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FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1915

THE CHINA

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TELEGRAPH.

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THE WAR.

THE DARDANELLES OPERATIONS.

RUSSIANS INFLICT NUMER- poli Peninsula

OUS LOSSES ON GERMANS

AT JAROSLOW.

'PROGRESS IN GALLIPOLI. GALLIPOLI.

LONDON, May 19. The Press Bureau has issued a statement on the operatíoar in the Galli-

General Cox's Brigade repulsed with heavy losses an attack on the 14th inst. A double company of Gurkhas on the 13th advanced over half a mile of ground and consolidated the position during the night despite the strongest counter-attacks. The Lancashire Territorial Division, on the 16th, made considerable progross at night and further advanced the following night,

Our howitzers on the 17th, sided by aeroplanes, blew up the ammuni fion waggons of the Turkish heavy howitzers and directly hit a Turkish gun in front of the Australiza Corps. They also demolished the enemy's trenches.

Every day ases and improvement of the Anglo-French position. The quemy is reported to have lost very hedvily.

GREAT BRITAIN AND CON- and a gun rasplacement

SCRIPTION.

MEMORABLE MEETING IN THE GUILDHALL.

(Beuler's Service to the China Hail)

ITALY TO BEGIN WAR TO-DAY.

Justos, May 29, 4.15 p.m.

THE MOTHERLAND, DOMINIONS, INDIA, AND

PROTECTORATES.

A MEMORABLE MEETING AT THE GUILDHALL.

LONDON, May 19.

There were most enthusiastic scenes at the imperial and patriotic meeting An Amsterdam message states that a Chisso telgrain to the Ber.hell at the Guildhall to thank the Dominions, India and the Protectorates for Her Tageblatt states that un mur in dy doubts at the war begins their unparalleled services in the war. 10-day

A GERMAN SPY HANGS HIMSELF.

Losnos, May 20, 4.20 p.m. Kaspierle, one of the Giertaan spies arrested in London and undergoing trial, has hanged himself in his cell,

There was a brilliant gathering on the platform, which included a number of Indian Princes, member of the Cabinet, High Commissioners of the Colonies and a number of prominent personages.

The Lord Mayor presided."

Ho loft a letter expressing his appreciation of the fsirness of the trial, and stating that as a soldier he preferred a self-inflicted death to the scaffolding in the hour of trial the fruits of a wise and far-sighted imperial policy.

MORE TRAWLERS SUNK

LONDON, May 20, 1-20 p.m.

A German submarine bas sunk the trawlers Lucerno and Chrysolite in the North Sed

ITALIAN DEPUTIES TO VOLUNTEER.

LONDON, May 20, 4.20 p.m.

It is understood in flume that a number of deputies will volunteer for service with the colours.

THE "DACIA’S” CARGO

QUESTION OF PAYMENT.

Losnos, May 20, 4.20 p.m. Reuter's Paris correspondent states that a law has heap. promulgated opening credit payment for the cargo of the exptured American ship Dacia. The American owners demand Fra. 1,820,760, but payment will be made on the basis of the market value of the merchandise in Rotterdam.

NOTHING TO REPORT."

LONDON, May 201, 4,13 p.m.

A. Paris communique states that there is nothing to report,

THE CONSCRIPTION QUESTION.

LONDON, May 20.

In the House of Commons yesterday, on a motion for the adjournment of the House, a number of Ministerialists urged the abandonment of the voluntary principle for the Army and Navy,

Mr. Tennant, replying, asked the House to remember what.such a change would mean, it be did not deny that the time might arrive when such a policy would be desirable.

AGE LIMIT FOR KITCHENER'S ARMY.

LONDON, May 10.

The age limit for Kitchener's Army has been raisgil to forty.

THE KING AT TYNESIDE.

LONDON, May 20

His Majesty the King inspected, the Tyneside farda yesterday.

BAD WEATHER IN FRANCE.

"No Action Anywhere."

LONDON, May 20 The Paris evening comique states: The weather is still had, and the fog is most dense. There has been no action anywhere. An attempted German might attack at Bois-le-Preure was immediately checked.

EXCHANGE OF INCAPACITATED CIVILIAN PRISONERA.

