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THE
WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. BATURDAY, MARUH 18TH. 1915.
VERDUN DEFENDER CONFIDENT
FIERCE FIGHTING AT HOHENZOLLERN
REDOUBT.
DUTCH LINER SUNK.
ENEMY'S SEVERE DEFEAT IN EAST AFRICA.
NARROW ESCAPE OF FRENCH LINER.
FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT
(YHROUGH: NEXTINE'S AGENCY.) THE VERDUN OFFENSIVE. GERMAN ATTEMPT TO END THE WAR,
tinnes.
ROTTERDAM, March 15th,
12.35 p.m.
·(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
HOHENZOLLERN REDOUBT.
IMPORTANT RESULTS OBTAINED.
IN RECENT FIGHTING.
LONDON, March 18th.
Renter's correspondent at the British A neutral from Berlin says that the
Headquarters says the brief officing refer people are convinced that the Vorduz offenences to the fighting at the Hohenzollern sive is an attempt to end the war. Officers Redoubt do not do justice to the importance say openly the Germany cannot endure of the results attained. It was decided to much longer if the trench warfare con destroy the German defences by mining. The position at dusk on the 2nd inst. belched a series of volcanic eruptions. The infantry jodiately charged and occupied the immense craters practically without re sistance. Then a counter-attack began fierce fighting with guns, rifles, and bombs throughout the night.
The soldiers are now no longer the idols of the public. It is impossible to exagger- ate the longing, for peace, 11 Verdun is not captured it will be the most terrible blow to Germany hitherto,
VERDUN'S DEFENDER
CONFIDENT.
It is estimated that the British threw EFFICIENCY OF FRENCH MOTOR 12.000 grenales in 24 hours following the
TRANSPORT.
PARIS, March 15th.
5.20 p.m.
Deputies who visited Verdun state that the French motor-transport is working splendidly, and is much more flexible than the railways, of which the Germans have Fourteen,
General Petain said the load is now off his mind, and he is certain of success.
A French official announced that a third
of some of the German regiments at Ver- The French dua were of the 1916 cinas, 1810 claes have not yet been in action,
GERMANS' GĦASTLY
EXPERIENCES.
MANY ATTEMPT, TO DESERT,
AMSTERDAM, March 15th.
6.45 p., Rounants of German regiments. which were smashed at Verdun have arrived in Many dashed to Belgium to recuperato. escape to Holland. They say their exper- iences were most ghastly. It was itupas- sible to organis, the regular transport of the wounded.
Reinforcomments and much paterial have gona Verdun from Belgium
SKIRMISHES NEAR FORT DE VAUX. ACTIVITY OF FRENCH ARTILLERY,
PARIS, March 16th.
12.50 ..
launching of the attack.
The Germans, continued to counter attack for several days, with gusts of bon bardments and infantry rushes, but failed to recover the ground.
SMALL BRITISH BAID.
MANY AERIAL COMBATS.
LONDON, March 18th.
A communiqué gays-On Tuesday night we made a small raid south of Verloreshoek with satisfactory results. To-day there has been mutual artillery activity about Hulluch, Ploegsteert, and Ypres,
There were many serial combats. A do termined attack on one of our reconnais. sance; was driven off. A hostile observation balloon was attacked by bombs and forced to descend, NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
FRENCH
LINER ATTACKED BY SUBMARINE,
900 PASSENGERS ABOARD.
LIAN FRONT.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SEVERN FIGHTING.
AUSTRIAN TRENCHES
PENETRATED
LONDON, March 18th.
Austrian treaches in the Isonzo after hard
[IHNOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. RECRUITING DIFFICULTIES.
BACHELORS AND MARRIED MEN.
LONDON, March 15th.
{THROUGE ZETTEN'S ACMPOT.)
IMPERIAL UNITY.
DOMINIONS' SHARE IN GOVERN- MENT OF EMPIRE
LONDON, March 18th. The Premier of Australia (Mr. V. M. Hughes) was the guest at dinner of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire. In the course of a speech ho said that victory
| THROUGH-HUQYER'S AGENCY:) THE MEXICAN REBELLION. MAY MEAN TWO YEARS' CAMPAIGN
New Yonk, March 16th. General Funston, who is in command of the expeditionary force to Mexico, reports that Brigadier Porabing's entire force have crossed the border and joined the Carrauze forces.
