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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE WAR.

THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH WEST AFRICA CAPTURED,

A GREAT VICTORY FOR GENERAL BOTHA. ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS IN JOHANNESBURG.

H M. S. GOLIATH SUNK IN THE STRAITS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

CAPTURE OF THE CAPITAL OF GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA

FALLS WITHOUT RESISTANCE.

Loxines May 13, 12.20 p.m.

A telegram from Capetown stata tims it is officially announced that) General Sir Louis Botha has entered Windbeck, the capital of German South-West Africa, without resistituer, atut laas hoisted the Union Jack,

3.00 Europeans and 12,500 natives were found in the town.

MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED...

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Anther telegram train Capitown sintes de quauities of rolling stock were captured.

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General Botha hus peelaliud mpartial law over the vo tory.

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GENERAL BOTHA'S ADDRESS TO THE TROOPS.

In dressing the troops, General Botha Sale" they lind shown the atmost pluck and self-sacrifice in valausting circumstances. He em phasised their weighty responsibility in being entrusted with the crenpas tion of Windback and the care of the German women and ofidem. emphasising that he would rely apon their honour to carry out the tusk. He concluded by saying that these exertions were of the tituigse import Ance to the Empire and the Union, as they pretically meant the en plate passession of German South-West Africa

Refinan South-West Africa has an area. or 323is square pale and population of 126,000, In the exports were valued at $8,50bd0e marks and the import 45,Paisa. Railways map Fea, Swalonand on the east to the↑ capital Withik, which is 240 hides inland, and dean Swakopiranted north to Gestiontein, 100 miles; lag Lariorita tay the wachtenenti manshengi, 200 usilos, and treno Windhak to Restoran long, asi miles. Ed.

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ANTI-GERMAN RIOTING IN JOHANNESBURG

Lansoos, May 18. 12.

A telegram from Jadaanneshaing states that serious anti-Choromu

rioting has taken place there,

Putty-one biblings were burnebesnulid vansing at least a quart of a million sterling change.

It is noteworthy that there was an vidite, absting of looting..

F.M.S. GOLIATH SUNK IN THE STRAITS.

Foxres, May 13, 10.50 p.m.

THE CHINA MAT

ITALIAN CABINET RESIGNS.

Loxtos, May 14, 3.5 nm, - A Bologan troín Rome states that the Cabinet hus resigned,

ENGLAND AND CONSCRIPTION.

WAR OFFICE'S HANDS FULL OF RECRUITS.

LONDON, May 13.

In the House of Lords, Viscount Elaldano, discussing the question of conscription, said that in the eront of tremendous necessity the Government might bave to reconsider the voluntary system, but at present the hands-of the War Offre were full of recruits,

BRILLIANT FRENCH SUCCESSES NORTH OF 'ARRAS.,

LONDON, May 18, 65.3 a.m.

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An official communique issued at Petrograd states that the fighting in West Galicia le «timinishing.

The Austrian offensive at Chocimied and North Kolomes in East Galicia has been repulsed with great love. Our artillery wiped out two battalions and XALLED AT NEUYE CHAPELLE, a third surrendered.

THE FIRST IBISH DIVISION.

LONDON, Mar. 14, 7.33 m.

Mr. Redmond announces that the First Irish Division of the New Armies has gone to the front and expresses his conviction that it will, uphold the honour of Ireland.

ANTI-GERMAN RIOTING IN LONDON.

LONDON, May 12.

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Anti-German rioting ia rampsnt in London. Last night German shops vere looted and wrecked and the occupiers maltreated. Many had previously fed after barricading their premises. The police were powerless. Some were fojured by missiles. The rioters were chicly youths of both sexu. In some places soldiers voluntarily helped the police,

The following letter from the macher of: the late Mr Arthur first, whose death at Neuve Chapelle we announced this

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was read out on Tuesday evening on parade to the Section of the Volunteer Machine Gun Company in which he formerly served. Mr Hirst was formerly

storekeeper at Kowloon Dock, and some wenihs ago his passage bome was paid by Aur James Logan, the veteran Volunteer who felt that as he was too old to fight himself be

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My dear Mr. Logan:-You will be sorry to hear my son Arthur Hirsh was killed in. action at Neave Chapelle on March 11th only a few days after landing in France It was a terrible encounter, and our list of those gone was very sad reading for any

Owing to the authorities having arrested and interned the Germans, there has been no recurrence of the rioting at Liverpool where 200 shops were pre-hundreds of mothers. He rejoined his old viously wrecked.

