1916-02-02 — Page 5

Page

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAIT 2, 1916.

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Router's Service to the China 1)

ZEPPELIN RAIDS ON

"PARIS,

REPRISALS, DEMANDED,

PARIS, Feb. 1. The (second) Zeppelin raid was the shortest on record and lasted caly a minute, “dospise the favourable foggy

RECRUITING.

THE FIGURES FOR IRELAND,

THE CHINA MAIL.

DUTCH MAIL STEAMER DETAINED.

THE HAGUE, Feb, 1.

It is announced that maila for the Dutch Indies are on boni the NÁVALON Rembrandt which left Amsterdum on January 2ril and has been "dewiged by the British Dayal authorities.

MARCHING TO PEKING.

PETROGRAD, Feb. 1.

+

SCOTTISH LETTER.

(From Our Own Correspondent,)

THE LONS TREE.” Everyone baa hosed of the "Lona Tros. It stood for months isolated on the no

man's land" between the Brith German lines, the Arst abjeds to be seat a dawn, the has ab dusk, Many a shot has bean Bred at in the hops of getting a ana pected, sniper. The traillary sisc found it

by

a

the Sri K:0. Scattish Borderers; served through the South African War : 60. Ha. Ha succeeded by his brother Alexandar.

James W. Johnston; linen manuta aburer, Wamyana Colonel of Volunteers, M. F.0. and V.D. 71.

Captain Fos, R.N.R. Marine Super intendunt of the Anchor Line : 88.

William. Roar, sugar brokar, freenock; Iata Colonel of the T Realrew B.T... At Aberdeen, William Martin Mavor, a Maleny, Assam, second sow of the late

Alexander Mavor, architect,

the

of John Tindsay Adam, of Glow, and At Waterloo, Liverpool, Maris, widow | MONGOLIAN REBELS IN SHANSI seful for marking of degrees." At last

it came within the British lines on Septemas William Danisen, Kai of

Batavia, Java,’and fourth danggar of the ber 25, and from that dats it has been raided Netherlands Lion, Sindand Lant, Cheribon,

ouvenir hunters. According to Jara; 8.

received from a letter

veteran at the London Scottish, piece of Lote Tree is considsend the most valuable war souvenir procurable, In A Mukden telegram states that the sanding home a small pison of the precious Mongolian rebels who recently occu. timber be writes:- may be that you are not able to realise exactly bow, we pied the town of Kweihwating in regard these pieces of wood. In any case Implore you to mile graat cara, of it. For Lori Winborne's Report on

the province of Shansi huve increased

I ani conddent that the Borestone will ia recruiting in Ireland shows that by 20,000, including Chinese course of tims become insignificant 86,227 ud enlisted since the out-brigade, and that the insurgents;mpared to is frons historia point of view, I am inclined to regard it as my break of the war.

with 14 guas aro marching towards most valued potassion." The total from Iruland serving in the Amy and Peking. Navy is 43.860. Lord, Winbone

LONDON, Feb. 1,

M

conditions. The Zeppelin ran before the pursuing aeroplanes, one of which followed the raider for an hour. The estimates tuổi 100,000) bachelors have THE DEATH OF SIR OLEMENTS paper point our that as usual, the tested, of which 100,000 vistims are mostly women and children, ure

LATER.

A Zeppolis again approached Paris last night, but when the sky was lit up by searchlights it turned and fod, o♥

LATER.

MEDSBALAH FIGURES.

The

" Maourse, Fab. 1. Reading in the Commonwealth has most quislactory. The newspapera unanimously demandenstress during Janary were:: teprisals for the recent Zeppelin raids 4,000 in Victoria; and 8,650 in New on Paris: "It appears that there were Sousa,, though harvesting is

victims of the second raid. The

aeroplanes displayed the utmost

io tackling the raiders. On

enemi

CANADA'S RESPONSE.