The American troops entered Mexico. ear Columbus,
STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S
In the House of Lords Lord Kitchener affirmed that even if all the anticipated Severe fighting on the Italian frent in bachelors enlisted. men must be train- consequence of Italian attacks is recorded ed. Many of the married men who had in Rons and Vienna communiquer. The enlisted would be required during the next fatter admits that the Italians penetrated few weeks, and therefore ha appealed to would crown our arms only when we bent i the married men to place patriotism be every energy to the supremo purpose of eradicating German influenco cn British trade and on our national life. The ques- tion of Great Britain's future trade and CALL FOR MARRIED MEN
general policy was vital to the Dominions, The House of Representatives, with only POSTPONED
and some indication of that policy one dissentient, passed a joint resolution LONDON, March 16th.
ought
be disclosed without authorising the President to bring the re The second call for enlisted married men, delay. It was impossible to postpone gular army up to the full strength of which had been started, has now been postconsideration of the question till after the poned to a date unfixed.
fighting and also mentions an Italian air fore personal considerations. He added:
We shall not rest until all the possible bachelors are secured."
attack on Trieste.
The Italian communiqué says that artil- tory and infantry fighting has resulted in progress being made in the Plezzo Basin. THE NEAR EAST,
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MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN.
TURKS BAYONETTED.
LONDON, March 15th, An official announcement regarding the fighting in Mesopotamia states that General Lake reports that the columu sent on the 11th inst, to drive out the Turks from the advanced position which they sccupied on the 10th bayonetted a con- siderable number of Turk: The column then withdrew with two officers and fifty
men taken prisoners.
WOUNDED OF MESOPOTAMIA. EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, March-17th.
HYDE BYE-ELECTION.T
LONDON, March 16th. Mr. W. Davies contests the bye-election at Hyde on behalf of the attested married mon against the Coalitionist, Mr. Jacobsen, CANADA AND CONSCRIPTION.
MODIFIED FORM FAVOURED...
to
190,000.
ARMY.
WASHINGTON, March 18th.
war. Nothing less than economic revolu
New York military experts predict tion would meet the position. The British two years' campaign in Mexico, and it is. Empire must be organised for trado aud in-
also anticipated that thousands of troops dustry, economic justice, national defence will desert Carranga, in order to fight the preservation of the world's peace, and against the Americans. The experts point the protection of the weak against the out that 12,000 American troops have al- strong. It was to organisation that Ger-ready been mobilised on the border and many owed her tremendous strengthe probably the whole mobile army of 25,000. Mr. Herbert Samuel (Hom, Secretary) will be eventually engaged. Villa is re OTTAWA, March 15th.
said the problem of Imperial unity was ported to be retiring to the mountains, In the Senate Lord Shaughnessy stated ripe for solution. It was the interse feel where ho will cumploy guerilla tactles.
OBITUARY. that many of the recruiting lengues faving of the nation that after the war we
gured a modified form of conscription.
CHANGED SPIRIT OF GERMANY. WEARINESS AND REGRETS.
PARIS, March 15th. The Portuguese Minister who has been recalled from Berlin, says that the former bellicase spirit of Germany has been suc
In the House of Commons, speaking on the Army Estimates Mr. Walter Long said that the Government both at Home and in India, was doing its utmost to provide every possible alleviation for the wound-ceeded by weariness and regrets, and now ed in Mesopotamin. The Viceroy, some only the necessity for pence is discussed. weeks ago, decided to send Sir William The Germans are fighting for a loan which Vincent and General Biagicy to enquire for them will be an enterprise both formid- into the medical arrangements and to able and decisive and perhaps it will be remedy the deficiencies, The War Office the last. had supplied the Raj with two Indian General hospitals with a complete person nel, and the personnel for two more; also a British stationary hospital with four hundred beds, a British general hospital of a thousand beds, with one hundred doctors and one hundred orderlies.
FIGHTING IN EGYPT. ENEMY PUT TO FLIGHT.
LONDON, March 13th.
PORTUGAL PREPARFS FOR WAR.
LISBON, March 18th.
would be unable again to enter into friendly or equal trade relationships with our present enemies, Personally, he believ ed the Motherland was ready to admit the dominions into a share of the Government and policy of the Empire as soon as they desired admission.
AUSTRIA'S NEED OF MEN, AMSTERDAM, March 16th. Austria is calling up the 1818 class CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES
LONDON, March 15th,
The Civil Service Estimates show a de crease of £1,500,000.
GERMANY AND RUMANIA.
BUKHAREST, March 16th. The German Minister is returning to
Berlin
A National Cabinet has been formed with Senhor Almeida as Premier, à Ministry of Labour and Food Supply will EARL CURZON PROGRESSING be created.
