The Hongkong Telegraph
February, 27 1915,
2843 日四被月正
Temperature 5 a.m. 71, Humidity
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
BRITISH SHIPPING UNDISTURBED.
05,
SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES HAVE LITTLE EFFECT.
With the Russians.
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FEBRUARY
FORMIDABLE.
27, 1914
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SATURDAY,
27,
1915.
大神明 假七十月二夹心街
SPORT IN 1914.
EDISON AND KAISER.
THE
HEROISM ON THE
"INTREPID AND JOLLY FIGHTERS.
The World of Golf and Lawn Tennis.
What the Germans Must Shortly" Realisa,
America's famous inventor, Mr. Edison, has just givan his im“
Went Down With His Ship,
In a review of the happenings pressions of the war to a Now
Survivors Describe How Captain The Fighting Priests of France.
in the golf and lawn tennis worlds Yerk. correspondent. The Ger- London, January 4-Captain The clergy have rallied to the during 1914, the Observerenya :—
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TELEGRAM
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED,
The Russian Artillery has dise
Russian vanguards between
Whatever else the year has made," he said are agrest Arthur N. Loxley, of the battle fontours in all the belligerent na shown it has certainly proved that people commercially, industrially, ship Formidable, went dowa with tions, we learn from a writer in persed three battalions advancing the game of golf is more popular agriculturally, but they have been his ship. He stood on the bridge the Paris Figaro, who summarizes to the support from Bolimoff. than ever before. The number brought up in an atmosphere of smoking a pigaratte and made no leotare by Monsignor Lacroix of couries continues to grow year
egoism. Everything in the effort to save himself after the at the 8 rbonne. The whole by year, and there are some people country has been subordinated to battleship was torpedoed. number of those with the various
the military caste, and I think who are inclined to the belief that the sooner this system is ended compliment to the officer superin- we are reminded that most of bank of the Niemen, have ad- The captain's last worda were a armies is estimated at 65,000, bat Kovno and Olyia, on the loft the Royal and Ancient game will
the better for the German people. eventually become the national
The investor, siys the Daily ending the launching of two these servo se chaplains. Only vanced far beyond the river. pastime of England as well as of
cutters, each carrying eighty men. in the French Army.are soldier- Telegraph's New York COX- Scotland. The amateur champion
"Captain Loxley gave his priests, or pretres sombaltante, to ship, which was decided at Sand-respondent, recently lost his great
Shipping arrivals in the United wich, was made historical by the manufacturing and experimenting orders sa calmly as if his ship had be found. These number 20,000,
been in harbour with her anchors and we read that this "enormous Kingdom for the sight weeks American invasion, bat in spite of works by fire.
"Are you worrying?" asked the down," said one survivor. "Ia proportion of the entire con-ending the 24th inst, were 5,772, the presence in the field of some
a brief speech he exhorted his fingent is without precedent even and sailings 6,607. of the finest players from the other reporter. side, the championship remained
"Not a scrap," replied Mr. Crew, Enying, Steady, men, avery in France, because there they are at hume, being won by J. L. O. Edison, paffing a cigar contented-thing is all right; keep cool and now olused with other citizens and obliged to bear arthu under Jenkins, of Treon, who in the we have a new standard of be British ! '
ļa regunt law in line with other final defeated O. O, Hezlet, the worry bewide which all others The Formidable was af at until secularizing legislation. However, near Krasnosaltz with extre Royal Portrush player. Before seem trivial. I look from the she was struck a second time the 20,000 answered their coun ordinary as tensoity, but the the final was, reached, however, rains of my works hers across the under the port quarter and her there had been many surprises. Atlantic, and I see the Kaiser on engine room blown up. The first y's oll without a protest. What Russians esptured it and 150 the defensive on both fronts of explosion was under the starboard had whitened in the minis
is more, some of the men whose survivora surrendered. In the opening roand, J. D.
