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MONDAY, APRIL 12, 191..

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE WAR

RUSSIANS CAPTURE A

WHOLE BATTALION.

IMPRESSIVE SERVICES ON

BATTLEFIELDS BY THE BISHOP OF LONDON.

HEAVY AND PROLONGED FIRING HEARD

AT BERGEN,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

IS IT A NAVAL ENGAGEMENT?

HEAVY AND PROLONGED FIRING HEARD.

LONDON, April 11, 11.20 p.m. Belated telegrams from Norway report that heavy and prolonged firing was hourd at Bergen on Friday and that buns from searchlights were observed senwards.

No explanation is forthcoming, so far.

IMPRESSIVE RELIGIOUS SERVICES ON THE BATTLEFIELD.

Loxnos, April 11, 3:35 p.m.

The Bishop of London visited the entire British front and conducted services, which were enormimsly successful in the picturesque surround- ings before massed cavalry or in the inumense hangar of the flying corps or the parks of the Service Chups, beside lorries.

The Bishop was often within range of the German guns, and the officers responsible for his Safety had many anxious monents. The mgnificent congregations in attendings were voluntary, but all possible seemed to be present. The Bishop said simple prayers and consceration among crops of British gmtes and held three confirmations for several men caked with neid straight from the trenches.

Never wore the simple British hymns "Rock of Ages." etc., more impressive than to the accompaniment of booming guns.

RUSSIANS CAPTURE A WHOLE BATTALION,

Loxtos, April 12, 12.30 a.m. A Petrograd eramunique states that the enemy, advancing in scrried calumns supported by artillery, and a fierce attack on Friday and again on the following night, upon the Russian columns „lose-owling the southern slopes of the Carpathians

THE CHINA MAIL.

LATEST CASUALTIES.

Lospos). April 11, 8.23 p.ra. » Wounded-C Cinnamond. P. Belington, P. Maltbo, Major W. M. Stewart, E. F. Tickall.

BY TELEGRAPH. To-day's Advertisements To-day's Advertisements

THEATRE ROYAL

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) THEATRE

To-night's usualty list contains the votes of 312 men killed, 770 wounded and sing. The principal sufferers were the Scots Fusi- liers. Border Regiment. Liverpool, Gonion Highlanders, Black "Watch, FRENCH TRADE BOOM. and Canyons.

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

HEAVY GERMAN. LOSSES AT LES EPARGES.

Lastes, April 11. The Paris vening communiqur kagkr Between the Mause and the Moselle we retained all gronal gained and nude fresh progress.

The enemy has taken no netbin at Tees Epurges, either with 'cuvelry | for with infuntry.

The statements of prisoners emphasise the importance of our suc- CCS8. They state that their General was rendy to sacrifice a hundred thousand men to retain it.

The Germans, since the end of Fobrusy, had at Les Eparges tho entire 3al Division of the 'Reserve. Then," towards the end of "Mamh, when this Division was exhausted, the 10th active Division of the 3th Army Corps, composed of the dower of the nnuy, was brought up.. This was the Division which lost a veritable fortress on a spur at Les Eparges.

The troops were frequently ordered to hold on at all costs. They wera told that the position was of the greatest importanov.

The loss of the Genuans at Les Eparges for the last two months amount to 80,000 men,

FRENCH THREATENING ST. MIHIEL.

Losbos, April 11, 6.33.num.

The French advices on the western edge of the Bois le Pratro is of a very important nature. It menus Deit the French commaand the entire wood, and are threatening St. Mikiel, which is fat by a light railway from Metz.

DESPERATE BAYONET FIGHTING.

Losnos, April 10, 4.15 p.m. To-day's Paris communique says that there is nothing to report,. except that, the two attacks which inade us masters of the last German positions at Les Eparges led to isperate haganet fighting,

AMERICAN NEWSPAPER'S OPINION OF GERMANY'S NOTE.

Tospus, April 1.

Reuter's New York correspondent telegraphs that the floor clurae- terises the German Note to Aneric, as offensive, and maintains that shipments of munitions from the United States were never questioned.

ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

RUSSIAN SUCCESS IN THE NIEMEN SECTION.

To-day's Potrograd communique says :--

Foxnos, April 18:

The Russians captured two lines of trenches west of the Niemen

leases.

force bayonet encounters. They took 600 prisoners and 8 mitrail

RUSSIANS MASTERS OF THE CARPATHIANS.

Losnos, april 11, 7.5 p.th.. The French revenue roarns for March show a continuance of the gival receivery in tele and Customs. The gires are higher than in the same month of 1914.

BIG FIRE AT LIVERPOOL. “

Losnox, April 12, 7.5 p.m. The largest tobacco store in the Empire has been destroyed by a fire which broke out in "Stanley Dock, Liverpool. The damage is estimated to smount to £950,000.

SMALL BRITISH STEAMER

RUNS ASHORE.

·London, April 11,

A 500 ton steamer named the Guern-

say has been wok off Cape Hogue.

LATER. Twelve survivors of the "Guarnacy," have reached Southampton. They ro- lats that the veral dan ashore in the darkness, and that the captain and six of the crow are missing.

MILESTONES."

