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The Hongkong Telegraph
1915,
Temperature Humidity
6 A., 64
2 pita, 78
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2905. 第一廿月發
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1915 by the Proprietor.
TUESDAY, MAY 4,
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
May 4, 1914
WEATHER FORECAST
FAIR
Barometer 20.00
B.m. 67
Temperaturs é an Humidity
64
ZAN SEZISINGLECUPY 10 CESTS
436 PER ANNUM
TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
1915.
WAR TELEGRAMS,
HOW TWO GERMAN BOATS WERE SUNK.
"EYE-WITNESS'S" ACCOUNT OF SPLENDID AIRWOOK.
HEROIC CONDUCT OF 'A BRITISH AVIATOR.
(Reuters Service to The "Telegraph.”]
CASUALTIES.
May 3, 2.35 p.m.
The latest orulty lists coatsin the following names ;' Wounded and believed to be prisoners: J. R. Ritson. J. L. Wood (Darham Light Infantry).
Musing: B. Bryant, RD B. Evang, W. E. Gainnosi. (M+zobester). A. W. Neshit, J. A. S'enhonas, N. A. Thorp, A. N. Toovey, R.urmand N Dryden, G. E. Hunter, H. T. Hunter, J. Lovibond, W. B. Noble, G. T Parkinann.
The following correction is cabled by Reater: Not wounded: A. B. Muirhead.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra,]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS DEMAND FIRM MEASURES.
:
Dles Shortly After Making His Report,
May 3, 12 25 p.m. An "Eye-Witness" account dated April 30 states: Thera has been splendid airwork during the last few days, the stationa at Staden, Thielt, Courtrai, Rmbuix, nad elsewhote, have boun bombard; and there have been several successful conflicts in the air. Quos a single seater chased a biplace to Rulersund fnroed it t› land
The raid on Courtrai was one of the most heroic episodes of
May 3. 11.10 a.m. the war, but it cost the Notion a gallant life. A z uvistor, seated Renter's correspondent in New York states that the torpadoing alone in a biplane, reached Olarrii, glided down to within 300 of the waif - Light by a Geravo submarine and the loss of the feet of the ground, and bombed the railway janotion, ba became a joué id and two of the crew have created a profound stir in ficial target for hundreds of riffs and gana ani was sever-ly wounded in coler. The newspapers sternly demand the firmat measures. « the thigh. He might have enved his lift by descoding to the enemy's lines, but decided to save his 'm cone, sal descended to about 100 feet from the ground in order to nore e his speed, and was again wounded, this time mortalig; but he centjoasd" to fly, without descending to the nearest British sorodrome, ind returned to his own base bere he landed perfectly, maite his repors, and died shortly afterwards.
GERMAN MATERIAL AND PRISONERS
CAPTURED IN AFRICA.
(Havas Telegram.)
May 2.
Yesterday was a cala day. We repulsed attacks avainst, Bagatelle, carrying several trenches at Box-Lis Petre an (taking 150 prisonere. To-day the situation, is auorangest. A Ga min deserier confirmed the information that the bombardment of Dunkirk was elected by heavy guon insided at Luxmude in the rosa. The guns were marine guns. We bombarded the forisör und Menz,
Petrograd: In the Nieman reiu we progressed taking prisoners and machine guns, and repulsing all ok ou the wrecz front, inflicting heavy losses on the ouemy. We sailed two heiguis in the direction of Stryi.
In the Dardanelles the Allied trope have occupied a sommit overlooking Kiliba. The Tarkish troops were or led to anmute the defensive. The Fleet is continui: g to bomb ird the interior forts, Capetown: The British troupe fighting against the Ge:men- near Giboon, repulsed the enemy, "druve them back tiree kilometres and captured war material and numerous prisoners.
THE LATEST CASUALTY LISTS.
THE LITTLE SEAFIGHT-FUrther detaILS.
May 3, 4.5 p.m.
"An Ipswich telegram siya that the Recruit endeavoured to ram ssuddenly appearing sub auzine, but was torpedoed amidships. The trawler Daisy hutried up and round thire of the crew. A to pedo some a. the Dasy missed her. The Daisy left a boat for hose round, who rowel. f, bat were attacked by a submarine, | four of the occupants being wounded;"
A dirmon of Batish destroyers came up and two abused the German for a lo bat, while others were on the loak-out for sub- marine, Tus Geriona", Yosela 'were quickly finished. The British lowered boats to racne the survivors.
WAR ON FISHING BOATS.
May 3, 4.5 p.m.
The trawler Bichados bos arrived at Yarmouth damaged, and the opt in wonted, as a resale of an encounter with a German torero bat the Belgian ooast, The Bibulon brought the sole Vir of the crew (of seventean) of the Columbia, which was The Barbados used two perpetuert; mod à Gertena ̧ blue-jacket, mall guts to resist the torpedo host,
THE EUROPE'S CREW.
May 3, 4.5 p..
BRITISH CASUALTIES.
May 3, 3.50 a.m.
