The Hongkong Telegraph
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Copyright, 1915 by the Proprietor.
March 20, 1914-
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March 20 1915,
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日正初月二:
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
RUSSIANS AGAIN IN EAST PRUSSIA,
GERMANY ADMITS INVASION, BUT -
ADVANCES EXCUSES.
SATURDAY,
MARCH 20,
WAR TELEGRAMS;
Berlin Admits Fresh Invasion."
March 19, 3.15 .m.
A Berlin communique admits that the Russians invaded Prussia to the north of the Memel on the 17th inst.
The communique declares that steps will be taken to expel the bende, which can only be described as incendiaries.
Heavy German Losses,
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WAR ITEMS.
Chinese Boycott Against Japanese Goods,
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ALIEN-OWNED CINEMAS.
Important Action Before The
Lord Chief Justice
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $35 PERANNUM.
TELEGRAMS
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
German losses since the 5th
On the left of the Pilitgs the
are estimated at 25,000.
New York, Feb. 28. -- The Chinese residents in America,
In the King's Bench Divisional bitterly angered at Japan's de Court isst month the Lord mands to Chins, commenced a Uhief Justice and Justices general boycott against Japanese Bray and Shearman dealt goods several days ago. Part of with a case in which the London the Japanese residents in Amer o County Council appeared to ans- March 19, 4.10 8.m. are advocating to institute a boy-wer a rule calling on them to The Petrograd communique, continuing, says :---
cott against Chinese goods by show cause why they refused to The fortrees of Pizempel fires over one thousand heavy pro way of retaliation.
grant three licences for cinema Fighting is proceeding near jeotiles
a day, but the losses of the besiegers average only ten daily. Chinese Soldiers in Tsingtau. theatres to the London and Pro-Tauroggen Bad in German Fighting continues on the right bank of the Narew for posses
The Japanese military author vincial Electric Theatres Co., Ltd. territory on the roade from Gorzda sion of the villages and the dry ground. The fighting is pursuedities at Tsingtau bave had the It was explained that the com- to Memel. with fierceness and vigour despite the enormous number of trenches late Civil Administrator in Teing pany owned a large number of sau under examination, and have picture theatres in England, and and wire entanglements on both sides.
La the slacking and counter-attacking, the villages often discovered, alleges the three of these, at Notting-hill, several villages, five guns, forty-
that during the siege of Teingtau Chelsee, and Tottenham Court Mitrailleuses, mounted on the houses, sweep the streets with he enrolled a number of Chinese road, had been licensed by the of prisonera north of Präsnysz,
These auxiliaries 1.0.0. daring the last three years. were stripped of their military Now the Council refused the uniform just before the capitule- licences on the ground that the tion of the fortress, and so exciped main body of the shareholders in The fortress of Przemysl fires being taken prisoners. Other the company were alien enemies, over a thousand heavy projectiles complaints are made against the Sir Edward Carzon, K.C., and daily, but the losses of the late Civil Administrator regarding Mr. Walter Frampton were coun- besiegera average only ten a day. the disposal of Government pro sel for the Cinema Co., while Sir
change hands eight times a day. murderous fire and this is followed at nights by desperate bayonet battles, in which the Russians are magnificently brave.
The river Rawka has overflowed and flooded the German
trenches near Duleizk.
at
The Germans maintain a violent cannonade on the left of the Pilitzs river.
Their losses in this region since the 5th inst. are estimated Important Captures of Villages and Guns in Poland. no less than twenty-five thousand.
THE DYE INDUSTRY.
RUSSIAN BRAVERY IN BAYONET FIGHTING,
Report of the Tariff Commission.
French Reports,
(Official Telegram from French Government, via Peking).
Merch 19.
GERMAN TRADE IN SHANSI.
Conservatism of British Merchants.
as soldiers.
party and other matters. He is to Robert Finlay, K.C., and Mr.
be taken to Japan upon the con- Bodkin were for the L.0.0.
The Russians have captured
two mitrailleuses and handrejs
Fierce fighting is taking plass
clusion of the examination. The decision of the Japanese author- ities in regard to his treatment-company's capital was £41,000, and villages often change hands whether he should be treated as a divided into 80,000 shares of 10s. eight times in the course of a prisoner of war, as a spy, or an each and 20,000 shares "deferred" single day. ordinary criminal suspect still of ls, each. The ultimate con remains unsettled, but for the trol of the company depended on time being he will be interned at the number of shares beld. One
Sir Robert Finlay said that the on the right bank of the Narow
tured.
A Berlin communique admits
NEWS.
