1915-03-05 — Page 5

FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1915

BY:

TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Maik)

THE PROGRESS THE WAR.

OF

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

Reuter's Service to the Chinz Mail) |

WAR NEWS.

BRITAIN'S TASK.

thestave Horse, replying to allegations that Frasees is left to support the weight of the war alone, writes in the Paris paper Cruerra Sociale; Aro six armi ASIATIC LABOUR IN each of threw my corps, nothing? To

OANADA.

PROHIBITION MOTION WITH- DRAWN.

:

Fondos, Mar. 4, 4:00 p.m.

A telegram from Victoria, British Columbia, states that the notion of the Igislature to prohibit tho om

BRITISH COLLIER SINKS Aployment of Asiaties in local indun-

.

GERMAN SUBMARINE.

FIERCE FIGHTING IN

CHAMPAGNE.

TWO REGIMENTS OF THE PRUSSIAN

GUARD DEFEATED.

THE SITUATION IN INDIA.

A telegram, dated March 4, from the Chief of the General Staff at Delhi to Major-General Kelly stutes that, the situation continues satis- Factory.

THE DARDANELLES BOMBARDMENT.

ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE TO LAND.

Loxtos, Mar. 4 4,50 a.m. An Athens telegram, dated March 1st, states that the first detach- ment of an Allied Expeditionary Force, including Canadians and Senegalese, commanded by General Demade, has arrived off the Dardanelles.

It is believed that there are 100,000 Turks in the Isthmus of Galli- poli, commanded by Esand Pasha.

UNEMPLOYABLE GERMAN SUBMARINES.

Three submarines were received by Turkey overland from Germany They are still in sections, and are unemployable.

BRITISH COLLIER SINKS A GERMAN SUBMARINE.

LONDON, Mur. 4, 8.5 p.m.

It is reported bo-night that Admiro! Egerton, is satisfied that the small British collier, Thordis," sank a German submarine of Beachy Head The Thordis" was dry-docked, when it was found that one of her propeller blades had gone and that her keel plate had been badly damaged. The vessel ranimed a submarine after the torpedo kad passed under her.

The awards for the first merchantman to ram & submarine now total £1,100.

"DEFEAT OF. THE GERMAN EFFORTS COMPLETE."

Losnos, March 4, 5.10 p.m.

A Paris communique stater that the fierceness of the fighting in Cham- pagne is confirmed.

The German counter-attacks against the crest taken by us to the north- east of menzil were most violent. Two regiments of the Prussian Guard fought with great ferocity.

The defeat of the Garman efforts was complete.

We made further progress at Vanquicis.

Our artillery at the Belgian Dunces domolished the enemy's treuches. The Germans near Notre Dame de Lorette captured an advanced treach recently constracted by us and in immediate contact with the German lines.

There was a day-long bombardment of Rheims, shall falling every three minutes.

RUSSIANS ANNIHILATE TWO GERMAN COMPANIES.

LONDON, March 3.

To-day's Petrograd communique says:- Between the Niemen and the Vistula the Germans delivered no attacks, except at Ossowiece where several attempts to approach the fortress were repulsed. Our troops in the Grodno region and other sectors along the whole front continue to progress. We stormed the village of Kerjen, capturing seven officers and bundreds of men. We continue in battle between the Ondawa and the San rivers, and have repulsed, with entire success, furious attacks by the Austrian

B7D7,

The Germans have made equally barren attacks in the regions of Kozionyka and Rojanks. Wo esveloped and annihilated, at Rojanke, two German

companies.

We sericusly defeated the Austrians defending the river Louinitza. The Russians crossed the river fighting, and occupied. Krauda, taking during the day & officers, 6,000 mea, 4 guas, 7 quickfirers and large quantities of regimental divisional transport."

U.S. SHIP PURCHASE BILL

EorDON, Mar. 4. A Washington telegram states that the Goverment Ship Purchase Bill has been withdrawn from the Senate.

find and even train men is nothing, but to officer' and equip the while keeping General French's umay, in ammunition, while' working for the Belgian army that has lost all its arsenals unul råvictualling

etities, mul for the French army that has lost the chief industrial districe, is a grand task of which England ulana is. capable."

