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FRIDAY, JANUARY
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1915.
BOOM IN RECRUITING: RETURNED WOUNDED
ANXIOUS TO FIGHT AGAIN.
Earl Kitchener's Confident Speech.
"RUSSIANS DO GOOD WORK WITH THE BAYONET.
Recruiting In India.
The following telegram from the Chief of the General Staff, Delhi, hus been received by the General Officer Commanding, Hongkong
Delhi, Jan. 7, 4:30 p.m.
TO-DAY'S WAR TELEGRAMS.
In the vicinity of Pont--Mousson the French troops gained ground and blow up an enemy's trench,
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A French battalion of infantry afterwards occupied and retain almost reached its former satisfactory level. There was, he said, ed 300 metres of trenches. The trench artiliery destroyed three every reason to anticipate fruitful results from the valuable Parlia machine gans, indicting very heavy losses on the Germans in Lementary recruiting work, which had already secured 218,000 fors of enlistment. The officers' cadres of the Expeditionary Fores had
Since the beginning of the war Pretro wood.
been filled up, and there was a considerable surplus of officera for 29,100 officers have been ap
aining purposes, Since the beginning of the war 29,100 officers Lointed.
The Press pays a warm tribute had been appointed. Tuo efforts of the War Office had resulted in
gradual overcoming of the difficultion as to the equipment of the to the work of the troops in the new army, to which they all looked with confidence. Despite the Colonies. terrible weather conditions, the training of the Canadian Contingent proceeded satisfactorily, Both officers and men were imbued with fine spirit of eagerness to get to the front, where he was confident they would worthily support their comrades (loud cheers).
In the Thana region the French positions were maintained in spite of very violent cannonsding, se also at Steinbach and the trenches south-west and north east of the village.
The Germans succeeded in reoccupying an old trench of theirs on the east flank of Hill 425, whose summit, however, still remains in the hands of the French.
[fu the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
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More Progress for Alites,
Jan. 7, 2 a.m. A Paris oзmmunique reports that a lively canaonade has oc- curred in the region of Zillebeke. Dar positions have been main- tained in Argonne and we have progressed slightly in the Shirtz- bach wood, near Altkirch..
Reported. Arrest of Cardinal Mercier.
Jan. 7, 2 a.m.
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(Official Telegrame from the British Foreign Office.)
Stock Exchange Re-opens.
Jan. 6.
Yesterday, the first day of the re-opening of the Stock Er- change, a considerable amount of business was done. Contrary to cxpcotations, buyers were more numerous than saliere.
Rússians Occupy Ardahan.
Jan. 6.
The Russian Caucasus Staff reports that the Russian troops sttacked Ardahan on the 3rd and, after fierce fighting, carried the Tarkish trenches and occupied the city. The Tarks are now in full flight.
Bombardmeat of Dar-es-Salaárn.”
Jan. 6.
British warships have bombarded Dar-es-Salcam, a sea-port in German East Africa, forty-five miles to the south of Zanzibar, cane ing considerable damage to the town and completely disabling all the enemy vessels in the harbour. Fourteen Europeans and twenty
The arrest of Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Malines, bas natives were taken prisoners. The British casualties were one caused a profound impression u Re: Papal oralss are astonish-killed and twelve wounded. ed and can hardly believe that Germany would be guilty of such
an act.
H.M.S. "Formidable.
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Jan. 6, 9.30 p.m.. The British Admiralty has issued a list of 617 men lost in the sicking in the English Channel of H.M.8. Forinidable.
Jan. 7, 5.50 a.m. According to the German newspapers, a submarine has reported by wireless that the Bank H.M.S. Formidable. British destroyera pursued the submarine which, however, escaped.
Zeppelins near Calais.
Jan. 7, 6.15 a.m.
THE GERMAN FLEET.
Earl Kitchener indicates that the numbers of the Indian troops in Europe will be maintained.
Taree Zeppelins are reported to have been seen off the coast between Calais and Gravelinea
The Russians have occupied four towns, two of which lie along. the most direct route to Transyl- vanis.
The Russians in the region of Miava have almost entirely anai- hilated the enemy with the bayonet.
The Admiralty has issued a liás giving the names of 517 men who were lost by the foundering of H.M.8. Formidable.
