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TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

INTERESTING STATEMENT BY THE EYE-WITNESS.

HEROIC DEEDS OF BRITISH

AVIATORS.

BY

THE CHINA. MAIL.

TELEGRAPH.

THE KAISER VISITS ANTWERP.

LONDON, May 3, 520 pm.

An Amsterdam telegram saya thad the Kaiser and Prince Henry inspact ad the Antwerp fortifications, the harbour and submarine yards.. The Kaiser looked well, but older. The visit was kept secret, it being feared that an attempt might be made on the Kaisor's lifa.

A LULL.

Losboy, May 3, 5.20 p.m.

A Paris communique states that there is nothing of note beyond the British-

ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

ORNERAL ́ACTIVITY....

Losnos, May 3, 1 An offcial Petrograd communiqué states: Enemy detachments occupy the Shawle region, between Libon and Vilna. German petrols appeared on Satur day in the vicinity of Libau, and German torpede-bosta on Saturday visited the Gulf of Riga

Fighting continues west of the Niemen.A strong Austrian offensive

in the region of Czenkowice was checked siro-Gertaan: attacks, in the

GERMAN RAILWAY STATIONS SUCCESSFUL Carpathians were also repulsed.

LY BOMBED

LATEST BRITISH CASUALTIES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

EYE-WITNESS' AUCOUNT OF HEROIC DEEDS,

Toxrox, May 3, 12.25 p.m... Eye-Witness, writing from the British. Headquarters on the With ait, refers to the splendid air work of the past few days at the wilway stations of Staden, Thielt, Courmi, Roubaix and elsewhere which were bombed in several successful conflicts of the air. On one occasion „** single-seater chased a hiplane to Healers and forced it to land.

JA, HEROIC AVIATOR.

The mid on Courttui was one of the mosa hernic episodes if the war, but in the kation gullent life. The aviator, who was seated alone in a biplane, reached Courtmi and glided down they hundret feet and borbed the milway junction? He was the target for hundreds of ritles and guns and was severely wound-a in the thigh. He might have saved his life by descending within the memy's lines, but he dreided to save his machine and descended to a hundred feet in order to incrase the spood. He was again wounded, this time mortally, but he continued to dy without descending, to the nearest British aerodrome, He returned to his own buse when he landed perfectly, made his report und died shortly afterwards.

MORE SUBMARINE ATROJITIES.

· SEVERAL `SHIPS . TORFEDOED.

LONDON, May 3.

A French stanmehip, the Europe, was torpedoed and sunk off the Scilly, Tales on Saturday. The crew of eighteen were rescaed.

The crew of the Europe were squeezed into a small boat. A aubmarine helled the steamer ineffectively. A Lowestoit trawler came up and rescued the crew though pursued by the submarine, three of whose shells fell round the rescuing trawler. The submarine eventually torpedoed the Europe.

AMERICAN STEAMER TORPEDOED:

Five fishing boats discovered an American tank steamer, the Gulf Light fog to Scilly. The crew had been rescued by patrol boats, with the exception sbandoned near the Scilly Isles on Saturday, and towed her all night in a thick of the Captain, who had died from shock, and two men, who jumped overboard.

A trawler has brought to Kilrush aine survivors of the steamer Fulgent which was torpedoed off Skellgis, Kerry; on Saturday, and also the body of the Captain, who was shot. The remainder of the crew are missing..

INDIGNATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

LONDON, May 3 Gulf Light by a German submarine, and the loss of the Captain and two of the Renter's New York correspondent telegrapha that the torpedoeing of the crew hoa created a profound stir in official circles. The newspapers sternly demand the firmest measures.

LABOUR DIFFICULTIES ON THE CLYDE AND TYNE.

The Edeny Of The Fleet Impaired.

LONDON, Any 3.