THE "BEYDLITZ" DAMÃÕED.

PRINCE OF WALES'

FUND.

Tai Yeuk Fong" Sweep- stake, 10 per cont.

Thok Storage and Carriage

Co., Lal., London......

partment, H.M.

.430

Engineering

Bookyur Mr. 3. Craig ...... Mr. J. J. Tucker ................ 10 Mr. A. E. Stokes ......... 10 Mr. A. E. Harrison ...... 10 Mr. "A.' F. Ponsford' ... 10 Mr: I. Endon

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Mr. 1. Stewart

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Hon. Treasurer. - Hongkong, 4th March, 1913.

SPORTING.

London, Feb. 2.

Mr. E. G. Windebank.

A Rottendant message to the Times" tries has been withdrawn at the

Sask that a wrrespondent has indisput repest of the Premier, based upon,able information that the gaps erviser Imperial policy.

(Wale Foz Fat Pr's Service.)

AN APPOINTMENT DECLINED.

Sepatice returned from the North Se Battle vere seríanxly xlaniigast, hav. ing also suffered heavy low of Site.

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AFRAID TO TELL BEBLIN. ·

London, Jammry 25.-The loss of the Biber is particularly fab. in Gerasay Because she faw the Bag of Prince Henry of Prussin as the beginning of the war, PEKING, March 4, bin in is believed that the Prince hauled Leung Ka Chiu bas declined then his dag with the winter. appointment of High Grade Adminis- trative Adviser.

THE DISTRESSED DISTRICTS OF

Feld Marshal,French for the Army has talegraphed his admiration and warmest jócił wishes to Vice Admiral. Six David Beatty arul Commodore Tyrwhitt and the officers and mùn of the Nuvy.

The London evening papers are most virgastin regarding the Germez zaval communito, Foe typical heading saying: A Presidential mandate exempts and

"When you are beaten, say you have won," The German coinmunique ja day. postpones the payment of taxes in hecribed as characteristic ind werday of distressed districts of Chekiang.

CHEKIANG.

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Holbow Subscriptions:"

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Volunteer Toy

Mr. T. M. Ross. Mr. Cortney Richards Mr. R. B. Harvey's Fund:- A. and F. M., 7th sub....... Collected by Mr. L. Ho Ching from Chinese Staff of Asiatic Futral 1991 Cửa (2.0), ha North Point Installation ....." Mr. Ojagar Singh Mr. Bhagat Singh..... Messrs. S. J. David and Co.

and Mr. A. David Staff of Asiatic Petroleum Co. (20 the people, who describe English villages (8.0), Lad) (Pob.) as fortified teas, and might have been Mr. W. Mer, Robb written by a Turkish diplomatist. The Mr. C. W. Jeffries papers remark: 3 is siguieant that loon Cricket Club (2nd

sub.) It is reported that the German Berlin cannot tell, the German people the

Mr. D. Neikon Minister is seriously ill,

THE GERMAN MINISTER.

THE MINISTER OF AGRICUL

TORE.

The Minister of Agriculture yester- day left for the South.

PROPOSED REDUCTION OF OFFICIALS SALARIES.

truth."

GENERAL. KLUCE'S - SON.

London, Feb. J.

An Amsterdam cable states: General von Klack's eldest son, a naval Besten. ans, has been killed in an artillery engago- meat on the Dunns. Reuters Special Extra...

The first batch of wounded

52.20

10

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30

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Collected by the Manager of..

the King Edward Hotel Mr. B. D. Harvey's Fund

20

Collected by Capt. S. J.

Aitken:-

Compradors and Staff

Holt"s Wharf

Mr. F. Griffin

Remitted

to Londen, on 22 Dec., 1914, £27,000

1/9.5/18

$241,33.72

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

PUBLIC AUCHPON.

