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MONDAY, MARCH 22 1915.

BY

TELEGRAPH.

RUSSIAN CAVALRY PURSUING GERMANS.

LONDON, March 20, 3.40 &

A Petrograd official communiqua says imm

On the loft bank of the River Niemen the Russians have captured Veysu. Cavalry are pursuing the Germans, who are retiring to Beyne.

Fighting for villager and isolated heights continues in the direction Prasnysz and Oatrol Ostrolanks,

RE-INVASION OF EAST FRUSSIA.

LONDON, March 10,

of

A German oflicial communique gagg;- Wook Russian divisions have forced, their way into Memel, Counter measures will bo takon,'

THE ATTACK ON THE DARDANELLES.

SPLENDID WORK BY THE ALLIED FLEETS.

Disasters By Floating Mines.

Lobos, March 10, 11.93 pm

The oficial Press Burean says that in the course of a general attack on the; Morts in the Narrows of the Dardanelles Straits the French battleship Bouret 'strock a floating mina and sink in three minutes. Almost all bands were lost -owing to an explosion abonet. ***

Floating mines also struck and sank the British battleships Irresistible and Ocean. Practicslip the whale of the crews were removed, despite a bot fire. The Gaulsis was also damaged by gua-fire.

GENERAL ATTACK AT THE NÄRHOWS.

Mine-sweeping has been in general progress during the last ten days inside the Straits, and a general attack by the Anglo-French Fleets commenced. yesterday on the fortresses in the Narrows,

At 10.45 am, the Queen Elizabeth, Agamemnon, Inflexible, and Lord Nelson bombarded fro forts, while the Triumph and Prince George aimed at three batteries of howitzers and field gana, which replied heavily.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

BRITISH TROOPS' DASH AND GALLANTRY.

LONDON, Mar. 18. Fickl-Marshat Sir John French, in his bi-weekly Bulletin, says: An isolated attack by 200 Germans against St. Eloi was easily repulsed, and two-thirds of the attackers were killed or wounded.

The my expended much artillery anmunition in the region of Neuvo Chapelle with insignificant resulta.

The gauntry and dash of the troeps in the battle at Neuve Chipielle, under the able and determined fendership' of General Sir Douglas Haig, proved conclusively that the sedentary work in the trenchies has not impaired their original fighting qualities.

THE CAPTURE OF MEMEL.

Losnox, Mar. 21.

An official announcement at Patrograd to-day says The Germans, after a fight at Taureggen, have been forced boyand the frontier. A Russian detachment, impetuously advancing, reached Memel at 9 o'clock on Thursday avoning and captured the place after some, street fighting in which the inhabitants participated."

Wild Sig

RUSSIANS TAKE 3,000 FRISONERS AT PRZEMYSE.”

It is officially announced at Petrograd that the Garrison at Przemysl nude 4.determined sortie, but were repulsed after gif bura The Russians took 3,000 prisoners.

(Havas Service.)

FRENCH STOCK.

French stock now stands at 70.80

At 12.22 p.m. Sufren, Gouloir, Charlemagne, and Bouret advanced and engaged the forts at close range. Four of the forts replied strongly, but were THE SINKING OF THE DURWARD. silenced by ten battleships inside the Straits. All the ships were hit,

FORTS SILENCED.

At 1.25 p.m. all the forts cessed firing, and the l'engeance, Irresistible, Decan, Albion Swiftsure, and Majestis advanced to relieve aix old battleships inside the Straits.

As the French Squadron, which bad engaged the forts mest brilliantly, was passing out, the Bouret was blown up and sank in 38 fathoms of water to the north of Arenkici village.

The relief battlespips renewed the attack on the forts, which re-opened £re. The attack was maintained while mine sweepers were operating.

At o'clock and 6 o'clock respectively the Irresistible and Ocean struck nives and mak in deep water.

The Inflexible bad her forward control position struck by a heavy shell and requires repair.

The bombardment and mine-sweeping terminated as darkness fell.

THE FLOATING MINE DANGER.

The floating mize danger will require special treatment. The British casualties ure not heary considering the scale of the operations.

A report regarding the damage done to the forts will be issued later. The operations are continuing with ample Military and Naval forces.

Vice-Adrani Sir R. Carden was on the 10th inst. incapacitated by ihiess, anul he was succeeded in the command of the operations by Rear: Admiral de Rabeck:

STORY BY AN EYE-WITNESS.

POLITE GERMAN SUBMARINE OFFICERS.