AMERICA AND GERMANY.

X LOOPHOLE."

LONDON, May 14, 7.35 am. The American Note fears Germany a loophole by suggesting that commanders of the guilty submaritus misunderstand their testraint

TRIBUTE TO AUSTRALASIAN TROOPS.

PRAISE FROM GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON.

LONDON, May 13 Reuter's Melbourne correspondent tal:egraphe that General Sir

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Regiment The Borderers which ho

had served 5 years in previously. His fu Is address was 1932 L. Sergt.. A. Hirst, 3rd Bard Regiment, 2nd Day, Carlisle, and I an sure he as be known personally to many there, who would answer any on- quiries

I bad' no hles until your latter came this maming that you had been so patriotic as to pay his passage. He found at o arrival that Government ought to refund iù on he was a volunteer for Kitchener's army, so I have made application for it.

I have another son, Ralph Hirst, in the 6th King's Liverpool Rides, and ore son an assistant Paymaster, R... just invali ded home tren H. M. S. Glasgow nicer being in the Chili and Falkland 6ght. They are both on active service, noi me feel very anxious for them. Jamther very often spoke of his friends in

Me, Chunhill, First Lord of the Admiralty, announces that HM.S. Goliath, yeshunday night, when just inside the Straits and will protect-Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief of the forces in Gallipoli, has telegraphed to Hongkong. Will you let them know this

the Governor-General a tribute to the glory with which the Australians have news! ing the French lank, was attacked by Destroyers,

upheld the finest traditions of the race. He says they have down pudacity,

Uno thing a prfectly cartain of-he Twenty afficers and 180 men were saved.

dash, sleepless valour and satiring resource, and created for Australia and died doing his daty to King and country. New Zealand an imperishable record.

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[The Tickath" was a Battleship of 14.950 sons, expleted in 1900) carried twelve thin., ten sin. und 2 light quick-frere, four 19in, and two machine guns. Some years ago, before the alliance with Japan was made, she was on the China Stazion with the "likom," "Changan * Ocean."" sisterships, It will be remembered the Ocean" was recently sunk in the Derdams Blog, kj

DISTINGUISHED WORK ON H.M.5: "BARBADOS."

Lismis, May 14, 7.35 ..

Parliament passed a resolution congratulating the Forces.

THE GREAT BATTLE OF YPRES.

EYE-WITNESS" DESCRIPTION.

LONDON, .May. 13.

and with credit to you. I feel wanble yes really to real so it. He looked so strong and well and was in such good spirits, and I have lost a very loring st.

With very many thanks for your qvist kind letter and interest in him. Baliove me, dear Mr. Logan, Yours very sincerely, Mary K. Hirst.

VANISHING ASSETS.

Chinese Spirit Firm's Affairs.

Lieutenant Sir, Jannes Dotvilly timing at the wheel of H.M. The Eye-witnesa at Headquarters describes the great battle of Ypres. auxiliary small craft Barbados" after the skipper had been woorded It was apparent, he says, on Saturday morning that the Germans were and personally worked the hen and generally handled the ship in aproparing for un attack in strength eastward of Ypres where they were con seamanlike matzer under heavy fire to avoid ling torpedoed: He also cutrating under cover of a violent artillery fire. The battle began in earreat

In the Backruptcy Court this afternoon," book effective measures to call the attention of F.M.S. Leonidas, in order at ten o'clock in the morning. The Germans attacked, the line from Yprea-Poel to convey her information, which led to the subsequent destruction of the Cappelle road to within a short distance of the Menin road, but evidently on the spplication of the Official Receiver,

intended to break our front in the vicinity of the Ypres-Roglera railway corth the Chief Justice made an order in bank- | enemy vessels.

and south of which the strongest and most determined asculta were delivered. ruptes against the Tai Fung firm, spirit The enemy penetrated at some points at Frezenberg. We counter-attacked at merchants, of a7, Shaukivan Road. The 1) between the Zonnebeke mad and the railway in order to recover the Offcial Raceiver and the case was of rather ground. The British advanced most gallantly but were soon checked by casual nature. On October 18-last machine-guns.

year A receiving order was made against

Petty Officer Hallett of the "Berdus

bis rapid and effective gun fire.

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SPLENDID ENDURANCE OF THE BRITISH TROOPS.

