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The Hongkong Telegraph
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January 15, 1915,
0.2818 日二月二十年寅甲
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
SEVERE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
BRITISH TROOPS GAIN ́A BRILLIANT VICTORY.
A Partial German Success Reported,
FLOODING OF THE AISNE HAMPERS THE allies.
[Reuter's Service To The "Telegraph."]
Interesting German Report.
Jan. 14, 6.40 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that a Berlin 1 communique 88y8;—
The Germana stormed. the heights of Vregay, north-east of Soissons, in pouring rain.
They stormed trench after trench till darkness and took four- teen French officere and 1,130 mes, four guns and four machine
guns.
Kaiser."
"This glorious, deed was performed under the eyes of the The Germans admit that the French penetrated their line to the east of Perthes.
Russian Confidence.
Jan. 15, 0.45 p.m.
An official communique issued at Petrograd says:-
SATURDAY,
JANUARY
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
Partial German Success.
Jan. 15, 2,20 am.
A Paris communique states:- Last night we succeeded by a coup de main in wracking the recantly constructed German trenches, north-west of Foumauss
court and north of Roye..
The enemy's attacks north of Scissons were obecked. The prime cause of our giving way was the destruction of
1915.
NATIONAL HORSE SHORTAGE.
Suggested Remedies. In a recent issue Country Life bas a further selcorioa of letters from writers of authority on the subject of Our National Horse Shortage and ile Remedy. A panded are some extracts from this correspondence:
January 15, 1914
Temperature 8 sm. 64 p.' Humidity
XU BAYBEXO SINGLECOF 10 CENTS
BOXING PRODIGY.
Jimmy Wilde's Latest Success,
436 PER ANNUM.
TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,
CONDENSED.
bridges by a flood on the Aisne. We rendered useloes, some of ourg in this country, that for a very Tylorator n, is 22 years of age, the wanton bombardment by Ger.
guna which we were obliged to abandon;
to
Sporting Club, the eliminating In winning, at the National
pionship, Jimmy Wilde has quali- content for the fly-weight cham fied to meet Tancy Lee, the generally admitted, by men of Peroy Jones, who failed to draw
Mr. Henry Chaplin:-"It is now his laurels through the default of eastward of Perthes.
ex-amateor Scoleman, who gained French have penetrated their lines The Germans admit that the practical experience and know the necessary weight, manat p ledge of horses and horse breed-
The French Ambassador has Jimmy Wilde, who hails from opramunicated a memorandum on lengthened period horses of the and can still go to scale under 7 mans of Rheims Cathedral. same increasingly difficult to find, his first appearance at the N.BO. Stuyveken kerke have blown up beat and highest alnes have bestone. Be created a sensation on The Belgians, south-east of And the reason of this is perfectly in March of this year, when he farm which was the enemy's time previous to 1875 and ever Engens Husson in six rounds. been swept foreign Government another Frenchman Gloria the Gorman pcaitions at Antwerp, since that date, this country has This be followed up by beating
An Amsterdam message says almost every foreign nine rounds at the same venue, but was enable to detect what a British airman threw bomba on for the bast stullions for country He actually conceded a stone damage was dones purposes and the boat and high-in weight to his opponent est, class of meres, at prices with Young Symonds, which it has been practically im doubtable youth from the West, ish position by accident near The Brealen bombarded a Tark- possible for private enterprise in this country to compete.
It is no exaggeration to say Laman, and Russians We shall never restore our Wilde has been seen in the ring
that no more clever boxer then posits thus evacuated by the occupied Tarks
Activity in the Black Sea has
Owing to the collapec of a bridge, the Germans captured to number of prisoners, notably wounded, whom it was impossible
We, however, captured a considerable number of unwounded simple. Year after year for some knocked out the French champion ammunition depot.
remove in the retreat.
prisopera.
Bamming up the results, the Germans scared a partial success, which, however, cannot influence the operations sa a whole.
Floods Hamper Alllas' Movements,
Jan. 14, 6pm.
A Paris communique states The mist that hangs over Belgiam is hampering the work of the artillery; nevertheless there was violent capponading at Nicu- breed of horses to what they used of late years. Like many other of port and Ypres.
.
