The Hongkong Telegraph
April 37 1915,
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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
MORE ABOUT THE YPRES BATTLE.
*THE CANADIANS CAN CLAIM THE GLORY."
Earl Kitchener's Appeal To The Workshops
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1915 by the Proprietor.
TUESDAY, APRIL
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUES:
THE FIGHTING IN BELGIUM CONTINUES,
Gernian Attacks Fail. ́
April 27, 3.15 p., Renter's correspondent at Paris states that a communique reports that fighting in Belgium continues, under conditions
favourable to the"Allies.
Two German attacks, debouching from Paschendaele and Brodrande, were stopped by the British.
1915.
THE FLOWERY LAND,
Trial of Pirates at the old Bailey,
April 27, 1914
worn roada, and by waiting for tea conssoative, boars unders hail of shells, wallowing in the four companies had heroically mire of the tunnels and trañobes,
"As an old lawyer Loan remem-fought victoriously, sustaining six bar a gang of foreign pirates and with effectives of at least two violent counter-atteke, the lest mardereta baing tried and bung battalions,
at the Old Bailey in 1864."-Mr. Frederio Harrison, in the Times of Colonial Infantry resumed the On February 27, two battalions
The gang were the crew of the ship Flowery Land, which, under the command of Captain John Smith, Book, left London for Singapore on July 28, 1863. Twenty men, mostly foraigners, sailed with the whip. When abe had been at ses about a month, one of the crew, a Greek was tied to the bulwarks by order of the mate, John Carawell, for refasing to turn oat with the watch. This
was the beginning of trouble with desperate band of raffions, and en Sept. 10 they matinied, and, in circumstances of appalling ferocity, murdered the captain George Smith, his brother;
The Germans violently bombarded Ypres. We progressed along the right bank of the Year canal by passenger; and the mate Carswell.
means of vigorous counter-attacks.
We repulsed an at sok at Notre Dame de Lorette. The battle on the Heights of the Meuse is developing. We repulsed an attack on a trench at Calonge by counter attacking. The Germans were thrown back and they re attacked more to the east with the object of ratak ng Los Epargas. A violent combat precaded the vigoruas bombardment which ensued on the slopes of this position. The German attack failed."
-Enemy's Efforts Paralysed by French. (Havas Telegram.)
April 25. Yesterday north of Ypres, we paralysed the efforts of the enemy who made attempts to improve his situation by availing himself of the surprise caused by the asphyxiating bomba. At Beausejour the enamy exploded fire mines very gear to nur trenches, but we im. ANGLO-FRENCH TROOPS CAPTURE GAS-BOMB APPARATUS, mediately occupied the excavation which had been made, repulsing all attacks. We bold firmly in spite of streamons attacks, the conquered ground at Bois d' Ailly. To-day, in Belgium, we pra- greased despite the usage of asphyxiating bombs. We carried trenches in Argonne. We repulsed furious attacks along the Heights of the Meuse. Petrograd: Uufra tful Bitacks were deliver ed by the Austrians, the Rassions repalsing them, in the Polen, Volossate Telepo.che and Bianka regions. We carried important mountaina,
Turks Want Peace.
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."}
Canadians Glorious Fight.
HOW THE GUNS WERE WON BACK.
Huge German Losses Indicated,
Apr 28, 12.55 p.m. Despatches from northern France atate that the battle north of Ypres is doique, as the first in the history of Canada for which the Canadians can claim the glory. The French troops whom the asphyxiating gasea forced to retire, consisted of Zasves, and Marines; as were also the Belgian Carabineers, enemy, pouring in masses across the canal, swung to the left and attacked a conviderable pertion of the Canadian forces, in the rear.
The
The Canadiane, facing both ways, fought like lions with the bayonet, until British supports rashed up and mingled with the Zouaves, who had re-formed. They all cut their way olean through to the surrounded Canadians and the" whole maes, including the Canadians, charged onwards and, not only recapturad the lost position, but gained a footing in the German lines.
The communique continues: It has been confirmed that Turkoy has approached the representatives of the Neutral Powers in Sofia with regard to Peace.
MAGNIFICENT
HEROISM.
FRENCH
Officers and Men Dle Rather Than Surrender.
atok, after a beary preparatory bombardment by the artillery tranch at the salient, killing the One of the battalions captured a defendera with the bayonet.
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TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
The fight in Belgium oʻntinues under conditions favourable to the Allies.
Whole companies of Germane wore wiped out in the Canadians.
The organisation of the position glorious charge: was immediately undertaken.
Sir John French has also
The other battalion, crossing reported the Canadians splendid itself in the second trench, and Siate, the first-line trenches, installed behaviour, to the Secretary of reached the third line, but suf fered heavy losses." heaped up in the trenches showed history for which the Canadians The Folies of the Germans unique as it is the first in Canada's how bitter was the struggle.
can claim glory.
давля.
The battle at North Ypres is
NEWS.