Germany Breska Another PromSÍKA.

LONDON, May 20. Correspondence has been published by the Foreiga Office relating to the proposed exchange of incapacitated civilina prisoners.

Sir Henry Howard concludes a telegram to Sir Edward Grey, dlated the 3rd inst by sing that he regrets to learn that Germany has broken faith with the Vatican by refusing to carry out the agreement for the release of incapacitated civilian prisoners to which Liermany atacated on February 26th.

TWO BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK BY SUBMARINES.

LONDON, May 19. The British steamer Dumfries has been torpedoed in the Irish Sea. of the crew were drowned.

LATER.

Two

A German submarine torpedeed the British steamer Drumcree off Corn wall: She was but little injared and was taken in tow by a Norwegian steamer, The autorise, however, returned and sank the Drinore, the Norwegian steamer recaping, but she returned and saved the British crew,

The aloge is siguificunt in view of the announcement in New York, from on authoritative German scarce," that the submarine campaign has been supended on Germany replies in President Wilson's Note!

ITALY ON THE BRINK OF WAR.

LONDON, May 20. Reuter's Washington correspondent telegraphs that Italy and Austria have asked America to take charge of their interests in Vienna and Rome respectively in the event of a rupture. America has consented.

The Koelnische Zeitung states that the Austrian and German Consuls and their staffs buve left Rome.

THE ENEMY BOMBARDING PRZEMYSL.

LONDON, May" 20.

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The B. Hoo. II. B. Asquith, the Prime Minister, paid an eloquent tribute to the seas and daughters of the Overseas Dominions whose record hal been no magnificent that any Empire, he said, might take the hightest pride in it (Cheera). Their generosity, devotion and willingness to end are harship and face death was due to no consideration of self-interest. We were now gather- (Cheers.) There was no part of the Empire which would not seller annikila tion rather than become subject to pay other sovereignty. (Great cheering. The Premier lengthily detailed the gifts of the Indian Prices and people, and mentioned that India had put into the field 26 regiments of cavalry and 124 regiments of infantry, and when they looked to the actual achievements of the forces of India, which had been so spontaneously dispatched and su magnificent- ly equipped, then the battlefields of France and Flanders bere no grdying tribute to their bravery. (Load chears).

The Rt. Hon. A Bonar Law, who. delivered a glowing eulogy op the Dominions and their work, mil he did not think it was fully realised all that the Indian soldiers had done. He believed that as a nation we had more reason to be proud of the spontaneous enthusiasm of the Indian Princes and people on Lehalf of their King Emperor and Empire than we had to be proud of the corquest of India.

Lord Crewe said he desired to express the conviction that the recognition. by that meeting, of the answer which Indio had given to Germany would thrill the whole Empire. That answer had also been given by the Indian army, “by the Princes of India at Home who themselves had drawn the sword-prolonged sheering)—and alan by others who had given with both hands. It was the answer of the whole people of India, the millions of India whe had lavished their labours, gilts and prayers on behalf of the cause of which their beloved King Emperor was the centre and graho...

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PARIS, May 19.

Fighting is still proceeding at the (fach. „Nieten, Opatow, and Koloma regions.

On the loft bank of the Vistula we assumed the offensive, taking three thousand prisoners and inflicting at Jaroslow inumerable losses, on the Germans.

The enemy bombarded the west forts of Pzzcrapsl. -

The Germains took away numerous women and girls from Liban and put them oland warships,,

"New YoThe submarine war will be suspended until the German Note reaches the United States.

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UNITED STATES AND NEUTRALITY.

PRESIDENT'S REBUKE.

the position of this Government in regard to its obligations as neutral Power.

The general attitude and course of policy of this Government in the maintenance of its neutrality am particularly anxious that your Excellancy should sea in their true light.

*GOOD FAITH IMPUGNED. **

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

HOME RACING.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Lospas, May 19. All racing exceps at Newmarket as been stopped.

¡Sauler's Service to the China škafl.)

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The Government has requested the Jockey Club to suspend alt facing Jufter the present week ́except at

Newmarket!