A very large audience welcomed Mesars, Charles Howitt and A. Phillips' company

HONGKONG.

FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY MAURICE E. BANDMAN

PRESENTS

Mesars Phillip Braham & Campbell's Co. “THE GROTESQUES,” THE WORLD' Labonter Maxens "YEUM THE SAVOY THAT, London. OPENING NIGHT. Friday, April 23rd. NEW SONGS,

NEW DANCES, Complete Change of

Programme Nightly!

Friday, April 23rd.

A VILLAGE CONCERT. Saturday, April 94th. A Special Programme of New Numbers including Tipperary and

The Mayor's Matinee. Monday, April 28th

The Telephone Belle

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and

Some Musical Impressions. Please note that on each change of pro- ramme, the Entire Musical Programme is Iso changed.

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in **Milestoner," the joint production of Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblauch, **Bestories" is 住き of the most remarkable, as it is one of the most success- ful, plays of recent years, having enjoyed the notable achievement of being produced for 60 consecutive rishta in London be- sides being presented to innumerable medi- encos in the English provinces and else

**Milostomes" is a play full of here. what the descriptive writers

entitle

human interest." It is also, we should

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think, a play that to the heart of the THE EASTERN ABESTOS CO.

sclor-ipanager, who appears in it, as also

Loxpox, April 1, ⠀⠀ The Russians, says a Petrog telegrin, dislodged the Austrians enormous losses, and a whole battalion of them was captured. The pathians, of which the Russinus are now the masters.

The enemy was repulsed with from the single height they still bell on the principal chain of the Car. Proving their capacity and their versatility. Russian trapa carried several heights in the direction of Hasok, making further captures of prisoners.

GERMAN PRISONERS RE-UAPTURED.

LONDON, April 12. 12.30 a.m. The two German officers, who escaped from a detention camp in Donbighshire, have been re-captured, after wandering in the mountains

for a week:

:

ANOTHER GERMAN CRUISER IN AMERICAN

WATERS.

sos, April 12, 1.55 a.m. A bolegrum from Newport News states that the German auxiliary cruiser Kron Prinz Willen nived at six o'clock this morning and reported that she is short of cial an), provisions.

She anchored så "Peinz Eitel Frederich's former positiont

FURTHER PROGRESS IN FRANCE.

Losos, April 11, 4.30 ..

ENGLAND'S DRINK PROBLEM.

LONDON, April 10.

The first indication of the attitude of the workers towards the question of prohibition has been furnished as the result of a plebiscite of the workmen employed in Messrs. Harland and Wolf's yard ut Govan Thirty-one per cent. favoured prohibition, 44 per cent. wers in favour of the continuation of the present system. 15 per cent. for the restriction of hours, and ten for the prohibition of spirits.

BASE GERMAN INTRIGUE IN AMERICA..

Losos, April:10.

Router's New York correspondent telegraphs that a German plos has been discovered to laibe tug boat Captains to make affidavits that they hud delivered supplies to British wakil ps of New York. The allega. tions are unfounded, and several Captains will be prosecuted.

GERMANY AND ITALY.

A Significant Stop.

Loxoox, April 10

A Paris communique states: In Belgisin, on the Aisne and in Champagne there have been, artillery actions. The progress between the Metis and the Moselle reported yesterday is continned.

The Faris newspapers report that the German authorities have pro- captured fresh trunchies to the east side of Hois de Montare and storing to Italy by the Lake Constanes route are being detained at Wehibited the despatch of goods from Germany to Italy. Empty trucks repubest counter-attacks. We sorunced to the western wige of the Lindau and Friedrichshafen. Bois le Pretre. Snow, rain and wind prévailed all day.

Lextos, April 12, 1,55 a.m.

The Paris evening communique states: North of Albert the German attacks on our trenches at Hamel and the Bois Thiepval on Saturday night were repulsed after a hand to hand fight. Sharp fighting took place all night in Argonne. We destroyed a blockbone and captured three hundred rostres of trenches. We also repulsed two counter-attacks and we captured a fresh line of trenches at the Bois Ailly. On Satur day evening our scroplanes dropped bombs on the station and foundry at Bruces.

FRENCH PETTY OFFICER'S BRAVE PROMPTITUDE.

Lospos, April 11, 0.55 p.m. Bunter's Paris correspondend telegraphs that during the fighting in the Danbanelles the Suffren was hit by a sit-inch shell, which set fire to scine uuuition. A Petty Officer in the magazine broke the scuttles of the casement, opened the watervalves, and flooded the magazing. Then with sinne trepidation, as ho had acted without orders, he approached the Commander and reported, but was warmly congratulated and men tioned in despatches.

A SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCEMENT.

Tostox. April 11. 7.5. p.m.. The Canard Steamship Company announces that it is prepared to quote prospective roles of fuights to Smyrna, Constantinople, and Black Sea ports.

MORE GERMAN PIRACY,

STEAMER CARRYING STORES FOR STARVING BELGIANS SUNK.

X. Chinese Crew.

LONDON, April 11.

A Rotterdam message states that a steamer has arrived there with 27 members of the crew of the British steamer Harpyce, which was mixed or torpedoed near the Noordhinder Lizhbstip.

