The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1915 by the Proprietor.
WEATHER FORECAST
DULL
Barometer 29.81
"March 12 1915,
Temperature 6 a.m. 69, Humidity
2 p.m. 75
90
2956.日七十月正
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
FRIDAY, MARCH 12,
10-DAY'S WAR TELEGRAMS,
GREAT BRITISH SUCCESS.
THOUSAND GERMANS CAPTURED.
Greece and Neutrality.
ITALY CALLİNG UP RESERVES.
French Reports.
(Official Telegram from the French Government, via Peking.)
In the event of telegramis arriving too late for insertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra.).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph;"]..
Violent German Counter-Attack.
March 10,-6, 45 p.m.
To-day's Paria communique says:-" A Lost violent German counter-attack made last night a Champagne was vigorously ropulsed. We, moreover, gained a little
and along the road from Krtues to Tabure
We dished a blockhunce at Funtain-Madame, in Argonne, and pushed forward our trenches eighty metres,
Hard Fighting.
Between Four-de Paris and Bolante. the enemy attacked in the afternoon and took froin as the trenches we captured in the morning, but we counter-attacked and retook possession of them. The enemy retracked and fighting continues.
The night was quiet at Notre Dame de Lorette, where the eitusión ia unchanged.
The importance of our progress yesterday in Champagne is confi med. After taking a German work on a creat nerth-east of Meauil, mentioned last night, our infantry reached acrest beyond.
Exchange of Invalid Civilians..
March 10, 6.50 p.m. The Hon. Neil Primrose announced in the House of Commons that, in deference to the extress desire of Die Roliness the rope, On the 8th, fighting prevailed all day along the front north of Germany has agreed to a mutual exchange of invalid civilians. Arras, without any change in the positions on either side.
Very lively fighting took place in Champagne, in which we had a marked advantage, particularly in tho Perthes and Masnil regions, where our infantry carried a very strongly organised German work, progressing beyond.
In Argonne we destroyed a German blockhouse, pushing our trenches 80 meiros onward.
· Between Four de Paris and Bolante the enemy counter-atlacked
Still Plenty of Money.
March 10, 10 p.m.
The applications for £50,000,000 exchequer boads amounted to
SINGLE COPY 10 CE T3 136 PERANS UM.
TELEGRAMS.
March 13, 1914
Temperature 6
Hamidity
65. 97
1915.
伍粉 鲜二千,
TELEGRAMS,
TELEGRAMS.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
OBITUARY.
A CLOSE ALLIANCE?
RT. REY, DR. RICHARDSON,
(Reuter's Bervice To The Telegraph.") | (Rautor's, Servios To The "Telegraph.")
London. Recalved March 11,
London, Received March It.
Sir Frederick Pollock, presiding The death is announced of the
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
Applications for $50,000,000 £72,750,000.
at a meeting of the League of Rt. Rev. W. M. Riobardeon, MA.. Eschequer Beads amount to Empire Club in Londor, said D.D., formerly Bishop of Zanzi there were possibly confidential bar and East Arios, and, since negotiations between China and 1904, Assistant Bishop of St. Japan for a very olore Alliance, Andrew's, which was not a very improbable thing and waich would be quite laudable if made in fair terins.
He thought Garman diplomacy
The Germosa "people dreaded
the U20, which the British des It was the enbmarine U18, nok troyer Ariel sank,
The death is sanounced of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Richardson, formerly Bishop of Zanzibar."
Neuve Chapelle, the British took fa capturing the village of thousand prisoners and several sitrailleuses,
a
bad bien end avoiring to stir up the Stav advance because they strife between Chine and Japan, thought the consequence of a sac. and he would be greatly astonish-Cessful kassien invasion would be ed if the accounts of Japan's the destruction of the civilisation demands were materially in of Eastern Germany, and the ecoarate.
movement of Russia towards the
The Greek Cabinet has issued a statement to the foot that a west had the terror of a landslide.
