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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail)

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE OPERATIONS ON THE EASTERN THEATRE.

LONDON, Jan. 14, 9,43 p.m.

A Petrograd comunique says:— Our progress on the right bank of the Lower Vistula has developed, every- thing being in our favour. We have driven the mnemy's cavalry betera usa On the remainder of the fronts there have been rills fre, artillery duels, and local German attacks which have been repulsed quite easily.

The Austrians atteropted to bombard us with heavy artillery but wars soon silenced.

THE TURKS AGAIN DEFEATED.

LONDON, Jan. 14, 3.15 am,

A Petrograd communique [states that the Russians in the Caucásos smashingly defeated the Turkish[rearguarde at. Olti, capturing artillery and numerons prisoners. The Turks also suffered enormous losses at Agraurger, the losses including whole battalion of infantry, artillery parks, arms,'

BRILLIANT ACTION BY THE droves of cattle, and supply trains. #1

BRITISH NEAR LA BASSEE,

BRITISH AVIATORS ATTACK THE ENEMY AT ANTWERP.

THE FRENCH WRECK NEW GERMAN

TRENCHES.

THE SITUATION IN INDIA.

Major-General Kally has received the following' telegram from the Chief at the General Stal at Delhi, dospatched on the 14th fast. at 2.15 pm. -

The situation in India continues satisfactory. On the North West Frontier an attack by tribesmen on Spina Kbaisors was repulsed by the militia, who killed about of the enemy, losing only one cheer killed and Eve men themselves. Recruiting continura good.

A ma

AMERICAN LOAN FOR. RUSSIA.

LONDON, Jan. 14. A group of American bankers bras arranged for a loan to Raisin. of $12,000,000 in order to facilitate the purchase by Bastia ufupplies :from

(British Foreign Official Foligram)) MALICIOUS BOMBARDMENT OF RHEIMS CATHEDRAL.

The French Ambassador has communicated a memorandum” on the wanton bombardment by Germans of Rheims Cathedral, The German allege- tion that the French had used the Cathedral for ruilitary purposes is cata- gorically denied. On the contrary the French had hoisted the Bed Crous flag and established a hospital thera. It is further maintaised that the Germans when is possession of the town used the towers of the Cathedral for the purposes of observation, and upon evacuation subjected the Cathedral to, malicious and deliberate bombardment,

....

General von Disfaits, in Der Tag, adhaite the truth of the, Franch alle gations and promises similar treatment for any historical buildings of the kind which may kampar German military designs,

.FIFTY-ONE TURKISH VESSELS DESTROYED..

Activity in the Black Sea has resulted in damage to the Turkish cruisers Medjulieh and Hamilich, and the destruction of 51 Turkish vessels at Sour mene and Riza

The Breslau bas bombarded a Turkish position by accident near Limas,

THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM. and Russians have occupied positions thas evacuated by the Tarks,

Losos, Jun. 14.

On the Aisne there was merely a cannonade, whils Perthes continued

o be the theatre of local actions for the possession of the second and third lines of the enemy's trenches.

Va-lava-blomn-up-izpeads northward of Benu: Sejour in order to impede the work of the enemy. The latter, thinking that they were being attacked, manneil their trench's, whereupon we violently fusiladed them with artillery and infantry.

There is nothing to report froin the rest of tin krom

THE KAISER LOOKS ON.

"A GLORIOUS DEED."

LONDON, Jan. 14, 5.40 pm.)

This

It is reported from Amsterdam that a-Berlin cosminique says that the Germans stormed the heights of Vregry, northeast of Soissons, in pouring rain, and stormed trench after trench till darkness. They took 14 French officers, 1,130 men, 4 guns, and 4, machine-guis. glorious deed," the communique- saya, was performed under the eyes of the Kaiser."" The Germans admit that the Frensh have penetrated Sheir lines eastward of Ferthes.

4.1

THE FRENCH VERSION.

Heary Fighting North Of Soissons.

Today's Paris communique ways:-

6 p.m.

The mist in Belgium is hampering artillery. Nevertheless, there has been violent cannonading on the Nieuport-Ypres line.

The Belgians south-east of Stuyvekenskerke have blown up a farm which was the enemy's sminunition depot.

