The Hongkong Telegraph
December 29 1914,
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2817 三十月一十年寅甲
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
THE ALLIES STILL ACTIVE,
300 METRES OF TRENCHES TAKEN.
Will Japanese Troops Go to Europe?
FRENCH NEWSPAPER GIVES CREDENCE TO THE IDEA.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1914 the Proprietor.
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 29,
TO-DAY'S WAR TELEGRAMS
Slight progress was raade in Argonne, where it is reported that the Germans are evacuating several of their tranobes.
The French blow up with a mine a German outpost in the La Grarie wood. German attaoks against Boisbrule redoubt, east of St, Mihiel, were repulsed.
A German dirigible dropped about ten bombs in the centre of Nancy, without any military grounds for so doing,
French aeroplanes bombarded Frascati's aviation shede, at Meta railway station, where movement of troops had previously been res ported, also St. Privat barracks.
The French troopa made fresh progress in Upper Alsace, and on the heights overlooking Sennheim-Cerney.
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In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
Zeppelins Funk British Guns. ...
Deo. 27, 10.45 p.m.
1914.
December 29, 1913
JAMES WILLCOOKS,
Lieutenant General Commanding Indian Army Corps. Camp, Oct. 10, 1914,
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TELEGRAME,
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
The French have lost a section
forore arder the command of Sir John French have embraced in an equal degree the Army Corps composol of our Indian fellow
Bravery of the Officers, subjects, Letters found upon wounded men or prisoners make
It need bardly be said that the it clear that the German military conduct and example of the British authorities have specially charged officers, who have undergone pre- their troops with the task of cisely the esme hardships as the inflicting the severest possible men, has been worthy of the high- punishment upon forces whose det traditions of the service. In civilisation they deny and whose the loss of officers as of men, Bri- Jain has paid, is paying, and will Boldierly qualities they affeos tontinue to pay, a cruel and of the trenches south of Ypres, 1'sparage.
It is in all these cirontastuces rape and for her own existence Near Carency, 800 metres of
constant price for the liberties of near Hollebeke e qubject for great satisfaction that the Indian troops have so 48 a world-wide Power. Nowher, the enemy's first line of trenches firely fulfilled the high expecta will this price be more bitterly have been ciptared. tions which were formed of them. Corpe, where the friendship, larly intense in the districts of
felt than in the Indian Army Cannonading has been partion uttered with regard to the sympathy, and mutual confidence Rheims and Ferthes. amasing adventures and exploits subsisting between officers and The British warshipa remained which have been attributed to men are unsurpassed in any thres hours of Carhaven without
service in the world. But it is the enemy's ships appearing. them; such recommendations are
A word of caution should be
Nov. 6, 1014.
DOGS OF WAR.
The Germans have bombarded
In the attack on Gaxhaven, bomba were dropped on GramTLATE points of military significance.
desired neither by officere nor rendered here as ungrudgingly as men. They arrived in France everywhere, and those who have with the soldierly ambition of given up their lives in this quar- the railway station at St. Die, bat proving themselves at to stand would count it again that the service is not interrupted. side by side, as worthy comrades, they fell in the service they loved
so well. with the Brave Briush troops who have stubbornly contended during these long weeks for the
Six British airmen returned. honour of the Empire and free-
from the raid on Curhaven, bat dom of the civilised world. They
Flight Commander Hewlett's sea- have in a just perspective of their A Great Factor on Battlefield.plane was wrecked, and his fate.
is unknown. The British swiftly outmazouvred the submarines, while the work made good their hope. If
Small quick-firing guns have guns of H.M.S. Undaunted and Arethusa easily put the Zeppeline they have been temporarily been brought into battle by the To the artsok on the Garmak checked in one place they have! to flight.
The British vessels remained for three hours off the enemy's made good, and more than made Belgians, drawn by doge, says the warships off Cuxhaven, the Brit- coast, without the enemy's ships appearing and without being good, in another. Their com San Francisco Examiner Tuis ish swiftly out-mancouvred the mander has the pride of reflecting fact has been mentioned more enemy's aubmarines, while crais Six of the British airmen returned safely, but Flight-Command- as he surveys the record of his than once recently in the daily ers' guns put Zeppeline to flight. er Hewlett's seaplane was seen to be wrecked and his fate is fine command up to the present papers. Every continental army time that it has done the work has for years past used dogs for anknown.
British bombs were discharged on points of military which it was asked to do: that it various purposes. The Germans, signifiesnoe.
The damage, however, oзnnot be estimated.
harmed.
TROOPS.
[Reuter's Service To The "Telegraph."
VALOUR OF THE INDIAN
Enemy's Trenches Captured.
A Parie communique saya—.
Deo, 28, 4.55 p.m.
