call frundreds of people Police. He thought that a similar noties with the Captain-Superintendent 山 to Berlin
gend
then ont peripatetic should be published in the Harbour to tel
people
not in highly-mastor's Offico. His client had
BERLIN, February 24th. It is officially announced that Admiral Pohl, formerly-Chief of the High Sensor Fleet, has died in Berlin.
LORD DERBY'S NEW POST.
LONDON, February 24th.
to
A communiqué says: There has been
artillery activity in the neighbourhood of
announced that Lord Ferby has neapted the
toun, for sinking » German gunboat
on
therefore is a duty to
is
never
General Birdwood; the Distinguished cured words that ever In the House of Commons Mr. Asquithvice Order on Lieut.-Commander Bennisl. but that much is going lil; and that tried oon the business of launch owner PARIS, February 24th.
the La Basses Canal, and north-east of Chairmanship of the joint Naval and Mili- Take Nyassa; and the Distinguished Ser- burden created his speech Herr Strese had no idea a bond wag nepssary, a 7.10 p.m. folossal struggle is swaying to and froYpres. The enemy's position was consider tary Committee of the Air Service, without vice Cras en Surgeon A. MacMullin for Mof Verdun. Eminent French critics ably damaged.
is not altogether a question of hold- inthematically every yard of ground, making the Germana: suffer the may losses
On our extreme left we shelled working parties on Tuesday-night-
In grenade fighting in a crater we die- persed a party of enemy grenadier
remuneration,
A NATIONAL STUD.
LONDON, February 24th, The Government will voto £50,100 for the establishment of a National Stud.
gallantry at Berengeti, East Africs. THE FLOODS IN HOLLAND,
AMSTERDAM, February 23rd."
A galo bus eggravated the floods. Churches and houses have been wrecked in Nien Wenda and Buiksloot,
as the uncrowned
going some every Clovernment, and notified the Post Office before. He was carrying mails for the daily of the departures of the launch Ho portant that this law should be strictly
The Magistrate saka it was very complied with. These men knew city
sous the bond added Inspector Gordon launch-owner was last year provided with that a bond was necessary, a copy of the regulations and notified
Defendant was fined $100 The alter
by the situation, In the course of mann made a long attack on Reuter's tele grams, and Dr. Oertel referred to Reuter
of jes Herr Heine Berialis, ad it was im pudences to censor Pashamentary reports, and politically the greatest stupidity.
The Session closed with the customary patriotic speech by the President, and the Reicha ng adjourned until March 15th.-
Reuter
that every
native was two months"- imprisonment."