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Our artillery at Tons dispersed the enemy's working parties at Angres, and effectively bombarded the shelters and trenches near Notre Dame de Florette..

There has been heavy fighting all day northwurl of Soissons. The action has been toculised around two eminences north-east and north-west of Crouy, of which we only held the first slopes. Our counter-attack on the left slightly progressed, and we maintained our positions in the centre around Crouy, despite repeated efforts of the enemy, but east ward, before Vrégny, we have to give way, the persistent rise of the Aisne carrying away large bridges and foot-bridges, rendering our communics tions precarious. We established ourselves southward of the river in the part Crony to Missy, with bridge-heads on the north bank.

ENEMY SCORE A "PARTIAL SUCCESS.""

Loxhes, Jan. 15, 2:20 am.

Last night's Paris communique ways—

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LIVELY ARTILLERY COMBATS.

3.15 p.m.

A Paris communique says: There have been lively artillery combats from the Sen to the Lys.

We manu wun progrescirthe regions of Lemhurtzydu Anz Beceluere The Zouaves in a brilliant attack" with the bayonet north of As" curriel the road from, Arrus to Lille.

Our gums at Latargette und Saint Laurent silenced the enemy's batteries, wrecking two guns and exploding an ammunition depet, which

lestroyed works the enemy was building.

BRITISH AIRMAN AT ANTHERF.

Lösno Jan. 14:

An Ainsterdam message says a British airman tew bonits on the Gent positions at Antwerp, bus was drable to deccétially damage was done.

CANTON NOTES

From Our Chinese Correspondent.)

SPORTING

Association Football.

BY TELEGRAPH. VICTORIA THEATRE

(Boufer's Service to the China Mall.)

ITALY'S BARTHQUAKE CALAMITY.

DEATH ROLL INCREASING.

Loxoox, Jan. 14, 3.15 am.

A message from Rome says that 8,000. parsons have been killed, and 1,000 injured at Avezanno.: The Vati can has been slightly damaged, and hundreds of the windows of St. Peter's ware amsahed," Otherwins, the build- ing was not harmed. '

The death roll in the provinces i increasing.

THE POFE VISITS THE

SA INJURED...

"Loxoox, Jan. 15, 5.53 many A.telegram from Bome rays the Pape visted the hospital at Santa, Narta where a number of people injured.ky | the earthquake are lying,

This is the first time a Pope has left the Vatican since

1870.

A later telegram says that Banta Narta is adjacent to St. Peter'd, and His Holiness was able to reach the hospital by interior partages. His Halina left the Vatican technically, only be did not quis the precincts.

SUMMARY COURT.

In the Somniary Court this morsing Ng Ching P, of 35 Lung Sung Street, Mack, trader, sued Ruttonjeo and Son, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, claiming 817.63 the balance of a am due to plaintiff ander an agreement dated Mar h 25, 1913, and for moneys paid by the plaintif for and at the request of defendants..

account of what - was

The

term cunld

Mr. Davidson, of Messra, Hastings and Fasting represented plaintiff, and Mr. G. H. Haywood, at Mr. Len D'Almada e Castro' office, appeared for defendant.

Mr. Davidson in opened on business said defendants prior to March 1913 hind

Macso

believed through sa As plaintiff sgent, and presumably finding that method unsalidfactorybu March 95 of that your they entered iota a contract ith plaintiff which was thembject mattor of this nation. By that agreement the Arm agreed to supply to plaintiff whatever wines, spirits and other goods ha hould

require up .to $2,000 worth, a month at a discount of 7

7 por cant all goods to be paid fur montly. Plaintif agreed to take at least 8300 worth goods à month, and in addition to his discount was fo receive &

of 830 Amary month.

He deposited as security a sum of $1,000, on which defendants agreed to pay plaistir interest at the rate of six per cent. The

was haver fully acted opop, greement because during the duration of the agree defendanta ment up to February, 1914, dafe

only $90 worth of geode. Acccrlingly on June 23 plaintiff wrote to defendants through his solicitors, arking that as dolentanto

ants would not supply any more goods they should furnish him with an due to him.

