THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
TO-DAY'S LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
MR. CHURCHILL.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1915
TO-DAYS
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
December 27, 825 p..
[Beater's Service to the Telegraph."] THE FIGHTING AT KUT.
Mr. Churchill has returned to France.
ANOTHER STEAMER SUNK-
December 27, 825 p.m. The British steamer Hadley has been sank and the crÓW KAYOČ.
THE CABINET MEETING.
FINE RECEPTION FOR EARL. KITCHENER,
December 27,825 pm/ Most of the members of the Cabinet, when they entered the meeting to-day, were not recognised, but when Earl Kitchenar drove up. in a motor the crowd rashed across the street and cheered and waved umbrellas and banckerchiefe, even throwing their bass in the air Mr. Llord Geoige also had a hearty reception.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
FURTHER ACTIVITY REPORTED.
D.cember 28, 12.15 am.
A communiquaisten that the enemy in the morning sprang amine opposite our line south-east of he Hohenzollern redoubt, and we consolidated the nearest edge of the crater.
tae artillery bombarded hostile trenches south of the Lille- Armentieros Railway with good effect. The enemy replied rigorously, bas little damage was duna. Elsewhare was cnly normal artillery activity.
GERMAN ATTACK FAILS.
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December 28, 2.30 am. A Paris commmique states:-We successfully bombarded snemy positions between the Grand Dane and the sea," destroying parapete and blowing up a block-house,
We exploded a mine in Artois, north-west of Hill 140, and frustrated enemy attempts to occupy the crater.
Our artillery between the Somme and Rheims damaged a Ger man work The Germans after a bombardment in Champagne, launched an attack on our lines, which was easily repulsed."
The French artillery had good practice in the Vosges destroying a concealed battery of machine-guns.
THE VILLE DE LA CIOTAT.
TORPEDOED WITHOUT WARNING
December 28, 12:15 1.0. Beuter's Paris correspondent states that the Ville de La Ciotat
a
* Mesagerie Maritimes liner of 6,390 tons, was torpedoed by German sabmarine in the Mediterranean on December 24 without Waming.
December 28, 2.30a.m.
The passengers sad crew of the Ville de La Ciotat have been landed at Malta.
INDIANS LEAVING FRANCE.
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NOW THE TURKS WERE REPULSED.
December 27, 9.40 p.m.
The fighting at Kat is reported in two despatches. The first states that on the 24th inst, from ten in the morning till past noon, our position was heavily shelled. The enemy, having trenched a fort, effected su entrance, but was driven out, leaving 200 dead inside. This fort is on the right flank of his landward position, on the north side of the Kat Peninsula.
On the 25th inst, there was fierce fighting at midnight for the possesion of s fort The enemy affected a lodgement in the northern bastion, but was ejected. He came on again and occupisi the bastion. The garrison, consisting of the Oxford Light Infantry and the 103rd, held on to the entrenchment sod were reinforced by the Norfolk and 104th. The enemy vacated the bastion early on Christmas morning and retired into trenches from 400 to 900 yards to the rear, although attacks have been made on the front innebes only one hundred yards from the breach.
The rest of Christmas Day was quiet. The fort and garrison, who are in excellent spirits, have reoccupied the eastern portion. A whole Division appears to have been engaged in the attack.
The Position of Mercantile Marine Officers
FRENCH MAILBOAT
·SUNK.-
LOSS OF THE VILLE DE LA CIOTAT.
The
CER ST
PRACE TERMIS.
*Loreducible Mindenszik."
The National Review pat for- ward as “a mere anggestion for discussion" the following pesce terms which, it usya, we regard *ivredneïble minimum." No Europeaa Passengers from No doubt they will satisfy the
Hongkong.
hardest hearted, especially seeing that one of the clauses allows any of the tering or any others that may be revised to be varied as the Allies may think it. Among the suggested Preliminaries to Peace are the following:-
TELEGRAMB
STORMY CHRISTMAS;
A HURRICANE. AT HOME.
Gender's Service To The
Landon Bocaired, December in hurricane to-day
A stormy Christmas culminated.
· Thare
were fourteen hours of continuous infall, which caused a rapid rise the Thames, which is serosal feet above the summer level.
Treen were uprooted and woodam. fractures blown down, while there have been numerons wrecks
on the coast.