THE Undersigned have received Instrse- itions to Sell by Puble Auction

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TUESDAY,

the 9th March, 1915, commencing

at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, Ba By Doe Vanz Road, Cormor of Ice House Strock-

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE TEAKWOOD LÍS BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, &s, de,

Comprising:

'Drawing Room Suites, Bedroom wid?' Dining Room. Forniture, An-chairs stil The following will represent the Hong. Sofa Carpets and Bags, Besi-momod kong Cricket Club in their matchs with Bedstanda, Toilet Tables Wanbolon the Police on the Club ground to-morrow, Washstands Sideboards, Dinner play commencing at 215 p.-R. Waggons, Extension Dining Tables un Hancock (captain), F: de Rome, D. Chaira, ets, etc., Dinner sad Punert Donnelly, C. A. Hooper, R. Fennedy, Services, Otockery. Glam and KP. Way MM. Mane, F. J. R. Mitchell, S. S. Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, etc., etc... Moore, T...E. Pearee, F. Sutton, and

H. TaylorN

HONGKONG TENNIS CHAM-

PIONSHIP.

The Committee of the Hongkong Cricket Club has decided to hold the usual” düs tennis tournaments this year, as well a1, the Championship: singles competition open to any player resident in the Colony. The programme has not yet received the final approval of the committee, but it is expected that the events will be the same

Mr. E: Herbet

3

from

Capt. S. B. Aitken ... Mr. M. B. Gulland.... 2 3. D. Farmer Mr. J. M. Johnstone ..." 3 Mr. A. 11. Regwin....

5

55

doubles.

The Ministry of Ficance proposes to Fracce and Helpient belonging, for the rh Bhopal Infantry, 47th Sikhs, 7th reduce the salaries of officials,

Rajputs and other regingenta urrived at Lucknow mi Tan. 1 by special ambulance train. There were altogether, 48 wound- HONGKONG YOLUNTEER CORPS.et, of whom tea were lying-down cases, including onesel parolyais trom'shell bze, and another soldier one of whose lega had bean amputated below the knee. With the assistance of tha:0, and R. Railway ambulance corps, the wounded were detrained and despatched to King| George's Medical College...

Corpa Ordom by Lent.-Col. 1. Chapman, V.D.

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Unity on duty at Headquarters and Mount Austin Barracks will wear uniform at all times and will keep their arms and ammunition at their offices during the

day

JOINED

Pte C. F. Maltby joined the Corps en 6th inst. and was posted to Scouts Com pany,

LRAVZ.

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FORTY DOLLARS A MONTH.

Stating that he earned only 810'a month, George Thomas, an elderly man who was mued in the Summary Court this morning Pte. J. H. Gordon is granted leave ́of hy in Indian money lender, who claimed absence from 10.3.15 to 10,3,18.

$20, naked to be slowed pay the amount

to in instalments of$1.10 monthly.

PARADES.

Pardes for Saturday, 8th instant Nii) Parades for units on duty at Hendruar ters and Mount Austin Barracks frons *.. on Eth to 7 m. on 19th instant will be held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, under Officers en duty.

These units will attend no parades dur ing the following week.

DETAIL.

Orderly Officer 2/Lt. Concingham. Orderly Sergeant Bergs Schnepel To furnish Guard to-night Centre Sec- Lion, M.G. Co.

Guards will be furnished at Headquarters and Mount Austin Barracks from 7 a.m. on 6th to 7 4.m, on 13th inst, as follows

At Volunteer Headquarter:-

The Paisns Judre questioned the defendant and found that eat of his small age he has to contribute 310 monthly towards the support of his two daughters in a convent and pap $15 rest. His Lordship directed the parties to meet him in Chambers to settle the amount of the instalments,

GERMAN WAR BREAD COMPANY.