General news appears, on page
Further Notes on the Crisis
appears
counter-attacks were made. Four has telegraphed to Canada ex- When night fell German Field Marshal, Sir John French attacks were repulsed, with the pressing his admiration of the The bodies were thrown into the aid of artillery. The approsoles Canadiane gallant stand and ses, and the assassins commanded to the trenches were covered with fight. them to port. In about three to cross the field of dead. By the confirmed that the Turke are Toir, the second mate, to steer Germans seemed to be reluctant the caves agency, is has been the bodies of the enemy, and the According to a Telegram from weeks the Flowery Land eighted land on the East coast of South light of the star abella German seeking Peace through Neutral America. During these weeks officers and non-commissioned Representatives at Sofia. the mutineers had a dranken officers could be seen striking their
The capture
of numerous orgy, the supplies being sham men and threatening them with
their revolvers. pagne and other liquors that were
prisoners at Ypres indicates part of the cargo. On sighting Line was sant as reinforcements
A company of Infantry of the the heaviness of German losses, land, the pirates determined to
for surrendering was difficult sontle the ship, to make for the to support the battalions engaged, during such fierce work, shore in the boats, and represent
and reasived the order to counter- that the vessel they had left was Seeing the infantry set out, a party device for throwing asphyxiating Amongst the captured German bound from Pera to Borden of marines who were working in bombs. It throws the bombs attack, in order to hold the enemy. equipment includes the new and had foundered at sea, zaver the trenches joined them. Some about three hundred yards and lives being lost. Hules were of the men did not stop to find the effect of the fames is felt a bored in the bottom of the Flowery their arms, but went forward with mile away. Land, and a Chinaman went down their pickaxes which they need Earl Kitobener appeals to the with her. The steward, 109, was drowned, so the victims numbered with great effect among the Ger- employees of Messrs. Vickers, six in all.
cons and Maxim for the contiau- The pirates landed, but were
The enemy event ally fell back. ance of tuil pressure in the arrested, and eight of them, all The tide fire, which had lasted workshops, otherwise gallant lives young men, were arraigned at the whole night, weakened in the might be sacrificed and victory the Central Criminal Court on a morning. The Germans then postponed. charge of murdering Captain gave up their attempt to re-take Smith, Eeven were found guilty
the fort by storm, but they shower. and sentenced to death. The ed bombs and hand-grobades on eighth was acquitted, but wAS
our soldiers, and began a systema- salient. The enemy tried to drive subsequently tried for scattling
tic bombardment of the position. 3. them back with showers of bombs the ship, found guilty, and sen-
The German artillery, fire at- and grenades.
tenced to 10 years' penal servitude, Lained frightful intensity, heavy Six counter-attacks-three of Two of those sentenced to death projectiles of the calibre of 105, "ppear on page 4. which were of a very violent were reapited, and the other fire 150, and 210 millimetres rained The Langkat output up to character were launched against were banged outside Newgate os on our trenches and communica- yesterday is given elsewhere. our lines, but in the end the Ger- Feb. 22 1804, in the presence of tion lines, making many victims, Several summonses for illegal mans were forced to retire with one of the biggest, crowds ever
Every man, however, remained bill posting were beard in the Paris, March 11.
heavy loss.
assembled there for a public ex officers.We will all dio with
at his post, declaring to the Police Court to-day, The following official statement Towards midnight they again eention,
"Our Contemporaries" regarding the fighting at Beause attacked in dense formation; and
you here,"
on page 2, Commercial News con jour is published bare:
in a few momente our fire annihi-
Such an attitude was enough page 9, and Lor Brok on page 6. Since February 16, the actins lated the equivalent of a battalion. them, they called. on him to sur- from coming out of their trenches between
in itself to prevent the Germana Whole companies of Germans were wiped out in the glorions in Champagne bave continued
A report of sue tʊotball match At daybreak we were still in rush, and the capture of namerons prisoners, indicates the heaviness and the daily commusiques have the captured tranches, and were render. He was the sole survivor, where bodies of them, with Russia and H.M.S. Tamar will be H.M.S Empress of of the German losses, for surrendering was difficult in such fierce described their development und preparing to follow up our ad. all his comrades having fallen bayonete fixed, were waiting for found on another page. work.
progress. The very violent pres- vantage, when the enemy deliver-round him, killed or wounded us to evacuate the position. At Great numbers of machine guns were esptured and the German are put upon the enemy's lines ed a farious attack on the trenches by genades, and six Germans nightfall the bombardment atop the whereaboutsur
In response: 10 enquiries es ta field gans were compelled to retreat.
compelled him to employ at this of the salient.pd
met their death from his fire. ped. The enemy did not dare to Chapelle and S. Eloi, directions The work of the British srtillery throughout was admirable. point of the front large forces
Wounded in the arm in a band-counter attack again; and the to-band bayonet fight with the redoubt was oura.
