The Hongkong Telegraph
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April 29 1915,
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THURSDAY, APRIL 29,
TO-DAY'S
1915.
2900 日大月备
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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS;
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TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUY MEN.
CONDENSED,
THE YPRES BATTLE.
BRILLIANT STAND OF THE CANADIANS.
Disappointment in Greece,
CAPTAIN PAPPENHEIM'S PARTY REPORTED KILLED.
[Reuter's Service to The “Telegraph."]
A CANADIAN'S THRILLING STORY OF THE FIGHT.
WHISPERED ORDERS TO FIX BAYONETS.
Hand to Hand Fighting over Bodies of Dead and Dying. April 28, 12,35 p.m. A Canadian who participated in the fight in desoribing the French retirement on Thursday afternoon, says that the smoke moved like a vivid green wall four feet high, and gradually rising, Strange ories were heard through this green mist, o:iss that came from a mass of reeling men who fell as they passed us, the majority were not wounded but their faces were distorted with agony, Meanwhile the Germans advanced unopposed and we retreated to the base to prepare for a counter-attack.
Our bastalion was ordered to advance at seven in the evening towarda St. Julien where we heard afterwards that the fourteenth Canadians had put up a stiff fight in re-taking the place, and we' all felt that we were out for a big job. The villagers turned out and wished us good look, and vociferously chcered the Canadiso Scottish, saying, "Highlanders men settle Boches," this pleased na highly, and we marched until ten o'clock, listening to the heavy cannonading on the right and left, and the shells passing overhead. The night was very dark and the firing had ceased and was succeeded by an uncanny ailence as we were crdered to march in the direction of a large wood,
The Guns would have to be Recaptured,
We halted within three-quarters of a mile of the wood where the cfficera told us that the Germans entrenched there must be driven out at all costs. Also they told us that the guns would have to be recaptured. We all understood that it would have to be bayonet work without the support of artillery,
We again moved, deploying in lines of half companies, with the second half thirty yarde in the rear of the first.
CAPTAIN PAPPENHEIM'S PARTY KILLED.
April 28, 3.50 p.m. The Times correspondent at Peking has reason to believe that Captain Pappenheim and his filibustering party have been killed in Mongolia,
GREECE.
Landing of the Aliles Stirs Pubi'c Feeling,
April 28, 360 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Athens aaye that the landing of the Allies in the Dardanelles has surred public feeling to the utmost depths and great disappointment prevails at Greece not participating.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUES.
ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE.
April 27, 6 p.m.
According to a message from Rome the Meaangero statou that the Italian ambassadors to London, Paris, Vienna and Berlin have been summoned to Rome to confer with the Government,
INDIAN PREMIER'S GENEROSITY.
April 27, 8 p.m. His Majesty inspected a battery of thirty-one Maxim guns at Buckingham Palace. The guns are the gift of the Prime Minister of Nepal, and His Majesty expressed his appreciation of the generosity of the donor.
THE BUDGET AND THE WAR.
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April 27, 6 p.m.
A whole Austrian battalion he surrendered at Stryi.
The pipe line from the Persian oilfields has been cut,
A Belgian commanique con- firms the recapture of Lizerne,
The proclamation of blockade of the Cameroons has been published.
It is officially announced thes the Allies hava eflüsted. landing at the Dardanelles.
The Italian Ambassadors at
In the House of Commons the Budget will be introduced on Vienna, Berlin, Paris and London Tuesday next, The Imperial Government is communicating with have been recalled to Rome to the Governments of the overseas Dominions, on the subject of the confer with the Government. importation of suitable labour to assist in the production of Be-manitions of war.
French Destroy A German Battery.
-Apr 28, 4.35 p.m. Beater's correspondent reports that a communique etates: North of Ypres, progress continues, specially on our left, sides the captures mentioned in a Belgian communique, we have taken two bomb-throwers and much war material. The enemy's losses are extremely high, Six hundred dead being counted at a angle point.
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We continued to progress o, the heights of the Meuss, where we inflicted the heaviest losses on the enemy and destroyed a Ger- man baitery.
(Havas Telegram,)
April 27,
French stook now standa at Fr. 72.80. Yesterday we drove the enemy back to the north of Ypres. The French have discovered a means of protection against the asphyxiating gases used by the Germans,
At Les Eparges the enemy's attempts to re-take the summit have failed.