The casualties dated 28 of April include, officers, 30 killed 106 wounded and missing, inolading killed, Brigadier General Liast r, Colonele H. N. F. Hitchine (Manchesters), and G. H. Shaw (4th East Yorkshires),,
There are ninety-one casualties among the Territorials.
"FRENCH STEAMER TORPEDOED.
May 8, 3.50 a.m.
CONDENSED.
"Eye-Witness" "reports that there has been splendid airwork during the last few days,,
A British division of torpedo destroyera obased" and sank two German torpero hnaís,
AGerman suba.arine torpedoed the, French steamer Europe. A tanlar rescued the crow.
The ontetan ling feature of the action of the past week has been. the steadiness of the British ex- treme left.
Eye Witness says that it is The French steamship Europe was torpedoed and sunk off the impossible to narrates hundredth" Scilly Islands on Saturday. The crew of 18 was resoned by fire parts of the deed of gallantry, fishing boats, which discovered the American tank steamer Gulf and devotion that have taken Light abandoned near the Scilly Islands on Saturday and towed her all night in thick fog off the Scilly Islands. The crew was rescued by patrol boats with the exception of the captain, who died of shook, Two men jumped overboards
CREW MISSING.
May 3, 3.50 a.m.
A trawler has brought to Kilrush nine survivors of the steamer Fulgent, which was torpedoed off the Skellings, Kerry, on Saturday also the body of the captain who was shot... The remainder of the crew is missing..
THE NAVY AND, THE WORKMEN.
May 3, 5.55 8.m.
place.
The British Destroyer, Recruit, endeavoured to ram a suddentr appearing German submarina but was torpedoed amidships and ank Thirty of the crew were rescued..
The torpedoing of the Gulf Light, by a German submarine, and the loss of the captain and two of the crew has created s profound stir in official circles in New York,
It is reported that a British aviator, after bombing the rail way junction at Courtrai, was mortally wounded; but continued" to dy to his own bise where he descended perfectly, made his report, and died shortly after-
A While Paper published states that Admiral Sir John Jellicoe wrote to Mr. Winston Churchill on the 20th of March expressing great uneasiness over the labour situation on the Clyde and the warde, Tyne. The efficiency of the float was so far affected that he felt it his duty to telegraph previously on the subject. Ducking refits for the German continue to
▲ Parin communiqueenys that the destroyers take twice as long as they ought, cwing to labour bombemirting difficulties, which are due to half-hearted working.
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Rear-Admiral F. C. Tader in the Sea Lord's report of the 2nd of April enclosed recommendations to the Osptain Superintendent Admiral Jelp us in a letter to of the Clyde, the Tyne, and elsewhere, and to the ditecture of Mr. Churchill expressed bis un- the transports of naval equipment, that prohibition of the sale of easiness at the labour situation spirits was necessary to recoce a fall output. Admiral Tad or added on the Clyde and the Tyne. that pertial measures regarding intoxicating liquorn were not likely to be successful,
TALE OF A MACHINE-GUN HERO..
The casualty list of April 28 includes the pames of Mejr General Hasler, Colonels HWE Hitobina of the Manchesters, and G. I. Shaw of the Fourth Eust May 3, 12.25 a.m. Yorkshires, as having been killed. "Eye-witness" continuing his narrative of the battle of Ypres, A Petrograd the first instalment of which appeared in our last night's issue states: A strong Au trisa off in
communiqua states: The outstanding feature of the action of the past week bas wive the region of Czinkamos been the steadiness of the British on the extreme lefs. It is has been che kid and Austro- impossible to narrate a hundredth part of the deeds of gallantry and German tucks in Carpathians. devation.
have been repulsed.
NEWS.
f.
At one point, s detachment with a machine gun in a trench, was shot one after the other during a German rash, but one soldier continued to fire. Though five bodies lay around him, when the sixth man took the place of his fallen comrades-one of whom wan his brother and the Germans were still advancing, he waited until they were a few yards away and then poured a stream of holle into them. The Germans broke, leaving rows of dead. He was himself wounded.
Our telephones were repeatedly cut by the hot fire and one battery wire was nevered nine times, and on each occasion was The crew of the Europe squeezed into a small boat. A sub-repaired by a sergeant, in the open, amid a hail of shells. marhi oftad shelled the steamer horffectively and a Lowe-toft trawler car up and r seped the crew, though it was pursued by the suh. |ustine, three of whose shella fell round the reaching trawler; The suburile eventually torpédred the Europa.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
A NATIONAL CADET COAPS.
Cinton News will be found on pare 4 in-law
· A descriptive of the new R.V.F. motor launch art ears on page 3,
An interesting sports · lever, from cur own Correspondent is- published in to dev's jasne.
In the Supreme Court to-day who continued the trial of two Chinese charged with the home defence which wero mis ed | minslaugh or · of another t at the end of the South African Sauley,
War might now be reized and re Before Musuce Hazeland, Between German Militarism alised. Competent instructore for M, Jobu Lemm, architect, sued and British Apathy," town and obuntry alike will bet Kikin Tin to recover the rum In the February number of hand "since, ... at the end of ibe of $1,000 alleged to be due fór United Empire attention was war, there will be a very large num profession 1 services rendered drawn to the beneficial reanita ber of non-commissioned officers and for a chentaliti which have followed the adoption leaving the Army, and rightly Dominious Lord Methuen in a them employment". To possible of compulsory cadet-training in the looking to the constry to find
My3 135 p.m.