OTTAWA, Feb. 1 y a fast machine piloted by a

Recruiting is Very active in quartermaster fiercely engaged the Cunds. Regina the agricultum). Zeppelin natil its incendiary cart centre of Saskatchewan) has cuerd ridges and all its ammunition were 25,000 and Toronto has recruited exhausted. Thoo the gun of an aero-1,200 in a week.

plane which had got above it opened an intense fire on the fleeing enemy, but without damaging it seriously. Finally a sub-lieutenant approached within sixty yards and fought the Zeppelin for 53 minutes. The German machine guns were blazing continuously, but only an engine defect compelled him to descend.

LONDON, Feb. 1.

..

A Berlin wireless messaga announces that Paris has been bombed with satis- factory results a reprisal for the bombing of Freeburg.

Л

རྞ།

+

PRINCE OF WALES ON LEAVE.

LONDON, Feb. 1.

H.R.. the Prince of Wales has arrived at Buckingham Palace" on short leave.

TRADE EMPLOYMENT AFTER THE WAR.

MEETING AT THE GUILDEALL.

LONDON; Feb. 1: A meeting Las been held at the

PARIS, Feb. L. The second raid was almost a ccm- plete failure, the Zeppelin feeing when Guildhall to discuss the question of it found that Paris was prepared. It trade employment after the war- dropped both incendiary and explosive

A resolution was passed recom- bombs. The former did some damage mending the establishment of a in one northern suburb; the latter fell Ministry of Commerce and urging the in seven suburban cominunes.

improvement of the commercial rela- biggest of these was two hundredweight. tions of the Empire with the Allies, All were loaded with trinitrotoluene, with a view to preventing Germany Some people assert that they saw two again acquiring undue influence upon Zeppeline.

the trade employment of the Empire.

The

NAVAL ACTIVITY OFF NORWEGIAN COAST.

BRITISH AND, GERMAN MOVEMENTS.

དྷྭ་

WIPING OUT ENEMY INTERESTS,

IN AUSTRALIA.

MARKHAM.

Cosbon, Feb. 1. Sir Clements Markhon died of shock from being badly burned in a firs which occurred at heilence.

THE DRAIN ON TURKEY.

Losboy, Feb. 1 The Turky are calling up youth of 19 years of age,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

Grim and stack and steady of sɔ,

From all the corners of the earth They come whenever the war-drums zòll, Alika in parposo, alike in goal,

|- To write their names on the Service scroll For the Miothes that gave them birth, Men of the Empira's friest meald,

..

Sons of the off trus breed," Dear is the pricò ya pay to hold Your British pledge, your worth of old. For the cost of a fing is blood, not go And the measure of help is need,

`--J. M. G. in Glasgow Berdd.

any

A SURVIVAL OF NARROWYREK.

จ

aver

|

WILLS AND ESTATER. Lord Armitstead has bequeathed to Dundas £10,000 to the Royal Infirmary, £5000 to Cairosity College, and smaller sums to a number of other charition al togather 291,300. In addition, the residua of the estate, on the falling in of certain ananition and life rents, will become available for Dundee charities, the sum being about £43,000.

WARSHIPS FOR CHINA.

The correspondent of the £ 6 C - Keprem #079:-

Amongst the foreign ordert in German shipyards when the war broke out.

of diz torpedo destroyers for China destroyers were building as the Viuran: Works Stortin, and presumably they were commandeared as soon as hostilition opened. These ships-as far as can be ascertained— are of over 1,000 tona displacement, baro apood olover 33 knot and carry wo 4 in. guns, four & l. quisk-isers, and two torpedo tubes.