The Cologne Gazette" last month published the prospectus of the War Brend Company, which was being formed under 7 am to 7 pm, 5 detailed in Cerpe the suspices of the German Government Order No. 5 dated 4, 3, 15. 7 p.m. to 70 protect the country from the danger if a

bread famine. Ther a.m. Scouts Company,

rays that

At Mount Austin Barracks:

7 p.m. to 7.m., No. 1 Section Artillery Battery and Lalt Section, M. G. Co.

COST OF SHIPPING LOSSES.

War Risks the Principal Cause,

the shortage of foodstuïlla siresdycă unui try the stoppage of imports way be reckoned at 13, perhaps arep 20, ber eont, and urges the necessity of economy

Having referred to the stepa aliandy taken by the Government toward this end, the prospectus

prodaithstanding, {

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Collected by the Victoria·

Dispensary:-

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Mr. J. H May.10 Capt. S. Crowe... Capt. J. 5. Lewingdon 2 Mr. A. P. Nobbs......

Mr. E. W. H. James... 5 Mr. Lewis Guy

Mr. F. W. Stapleton...

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Mixs B. Walker

Mr. E. W. White ......... Mr...TW. Loughlin.:| 5 Misa Square Mr. F. T. Chapple Mr. G. Martin .....

... 10

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Mr. F. J. Gallion ...... 5 Miss N. Vazstopy ... 1.50 Dr. C. Forsyth...... 15 Mr. F. A. Mackintosh 5 Mr. E. Mauricio

Mr. E. Overy

Collected by Mr. G. T.

Lloyd:

10

3. A. J. Widters... $5

Mr. H. Stanfield

Mr. R. IL Homson ... Mr. A. Cordeiro Mr. J. Alcoh

An assortment of Blackwood Furniture, Marble Clock, Combinato Bles

(Full Particulam from Catalogao.) Terms: arual,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers

Hongkong, March 6, 1915.

thoas contested last your handicap OVERLAND CHINA MAIL" singles A. and B., handicap doubles, pro-

fessional pairs, sad mired handicap.

Entries close, to the Hon. Secretary, MTHE P. M. Hodgson, on Saturday March 20 and the competitions will probably open on March 29.

Captain von Maller, captain of the Emden, who was tende a prisoner, when H.M.A.S. Sydney sank the raiding cruiser, daly arrived in England, mys the London

WEEKLY EDITION OF THE

"CHINA MAIL".

CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS

OF THE WEEE. "

Daily News. When his vessel was destroy. PRICE: 20 eta. (Cash) per Copy

ed bo was rescued by the Sydney and taken to Colombo. From there be, was taken on a British cruiser to Purt Sabl 49.50 Here Captain Von Muller was placed on board the Orient liner Drama, and brought to Tilbury.

有

56.50

Mr. A. J. Lindberg

Mr. D. Brath Mr. J. M. Xavier

Mr. James

2

2

2

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MCE. Warren Mrs., C. E..Warren ... Mr. J. Olson, St. Mr. C. W. Olson

Calbeted by H

Muray Bain: Mr. H. Murray Bair $15 Mr. W. A. Donaldson 15 Mr. J. H. Selh...... 15 Mr. W

Batcock... Mr. W. F. Kuopion ... * Ma. Er Seth

Mr. G. Harper Al

Collected by Mr. R. D.

Harvey:

„leave the grain market holly to itself, but, so far as possible, to take procations for K proper division of anp- plies and for guaranteeing the satisfaction The cost of, the prificipal losses at rea last year is aatimated by the Liverpool of the demand in the critical mouthe

before the Underwriters' Association to harsh For this purpose the Prussian, Govern harvesting if the next esp. twice as heavy as the less in either of the ment, with the strong on-operation of the two preceding years. Reckoning only

German cities of more than 100,000 popula losses amounting to £10,000 and upwards,tion and of a part of our great industring the total cost is placed at 13, ad undertakings, has fouuded a limited Eahili- compared with E6.136,000 in 1913 and £0,510,000 in 1012. Those lossen were company with a very large capital,

This caused by the destruction of 272 vessels in the right of requisition, will be chergad which will be clothed with company, 1914, 170 in 1913, and 144 in 1012. The with the duty of acquiring large supplies cost of the principal losses at sea within the of breadstalls to store them, and especially past five years K estimated to live beep £38,291,954, caused by the destruction of to busbrod then, with a low to satisfying

Mr. Herbert. 121 | the demand during the last months-of-this- number of total losses of vessels of Trent year.