the immense battlefields,
side near the forward funnel.. Travers, the American amateur
"When you realise that the
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try," krowing that they had not}
The Germans defended a farin
FURTHER SUCCESSES AGAINST GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS. obampion, was beaten, by Kaiser has been living for years oidente immediately following the made the campaign of 1870, ed Feb. 24, 708 steamers have A thrilling account of the in- taken orders until after they had Whereas during the week and Palmer, the Handsworth golfer, in the atmosphere of his impregn- disaster, given to the International sought re-enlistment, As to the arrived at British ports, and 673 who is 54 years of age, while in the second round Francia Onimet,able General" Stoff, when you News Service correspondent to- manner in which they were re-have sailed, only savan have been who had made a tremendous re-know he has been trained on, the night by one of the officers of the ceived by their officers and com- sank by German submarines, putation for himself by defeating idea that a quick, smashing blow ill-fated vessel, follows:
rades in a country where the
[Reuter's Service to The “ Telegraph.”]
Objects of the Credits."
Feb. 28, 2,40 p.m.
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A White Paper states that the oredits for which Mr. Asquith in well, and the last of the American be theirs-wby, it is enough to either been hit by a torpedo or misatioally, and Monsignor Laoroix | Germans, captured two lines of
out of the war.
Ela the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this. page they will be found on the Extra.]
BARLIER TELEGRAMS.
Russian Successes.
Petrograd communique states:-
Feb. 28, 2.50 s.m.'
osch won it five times, and on
that:
NEWS.
Monaro, Setna's report is given
General news and some facta
Ray and Vardon in America, was at France, would enable him to was sleeping in my ham-clergy not so long ago wore ha- beaten by a little-known gulferin rush to Russia and quell the Taar,
Near Moghely, Russian infan- 8.8 B. Tabbs. Then the holder of and when you realise, what the mock, when, about 2.20 a.m., I rassed with drastic legislation,
try dashed in impetuously with the title, H. H. Hilton, was besten Germans themselves must shortly was awakened by a tremendous the Figaro writer relates:
They were welcomed enthu the bayonet upon the retreating in the fourth round by E. Black realise, that final victory cannot crash. I knew at once we had
had ran into a mine. I jumped noted especially the acclamation trenches and took 408 prisoners. contingent was dismissed before make the gode, let alone mortals,
out of my hammock and ran with which the public greeted to move are intended to cover the act of the naval and military the semi-final stage was reached. weep. operations; also the expandisare arising out of the war in connection The event aroused tremendoas
"I have lost 280,000 worth of a my pyjamas to the upper deck. 1,800 priests at Perpignan an,|| with the promotion of trade and industry, financing the purchase of interest all over the country, and property by fire, but that is got as far as the gangway clad in their soutanes, they cross- foodstuffs etc., the relief of distress, to facilitate the raising of funds naturally in America as well. By nothing to the Kaiser's loss. Here when I noticed that there already ed the threshold of the barracks. On Monday, Mr. Asquith morse by the Dominians and Protectorates; alao advances to the Dominions, winning the Open Championship is my New Year's recipe for was a great list on the ship. Never before had so many priests Supplementary Credit of Protectorates and our Allies, for meeting the difficulties arising at Prestwick, Harry Vardon creat worry: Think of the Kaiser, There were others with me, some been seen in the city oven at the £37,000,000 for the year ending ed a new record by securing it for and realise that you are the pyjamas, soms with practically time of religious retrests. What the 31st Merah, making an ex-
nothing on. At the same time appearance did these 20,000 penditure for the YOAT the sixth time. Vardon, J. H. lackiest dog imaginable.""
we turned head to the wind prieste make in the uniform of $362,000,000, Taylor and James Braid bad
The explosion occurred on the the soldier? If you will, a most etarboard of the foremost fannel noble one and most martial... this occasion Vardon won with a really looked like winning, the and I should say the resulting The soldier-privat is better in- score of 306, Taylor being second final scores in Brookes favour inflow of water faded the boiler formed, grounded more deeply with 300, The University match being 6-4, 0—4, 7-5. That room because immediately after in the laws of discipline, and more to-day. resulted in an unexpected victory splendid lady player, Mrs. ward the electric light and steam highly conscientions than his for Oxford over Cambridge at Lambert Chambers, the holder of
power failed.
