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MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

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BY TELEGRAPH.

KING CONGRATULATES COMMANDER HEWLETTİ

LONDON, January 2

The King bus telegraphed Flight-Commnider Bowlett as follows: am

THE OPERATIONS IN FRANCE, delighted and greatly relieved to hear you are safe. I heartily congratulate

BELGIUM AND POLAND.

STEADY PROGRESS OF THE

ALLIES.

FRANCE'S SPLENDID FINANCIAL STABILITY.

(Official Telegram from French Gocemment via Peking.).

Juil 3rd, Mi15.

The leading French Banking establishments Juve, of their own accord, given up from the first of January the benefit of the Moratorium. And will henceforth pay on demand the whole of the deposits and eur- rent accounts. This measure enables considerable sums of money to be put again into general circulation, and proves clearly that although the war has already hasted five months and the country's forces are in close co-operation Fince's economical situation, far from being endangered, is, on the contrary, or a most; hendtiny brain and when, in a striking manner France's Enancial prosperity. The country although being deprived temporarily of nearly all its resources lis nevertheless, withous having bad recourse to publicity usually attending public subscriptions, covered the National Treasury Bands for a' sur exceeding two milliard franes (80 million sterling).

THE POPE APPEALS TO THE KAISER.

LONDON Jan. 1.

His Holiness the Popa telegraphed at the end of the year to the Kaiser. appealing to his feelings of Christian charity to terminate the dicastrous year and begin the New Year with an act of Imperial generosity by accepting | proposal for an exchange of prisoners unlit for military service between the belligerente.

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The Kaiser, replying, neared the Pepe that he is in full sympathy with the feelings of Christian charity which inspired this proposal, and that it corresponda thoroughly with his own conviction and desires.

THE OPERATIONS IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM

LONDON, Jan. 2, 5.30 p.m."

A Paris communique says:— Our artillery achieved good results along the Aisne, silencing the enemy's batteries ard dispersing concentrations of wes,

We established ourselves on the Plateau.of Nouvron in pits of mine ex plosions, and the Germans were unable to dislodge us.

The enemy violently bombarded the region of Rheims,

We carried a wood in the Perthes district, The Cermans made no counter-attack.

Local supping at Boia-dela.frurie yesterday was recoltless. We regnin ed a portion of the ground lost, and we are strongly holding other positions. We retained positions won in Wosvre, and progressed at Bois-le-Pretre Our troops repelled an attack three kilometres north-east of Bacon Villiers, indicting bezvy losses on the enemy. The Germans also suffered savero casualties at Steinbach, where we carried three more Hines of houses.

ALLIES' CONTINUE THE ATTACK.

LONDON, Jan. 2, 2.15 a.m.

The Paris evening official communique saya: Last evening there was an attack by the enemy, who attempted, after & lively fusillade, to debouch from Boiade-Forges, on the loft bank of the Hause. They were immediately repulsed

The positions we won at Steinbach have been maintained, and we con tipus to attack the enemy's positions,

you.

AUSTRIANS AGAIN BOMBARDING BELGRADE.

LONDON, Jan. 2,500 μm A telegram from Belgrade says that for Austrian monitors bombarded the fortress of Belgrade and the bank, of the Save and Danube on Thursday. evening.

KING GEORGE'S, GREETING TO PRESIDENT WILSON.

LosDay, Jan. 2.

A message from Washington ways that President Wilson's New Year greetings from the Heads of the States included the following from King George Hearty good wishes for your personal, happiness, ane for the prosperity of the United States, to which we are united by such close ties. of friendship and intimacy."

THE LOSS OF THE FORMIDABLE. ALSO

LONDON, Jan. 2. 10.10 p.

The Admiralty has issued another list of survivors of the Formidable's crew, bringing up the total to 201.

The additional survivors included in the latest total reached Lyme Regis in a cutter. There were originally about 60 aboard. It is believed that Rome perished. The others were in an oxbareted condition,

FRENCH AEROPLANES ACTIVE.

Loydos, January, 2.

French aeroplanes visited various places in Eastern France, including Noney, on Saturday, but were driven off."

AMERICA AND THE EXPORT OF. MUNITIONS.:

LONDON, Jiauary, 2.

A telegram from Washington sags that various business interests have protested against any legislation restricting the expers of munitions of war to belligerents in Europe.