It is feared that 20 were drowned,

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THE FLIGHT, OF AUSTRIA,

Newspapers' Cold Comfort.

Losnos. April 11.

attacks in the Carpathians with undiminished vigour, and that they are.

Tulegrams from Budapest admit that the Russians continue the continually bringing up reinforcements into the firing line.

Heavy artillery engagements occurred about Bartfell, following which the Russians are exerting their whole strength to fortis & passage in the western boundary of the Seros district, in order to make tank attacks on the Austrian position in the Makowitz Valley,

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The newspaperi sevk to comfort their readers with assaitarices. "that. the Russian sqeruessed are relatively animportent,

EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF BIRMINGHAM.

Losmos, April 11. Birmingham Corporation has decided to releasó a thousand employees to Owing to a shortage of workers in the armament factories, the

work in the factories.

MINERS EASTER HOLIDAYS CURTAILED.

LONDON," April 11,... miners for curtailing their Easter holidays.

Lord Kitchener has expressed his gutlude to the Nottinghamshire

GERMAN SUBMARINES THROUGH THE SCHELDT.

An-Explanation

Losos, April 10. There has been some misunderstumling concerning the announce ment by the Telegraaf (Amsterdam) that two submarines froin Germany had passed Ghent by the Belgian Scheldt, and thence through the Canal to Zeebrugge. There is no question of the infraction of Dutch neutrality,

FRENCH BARQUE SUNE.

Lospox, April 11

The French bargco Chateaubriand was suule in inid-Channel by s The Harpalgee wan chartered by the Belgian Relief Committee for over German submaring: The crew were saved.

ing stores to the starting Eelgians.

LATER.

A mange from Arasterdam saya the Hospalyee was torpedoed and sink in

THE ALTERNATIVE TO PROHIBITION..

LONDON. April 10.

five minutes The crew were Chineas with the exception of the officers. They The Chancellor of the Excbenzer Ale lord George) receivet à deputation more all precipitated into the water, there being no time to lower the boats. of the wing and spirit trade of the United Kingdom regarding the restriction of The rescuing tree's saw a zubojatice's poriscope. Some of the survivors were drinking during the war. It is understood that it is suggested to increase the badly woundedr

spirit duty by ba a gallon as an alternative prohibition,

Caste

to most of the other sacmbers of the caste, for it gives many more opportunities that most plays for those appearing in it of

Milestones" is unique in this respect The story or plob is of absorbing interest aud reveals a wonderfully interesting spectacle sa wall as incidents of a highly dramatic character. As we have already given details of the play, it will be efficient to state that it was presented on Saturday evening in a manner that loft little by way of a desire for improvement. The

the presentation of the play, and the three is quite adequate to

Buscemfal ots of which the play consists are very Charles Howitt, as John Rhead, played ably presented by all taking para" Mi,

with quiet restraint, and in turn, the far- seeing ship-buzder. successful MAU ambitious for social success and ine plá gentleman, to the life. Particularly spccessful also wore Miss Baryl Getrovclough 65 Gertrude Rhead, Miss Gertrade F. Godart Emily Bhead and Lady Mankhart, Miss Ads Edney as Bone Sibley and Lady Rhead, Bar. Jack Vallance

Samuel Sibley and Mr. Csel lawson as Ned Pyes and as Lord Monkhurst. The play was well staged and enthusiastically received.

Selections by The Punjabi's Band ably conducted by Mr. Christian, were played | and much appreciated before the pley and during the acts.

To-night the company will appear in "Mr. Dot" another well known and

clever crams.

VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT.

For Charities.

For the Belgian Relief Fund kha kat charities a variety entertainment promoted and serungod by Man Charoll, was given in the Catholic Union hall on Saturday before not very large, but quite appreciative, audience. The very factory sum of 2300 was realized by the sale of tickets and from dousticos, and three promised gifts had - yot to come to

when the thia tatal was sonomared. The programme was much enjoyed, the humorena songs of Miss D. Razavert and Miss E. Danenberg, And the dainty costame songs of Mís G. Razivett, boing especially popular, Prof. Gonzales's orchestra rendered capable

ore Miss V. Crees, R, Beanss. Ethel aistance, an did Mrs C, Swith as 'accom- parist. The contributors to the programma

Mulino, G. Bazaseth, V. BazaYONE, ÉJ Pazavett K. Teanard, 31 and E. Dhonn. berg, EL Iamblon, A. Topez. K Bull, G. and D. Smith, Mrs A. Charl ton, Professor Gonzales, and Mr Higgin- botham."

The Misses Flint

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i. Jack sold the programmes, and Mrs S, E. Groen assister the prompter in the general arrangements. Those responsible for the arrangements of the entertainment wish to cordially thank the following, for their valuod si- kistozice z—blowers Mostrie and Co., Ltd.. St., Jawaph's College," Ah__Ling, Bishop Catholic Caino, Mr. Blake, Bes Pozzont Mr. J. Osmund, President of the Cheung, Paris Toilet Club, Chion Mail!! "s Chias Morning Post HK Pripting Press, and the Greco Egytian store.

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