To-day we continue to make progrees at Ypres, and we have re-taken the Eartmannsweilerkopf submit which we lost yesterday. A Petrograd communiqas says that the Black Sea Fleet bom. barded the Bosphorus forts.
La London it in officially stated that the Allies resumed a general attack in the Dardanelles. Franco-British troops were land ed on the painsale of Gallipoli.
The Temps correspondent at Tarin says that Austro-Italian negotiations have definitely failed.
It is reported a Aux-a-Chapelle that Carros, the French aviator, has been interned at Magdeboarg,
fra the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLY TELEGRAMS.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUES.
April 28, 12.55 a.m. The Paris communique published last evening aya: North of Ypres the French and British continus to make pro. grese. We have captured numerous prisoners, trench mortars and All battalions marched thus, sach first half of the company machine guns. The German attacks in front of Les Eparges and knowing its pala in the second would enpport it. The tenth battalion Saint Remy were completely rei ulsed. An officer counted a thon in the post of honour in the van was led by Colonel Boyle. Within sand dead at one point only. We have assumed the offensive and a few minutes of midnight we reached a hollow three hundred yards are advancing.
from the wood. The moon reappeared at intervals. Whispered We have advanced two hundred metres down the eastern slopes orders to fix bayoneta were given, they were obeyed in a fish and of Hartmannaweilerkopf. overcoats, paoke and everything else, were dropped..
German Gunners Exterminated.
FROM POISONOUS GASES.
April 28, 2 a.m.
Scarcely bad we resobed the low ridge in full view of the wood, when a hell of fire burst out from rifle and machine guns. Instantly the word was given to charge and we rushed on okeering, yelling The War Office announces that medical evidence shows that and swearing. The Germans fired high and our losses were small, Canadiana perished in the recent fighting not from wounds, but until we were within fifty yards of them. Then, the whole front from poisonous gases employed by the enemy, contrary to the line melted. We instantly closed up and, cheering and yelling, tore provisions of the Hague Convention.
on and not one German machine gunner escaped. Bat the Ger mans inside met ue doggedly in a dreadful hand to hand conflict. We fought in clamps and batches over the bodies of the dead and dying. At the height of conflict the moon broke out; the clashing
PETROGRAD COMMUNIQUES.
April 28, 2 a.m.
TRAWLER MINED.
April 27,7 p.m. The trawler Recolo was blown up yesterday in the North Sea, eight out of a crew of nine being severely injured. It is believed that the trawler struck a mine.
THE KING'S THANKS.
April 27, 7 p.m.
The King has inspected the battery of thirty-one maxim guns which has been presented by the Prime Minister of Nepal.
Lord Kitobener spoke strongly⠀⠀ in the House of Lords on the treatment that Germans are mat- ing out to their British prisonera.
The Government is communi- cating with the Dominion on the
tion of suitable labour for the manufactare of munitions of war.
His Majesty has sent a message to the Prime Minister of Nepal subject of securing the imports- thanking him for his gift and intimating that he is sending the guns to the Army in France.
SITUATION IN ITALY.
April 27, 7 p.m. Renter's correspondent in Rime gaya that great importance is attached to the summoning of the ambassadors, which is considered preliminary to grave decisions. Signor Tittoni the ambassador to |Paris, has already arrived.
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The ambassador to Petrograd is unable to come, owing to the distance and the difficulties of the journey.
BRITISH CASUALTIES.
April 27,7 p.m.
The following appear in the latest pasualtios lista jum Killed:-W. A Davis (East Surreys), J. R. Eldison," W. B. Kuight, T. Norton, W. H. Paterson (East Surreys), G. L. Watson (East Surreys), J. B. Webb, G. Fazakerley Westby.
Died of Wounds:-W. Hirst. Wounded:-A. R. Abercrombie, W. Allsson, 2nd Lieut, W. Cannon (Bedfordshires), 2nd Lieut. H. Christopherson (8 20th Saffordshires), M. R. Crofton, S. Douglas Willan, P. Elles, A. E. P. Eliis. O. Emmett, O. A. Fletcher, B. Geary, V. Gilliland, L. Hussey Macpherson, Lieut. O. Kennedy (Bedfordshires), J. Lees (South Staffordshires), C. Lagard, J. Myse, A. R. Mauro (Yorkshire Light Lafastre), F. Ogilvie, C. 8. Reed. G. Rupell, J. L. Warren, Wigston, Zal Lieut. N. Williamson (Oxfordshire Light Infantry), M. Wilson (Gordon Highlanders), J. Worton.