SERVICES OF INTERCESSION IN LONDON:

Laspor, January, 2.

There were crowded congregations of all denominations at the intercession services te-day. The services were of mess impressive nature, especially those at St. Parl's Chthedral and Weatminister Abbey, where they were 'concluded with an anthem. There were also special services at Westminister Cathedral,

"SNOW-WHITE AND THE

FROG PRINCE."

Leaves-and-Dow

Dorothy Squale Winified Mor gan. Florenen Heer. Maris Souza, Phyllis D'Almada e Castro, Lizzolan, Dollie Haynes, and Hilde Haynos. Moon-maths--'

Veronica Pastierfield, Reusin Kittia Blair, Hilde Hatcher, Evia Wooley. Kileen Stub- hings and Annie Miler.

Frogs-

Buts-

This delightful Fairy Ballet was produced by the Hongkong Amateu Dammatic Club in the Theatre Royal on Saturday ring in aid of the Belgian Hobel Fand. There was a very large. udience. The ballet, arranged by Mr. Somerville Bobie, was produced by Mr. W. Siegler. Stich an excellent collabora. I tion could not. but result in an artistić i triumph, especially as both had muny able helpers to assist them with the See

14 performance umerous details such accessitates. This bright and entertain-Seone

ng little Fairy Play is in three parts, and each part was made a thing of beauty -emphatically a triumph of stagecraft such as low cities, could produce. The results achieved by the large unmber of |ittle ones who took part and the amount of work necesitate in making them The Press Bureau to-day published a depatch from the Eye-witness. It efficient und dressing them appropriately states that on December 28th, there was a hurricane, followed by a violent etherted the greatest credit upon the thunderstorm Nothing rotable occurred, as the weather and water-logged collaborators and their assistunts. Little ground did not favour the carrying out of operations. However, the French Snow White, whome beauty and perfect progressed at some places, capturing St. Orge's and inflicting heavy innocence had muude the Queen her angry Deco. On December 20th our right gradually advanced and recovered much rival, had to pass through quite a large of the ground occupied by the enemy during the previous week. On the humor of wonderful experiences before 30th the progress on the right was maintained. The 31st was equally the dimately emerged as the radiant neventful. The fighting ia taking place over a perfect labyrinth of ride of the chisuiros Frog Prince, axcavations, and when there is any slackness in the operations the troops are huraunized and nude very presentable by hard at work constructing fresh defenccs.

There is nothing noteworthy to report elsewhere.

A DESPATCH FROM THE EYE-WITNESS.

j'

LONDON, Jan, 2, 11,25 a.m.

ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.

LONDON, Jan. 2, 5.25 p.m.. To-day's Paris communique atates that the enemy has delivered numerous attacks, all of which were repulsed. There has been a most violent artillery engagement northward of Lys, particularly on the dunes, and also at Nisaport and muebeke. The enemy has discontinued the counter-attacks on St. Beorge's. All our gains have been maintained.

his tender solicitude of the little maction | in her wanderic An already stated, the play is most Putifully produced astonishingly well done, in fact; and ull

We Maré, Jr Cring, 8. Garrod and W. Cleares. TART IT.

I-THE QUEEN'S SOLAR-(Even

ing.)

IL-TE DWALES' CAVE(Night

ani Morning

Mrs. J. Bobertson and Miss D

Filik The Seven Dwarfs on the Cave dwel-

Kurs

Bernard Caldw," Archar Dean, Waiter air, Amorelle Cleaves, Bobbio Tablet, Frank 'Bessie Blair

A Belgium Soldier Doll Kittie Blair.

Rabbit-

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BY TELEGRAPH. VICTORIA THEATE

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

NEW C.M. G.

Lopos, Jan. 2,

Mr. Charles Alfred Bell has, had 'a C.31,G,conferred upon him for service In gonnection with the Tibạt Confarencs,

DEATH OF ME, PERCY ́ ILLINGWORTH, MP

Losvoy, Jang 3........ The death is announced from typhoid fever of HR P. E. Illingworth, M.P Shipley Division, Chief Liberal Whip

| He was born at Bradford in 1869, was educated at Cambridge sad married a daughter of the late Mr. George' Coats of Paisley.

NEW:LORD: LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND.

Lowboy, Jan. 3.

It is officially announced tha: Lord Wimborne has been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in succession to |-the-Marquis of Aberdeen, who resign=

ad some time ago."