The company is to be co-operativa. The Fire Indians, charged with stealing 500 tons and upwards in 1914 is placed at

cent. of the pali-in capital. Profits in Nomoto, Japnuess deck, seed Mir Admiralty atores from the river boats out 923, of which 105 essels were sank. by Its dividends are to be limited to 6 per ak prosion uses of rack dividend furatuga men to be J.J. Hunt in the Summary Court to-day commission, were deniuitted for tristes-of-age minox, the war risk p

the defendants were arrested in Singapore, year. The next most important use as rendered, and work done..

When the case was mentioned with the while acether of the defendants was standing, which resulted in 100 losses,

vessels foundered or abandoned Eres

DENTISTRY AND ELEPHANTA.

ALLEGED TREFT OF

ADMIRALTY STORES,”

+68

the

to recover 8198.50 for professional services the Magistrany this afternoon. Two off the most serious cause of loss during turned over to the empira for the parpOSER |

view to fixing a date for the bearing Me O, police sargrant in the Royal Naval Yard Fitsy-long. were lost by eclusion, 23 by and "invalids and their depondente or

who represented the defendant Felice. Two of the watchmen plaad A., Russ, And it was an attempt to make his client: Juhnson, responsible for the debt of his wife.

Mr. Justice Gompertz observed that it Bowley's office did not to appear from the writ. It stated Gardiner defended. that the claim was for work done at liez 1. request... It I not matter who the work

Was done

It did

dant had admitted his liability.

and explosions, ard

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of conserving the national food supply. were especially for the bonent of wir vetoraus The Board of Directors shall survivo includo. in addițion: to representativor of Dennys "ining" prosecuted and Mr. Of the 323 vessels totally lost 141 were the Federated States and cities, delegates

foreign steamers and 116 were British acting on behalf of the great industries. stexters; 56 were foreign stiling ships and only 11 were Britich sailing ships.

of Mouare,

Allahabad, 3rd February.

LIFE SAVED

BEST, MEDICINE MADE BETTYE_medicine be

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It might be an elephant" The Pineer's Home corraapondert his Lorship added, to the amusement of writes: The great engineering firm, Arm- Strong Whitworth and Company have the court. A

Mr. Hang (for the plaintiff) and defenfeat acquired the works of the Argyll is safe to say that Chamberlain's Colio. A than Chamberlais's Cough Remedy. Motor care Dumbarton The establish Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy has it relieves the logs, opens the secretions, His Lordship: That may have been mens, which is one of great size, is to be saved the lives of more people and relieved aids expectoration and smists natare in used benceforth for armanent nisuufacture more suffering this any other romady in testoring the system to a healthy condition. before he saw his solicitor.n

The application of Sr. Rust for an ad. only. This will give Southad accond existente. It is known all orer the civilized Besides. It contains run anister and is pre journment (opposed by Mr. Hung) was arms factory, the other being the establish word for its spoody cores of cramps in the feetly safe to take,

ment of Mowers William Beardmore and stomach, diathos and all intestin paine Chemists and Storekeepers, Company at Glasgow. “

For sale by all Chomiats and Storekespere.

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Staf of Green Island

Cement Co., Ltd; ́873

Goffe, “U.M.G., 8th sub, ... -çu” Capt. S. CH. Wilde 10 Mr. H. Griffiths 10 Mr. D. G. Fry

Mr. E. F. Lyle.

Mr. F. Lavingtoh

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Mr. A. Hoberts

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Mr. O, WA. Wilkia 9

Mr. J. M. Gordon

Mr. J. S. Stalker 2

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Mr. D. E. Cluck

Mr. H. P. Thomas........ 10-

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