The outstanding feature of the notion of the past week has been the soudiness of the British left wing. It is possible to narrate a hundowith part of the deeds of gallantry and divotion. Aterase point, A White-Faper has been published which shows that Admiral Sir John detachment with a machme gun in the real was successively shot Jellicoe wrote to the First Lord of the Admiralty on March 27th eqpressing during the German rash but one man continued to fire though five bodies great messiness with regard to the labour situation on the Clyde and the Tyne. by around him when a sixth man took the place of his fallen condes. The efficiency of the Fleet was so ailected that he had previously felt it his duty ene foxhom was his brother: The Gaus still advancing, he waited telegraph on the subject. The docking and refits of destroyers took twice as until they were a few yards away, and then poured a stream of bullets, long as they ought owing to labour difficulties due to half-hearted working, The Germans broke leaving rows of dead." He was himself wounds recommendations by the Captains Superintendent of the Clyde, the True, and Rear Admiral Tador (Third Sen Lord) is a report on April 2nd enclosed Our telephones were repeatedly cut by the hot fire of one battery.. wire was eut nine times and on each occasing it was repaired by the hibition of the aule of spirits was necessary in order to secure a full output.

Alsewhere, and by Directora of Transports and Naval Equipment that the pro- sergeant in an open hall i shells.

Rear-Admiral Tudor added that partial measures as regards intoxicants were unlikely to prove successful.

CASUALTI 38.

Lopos, May 3 ('usalies dated April 28th include 30-officers killed and 100 wounded and missing. Among the killed are Brigadier-General Hasler dod Colonels H. W. E. Hitchins (Manchesters), and G. H. Shaw (4th East Yorks) Ninety-one are Trentoriul officers.

" Losbox, May 3, 2.35 p.m. Wounded, and believed to be prisoners J. R. Ritson, J. L. Wood (Durham Light Tafantry).

NOVEL GERMAN WAR WEAPONS..

LONDON, May 3, 1.20.8.m. German attack on our right was immediately checked.. There is nothing now The Paris evening cummarique states:--North of Ypres an attempled to report on the British front.

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

(Wah To Yat. Po'a Service.)

**SAVING THE COUNTRY."

PEKING, May 3, The Taking actors comtemplate con- ributing to the "Save the country fund" by giving their services free for a month at a series of performances.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO. LTD.

OTICE IS HERERT GIVEN that IN the TWENTY.IXTH ORDINARY GENERAD MEETING of the SMLEE. HULDERS will be held at the Company' Offers St. Geor.a's Buildings on SATUR DAY the ud May. 1915 at 12 o'clock Noor for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts to 29th Fincas, 1915, and alosting Directore and Awditor, The TRANSFET BOOKS of the Com- Cheung Ngch-kuen, a forcer Contonto the 22nd May both days inclusive.

pany will be CLOSED frour the Hh May Tush, and Yiu Yue-ping have been arrested here on suspicion of being con-

By Order of the Board of Director, nected with the rebala

FORMER CANTON TUTUH

ARRESTED.

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SINO-JAPAN CONFERENCES.

In yesterday's reply to Japan China conceded certain rights in Fulien Province and Eastern Mongolia as Soal concessicas.

COMPULSERY ARMY SERVICE SCHEME, ANARKA

The Minister for War has telegraphed to the provincial gorernments to bend officials to Paking to 18present them at a conference on the question of ccm- | polsory military service.

URGA SUBMITS TO CHINA.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co

Agent Hongkong. May 4, 1913.

"OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"

4047)

THE WEEKLY EDITION. OF THE.

"CHINA MAIL '':

CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS

THE WEEK.

Mongolia, has informed the Government PRICE 20 ets. (Cash) per Copy.

But Wai Fong, the commissioner to that the Kuthoko of Urga, has renounced his independence and will allow China to despatch officials to various parts of Mongolia.

FOREIGN MINISTERS AND JAPANESE DEMANDS..

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The Foreign Ministers in the capital have held a meeting to discuss the latest Japanese demands of China.

