The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED. 1881.) Opyright, 1915 by the Proprietor
WEATHER FORECAST:
FINE
Barometer 2081
August 14 1914,
· Temperature 6 am. 82, Humidity
Am. 90
68
SATURDAY, AUGUST
14,
1915.
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WAR TELEGRAMS
TELEGRAMS.
August 14 1915,
Temperature Humidity
6 a.m. 84
87.
2994 日四初月七年乙
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
WAR TELEGRAMS;
OBITUARY.
THE FIGHT NEAR KOVNO,
ENEMY'S PERSISTENT ATTACKS ONCE MORE
DRIVEN BACK.
Austrians Again Flee la Disorder before Italians.
FURTHER FRENCH SUCCESSES.
(Reuter's Service to the Telegraph."]
THE RUSSIANS.
· PERSISTENT ENEMY ATTACKS. ·
August 13, 3.15 6.0.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE RUSSIANS.
REASSURING Official StatemENT.
August 12, 1.30 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Petrogiai atstos that in accordance with a recommendation from the Dams Commission of Enquiry hum hzan appointed to investigate the charges made against M. Sakhomlinoff, the ex-Minister of War, and others, in capnection with the shortage of munitions,
The General Staff has issued a reassuring notios pointing out the unlikelihood of an enemy movement towards Petrograd, which is strongly defended both militarily an I naturally.
The reassuring Government notice that Petrograd is not endangered is due to a discussion in the newspapers arising out of a fresh enemy offensive towards the interior of Russia. Contrary to assumption that he would promptly throw his forces on the western front, the enemy, apparently enpported by huge new levies, is not waiting to accomplish the envelopment of the "Russians retiring from the Vistula but endeavouring tɔ storm Kovno and simultaneously advancing on an extended front between Niemen and the Dwins, northward toward Vilna. The Official reassurance points out that the Pakov province, honeycombed with lakes and marshes, is affording a powerful tactical and strategic line.
The Russian successss in the vicinity of Riga, Kovno and Vilkomir were greatly assisted by the orderly retirement of the Russians. That the Russians were unhampered and the Germans were exhausted is shown by the great distances between the three main German armies. Ninety miles separate Gallwitz's right wing. on the lower Narew from the Archduke Joseph's army on the left bank of Vieprz, a bundred and fifty miles between Gallwitz's left at Lomze and General von Mackensen at Vlodava. The Bussians thus maintain complete freedom, for manoeuvring. A great pro portion of the best German troops ander von Mackenson is per manently disqualified, and whole units are non-existent, hence the peace talk.
MYSTERIOUS FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS,
August 12, 1.55 p...
COTTON AS CONTRABAND.
August 12 2.10 p.m.
MR. FRANK BRAMLEY,
(Router's Servion To The Telegraph")
London, Reostra Austal 12, A cotton meeting held in the Queen's Hall last night, was The death is reported of the fully representative of the commercial and scientific world. The Academician, Frank Bramley. principal speakers, Sir Chee. W. Masars and Sir William Ramsay [Mr. Frank Bramley, R.A., 1911, both ieiterated the well known arguments in favour of declaring A.H.A., 1894 was born near Bos- cotton contraband. Both were convinced that the war would long ton, Lincolnshire, and studied in have been over if the importation of cotton into Germany had been the Lincoln School of Art and stopped at the very beginning.
Antwerp
WINTER COATS FOR NEW ZEALAND TROOPS.
August 12, 3.35 p.
Renter's correspondent at Wellington reports that the Imperial Government is ordering sheepskin costs for the troops in France and New Zealand and the troope in Gallipoli are to be provided with winter coats of tanned sbeepskin."
THE ... DARDANELLES.
BRITISH SUBMARINES ACTIVE.
August 12, 9.45 p.m. The Vice Admiral in the Dardanelles reports that one of the British submarines operating in these waters sank on the 8th, at the entrance to the Sea of Marmors, the Turkish battleship Barbarossa, while the gunboat Berkisatvet and an empty transport were also torpedoed in the Dardanelles by one of the British submarines.
