The Hongkong Telegraph
May 13 1915,
2914 日卅月盘
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
Copyright, 1915
Temperature 6 s. 70 Humidity
p.m. 69
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May 13, 1914.
Temperature 6 am 78
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THURSDAY,
MAY
1915.
WAR TELEGRAMS
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TELEGRAMI
NEWS FOR BUST MEN.
AMERICA'S NOTE TO BERLIN.
'THERE MUST BE NO REPETITION OF
SUCH EVENTS."
Germany's Last Line of Communication.
THE PREMIER AND THE ALIEN ENEMY QUESTION,
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
THE LUSITANIA ATROCITY..
LIST OF SURVIVORS INCOMPLETE.
May 12, 1.10 p.m. The list of survivors from the Lusitania is very incomplete. Prominent persousges, who have been saved have all been esbled. The others must be regarded as drowned, failing announce ments to the contrary,
AMERICA DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION.
Not Unprepared for Action.
May 12, 2 p.m. The United States demand from Germany an explanation of the incidents which have occurred since. the establishment of the war zone: the death of Mr. Thrasher on the 8.8. Falabs, the at- tacka on the American vessele, Cushing and Gulf Light, and finally the outrage on the Lusitania.
It is affirmed that President Wilson's document is firm, and unmistakably voices the intense feeling of the country and insists that Germany shall adhere to the established rules of maritime war- fare. He also emphasises the contention that the advertised warn- ing in no way justified the unlawful act.
President Wilson's friends say that the president is not un prepared for an unfavourable "reply making vigorous action necessary.
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139 AMERICANS DROWNED. *
May 12,5 45 p.m.. The United States Embassy announces that 139 Americans were drowned in the sinking of the Lusitania.
STRONG AMERICAN NOTE.
May 12, 5.45 p.m. According to Renter's Washington correspondent an United States Noto oabled to Berlin to-night holds Germany to "strior "ooount for the loss of American lives, and for violations of American righte. The Note demande that there shall be no repetition of such events and plainly intimates that the United States is prepared for say eventualities in the event of Germany's non compliance.
THE ALIEN ENEMY.
STRICTER MEASURES UNDER CONSIDERATION.
May 12, 5.20 p.m.
In the House of Commone, Mr. Asquith aid that in view of recent evente, and of the feeling which they have aroused, the Government was considering a more comprehensive segregation and internment of alien enemies. He hoped to be able to give a more definite statement to-morrow.
TYPHUS AMONG BRITISH PRISONERS.
EAST INDIAN RAILWAY STOCK.
UNDERWRITERS TAKE UP LARGE PROPORTION.
May 12, 2 p.m. Underwriters are going to take up seventy-seven per cent. of the East Indian Railway feste.
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JAPAN SATISFIED WITH
Renter's correspondent at Peking Minister has signified his government's reply to the ultimatum.
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CHINA'S REPLY.
May 12, 2 p.m. reports that the Japanese satisfaction with China's
RECRUITING IN THE COLONIES.
May 12,2 p.m. Reator's correspondent at Melbourne reports that it is announced that the next Australian contingent will inolade garrison artillery.
There has been a ruch in reoraiting in Australia and New Zealand consequent upon the Lusitania outrage.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE,
ALLIED POSITIONS MAINTAINED.,
May 12, 4.25 p.m. The Paris communique reports:-Northward of Arras we maintained all our gaine except in front of Loos, where the night oganter-attack enabled the Germina to re tako part of the ground aaptured during the day.
Elsewhere there were artillery actions.. GERMAN'S REMAINING LINE OF COMMUNICATION AT
CARENCY THREATENED.
May 13, 1:55 am. A Paris evening communique says that fighting north of Arras, has continued with extreme violence. The enemy, having been reinforced, delivered several counter-attacks on Tuesday night which were repulsed with heavy loss.
Our progress on Wednesday morning and afternoon threatens the closest and last remaining line of communication of the enemy's Carency position.
Since Sunday we have taken 4,000 prisoners.
ITALY'S WAR FERVOUR,
May 12, 2 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Rome states that great crowds marched to Signor Salandra's residence and delivered a prolonged ovation for Signor Salandra and Italy,
THE LATEST CASUALTY LIST.
