TELEGRAMS.
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THE RUMANIAN SITUATION,
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Fruitless Enemy Attempts.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1917.
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WAR PRISONERS.
DEATH FROM BERI-BERL
RAFIMS CATHEDRAL.
Collapse of the Vault Feared.
Cerman Treatment-Shocking
A Chiasse Body Dumped.
Disclosures.
PRESSURE OF BRITISH
ARTILLERY:
A Month's Work`in the
New Tranches.
FOOTBALL.
Yesterday's Exhibition Match:
British Headquarters, Dec. 11 Happy Valley yesterday to witness There was a huge crowd; at
In a case before Mr. J. B. Wood,
The Krohange Telegraph Com--For a month now warfare on the exhibition match between the
Attack by General von Macksusen.
London, December 21-Seven the Magistracy, this morning, pany has received the following the Somme has been stationary: United Services and Civilians, and Australians were included in the (in which a man was charged with upesial article from Mr. Henry for it was on November 13 and 14 London, January 22. The fall on the Ramanian frost has been broken by a doter.latest batch of exchanged pri removing a body from a house at Wood, the corespondent of the that the victory of Beaumont some fine football was seen, The the thrust a few days later, which the Services. It was during one Civilians getting away and then mined attack by General von Mackensen. On the Sereth, an impas.soners from Germany: Frivates Stanley without permission, it United Free with the French Hamel was won, and, except for me opened with a rush, first the
Unless the Germans Desse was a necessary corollary of that
of these rushes on the" part of the sable barrier is presented by marshes on the lower portions of the Canavan (32ed Battalion), Morton transpired that the deceased bad armigerum
The facts of the osae are that immediately all further bombard vistory, there has since then been Civilians, during the first few mit river, but twenty-five miles above its confluence with the Danube (32nd), Fernett (54th), Harald died from beri-beri. lies a strongly fortified position and the important bridgehead of Kellogg (27th), Vernon Mullin
(7th), Victor Shields (22nd), and the defendant lived with three ment of the Rheims Cathedral the ao morement measurable on the Fandeni.
John O'Sullivan (28th). Although other coolies, one of whom died, local authorities and the architecte map on any part of the line. He that Clemo took a splendid wing, and, although encountering On the north bank, the Russiaus, anticipating the attack, en- teir wounds are orions, all are sad the body was plaosa catside declare that it will be utterly in would be a rash man who would individual run down the left a few obstacles, overcame them deavoured to forestall it some days ago, but they did not succeed.
The German capture of Tesarsti, forming part of the advaresd delighted to return. They com- house about thirty yards away, posible to save even what remains predict that there may not be a
Defendant said the deceased tare. The three days' bombard- but the stagnation has been so shot. For a while play was a bridge-head on the south bank, has somewhat weakened the Russian plain bisterly of the inadequacy where it was found by the Polios of the world-famous Gothic strac- great movement at any moment, and found the zet with a splendid position, but the Germans have not yet crossed the Sereth. Such of the food.
had been freated by an ascle, mentof theCathedral that followed long maintained and so complete little more even, but the Service The prisoners' experie7008 who said he knew something immediately the recapture by the that it would seem natural to say soon began to shows their Browsing would seriously threaten Gålstz.
varied considerably regarding about medicina. When the man French of the fort of Donsumont that the first Battle of the Somme superiority, and when the their treatment in different hos died, they thought that it would has inflicted damage that mast had ended, and that, whatever
game had been in progres pitale. Some were carefully be unlucky to hars the body in inevitably result in the collapse may come hereafter, will belong for about quarter of an hour the Service inside-right neatly fully neglected, their wounds He did not know that a permit building is spared from further which the battle has truly cessed, who, without much effort, went Tet there has been no point at passed the ball to Cleathe A Rumian official wireless message says:-Enemy attempts to unrsed, while others were thaine the house, so they put it outside, of the entire vault. unless the to the second battle,
being often left undressed for was necessary before moving the shelling. many days, until the smell there body.
