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MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1915.

BY

TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

THE WAR

FURTHER ADVANCE BY THE BRITISH, FRENCH AND BELGIAN TROOP3.

OVER 10,000 GERMAN

CASUALTIES.

MERCHANT VESSELS TORPEDOED,

THE ENEMY LOSE 10,000 IN THREE DAYS.

LONDON, Mar. 14, 2.40 p.m. The War Office sanpunces that the enemy, made a heavy counter- Ettek yesterday afternoon.

Several counter-attacks earlier in the day were repulsed. Judging by observation of various parts of the field of battle and the statements of prisoners, who now number 1,720, the enemy's losses must have been very houry and cannot have fallen far short of 10,000, in the past three days.

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A min at Don station was blown up by our aircraft this morning.

DETAILS OF THE BRITISH ADVANCE.

LONDON, March 15, 1.20 a.m.

The Paris evening communique states that British seroplanes effectively bombardeil Westende,

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE STRUGGLE ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER. SUBSTANTIAL OAINS BY THE ALLIES.

Loxpox, Mar. 19, 1.25 a.m. The Paris evening communique states: Eust of Lonibaertzyda we captured a German forthet a mindred metres in front of our trenches. The British angled the hamlet.of Epinette, three kilometres east of Armentieros.

The press in the British sector at Nouve Chapelle is continued. German lines between the hamlet of Pietro Mill and Pietro. They also Uter repulsing two counter-attacks, the British seized a part of the fook 400 prisoners, including fire officers.

In Champagne on Thursday evening we captured, before the ridge north-east of Mesnil, several of the engmy trenches, and took prisoners, inchiding ticeni. We made slight progress on Friday in the same region and secupied several tranehos further west, parallel to the Tabure Road.

We repulsed, a night counter-attrick at Reivluwkerkoff and advanced 200 yards,

3.20 p.m.

Today's Paris communique says :----

The British continue to progress, and have erossed the Brook of Lages, running parallel with the romi from Nouve Chapelle - Fleur Haix. They entered seven trenches, between this mad and. Aubers, and reached at dusk the road called the Street of Hell. Fang-north west to south-cust, towards Aubers to a suburb of the town.

The British alto curried several grup of houses to the south-west of Pietre, which had been organised for defensive purprises. The total printers uuptured during the day was 1,000. Several machine-guns were also captured."

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The French troops to the right and loft of the British supported the. action by the heaviest-artillary, machine-gun, and infantry fre

We continued to progress in Champagne, and took 150 prisoners on the northern slopes of Mesnil ridge.

The Gottnuns, after a violent bombardment, attempted to attacle at Reichaekerkopf, lub they wore stopped dead by our fire.

increased the results chtained on Thirslay.

The Belgian Army, on the end of the Your compliante, anul

"ALMOST COMPLETE CALM.''

Loxons, Mar. 14, 1.30 a.mt. The Paris evening communique states fo After the lively engagements of the preceding days, almost complete cult prevailed to-day on both sides along the entire. Front, with the exception of a few artillery actions.

We consolidated our positions everywhere. At Epaenges, the clear. machine-guns, making the number captured four ing up of the ground won by us brought to light additional German

At Bois-le-Pretre, an attempted attack by the Germans was checked.

2,000 PRISONERS PROCEEDING TO ENGLAND...

The success of the British at Neove Chapalle proves how thoroughly and completely they advanced in front to the extent of three kilometres with a depth of twelve to Aiseen hundred metres, capturing successively three liner of trenches by strong work. South of Neuve Chapella violent German counter- attacks were repulsed. The enemy lost heavily and left considerably more prisoners in the hands of the British than was at first announced. The British field heavy artillory effectively prepared and supported the vigorous action of their infantry. We consolidated and extended our new front at Champagnehave arrived here on their way to England.

A relegram from Havre states that two thousand Gerinin prisoners and captured 300 metres in Argonne, repulsing two counterattacki,

FURTHER PROGRESS ON THE RIVER YSER.

Mar. 14, 5.5 p.m.

LONDON, Mar..-14.

THE DARDANELLES BOMBARDMENT.

...