FIRE INSURANCK ASSOCIATION

BOY HONGKONG,

WHIT MONDAY HOLIDAY. IN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all !

FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS 93 MONDAY, the 24th May.

By Order,

A. R. AVE, ·

Secretary. Hongkong. May 21, 1915.

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MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.

Fm the above we gather that racing | will bo continued at Newmarket through ont the year, but will be stopped every.

WHIT MONDAY HOLIDAY. where also at Home, Cowsequently there will be to 13 Desby, The next meet OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thebal Ling at Newmarket is on June 29; then N MAINE INSURANCE OFFICES follow the July, September and two will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS in MONDAY, The big rucos at the 24th May. October meetings. these meetings are the July Stukoa,

By Order, Princess of Wales Stakes, Jockey Club | Stakes and Middle Purks Plate.-Ed.]

(Wah Taz Yat Po's Service.)

THE JAPANESH TREATY.

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PEKING, May 30.

Luk Ching Cheong has been appoint el Plenipotentiary with powers to sign the treaty with Japan, which will be known as the Republican Fourth Tour, Peking, New Treaty,

THE FINANCE MINISTRY.

Kung Sum-cham will succeed Cheong Woo a Vice-Minister for Finance,

THE PREMIER AND THE MINISTRIES.

It has been proposed that the Pre- mier shall control all the Ministries ag superior to the Foreign Department.

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A Severe Reply.

I had hoped that this Government's preition in thess' respecta had been mado' WASHINGTON, April 22,

Abundantly clear, but I am. of course. President Wilson's Note regarding perfectly willing to state it again. This American neutrality in answer to Count seems to be the more necessary apu Bernstor's Note of April 4, was handed to desirable, because I regret to say that the its diligent efforts to maintain it in other the withstanding its professed neutrality and the German Ambassador into yesterday, language which your Excellency employs Its actual the State Desprepared by. Mr. Bryan at in your memorandam is susceptible of being particuls, to inhibit this trade, and that Departmect, was in fact, revised construed as impugning the good faith of its failure to do so manifested an unfair attitude toward Gertuary. This Govern and supplemented by the President on his the Cnited States in the performance of it's so colds, as hellers your Excellencs is Note Ferriter at White House. The duties as a neutral. I take it for grantedware, and as it is constrained to hold, ini the forecast cabled exclusive that no such implication is intended, but it view of the present indisputable doctrines ly by The Daily Telegraph

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is so evident that Fou Count

your Excellency of Bernstorferday.

memorandum labouring under certain false impressions accepted international law, that was given out to the Press by the Gertaan that I cannot be too explicit in setting forth change in its own laws of neutrality during Embassy without the knowledge of the the frets as they ars when fally reviewed the progress of the war which wou & affect State Department, Mr. Brysa took the and comprehended.

anequally the relations of the United

would be precaution of obtaining Count Borrator's In the first place this Government bas at States with the nations at TAT dansant before making the Americas reply no time and in no manner yielded any one of strict neutrality by which it has consis

unjustifiable departure fram the principle public. This ecurse is in recordance with of ite rights as a neutel to any one of the tently sought to direct its actions, and I the practice of the State Department, and present belligerents. It has ackowledged in unofficial circles is thought to emphasise as a matter of course the right of visit and respectfully submit that none of the cir the alleged discourtesy of the German Em-search, at the right to apply the rules of curdstances urged in your clancy's memorandum alters the principle involved. basy fo publishing the memorandum with contraband-of war to artich at commerce.

SO EMBARCO ON AR the trade out conferring with the United States It has, indeed, insisted upon the use of Authorities. 1.

visit and arch as an absolutely neces ary The placing of an embargo on safeguard agaiqet mistaking noutral vea cla in arme at the present time would consti- owned by any enemy, and against mistaking tute auch a change and be a direct violation legal cargoes for illegal. It has admitted of the neality of the United States. It also the right of blockade it actually will, I feel assured, be clear to your Excel- exercised and effectively maintained. lency that, helding this view and consider

These are merely well-known imitationeing itself in bonour bound by it,

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TEXT OF THE SOTE.