RECENT EVENTS.
August, 12, 6.35 p.m.
Beyond the official communique there is nothing orplanstory concerning recent event in the Dardanelles. It is still uncertain whether General Sir Ian Hamilton, in his report of the 10th inst., referred to a landing at Aribarau or at Keroheli.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,
CONDENSED. || ||
The Rumians near Kovno con. linne to repulse German attacky.
Two British stesmera and 17 Rohing craft were sank daring the week ending August 11,
There is stiff fighting in the region of the glaciers on the lofty peaks at the head of the Adda valley.
The Admiral announced the torpedoing of the auxiliary cruiage Indis. 22 officers and 110 men |wers saved, an
Farther south of Kemera, on both sides of the Kieft-Malkin railway, the Russians have se samed a counter-offensive.
re
The Austriana on Sunday night oromed the Forno Cinciar and attacked the Italians, holding a hostel near the Vioz Pasr.
· The Minkter of Manition sne nounced that there are already 845 controlled establishments for the manufacture of munitione,
It is officially announced the
845 CONTROLLED MUNITIONS ESTABLISHMENTS.
!! August 12, 10.00 p.m. The Minister of Munitions, Mr. Lloyd George, announces to A correspondent of a Budapest paper in Warasw elates there gbt that there are already 345 contrailed eatablishments, The the Greek parliament will mes
profils are limited and the sarpins is going into the Exchequer Saisdovo and Kosova, bui, further south, on both sides of the King have been mysterious fires and explosions nightly since the GermanThus the scorifices the workmen have made for the nation, combined led to Athens on Thursday,
with the efforts of the employers and employed, are devoted to pro- iding ample munitions for the army and enabling them to defeat the
A Petrograd communique saya that the Russians, near Kovno continue to repulse German attacks. The enemy on the Narew front in still persistently attacking on the roads from Lomza,
Malkin railway, the Russians have assumed a counter-offensive. There is desperate fighting in the region between the Vieprz and Bag rivers, and along the Oholm and Vlodava roads, where a series of persistent enemy stacks were repulsed with very heavy loss.
German corpses, especially east of Ostrow,sro lying in enormous heaps in front of the Russian positions.
German attacks in the Riga district were repulsed and the Bussisos in the direction of Jacobstadt and Drinsk continued to advance, taking prisoners. ⠀
* German squadrons on Tuesday simultaneously bombarded the lighthouses at the entrance of Riga and the Aaland Islands, but fed from the fire of the Russian warships and the shore batteries,
THE PIRATES WEEKLY BAG.
> STEAMERS 17 FISHING CRAFT.
August 13, 3.45 am. The Admiralty announces that two British steamers and 17 Babing craft were sunk doring the wook ending August 11.
ITALIAN ALPINISTS,
DRIVE AUSTRIANS BACK IN DISORDER.
August 18, 3.45 a.m. Renter's correspondent at Rome says that a lull continues on the Carso plataan but there is a stiff fight in the region of the glaciers on the lofty peaks at the head of the Adda valley.
communique says that the Austrians on Sunday night crossed the Forno Glacier and attacked the Italiane, holding a hostel near the Vioz Pass, about 11,000 feet high. Another Austrian force sim tansaualy aroused the Covedale Pass, about 18,000 feet high, and attacked Cedeh, but the war watchful Italian Alpinists discovered the approaching Austrians, whom a counter-attack drove back in disorder.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
ARTILLERY ACTIONS IN ARGONNB.,
August 13,3.45 a.m.
A Paris communiqus says that fresh counter-attacks, regained,
for the French, a portion of trench previously lost;
In Argonne zad elsewhere there are artillery actions.
Ils the event of telegrants arriving too late for Insertion on this
will be found on the Extral
oconpation.