In Austrian yards a more important order China was in hand. A cruisez

So far has Scotland moved sawards from. some of the theological standards which being constructed in the Montfalcons once made her the amazemons of Europa, yard, Triesta and 'she was to be ready for that it is now ditticalk for most of to commission next year. She has, or bad, a divide the grounds on which a Frou Charch displacement of 5,000 bors, designed Presbytery in the Far North bases its speed of 28 kaots, an armour belt of in.. expressed disapproval of memorial services an armament of four Sim, and twelva 47 for fallen soldiers. To express thankful-in, guns, and a torpedo tube equipment nesa for lives unnobled by a nobia sacrifice In addition to this cruiser, the building of of life itself does not offend against which was inanced by German and Austrian

doctrinal canona that

bankers in the shape of a "loan,” three heard of. Onu of the members of this smaller cruisers of 1,800 tons, 32-knot benighted Presbytary took exception to speed, and ten 4in, gun armament, were the optimism expressed by an Edinburgh also building in Austrian yards. At the Reuter's Service to the China Mall.) preacher at a commemoration service Stabilimento Tecnico Yard, Trieste, four

as to the eternal destiny of the man who other destroyers were being halle-400 fall This preacher had deepened his displacement, 20 knot speed, and one is. offence by quoting from frivolous gar and seven machine cuna..armament. poem, which was apparently the only All the foregoing ships must now be under authority he could bring forward." the the Anatrian and Gormar tags, provided that the ships building si Trieste did-vot offending stanzs from Jim Bludso"-

suffer during the bombardment of thà. Italian fleet..

ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLAND.

LONDON, Feb. I. The Press Bureau announces that there was a raid by six or seven Zip- pelina last night on the eastern, north- eastern and midland counties.

A number of bomb were dropped, but no considerable damage has been reported up to the present.

A TURKISH EXAGGERATION.

Lorbox, Jan 31. The Press Bureau denies the Turkish report of a British defeat as Kurns, in Mesopotamia. This could only refer to a reconnaitience at Shatto, which was attacked by hostile Arabs. The British suffered a few casualties, but indicted heavy loss on the enemy.

H

THE CAUCASUS OPERATIONS.

RUSSIANS ACHIEVEMENTS IN A FORTNIGHT.

PETROGRAD, Feb. 1.

N

A communique states:- As the result of a fortnight's opera tions in the Caucasus we have dislodged the Turks from a fortified front of forty miles long, descended from cold

'Ebo had seen his duty, a "dead-acro

thing

And weat for it thar and then; -An' Christ aint a-going to be too hard

On a man that died for man.”

As the editors of country newspapers used to remark.about situations beyond their adequate criticism. Comment. is needless."

* NAILS, AND BUPERSTITIONS.

The German craze of rappley balls into the Hindenberg wooden statue is a zorival of an old custom which is not anew, Scotland, says a ministerial friend who is interested in superstitions. Is Perthshire there is an elm into which believers in luck driva usils in order to secure good fortune There is another do in jalsad io Loch Maree; it was visited by Queen Victoria during her famous Highland tour; and Her Majesty took a Dail with her and rapped it into the trao. Tourists are still shown the trse, which stands beside a “holy well."

WAR SIDE LIGHTS,

A. K. O. Scottish Borderer told's story at an Earlston concert that is worth repeating. Es inquised of a veteran in Gallipoli how things were, compared with the South African War, and received the reply.-"In South Africa 1 fought, for my King and country; but here I have to fight for my blessed life."

THE FIGHT FOR GERMAN TRADE

A

Ms F. Murray, writing last month to the Pall Mall Gazette, said:

لاور

I have had business connections, with India, the Straits, and China for the past

twenty-five years, and have seen during that period a tremendous growth of what is now called enemy business, and have been forced to the conclusion that the market by sheer merit; that is by good value, prompt delivery, credit, and most of all by miaptability. During my last visit East, just before the war, I saw a large contract from a British musicipality go to Germany because they not only quoted firmer prices but promised delivery in s mach shorter time.

Germans bays, in most cases, captured the

We shall never capture Garman trade while our manufacturers maintain their

take it or leave it attitude."