A Filis communique states that the Belgian troops continue to pro day the British battleships bocabarded the Blair defences and light „Á Paris communique states-In unfavourable weather, on Werinas-

Lox as Mar-19 -gress at the bend of the river Iss.

heavy guns, destroyed's point d'appui in the graveyard of Dixmude.

Their artillery.supported by curhatteries commanding Morto Bay at the entrance to the Darda pelics.-- The enemy bombarded Ypres, killing several civilians. They also le French squadron continued operations on Thursday. bombarded Soissons cathednil and the surrounding houses.

The enemy made two counter-attacks in Champigne, but we repulsed them and advanced, taking several tronches, in one of which wore found a hundred dead and a quantity of material.

We repulsed an attack north of Rheims, whereupon the enemy bombarded the city.

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We easily repulsed an attack upon Four de Paris.

Our patrols in Lorning wecupied Enibartacnil.

SEVERE FIGHTING AND MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.

LONDON, March 13.

Field Marshal Bir JobafFrench, in his bi-weekly bulletin of the 18th inat., A little further progress has been made to-day by the 7th Division to wards Aubers. The fighting was very severe, as the enemy was strongly re- inforced this morning opponite my Right by at least two Divisions. We captured 612 prisoners, and thers are more to acme in,

Our aircraft have been most active, and havefdestroyed the junctions at Don and Donni,

LATEST RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

LONDON, March 15, 350 am.

A Petrograd communique states that the fighting between the Niemen and the Vistula is proceeding over a thirty mile front. The attempts to advance were verywhere repaleed.

Russian counter attacks on Saturday resulted in the capture of several villages A violent snowstorm took place in the Carpathians but the Russians

advanced near Lupkow Pass and captured 600 prisoners.

FIELD-MARSHAL FRENCHS LATEST.

BULLETIN

DETAILS OF THE BRITISH ADYANCE.

Losnos, Mar. 12, 5:45.p..

Field Marsbul Sir John French's bulletin states: The situation from Armentieres to La Bassee is materially altered by our successful initiative. At tight in the morning of the 10th inst, we carried the German. trenches in the neighbourhood of Neuve Chapelle. The co-operation of- the artillery and infantry was very good, and, consequently, our fosses were not grent in proportion to the results achieved..

CORRESPONDENCE.

X GRIEVANCE.

(To the Editor of the' 'China Mfaï,")

Sir,-I should like to call the attention of the pahlia, through the columns of your valuable papar, to the treatment I received in one of the leading hotels (perhaps I aught to say the leading hotel) of this Colony,

AMMUNITION IN SALMON To-day's Advertisements

TINS.

The story of an ingenious attempt to smuggle ammunition was disclosed in Mr. Wood court this morning. A qusatby of air tight tins which, according to the labels, contained salmon, while others were supposed to contain condensed milk, were produced and with regard to number, the orignal couronts had been removed and boxes After seeing a friend off on the s.3. Sar

of revolver ammunition installed. Altogether 950 were discovered. dinis, to Warrant Officers, their wives,

A Chineso constabla on duty at man of and myself, went to this hotel and ordered the wharves stopped a coolie carrying the Borog drinks. The bay looked at us with tina al opened three or four. When he suspicion and wont to the Bar manager ammunition he arrested the coalis who

found that viewed an from aillarance and said nothing.

some of the a contained After waiting some time he was anked immediately pointed out a why wo were not Soing served" where- on he gave the unsatisfactory reply The man in question was alm taken

had alred

who him to carry the goods, chat Ladies are not served in this bar."

to the Fulice Station and afterwards This was under the circumstances, a great released on bail. afront to the ladies, as they did not desire drink and none had been; ordered for them. T. too, feli most insulted, having ben, served in the leading hotels of Loadan, both in uniform. and matti

This is not the first time this mouth that men wearing the King's uniform hara boen treated in this disrespectful and insulting way at this particular hotal. On another British Navy was invited by a civilian ccasio12 First Class Patty Officer of the Patty Officer was refused his drink, bottle frever but when drinks were ards ed the

caste standing beside hits was going chib of lemonado, while at the 'mame time's half May. Lsuggest, Abat a straightforward and effensa way to the management to prevent mes who are serving their King, Country, and Countrymen, being thus slighted that is to put up outside this hotel No Sailors or Soldiers served hers".