comrades, generally speaking, Bye by five matches to four, the the All-England Singles Champ-
"The water tight doors had because in him the patriotic
Further Notes on the Crisig play on both sides, being of a ionship, retained her title by been closed. We came to a stand ideal is enblimated by the re-appear on page 4. moderate character. The con- defeating Mra. Larcombe 75 still and were told to hoist out the ligiour. petition for the St. George's Vase 6-4, but the latter had previously we launches which carry nearly Here the regret is expressed that attracted most of the American won the Ladies' Championship of 30 mon each. The men did this in times of pesce the episcopacy players, but the event was won by London at Queen's Club by easily
in a marvellous manner and we arged that the clergy under the 1. Graham with a score of 146. defeating Miss Tulloch, who is got both boats safely into the colours accept no promotion be concerning the German air raid British golfers more than held very promising player. The water, each manned by its owu
canso it was feared that their "ppsår on page 3. their own when opposed by popularity of the Davies Our row. They pulled out to a sufs priestly vocation might be im- American players,
Competition was shown by the distance.
perilled. The fear was vain, while Our vanguards between Korno and Olyta, on the left bank of Tee Ladies' Championship, fact that six nations challenged.
the result is “fa roal error that the Nismo, lave advanced for beyond the river. The Germans which was played at Hunstanton, in 1914, the preliminary rounds A gale of wind was blowing with a little foresight might have Ago, under the heading "1890."
Hongkong Twenty-five Year occupy the left bank, in the region of Sventoinnek and Gojs. Aattracted a record entry of 180, being played in England and and mountainous ass were ran- been avoided. We read then appears on page 4. amall detachment reached right up to the vicinity of Sveutoisask, and was won by Miss Cecil Loitob, America. In the semi-final the ning, and in getting the boats where a battle was engaged. Fighting continues to the north of who defented Miss Ravenscroft, British Isles beat France and away a number of oars were
In fire, the soldier priest is Grodzo, on the upper Bobr and round the fortress of Osnowieca. the winner in 1912, by 2 and 1. Australana defected Germany, broken against the side of the in no way inferior to his brothers-
"Oar Contemporaries" appeara The Germans on the right bank of the Narew are concentrating Miss Leitch is the most celebrated Australasia eventually beating vessel. Two seaboats were also
in arms except from the point of on page 2, Commercial News on their efforte in the direction of Novogrodsks and Prasnyez, and of the five famous golfing sistere the British Isles for the right to manned safely by their own orowe view of physical training. For page 8 and Log Book on page .. numerons German attacks have been repulsed with heavy loss. of Silloth, and at the time held challenge America for the cap and get out of danger. All that, we hear of timid vicars The Germans defended a farin near Krasnoselia with extra- the ladies record for no fewer The Australasians, who won the quarter of an hour after the first anddenly transformed into intre ordinary tenacity. We captured the farm and one hundred and than seventeen courses, Miss O. cup 3-9 were represented by explosion a second explosion oc-pid and jolly fighters. But they
Leitch was also successful in the Norman Brookes, A. F. Wild-curred. This proved to be a fifty survivors warrendered.
remain modest withal. You must
An interesting article by Rad- On the left bank of the Vistula the German offensive near the English Ladies' Close Champion-ing, A. W. Dunlop, and blessing in disguise, at least tem- know that they do not think of yard Kipling on the new British farm of Moghaly was shattered by our fire. Oor infantry dashed ship at Walton Beath, in which S. M. Dount, whilst America's porarily because the great inrashmaking use of their ecclesiastical armies appears on an extra, impetuouely with the bayonet upon the retreating Germans and, she was opposed by Miss Bastin, representatives were M. of water which aaned helped testatas to secure more flattering after a hand to hand fight, captured two lines of trenches and took and the samo two players met in MoLoughlin, R. N. Williams, right the vessel and we got near- or easier treatment. 408 prisoners.
the final of the French Ladies Karl Behr and T. C. Bundy, Inly on an even koel. This made "On the contrary, instances Oar artillery dispersed three battalions which were advancing Championship at La Boulie, the its early stages the contest was it much easier for us to get about
are frequent of their reful of in sapport from Bolimoff."