The collapse of the contra vault, for the guns have never been the leather spinning into the net. from caused general protest. Some
A fine of $25, or six weeks running the full length from the silent, either by night or day. I The Civilians tried hard so get of the doctors were sympathetic, hard labour, was impowed.
facade to the nave, is now con-
is our artillery that speaks mach and others were brates; "bat,'
sidered the gravest menade the more than the enemy'e; and, an equaliser, but skill and gir cumstances were obviously against Baid O'Sullivan, "our chief
Cathedral has yet suffered. Like however stationary the infantry them. Davis, for the Services, gat gramble was about the tucker,
all Gothic structures, the central may be, the pressure of our gun away with the ball and when and our sirmen-the pressure, in tackled put over's pass to Plim- Tault, which osrries the roof, supports the latter frat, on im fact, of a superior force opposed to
mer, who, after å fine run, sent a mense timbers that are concealed him-bas never relaxed. In that brisk shot towards the goal, the by the arched stone columns sense the same battle still goes on ball hitting the cross-bar. The on the inside, and, secondly, by and, in spite of mad, the Ger ball rebounded into play and the flying buttresses of stone on
mans know only too well that the
was still in a dangerous position the outside. When the Oathedral threat of infantry attack is when the Civilian goalie ran out.. was first fired on by the Germans always present.
It has been a trying month for Jones, of the Serrion, who, This was the opportunity for the timber supporting the roof
advance in the Qitus Valley were arrested.
London, January 22.
A German Communique.
می باشد
London, January 23.
▲ German official wireless message aye: We took prisoner one hundred men between the Slaaic and Putua Volleys.
We repulsed strong advances southwards of Casina. The Bulgarians crossed the southern arm of the Danube near We were often so hungry that we Tulces and held the northern bank against the Russians.
RECENT EVENTS IN RUSSIA.
London, January 22. Renter's correspondent at Petrograd states that seventeen highly-placed personages presented a petition to the highest quarters on January 2, drawing a clear picture of the existing state of afairs in connection with recent events, and arging a radical change in 'attitude towards a number of internal questions.
BRITISH SHIPPING CONSTRUCTION.
London, January 22. The Times understands that work on new hoers in number of shipyarda tas bean suspended. The labour will be devoted to the esnstruction of cargo posse
ations desirable.
LONDON EXPLOSION ENQUIRY,
London, January 23,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE LONDON DISASTER.
London, January 22. The explosion was heard in ning & Lynu, minety-six mile distant,
An eye-witness stated that it occurred half an hour after the are scared and zollowed a game a thousand woE MOIS Inching than anything we had ever seen.
ALOUSE JUNElidly the air was filled with debris, billiona of spark, and a sickly-smelung gas he yellow tog,
ment.
"TRANSPARENT HUMBUG."
How Holland Received Gar many's Blutt.
Amsterdam, Dec. 12.—News of Germany's latest, boldest, and most insincere bill for a way out her difficulties burst on Hol.
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was entirely burned out, leaving our men in the front line; more securing the ball, had no dificulty nothing to support the entire ying at first, however, then it is in finding the net with ceiling vault of the Cathedral ax. now, or is likely to be again. straight shot. Half time was cept the arched stone columns in- When the ground reached its called with the Services leading land suddenly this wet, dreary side and the flying buttresses worst condition we were in many by two goals to one.
places in treaches never very On resumption, the Civiliana
of afternoon, and electrified people into intense excitement.
outaide.
the Civilians
from scoring.
