FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1916
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Beuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE WAR
LIVELY FIGHTING IN THE
CHAMPAGNE REGION.
ITALY CALLING UP
HER
RESERVES.
DECISION OF THE NEW GREEK CABINET.
FRENCH STOCK.
French stock on the 10th inst. stood ni 71.25.
A BRILLIANT BRITISH ACTION.
(Official Telegram from French Government"ria Peking.) March 11-On the 10th inst. Britian troops brilliantly carried 2500 metre of the enemy's trenches in front of Neuve Chapelle, took the village of the same name, and progressed 2 kilometres beyond this point..
The German prisoners numbered 1000, and are very depressed, thair': morale being at its lowest.
On the 8th inst. fighting prevailed all day along the North of Arms without changing positions on both sides. Very lively fighting took place in Champagne, in which we had a marked advantage, peculiarly in Perthes and Mesull regions where aur infantry curried a German work very strongly organized, "progressing beyond. In Argodine we destroyed a German black house, pushing our, trenches H0 metres onward. tween Four de Paris and Bolantes the coomy counterattacked in the evening and succeeded in carrying trenchas taken in the morning: but they were re-taken by our troops, who delivered a second atluck. The Germans counter-attacked twice. Fighting is still proceeding.
ITALY CALLING UP RESERVES
LONDON, March 11.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Beuter's Service to the China HaR,
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THE BRITISH PARLIA--
·MENT.
DISCUSSION ON FAR EASTERN
¡QUESTIONS.
A
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
INDIAN MONEY LENDERS
USURY.
Kave a note for:201 -
The My.
BIG EMBEZZLEMENT-> CANTON ITEMS,
ALLEGED.
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stating, that defendant bad bold the Mr. Agaæis made a formal objection, position of manager in the shop for
years,
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Mr. Faithful. He has only manager for Dina year.
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Canton, March 10.
INSPECTRUM OF SCHOOLS.
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To-day's Advertisements
LOST.
OLLTER MILITARY NURSI'S ▶ BADGE: this morning between the RiBibury Hospital, Des Voeux Road and Battery Pabl
Wal inde plaase Returo same to Sindee Backe, Military Hospital, Bowen Rond.
Hougkang, March 12, 1915,
GF NORTHERN TELEGRAPE
COMPANY, LTD. OF DENMARK.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS,
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Addrowned. Yeching.
A cas which will occupy many hearing Chief Justics's Commenta" was mentioned in Mr. Hazeland's Court' this morning when Wong Kun Tak, the During the public examination in Bank. | Manager of the Wang Tit. Van shop, 20 rupter of Chang Laung: & Sanitary Dopart the shop seurts to the ortent of 813,000 Saltash Lane, was chargod with falsifying
All the newly appointed school inspectors nant format, in the Supreme Court this
were started on their round of duties on the starcoun, some light was on the intimated that he bad requisitioned that get a work as auly a pomible and Mr. Faithful appeared to prominte, and th inst. Gorurnar Ek is anxious for them aordinary amount of lateris charged by Todian" istrues, and drew from the Chier services of counsel.
finish their tours before the spring holidays Justice strong comments on their methods. -Mr. Agasis appeared to defand.
in that report may be obtained then. Dubte said his salary was 230 a month
The pecution, in applying for an
Es desires them to take us murel- tíma sa is LONDON, March 12, am.
and his debts F020. The amount had in the $5,000 bail slready allowed; 1 mmsary to look carefully into all the oce scumulated from time to time and as pointed out that the man had no difficulty sitions su that they may be in a position
Flar give Replying in the House of Comment partly due to the sickness of one of 1 5otting the monny sad to sadze, his
give good and practical advise as to how his children which necessitated his bosance at court a heavier bail was the wahoula to questions regarding Japan's demands rowing money from Indian mousy lenders
may be improved, desirable,
The
--query' "st'onco srikan Who are from China, Sir Edward Gray, Secrstars to. He borrowed $50 from one suan and
in any sense of the term, or are they, sa is these inspectors Are they educationista of State for Foreign Affaire, said hee hins a note for find the other
got 130 and
far more Ekaly, wet-of men who have had received no representations from s
Flis Lordship:
Dearly
been appointed to this responsible position facial. been because their surname is the same foreign government, but one or two that is all I come you are a fool,
Defendant farther aid that he paid.