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ermany's threat to employ sub- had its fulfilmens yesterday alteraopa. marifies against British merchant ships when the steamship Darwned, owned by Mesra, G. Cribson and Co., of Feith was stopped by Submarine U and sunk, telegraphed the Rotterdam corres pondent of the "Dnity Mail" on Jan uary 22.

The German officers seemed to be in spired by the spirit which animated the captain of the Emden, for they treated the Durward a crew with great considera tion, towing them for twelve miles and cring them safely on board the Maas lightship.

The story of the seizure was told to no by the Durwand's first mate, Mr McKnight, who had just borrowed an vercoat before mustering the crew of twenty-one at the Seamen's Home here.

At about 1.30 yesterday afternoon,

PARIS, Mar 20,

SPORTING.

ASSOCIATION FOGTBALL.

-THE CLUB AND R. G.&. Draw.

LADIES RIFLE ASSOCIA-To-day's Advertisements

TION.

PRIZES PRESENTED BY LADY

At the conclusion of the Ladisa' Rife: Association sanual shoot on the Ladies'

1 Mies Luomart

89

KOMOR & KOMAR ABY UNION EXHIBITION,

WATERCOLOURS

YOKQUUMI,

KATO HAWAY, MORI, 03AWA, H. YOSHIDA, etc, etc. All:Flottires WAKKANY

to be. Genuine.

An inspection is eordially invited.

The Hongkong F.O. and the R.G.A, provided another exhilarating game on Saturday and at the end pact was content to divide the points to be claimed duder the United Service-Leagus. Oh the creation Club range on Saturday, Lady Open from MONDAY, the End of general run of the game the Artillery May presented the prizes, as follows Chould have won for the chances that were 1-23 yds Scratch-Ist price present-Floture by :) missed by miserable shooting were twiceased by Mrs. Hoskyp, and by any Blug great numerically, In the light of the previous week's reau's whon the Club gava

1 Irs. Danby 17 the R... its quietos from the Shiold

2. Miss Loureira 13 emmpetition,, it would have beads really no

Mrs. Ralphs DO surpriss had thê civilinow was. The Club

Misa Boskyt at "first did nos apparently intend, "to 23. Handicap Ist prize pro over-e1ert Lárusselves, as a win would seated by Misa Loureiro, fad by husbands bardly Kire them

of members. 40 improved position in the Longue table, has As the game progressed and the soldiers became dangerous" the Clubmen, almost fastinctively, plyok the sama bard game which woe thom the brogurs of the former week. Hamilton was the more conspicuous of the Otub's data and she was ably partnered by Moabbia. At times when the Club area was badly threatened. Hamil- tog grept up mud, kicked awayzhar, mängis, recelering dus admowledgment from the large crowd that ciraled the ropes bombardment of the Club's roal forced bail to Bariow who throughout gare alas arhibition. He cleared from the most dangerone - situations and made a valiant attempt to dare Swan's goal which pat the Game level

-7843-103 2. Mr. Scott Faraton 82+13 00:

Mim Lourein 9 scr.] Mom Danby 9,

by ales. Jackman, Sud by the LR.

4-30 yds Scratch 1st prize premated

ex. Šeitin, 13-

Mine Hoskyn 93

Mes Danby

O

Lournirs 89:

50 yds Handicap:-1st prize pen- spented by bins, Griffin, 2nd by LRA. Mrs Ralpha 93+17 100

· Ar the game developed in the first half, Bobinson again showed excellent form on the right wing, while the -izniɖe men and the ̈ centroforward · · combined --clavázly. Stalker wored with a vary fine, shot, The Club held the lend until within fire, minutes of the haish, „The Pang

--Mes. Scott Harton 77+20 13 Drayt

1-757da, Scratch!

by basband af members,

1 Mrs. Gritia

2 Mar Hoskyň

The Mrs. Danby:

Mry Balphie.

.95

8-75 de Blandicap-1st prize pre men worked with magnificant sented by husbands of members, 2nd by and free the pace, which port the LARA Club on the defensive. The game settled down into the civilian's half mail the efforts of the

were at length.

aded through Stewart ausin played splendid gante for the Club at centre ball and was source of particular: trouble to the attackers.

·KOMOR ́& KONOR,

Hongkong. March, 43,

PUBLIC AUCTION

FILE:Undarnigood hará riscivo

thors to sell by Edka Auction

DAY,

the wich Sanh, 1915, 612.50 plane

No. 1. Sasafa Thrace, Kowloot.