Missing:-P. O. Wynter.
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Wounded and a prisoner :-K. Ward.
A Canadian, who took part in the fight at Ypres says that the villagers turned out and wished them good look and cheered the Canadian Scottish vociferously.
A French communique saya that porthward of Ypres our pro- gress still osntinues.. Ia addition to the captures already mentioned, we have taken two bomb throwers and much wer material,
NEWS.
Nows with regard to Yachting and Tennis appear on another page of this issue,
Shooting at the Tai Hang esterday, the Dockyard beat the Shropabiras by 52
points.
"Our Contemporaries" appeare on page 2, Commercial News on [page 9, and Log Book on paga 6. An interesting article dealing with the
Union Lasaranos Society of Canton appears on Page 4.
The annual report of the Bank of Canton submitted to the annual meeting of shareholders
LORD KITCHENER DISCUSSES GERMAN SAVAGERY will be found in this issue.
April 27, 7.45 p.œ‚
In the House of Lords, Earl Kitchener, dealing with the treat had always held German officera in respect, but he had been forced, ment of British prisoners of war in Germany, emphasized that he with the greatest reluctance, to accept as incontestably true their maltreatment of British prisoners. The Germans had flagrantly violated Articles 4 and 7 of the Hague Convention.
Our prisoners in Germany had been stripped and maltreated and even abot in cold blood, while British wounded officers had been wantonly insulted and struck. **
It was only fair, however, to say that the German hospitals were lamentable lack of medical kill.
bayonets flashed like silver, and faces were lit up as if by limelight. A Pelregrad official message states that the Austrian attacks
Sweeping on, we reached the trenches where all resisting were in the Carpathians, north-east of Orsepatak on Aprit 26 and north-exempt from such charges, although there had been indications of a bayonetted. Those who surrendered were sent to the rear. The west and east of Uzsok Fast on April 20 were repulsed, Stubborn trench fighting was too unpleasant to recall.
fighting continues in the direction of Siryi, where a whole Austrian battalion has surrendered..
BELGIAN COMMUNIQUE,
IN THE DARDANELLES.
There had been a slight improvement in the treatment of pri- sonera latterly, owing to the work of the American ambassador, who hoped to obtain evidence of the reprisale against British officers which, Earl Kitchener said, was also a contravention of the Hague Convention.
German Quickfirers and Prisoners Captured.
Germany, he added had abundantly proved her military skill April 28, 1.40 p.m. The Belgien communique confirming the recapture of Lizerne A Paris offloial report says Is the landing of the Allies, the honour which would gain her the respect of the nations. Instead April 28, 3 a.m. and courage, and surely she should show a standard of military adds: iveral Corman trenches beyond have been taken and air French troops comprising infantry and artillery, were designated to however, she had atooped to sote which would surely stain indelibly hundred German dead were counted. The booty comprises siz operate on Kumkale, on the Asistic shore. We successfully accom- her military bistory, sute vying with the barbarous cavagery of the quickfirers and two hundred German prisoners. The attack con plished our task Supported by the guns of the French Fleet and dervishes, There was no soldier of any nationality who was not under the Cremy's fire we occupied the village and held it, despite beartily ashamed of the alar brought upon the profession of arms by Exchequer Shows Record Balance,
pogon night counter-attacks which were covered by heavy gaus. the Germans, Only last week they employed poisonous gases when Mar April 28, 1:40 p.m.** We took five hundred prisoners and the enemy's losses were their attack might otherwise have failed. This again we contre- The communique adds the Belgian Erohequer balances show a heavy The general disembarkation of the Allies forces continues vention of the Jague Conventional frean record of ons hundred and fifteen millions!
under excellent conditions.
(Continued on page 5).
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.rs, Charley's Aunt Theatre Royal 9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p. The China Birneo Co., Ltd, Victoria Theatre -9.15 p.m.
noon, annual
mesting of shareholders
Royal-9:15 pm.
David Garrick at the Theatra
Saturday, May 1 Quarry Bay-9.30 p.m.
Taikoo Rifle Club Conoort Entertainment Datholio Un- on Hall-0 p.m.
Monday, May 10. Chaton Insurance. Co,'a meek BR1180