prominent. 'official? If Chibs could hap Powers had made informal communi- interest on the 830 loin. He had five cations. A however, the information children and locked after a younger slabat. One of the money lenders wished to in his possession was confidential, Elis
question the debtor to his reason for get Majesty's Government had made no bankrupt, hatás appared the he had not formal communication upon the subject proved his debt store aip, karcisinghit discretionary poergy andoned the question to any foreign government. The opin- to be put. ions ef commercial, and industrial ciarses would be welcomed. Some had already been received from experts on commercial questions involved. The
His Laniship to the interpretar) Tel Government was considering the de him from me that the lends kad sutkes mands with a view to safeguarding any he gets half. If I had my way he would man sigt for 860 he is very fortunate it British interests with which they ap-ged nothing at all. He tells you that he poared to condict. He was awes of coming into the Bankruptcy Contet so as to the importance to the Lancashire cotton roditora what he can. You win
gue that, and no wore.
The exam pasisa was concluded. trade of the open markets of China, sad gathered that the demands had | aroused great uneasiness in this respect, but the Governmens did not doubt that the Anglo-Japanesa Treaty of 1903, pre- serving equal opportunities for the commerce of nii nations in China would bo observed.
$10,000 romacking that it was an day long shep forward. But will they ever Feb. 22nd...
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R. BLACK A special telogram was received on the third abst. from the Diplomatic Board to the effect that hereafter all talegrams sent from any province to Peking concerning diplomatiemilaira albaki
view of German propaganda in Chins Replying to a question whether in against Britiah trade, steps would be taken to prevent British traders trad Being with Germans, Sir Edward Grey said the Trading with the Enemy proclamations lid been applied to Britishers in China, and it had also been intimated the transactions with Ger- mans in Chins not prohibited by these proclamations are undesirablo.
It is oficially announced in Paris that, as Italy has called ont certain classes of Reserves, the Italians belonging to the Foreign Legion, organised by Garibaldi, will be allowed to resign if they desire.
BRITISH EXCHEQUER BONDS.
AN ENORMOUS DEMAND.
LONDON, March 10.
UHINA AND JAPAN.
A "VERY CLOSE ALLIANCE "* PROBABLE.
"March 12, 1.35 ..
a
Debtor said hewed more than he could. SPORTING.
The money lender mid that on previous occasions when debtors had gone bankrupt he had only recovered half his money.
POSTAL CLÉRK'S BANKRUPTCY.
Due to Marriage.
His marriage on a very sagull salary this after by J. J. Santes, a clerk was the reason given to the Chief Justice in the List They, who attended for his public exurnination.
the postal service eleven years and wa 42 years old. Fife sears ago he murmel and now had three children. At that time he earned $75, and his present His liabilities were $1,000 andhis assets wig was $00. His wife had been ill 31.00). Debtor cdmitted that most of his liabilities were to Indian money leaders, into whose hands he got soon after his marriage. From one he bor rowed $200 and signed a promissory zote. for $280.
Debtor sal. he had been werk in
The Official Receiver: Is that the usual mustem for money lenders?
Debtor: They sometimes charge, fe $150 or $100 when $100 is lent.
One of the money lenders, from whom debtor borrowed 430, alleged that this Lat his money by gambling at Meno This the debtor dead, and he waid he back paid $40 wince last May in interest.
The nerey lender, dorded that deitór
The applications for £60,000.000 exchequer bonds amounted to seventy-twoance, which was not a very improbable had said sings Cent Debtor was in
and three-quarter millions, at an average price of 95 1/16.
GREECE AND THE WAR.
LONG PERIOD OF PEACE IMPERIOUS.
Loxios, Mar. 11.
A message from Athens anboutees that the new Cabinet has issued statement in which it whys that a long period of peace is imperious and necessary to Greece after her victorious wars.. Hence, her nev-. trality was imperative from the beginning of the European crisis, but there remains her duty to fulfil treaty obligations as an ally.
INVALID CIVILIAN PRISONERS.
·A·MUTUAL AGREEMENT,
LONDON, March-11.
The Hon. Neil Primrose, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, announced in the House of Commons, that in deference to the express desire of the Pops, Germany has agreed to a tautual exchange of invalid civilians,
THE CAPTURED GERMAN SUBMARINE.