VALUABLE HOOKEHOLB

FURNITURE,

therain contained

Conmating of

Silk Tapoetry covered Atte chair Sola, Cak Ocamentel, Electric Fittings

and Fancy Blades, - Teakwood Blaboard

1 Mr. Scott Hardon 78+:30-100 2 Mia Wilkinson 88+15-100 ...Mrs. Ralph #2+15=97 Mr. Murray Scott 90+ 596 10-Scratch-Aggregate, Nos. 1,2,4,5,7(unique design), and Teakwood Uhain, Ormiston,

84 Clas prue presented by Mr. R. Taskwood Wardrobe add - Kuchat with Bevalled Mirrors, - Butkley, lábakhty, and 'Glass ward," Carpata and roaga, kaj Uliest

Mrs. Danby U54,

Nest wook the Cinh and the R. EL meet in the final of the shield competition and the game should be use of the best.-B. Class-prize presented by Mr. and Cooking Store ever seen in the Colony,

WEDNESDAY,

E. Ormiston :

Mix Ralphs 628.

SCOTTISH SPORT.

From Our Oren Correspondant.)

EDITOR February 18. The face in the League pace grows warmer. Hearts sin maintain their lead; Several of their team are not in the best of but they are far from convincing is form training from a football point of view after their spell of military, work at their coo difion in not lively to improve best 5.0

Club Police TU.S.L) Club Ground, Befarce, Mr. W. E. Vivesah aridanes of their condition than by the Lusitano - University (H.K.L. 11) Navy fact that they were just able to scramble Ground -6.18 Reference, 31, F. W. home against Motherwell which hesapy Wright,

lawly position on the table. Celtie arw the most dangerous' challengers of the leaders; they had a good victory over Gree

St. Joseph's College (Winners Hongkong noek Morton, and Martes have been going Lesque Div. 11) Rest of the League. strong Rangers have had another set Club Ground 2.43 (50 min: each way back: they want down before Art United, Referee: Mr A. A. Wilson. Hongkong excited little interest who are doing wonders, The other mistahes Shield Competition) Cinb Ground 40 Mrs. Forsyth, Mrs. Grilin.

F C. RE (Final Tie. H.R.F.C.

to do with the flag they had nothing

SCOTTISH"LIAUVE-FIRST DIVISION.

Motherwell, 0); Hearts, 1. Greenock Marton. D; Celtic, ? Rangers, 1 Ayr United, S. Hibertium, 2: Raith Rovers, 1 St. Mirren, 0; Aberdeen, 2. Falkirk, I; Queen's Park, 6. Third LAB, 03 Ardiienoise? he said, "I was on the bridge when LClyde, It Dundee, hsticed a slibfarise, a couple of miles, &F Dambaran, 9: Faciled Kčsi Reuter's representative at Tenedos, which is just off the coast, cablés

on our starboard wide. I gained her Kilmorel 14 Partial, ThGilde. 0:

"HECOND DIVIJION. that he watched the bombardment on the 18th instant from a hill on through my glass and did not kathe-Bernard, 8, Rist Stalingshire, St. Elias. It began at 11 o'clock in the morning and ceased at 5 o'clock look of her as she carried no ensign. Danden Hile. Vala Af Lavera L. in the evening. Sixteen battleships in groups of three in the Struits fired rent for Captain Wood; who came on St. Johnstone, 2; Johnston, 2. at Forts Suandere, Hamidich, Kidilbuhr, Medjidieb, and Sjiraenlik, which replied vigorously but unsuccessfully, Clouds of black smoke at 2 o'clock in the afternoon rose from a fort near the town of Dardanelles, suggest- ing that a magazine lud exploded.

BRITISH CASUALTIES.

Loxton, Mar: 20.

It is officially announced that the total casualties for the week include B15 ofheers and men.

FRENCH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.

Losbox. Mar. 20, 3.40 .m.

E2 St. Mi rep

* Kilmarnock B Falkirk

CATURDAY.

"

126fow and Rapid, 50 yds :-

Mr Ralphs 87+13+80 189.

13. hity Competition:-prizes

pre-

'3m-Grifin 97+2=99."-

sorted by the L.R.A..

Mr. Grittin 95 Total 194. No. 5. 6, 9, and 14 pools. No $25 yda-Let day Mrs. Danby (2) Mr. Groves, His Horky, Mex. Falphs No. & 50 yds, Sad day -Misa Hoskyn Mr Ralphs (2) Mrs. Murray South

(45 min. each way). Referee, Me F.No. 3, 75.gds, 3rd day Mrs. Gritio (2) Eager Neutral nesmen, Messrs Mr Danby, Mrs, Scott Harston, Miss Mc Phorson and. R. Nazarin.