Bu agreement contained it which it was in end, ao be determined by notice, and was so deler mined by that letter. Defendants'

reply was important, because they did not deny Ta scab horg, Superviser of the

the ailegation contained in this paragraphT Canton Conservancy Bureau, bas formally

We understand that you have not for some acnounced that be bas already sent for

consider this time and will not supply him with goods, wines and spirit," & afterwarda foreign engineers from Shanghai, to assist in the survey of Canton Dalts, using

plaintiff went to sea defendanta at the

De shop for the purpose the serplas remaining

and was given in account showing the from the recent relief fonds as expenses,

THE PINCH- IN GERMANY.- goods actually supplied by defendants He does not seem to approve of the iden

under the agreement. At the foot was Furnitura And for

written in red ink: the project, of raising funds.

London, Jan. 3.

fxtures $250, old swak 8460; old accoubte gambling. He has announced that spec. 1 ascxsment on rice Belda: bo The Yoesische Zeitup Mays that Gar collected," According to this scontat enforced. He has al-o, announced that many is arrounded by an unbreakable there was due to defendrute in this date

two items there will be allowed the export of rice, thein provon ing,

besides the two fraportation charging a sporial capire duly for same, phies. The scarcity of petrol is already ink, 925-26 for goode supplied, and as

everywhere

accounts collected. His financial policy connected with this noticeable, and there, an

unknown amount for ald great enterprise seems to be well received indications that the harvest in Germany On July 23 plaintiff the agh his solicitors by the whom your correspondant has will be below expectations. We have not wrain that they contested the accuracy interviewed.

yet clearly grasped the I et that our main of the accent, but to avoid further supplies are nos a lean inerns of defence trouble he was prepared to accept. it. report ibing circulated on the

than one gans.

Taking that nepount we correct the amount due to plaintif was 81,237 66 streets that Fairlan will be gain per-

On July 9 defendant wruto" that mitted by the Government, under similar

they had lost their copy of the agreemens Iceo fitions as tha" Shampiao" and "Pao-

and wero in a position to verify the pise" lotteries opening to-morrow morning.

Recount. Defendants took no steps to reports are the effect thst the Le Matin," referring to the action of

obtain

of the agreement from Lending Posisis will boceira 63,000, 00-German oficer me strfing Flight Com. Phaisin, who was willing to supply it t

Black

money

money" for the grant of the muder Briggs in the fxdn with a riding | was admitted by both parties that the menopoly. Of course, one do-kuot know whip, after being made prisoner says amount of goods supplied was not the how much they will recetre until done time At first one could not beliers that an amenst provided by the agreement, Lut after the monopoly is granted. The officials cfficer, instead of saluting so brave wan considerably less, and his Lordship would will dony this report, as always expected. would suit bl. The fact in however,

CANTON, Jan. 1.

· THE CANTON' DELTA.

THE "FASTAN" MONOPOLY,

A meeting of the Referees Board will be held on the 18th inst, at 4.45 p.m., at the Royal Artillery (Victoria) Barracks.

A meeting of the Council of this Associa tion follows at 5.30 pr. Each Club in membership is entitled to send two delegates, and should do so,

FRENCH COMMENT ON FLIGHT.

·COM. BRIGGS”-ASSÄILANT

this

rea

of

supply them. refused

Plaintiff said he was willing take more "insult? What chastisement may not the

army of drunken ruiters expect which than $300 worth of goods frum defendante

We succeeded by a coup de main in wrecking recently constructed Gennan trenches north-west of Foumbuescourt and nurth of Roye:

The enemy's' attacks north of Saissons have been checked. The Like the recent monopoly befurs its formal perfectly correct. How many blows in the f have to conder whether paintill omitted i prime cause of our giving way,was the destruction of bridges by the sanction. Three petitique, howevor, have face of the Emperor will wips ous to take them from defendants or delendants | flood of the Aisne. We rendered useless some guns which we were obliget to abandon, owing to the collapse of a bridge: The Germans captured a number of prisoners, notably wounded, whom it was impossible for, us 'to remove in retreat. We, however, captured a considerable number, of'j -

unwounded prisonera.

Summing up, the communique says:-The Germans scored a partial success, which, however, cannot influence operations as a whole..