THE TRADE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

Mr. J.B. Rentiers, the British Consul-

mountainous region into a populateding himself for enlistment was asked what Geners in the Philippine Iolanda in his

MELBOURNE, Feb. 1.

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 1.

The Fedral Executive bas,, ap-region suitable for winter camps, and Considerable British and German reguladors for wiping cut the Turks in Erzorum and Melazghert naval liveliness is being manifested offenemy and naturalised shareholders are completely cut off from the rest of

the Norwegian coast. A number of British warships and German sub marines were observed on the borders cf territorial waters. A steamer which has arrived from Stavanger reports sosing a number of British destroyers. Telegrams from other paints speak of craisors and destroyers steaming south ward close to land, while four Germsr cruisers were sighted in the Skagerak or Friday,

RUSSIAN HONOUR FOR SUBMARINE ENGINEER.

the transfer of their shares to the in public companies and compelling

Public Trustee until a year after, the and of the war.

THE SUBMARINE "MËNACE,"

NO BRITISH CREW AFRAID OF THE RISK

the army.

A BRITISH RAID ON GERMAN TRENCHES.

LONDON, Fab. I.

A British communique states that a party entered German trenches at night near the Kemmel and Wytschaste roads, The trenches were found to be full of

mėja.

Annual Report for 1914 says:

At Arbroath a firm servant on present-

wished regiment be

to join. "Gi'e me a kit an' a horse," he said; and I dians

dann what the regiment is."

Of the entire trade of the islande care

One who was is the queue on the last approximately 50 per cent. was with the United States, the exports to thats country day of the "

the "Derby" says:-The man nort to me he described himself as forty, occup. amounting to slightly more than 50 per ation labourer had fearful struggle with cent. of total exports, and imports from it to alightly less than 50 per cent. of total his memory to recall the birthdays of his Jeannies and Andras and Tammies and imports. The advance made by the United Alisens. The space in the attestation form States in the export trade from the islasse, for these particulars was quite full when he from £3,423,754 in 1913 to £5,132,553 is straightened himself and demanded of the 1914, as at the expense of the United clark Neo, that's them a. Hoo mony Kingdom, France, Japan, China, Hong- dao ye mak' them!" The clerk counted kong, and Germany, all of which countries show a decrease in the export imde from "Savon ezclaimed my weigh- saved.

there should be ains" bour; "My God, I've forgotten twa; the islands for 1914. Italy and the

Of another attestor it is told that, on he didn't know; but on being pressed. being asked his religion, he declared that

Thirty casualties were inflicted upon the enemy, three prisoners were brought romarked, back and two destroyed.

mashine-gune were down can just put me

LONDON, Jan. 31. At a presentation of cheques at Liverpool to Captains of vessels for

That reminds me of the story of a ser There was considerable artillery goant-major of an Edinburgh Territorial escaping from German submarines, activity in the day-time near Fricourt, battalion shortly after it was mobilised in Sir Norman Hill, said that at the north of Loos, and north of Walverghem, August last year. Addrawing the men, he 4To-morrow morning I shall want beginning of the war there were!

ENEMY GRENADE ATTACKS,

every man's religiop, so I hope you will gire the matter your caroful consideration." 1,000 yessels entered in the War

CARVALKKEN. Risks Insurance. The enemy bad)

PARI, Jan. 31. A communique states: destroyed 60, but we had added 72.

Two enemy grenade attacks north of Arria failed.

FOR SINKING A GERMAN CRUISER,

LONDON, Feb. 1. The Czar has bestowed the Cross of St. George ou Engineer Frederick Asker of a submarine for sinking a No ship had been kept in port a day Garman cruiser in the Baltic.

by a crew refusing the risk.

COLONEL HOUSE GOES TO SWITZERLAND.

BRITISH STEAMER SCINDIA " AFIRE.

A French bombardment of German trinches in Champagne caused fouz explosions.

There has been mine fighting in Argonne, and intermittent cannonading on the rest of the front.