WAITRESSES IN LONDON CLUBS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

1188 Undersigned date received instrume

tion to sell by Fublic Apetion,

(OR CENT OF THE CONCERNED),

cert

WEDNESDAY

the 5th May, 1916.at Ham, MD:

their Sales Bonus. Yo. 8 Dai Von Rand, Corner of Ice House Street,--- SCSDRY HOUSEHOLD FERNITURE Romuyed to Salon Rougin for Conveniesen

of Sale) 7

Alar ONE AYRE'S CROQUAT SET,

(practically new) ONE LADYS HATCH 1.

(quite na➡)

Tam As usual

ECCHES & HOUGE,

Austioners.

Hongkong, May 4, 1915.

PUBLIO AUCTION.

Undersignset have rataivod instrag Tunis Soll by Public Auction,

£29.

"

WEDNESDAY

the 12th May, 1818, commencing

ab 9.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No.

Den Virz Road, Corner

of Ice House Street.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE TEAKWOOD BLACKWOOD YURNITURE,

follows:-

Diving Room Suite, Redroom Fur The Athenwam, one of London's must bure, Dining Room Foroiture, Arin-chair- dignified and stately clabs, is responsible and Sofas, Carpet and Rugs Brass and ramendous interation. Fradita Brass-mounted Bedsteads Toilet Tables bishops and learned scholars are now waited Wardrobes, Washatanda, &c.. Fidabonada, upon by a couple of attractive parlour-Dinner Wagons, Extension Dining Tables maids, and a member of the club told a Daily Chronicle representatize that the Services, Crockery. Glass and E-P. Warg

and Chaira, etc., etc, Dinner and Denbo Tui Nai Wong has been appointed number of its women servanta may increase Cooking Stwės, Cutlery, etc, etc., special commissioner for opium sap, servants were of military age." he said. in the nest future. **Nineteen al aur pression in Kwongtung, Kwongai and soventeen joined tho

The other Kiangsu provinces.

two tried, hot was rejected. In some wond Screen (Forcalsin Fanels), y

army.

Blackwood Cabinets, 1 fine fold Eine cases they have been replaced by men over

OPIUM SUPPRESSION.

CANTON'S FINANCE MINISTER,

Alro

military age, but it is difficult to get men Blackwood Fire Screep, Stands Teapor servants, and hence the twu wonen, who Settees, etc. One-Pindo, Marble Clo Lave hitherto attended to the wats BE Lou Ring Ton the newly appointed lady visitors, have been engaged as parlour: American Safe, Oud Gent's Bicycles financial minister in Canton, left Shang-maids. The Atheneum is the first men's hai today by mail steamer for his new clab to aaploy woman servants, and," he office, via Hongkong.

added, with a smile. I may tell you that the innovation has not beat unpopular. The parlourmaitis bara pot, however, been put intolivary. They rotain their feminis ity.

ARCHITECTS OLAIM.

CONTRACTOR SUED.

John Lemin. architect, of 61, Queen's Bond Central ward Ka Rim Dia, contri tor of 132, Portland Street, nomad, it the Summary Cours today, laiming #1a7:15, balancis was for fees for worke done at request of defendant, and for a theodolite sold and delivered. Fiintiff waived $170.75 for the purposes of jrris- diction.

Mr. J. If. Gardiner represented plain- ti, and Mr. Les D'Almála o Castri for deféudunt.

Mr. Gardiner put in a detailed state- ment of claim, and then called the plain- tif, who said murnerous applications had been made for payment of the sccount without result,

Creexamined by Mr. D'Almeda, plaintif said he did, not agree to make ertain plans in connection with u

At Maucourt, in south Charles, oighty Germans, armed with bears, hand grenades, Brownings, and knives attacked. Most of them were killed, and some were captured. In the valley of the Aisee and in Champagne the enery used various appliances, which were ineffective, namely, glass tubes which upon breaking diffused an odour of ether, incendiary bombs, and gas. Garden city acheme gratis; certain emitting greenish smoke. The latter hang over the easy's Ines.

