WAR TELEGRAMS,
Continued from page 1.
HYMN OF HATE.
August 15, 8.45 8.0. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that Ernest Lissauer the author of the famous "Hymn of Hate" in apparently be. coming ashamed of his work and writes to the Berliner Tageblatt agreeing that the song was not intended for the young sad that he often deprecated its pablication in schoolbooks. The song war written in a passionate impulse during the first weeks of the war while under the impression that it was a British declaration 'of war." He neither foresaw the success of the song nor the present attacks on it. The song in a political poem not against individual Englishmen, bat designed against England. "My feelinge are against the English will, which threatens to deelroy Germany Whether they can stand in the presence of cool consideration of practical politics, is another question.”
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RUSSIANS DRIVE GERMANS BACK OVER THE RIVER AT MITAU,
August 14, 2.25 a.. Router's correspondent at. Petrograd reports that an official announcement states that the Germans south east of Mitaa have been driven back across the river Aa. "We continue to press the enemy in the direction of Drinsk and Vilkomir, despite desperate resistance. The Germans in the Kovno district have temporarily abandoned their attacks but an artillery dasl continues. The Russian counter-attack of the Ilth instant, between the Narew and the Bug, helped the troops north of this sector in their retreat, The Russians in the middle of the Vistula Front eracuated Sokoloff, Siedletz and Lukoff in conformity with the exigen- cies of the general situation."
GERMAN ATTACK IN THE NIEUPORT REGION REPULSED,
August 14, 2.25 a.m. Router's correspondent at Paris reports that according to a communique the day has been relatively quiet. An attempted Ger- man attack in the Nisuport region was repulsed.
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ITALIANS REPULSE AUSTRIAN SURPRISE ATTACKS,
August 14, 2.25 a.m. According to Router's correspondent at Rome a communique states that a series of Austrian demonstrations on the Isonzo were easily repulsed, including a surprise sitack on the Carso plateaa on the night of the 12th instant, which took place during a violent storm,
GERMANY REPORTED TO HAVE APPROACHED THE POPE REGARDING PEACE.
آئیں
(Hatas Telegram.)
August 12. Yesterday in Argonne we repulsed a violent attack, preceded by asphyxiating gases, taking prisoners. To-day we repulsed two night attacks in Argonne as well as repulsing other attacks in the Vosgea. Rone: We repulsed attacks on the whole front. From au- thorised sources, emanating from the Vatican, Germany has entered into negotiations to obtain the mediation of the Pope for discussing Peace based on giving away Belgium.
AMERICA SAYS AUSTRIA'S REQUEST IS INCON-
SISTENT WITH NEUTRALITY.
August 14, 4.30 a.m. Renter's correspondent at Washington reporte that the Ameri can reply to the Austrian Note, which has been despatched to Vienna, Bays the embargo on the export, of munitions would be inconsistent with neutrality.
TURKISH CLAIMS IN RECENT FIGHTING,
Aug. 14, 4.30 a.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam a Turkish communique refers to fighting in Gallipoli during the past three days and it claims the capture of eight maxime and some ammunition near Aribarna, hitting a warship off Ariburnu and the capture of a hundred yards of trenches near Seddal Babr, during a storm.
SERVIA TO ASTONISH THE WORLD WITH HER
"PREPARATIONS.
August 13, 5.25 p.m. The Balkans have become of engrossing interest as it is believ ed the Germans are contemplating reinforcing their diplomatic efforts by an invasion of Servia in the hope of coming to the aid of the Tarks before the Allies reach Constantinople.
This prospect has not dismayed the Serviene.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1915,
WAR TELEGRAMS,
RUSSO GERMAN NAVAL BATTLE.
August 14, 5.35 s..
It is unofficially reported from Petrograd that a naval battle took place on the 12th instant near Oasel. It is stated that's large German cruiser was destroyed and several other warships severely damaged." It is surmised that the enemy's purpose was to bottle пр
the Raasian flats in the Gulfs of Finland and Bothnia.
GERMAN PEACE TALK:
August 14, 5.35 a.m.
translation from an Italian Grean Book is most timely. It confirms In view of the German peace talk a publication in English, a the rumours, prevalent at the time, that Austria, in March and April, sought a esparats peace with Rusis, with a view to having a free hand to deal with Italy.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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* MONDAY. the 23rd August, 1915.commenc ing at 5.30 p.m. at Ah King's Slipway. Wanchai.
The Motor Launch
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beam
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with a 30 H. P. 4 cylinder engine
in good running order. Speed 11 railes.
Cn view Now. TermaCash on delivery;
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer:
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Mr. Geo. P. Lammert has
ALLIES OCCUPY IMPORTANT POST IN THE NORTH received instructions to sell by
CAMEROONS.
August 13, 11.25 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Paris states that the Allies in the North Cameroons have occupied the important post of Tingere.