long period of peace is imperious. Another and more aggressive and necessary. purpose of the war was the rècon- Atraction of the frontiers of the German
The Chinese Minister expressed deep appreciation of the friendly sentimente towards Chian,
Britain and Japan's Demands. Replying, in the House of Commons, to questions with re
ference to Japan's demands on Chins, Sir Edward Grey said he
Italy having called out certain classes of Reserves, Italians be allowed to resign if they desire. longing to the Foreign Legion are
In deference to the express. Empire, with the desire of the Pope, Garminy has deliberate aim of challenging the agreed to a mutual exchange of British command of the sea, Com. invalid.civilians. third motive. German commercial has been made by Sir Edward mercial ambition was Germany's An important announcement had received to representationengoatee had made it clear that Grey regarding the Japanese fr many foreign Government, they approved the war. The in-demands on Chine, but one or two Powers had made ference was that they were assurad fo mal communications. A of quick and asrtain victory, and however, the information in his that the cost of the war would be pression was confidential, His recouped by heavy indemnities, Mitre Government had made whose fruits included the om au formal communication on the mand of Antwerp, the develop-
The Allies have secured am subject to any foreign Government of sea power for the further-important scopese in the Chem- ment.
ance of over eas trade, the annex-pagne region, seizing two crests
and industrial classea with re-control of the trade route through
Opinions of the commercialation of French and possibly aad iofoting heavy losses on the
Belgian colonies, and the eventual enemy. ference to the demands would be the Balkana to Constantinople, an important success in capturing Icomed. Some had already and thence by the Anatolian rail the village of Neuve Chapelle, The British troops have secured been received from experis on commercial questions involved."
Way to Baghdad and beyond. east of the La Basse-Estoirea Bat of all the factora none was ao road," The Government, said Sir powerful as the conviction that Edward Grey, were considering in order to secure ita position as the demands with a view to sale a Great Power, Germany must wherewith they appeared to con- time to challenge Great Britain guarding soy British intereste oalarge her seaboard so as in due flict. He was aware of the îm-. portance to the Lancashire cotton trade of open markets in China, and he gathered that the demands bad aroused certain uneasiness thereanent. But the Government Japanese Treaty of 1905, presory- ing equal opportunities for the great, therefore united, and elsewhere. commerce of all nations in Chins, war was the only way he saw. He
conceived the State as a gigantic headed A Page of History
General news and an article would be observed.
on the waters.
Discussing the teaching of Treitschke, Dr.. Sdler said that his belief in the young generation and the future made him a great teacher at five universities. His
NEWS.
Messrs. Setna's report is given tc-day.
Farther Notes on the Crisis *ppear on page 4.
Home football a dealt with by our L.ndon correspondent else where
Interesting
news from par
seventy two and three-quarter millions, at an average price of 95.1/18 did not doubt that the Argic-passion was that Germany should Canton correspondent appeara
Not the U20.
March 10. in the evening, and succeeded in carrying trenches taken in the sunk the Germen submarine U12, not the U20, and that, of the The Admiralty, in later details, states that the destroyer Ariel morning but they were re-sken by our troope, who delivered s second attack; the Germans counter-attacked twice, and fighting is crew of 28, ten were saved. still proceeding.
(Hamas Telegram.)
March 10,
French Government Stock now stands as Fr. 70.70.
Yesterday in the Ohampagne region show hampered operations.
We took an enemy trench in the S.Mibieland Baie Brule regions. We captured enormous stores and quantities of material:
A Gorman attack in Bois Le Pretre failed.
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To-day the enemy bombarded the eastera region of Steepetrodie (south of Dizmude) and then attacked, but failed.
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Brilliant British Success.
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warrior, reckless in pursuit of
Trade With Germans. · Replying to & question, aso that power for the moral good The subscriptions to the Prince whether, in view of the German of the world. War he described of Wales' Fuad in tlongkong now propaganda in China aging as the mightiest moulder of total $255,303 49. British trade, steps would be nations, and maintained that the P. C. Goucher has succumbed" uken to prevent Batish sacrifics of fellow-countrymen to the injuries received in bis traders from trading
with for one another was nowhere encounter with the tiger,
national power, but intending to appear on page 3.
Germane in China, dir Edward so splendidly exhibited. Be
March 11, 1.35 a.m. The Paris evening communique staten:- Io Belgium there has been a most violent bombardment of Grey said the Trading with the looked forward to a future in "Our Contemporaries" appeara Nieuport by 42 centimetre guns.
