The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
Copyright, 1915
May 19 1915, "Humidity
Temperature 6 a.m. 81
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Barometer 20,77
Temperature 6. m.in. 81
May 19, 1914 Humidity
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TELEGRAMI
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
SECOND BATTLE OF YPRES.
GERMANS LOSE ONE HUNDRED and fifty THOUSAND MEN.
Magnificent Work by British Artillery,
RUSSIA'S GREAT PROGRESS IN CALICIA
[Reater's Service to The "Telegraph."]
TERRIBLE GERMAN LOSSES.
150,000 CASUALTIES AT YPRES
Czernowitz is already ours. The remnants of the Austrian army aying towards the Pruth, is doomed to disaster by the brilliant action of our cavalry, which is continually hurling itself on the retreating massse. The booty in daily increasing.
The only point in Bakovina demanding attention in the district of Kolomes, where the enemy, reinforced, is fighting". most desperately because it is a vital railway centre.
The Austrians' failure, which is imminent, will immediately destroy farther resistance throughout the entire Bakovina region."
DETAILS OF FIGHTING ON THE EASTERN FRONT.
May 19, 6.30 a.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd the Russian commanique states that the battle of 'Chayli continues to develop most favourably to us. The Russians orassed the Dubissa and attacked the Germans, stormed the trenches and captured prisoners. We have taken up a new front between Pilicia and the upper Vistula, and by a sudden counter-attack inflicted severe losses on the enemy's advance guards, while impetuous attacks in the Opatow region drove the enemy back over a distance of seven mies. There has been a violent artillery sosion from the mouth of the Wislok.to Przemyal.
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We inflicted heavy losses on the enemy at Stryi and Dolins and took prisoners.
The enemy on the Pruth from Delatya to Kolomes made repealed attacks in close formation, which we successfully defeated. We captured four more heavy guns and advanced beyond the river,
[In the event of telegramis arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
FRENCH PROGRESS IN THE CAMEROONS.
May 17, 5.25 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Paris reports that the French have scored a brilliant success in capturing Esoka, in the Cameroone,
Oar losses were insignificant, and the enemy's serious.
May 19, 6.30 p.m. Ostrespondents in Northern France describe the British pre- paration for the attack on Fest Hubert, as the finest artillery work done up to the present. It smashed the wire ontanglements most effectively and hence the casualties were less than was expected from the nature of the fighting. The Germans were astonished by the thunder of the British guns, as they were given to understand we were short of munitions. The Germans during the past fort- night, have been sboating from the trenches "Wait till May 15.” Apparently a terrifio onslaught had been planned, but the 15th found their artillery mastered, and their lines battered. The extra- ordinary German losses, estimated at one hundred and fifty thous and in the last battle of Ypres alone, and the exhaustion of available reinforcements, upset the German plans. The British who had boon
The Madrid correspondent of The Times reported on May quiescent since the Gerras failure of May 9, after much considera-17 that it was impossible to ascertain details of events in Portugal, tion, decided to risk a night attack. There was a plow and persist but it is reported that a fresh revolution is raging. tent bombardment for several days, but nothing to indicate the direction of the attack which opened at 11.30 o'clock on Saturday night.
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Field Marshal Sir John French on Saturday afternoon, rode to the troopa, by whom he was obecred, and spoke a few inspiring words to the men, who are most keen.
All movements took place after dusk, The night was moonless and the greater part of the British left, which led, stormed the Ger- man line with the bayonet and grenades. Then the left-centre rushed up with the bayonet and took two lines of trenches. The attack of the extreme left suffered severely from maxim fire, but the Indians on this side eventually penetrated the opening made by the Left centre, and then began to outflank and break down the de- fences facing their original point of attack.
A severe fire from the German rear at dawn was quickly mastered by our heavy guns. A fresh formidable British lize from the right, advanced at three in the morning, and by eleven o'clock had penetrated a distance of one mile through the German lines.
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUES.
HEAVY AUSTRIAN DEFEAT.
May 18, 12.45 pm.
PORTUGUESE CRISIS SITUATION CRITICAL,
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The situation is most critical.
May 18, 9.25's.m.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF PREMIER,
May, 18, 8.10 p.m.
A message from Madrid states that Premier Chagas was proceeding to Lisbon when he was seriously shot with a revolver at awayside station. His assailant was killed.
TWO HUNDRED KILLED IN LISBON.
May 18, 8.40 p.m.
Ia Lisbon it is announced that the latest casualties are 200 killed and 500 wounded, mostly of the Republican Guard.*****
The city is now calm, and beflagged soldiers and sailors are patrolling the streets.
The Government has issued an edict in which it guarantees the protection of individuals and property.