Loureiro, Mrs Ralphe, Mrs. Murray Scott Presentation of trophies

and medals w follow the final tir. Details will be an nounced later.

Tuesday Maret 20.. Lam Liong v. Uni. versity, -(E.KL. II) Chь Ged, sila.

Provisional Programme for Easter fou [day. (April 5);— dan street, ete

Loans (Islamic Team) v: Chinese, Club

Winners Hongkong League (BGA) I vali | Winners. U. §. Lengis., 4.45 Club Grd

Should. F. G. A. win both Leagues they will play "The Rest of the Colony.”.

the bridge. • That" submarine looks | Arthurlin, U. CowCanbbath, 9.

say. I said. He looked with highs. LEAGUE CHARFIONAHI TABIN German", ho replied, shortly.

The following are the points gained in He immediately gavo orders to Mr. the Longue, the fret four clubs have engbe Smith, the chief engineer, to push her played 2 games.—*** along in the hope of escaping. The Hearts, ward can de fifteen knots when pushol, Celtic bus ualortunately we could get only Rangers

Morton twelve ous of bor.

Typ The submarine, drawing closer, sta hosted the signal: M.K.-stop. iza Hamilton Acads tantly Captain Wood-took no notice Airdrie but told the engineer to keep the stokers Third launak

Hibernisas busy.

The submarine then hoisted the

A Paris oficial announcement says that the Allied Fleets were subI.D. signal-stop or Ifr. Captai jected to severe tire in the Dardanelles, and the Gaulois is temporarily Wood, like Nelson, could not see the out of action. The Henri Quatre, which is now off Syria, has been signal and the submarine then promptly -ordered to replace the Bouvet.

fired a rokat.

As we could not get away wo had

side. The second officer, speaking er to stop and the submarino came along

[Bouvet-Displacement, 12,000 tons; completed, 1896-98; armament, two 12-in, two 10.8-in and eight 5.5-in.; spied, '18.1 mots, complement, 620, The Henri IV., which replaces the Bouret, is of 8,507 tons displacement, and was completed in 1902. Her principal armament is composed of two 10-8 cellect English, ordered us to lower & and seven sin.]

RUSSIAN SQUADRON NORTH OF THE

BOSPHORUS.

PANIC IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

Loxco. ur. 20.

boat. I went in it with three men and saw,two oficir, and two man standing on the little bridge of the subrñarina. They were armed with" rivolvers · and were all young men, but very dirty and unshaven.

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“The cantinander gave our crew ten minutes to leave the ship and ordered.

34 Dambarion 25 25 Clyde

·22 Aberdeen

PRU-

2 Baith Rovers 23

28 Dundee

27 Motherwell

"91

23 Queen's Park 11

TELEGRAPH CODES:

& meeting of the Secretaries of Division" tFwill be held at the. Bartacks, tor morrow (Taesday 2rd March) at 5.30 p.m. Saturday, and on Easter Monday. Business The "Vähibition matclice, on

-League Tables

· H. Kako, DIVISION, KT,

P. W. L. D. T. AË

St Joseph College - 0.119

13

„Law Liong as · 55 · 1.0 11:46:10

Queen's College

Confecians in antara D.1

Victoria Rovers - 72 3 2.10 10

•Diocesans.....

Lusitano University

A Hongkong Grisfament Gazette ~~ Extraordinary" inned to day publishe the following notification

COLONIAL SECRETARY's DerabzuEST. It is notified that from and after the

codes:

22nd March, 1915, the following, Beyon Ciab

A.B.0, 5th Edition:

Lieber's Standard Telegraphic Code, Scott's Code 10th Edition, Western Union Telegraphic Code (Uni versal Edition).

Meyer's Atlantic Cotton Coda,

Capania Wood to instruct the engineer and

to uncouple the sudėty valves,

An official Petrograd communique says that the approach of aƒ I asked "permission of the second Russian Squadron in the Northern Bosphorus line created a panic inficer to bring our clothes off the ship, Constantinople.

How sealed: Sorry, old man, it can't bo done. I will have to regain here I sin very sorry, I am in the inercantile THE STRUGGLE ON THE WESTERN FRONT:tice myself, having been in the North German Lloyt service, but now I am STRENUOUS FIGHTING ALONG FRENCH LINES.

| Coing a bib for iny country.