"I WIDOW's Sox ". Hongkong, Mar, 13, 1913.

by the hotel management.-Yd] of this regrettable incident conld be given [No doubt some satisfactory explanation

COMPANY REPORT LUZON BUGAR RÉFINING CO., LTD.

the

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The General Agents beg to submit to Shareholders thair Report on the Company's business for the past year with a statement of accounts to 31st December 1914.

of

MAD

Mr. Agassiz this morning in defending the latter, said he would plead guilty. "In mitigation na aby punishment that might be impoard, Mr. Agassiz said that his client formerly had shop in America where his business did not prosper and he became insolvent A subscription was raised on his behalf and he was seat back to China. Among the subscribers WAS A defendant to take charge of the tins and man named Chan Wing and he asked the

at Hoog Mau. Defendant declared thes deliver them to an address marked

soon after his return to the Coinny he took he had no idea what the tins contained and the opportunity of delivering the goods. to the Keng Mo arm. The defendant 1 was suffering very badly from tuberculosis and would probably never by shie to do work again. While there war o defence to the charge he asked the Magis trata to take into consideration the health of the defendant.

them

Mr. Wood observed that the defendant Defendant was a party to smuggling, and should have said that at the adjournment, so that the coolie might have been discharged. he could not do less than impose a šne of $500...

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK”

DIVIDEND

The Mauger of the Hongkong branch of this bank informe us that Lo is in receipt of a telegrant from the head office, Yokohama, to the cffres that at the half. yearly meeting of shareholders, bald no

NOTICE OF REMOVAL,

THE NESTLE KE ANGLO-SWISH

have from This Day REMOVED their CONDENSED MILE COMPANY Offees to the FAST FLOOR MERCANTIL BANE of INSLA BURDING entrance by Ice House Street.

Hongkong, March 15, 1915.

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YRIDAY, March 19th

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SATURDAY, Márali 20th COMMENCING HACH DAY at 4 p.m.

in Aid of the Victims of the War.

Admission:-Children 30 seats.

$2.

Adults

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG, SINGAPORE AND SAIGON,

Steamship Itez, hating of Cargo are hereby informs13 rived from the adure portaj Qua their goods will be delivered from alá side.

The year's working shows net prent of the head offes on the 11th instant, $39.66.31 and as there was s dabit aalance is rooired to pay dividend! 260,911.99 brought forward from the of 12 per cent, per amaurs for the half- previous account, there is a debit balance year ended the 31st December, 1914, to left of 229.145.68 to be carried forward to add to the vessere fund Ten 360,000.00 the new period,

Duting the Brat half of the year the and to carry keward the sum of Yennees competition in Refined Sagat in the 1,035,000.00 to the next wound. Philippines was extremely severe, but the Rednery worked at a small profit. With the satbreak of the Earopean War, how. aver, conditions as regards Sazar improved considerably and enabled us to show a more satisfactory result...

PA “SNATCHER" SHARTLY

**** DEALT WITH.

Mr. G. W. Barton offer the selves for s

On Mr. H. P. White's departure for Mr. Froderick-Be-this morcing pro- Home Mr. 17. W. Barton was asked to fill socuted Chinese for stealing from his his place. Mestry, J. W. . Bonner and personax $3 bill election.

The accounts have tesa audited by Mr. A. R. Love. F.O.A who offers himself for re-elcalion.

The prosecutor said that while he was changing 83 bill, be noticed three Chinese came towards him and set in a suspicions manner. They hustled him and he walked away to a stationer's shop opposite the Victoria Theatre. While he was there he felt a tug at his traser pocket and he -820,498.47) discovered that la 80 bills had been stolen

PROFIT IN ROMS ACCOUNT, To Interest,........

15

Lost in Exchange, ................. Audit Feo,.........