couldn't sleep. We were becom-. ing ill, until the Australian Red Cross parcels arrived. They were godsend. Afterwards WO never touched black bread, the of which included contents ground acorns and wdust, Some of the prisonere got month- fals of sawdust, and even emai! chips of wood, in the bread, which was horrible, aapsistable, and tasteless. The Swiss bread, which came from the Bed Cross Society, and arrived in the sam- mer, was very hard, but when we
These might have proved deep, and battered to bite by our In the excitement of the first sufficient to keep the vault ap out protection either of parapete atmost on more than one occasion, own guns, undrained, and with got away with the ball and, the | Services' defence was tazad koshe soaked it in water and dried it on stoves, it became good eating.”-
Mallin, who lost the sight of moments one might have thought until the close of the war, when or shelters. The time of enforced Very cossionally they did
that peses indeed had, as the repairs could be undertaken, bad inaction has been turned to good both eyes when attempting to throw back a hand-grenade, which Datch say, "broken out," sad it not the Germans in their new account, and nowhere are the manage to get rush of their Own, bat their time WAS we aimed at an officer, after-is quite certain that the populace, bombardment, began apparently conditions now sa bad as they Sir Ernley Blackwell, Major Cooper-Key (Unist Laspector of wards missed his way, and fell before they were able to give with the sole object of revenging were for a short space; and if hiefly taken up with keeping Explosives; and Sir Frederio Nathan usve been appolatod a com- | into a sball-bole in No Man's Land calm consideration to the news, themselves for the loss of Dɔanus they are still severe enough, there | No goals wêre registered in this... wittee to enquire into the London explosion and make recommendat Posieres. The Germans picked were carried away by visions that wont, mboll ad the point object is consolation in the knowledge half, but the bulk of the play was him up, and removed his eyes at the peace for which they have of their bells the firing buttresses that Germans are suffering more undoubtedly in the hands of the
field hospital. The bandage ever so heartily longed had come. on the north side of the Cathedral, than we
Civilians. The Services won by Bat when it became known which now constitute almɔat the was untouched for nine days, and
In theory, the Germans ought two goals to one. the sockets unwashed until he that the definite terms on which cole support of the whole inner
The stands and enolósars were returned to England. When made this peace was offered" were vauli and roof. Four of these to have the best of it, because prisoner, the Germans cleared his undisclosed (she Chancellor's Lying buttresses were greatly while they have been beaten back-packed, and a nice an pockets of all money, his watch, speech not yet arrived), and when damaged during this last three wards, withdrawing after each realised for the St. Dunstan's pay-book, photographs, and Tests it was remembered that there was days' bombardment of the Cath defeat on to new ground and Home for Blind Soldiers
saother point of view besides edral, and the least repetition, it is shortening their lines of com- Sailors. Apart from bread, the food Germany's, then there was a feared, must saal completely the munication, we have steadily consisted of one meal of water sudden fall of enthusiasm, and final doom of the structure, owing advanced over a country almost coup, with cabbage, carrote, and all fell to discussing the real to the fact that the Cathedral zo very yard of which has been pictures. Many of the lotica
under fall observation by the soared and battered by war, awede turnips thrown in; two meanings of the startling news,
failure of ration parties to get up. bowls coffee without sugar or There is a large body of serious Germans on both its northern and always with lengthening lines peak of lack of food from the
behind. Whatever theoretical
Many more tell of German officers milk; and salty beef tea or coarse people who agree that Germany's eastern sides.
The French have so far not bean) advantage the enemy ought to porridge. Twice weekly the men latest move is what I heard one received
like Datohmsa say to another after able to undertake the alightest have, however, it has ben out-skulking, and playing sioz on meat, lasting horseflesh. Eight weeks elapsed reading the news, namely, "That reparation without calling forth weighed a hundred fold by the fall into our hands which sell of There superior weight of our artillery desertion and of the savage before the Red Cross parcels in the greatest victory of the En- fresh bombardment, arrived, but the prisoners shared tente Powers yel won," He added still remain two or three of We know from the corroborative; methods taken to repres is, the parcels, and stared off their that, without getting their armies the famous stained-glass win-evidence of innumerable prison- either to Vienna or Berlin, they dows of the thirteenth century era that the German front hanger.