May 3, 1.20 a.m.. Wounded: R. Allen (Northumbrl ndej," }, W. Araher A Paris evening communique says:North of Ypres, the (Northamberlande), F. Athill, S. B.de ak. W. t. B dwock, L. Bid al'ampted Gros atleak on our righs was immediately checked. ham, C. W. Battye (Shropshire Licht fahūtry), R, Bergn", Toote is ng new on the British front.
The aung reportin connection. T. Booth (Conrsoght Range), & Boul, T. Brifor 1, J. Brust, J. At Mancourt, son h of Chanlase, 80 Garmins armed with D. C. Brown, W. A. Baobinin (Conaugh Huger), T. Baraber, sheare, grounder, wotog pistol, and knives attacked and were
with the Mercantile Bank of Indis will to found on the 1 của with T. Callinan, H. Carrick, R. Chatterton, C. Chipper, S.cond Leat, wustly killed, though some were captured.
In the vado if the Ai-ne and at Champagne, the enemy need recent letter to the Times points objections that such a satem day's bado un will also the E. Collins (Shropshiren), N. Cahill, L. D. Detshere, A. szege, C,
the moral of that experience, for would encour militariem he
repart of the gauftil meeting? Dennys, J. J. Dobi, H. Loids, A. East (Ft Yok hires), Ovarious applia uses whit were inrffscrive, namely: glass tubes the Mother Country and argues very thing which we are fighing Baker Indu Easton, E: Faber, E. Fenwick-lennell, 8. Uran-Deto, F. Chich, on treating, flised an od ar of ether) and incendiary strongly in favour of the organisa- to destroy la Prussis-the boss
fid and China. H. Hattoher, J. Belia, ST. How, P. Hickey, It. Humfray bombe emiting us with greenish smoke. The latter hung round too of a National Cadet Corps, answer, in LordM thuen sopinion, (Worcestershires), (3, Howden, Second Licureanut F. the enemy's liuer.
Difficulties must be anticipated is one given him by a shrewd its Hame (Suffolku), G. Hunting, F. tiu-kinson, H. The hernan cünler attack at Bois le Pretre was immediately especially, perhaps, at a time. Dutchman in South Afrius W Jaoks (Darbam Light Infantry), B. Jackson (Yorknoires), arrested, tiere a retain the whole of yesterday's gain. E. C. Jenkins, F. Kinsel, F. Ki-ch, H. A. Lisko (Artillery). «We continued to buinbard the southern entrenched camp at when voluntary enlistment has want, something between the and the J Lambton, J. P. Ligison E. Laybourne, G. Lunnon, W M. Metz with effectiveness. Fire was noticed at the barracke and the apparently fulfilled the hopes of militarism in Germany
ite supporters, But, granted the apathy of England" The Mackay, A. D. MacPherson Cueca F. Merivale, J. Merivale H, railway..
principle that every lad should enthusiasm for enlistment, which J. Mille, E. Motum, H, I, Nahulon Durham Light Infantry), R. W.
pass through a course of training during the past six months ka Nicholson (Northumberainis), W. A. Nicholson (Artillery), E. R.
from the age of twelve, fitting replaced the apathy so long de- O'Connor, J. Pain, Paniuer, It A. Parry, P. Paul.
him to take his place in the Ter plored, should achieve reutil a son, L. Plummer, H. 0 Preston, F. Pretty, F. Proadoot
ritorial Forces, Lord Methuen is that will outlive the present F. S. Pyne, Second Lieut. A. It binson, (Manchesters); Second Lt.
convinced that a coheme provid: atzoggie; and there is little doubt Roberts, F. X. Savile, LO Scuife, F. Sargeant, E. Sharpin, W.
ing the proper solution for the that some such project an.is nug. Shipster, L. Soden, H. B. Speke, E. K. Squires, R. H. G. Tatton,
national defence of this countrygested by the success of the cadet S: Thorpe J. Tolston, G. Tugwell, HW Tarter, F. Walton,
Could
be drafted and made work system in the Dominions would (Durham Light Infantry) W. A. Watson Armstrong, F. Weeks,
Ozən» able. If the necessary gielation be reloomed by the great ba Second LA. O. Williamson-Jonce, (Manchesters), N. L. Wright,
Austro-German, attacks in the were passed, oppor for pro public opinion at home.United (Northumberlands)
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dequate
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.
1 May 3, 3.10 a.m.4 A Petrograd official wire atates that enemy detachments coupy the Shaw'e régión batween Liban and Vilus,
German pairols appeared on Saturday in the vicinity of Libau Garman torpedo boats on Saturday visited the gulf of Riga, Fighting continger west of Niemen, BRAV There was a strong Austrian offensive in the region towice, which was checked. Carpathians were repulsed.
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