General Manager Con mission,

Consulting

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Committee

,, Allowance for Income- Tax to Philippine Gov- vernment 1% an, net -Profit for the year;)

Balance

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•him and moved hiding

the Chrono d 6,759.17 way. Complainant chased him and he

dropped the

money which was picked up 1,000.00 and handed over by Portuguese girl, The chase continued and near the Tokyo Hotel the brother of the girl caught the .401.68 Chinese, who was arrested and charged.

80.10 from his pocket.bind and he

Cargo impeding, the dischargo yesal will be landed as ones at Copii risk and expense.

Cargo remaining on board at HOONE the 17th jestant, will bu busded n signew risk and expense.

No Fire Instance has been effaché Billa of Lading will be countersleped the Undersigned.

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DAVID SASSOON &C. Es.."

Hongkong, March 15, 1918.

A LIFE SAVED..

is safe to say that Chamberlain' Colla, Cholera and Diarrhoea Bomedy bas sared the lives of more people and reliamid mars auffering, than any other remedy in existence. It is known ster the drilne word or its speedy cares of cramps in the Mr. Wood sentenced defendant to six stomach, diarrhoea and all intestinal pains.“ months imprisonment with four hours' For sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers. 3,757 stocks."

209,03473

Wo captured the whole village at noon, and the infantry confined quarters during the day, and probably there are mors to follow. and extended the advantage gained. 750 prisoners were brought to head-By Gale in Working Account, ~ $60,094 72

were repulsed with heavy losses. We continue to make steady progress. The enemy on the 4th inst. mando repeated courfer-attacks, but all Hard fighting is proceeding.

The Germans inde further counterattacks last night which were easily repulsed by the 4th and Indian Corps with heavy losses. Also, the 3rd Corps, by a night attack, captured the village of L'Epinette with slight loss.

A fog is hindering the operations to-day:

(Havas Felegrame.).

THE NEW FRENCH ARMY.

LONDON, Mar.. 12.

The Chamber of Deputies has passed the incorporation of the 1016"

There were renewed violent German attacks in the Kozicuwka and Rozanks class under the colours. regions. These ware repulsed with collosal losses. A sudden Russian assault resulted in the capture of a village near Przemysl, and in an Austrian battalion surrendering..

SWEDISH STEAMER TORPEDOED.

LONDON, March 13,

A Swedish steamer has been torpedoed off Scarborough. Six perions were drowned,

FRENCH LINER SUNK.

LONDON, March 13.

A mossige from Buonoa Airer states that the steamer Churchill bas brought into Pernambuco the crew nud 143 passengers of the French liner Guadeloupe, which va■ qunk by the Arun Prins Wilhelms off Fernando Noronha

MORE STEAMERS TORPEDOED,

A SUBMARINE

ATTACK

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

And

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ing Corporation. Accounts Payable...

account

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8700,000.00

222,893,77

118,000.00

7,977.01

$1,040,872.78

034,872.07

244,749.04

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ANKER. Property as per last account, 8045,342.33 Additions Leas salan during

yrar...

0,529.72 Stocks of Ray and Refined I have dived that boat 11 to 85ft., in 15

Sugar, & minute: She is now fending the effects of Stocks of Coal, Charcoal, the strong current which runs down from the Black Bea. The captain in sustinfed

Stores, etc., Fire Insurance with things so far, so gives the order. Accounts Receivable the boat is brought to the surface to

Prenia, Take her down to 60ft. At 11.45 a.m. Can to land... A. vivid account of the great during and prise there is a ship. Dot far sway-ood Balance as per last

see where they are. To the captain's er.

Poft and Lom Account,- skill displayed by Commander Holbrook Terk too.

the crew of the submarine B 11, Bring tank; food torpedo inbe; stand by Down. again to 40ft.: charge which aank the Turkish battleship Meam to fire." All this in one breath Up diyeh in the Dardanelles, is supplied by again to 15ft. (she is within ange), Bro," Victor Westall, serving on His Majesty's The torpeda has gone, au juu : wig Flinderover with a submscine tatilla The say, to blo Hey three clock, the B 11 left for the entrance from the shore are doing their best to hit heaven The On the morning of Desember 13, at hard. New to get back to staty Guss shot was a good one, for a explosion is of the Dardanelles. Having fully charged the xahroarine, but she soon gets out'ul her battery that is, with electri ity, which the danger of the guns, and is at 40ft. gives the submarines propelling power again. whist under the surface-the captain gives the order. Down bridge rails, preparo to