LONDON, March 10,
The Admiralty, in a later telegram, siated that the destroyer "Ariel" | ank the German submarine U 12 not the 20, and that of the craw of 28, ten wore saved.
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THE STRUGGLE ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
Lostos, Mar. 10, 5.15 p.. To-day's Paris communique saga -- - A very violent German counter-attack made last night in Champagne
Sir Frederick Pollock. presiding at meeting of the League of Empire Club, Londos, said there were possibly pro- ceeding between China and Japan con fidential negotiations for a very close alli- thing, and quite laridable if made on fair terms. He thought German diplomacyant of toy and his wife was sick at had been endeavouring to stir up strileh tent him sine undresfioret. between China and Japan, and he would be greatly astonished if the accounts of Japan's demands were materially inaccurate.
The Official Receiver informed his Fordship, who had commented upon the absence of receipts, that money lenders seldon gave receipts.)
A draper to whom dator oral money
deep appreciation of the friendly senti-also attended.
The Chinese Minister expressed his ments towards China.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, March 11.
The death is azzowaced of the Rt. Rev. WH. Richardson, M.A., DD, formerly Bishop of Zanzibar and Esat Africa, and since 1904; Assistant Bishop of St. Andrew's.
(Wah Tez. Yat Po's. Sereice.)
MINING DISTRICT
DIRECTORS.
Peking. March 11.
ASSOCIATION. LOOTBALLA
Challenge Shield Competă”,
tion - Sami-Final.
Hoscana F. C. v R.G.A. The Cheb will play the Artillery to- morrow afternoon, to decide which of the two beans shall, oppose the Royal Ex- gineers in the dual for the Challenge Shield."
The game will be played on the Club.
and the seats will be:- ground.
Hongkong. C. Barlow A. Hall too and J. MeCnbbio: R. F. Long, J: Stewart, and ML. Railton; G. A. Robin son, P Ted. J. Stalker, W. V. Ponnell, and W
B.Rinden,
Shakespear, Lieut. Roapel, Swap, and Pallans, Pexercic, and Lavo'ook; Despar
RG.A.Moore; Caple and MoCubbin;
Harper.
Referee Mr. F. W. Eager."
CRICKET.
their league watch to-morrow with the The Hongkong Civil Service Club, in
(Captain) How. Mr. Chand 'Sever, R Hongkong Cricket Club, will he represent
Witchell, E. W. Dawson, C. J. Thechi ed by the following R. E. O. Bird
F. W. Food, P. 1. Lamble. 6. B. Sayer, C. D. Martyn, W. Hill and W. Bearno.
socording to a prizeże ooda wow adopted: Thia to try to prevent "Imka" en the way. It is alleged that rocante complit tions in foreign affairs have been in neward 'doo to the premataro publication at some of the information, before it had boan discussed by the Diplomatic Rm-!
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NEW TOLIS COMMISA'OSER.
Hongkong Station.
Hongkong, March 12, 1915.
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LIST OF UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS DYING IN THE EASTERN WITHIN. SION AUSTRALASIA & DHINA TELEGRAPE CO'S, OFFICE AT HONG KONG
ADDRESS
STARON FROM
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On the eahth inst, the new Police dam-Confney 97 Counsight Ronit Porta missioner, Mr. Fai Sheung Chi, arrived in wang ling Lamer his official calla at once and has decided to Cant to take up b duties.He made begin his work on the boat was sans to bring him from Wachow, the 11th inst. & qua- but he had departed hafore the gumboat arrived. The host will, however, bring Mr. Fai's Emily and domestic servanti together with his laggsga.
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GOVERNMENT HELP WASTED.
The Kwong Tang Yuth Han Railway Co. is waving the dae of distress and loadly calling upon the government to help them nas of their financial troubles. The share- Alders, it satima, are not coming forward
predominance of "disbursements with their regular payments and the state- ment issued by the Company shows a big redaipts.
BIRTHDAY GINTX-
oret
of the Water Police came round as it has a habit of doing once a year. His sub- Fow days ago the birthday of the Chief
ordinates, desirous, no doubt, of standing wall in the. astimation of their over-lord, rod together a fins array of gifts. estable delicacies, clothing, gold and silver waze kong Tacht Club assisted by the Corinthias, tables and returned all the rest with Under the suspices of the Royal, Hong-ic, and presented them to him. With mare good sense, he accepted some of the
Yachting.