We continued to advance west of Lombзertzyde and reached the foot of the dunes, whereon the enemy has established his line of resistance.
beke.
We lost a section of the tranches south of Ypres, near Holle
In the Lens region, near Carency, we captured 800 metres the enemy's first line of trenches.
of
There has been intermittent cannonading on the Aisne and in Champagne, which was specially intenée in the districts of Perthes and Rheims, the enemy specially paying attention to the positions we have captured.
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We progressed slightly along the front on the height of the Meuse.
The enemy bombarded the railway station at St. Die, but the railway service is uninterrupted.
Way German counter stack nort east of Steinbach was repulsed.
French Progress.
Dangers and Trials in the Trenches.
Order of the Day No. 1.:
NEWS.
Further notes on the eris appear on page 4.
General nowe and some foots concerning the dawning of the trath on Germany appear on
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijon Theatre 8.16 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.16 p.m,
TO-MORROW.
has maintained the line which it in particular, employ them for was asked to maintain; and that carrying messages from outposts in perhaps the greatest battle and pickets to the main body of
Interesting war items appear which has ever been fought it has troops.
to-day. shown itself to be following They use pointers, Scotch,
Turf and football happening worthily the example of so many sheepdoge and also clever little we have made slight progress." generations of soldiers. He has Pomeranians for this work. Foms are dealt with in our Home aporte It is the progress of very brave had a ready response to the Order have more pace than might be letter 10-day.
Our Contemporarias” appeare men against difficulties perhaps which he issued to his command supposed. The first learon is to as great as have ever been sur last month-of which the follow-maroh quietly, without frisking on page 2, our share report an mounted in war. The mansing is a copy:
about, and especially without page 9 and log boɔk on page B. are full of resource, and it is one
barking. The training is begun A. Chinese who brought arms of their favourite plans to lure Soldiers of the Indian Army Corps, by feeding the duga regularly at and ammunition from Germany the allied troops on to attack We have all read with pride one place by one man. Then, to Hongkong was fined $1,000 them by various devices of which the gracious message of his Ma when old enough, the puppy to-day. The following notes, received an indicated intention of surran-jesty the King-Emperor to his just before mealtime, is taken some distance away up a road and at the Press Barena from an ob- dering is the most common. I troops from India. server who has been serving with the deception is successful, On the eve of going into the turned loose to run home.
Justasacarrier-pigeonistrained the Indian troops in France since skilfully-concealed machine-gun field to join our British comrades, their entry into the fighting line, turns its murderous fire upon who have covered themselves with by being obliged to fly gradually page 3. were published on Nov. 11:- those who have advanced either glory in this great war, it is our increasing distances, eo is the dog Little change has taken place to attack or to accept surrender. firm resolve to prove ourselves taught. Within three months of The audacity of the enemy worthy of the honour which has its education beginning the Pom in the general position. The long-drawn battle line has every cannot be better illustrated than been conferred on aa as repre-is usually able to take a message where been stubbornly contested by a well-authenticated statement sentatives of the Army of India: any distance up to three miles. In a few days we shall be It is, of course, encouraged to without the assertion of a decisive of what took place last night in a superiority upon either side. trench held by a Gurkha ragi- fighting as it has never been cur make its way straight across There are not, however, wanting ment. A figure silhouetted in the good fortune to fight before, and country.
The second part of the training| aigns that the violence of the moonlight, and wearing a com- against
is to rougnise uniforms. Pome Gorman offensive which has plete Gurkha uniform, approached history enemies who have long been as resolutely pushed as it the end of the trench and deliver. But is their history as long as and French poodles are both in- has been stubbornly metised the message: "The Gurkhas yours? You are the descendanta credibly quick at this sort of gradually spending its strength.are to move further up the trench; of men who have been mighty thing. Each dog tas a collar All along the line the struggle another Gurkha contingent is rulers and great warriors for with the regimental number, and is one of tranches. When one advancing in support." Puzzled many centuries. You will recall a podeb attached to the collar for talks of the front meaning the by this announcement, the officer the glories of your race! Hindu messages. On the march they are point of nearest actual contact in charge re lied: "Answer, and and Mohammedan will be fighting coupled and led in leashes.
The French army relies largely between the opposing forces, one answer quickly," he said. "Ifside by side with British soldiers,
on the French poodle, a species speaks of something which can you are a Garkba, by what boat and our gallant French Allies.