The Belgians to the south-east of Stuyvekeuskerke blew up a to be until we take the necessary our leading. boxers, Digger Stan resulted in damage to the Turkish- farm, which was used by the enemy as an ammunition depot. slepa, whatever they may be, to lev, for example, he learned most craisers Modjidish and Hamidish, Our artillery at Lens dispersed the enemy's working parties at Keep the class of stallions I refer of his art in a travelling booth, and the destruction of 51 Tarkish Angres, and effectively bombarded their shelters and trenches near to and the best of our brood taking on men of all sizes and vessele, N.tre Dame de Lorette.
mares at home, instead of letting weights, and there are few tricks them go abroad year after years of the ring that he does not know. Germana stormed the heights of There has been
to heavy fighting all day the The action has been localised around they do at present, or did till the He has never yet been beaten. Vregny, and took 14 Franoh north of Boissons.
A Berlin communique says the two eminences north-east and north-west of Crouy, of which we stallione, nothing
war broke out. As regards the
though he has had innumerable only held the first slopes. Our eminter-attack on the left has
would be contests since he started about
officers, 1,130 men, 4 slightly progressed, and we msinttined our positions in the centre simpler, The number of first five years ago. That he will beat machine-guns,
gang and 4 around Crouy, despite repeated efforts by the enemy. But to the
class thoroughbred stallions Tancy Lee, no good judge doubts, eastward, before Vregny, we had to give way, a persistent rise in annually profaced which are and the honour of winning Lord given way, the persistent rise of Before Vregny, the Allies have the river Aisne carrying &way large bridges as well as foet bridges, specially suited for country pur-Lonsdale'a belt at the first time the A1800 carrying away large, We then established ourselves on the south of the river, in the They "should all be secured and of asking seems certain to be bridges and foot-bridges, render-
and rendering our communicatione precarious.
part from Crony to Missy, with bridgeheads on the north bank,
Important Fighting Round Perthes.
Jan. 14, 6 p.m. There was merely a cannonade on the north of the Aisue, while Perthes continued the thestre of loost actions for possession of the second and third lines of the enemy's trenches.
We blew up aap-heads to the north of Beausejour, in order to impede the work of the enemy, and the latter, thinking they were attacked, manned the tranches; whereupon we violently fusilladed them with artillery and infantry fire.
There is nothing to report from the rest of the font.
Turkish Vessels Destroyed.
(Official Telegram from the British Foreign Office.)
1
Jan. 14.
Naval activity in the Black Sea has resulted in damage to the Tarkish cruisers Medjidieh and Hamidjieh, and the destruction of fifty-one Turkish vessele at Soarmene and Rizs.
The ex-German craiser Breslau has bombarded & Turkish position near Liman by accident, and the Russians have therefore been enabled to occupy the position thus evacuated by the Turks,
Russian Generals Honoured,
Jan. 14.
posce are comparatively few.
kept in this country by the Gov- ornment or by their aid.
A Popular Industry. "Breeding should be encourag- ed by numerous and liberal prizes quick return to breeders, and for fosle, which would give a once the pick of the stallions and
the
the United Kingdom, a marked mares were retained in and striking change be very quickly seen in the char
would
acter of the animale produced, and the breeding of high-oles half-bred horses for the service of the Army and for general use would again become a popular and profitable industry in the United Kingdom."
bis.-Globe.
EGYPT.
Britain's Aims Explained:
London, Dec. 21.
It is officially announced that: Great Britain has informed Prince Hussein that he was chosen as the Prince of the Mehemet Ali family most worthy to occupy the new position de Sultan of Egypt.
ing the communications precar-
NEWS.
Messré. Polish alla and Kot- wall's yarn raport appears to-day. Farther notes on the crisis appear on page 4.
As interesting obaracter sketch of Earl Kitchener appears on the Extra to-day,
on page 2, our share report on "Our Cuntemporaries" appears page 9 and log book on page 6.
Hongkong Twenty-five Years Foreign relations," it is stated. Ago appears under the heading "will henceforth be conducted "1890" on page 4. Lord Kinnaird: "I wonder through Britain by a Bigh Com- whether we could import some miasioner. The revision of the of Wales' Fand in Hongkong The contributions to the Princá young horses from Canada or the capitulation clauses has been post- now total $212,639.20. possibly people might be given in order to present a clearer de graph Fund on behalf of British Argentine. May I suggest that poned until the end of the war, Forther donations to the Tele- more information as to- some of finition of Great Britain's position soldiers wounded at Teingtan are the ways.
in which young horses in Egypt, and to accelerate pro-acknowledged today. could be obtained from abroad?" gress towarda. self-government. Major W Longstaff:-"The The Egyptians religions convic-
General news and an article breeding of light horees must be- tions will be scrupulously respect. on Mr. Edison's plans for over come a national question, and ed.