Kiangchow, March 3. The general impression currant
a depot as a prisoner of war. hundred and fifty-two British sab that the Bassisne invaded. The Tarif Commission, which amongst merchants and the intel- How the Great Duns was Cap-jects applied for 10,511 shares, Prussia north of the Memel on the worth £5,255 10s., and 39 Ger- 17th inst., bas declares that steps bus been making an exhaustivement classes is that the European
war is over. By what means Paris, Feb. 10.-The story of mane applied for 14,835 shares, have been taken to expel these enquiry into the Government'e aniline dye scheme, has issued an ermany colours Cthese ram- the capture by the Allies of the valued at £7,417 104. The ex-bande.
ours it is impossible to tell, but Great Dune at Lombaertzyde talla planation why they were German important memorandum upon the the shops are still crammed with of the success of a clever rase by shareholders was that one of the subject. In this memorandum German products, and where any the rracch Algerian troope, after directors was a native of Mann- the Commission sets out the line has been sold out a clever their comrades had delivered heim, who went to Germany and Further Notes on the Crisis tent to which this country is de Japanese imitation takes ils place, many fruitless assaults. When got his friends to subscribe for a sppear on page 4. pendent on dyes imported from Is it not time for John Ball to night fell, 24 Algerians, clinging farther 41,000 shares, The Germany, the importance of the many trades-cotton, wool, hosi-wake up a bit with regard to the to the bellies of their horses, a la majority of shares were held by legitimate ordinary commerce of Cossack, made their way towards slien enemies, but since the out- ery, carpets, linen, silk, leather Shansi? The present soome ashe German trenches. The Ger break of war the company had Ago appears under the heading Hongkong Twenty-five Years The Belgian army continues to progress on the Yeer. Artillery and paper and stationery-which good opportunity. A little while mans, seeing the supposed rider-no communication with those "1890" on page 4. actions prevailed from the Lys to the Oise. The enemy cannonaded use these dyes, and a vast body ago, a missionary lacking inappre less horers, came out to capture shareholders and no money had
of evidence from the leaders of oonquered positions north of Arras
these industries and from traders ciation of Teutonic commercial them. The Algerians dropped been sent to them.. We continued to progress between Perthes and Souain, holding as to the steps which ought to be furlough to try in a small way to there was a abarp cry which sent real reason
aggressiveness, rerolved in his silently to the ground, and then The Lord Chief Justice: The
The orders of the day for. conquered trenches north of Porthes, in spite of three counter-taken by the Government. The arouse healthy competition. He the animals galloping back to the Council refused to renew the Tuesday's meeting of the Sanitary-
why the County accordingly wrote to or called upon French lines. Immediately the licences was that the control of the Board are given to-day. The ridge carried yesterday north of Masnil is of the almost the matters referred to in the a number of British firms, asking 24 dark forms rose from the company was in the hands of importance. The enemy made vigorous attempts to retake it and above interviews, and same up for the latest edition of their Chin ground and hurled themselves elien enemies? counter-attacked in a desperate manner with a Landwehr regiment, the questions at issue in the final supported by the Imperial Guard.. Our machine gaus literally paragraphs as followe: mowed down the Germans, and only a few escaped and were able to return to their trenches. The fruitless attempts made by the Germans during the last few days have brought to them very
attacks.
considerable lossen...
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A French airman bombarded Candling (on the railway line between Etain and Melz).
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BARLIER TELEGRAMS,
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
memorandum deals with some of
British in Somailland, London, Feb. 10.—Too British
American Aviator's Death, Washington, Maroh 15-Mr. Lincoln Beachy, the American
ese price list and drawing attention upon the Germans in the Sir Robert agreed, and added General news and an artiole to the fact that in his particular treebee with bayonets and that he contended that the headed" What to do after the distriat other countries were knives, Thrown into confusion, Council, acted in the discretion War" appear on page 3. The points for immediate con developing business and advertis. the enemy wavered, and their given them by law. sideration are: (a) Whether this ing in the best methods for excer escond line: hesitated to fire for The Lord Chief Justice asked revised scheme will secure the
ing enquiries.
fear of hitting their own men. whether Sir Robert said that a
"Our Contemporaries", appears necessary support of the interesta concerned. (b) Whether the dyes request was treated with contempt lines dashed up, and the Great prozy to an agent bere to vote on page 9 and Log Book on page 6.
In almost every instance the Reinforcements from the French German shareholder could send a on page 2, Commercial News ON would be forthcoming in time to and he was repeatedly told that Dane was captured with only his behalf. meet the approaching exhaustion "the Chinese were not worth slight loss.
Counsel said he saw nothing in of all available supplier, (o) What bothering about." In the office are the potentialities of the exist of a very large firm in Glasgow,
the statute to prevent it.