Missing H. Bryant, R. D. B. Evans, and W. E. Guinness (Manchesters A. W. Nesbitt, J. A. Stenhouse, N. A Thorp, A. N. Toovey, R. Burgand, N. Dryden, G. E. Hapter, ... T. Hunter. J. Lovibond, W. B. Noble, G. Thero wa retain the whole of yesterday's gain. Farkinson.

A cervation:-A. D..fairhead wra bot wounded.

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German counter-attacks in Bois-le-Freire were immediately arrested and

We have continued to botibard the southern entrenched camp at Mete a most effective manner. Fire was noticed at the barracks, and on the away.

(Harca Service.}

LAUNCH OF & FRENCH DREADNOUGHT.··

Wounded. Allen (Northumberland-j; }, W. Archer (Northumber lands). F. Athill, S. Badcock, W. F. Badooch. L. Badham, C. W. Batty (Shropshire Light Infantry), E. Bergne, T. Both (Connaughts), Rault, T. Bradford, J. Brisa, J. C. D.. Brown, W: A. Buchanan (Conaughta), T. Butcher, T. Callinan, H. Carrick,

Chatterton, C.-Chipper, Speene birat . Collins. Shropshires, N. riwhall, J. Delshom, A. Dono, C. Dennys, J. J. Dobi, H. Dodds. A, Easton (East Yorkshires), C. Easton, F. Faber, E. Fenwick Clennell, S. Grant Dalton, F. G. Burvey H. Hatteher, J. Helis, S. T. Hewitt, P. Hickey, B. Hoinfras (Worcestershire), G. Howden. Second Lieut. R. Hume (Suffolks), G. L. the presence of the Secretary for Marine, 31. Augagneur, The new Dresd A French Dreadnought has been successfully launched at Bordeaux, in Hunting, P. Huskinson, H. Jucks (Durban Light Infantry), B. Jack-nought is to hear the name of Languede, which is the name of an old French sor (Yorkshires), R. C. Jenkins, F. Kinsella, F., Kinch, H. A. Lake province. (Artillery); J. Lambton, J. P. Leighton, E. Legbourne, G. Lennon, W. M. Anclay, A. 1. Macpherson, HH. Nicholson (Durhan Light Infan try), B... Nicholson (Northumberlands), W. A. Nicholson (Artillery),

PARIS, May 1.

-amendinents to original plans were used. el, and she of them ha drew without extra charge.

رعه

Plaiche TYL

3. quslinned by D'Almada s various items of mercant and correspondence, referring ta - certain transaction indisputa Pegarding the sale of Kowloon in- land

kat mis (remaining portion) plaintif said he at first asked 22.50 a foot for it, but on April 17, 1914, delen. dant said he had purchaser ab 32 a frot. Plaintiff good to accept this, 'co condition that he paid no brokeride,bet eventually wrote offering to sell on the following terms: $9,20 to be, the pr chase price; defendant to have comis. sion on completion of purchases 10 cente (nosquare foot if Defendant's adient built within three months and gave plainti the architectural work; if déferlust's

Findther architet; his commission (the) five cents sq. foot. Defendant's client id not complete the purchase. on the slower in great crowds with petitious to man who eventually purchased it was I allowed to purchase this important not his client. Defendant mirepresent taogopoly. So grest has become the come

FINLAND AND FRANCE.

PARIS, May 1.......

E, R. O'tonnor, J. Pain, E. Parinter. R. A. Purry, P. Paulson, L. Paremer, H. O Preston, F. Pretty, F. Prandfont, F. S. Pyne, Second

A Parliamentary deputation from Finland to Paris to reciprocate in the Lieut. A. Robinson Clinchesters), Second Licht. G. Roueda, F. C.presence of M, Poincare and Cardinal Amette the indestructable feelings of

Savile, 1. € Senife, P. Sergeunt, R. H. G. Tution, S. Thorpe, love, strengthened by the joint struggle, for the triumph of civilization, client gave the architectural, work to:

Tolson, G. Tugwell, F. W. Turner, F. Walton (Durham Light Infantry). E. Sharpin W. Shipster, L. Soden. H. B. Speko, E. F. Squires, W Watson-Annawong, F. Woekes, 2nd Lieut." C. Williamson-Jones (Man- chestars), N. I. Wright (Northumberlands).