The French mail steamer, Ville de La Ciotat, which is will be observed from our telegram, has been sunk, and 80 fires lost,
I. All aneury troops to retire left Hongkong on November 24, thereonly being one European pas from all Allied territories before besed-Me Es any pesce overtures be entertained. senger ou
II. Belgium to be fully com Bouchard, who joined the ship at Shanghai, at which place he is i pensated by Germany for lose sxtremely well-known." The rõst the has sustained directly or in- of the passengers were Chinese directly through Games - POLICE RESERVE OFTE who went aboard at Hongkong. provoked attack. In addisiber to The vessel, which was under the seaount of such Icases, to he the command of Captain Lovequie, fired by Allied Comm carried a crew of shout 80 all sold, the sum of £500,000,000 to be and had a valuable general esto paid by Germany to Belgium. She was built in 1892. She had displacement of 10,430 tons and a gross (Frenc) tonnage of 6,378. It was only of recent years, however, that she had been on the Far Eastern zao, previously having been the Australian Tine for many years where she was, perhaps, better known. She had two fan-stored to France and such other nels, and was popular se a fast territory as she may deeră neces
Bry for national security. mail boat.
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III. Some further form of preation by Germany to Belgra to be demand which will James the imagination of mankind for all time sed be ex-modating witness to Wilhelm ILa cit.
IV. France to be comperested. on the same scala as Balgiam....
V. Alesce-Lorine to be re-
VI Russia to be similarly coN
THE RECRUITING WAVE ty, certificated mercantile marine officers who are ineligible for the Royal Naval Reserve are serving their country in the best way in the present crisis by remaining in In the ordinary course of events the mercantile marina.
she should Дата reached pensated as Balgium and Francs To avoid any further misappre- - Marseilles on or about December and to secure similar mont The following letter has been hension, perhaps your Lordship (26, bat everything points to ag inst future aggression. addressed by the Imperial Mez would favour as with your endorse her having been delayed by VIL Serbin's claims to be for chant Service Guild to Lord meat of this view I have the bad weather or other caussa, and mulated by the Sarbine
honour to be, your Lordship's apparently she was sunk while ment Derby :-
still some distance from ber The Imperial Merchant Service obedient servant. (Signed)
destination. Goild:
lat November, 1915. The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Derby, G.O.V.O.
'T. W. MOORE, Hon. Lient RNR, Secretary.
The acknowledgement received
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My Lord. Our membership is by the-Guild is as follows:-
War Office, confined strictly to certificated
2a1 November, 1915. British merchant captains and the Guild is their great repre- T. W. Moore, Esq. sentative body.
Sir, I am desired by Lord Apart altogether from the work Derby to thank you for your of the Guild itself in supplying letter of November lat, which is competent.captains and officers receiving his careful considers- for British merchant ships-last tion-I am, sir, your obedient year, for instance, we filled over) servant, (signed) 2,000 vacancies in this way-we}.. are, through the medium headquarters here, and
of
our
B. S. TOWNBOE, Cayt,
Private Secretary.
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agencies in the large shipping districte basily engaged in com-
The Guild have also addressed pliance with the desire of different the Admiralty in the following departments of the Admiralty in termes— recruiting for officera to serve
The Imperial Marchant Service in our naval ships of many kinds. Guild,
Moreover, apart from this, as your Lordship will be aware, every member of the Guild who
No farther information sa to the fate of the passengers and crew is yet to hand, and er quiries at the local offices of the company elicit no new facts, as no intima- tion has been received by them | fram headquarters.
HONGKONG "TRAMWAY
COMPANY LIMITED.
www 2nd, November, 1915.
The Secretary to the Admiralty, Sir,So far a our inquiries. This Year: is at present serving in the have gone no discrimination has Last Year merchant service is doing a been exercised as regards the Increase: service to his country, and under recruiting letter for the Army DecreasOT circumstances of extraordinary which has been sent out by Lord personal peril.
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VIII Itly to obtain Trieste and Trentino yake, MIL
IX. Japan's claims to be for malated by the Japanese Goren ment
X. Austria-Hungary to be dealt with se leniently as Russia's ine terata permit.
XL Turkey to be leniently deal;
with
XIL No territory freed from German rule daring the war in any part of the world to be re- turned to her.
XIII. The German Nary to be | anziandered to the Allies and distributed pro rata among them. XIV. All German shipping in Allied parts to be confiscated..
XN. Kiel Canal to be inter-
6. Jenkin, DAP
Com
formed orders in char Wong Nwong Am.
Promotions.
The Hon08P the follos
Bergess
No 1 Company, A. Bestfie."
Platoon and
| mandara arg recreïta, etc,
ny alteration uniform to attend Polfer Station bets P-50. on Thursday
VOLUNTEER ORDERS,
- Corps Orders issued to-day by Lieut. Col. A. Chapman, V.D., state ***
Resignations:
The following me permitted to sign on leaving the Colony --- No. 1796-Pte. J. V. Beltran, dated 17. 12, 15.05
Na 1893 Fta. A. E. Moybing, dated 26. 12. 15...