KING MANUEL'S APPEAL.
whatever
LONDON, March 18th.. In view of the way Dora Manuel (ex- King of Portugal) has asked all Royalists
support whole-heartedly to Government is established in Portugal.
TRE AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. SEVERE ENEMY DEFEAT,
LONDON, March 15th. General Smuts reports that our troops occupied Moshi on the 13th inst, and are pushing on to Arusha, which it is believed the Germans have evacuates). General Ecoy appears to by retiring rapidly south- ward, this movement being greatly assist
An official announcement, states that Major-General Peyton, who is in command of operations in Egypt, occupied Bollum yesterday. The queiny blew up their am munition stores on Monday and only offered slight resistance. They were pursued by arme motor-cars, cavalry and cabel corps, and twenty-eight were taken pri
Nine sovers, including three officers, machine-guns were captured, and about fifty of the enemy, including three officers, were killed. Their camp is in our hands. A quantity of gun ammunition and over a quarter of a million rounds of rifa ammu-ed by the Tanga railway. nition and a hundred rifles have been destroyed.
NEW YORK, March 16th. The French liner Patria, with 800 passengers, including 20 Americans, has arrived. The Captain reports that he was attacked without warning by a submarine GENERAL. off Tunis, the torpedo passing 20 feet to the stern of the vessel.
AMSTERDAM, March 16th.
The evening communiqué says:-West of DISASTER TO DUTCH LINER. the Meuse, the bombardment, appreciably slackened in the course of the day on the freat frana Bethiucourt to Curiores, where no infantry action has been report-
ed.
{THROUGH REUYER'S AGEBOT.]
SENSATIONAL DECLINE IN
MARK. IMPENDING FINANOTAL AND MILITARY COLLAPSE.
New Yons, March 15th. There is another sensational decline in the
The Dutch liner Tubantia, a vessel of 14,000 tons. from Amsterdam for Buenos Aires, has sent out a wireless message that she is sinking. Destroyers have steamed There was somewhat greater activity on
out of Flushing, and also a steam tile-boat mark to 712. the right of the Meuse in the region of from the Hook of Holland for rescue work.
LATER. Yaux and Dankoup.
Som, granade skirmishes were fought by Tho I'ustantia now near the Noard our advanced parties on the slopes east of hinder lightship. The latest telegram states -Fort de Vaux and the villages at the foot that the vessel was torpedoed.
of the heights of the Meuse,
Our artillery was active along the who's _front, particularly east of Roig Avrille
whore it dispered an artillery convoy, and north of Fresnes, where it caused a strong explosion in a Geruan battery.
Enemy trenches at Betsos and Lange marck, in Belgium, were effectively shelled, We bombarded the approaches to the Ville au Bois, north of the Aisne, and attacked and occupied a German trench south of St. Soapplet, in Champagne, taking prisoners
THE HAGUE, March 18th. The ship was still float at 8.30 in the morning The passengers bad then taken to the boats. It is now uncertain whether she struck a mine or was torpedoed.
The New York Herald says the continued decline of the mark, despite the efforts of the German financiers artificially to check it reveals the world's perception of the Gormans' impending financial and military collapse,
VON TIRPITZ RESIGNS.
COPENHAGEN, March 16th Grand Admiral von Tirpitz, bead of the German Admiralty, has resigned, and A later message announces than the Admiral Capelle has been appointed his Tubantia has gone down. All are safe. GERMAN SHIPS IN BRAZIL.
LONDON, March 15th. Reuter learns that Germany will not negotiate regarding the Garman ships in
| Brazilian perte,
which there 70-80
Guccessori
ARMY APPOINTMENT
LONDON, March 18th, A Gazette announces that Colonel Cadell, of the Indian Army, has been promoted temporary Brigadier,
SLOWLY.
LONDON, March 15th, Earl Curzon, who underwent an opera- tion for a broken arm, is progressing slowly.
LONDON, March 16th. Lord Curzon is making satisfactory pro-
greas.
THE PRIME MINISTER.
LONDON, March 15th. Mr. Asquith spent a good night. BOMBAY ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY.
TRANSFER OF CONTROL.
LONDON, March 15th,
A meeting of the Bombay Electric Supply Company passed a resolution, by a majority of 80,000, in favour of the trans fer of control to Bombay, Sir Edward Ollivant, presiding, said the Board felt
The numerous rivers have somewhat hin dered our pursuit. Further evidence of the severe defest inflicted on the enemy that the interests of the Company were at Kitovo is stal being received. A search likely to suffer by the transfer, consequent of the brush-covered bills revealed a greatly they could not take the initiative in re- number of dead, along with three machine- guns and another gu which was aban- doned in the retreat was also found
BRITISH RIGID AIRSHIP,
LONDON, March 16th.