"Captaic Wood and the rest of the crow left the Durward in the lifeboat sad the ship was then boarded by 'the At Notre Dame de Lorette we have taken communication trenches submarine's second officer; two men cary. towards the village of Ablain. Wo killed drove out, or captured the rying two bombs, painted red, about a defenders.

foot long and six inches, thick. Tho There has been most violant fighting between Bolante and Four-de-men took thent below. Paris. We advanend. 150 metres.

Today's Paris communique says

LONDON. Mar. 10, 5 p.m.

145 After a few minutes the Germans

Wo repulsed a counter-attack in the Forest of Consenvoye, and left the steamer, and I pointed out that -maintained all the ground gained,

towing to the rain and the swell and our Wo stormed a salient eastward of a position which has been held huvior no overcoats or food we should. by the enemy since last month, and repulsed counter-attacks by day and be starved in the boats. The commander right.

FUTILE GERMAN ATTACKS..

LONDON, MOR 21 2.a.m.

The Paris evening communique says:- The Cernans, after a beavy bombardinent, attempted a night attack at Boiselle, to the north-east of Albert, but they word repulsed."

Heavy fighting has been going on at Eparges, where the French hold the greater part of the German position, despite five counter-attacks. The Germans left numerous dead.

NOTING TO REPORT"

TxDON, Mar

Paris communique says nothing to report.

et the submarine replied: "That's so,

I will give you a tow. Altes towing

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JAPANESE ART.

Complete Phrase Book (not i the Separate Mi ing and Oil Wirgmann, the pioneer of Japanese Broomball's Imperial Combination Codes astonished if he could come to life, pictures in Western style, would doubt. fast including the Special Rubber Edition), may be used between Hongkong on one at the progress which has been made in side and Neutral Territory on the extra the art since his day. His son Ozark, European telegraph Allied Territory Thereren British ar with Yokouchi, who studied under Wirg situated, on the mann and,then went to Europe to master other.

CLADO BRYERS, Colonial

The use of codes to or from Neutral the style of the West, Kuai unther of Territory on the European telegraph great masters pupils as well na Askopi, ystem la not permitted..."

Kawni, Mori and H. Yoshida are, all-ro- Notification No. of January 12th, 1910, presented in an exhibition which Mowers. 'a barely sancolled,' *.

Komer and Kemce have opened in thain and art galleries, Des Vœux Now. Thom Secretary,hibition is being held under the spices. et the Art Union of Japan, and this in itself is a guarantee that all the pictures are from the brush of this artist whose nars they bear, and not merely stúdent's opics

42nd, March, 1815

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST..

A. CHINESE.

Mr. Haland this afternoon heard evi-, dence in the four charges against a Chineso

of having revolver without lican; DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT YAUMATI. mitting an armed robbery; and with return pointing the weapon at a constable. com. un for a quarter of an hour the rope ing from banishment. Byt se sma broke, but it was repaired.

Inspector aid that an armed rob from which is put at $20,000-securyod The the end of another quarter of bury took place at Shanghai Street, Yau on Saturday as the Wal Fung Knitting

A fire-the estimated larange resulting

an hour the commander of the sub-/ mati, on December 5th, when the revolverFactory, 482, Canton Road, Faumati,

found on the defaudeat was stolen. The on-

marine ordered his men to return to the cupier of the hours would identify the reap The fire originated in the store, which Durward, which was not sinking fastad and also produce the liceres. With re was well-stocked, and is supposed to have enough. I believe she was muni by the gard to the charge of pointing the weapon become ignited through a spark; from the marine's gut, but from the boats Ita constable, the other said that, ting engine passing through as open window. could not so her go down. 200

on information, party of police went to Bridges Strpet to arrest defendant, The Fite Brigads were warded but the The U10 towed us to within 600) Chinese dobective was at the back of the employees with outside assistance, van- ris of the Mans Lightship. Sullering bilding and the defendant pointed the quished the Raries before the Brigade's much front a cold and rain and the volvor at him, even cake song was sad goodbye to the submarine was very strong and that he would commishe premises and stock were fully Mr. Hazeland remarked that the evidence priva. Exkanivo damage was done, be and rowed to the lightship, which cons the defendant to tske bi tristi

wireless message to the coast and won the bearing was adjourned until to bepired by Insurance in the Hung On wire brought away hy the pilot boab tomating in order to take the Pak On, Lie Tai, Lim Tick Fuk Wa

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T56 LRA Trophies.

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B-Class Ms. Greaves.

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