His Lordabip-But would not ing British chemical and allied this snsophisticated pairiot plead forces in Somaliland have bad that be commercial intercourse traders at the present time. (d) ed the fact that other countries some sharp fighting with the probibited by law? Whether the present Government
were developing trade which thie Dervishes, The latter, after a Sir Robert said that was the aviator, was killed during an ex- soheme is likely to make the most firm, with a little troublesome desperate resistance, were dis- first time the point had been bibition fight over the grounde of those potentialities, and if not advertising, might easily secure. lodged from caves and forts at raised. He added that he could of the Panamia-Pacific exposition whether other means can be He had, however, to best a hasty Shim beaderrie. All the forts see many ways in which picture Mr. Beachy fall from a distance devised for achieving the object retreat, as the ire of the manager were blown up, and thirty-two theatres controlled by enemies and the mirth of the juniors of the Dervishes were killed, in- could be used to prejudice the indicated the possibility of a clading two of the headmen. The interests of this country. The evidence received by the constable being called to re British had three pative soldiers Judgment was reserved. Tariff Commission from the lead-move a wandering lunatio ing firma of makers and users of dyes in the United Kingdom goes 1910 it will be well, but mean- If such a thing is impossible in
in view.
the country are sufficient to
killed and 11 wounded."
Australians Under Fire. Cairo, Feb. 12.–After failurə
to show that the potentialities of time Chinese-speaking residents in the attempt to cross the Causl
up country have many opportat Toussoun on Tuesday night German Administration Shifts relieve any feelings of apprehen-unities of mying Why are and Wednesday, the Turks did
Quarters. Hion if the resources of British British goods still so searos ? not make any further attack. industry are properly organised While other places may They began to leave their advanced London, Feb. 12-According and an adequate guarantee as to complain about the Postal Service, positions on Friday, since when to the Amsterdam Telegraaf, a re the future is given. There are in this part of the country the they have been retreating A port is current that the German held to be almost illimitable Service seems to improve, and fair number of battalions of re-military administration has possibilities of adapting and every effort is made to expedite gular troops appear to have been quitted Ostend, Bruges, it is expanding existing chemical in the couriers. A London mail wholly or partly engaged at Tous stated, will now be the head- dustries for "the production of has reached here in twenty-seven song. Their losses turned out to quarters. It is announced that aniline dyes; indeed, the problem days, which is only three or four be heavier than wera at first sup the Belgian Army now numbers is regarded as in a sense com- days longer than before the war. rosed. Several days after the 100,000. M. Gabriel Henotens, parable with that which has been Snow has fallen, and anxiety fight further dead were continual the well known French publicist, so successfully overcome under regarding agricultural prospecta le found in the Canal and desert. and formerly Minister for Foreign the pressure of wer demand in le relieved.-N. O. Daily News, Undoubtedly the Turks met an Affairs, makes an interesting obtaining enormous supplies of
exceedingly fierce rifle fire, which statement about the German Gen war material from industries A Friend of the Kaiser's. onused most of the casualties. eral Staff. He writes that he bas established for other classes of Emil Herlich, a wealthy nator- The Turke must have lost 4,000. received information from Berlin production,"
alised German merchant, said to The losses on our side were about that the Staff is divided. Owing be a friend of the Kaiser, has 150 all told. Most of the wounds to the disappointments and delays The general trend of the been arrested in Ottawa on acharge were in the left forearm. A few of the campaign, the chief officers The Russians captured several villages, also five guns, forty evidence received is that no of treason. He is accused of Australian troops were under fire, aro, it is reported, mutually up two mitrailleuses and hundreds of prisoners north of Praanyas, guarantee would be considered assisting in the return of German but no casualties were sustained braiding each other. Sometimes
The German offensive on the Bsura and Pilliss rivers, near protection for the new industry, allegation is a malicious falseh
adequate which did not include reservinis, but assert that the The Maorilanders had two wound the discussion is bitter, some Opoczno, and Lopuzno, has been repulsed.”
ed, one of whom has sinos died.
Russians in North-East Prussia.
March 19, 3.16 a.m. A Petrograd communique asya: Fighting is proceeding near Teuroggen and in German territory on the roads from Gorodza to Memel, where the Russians have captored two guns, four mitrailleuses and two automobiles laden
with munitions of war,
times fariou
on Sunday. A vast crowd saw
of several thousand feet. It is believed that his machine was caught in an air pocket.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY,
Bijou Theatre 9.15 Victoria Theatre-9.16 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Bijoa Theatre-9.16 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Wednesday, March 24. Ordinary Annual Meeting-noon. China Sagar Refining Co., Ltd., Lazon Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., Ordinary Annual Meeting-12.15
Thursday, March 25. China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.,
Wednesday, March 31, Dook Co., Ltd,, ordinary a
The Hongkong and Whampoa meeting of shareholder
Hongkong Bogel
General Meeting ob
Co., Ld.ordinary ing of shareholder