We will just have a look at the target to dive." The crew go below, the captain entisly curiosity She-is-sining 25 last; its closes the ecuning tower lid. He stem, so all is well. Down to 60ft What then sings out, •

Diving stations." The was that 7 At 30ft tire submarine has men get to their posta. Two are at struck. For ten minutes she graten, the the torpedo tubes, one tach win bottom-shingle no doubt, There is no wheel another at the submerged steering tenant Holbrock, is very tratworthy. ballast tank kingston, one at the bydropane panic in the boat, for the exptain, Lizu the engineer in there at the group of venta channel again, so at Geft the boat gets position, another at the motor switches; She is of the bottom and in the deep which allows the air to escape ss the water as for an foods the tanks. The next order comer the order, Burface. The surface is Heller Point. Next comes from the captain, "Blood main hallast reached. Blow sil main ballast. The tanks are full, the gange is showing engine is kisetod, And out she come Finch ringatón is opened, the water rushes wiser in forced from the tanks by apr in, and the boat begin to sink. Thasura of air, the tanks are etopty, the gas 7ft, not quite deep enough, so the victorious, to report safe return and Andalusion, of the Scilly Isles, grow saved; the sinking of the ship fit. Close everything" in next heard such a grand feat, nod to one will realize completed, Earl Grave was indis

Auxiliary ballast tanka sta openud, the ship hit, after being 9 hours submerged, not confirmed.

tanks slowly fill, and the gauge now show No wonder all England gives praise for Hartdale, in the Irish Channel, not wunk; two lives lost.

from the voice in the coaning tower-the more what dangers have been dared than posed, but the company included Sir T. boats am never under the surface unless we who know the working of the brate. W. Holleruss, K.C.R.I., Tard Coorga under way, as there fa a tank known as the Next day restored up, but Hamilton: Marchioness of Taidadoso, buoyancy tank, which is never Hooded, soon as her periscope cam inbo and always sufficient buoyancy for the best the Tarks no fewer than eight rises of Counters of Minto, Gen. Bie Alfred Gase- to come to the surface when the motors are tp around her. Yet he exme out unhurt.ee, G.0.B., MFA J. Dunlop, GLE,

blew stopped.

The boat is now what we called trimmed the other host, for though she dived to Hon. Sir Claudo Macdonald, P.C.,. fir This was no of a God-sand then that of Col. Bir Harbort Jekyll, K.C.M.G.; Rt. LONDON, March 14. Then we get the order to dive, my 10ft, so Soft she struck a sandbank, and came up John Stanley, H.C.I.E The Admiralty announca slint" sinée March 10 seven British merchant ships that the periscope is just on the surface until it was showing on the gauge. She have been altacked by submarines thred have escaped, two bena sunk and there are started to the thead posision. gun hit bers and after an anxious time the charge of ten retired Indian medical fate of two is uncertain

hydroplaneR put to dive and the was nabore right enough, but no shot from

There are at prosent 100 patients under

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

LONDON, Mar. 13, 11.45 pa The Admiralty late to-night announces that the following British steamers at reported to have been torpedoed since the earlier statement wog issued:---

Indian City, off the Scilly Isles, sunk, crew saved. lavorgyle, off Cresswell, sunk, crew saved.

Adenwen, in the English Channel, towed to Cherbourg, crew.saved. -Florazan, in the Bristol Channel, crow landed, excepting a fireman.

The sinking of this ship is not confirmed. Headlands, off the Scilly Isles, not sunk, crew safe.

ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCEMENT.

It does not take long to get down, for escaped,

Anditor.

INDIAN SOLDIERS' FUND.

Hospital Completed.

Hewett, 0.C.S.1, Mr. E. B. Havell,

London, Feb. 28,

A.R.C.A., and Surg. Gen. Sit B. E. Under the guidance of Sir J. F.

helpers of the Indian Soldiers Fund Charles, G.0.7.0., a large company of

of the Lady Hardinge Hospital which is went to Brockenhurst for an Inspection.

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