DEFEATED ZEPPELIN RAID,
18, 6.10a.m. May northern France stata that a Franch destroyer, fell into the
Unconfirmed reports. According to Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd, the official Zappelin, which was shell
inique reports that the magnitude of the Austrian rout in sea, and diss vias entirely nullifies the Austrians temporary sacoBRA
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MORE CHILDREN KILLED.
May 17, 6.20 p.m.
A message from Uslait says that a Zeppelin dropped bombs there, killing some children.
TERRIBLE MASSACRE OF ARMENIANS.
May 17, 5.20 p.m.
CONDENSED
The position in Portugal le still most critical
The battle of Chavli is develop ing in favour of the Rusisng.
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A Zappelin has dropped bomba jon Calais and "killed comO
children.
The Germans lost one hundred. and Afty thousand in the nat battle of Ypres,
Over two hundred people have
A telegram from Uramish on May 16 states that 6,000 Armenianswere massired at Van.
The Armenians are now defending themselves against the been killed in Lisbon and five Turks and Kurds, but help is urgently needed:
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
SUCCESS ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
May 18, 1.60 a.m.
We maintained all our gains on the east bank. The British, north of La Bassee, who were counter-attacked mat strongly by the Germans on Sunday night, continued to fight victoriously on Monday and carried several trenches, inflicting the heaviest losses on the enemy.
A detachment of 700 Germans were cangat between British machine guns and the German artillery, and were entirely exter minated..
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The British took 1000 prisonera, also machine guns.
A thick fog north of Arras prevented action, bat sharp fighting continued on the slopes of Lorette, where all the German counter- attacks were repulsed.
We attacked at Bois D'Ailly at dawn to day, carried several Ger. man works, and captured three machine guns and 250 prisoners.
BRITISH COMMUNIQUE.
GERMANS KILL THEIR OWN TROOPS,
May 17, 10 p.to.
Field Marshal French, ia bis bulletin, says the first army to day had farther successes to the south of Richebourg Lsvone. All the German trenches on a front of two miles were captured,
Several bodies of Germans surrendered voluntarily to our troops, who continue to fight with great gallantry sad determination.
One of these bodies, attempting to surrender, was caught by the German artillery and practically annihilated,
The extent of the prisoners has not yet been ascertained, but 550 have been cleared off to the lines of communication.
GERMAN RETIREMENT ON THE YSER.
May 18, 150 a.m.
A Paris evening communique statea that the enemy in Belgium, menaced by s complete envelopment by our suoceases, AVBO last night their remaining positions on the west of the Yeer.
ITALIAN CRISIS NEAR.
sanounce the
May 17, 10 p. Reater's at Bome reports that the newspapers a0 departure of the Austro-German Ambassadors is imminent.
Two special trains are held in readiness
AN UNITED ITALY,
hundred wounded.
Six thousand Armenians havo {been massacred lat. Van by the Tarka and Kurds.
All the King's horses with the exception of Sammarco have been scratched for the Derby.
German newspapers are of the
now be hardly prevented. opinion that war with Italy can
The Russians have administar
an overwhelming defat upon the Austrians in Bukhovina,
ed
Special trains are held in
and German ambassadors leaving readiness to permit the Austrian Italy.
The Portuguese Premier Chagas has been seriously wound- ed by an assailant who fired a revolver at him...?adi
Unconfirmed reports tell of the destruction of a Zeppelin in the North Sea by shelling from a French destroyer.
A very fine report of the fight- ing at Feet Hubert in which the British did such excellent work will be found in our telegram columns.
When some Germans were attempting to surrender to the British they were shelled by their own countrymen and wiped
The positions gained by the Allies in the Western Theatre have been such as to necessitate the withdrawal of the Germans" from important points on the Yser,
NEWS.
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date in which a Chinese trader is ming G. Martini for non-delivery of cases of llama braid the Pasine Judge reserved
May 17,9.15 p.m.. Renter's correspondent at Rome states there have been huge judgment. demonstrations in the Italian cities, rejoicing in Signor Salandra's return, doggy
It is emphasised that the orials has resulted in uniting Itely under the national flag..
STRONG ANTI-GERMAN SENTIMENT.
May 18, 8:40 p.m. From Rome it is reported that anti-German feeling is running high
The Municipality proposes to alter the German named streets, Italian, British, French and Russian flagaare flying everywhere,
Reuter correspondent at Amsterdam states that the most in- fluential German newspapers declare that war with Italy can now be hardly prevented, and assert that Signor Salandra and Baron
Into an agreement with the Entente A Sonnido have ente
It is reported that one and three quarter millions of Italians are already mobilis
THE DERBY KING'S HORSES SCRATCH
All of His Mabaty, a horset for the Derby have l
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