BRITISH CAPTURE A STRATEGIC POINT.

LONDON, Jun. 15, 11.20 a.m.-

A mossago from St. Omer states that the British, on the result of

a brillant engagement with the enemy, captured a German position near

dygne in asking for the Fantan polyether it will be granted

or

not, time will tell..

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

Corps Ordera by Lient-Col. I. Chapman, Y.D.

PARADES.

Parades for Monday, 18th instant :- 5.00 p.to. Ma katry" Instrustion 90 Kennedy Road Range for the fall wing Recruits: Laft Faction M.G. Co Prex

goods.

counts such offices among its lenders 1 cseh month as the more be sold the wors What definitive abasement is not due to prost be inade, but he could not get the u. the race of carious insolents who cannot When there was not auch tende and prices. anderstand the trae courage, the dinita were bad in Hongkong defendants sent terested devotion. the imperturbable stoicism of "oldiers who give their lives for the fullment of their duty fun

There have been illustrious sears, but nerer one that will becceforth eclipse the Tel rack left by German cowardice on the brow of British-bravery.” -

TRANSPLANTING BONE.

Mr Haywood: Do you know that the firm has 867,000 worth of stock and can supply the whole of Hongkong, and would blessed to do ex I darumy -No fle worldn't sand me goods,

Pinti-midi-ply to other questions. that he took over the shop from a man. named Ah Cheng but bo understood that the business belonged to Rottonjose. Ha. nover agreed that the fixtures were worth After.Mz Haywood bad cross-examined plaintifon various itens in the accounta the hearing was adjourned,

La Bassee, killing and capturing many Germans. The British losses were Manghan, and F. G. Thompaor. Noval Treatment for Wounded Soldiers. +159 edd.

slight.

The occupation of this stategic point moins a gain of over a kila metre..

ENEMY'S BATTERIES SILENCED.

LONDON, Jun 15, 5.15 p.m.

Civil Service Co. Pies. Andern, Kayser

and F. W. Wood. Centre Section M. G. Co.

1'te. D. C. McDonald. Scouts Company

Paris, Dec. 3.. "Le Matiz announces that the military

Ples, P. S. Dixon, F. Smyth, N.mediest authorities have decided to Bonil Anslin, D. C. Boldal, HL-Dranys ant

E G. Stensti. Service rifles, to be carried.to the Bra himpital at Bordeass all wounded suffering from psend-arthermia or Corp. Grimes, R... will attend..

8.15 p.rs. N. C. O drill on the Cricket Lose of bony method; Ground Komalader nil;

DETAIL

Is that hernital they will be treated

Ezza.. the method of Dr..

Dr. Vicor, who has dis- Correia prefe..

by which bares of. i to the patirety SARE

can be transferred

The Gerinans attacked the villago. of Saint Paul, situated two kilo-Orderly Officer today and tomorrow, other men or r metros to the north-east of Scissons, and managed to enter it, but we 2/Lieut. Murphy, phot re-took it immediately.

Orderly Officer on 18th instant, Lieut. Wright

Orderly Sergeant to-day and to-morrow, Sergeant Filth,...

There has been a violent urtillery fight in the region of Craonne and Rheims. We frequently cilenced the enerny's batteries.

Wo destroyed at Saint Mihich foot-hringes thrown across the Mouse by the Germans, Sung By

At Bois de Ally we repulsed an attack on frenches which we had

Our infantry in the Vosges, to the mouth of Senonen, after a lively fight drove the Germans back, cut their barbed wire entanglements and alled up their trenches.

THE COLD INAP.

The promot cold soap calls to mind that of January, 1893, when the Peak wa The first operation that of transplanted with hear front for several days, sliding was indaged in on the Peak -*_mnkey's band to the era of * | roads, and telophone wires were broken in woander, French, seldar his just been all directions by the weight of leʻolas. The carried rast with completa

Liperetures recorded at the Observatory Dr. Varonez Kay therefifa claim to beat Kowloon on that pe sien were ma whle Fusion brapital at Be

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dains le talo, devoked to this, treatment Civil which will herred by, doctors specially #lected by Dr. Trytmaint, chief of thi

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