The following is the approxi-nationalized. mate statement of Traffic Receipts XVL Prussia to be permanent for the week ending Duc. 25, ly crushed and crippled "by any 1915
means commanding themselves to Receipts Aggregate the Allien.. for week. Receipts XVIL Rigorous justice to be for 52 weeks. | meted ont to all German criminala
Parades. $11,037 $571,193 and archezīminals. · General von
Parades for Wednesday, 29.h 10,039 577,567 Bisaing to be publicly executed instaat.
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prior to any pesce pourparlers. 700a.m. Members of Signal- XVIII. As coscrap of paper Eng Section and other Signallers, bearing Germany's signature sa detailed in Signalling Section means anything the Allies to re-Order dated 8. 12, 15-Sema serve to themselves fall power to phore practice at Heado war ers. deal with any contingency that 5.15 pm. Recruits of Eaga may arise, or vary any of the forem Co-Musketry and Retentor going terms or any other that at Taikoo Dockyard under may be devised.:
Everest. XIX. Military occupation of Berlin pending fulfilment of treaty
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New Share Issue.
Shareholders in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company stereminded that applications for new shares must be laid with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation not Ister than the 31st inst
XX. Draconian restriction on
German trade,
Among many special conditions on which we should insist would
be
Owing to the drain due to The consequenos is that a great Admiralty requirements, the number of merchant officers and supply of competent merchant merchant sesmen have rsosived captains and officers is not such this letter, and are greatly exer- as will permit of its being dennd-cined over it—especially in view ed by such officers leaving to of the nature of their services THE KING'S MESSAGE-
join the Army.
since the war broke ont A large number of
Farther, we have reason to December 27, 11.00 am. membera appear to have received believe that there are many mez- The following is the text of His Majesty the King's message to your recent letter in which it is chant officers and seamen who, the Indian Army Corps in France :~~
suggested that they should jin anxious to serve their country in *More than a year ago I summoned you from India to fight for the Army. Baring in view the whatever sphere they are anked the safety of the Empire and the honour of my pledged nature of the service in which to do so, are litely to enlist in the word on the battleholde of Belgium and France. The confidence they have been occupied ever Army at once if prompt steps are Izben expressed in your sense of duty, courage and chivalry you since the outbreak of the war not taken to prevent it. have amos nobly justified. I now require your services in another they, perhaps naturally, feel this
We are given to understand Bald of action, but before you leave France I send my dear and very much, and consequently have that recruiting officers under Lord gallant son, the Prince of Wales, who has shared with my Armice laid the matter before us for our Derby's scheme have so instruc the dangers and hardships of the campaign to thank you, in my views
tions to the effact that they are
cantile mazine other than that name, for your services and to express to you, my satisfaction
Where a circular letter of such not to enlist merchant officers which is rendered imperative by with the British and Indian comrades-in-arms Yours has been a kind is sent out by hundreds of and setzen, and this being the requirements of the Admiral- fellowship in toils and hardships, in courage and endurance, often thousande, we quite realise that they are likely to be taken on all against at odds, in desis nobly done, in the days of an ever-it is discali, indeed, imposible over the country, necessitating I am, sir, your obedient menkicable conflict. In a warfare wared under now and peculiarly to discriminate without an enor our going over the ground again
Servant, (signed)
1. W. MOORE, Secretary with a copy of the Street Index. trying ciromumaines, you have worthily upheld the honour of the mous loss of me and labour, and in
getting them back
A reply has been received to of the City of Victos, ster of Empins and the great, traditions of my army in India.
the effect that this letter is receiv-which the author is Mr. Arthur ing official attention, and the Chapman, Govern
uild in a further communication This is the tenth edi
it seems quite probable that many to their own particular have followed your fortunes with the deepest interest and have received this letter when, as where as we have been
our gallant actions with pride and satisfaction. I mourn, s matter of fact, it does not apply informed, they are of
loss of many gallant officers and men. Let it be your to them.
value to the country it was their pride, that they freely, gave their res
We have been oficially inform suggest the desirabilit for the honour of their Sovarsign and the safety of ed that in theppinion of the Lords being taken to avoid
fed na mallet. "olddanes mad. I shall wree hold | Comments of the Admiralay
pletion of the ranks
(a) No naturalisation papers to be henceforward imened to any i German.
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(b.) Naturalisation of Germans sinos 1909 to be revoked.
Street Index.
We have been kindly favoured
the necessity of soms mom
aign for the compri
5.15 p.m. Engineer Co. drill and Maskstry exercise Kowloon Cricket Club grom ander Sgt. Major Higby.
5.15 pm. Civil Service Co. Drill at Headquarters!
5.15 pm. Signalling Section.- Squad drill at Headquarters.
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