The text of the Nota iś na follow:

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I hope your Excellency will realise the spirit in which I am drafting this reply

is so warm and of such long standing, the tins which bind them to no snather amity are so many and so strong, that this Government feels ander special compulsion to speck with gracz franknera when any Occasion Brisen würich seems likely to create any misunderstanding, however aight or temporary, between those who represent

A. R. LOWE,

Secretary, Hongkong. May 21, 1915.

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I have given thoughtiai cousideration to You Excellency's Note of April 4, en closing a memorandum of the amo date, in which your Excellency discusses the which war plass spon nestral commerce of the question for this Government to acting of this Government with regard to on the high res, but nothing beyond these consider such a course.. truds between the United States and has it conceded. I call your Excellency's Germany, and the attitude of th's Govern-attention to this, notwithstanding that it ment with regard to the exportation of arms is already known to all the world as he friendship between the people of the Brand is Superior to other Brands is Body, Flavour, from the United States to

to the nations or consequences of the publication at our United States and the people of Germany at-war with, Germany

correspondence in regard to these matters I must admit that I am somewhat at a with several belligerant nations, because

10 loss how to interpret your Excellency's I cannot astime that you have official treatment of these matters There are gaizance of i many circumstances connected with theso important subjects to which I would have expecta! your Froleary to rest, but In the second place this Government at are other circumstances, to of which you make no micatioa do British Governments, mutual concesions the Governments of the two countries. It |

and there tempted to secure from the German and refer which I would have supposed to be with regard to the measures which these would be a matter of gratification to me if hardly appropriate for discussion between Governments respectively adopted for the I removed from your Excellency's mind any the Gvernment of the United States and interruption of trade off the hight scns. misapprshesion you may b va been under the Government of Gericany. I shall take This it did, top of right, bus merely es regirding either the policy or the spirit the liberty, therofors, of regarding your exercising the privileges if a sincere friend and purposes of the Governmcat of the Exc Renry's references to the course par, of both parties and as indicating ite In-United States. Its neutrality is founded the Government of the United partial good will. The attempt was an- upem a firm basis of conacier co and good States with regard to interferences with successful, hut I regret that your Excel | will.---(Signed) W. J. Bryan,

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An official Petrograd communigtis states: The battle on the left of the intended merely to illustrate more fully ed. We hoped that this act un our part dent, public opinion in the United States Upper Yser, and on the whole of the Galician front has attained terrific intensi- the sisanti to which you desire to call bad shown our spirit in these times of endorses the matter and tons of the reply. ty. On Monday strong enemy forces in the Opatow region, who were hard our attention, and not us an invitation to distressing war. 88 our diplomatie news to Count Bernstorf. pressed, fed bebind Iwaniska and were vigorously pursued..

pondence has shown our steadfast refusal. Very properly revoked," says the New The enemy is the Jaroslav and Lezakhow region succeeded in establishing international affairs will have suggested to to alter the accepted rules of war at sea incent's reply is in excellent exsimple of Your Exonlieney's long experience in to acknowledge the right of any belligerent Tork. World. The Washington Govern- himself on the right bank of the Enu. We hold both sides of the river south of Jaroslav.

you that these relations of two Governments far as they affect the nights and interests severity in fainperance of sporch." Add with one another cannot wisely le is of neutrals.

the Be York Fun, writing in the same The bombardment of Przemysl continues. We repelled violent attacks the slices of di cassion with a third In the third place, I note with sincere train, refers to. Dr. Wilson's exquisite bereccess at lets hes prd the Dreister, where the enemy was striving Government, which canant he fully regret that in discussing the mio and ex literary skill and his urusail fast, which between the Przemysl

formed as to the facié, and which chanot purtation of arms by citizanu of the United | unabled him to treat convincingly a mustter Wo dislodged the Germans from the trenches which they captured on funday, be fully guisant of the ressona for the State to the orieties of Osunny your that mother night have funned, or, in Tel. No. The enemy in the region of helstyn and Kolomes are exhausted, and wefan justified in assuming that wit you sion that it was within the choice of the reale cauciuczce." The Dally course par ned I believe, however, that Excellency seems to be under the impres- touching upon, might have invited dis are advancing here constantly, capturing prisoners and booty.

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