[The first Baron Wimborne (created 1890) Isor Bastia Guest, M.A., D.L, J.P., Bart. 1638, was born at Dowlais on August 21. 1833, the son of Sir Josiah John Guest, 1st Bart and his second wife, Charlotte, à daughter of theủ 9th Earl of Lindy, Ha micried Lady C.B.M. Spencer Churchill, one of the Duke of Marlborough's daughters. Lord Wimborne awas 83,000 acres, ~~Ed.]

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.HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

-Corps Orders by Lleut-Colonel A. Chapman, Y.D.

MOMETRY (STANDARD TUST.) Musketry (Traited men only, will be carried out as folines -

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Saturday 9th Civil Service Co. Officer charge of Butts /L Murphy. AB Oficor of the. Civil Service Co. will attend to take charge of the Aring point and sufficient N. Q. U's of the Company will attend Instructor.

to assist

the

FIELD DAY UMTH INSTÄNTÄ MAA Kowloon by special train at 8.45 m The Corps and Resorves-will-leave Farther details as to place and time of assembly, dress etc, will be issued later..

OFFERS TRAINING LECTURES. Tuesday ath Jan. Protection, Capt. Walker,

Thursday 7th Jan Inter-communication and orders. Visual training and Ranging. Capt. Walker.

Tuesday 12th Jan. Characteristics and Tactics of the Machine Gan, Capt. Stewark, Thursday 14th Jan. Strategy of the War.

L Col. Moberly, I.B.O.

PROGRAMME FOR JANGARY Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays-Nos. 1 and 2 Sections ›rtillery and Left Section 11. G. Co.-10 pdr. drill at Headquarters

Remai

Tuesday, Company drill and Kifle

order exercises Co, Commander'

Thursday, 7th. Skirmishing under Com- pany Commandera

Monday, 11th. under Company Com manders' arrangements.

Tuesday 12th. Masketry Exercises and aiming drill ander Company Commanders. Thursday 14th Maskatry Exercises and aiming drill under Company Commander.

Monday 18th under Company com. manders' arrangements.

Tuesday 19th Oatposts under Company Commander.

Thursday 21st Bayonet Sghting under

Commanderk Monday, 25th under Company

Com

Thursday, 28th Outposts under Com-

Dollie Haynes, Millie Hagues,

Gladys Wonley Mubiy Museo.manders' arrangements. A Dragon Fly My Hyde

Toonday 28th Battalion drill under Com- Shadows of Emotion--

manding Officer. Dorothy Squait. Winifred Mormanding Officer,

gan, Dorothy Filkins and Lily White

PART III,

AND

the more so when one remembers the Secne L-THE QUEEN's Solan (Morn

ing.) limitations and the difficulties attending the production of such a play on so sral Scene II. MIDST BLEMIS

~ Brachen."—(Dawn.) w stage--and one not quite so well equipped us it might be. We most for A Spirit of Night ........... Miss In White.

Bluchell There have been artillery duels in the whole of the regions of Arras,dially congratulate Mr. Skerler and Mr. Albert, and Roye. The Germans blew up two maissons between Beaumetz and F. Grissell upon their artistic conception Achicourt, and we responded by wrecking their trenches at Parvilliers and singeeratt and upon the exquisite Labaiselle. We also silenced their mine-throwers at Fricourt.

A VIOLENT NIGHT FUSILLADE.

There is nothing fresh to report, except a violent night fusillade against the Franch trenches east of Vermelles and north of Chaulnoes, and an unsuccess fel German attack west of the forest of Consenroye.

THE STRUGGLE IN

POLAND.

RUSSIANS TAKE MANY PRISONERS.

LONDON, Jan. 2, 2.05 p.m. A Petrograd ofcial communique says:—— Despite stubborn resistance, we took the enemy's earthworks at the Tillage of Mechanka, in the region of Gorlitze, taking 3,000 prisoners, 68 ficers, four guns, and 6 quickfirsts. The engagement continues. After rious chanter-attacks (bad been repulsed we occupied, Storemaatz and Radautz, in Boko wins.

GERMAN ATTACKS RÉPULSED.

Laston, Jan. 3, 6.00 2.10.

A Petrogend communique states that the Russiin continun to repales the German attacks at Bzure and Bawks despite the enemy's heavy artillery and hombs, "The Germans captured some trenches between Vigezozowa and leiro after severe fighting, but were driven put by attack in the rear. The Kassinna erptured several hundredt priemere, machine guns and positions, and in the Uzok Pas they esptured a thousand prisoners.