Fifteen townspeople were killed and 200 Founded in the ging by Russo-Germans in the suburbs of Praga after the
CIVILIANS LEAVING DVÍNSK
August 12, 155 pm. According to Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd it is reported that civilians are evacuating the Uvinsk. The Government Institu- tions are also preparing to leave.
RUSSIAN VICTORY IN THE CAUCASUS,
August 12, 11.20 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd it is reported that there has been a Russian victory in the Caucasus, reaching big dimensions. One column alone along the Euphrates, pursuing the Tarks, have taken during the past few days 19 offiosrs, 1,172 men, hundreds of loaded waggons, arms, ammunition, and tools,
The Russians are finding in the villagee numbers of wounded Turks, and heaps of ammunition on the artillery roads.
HORRIBLE GERMAN DEVILRY.
August 12, 1:55 pm.
BRITISH AUXILIARY CRUISER SUNK,
August 12, 10.35 pini. The Admiralty announces that the auxiliary craiser, India, engaged on patrol duty in the North Sea on the 8th, was torpedoed and sunk.
Twenty-two officers and 119 men were saved.
Later
on Monday. H. Venizelos reform
A number of rams have been sent, by His Majesty the King and others, for the use of the farmers in the devastated, distriola in France.
› German squidrons on Tuesday simultaneously bombarded the lighthouses at the entrance of
Riga and the Aslaud Islande, but- fied from the fire of the Ramisn warships and the store batterise. The India's Commander, W. G. A. Kennedy, hse been saved. Peer Lefor.ne
There is desperate fighting in Renter's correspondent at Christiania reports that three of the the region between the Vispra There was most impressive service at the Town Chapel, where the Cholm-Vlodara zoade, where & India's sailors, killed by the torpedoing, were buried at Bodoe, and Beg rivers and along the Cles Socialy sang The coffins were covered with flowers and the series of enemy persistent siinoks Norwegian Naval Goard was at the cemetery. Fings flow at half were repulsed with very heavy mast throughout Bodoe. It appears that 80 of the India'a orew landed in two of their own boats. Elaren died of exposure after landing.
BRITISH LT. GENERAL PROMOTED.
August 13, 5.35 a.m. Licat, General Plamar has been gazetted temporary General.
SHEEP FOR FRENCH FARMERS,
August 13, 5.85 a.m.
An officer who was present at the Hooge fire and attack vividly describes the German devilry. Everything for yards seemed to be wreathed in flame. We were so thirsty that we could bave drunk the ses dry. Then realise the horror of the situation. Owing to the ories of the wounded lying in the flames, one company insisted
The King has given 60 rams for the use of French farmers in on going back to the relief of stricken comrades charged right through the flames and out up the Germans badly. The ground the devssisted districts. The Dake of Richmond and others have had the appearance of an ocean of burning whisky Men kept also given rame moving in the famon at resous work and were sorohed at every turn. The wounded presented the saddest sight imaginable, some bad blisters from head to foot and one poor chap was as black as a ainder and pleaded hard to be killed. “
The public should know how bravely the British food this now barbarity.
AMERICANS PRESENT AEROPLANES TO THE FRENCH ARMY
The New York World seroplanes, officere
for Americans to be on
Augart 12.21.65 p.m tust "a" thousand.” America
GROUSE SHOOTING AND THE WAR.
August 12, 5:35 sm.
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On the recommendation of the Dame a commission of enquiry bas been appointed to investigato the charges against M.. Sakhom- linofi ex-Minister of War, and others, in connection with the shortage of maniflóng,
At's option meeting held at the Queen' Ball both, Sir William Bamsay and Bir Charles MsoLTE were convinced that the war wonta have long been your it
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Grouse shooting has opened with birds plentiful. Heavy bage Dijou will be sent to the war hospitals. Convalescent offisers are invited to the moors, many of which have not been lot and the shooting: done by the game-keepera will be devoted to war charitable purposes.
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