A vigorous action in Argonne baa enabled the Allies to re capture 300 metres of trenchaa in the Bois de la Grurie.
On the re-opening of the Lon- den Brook Exchange, contrary to expectations, buyers were more uumerous thap sellers.
Earl Kitchener rays the Allies" resources, both of men and mat
erial, will enable them to prosS- cute the war to a triumphant end.
British worships have bom- baric Dar es Salvam," damaging These conclusions, do not the town and completely die preolude, a change in German
naval policy if the existing con- abling all enemy Vessels, in the ditione materially alter: When Will It Come Out to Fight frozen Baltic, for instance, pre-
The situation continaea satisfactory. Tue following figures
A correspondent of the Times in Flanders states that thres ehow the excellent state of recruiting:-Aanaal average number of Zeppelin airships were reported on Wednesday morning off the tain recruits enlisted for last five years, approximately 15,000; number 21 between Calais and Gravelines, while German sirmen repeat-Bassis, enlisted during four months ending December 31, approximately edly appeared at Dunkirk during the day. He says that possibly do The returned wounded from Europe and elsewhere show excel-ed mir ne bomb. The Allied sirmen twice drove the intrudera
they were ecoats covering the movements of airships, for they droppan loat spirit and keenness to proceed again to the front.
27,000.
Latest French Reports.
(Havas Telegrams.)
Paris, Jan. 6, 6.20.a.m. French Government Stocks now stand at 73.25. We repulsed two attacke in Belgium. Our artillery destroyed and silenced in the Aisne valley, and slec in the region of Bheims, batteries of the enemy. We progreased 100 metres north-west of Rheims.
In a fierce action in Argonne weretook 300 metres of trenches. We repulsed two very violont attacks, blowing up 800 metres of German trenches and cooupying half of them.
We continued to progress in the Le Pretre wood. The Russians are doing very good work, The Turks were decisively defeated by them in the Barykaysh region, where four Generale and an Army Corps were captured. The Russians routed ́another Corga and are pursuing them energetically.
(Official Telegrams from French Government, via Peking).
Circular No. 125 states:-The Germans delivered two attacks on the sandhills in the region south-east of St. Georges during the aight of the 4th, these attacks being repulsed....
On the following day the French progressed about 100 metres
at Cavaliere de Conroy, in the region of Rheimsv
The British ?
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barbour.
The Press of all shades of opin- venting egress of ships from ion welcomes Lord Kitchener's under the guns of Cronstadt (Islatement, which is described na do not know how far this is now being dominated by a note of modified by the ice-breaking cober confidence. ship), or again, if by some means a nearer approach to equality in strength to our fleet is secured. 8. far, not much has been (achieved in this direction.
Finally, should affairs look
NEWS.
Interesting war items appear to-day.
Many people have asked this question during the last three months, 8876 a writer in she Evening Standard, I will give reasons which to my. mind account for ite inaction.
When assured that Great Bri. the coins of and to de
Further notes on the crisis the Germans had to de- hopeless on laud, a policy of whether to risk their flees in desperation might send the firet appear on page 4,
cut to do as much damage sa Changes in the French mail: por anise and preserve possible to the enemy before the service are notified elsewhere.
endeavour to oblaia caval merce, or let this go and preserve end came. Why preserve, ships their battleship.
Owing to the superiority of which, under such circumstances, become prize to the victors? naval force against them, they Would the losers be allowed to Newspapers of all shades of opinion welcome Ear! Kitchener's might lose Brst one and then the retain them? They shall at least other if they pursued an active have a chanes to share in the statement, which, they say, is dominated by a note of sober cou-naval policy with their beavy craft. glory attached to fighting against fidence. But there is a general disposition to regret the paucity of detailed information, particularly in regard to recruiting. Some of the articles lay emphasis upon the encouraging response to the call for officers, which disposes of the German argument that Great Britain could never find sufficient leaders. The Press lifewise pays a tribute to the work of the troops in the colonies, which is no less worthy than that which is being done in Flanders.
BWAY.
The Newspapers and Earl Kitchener's Speech.
Russian Progress,
Jan. 6, 11:10 p.m.
A Petrograd official communique says i Our troops suddenly attacked Przasnyen, in the region of Mlaws, and almost entirely annihilated the enemy there with the bayonet We captured some prisonere. Only minor engagements are report
ed from the other fronts.