The enemy, who fled, returned with reinforcements and attacked the garrison, who repulsed and then routed them. The Allies! loss was small and the enemy loft numbers of dead. --
THE "GALLANT" CROWN PRINCE AGAIN BEATEN.
Aug. 13, 5.00 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Paris states that a German attack at Artois was easily repulsed. The Crown Prince's army re-attacked at various points in Argonne, but every attack was defeated after a lively struggle;
THE BRITISH STEAMER SUMMERFIELD SUNK,
August 13, 3.20 p.m..
The British steamer Sammerfield has been sank, the mate and his wife and the ohief engineer being drowned. Two, who were wounded, have been taken to hospital and the remainder of the orew were landed safely,
PLUCK AND GALLANTRY ON THE “INDIA.”
August 13, 3 20 p.m.
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| the 24th day of August, 1915 at three o'clock p.m. at his Sales Room Duddell Stroet. Victoria Hongkong. The following Valuable Lease- hold Property situato at Victoria,} Hongkong, viz:— ^
All that piece or parcel of} ground situate at Victoria afore- said and known and registered in the Land Office as Inland Let No, 160 together with the messu- ges erections and buildings. thereon known as Nos. 122, 124 and 126 Queen's Road Central Victoria aforesaid. Term 75 years created by a Crown Lease dated 17th April 1844 Extended to 999 years, granted by an Exton- sion for 924 years dated 1st Fo- bruary, 1854. Annual Crown rent £11-11-7). Area 3192 Square feet...
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Hongkong, 9th August, 1915.
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A farther message from Christiania says that Commander W. G. A. Kennedy remained on the bridge of the auxiliary cruiser India and went down with her. He was subsequently resoned.
Many of the crew who were in their bertha rashed on deck half naked and anffered from the cold water.
Several ships came to the aid of the India's crew and resotted HONGKONG IOE COMPANY, many who were clinging to the wreckage.
Some of the crew standing on a kind of raft were singing "Tipperary" when rescued.
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Twelve more bluejackets have been buried at Badoo with full visions of No. 111 of the Articles military honours. Many wreaths were sent including one from the of Association the General Norwegian navy, while Norwegian soldiers fired the last salute..
Mana:ers have this day declared The British officers were much affected by the generous honan Interim Dividend for the half ours paid to their dead comrades.
BRITISH IDEA OF SUBMARINE WARFARE.
August 13, 3,20 p.. It is reported fron Mitylene that sfter, sinking the Turkish battleship Barbarossa, a gunboat and a transport, two submarines went inshore and shelled a column of Turkish troops marching to wards Gallipoli.
year ended 30th June, 1915 of Two Dollars Per Share.
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The destruction of the Barbiron is a heavy blow to the Turks. Her accurate fra over the Peninsula had seriously hampered the Hongkong, 9th August, 1915, movements of the Allied warships in the Galf of Saros.
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BRITISH AEROPLANES AND A DESTROYER BUSY.
NEAR SMYRNA...”:
Angust 13, 3.20 p.m. British aeroplanes and a destroyer on Tuesday bombarded Idjidik, near Smyrns.
AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE SUNK AND PORTION "OF CREW RESCUED
Aug. 13, 9.30 p.m.
M. Ristich, the Premier, on being interviewed, said the country is now so well organised its resistance would astonish the world; According to Beuter'a correspondent at Rome a communique Moreover, M. Ristioh said he was convinced that an invasion of Servis would immediately rouse all the Balkancountries to help the Entente, I
Fresh difficulties between the Austro Germans and Bulgariens have arisen in connection with the payment of the first part of the German loan, as the Austro German bankera ara udable to provide gold and are offering paper instead.”
Italy is most dotive in her diplomatic representations to the Balkan States.
reports that the Austrian submarine No. 23 was sunk yesterday in the lower Adriatic, The second in command and eleven of the orew were resoned and captured.
MORE WOMEN AND CHILDREN SUFFER THROUGH EAST COAST AIR RAID
**Bigoor Salandra, the Premier, is going to the front to confer with the King on thesubject, while Baron Sonnino has postponed his holidays, Italy is particularly anxious regarding the threatened invasion
Aug. 13,6 15 p.m. of Servia as she will have the chief task of foiling the German plana,
The Press Bureau announce that two zippelins visited the The Opposition and the Soialists of Sofia insist on the Premier East Coast last night, dropping incendiary and explosive bomba at convoking a special session of parliament in order to explain the
dor to explain situation to the country.
It is reported at Bukbarest that the Austrian and German governments have decided to prohibit the importation of Roumanian maize if Roumanis persists in refusing trazeist to manitions for Turkey, hoping thereby to provoke au agrarian and commercial movement against the government.
various places.
Four men and two women were killed, and three men, eleven women and nine children were injured All civilians.
Fourteen houses were seriously damaged.
but succeeded in evading our aircraft parole. One Zoppelin was The Zeppeline were engaged by British aviatore at some points
probably damaged however by our mobile anti-aircraft section,
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