trenches have *been had thoroughly shaken the con- that AZA practically introt, Shields sxid every Australiamfidence of the Central Powers. but these cannot be touched no better than ours. The men their people at home, the feeling in Germany was fall of praises The sudden saziety of the without the Germans seeing that hiding in them have had, on the for the Bed Cross Society. "The Central Fowers to avoid farther some activity is in progress about front as a whole, to submit-and of rebellion against the war Garment," he added, "have not needless bloodshed is accepted the Cathedral, and with oon- still submit to much worse fire, tinues to grow constantly more enough food for themselves. The for the transparent humbug it sequent bombardment. Cardinal both of gans and trench mortare, bitter. Tas longing for pasos Germans in some hospitals rob actually is. What did Germany Lacon still persistently refuses to than our men are called upon to
gets more and more souts,Of late, the parcele, but in others they care for bloodshed, rea innocent leave his beloved cathedral, and stand; and the character of our
especially, the dusory on the sab. are opened in the presence of the civilian bloodshed, when victory in little chapel on one of the fire behind the
ject of the dragging into the consiguses." Mallic and Kellogg seemed to be within. her grasp?sides less exposed to the German is sucks to make it fighting ranks of men physically agreed that the supply of clothing they sek.
get up anfi incressen in veksmanos. In tremely difficult either provisions or such necesse latest batch of correspondenos was inadequate, and changes of
And as for the tale about "only
aries as materials for duck-board-one writer speaks of a man being sheets and underclothing rare,
ing or revolting the trenches, taken whose arm, you know, in bat those who were in other fighting to defend herself"-that is so thoroughly exploded and hospitals stated that a change battered over here se to be
Owing to the excellence of our totally stik," Another vites man organisation there has never been of 46 and 47 years of age. was made weekly.
inospable of being used again,
time throughout the battle, in other Aes bait to the extreme pacifists
saya" despairingly, that spite of our lengthening distances,everything with laga” in being and paid pesos-mongers, these
Then the men in our front line taken to be a soldier. tricke may be useful. Nɔ. Holland at beart knows that Germany is
Chins New Year's Day was have not been vastly the better Again I say that we must not regularly build too much upon these things. crying out about bloodshed be marked by perfect weather, and served and
But sometimes sino it seems TO THE cance she knows she has no chance a general holiday spirit prevailed rationed.
In many places we know thei
ous here that you at home see too of aarrging out her plan of Euro- throughout the Colony. The pass domination with which she native population spent the day our gaze have blotted out com- mach distracted with incidental The third of Mr. Deumant out over two years ago,
trenches through things and attach too little im in feasting and in visiting friends, munication Fuller's mosical lectures at the Holland kuone that Elty Ba. and the streets presented a most which supplies should come to portance to the change which has Helena May Institute took place manis would not enable Ger- animated sppearance, with the the German lines and have made been wrought in the spirit of the on Monday evening, in the pro-many to gather the fruits of forty Chinese all out in their best silken their repair impossible. Prisoners German Army and of the German sence of a large attendance. Mr. years' war preparations. Ehe may gowns, and most of the business and documents which we esptare people in the fire and a-half Faller devoted practically the food Europe with armies; but to premien ablaze with flags and tell us how everything has to be months since the battle of the whole of his remarks to demon enjoy conquest is beyond her banting. There wasmuch crack brought up over the open by Boams began. Nothing strating common faults in the
er-firing, too, and crowds night and how often, under our
Ile cran os colupaing bugungs and falling materials computed at least eight minutes
The deathroil at the factory, where the explosion occur- rod, is probably triming, as 26 12 understood that unly a smail stall was chiployed; but the destruction in the small houses in the vicinity was terrific.
1 18 stated that three streets of cottages were practically of extricating the injured from the wiped out. The task debris was most difficult.
The police, special constables, and volunteers worked all right, but the military aux possession in the morning and guards were posted at all the approaches, -
The cause of the explosion will probably remain mystery, but it is noteworthy that there have been many prosecutions recently of munitions workers found in possos- sion of matches,
THE WESTERN FRONT,
London, January 22, Field Marabad Sir Douglas Baig reporta:—We success fully raided trenches, in the furtacon, south-east of Loos, - and bombed and destroyed dugouts full of Germana, inficting my casualtics.