FIGHTING CONTINUING AT YPRES.

the firm, and an application was made the Official Receiver for its recision

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was apposed, with the result that the bit ter had stood over until the present day. the meantime efforts had been made to realise the property of the firm but for various reasons they bad hoen unsaccean-

fecs and rent had been adding up. Ha axpediancy, asked foave to withi

Our ling was slightly reconstituted and remained intact. Our losses were goinparatively slight, whereas the enemy presented 'such targets

Losoy, May 15.. - In that the action resolyed itself on our part into pure killing. The reason

Field Marshal French in a bulletin states that the fighting to the of the enemy's spirited tack was possibly because they thought that the British intended an clusive at another point. The failure of the eastward of Ypres continues. There was a viclent bombardment to-day Germans was due to the splendid endurance of the British, who held the forthward of the Menin Road winch destroyed some of our trenches, fal, and during all this time the occupation line under a fire which uguin and again bloftel out whole lengths of the assing temporary re-adjustment but the line has been completed, read therefore, purely as a matter of defences and killed their defenders hy scores.. The services rendered adjusted. here can only be truly estimated in the light of future events, but it undoubtedly contributed to the success of the French further south. In the mountinié, to the southward, on Sunday the Allies' artillery sini-- denly opened a treinendous cannonde. The morning was calm and bright, and the scene dawned penecfully. At the outset of the bon- burdinent, which opened at five in the morning, was slow, but it then, grew in volume so that the whole air quivered with the rush of the larger stils and the earth shook with the cussion of the guts. In few minutes the distant lunscape disappeared under the smoke and dust drifting slowly across the line of battle.

The British infantry advanced between Bois Grenier and Festubert. We stormed the German trenchies to the north of Fermolles in a hard to hand fight with the bayonet and hand grenades, and continued to hold the position the whole day long, using the enemy, the benricet of losses. Not only were the Germans killed in the bombardment, but their repeated efforts to drive us from the captured position proved escvelingly costly to thean. 1. N

****** The ad fünce of our right wing north of Festuhert met with consider able opposition, so was not pressed. Meanwhile the French troops, after a prolonged bombardment, took a German position north of Arras along a front of nearly five miles, pushing forward three miles and capturing prisoners and guns. This remarkable success was gained in the course of a few hours. Elsewhere our artillery fire was so heavy and accurate that the enemy were unable to move in the daylight.

ALIENS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

THE GOVERNMENT'S MEASURE.

LONDON, May 13, 655 pm

In the ouse of Commons Mr. Asquith announced that the Government- has decided to intern alfifdult male na-naturalised aliens and repatriate le others, though in exceptional cases they may be allowed to remain. An fick judicial body would be conatitinted to decide in geh cirry, and there would be powers for the internment of naturalised aliens in cases of proved. meccsrity or danger,

ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

IMPORTANT RUSSIAN SUCCESS..

LONDON, May 13.

the application for the recission of the order, and be now asked for adjudication to prevent the acts being wted by the payment of fees and rent. The petition. fied by one of several partners in the debtor firm.

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The Official Recaiver said the quasion Brand is Superior to other Brands is Body, Flavou knowledge of the others, could involve them kindjadication aedes. He und and Strength. that the present application was opposed,

It is officially announced in Petrograd that, the Russians have taken the a ollessive in the Jawornik mountains where the enemy during the last few days have left over 5,000 dead on the mountain slopes.

The Russians bave also successfully advanced on a forty mile front from Chernowitz to Obertyn. They captured 5.000 prisoners and six guns on the 10th fast. alone.

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Mr Hind, who had apposed the recission of the order anid he would not oppose the present application.

His Lordship asked what would be tha! position of the other partners supposing an. adjudication order were made

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The Government Committee, of which Viscount Bryce is Chairman, bas re-to reserve his decision on that, metter till a ported upon Cermon atrocities in Belgium.

J: confirme after most careful investigating the worst stories hitherto told of Mr Hind thought most of the parthars the wholesale slaughter of hostages, of indiscriminate birnings and acts of were in China, and Me Carpmael mentioned violence of overy kind and concludes: Germans debemtely organised the that the rich partners were fan Francisco massacre of innocent civilians, viclated women, and murdered children. Lopting and knew nothing of the order. sad burning were ordered by German ciers, and elaborat provision was made for by the Official Receiver.

His Lordabip then made the order faked nt the very outbreak of war for systematic incendiariam having no military necessity. The rules of war were frequently broken by using women and children as a shield for advancing, troops, by the killing of wounded and prisoners, and by the frequent abuse of the Red Cross and white flags--all this

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