Our progress has continued in Bakowina, where we occupied, after fighting, four towns, two of which are on the most direct route to Transylvania."
Lord Curzon and Numbers,
Jan. 6, 9. p.m..
General news and an article on
Austria under war conditions ap-
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"Our Contemporaries" appenta on page 2, commercial news on Page 9 and log book on page 6. They had this also to consider: great odds, sad, like the Emden Further translations of German As long as their main feet was and others, have their deeds lies which have been circulated intact they commanded the Baltic called by generations to come. among and published in Chinese and contained the Russian fact A laat word. Do not let us newspapers are given to-day. it, Cronstadt. We could not pro- talk about the German fleet skulk- vent that, while the Kiel Canal enabled them to operate in the officer and man in it is ready and ing in harbour. I am sure every North S.a or Baltio at will. keen to come out to-morrow if the Bassin was thus deprived of an order is given. That does not advantageous route for invading rest with the admiral in com- Germany by land; that sorose mand, but a higher authority. the Niemen by the line of the Until he speaks, our own feet Baltio. If that could be carried
must parade with the ability, out in conjunction with a fleet zeal, and endurance it has exhib commanding the sea, it would ited from the first day of war cut the communications of the work which enables us to German army invading Poland, pursue our various avocations vide the late Sir Frederick with confidence exempt from those Maurice's book, "The Balance of terrible scenes which have afflict Military Power in Europe."
ed other lands.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre...-9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW."
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Vistoria Theatre—9.15.p.m Sale of China, Curioneto., G.P
"Bnow-white and the Frog
A further advantage sitsched to German naval sapremacy in those waters would be the power Ambulance Barges in France. Speaking in the House of Lorde, Lord Carzon arged that the conferred to send reinforcements Paris, Nov. 20-Four ambu-Lammert's Sales Room-2.30p.m. utmost number of men should be sent to the front with the least possi. by ses to northern ports as far lance barges, the equipment of ble delay. He believed that considerably more than two million men as Memel. This has probably which is due to the initiative of Prince", A.D.0.-Theatre Royal
There was a farther consider officially inspected to-day by the Very heavy fighting took place in Argonne, The French were needed, possibly nearer three. Lord Curzon expressed the occurred in the present war. the "Femmen de France, were 8.15 p.m.
atmost satisfaction with the recent events in Egypt. He also paid again took up 300 metres of German trenches in La Gruris wood, a tribute to the Indian troops, and expressed the hope that their ation. Germany knew that the Paris municipal authorities, the where a slight refrest had been reported on January 2. Two very numbers were being maintained, Earl Kitchener replied in the issue of the war would be de Prince of Monaco, and doctors of violent attacke were delivered by forces of the strength of a regi- affirmative
oided on land, and felt the British Red Cross Society. confident of the result. BrEach barge contains 125 beds and ment each, starting from Bagatelle and Fontaine-Madame, but these were repulsed. gaspedes
pureuing an inactive policy a complets hospital equipment. ses the end would see her still in They will be able to fetoh possession of a powerful flest, to wounded from the district be-
farther streng honed from the tween Chalon-sur-Marne
Bad oils exacted as condition of Nancy and by means of the with a corresponding canal system convey them to the
The French blew up 600 metres of German trenches by means
"Continuation of Earl Kitchener's Speech;
Jam 6,820 p.m.
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of a mine,
The Italian Volunteer Regiment commanded by Col. Garibaldi Earl Kitchener added that Germany's initial advantage of gorously attacked the breach thus opened and took 120 prisoners, numerical sup riurity and extensive war preparations wis certainly Including 12 non-commissioned offcrra; also a machine gun and diminishing, while that of the Allies was daily tacressing in resouros pe ons caisson. Chist Adjutant Constantins Garibaldi, the Colonel's of men and material, which would enable them to prussonte the war decrease brother, was killed during the attack.
to a triumphant end (lond cheers), Bince Christmas recruiting had power,
of her enemies Bea centre and south of France at an average speed of 30 miles a day.
Sunday, January 10. Field Day for Volunteers and Reserven.
Monday, January 11. Organ Recital-5.30 p.m.
Baturday, January 30. Garden Fete, H.K. University