We entered German Enes yesterday night north of Neuvo Chapelle,
The enemy's artillery was active at Kancourt, Beaucourt, Serre and Ypres..
We effectively bombarded in St. Pierro Yoast, Gomme- court, Arras and Armentieres regiona,
London, January 22.
A French communique states:North of the Somme, in the region of Men St Quentin, our artillery caught marching troops
On the right bank of the Mouse, in the sectors of Vacher- au-Ville, Chambretics and Caurieres Wood, there was great reciprocal artillery Bring.
We carried out a successful "coup-de-main" towards Боводов,
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AN ITALIAN LOAN,
London, January 22, The issue has beer authorised of a Five Per Contum Loan at 60. Payments will be acceptable in foreign gold and Government securities.
CRETAN MOBILISATION,
Cones, January 22.
The National Government has issued mobilisation orders to, untrained Cretan born 1684-5. A general mobilisation
of trained men is expected immodistely.
THE REVOLT IN TRIPOLI,
London, January 22,
An Italian communique states:-We caught up the fles ing Tripolitan rcbinis (montianed on Jandary 18) max ngaio defeated them, after a ferce three-hours' battle in a sand- storm. We reckoned that the rebel losses in two days ware #90 killed and 1,300 wogaded-- ; .
MUSICAL LECTURE.
M
power.
lines continues to celebrate Mass,
CHINA NEW YEAR.
معنا
more
front lines
to
Tarions trivial exsuena. Ordsen
Among the thousands of letters which have faiisa into our hands written to men at the front by
moreover, has grown and coa
SHIPPING NEWS.
interpretation of pianoforte It is ramoured here also that a assembled to enjoy the din and berrage, things of immediate appens in the war can be
important than that. —Ting pieces, and by examples of toth realmost critical state of racket orested by the more urgency fail to arrive. good and bad playing emphasis dira has risen between the elaborate strings of explosives **One can no longer talk about od the value of closer study. Per-Austrian Emperor, and it is now suspended from housetops, Little trench being here, but only hape his three best examples were recalled with emphasis that the groupe of Europeans were to be space hallowed but in the earth, Debucay's Garden in the Bain, was bests from the seen about sight-seeing in Chins about 9 or 12 feet wide as the I-a506 Busting Boog", and fanaral of Francis Joseph. The towo, but, for the majority of top. Everything is battered down Rabenstein's Melody in K.
ramshackle empire 'may,
foreigners, the day was spent in by guofire. In our trench there indeed, Several other picoon were played, be failing to picose,
recreation and in motor trips. are no dug-outs, only holes, in and his hearers were given
Chins New Year Fair was as which we sit or lie down, Oas Some hint, also, that the possi- many useful hints as to how to bility of sharpening sabmarine big a festare as over on Monday cannot sleep in them, and on porrect common errors, and to war may have caused Germany night, and, despite the warning in alwayscold.” infase into their playing the to think that England is inclined of the Sanitary Department in spirit of the composer.
As at the previous lectores, collection was made on behalf of the Fund for Blind Sailors and
Soldiers,
The abovə "was written by S
to negotiatel ponos- terms; bat onanerare appeared to spent pandale Hollanders point to the obvious small-por, there appeared to be which he had spent upon the consolidation of the intense and very little dimination in the Somme ware worse than the three 100 new maglisis y Gore number of Europeans out on moison in Ohampagne. It is only
“bargain-hunting" expeditions;
ARRIVED.
Rangoon M., Japa as. 1,843, Kobayashi,
Stad Jan-Blagaporn, Thik Jane Chang
Winkao, Be a Mokay, stod Jame
Ses Franciios, Bulk ní.8, 0. Canads the Japy is 3347, Bangs, thed
Jan.-Tacoma, Ges,Ő, 5. I Boxmall Bin 2.11%, Placky, Med
in
1.20.1,0.