are given in this issue for finding captured, as the artillery established a curtain of fire preventing the sectors, and has made him expend men braved the avalanche. received a low from the sword was relieved by troops of the
them. enemy's approach, they were recovered in great charges. The great quantities of ammunition Lieutenant Raynal, mounted on captured German equipment includes the new devide for throwing doring the incessant, Sighting, in the parapet, exhorted his man to asphyxisting bombs. It consists of a steel fork planted in the which some of the best units of follow him in the charge. Soon vance, but a bomb burst and a Captain Poirier tried to ad- ground worked with a scrow and a spring like a catapult. It throws the German army have been afterwarde he was wounded in abomb the size of a football a distance of three hundred yards and decimated. This has prevented the eye and the abdomen; but he fragment struck him in the feos, the effects of the fumes are felt the distance of a mile,
our opponent from sending any continued to lead his men antile fell, but, getting up with a troops or monitions to the East he fell exhausted,
superhuman effort, he seized a Art Gallery as Hospital. rifle and defended himself with ern front, ♫
The Glasgow Corporation yes, Among the very numerous ceeded in getting on the parapet bayonet, killing several of the famous Art Galleries st Kelvin- the cabbed weapon and the tarday decided to grant their feats of arms, the capture of the after stationing some determined Beausejour Redoubt is by no men in the communication trenob:
grove to the military authorities means the least brilliant and he charged with a small stretched him low, and the Ger- soldiers. The valuable collection A second ballet, however, again for use as a hospital for wounded The Colonial Infantry, to which detachment. He was shot down the honour is doe, gave proof of after going a few yards and as hems, advancing in masses, pre- of pictures and atatuary is to be an ardour and spirit of encrifice lay on the ground amid a hail of vented his men a mere handful transferred and the entire accom- worthy of its glorious traditions. bullets he urged on his men. from taking their captain with modation utilised for 520 beds. To the North of the farm of With a great effort, he shouted:
them. The machine-guns which
Mongolian Salt. Beausejour, on the ridge between "There is nothing better than to smashed to pieces by a shell, ex-great quantities of salt have been wore in the redoubt had been In many places in Mongolia two ravines, the German position die for one's country." was formed by trenchesen echelon. Meanwhile the barrier in the cep one gun, which Sargeant produced and imported to the At the salient a veritable little communication trench held by the arm, carried away on his back. certain districts in Chihli asya a Cazsillon, seriously wounded in Three Eastern Provinoss and fort was organised, behind two the little bandful of men was Lieut Lelong, commander of Northern paper. In former times lines of trenches, stretching along giving way and the eurvivors one of the gun sections, who was the salt imported daily through the slopes of the terraces. Long retreated. Lieut. Cazean gave already wounded, sesing the redoubt with a mage of trenches thought that he was dead. Pri- volver, and, saying to the men more than 100 cars. This is the martow parages connected the no signs of life; and his men position was lost, drow his re- cars, but now it has amounted to annual meeting of shareholders.
eding the Kalgan was between 30 and 40 where troops for counter-attack vare Simon dragged his body by ou
massed
the feet for a distance of over 200 pounding him, I am going reason that the sale of Lm onlt in Her The first attack on the redoubt metres, amid a hail of bullets to show you how a Franch officer the above mentioned places has
was made by a battalion of Colo from a machine-gun, and brought Germans, killing several before Director of the Salt Administra dies hurled himself on the dwindled to a great extent. The After heavy artillery fire, the Namorons Germans with she himself fell pierced with baltion has therefore sent a telegram ion Hall-9
Arvivors beat a retreat. to the Director of the Octroi of storming companies reached the | bayonets dashed into the trench. first line of trenches of the Finding only Private Jony before
tigue Kalgan to restrict the number aroh on care of Monmo
:
The Germans advanced shout-
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Several British and French guns were at first abandoned, bat not taken from the reserves in other ing and throwing grenades. Our seventh man, whom he killed, heIn the night Colonial Infantry A full report of the proceedings,
EARL KITCHENER'S APPEAL TO MUNITION
WORKERS.
Asks for Full Pressure in the Workshops."
April 20, 5.05
p.m.
Earl Kitchener, in a message to the employees of Messrs. Vickere, Bons and Maxio, appeals for the continuance of fall pressure in the workshops. He added that anything less than the full output would mean, that gallant Britishe lives would be sacri ficed unnecessarily, and victory be postponed,
FIELD MARSHAL FRENCH'S TRIBUTE TO THE CANADIANS.
Thoir Brilliant and Valuable Service.
23 April 20, 5.05 p.m. According to Reuter's Ottawa correspondent, Field Marshal Sir John French has telegraphed to Major General, the Hon. 6. Hughes, president of the Militia Council, expressing his admiration of the gallant stand and fight of the Canadian said that they performed a most brilliant and valuable service ******* The Field Marshal has reported the Canadiana"" o
uplendid behaviour to the Secretary of Stats, who replied," how deeply gallantry and determination, in such a difficult, position, appreciated in England,
weto massed.m
Second-Lieutenant Cazean 600-
nial: Infantry on February 23, the officer into our lines,
Axed
of a Get man officer,"
enemy.
line.Reater.
of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce meeting, last evening, will be found on page 5. Mr. Ede made a stirring speech.
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