The Austrian retreat in Bekovisin is asuming the more of a rout,

(British Boreign Office Telegrama.);

SERDIA FREE OF INVADERS.

The Crown Prince of Het bid has issued an Anny Order tod country to be free of invaders;:

beauty of the various scenes presenteil. The piny is the Amateur Dramatic Club's 102ad production, and it dophil rivul the best that has ever been staged in Hongkong and, in making this statement, we bear in mind the beautiful productions. 05." Twelfth Night,**** The Blue Bird 7. and The Ideal Husbard. All lovers

of a charming little play, most charta- ingy presented, aunt got neglect to so Snow White and the Frog France." The characters, all of whom acquitted thesiselves alinirably, appeared as fol low-

PART. I.

noun.)

All parados nas to commence at 5.15 p.m.

DETAIL

Orderly Officer. 2/Lieut. Cunningham.

Sergeant, CorpL, Shenton.

"To furnish Guard to-night, Scouts, Con

pray... to-morrow

Company

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

RESERVE.

Beads

Dorothy Squait, Mary Hyde, Mabel Silas Hilda Hatcher, Evie Wooley, Eileen Stub- bing and Annie Miller Orders by Majce Wakaman, O.C.H.E.Y.R.

......White:

A Spirit of Spring Sunbeat

Dorothy Squair, Winifred Mor gao, Phyllis seda e Castro, Marie Souza, Eileen Stubbing, Mary Hyde, An nis Miller om Kvin Wooley, The Sunny M. 1. A. Stokes The Prince Mr. I. G. Jennin.

Hongkong, 4th Jan., 1915,

PARADES.

N.CO%, who have not passed out of the ions of Instruction, vidu order 45 Dec. 18th, will parade on the Cricket Ground to-morrow, Jan. 5th at 6.10 p.m. Now, 1, 2 and 3 Companies will parade on the Cricket Ground at 5.15. The singing of Mrs. Robert and a Friday, Jan. 8th. Dress clill White, the acting of Mrs. Samer order. The hour of pacade for the Fiaki ville Dobie, Miss Agnes Bishop and Mr day to be held on Sunday, Jan. 10th, "will Bown, and the dancing of Miss Filius be notiñed intera AK and Miss Mary Hyde are all deserving of special mention,

Sccup I-TE GEN'S Soz-(Alter

The Queen...Mrs. J. Somville Debie. Mr. Deprazan Fuller, of the piano, per Her Attendant

formed a very important put with his Mms. J. Robertson, Squaie and well-known ektil: The muir, selected, Mar Mar Miss - L. White,

arranged and partly written by Mr.. Ful Fler Huntemnu

les, was deliciously appropriate. During Bess. T. W. Fill and R. A. Stokes, the rehearsals, it should be stated, Mrs. Her Stepdaughter Soon-white-II. Suitor kindly assisted at the piano. Miss Agnes Bishop. The costums Juen already buon referred THE CHERTYUT ut special mention in this connection Secne II;— “ÜNDER

Thizza (Afternoon, Ever must be made of the mount lur and hight) work performed by Mb Somerville | Pobio, assisted by Mr. DK. Elair. As The Trg

Go Mr. R. Brown, The Nightingale Misi, Y. Pebert, tage unsistunts, Monsta. F.-31. Joan The Sandros

Mus T. WHEC and FW Gibbins were very used in The Jackass D. Fits W. A. Conáll, és pochirian, ha

so imperimt part wher lux performed

The Dives

Mr Hobortech Mary Flyde, Buy White and the Frog Prince G Mand Bla. Mary Hinton, vill naia be producul

Doris Winthapk, Amie Math of 1.10 o'clock; it thebat! Joint and Rosio Tolan #i desirves mady, répredikato

Sergt. I O. Russie graated, leure frous Jan. 1, 1915, to Jan. 1, 1916..

THOMOTLONG,

Corp. A. Leach to be Sergeant Lance Corpl. D. Harvey to be Corporal. Privats N, IL Laet to be Lance.

Corporal

Sergeant D. Tolian to Co, Sec. 3. Sergeant W. Bude to Co. 2, Sec. 4. Sergt. W. H. Wooley to Co., Bes. 3.

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