You will be helping to make which is perhaps the cleverest by not be seen even by a spectator did you cross?" Thie question within fifty yards of the leading easy one to answer, and the Ger- Indian soldiers of the King-Em-doga begin their training at eight standing, if anyone were so rash, was, in the circumstances, no history. You will be the first nature of all known breeds. The trenches. It is part of the im- man, for such he was, turned at peror who will have the honour of months old, and by the time they pressiveness of this war that once and fled. But he had not showing in Europe that the sons are eighteen months they are fi there is normally nothing to be gone ive yards before he fell, of India have lost none of their for service
The French also use the big Cernay,en. A number of men pro- riddled by bullets. If the officer ancient martial instincts and are
longed in lines of enormous had been deceived, the trench, worthy of the confidence reposed Pyrenean mountain-doge. These are employed for carrying am- length and concealed as has been of course, would have swarmed in them. described exhaust every artifice, with Germads almost before the In battle you will remember muaition. One can carry 500 confront every risk, and undergo Gurkhas had made room for that your religions enjoin on you rifle cartridges. The worst of the most trying privations in
that to give your life doing your these dogs is that so many are duty is your highest reward gun shy. order to maintain their own posi
In their recent campaigns under a captain was ordered to It can readily be imagined that The eyes of your co-religionists against Moors and Arabe, the hold a certain bridge over the tions against the combined effect of artillery fire, of hand grenades, under such conditions Indian and your fellow countrymen are
sniping, and of hand-to-hand engage the enemy in air on you. From the Himalayan French found their war dogs in- river Innduring manoeuvres. The
cumstances of special difficulty Mountains, the banks of the valuable. No doubt they have men were tired with long merch They are in a strange country. Ganges and ladus, and the plains hundreds at the front at the pre-ing, the roar of the river was loud. Their training and their instincts of Hindustan they are eagerly sent moment.
No sign of the opposing forca, If they are successful in this at have accustomed them to quite waiting for the news of how their As any man who has been on ac- could be seen. Suddenly the tempt it may be that the moment different conditions. Even to brethren conduct themselves tive service can corroborate, there dog belonging to the company is judged favourable for an as distinguish German from French when they meet the foe is nothing more difficult than to began to growl. sault upon a German tranch. And coldiers is not easy for them in From mosques and temples find wounded in rough country. No one knew why, bat the so at night, perhaps in the driv- the dark. They understand no their prayers are ascending to the After one of the British Bghts sergeant said that it must be for Circular 114 states-On the 28th, between the sea and the ingrain, a regiment cramped with language but their own, and very God of all, and you will answer against the Booze, three days were some good reason; and the captain Lys the day was calm, with intermittent cannonading, Between long confinement will advance few others understand that. Their their hopes by the proofs of your spent in searching for a wounded ordered his men to take cover
man, and that although it was behind the hedges. the Lys and the Oise there is nothing special to report, except that ponove desperate enterprise stragglers are exposed to difficul- valour.
mile where Next minute up came a squad south-east of Peronne a counter-mine work made by the Germans And if over a long frost many ties in the way of rejoining their You will fight for your King known within a fighting prevailed.
(Havas Telegrams.)
Paris, Dec. 27, 6.35 pm,
We repulsed a counter-attack against conquered trenches in the Perthes region. We progreased slightly in Argonne and repuls ed two attacks eastward of St. Mihiel.
Our aeroplanes bombarded aviation sheds at Frascati, Meiz railway station, and St. Privat barracks at Metz.
We made fresh progress on the heights overlooking repulsing a fow.attacks.
The Question of Japanese Intervention.
A Tokyo meatage saya.the Mikado has dissolved Parliament. refusing the credits proposed for the occupation of Korea (Chosen): The Temps declares that the crisis has nothing to do with the suggested despatch of Japaners troops to Europe; on the contrary, diplomatic meetings and conversations are being very actively par- sued for the armed intervention of the Japanese Army in Europe.
(Official Telegrame from the French Government, via Peking.)
of
Lassaults.
Assault on a German Trench.
them
In a Strange Country.
"Bijon Theatre-3.15 p.m.
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Saturday, January 2, H.K. C.O. v. Best of League. A.D.O. presents "Snowwhite
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Saturday, January 30, Garden Fete, H.K. University,
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work, Onoe an Austrian forca
was destroyed. In the Aisne and Champagne regions artillery Buch gallant adventures succeed, units which it isalmost impossible Emperor and your faith, so that he lay,
The Austrian and Italian we shall read in the daily aes to exaggerate. Nor must it be history will record the doings of
The French troops destroyed two machine guns near Bauine, sage, to laconia and yet so full of forgotten that the intentions India's sons and your children troops both find dogs invaluable, German attempts in the Perthes region to retake lost trenches were meaning to those who know the which the German Emperor ex- will proudly tell of the deeds of Tan Alpine regiments used them
facts: In such-and-such a region pressed in reference to the whole their fathers,
both for entry and ambulancs
In valn
ron of the enemy's cavalry at sharp trot. They got a shook when they found the trap theat had ridden into. Of course, the were all captared.