Yacht Glab, Yacht and Motor Boat Races for valuable prizes will take place thanks. Then he feasted his visitors and on Saturday 27th instant and Monday th sant them away in good humeur. April, los, which entrance fees will be haze, the proceeds to be given to the Brian Ballef Fund.
instant:
The following is the programme for 27th
HANDICE CLASS
Back Buoy (P) Leemun on
Course-Lysamun Beacon (PCs pm. Stating Gun 2.20 p.m. Entrance Distance 10.1 miles. Preparatory Gen 2.1 Fee. $10.
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VERY family should be provided with Sprains may be cured in much less time when promptly treated." Lause back, lame rheumatic pains are some of the diseace shoulder, pains in the side and chost and
for which it is especially valuable. Try this liniment and become acquainted with its qualities and you will never wish to be without it. For sale by all Chemists and
Course-yeoman Econ (E) Cast Rock Bacy (Channel Rock: (5) Tistance 9 miles Preparatory Gin 2.31 p.m. Starting Gan 2.40 p.m. Entrance Fee $5. Sterekbepers,
The Programme Arranged for Monday
• CRCISENA.
His Lordship commented on the fact that while his salary, way only $80 a 5th April is as follows year debtor incurred liabilities of con siderably over $1,100. We did, not call that honest. In the last case he had rocas Rack (F Mark Bost Lai Chat Kok Course North Fairway Body (9) "riticised the actions of a money-lender, (S) Trees Rock (S) North Faway Buoy but he did not think it was very henext(P) Distance 15 miles. Preparatory Gua. nt tor to go to money, hjulers and 10.55 am. Starting Gun 11 aful Entrance shop and pure credit without the Fee $10,
test possibility of paying. When the the ene debier's diharge would be suspended for a considerable period,
Thịy, was rotarjireted to five or six money lenders in court, and the examina tion was lost.
INDIAN'S HARD LUCKY
The illres of his mother was the cause
A mandata offers that the posts of to which Juman Khan; oxamined in the official directors in the mining districts Bunkropter Court this afternoon altri.
MANDICAP CLASS," ONE DEIRAS CINE, HAYWARD HAYE CLASH AND wall CLASS. (LADIES RATE).
Rock (P) Distance 4 nites. Preparatory Course Channel Roak (P Kowloon Gan 9.55 pm. Station Bun p.m. No Entrance Fee.
SÍOTOR BOAT. Course. Yet to be decided open: Freparatory Gun 3.25 p.m. Starting Gua 3.30 p.m. Entranca Fea 80:-
over to the Belgian Consal for charitable As the Entrance Fees are being landed purposes the combined Yacht Club Com mittees look forward to the hearty support
Colony,
Handicaps will be announced at an early.
date
The
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was vigorously repulsed. We, moreover, gained a little ground along the CHINA'S FOREIGN COMMERCE. | R100 in doelor's bill, and the funeraline drawn between the Flag Staff at the f
road from Perthes to Tahure. "
Starting and Finishing line for each event will be animaginary Royal Hongkong Tacht Club, and s. Mark Boat moored well out in the stream.
Post
be abolished and that all mining affairsbuted his failure. Twenty-three and ex-operation of all Yachtemen in the will in future be taken over by the of age and earning only in the What Governor of their respective districta. Co.'s service, debtor, wald he hid u wife, two children and two sisters to support. His mother's illness cost hizi
$200, as propers had to be offered, for The Government contemplates amend-inny days. His liabilities were $773 Between Four-de-Paris and Bolute the enemy attacked in the after-
ing the laws. relating to China's ad his et nil. He had browol moon and took from us. the trenches we captared in the morning, but Foreign Commerce and a Commission money from our acciation and money We counter-attacked and possessed them. The enemy re-attacked and has been sent to Shanghai to investigate fighting continues. The night was quiet at Notre Dame de Lorette and report. ard the situation is unchanged.
We demolished a blockhouse at Fontaine Mudane in Argonne, and pushed forwani our tronches eighty, metres.
The importance of our, progress yesterday in Chainpagne, is-con- firmed. After taking the derman work on the crest north-east of Mesnil, mentioned last night, our infantry riched a crest beyoul.