coming a shortage of carbolio every man must breed a light "In declaring Egypt free from said appear on rage 3. horse in proportion to the acre any duty or obedience to any The Philippine Constabulary age he farms,"
usurper's political power in Con- Band gave a splendid performance Captain G. Phipps Horoby:stantinople, the British Govern- in the Public Gardens last OTOK- "The following are my remedies: ment is animated by no hostility itg.
land the old-fashioned farmer, shows that the loyalty of the (1) Make forming prisperous. towards the Caliphate. Bring back and maintain on the The past history of Egypt
in and sport as much as possible, dependent of any political bonds who was both a former and a Egyptians and Mohammedane
(3) Government should send between Egypt and Constant- epertaman. (2) Encourage hunt- towards the Caliphate is in
It is further maintained that the Germans, when in possession bsolutely free. (4) Breeders progress of Mohammedan institu- stallions to travel the country inople. The strengthening and of the town, used the towers of the Cathedral for purposes of observ should be paid a subsidy of 25 tions in Egypt is a matter where- ation sad, apon their evacuation, subjected the Osthedral to or £10 per annum for every head in the British Government takes malioions and deliberate bombardment,
H M. the King has appointed the Russian Grand Dake Nicholas to be 'G.C.B. and the four loading Russian generals to be G.O.M.G.
The Bombardment of Rheims Cathedral,
Jan.-14.
Our progress on the right bank of the Vistula has developed, the wantou bombardment by the Germans of Rheims Cathedral.
The French Ambasador has communicated a Memorandum on everything being in our favour..
for military purposen are categorically denied. On the contrary The German allegations that the Franch had used the Cathedral the French had hoisted the Red Cross flag and established a hoe pital there.
We have driven the enemy's cavalry before us." On the remainder of the fronts there have been rifle fire and artillery duels, and local German atisoke have been repulsed most easily.
The Austrians attempted to bombard us with heavy artillery, but were soon ailenced.
British Gain Strategic Pofat.
Jan. 16, 11.20 .m.
A message from Renter's correspondent at St. Omer states that the British, in a brilliant engagement, captured a German position near La Bassos, killing and capturing many German.
The British losses were slight,
The occupation of this strategic point means a gain for the Allies of over one kilometre,
Aviator Raids Antwer
Jan. 14, 6.40 p.m.
Router's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that a British hman threw bombe upon the German positions in Antwerp, bas
a unable to detect the damage,
General von Diaforth in Der Tog, admits the truth of the French allegations and promises similar treatment to any historical buildings of the kind which may hamper German railitary designs.
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ran on their farm. (5) They carrying out of such reforme es young stock (egaine) that they the deepest interest, and in the should own the produce absolute may be considered necessary ly, and be allowed to sell to the Prince Husain may count upon highest bidder without any re- the Government's sympathetic struction. (6) Any mares the support. Government may like to supply The Dovernments will con to the breeders should be abso-fidently rely upon the loyalty, lutely free,"
good sense, and self-restraint of The Marquis of Graham:ita Egyptian anbjecte to facilitate am of opinion that it would be a the tasks of the commander of Jan. 15, 5.55 8.m. Router's correspondent in Rome states that His Holiness the the small local shows and not to and preventing the rendering of good thing to encourage come of the forces in maintaining order Pope has paid a visit to the hospital of Santa Marta, were some of confine the support to the large aid to the enemy.".. those who were wounded in the earthquake are lying.
ope and Earthquake Casualties.
This is the first time a Pope has left the Vatican since the year the exhibitors are well-to-do gent-states that the Union Jack has County shows, where so many of Reuter's Cairo correspondent 1870,
Jan. 15, 12.25 p.m.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY, Bijou Theatre -9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15
TO-MORROW.
Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Friday, January 22, Sanitary Board Election. Saturday, January 30, Garčen Foto, B.E. University,
Tuesday, February 2.
The H.K. Land
lemen. It is more the small been hoisted at the British Pope had been able to reach it by interior parsages.
The hospitel of Santa Marta is adjacent to St. Peter and the bas,not the means to send horses ared. In Alexandria, Port Said, and Agency Co., Ltd.,
farmer that requires help, and he Agency, and a salute of 101 guns long distances to county shows and Cairo the announcement of Central Estate and
our the other heavy the protectorate has been cordially Building O. Le
reosived
His Holineen left the Vatican toshnically only, he has not and Cuitted the precinots,