In the House of Commons Dr. Mac- Namara announced the completion by the Admiralty of a rigid airship.
AIR SERVICE COMMITTEE.
LONDON, March 10th." Lord-Montagu of Reaulieu has accepted a seat on the Inter-Departmental Air Ser vice Committee.
THE NEW VICEROY,
commending the proposals,
SIR CHARLES WATSON.
LONDON, March 16th. The death is recorded of Sir Charles Watson.
A NEW HONGKONG
BARRISTER.
Mr. Hing Shing Che was admitted to practice at the Hongkong Bar by the Chief Justice (Sir Wm, Beeg Davice) yesterday.
The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. H Kemp), introducing Mr. Hing Shing Che, mentioned that he was the sou of a very well-known Hongkong merchant, Mr. Cho Man Hing. Mr. Hing went to England an 1903 for his education and graduated at Cambridge University. He was called to the Bar by the Benchers of Grey's Inn on June 18th, 1915, und he had deposited his cortificate of call with the Registrar, together with an affidavit of identity by a oicitor of the Court,
The Chief Justice said that he had looked through Mr. Hing's papers and found that he, was admitted a member of the Bar in Grey's Inn. His lordship said he had very much pleasure in admitting him to practice in the Courts of this Colony.
MODERN ADAM AND EVE. EXPERIMENT IN THE AMERICAN WOODS.
The entire State of Maine has been dis oussing the success of the Back to the Garden of Eden experiment of Mr, and Mrs. Walter Estes, of Gray, the venture- some couple who went into the wilds at Bingham, in that State, to carry out the experiment of living in the woods like Adam and Eve in the Bible story.
They started on their expedition with- out food, clothing, or fire, says the Daily Express New York correspondent, deter mined to prove that it is possible for people of the present day to return to pri. mitive conditions of life and five a healthy, happy existence. Sixty days later this same couplo emerged from their home in Gully Brook, a wild ravine in which they had lived as Adam and Eve might have lived in the Garden of Edon thousands of
years ago,
When the couple emerged from the woods near Bingham they were met by the most modern product of civilisation, the motor car, and began a triumphal ride of 119 miles to Portland, through towns where practically the entire population turned out to see the curious looking
passengers,
Sir Montagu Turner, in proposing the transfer, said that it would save £17,000 in income-tax alone. SCHOOL OF RESEARCH FOR sensation than did these two returning to
EUROPEANS.
LONDON, March 18th. Presenting Professor MacDonell with the Campbell Memorial Medal on behalf of the Bombay branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Lord. Sandhurst paid a tribute to Campbell's great work in Bombay on the outbreak of plague ̈ ̈
Professor MacDoue'l, in reply, advocat ed a School of Research for Europeans LONDON, March 15 b.
at some centre of Sanskrit learning, pre- Lord and Lady Chelmsford lunched with
ferably Benares, like the School of Classi- Their Majesties the King and Queen attal Archaeology at Athens, or the French Buckingham Palace..
LONDON. March 16th. Lord Chelmsford had an audience of HM the King, kissed hands on appoint ment as Viceroy of India, and received the insignia of the Grand Crong of Ute Star
of Indis
School Cochin-China,
THE PANAMA CANAL,
WASHINGTON, March 16th.
The War Department nanounces that the Panama Canal will be re-opened on April
15th
In fact, the President of the United State, could hardly have created a greater
civilisation after two months battle with the elements and dressed only in the skins of the animals which they had managed to kill by means of pitfalls and other pri- mitive mathoda,
They had many interesting things to tell of how they overcame the various hard- ships which besat them, particularly for the first few days in the woods The most important thing at the beginning was the problem of keeping warm. This they did by means of clothing mad, of birch bark and of fire kindled by rubbing two sticks together
After they bad protected themselves against cold, their next problem was food. By means of pitfalls they killed two deer, and thus were able to subsist for a few. days on the meat of these anime's. From the deer skins they made more suitable clothing, which they tied together with thongs made from the sinews of the deer. After making clothing and getting food to subsist on for a few days, the next prob lem was to erect a suitable shelter. A kan-to was constructed for protection from wind and rain, and a fire was made in
a very efficient home for its necapants far. the two months which they spent in it. front of the open side and this provided