VIOLENT COUNTER-ATTACKS..
Loxoay, Mar 11, 110
In Champagne, the enemy delivered several violent counter-attacks during Tuesday night and the day the of Wednesday, but did not guia an inch of ground! We consolidated and extended our positions on the Acrest which we seized, inflicting heavy losses on our assailants.
Our artillery on the lieights of the Meuse demolished a number of the enemy's trencics..
Nothing notoworthy occurred elsewhere.
IMPORTANT BRITISH SUCCESS.
1,000 German, Prisoners Taken..
LONDON, Mar. 11, 1.36
m.
The Furis evening communique states: In Belgiumi there has buen:
⠀ OHEN, YI.
Chen Yi leaves to day for Szechuan, DECORATIONS.
HOBO ill be received by Mr. D.
on,
Yacht
lenders.
The Official Heceiver saldo thought Yacht Club for yachts,
Royal and Mr. A: Corinthian
Festa D.. Gee, Hao, he the optries |
the money lenders were ruth:fed that, the for the Motorbents, are to be sent to Mr. bankrupter was crowd, by circumstances. E. Wilson, Robertabe Wilson walch were almost entirely orhang and Co.." Bélgica Afondo, not later
than 43rd inME. Frupt's power to romely.
The estimigation was closet,
A GUARANTOR'S LOSS.
Ha hi
This éreditora aơ
Ling Fuk Pang has received the decora
A Presidential andate states that tion of the Six Hing. Another mandate meath, in his public examinationin hank accepted. To this he attributed his Lau Hia, a post unice clerk murning $100 Position of 26 per bent., which they had warns superior officials from recom-raptey this afternoon admitted debts of lailuze. mending favourites or incompetent $2,200 and assets of $35. persons.
Debtor said he was making a payment to the whereabouts of his books previous Questioned by the Official, Deceiver ag of 835 a month for the benefis of la creditors
and would continue to do so until to last year he said he went away fromzi envexarepaid. Hegasranteeda friend Hongkong sad on his return found that It is stated thar Chow Hok Hu, the service, for 8000 and raised the money had wold some of them, and that others of his, a chroil in Menace Watson & Co's the boy, who also acted as anuntant, newly appointed Minister of the Finan- which he was called on to pay by signing cial Department, has declared that certain promissory note to an Indian for 81,100. were destroyed. The szamination was officials have been cheating the people, debts on three oressias, 800, 81,000 and to apply for it to be re-opened it neces He admitted that, bis mother had paid his closed with leave for the Official Receiver Ele popta out that this is not the way $200. Debtor said he had two wives and sary.
THE NEW FINANCE MINISTER.the
to conduct an organised Government,
BEST MEDICINES MADEL
BETTER medicine can not he wasde than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
three children. The Todian sai! he ant debtor $1,000 in two sums of 8600 and ̈be | |signed for $1,100,
ALOBING CONTRACT.
A number of, &merican volerans re siding in Capses are forming an overs ragiment to eat the Allies.
the most violent-bombardment of Nieuport by 42 centimetre guns.
The British Army, supported by our heavy artillery, between the Lya and J Basse Canal gained a most important success. They captured the village of Nouve Chappelo, cast of L Bassee on the Entires road, it relieves the lungs, opens the secretions, traptor fun, ai luis public catoination in of Electrical Engineers are serving in the "and also advanced north-cast of that village in the direction of Aubers," aids expectoration and assists nature in bankruptcy this afternoons, staleriat horny sad the Dary, chießy in the Goyal
and south in the direction of Bicz Wood,
ratering the system tas bealthy cotulition.
The proprietor of the Tuck On Lon-Over 700 members of the Institution
They took a thousand prisoners, including several officers, is fectly safe to take Fur is by, all for the imiting of an hauses and lust Besides, it contains no opiates and in parade i calculation the stezanja mitrailluesh
The German losses were of the heaviest.
Chenvists and Storekeepers.
$2,4X on the contract.
numbers have also joined other branches Royal Aral Divising, but considerable Engineers and the Engineering units of the
of the military forces.
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Consisting of:
Dinner Waggon and Chairs, and Ha
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Pots of Plants, and Bundry Crockery and Glass Ware.
Piano in good condition and a number of
On view morning of mie,
· Taresés :-- An prisal.
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