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The Casualty List contains the following: Killed. Oolonel E. P. Smith..
May 12, 1.10 p.m.
[to the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUES.
May 11, 5.40 p.m.
A Paris communique says:- The Germans in Belgium attempted to retake the worke captured yesterday bat were repulsed.
May 12, 250 a.m,
CONDENSED.
Pro-war demonstrations have again occurred in Italy.
survivors of the Lasitapis is very :- It is atsted that the list of incomplete.
A Paris evening communique sayez The Belgians north of Lizmuda established at the bridge-head on the right bank of the Yaer repulsed violent attacks on Monday sight. The Belgians also gained ground south of Dizmude,
The British, east of Ypres, being attacked with gas allowed, Japan bas angrified her satis the asphyxiating olbud to pas, the troops being protected by faction with Chines' reply to the masks, and then they annihilated, with piat-blank fire, from ultimatum.
machine-gups and rifles, the Germane who were advancing in A Paris communique states that the number of German We considerably extended our successes north of Arras.
prisoners is daily increasing. GERMAN PRISONERS CONSTANTLY INCREASING.
May 12, 3.20 a.m.
All celebrations in connection with the King's Birthday aro cancelled, except the lying of fage
The French communiqus
A desperate battle along the front at Loos ended in ont captar ing a large German work and an elaborate system of trenches acros the Loos-Vermelles road, and, further south, a redbabt and a reports that the Allie here man wer chapel of Notre Dame de Lorette, which the Germans had traustained their hold on their ging formed into a varitable fortress and bad ardently defodded for with one smsil erception, monthe. It was outlinked, and all the German trenches south of The next Australiso contingent the chapel were captured.. Hundreds of bodies were found there will include, Garrison artillery, After repulsing a German counter-attack, we advanced vigor There has been a rush of recruit ously drawing closer the investment of the German position at ing over the Lusitania outrage. Sonchez and Carency, and further threatening their communications
We captured; niter a violent battle, a fortified cemetery at Neuville St, Vaast, which village we now cu link,
The number of German prisoners is constantly increasing.
THE LUSITANIA ATROCITY.
May 11, 7.00 p.m.
Germen attack failed and suffered Bir John Freon reports that a
very havy losses they were literally mowed down
President Wilsona tienda say that the President an not spoken the lust word on the Lusitania airocity
According to Reuter's correspondent at New York President Wilson's friends aays that the President is trying to find a solution. The admiralty deny the Ger- of the orisis for the benefit of humanity. Speaker Olark demanda's 'forcible and bold policy.
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The New York Times says that President Wilson's speech does not respond to the feelings of the people, but those were not his last words.
HOLLAND'S POSITION.
May 11,7.00 p.m.
Renter's correspondent at Washington says The Netherlands Minister cauferred with Mr. Bryan, and point ed out that a number of Datoh subjacta perished in the Lusitania, and that Holland'e position was the same as that of the United States.
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AUSTRALIA'S DETERMINATION.
May 11, 7.00 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Sydney states:-
A Conference of the State Premiers passed a resolution that in view of the sinking of the Lusitania they will so all the resources of the country to increase Australia's participation in the war on
THE KAISER'S REBUFF.
May 11, 7.00 p.m.
man report that the Germans sank and damaged British war ships in the North Sea.
A Petrograd message says the Russian Black Sea Fleet after bombarding the Bosphoras forts exchanged shots with the Gooben. which fled.
The Anglo-French troops in the Gallipoli peninsula captared at the point of the bayonet
several lines of trenches on the heights adjoining Krithis.
The United States are demand. ing an explanation from Germany of all the incidents connected. with American shipping since their declaration of a war zone.
British Southsid say that it is the duty of every Bocialist, in
Renter's Rome correspondent cablea:-- The Kaiser has written to the Queen-Dowager of Italy re- this war of liberation, to support questing her good offices. The Queen of Italy spiritedly replied: In the House of Savoy there is only one Raler.
MORE GERMAN LIES.