English champion adding yet very exciting, for after Wilding the deck.
auch consideration, Monsignor A desperate battle has been fought in East Galinis, where a another success to her oredit." has easily beaten Williams; Mc- The second explosion seemed Lacroix cited several which proved night attack dislodged the Austrians from the rivers Zolotaya and
Loughlin gained a magnificent to burst the boilers. The force not only the modesty of the soldier- Strites Votons. The bodies of the Austrians were heaped upon the In every respect the year was victory over Brookes, but of the explosion came through priest, but also his magnificent roads.
* most successful one from Australasia then won the doubles the bottom of the ship, and courage in sotion; and concluded the lawn tennis player's poins and Brookes defested Willisme, immediately tremendous by quoting with the remark of a of view, and the game con- One of the most interesting amount of wreckage and unhon Government official who had been tinues to increase in popularity, players of the season was Mdile, shot out of one of the fanuels inspecting anambalance and maid: For the most part the conditions Langley, who, though quiles and fell into the men, “All Those priests are brave fellows. awere very favourable, and the fine girl, succeeded in winning the the men eventually got to the Wahaven't known them at all?
contests attracted some record at Championships in Paris, the of woodwork in his possession or weather and the keenness of the Ladies' Singles in the Hard Court apper deck, each with some pises Literary Digest. tendano to Wimbledon when Gentlemen's Singles going to the near him. There was not the the World's Championships were holder, A. F. Wilding: F. G. Lowe slightest chance. The man had decided. The biggest surprise of was seen at the top of his form in been standing for a long time the meeting wan reservad for the the Landon Championship, in the scantily clothed in a biting wind. later stages, when, in the final of fiul of which he was too good for. Everybody seemed to think the During the last ten minutes that the Gentlemen' Singles, A, F. P. M. Darson, his driving being ship would hold ont and float the vessel was aflost, from about Wilding was defeated by Norman particularly good. Lawn tennis until dawn, and she did metually 4.20 to 4.30 o'clock, the list ap The Admiralty announces that German submarines have sank E. Brookes, who gave one of is more popular at Cambridge flost for about two hours and apreciably increased and matters ty's Annual Show-Botanic Gar seven British ships since February 18, whereas 708 steamers of over the finest exhibitions of vollaying than at Oxford, and the Light quarter. 600 tons, of all nationalities, have arrived at British ports and 673 aver seen. It is doubtful whether Blues gained an ssay victory in At this time there were about came down from the bridge on skilad during the wook onding February 24. The total arrivals for Wilding
ig was usemat his best, but the University match, Winning 700 men on board, ont of our the port bost deck and the night weeks ending February 24 was 5,772 and the mailings the play of the challenger was so the singles 8-1, and the doubles complement of 790, the remainder Into the water with you, were 5,077.
superb that his opponent never | 7—2,
being in the four boata lowered, going down, lu
Home Finance,
Feb. 26, 12.50 p.m. In the House of Commons on Monday, Mr. Arquish will move supplementary credit for all purposes of thirty-seven million sterling for the year ending 31st March, making a total expenditure for the year of 362 millions sterling. He will also move a fresh credit of 250 millions sterling for the soming year.
The Submarine Raids; »
Fab, 26, 2.50 a.m.
Lawn Tennis.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY
Bijou Theatre--- 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.16 pm, Italian Grand Opera Co.---
Theatre Royal,
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TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.
Monday, Maroh 1.- The Quainis, Theatre Royal ——— 9.15 p.m. 197
Thursday, March 5. Hongkong/Horticultural Socio-
reached a climax. The captain | dens,
Friday, March 6, Hongkong Hortionltural Boola- ty's Annual ShowBotanic Gar