GERMAN DESTROYERS ATTACK TRAWLERS.

LONDON, May 5. The trawler Barbados arrived at Yarmouth is a damaged condition and with the Captain wounded as the result of an encounter with a German torpedo-bout destroyer off the Bolgian coast.

The Barbados bmight the sole survivor of a craw of seventeen bulouging to the Columbis which had been torpedoed; also a German blusjacket

The Barbados, used two snail guns to resist the tarpeda-bont,

THE NORTH SEA NAVAL AFFAIRE,

LONDON, MAY 2.

CANTON ITEMS.

(Prom Our Own Correspondent.}.

Canton, May L PURCHASE OF ANNDURED CEUTALIR. foreign nation to buy twenty amoured The Naval Baord has contracted with craisers. These are to be used in the coset patrol service along with the old ones ready in use. On April 30, taletara Nisal agthorition to forward to Peking

received requesting the Kwong Tung detailed plan showing water stations, Important places, etc., and stating whether or not it will be desirable increase the number of patrol cruises,

FELING AND HANKOW, BALLWAY,

A short time as the Peking snl Ban-

kaw Railway in order to tida ovOT & JOBBON

of financial atres, got out an issue of Short

Lusion that offrist notice has been founded to him that Sir Chang Lương Tùng vas that, there will be change the waiter sving to purchase, the land and build a at present and applicants are requested to $40,000 villa on it. The deposit money wais patiently for further appouncements.was puid, and on this plaintiff paid defen-

dant one half of the cents commiazion

· INSPECTION TOURS.

-q.

wang Tung. He will be guarded by two return the commision if the nle to his Choustnor Li is about to go on a tour of Défendent gave a receipt agreeing, to companion of soldiers only. Orders have: been issued that the magistrates of the client was not completed. The inan who Faces visited shall not leave their posts to eventually old the land would be calinn welcome the governor unks they are to say that defendant was not his broker specially requested to come and no presente in the transaction. The amount of c of any kind are to be offered by any body.

The Governor expects to finish his tour

mission wrongly, paid to 'defendant and

in two months and topon his retura Gaveral now dag from him was $315. The bodi Long will inspect the fortified places.ance of the commission, $415, was erec

MORE BOLDTERE FOR CAXTON-BOWLOOK

The

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dited to defendants's account.

MAN RAILWAY, Spanish Procuration was the purefu

In addition to the troops already detailed of the property, they hang the nominees

With reference to the Admiralty's announcement that a wories of to the various railways of this province for Railway 180 men bare teen selected from treated.

Ter bela, A namber of them were sone! Almg the line of the Canton-Koston Un Kim Wah, with whom plaintifi small affaires occurred in the vicinity of the Galloper and North Hinder. The reports to now being asked for General Ngan's Camp to assist in giving Further evidenen having been given, Lightships on Saturday, an Ipswich telepun gives further particularachased. The zeceat campaigus for the rale sengers. The country is infested with his Tordship adjourned the hearing till It states that the Recruit" endéntoured to ram the submarino, which of Government benda thons of the Chias robbers and this addition to the guards in the 17th instit.

and it seems that very few have been pure protection to the Railway and the p appeared uklonly, but she was torpedoed amidships.

Savings Bank, the people may have thought pecesmiry

A trevler named the Daisy hurded up, and rescued 30 of the crew hausted their available resources and

A torpedo wax mimet the Daisy but it missed. The Daisy left a boat consequently they are unable to bay for the rated men, who round off, hat were attacked by abroarine and four of the occupants were wounded.

A Division of British destroyer game up and two chased the German torpers-boster while the othe! kapt look out for aubmariner,

The German torpedo bouta were quickly finished, and the British lowered boats and rescued the surviro.

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