Enemy Proclamations had been which the world woul i be divided on page 2, Commercial News on The British Army, supported by our heavy artillery, between applied to the britishers in China.smong a few great Stites, each page 9 and Log Book on page 8. the Lys and La Bassce Cacal, gained a most important success. transactions with Germans in he dismissed with contempt the It had also been intimated that armed with colossal power, and They explored the village of Neuve Chapelle, east of the La Base- Uhina were not prohibited, and E-taires road, and also advanced "north-east of that village in that Proclamations were undesir dence. the direction of Aubers, and south-east in the direction of Biezable. Wood. They took a thousand-prisoners, including several officers, also mitrailleuses. The German losses were very heavy.
Heavy derman Losses.
In Champagne, the enemy delivered several violent counter- attacks during Tuesday night and the day time of Wednesday, but Beveral attacks directed against Rsiohackerkopft were pasily did not gain an inch of ground. We consolidated and extended repulsed.
our positions on the crest which we seized; inflicting heav losses on our assailanta.
Our artillery on the heights of the Mense demolished a number The Allies' battleships bombarded forts at Chanak, Kilidbabr. destroying Smyrna batteries. The Allies' et destroyed gans and of the enemy's trenches, fortifications at Roumeli Medjidish, Tabis Humidioh sad Tabis.
Nothing noteworthy occurred elsewhere,
•
Smyrna Battleships bombarded and silenced batteries st Paolo Point.
March 10.
Greek Cabinet's Peace Policy.
TREITSCHKE AND THE WAR.
claims of small States to indepen
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9,16 n.m. The Quaints, Theatre Royal 9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW, Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m.: Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. The Quainte, Theatre Royal-
p.m.
By inevitable steps ia bia reasoning, Treitschke was led to the conclusion that the fios. struggle for Germany's growth 49 a world-power would be with Great Britain. He admired and hated Great Britain. He praised. many of her qualities, but believ ed that since 1862 we had become 9.15 degenerate; we were a now The Ultimate Alm of Germany, Carthage awaiting our doom. Commercialism had eaten away our patriotiem, and the rich frant Tasaday, March 16. Dr. Michael Sadler, Vice-
was nearly ready for German
Sale of Porcelain and Coriogra plunder. Chancellor of Leade University, philosophy was the essence of 2.30 p.m.
Treit ohke's political G. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms- apeaking at Mytholmroyd recently Prassianism. It did not see the
ednesday, March 17. Sale of Porcelain and Curios
on "Treitschke and the War," world as it is, but so Prussian
Monday, March 15, Organ Reoltal St. John's Cathedral-5.30 p.ra.
March 11, 4.5 8.m. Reater's correspondent at Athens reports that the now Cabinet gradually raised German war theory failed to reconcile liberty 2.30 p.m.
enid that three factors had. ambition wished it. The Prassinn G. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms bas issued a statement in which it says that a long period of peace feeling to flod level-(1) a fear and order. It was almost the is imperious and necessary to Greece after her victorious ware, of Blav dominion in Estern antithesis of the old German Hence her neutrality was imperative from the beginning of the Europe, (2) a new view of what is character, and though it had taken Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders Loropean orisis, but there remains ber duty to fulfil treaty necessary under modern condi- Germany captive for a time, the 12.30 p.m.
French Government Stock now stands at Fr. 71, 25. Very lively fighting took place in the Champagne region, which obligations as an ally. turned in our favour.
We progressed at Perthes and made a encoessful attack in Argonne.
A Significant Announcement.
March 11, 4.5 a.m.
tions to secure the safety of the German Empireasa Grest true Germany would again Power, and (3) ambition for the merge. The future lay with future of German commerce and varieties of conviction without nations which could tolerate industry. From the German losing unity of national purpose, It is officially announced in Paris that, as Laly has called out standpoint, the present conflict The Greek Cabinet has met and General Granaris has taken certain classes of Reserves, the Italians belonging to the Foreign was parily a war of self-defence, and which cat above the disuates the Premiership portfólio, as well as the office of War Minister. M. Legion, organised by Garibaldi, will be allowed to resign if they partly an act of strategy, and of national self-interest the claims Kographos has been appointed Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
of the moral law. Manchester Guardian, 22
desire
partly a stroke of business,
Thursday, March 18. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.
Wednesday, March 24, China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd, Ordinary Annual Meeting-noon.
Loxon Sugar Refining Co., Ltd. Ordinary Annual Meeting 1215 p.uzika ha
Thursday, March 25. China Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. General Meeting-noon.