May 11, 7.00 p.m.
the British Flag. There mast ba no respits till Prussian militarism is shattered,
The members of the various Exchanges in London, hare submitted a petition to a Cabinet Germen Headquarters recently published a long statement Minister pointing out the danger implying that an engagement occurred in the darkness between of allowing alien enemies to German and British ships in the North Sea, in which the Superb remain at large. and Warrior were sunk and the Lion and other warships badly damaged.
The Admiralty announces that the story in absolutely baseless, but serves to show the anxiety of Germany to impress, neutrale,
THE DARDANELLES.
May 11, 7.15 p.m.
The Germans at fast Ypres attacked the British with gan, they were protected by maska and allowed the cloud of gas to float by and then annihilated the Germans with point blank" fire from machine guns,
NEWS
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the House of Lords, Lord Crows stated that at the At a meeting of this afternoon Dardanelles on the night of the 2nd inet, the enemy made a violent Legislative Council the appro general attack, which lasted till midnight. It was repaleed with priation bill was read a recond inoonsiderable loss to us but with a beave loss to the Tarks. The time. enemy's reserves came under our searchlights, and the French 75's An outrage on the person of ka British engineer took place this inflicted very heavy losses on them,
The enemy attacked each succeeding night until the 6th inet, morning, and 08 E result siz with diminishing intensity, and all attacks were easily repulsed. coolies have been arrested by the
We made come advance and consolidated our positions. The Police, Our progress northward of Arras continued. We seized the
Turkish dead before the 20th Division were very, numerous indeed. After filty years service under cemetery and then the esatera position of Carency, also the road Wing, inflicting very heavy losses on the enemy by the bayonet.
The Frenchmen gained a very important point on the Left the Hongkong Government Mr. leading from Carency to Soucher. We took another 230 prisoners at Carency and captured some machine-guns. We have invested
The warships throughout rendered most valuable resistance.. Carency on three fronts, and the German communications are narrow neck of the Peninsula. (Cheers.) a
Australasiane have been engaged in most valuable work in the precarious.
Later: May 11, 5.50 p.m.
A later communique says :~, German forces motored from Lens to Dousi, but did not succeed anywhere, play
Four strong counter-attacks were smashed by us Jaat night The German losses were very heavy especially at Loos, Notre Dame de Lorette, Sanchez, Neuville St. Vasst. At Neuville St. Vaast we gained ground and made prisoners. We had taken up to last night
May, 12, 10.20 p.m. The United States Ambassador to Berlin intimates that typhus 18 prevalent in ten of the camps where British prisoners are over fifty officers. confined.
GERMANS THIRD COSTLY FAILURE.
May 12 10.20
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another attack month
Bangthird costly failure lere sinds vererdas
REPORT AÐ AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE LOST.
May 12, 12.30 a.m. The Admiralty announces that according to a Turkish com munique a Tarkish warahip Bank the Australian submarine
AE2 when the latter was trying to enter the Sea of Marmors,
The of three officers and 29 men were taken prisonera. The Admiralty have up to the present received on confirmation of the report
crow
TURKISH POSITIONS CAPTURED AT POINT OF BAYONET.
May,
E. H. d'Aquino, 18.0.,, was pre- sented with $500 and a marble. clook, by His Excellency, the Governor, at the Council Oham- ber, this morning.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY:
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoris Theatre-li p.m.
TO-MORROW.
The Germans last night had a fresh get back at Neuvillo St.
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m Yasst. They counter-attacked after a
CiVictoria Theatre-9:15 p.m. bombardment but | 35). It is officially announced from Paris that Anglo-French Forces Caturday,
Fly May 16. were onmpletely repulsed with very heavy losses. We maintained in the Gallipoli Peninsula on the evening of the 8th int supported Husein Pianists Theatre every position
The enemy, after thro
Police by the guns of the Flest, delivered a general attack on the Turkish Hovel – 9:15. Junkirk, throw positions and captured at the point of the bayonet loven into Bargues, killing twelve persons, Our guns stopped the trenches on the heights adjoining Keithis. They fortified the
Conquered gro
during the dirtime on the 9th inst the Turki making no attempt to counter Attacks
bombardment
The French destroyed one, and
1a and the Germans braight
one British and
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