GERMAN WORKS WRECKED.

PARIS, Feb. 1.

LONDON, Feb. 1. The Vesische Zeitung states thate British steamer Scindia is on fire, in No. 2 hold, at Gibraltar. The Colonel House (who has been, en- trusted by President,,Wilson with a surveyors, recommend flooding the

A communiqué statos:- special mission in Europe) has left hold. A salvage boat is alongside."

Our heavy artillery in Belgium There are two steamers of this name effectively shelled enemy works; Also in the Shipping dist. One is a steames Etconstricte bridge, damaging an abut- of 5,100 tons belonging to the Anchor ment. Our trench guns south of Roya Line; the other is steamer of 2,720 | wrecked German works, tons belonging to the

In the Fresaierea district our long British India S.N. Co.]

range guns bombarded a cantonment north of St. Mihiel.

Berlin for Switzerland.

M. CLEMENTEL IN LONDON,

LONDON, Feb. 1. M. Clementel, the French Minis- fer of Commerco, hra arrived in *London,

VACANCIES IN THE INDIA DEPARTMENT.

LONDON, Jan. 31.

AMERICAN NAVY - HEADY.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.. President Wilson, in a speech on the America's Preparoduces said

The Secretary of State for. India Navy was numerically the fourth

PRESIDENT. WILSON AND PREPAREDNESS.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1. President Wileor, addressing a large Americans reiterated the promise to audience, which included many German koop the nation out of the war, but mid

Captata Hugh. G. Brodie, 103rd Mahrattan, killed at Fersian Gulf, was the second son of Alexander Brodie, late of Coonnor, and s cadet of the family of Brodie,

S. Llout Alex N. Hepburn-Scott, 2nd Sects Guards, previously reported wounded and missing, now killed, was the second son of Lieat, Col, the Master of Polwarth. Fo joined the London Scottish, went with them abroad, was Invalided laat home January, and obtained sisalo, the Soots Guarda.

Netherlands are the only foreign countries that show an increase in it.

To-day's Advertisements

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

OF HONGEONG.

CHINA NEW YPAR HOLIDAYS.

NOTICE is hereby given that all FIRE

INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on THURSDAY and FRI. DAY, the 3rd and 4th February, 1915.

By Order,

A B LOWE

Becretary. Hongkong. Feb. 2, 1916.

85.

MARINE INSURANOE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG..

CHINA NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

Major James Barron, tb Camerone, son of Mr Barros, editor of the "Inverness Courier, died of wounds in Germany, was for a time on the editorial staff of the "Financial Times in London, and has latterly begy-assistant editor and manager NOTICE le hereby given that all af the Inverness Courier."

OBITUARY.

MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES

will be CLOSED for the Traction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on THURSDAY 83. and FRIDAY, the 3rd sac 4th February,

By Order,

The Earl of Glasow, G.C.M.G. For 33 years he was an officer in the Boys! | 1918, Navy, and latterly filled with distaction the post of Governor of Nsw Zealand. He is succeeded by his eldest son, Commander Lord Kelburn, R.N., who lately received the D.5.0. for the part he took in the capture and destruction of the German cruiser Konigsberg in the Rufig! Livar, German Eut Africa. The Into Exrl's third son, an officer in the Royal Scots Fusiliers, was killed in October in Franco. Sir William Jardine, Bart, of Applegarth, Dumfrieshire, Captain and hon. Majer of

AE. LOWE

Secretary.

Hongkong, Feb. 3, 1015.

(Continued on page 8.k

DON'T COUGH.

T is absurd to allows caugh to hang on and sap, your vitality when Chamber. lain's Cough Remedy will care you. You don't know where a persistent cough will land you You can't afford to allow your threat and lungs to become diseased when chemist's abop and get a bottle of Chamber- fain Cough Remedy, For sale by all Chemista and Starokeepers,

in the world, but stood much higher announces that he is prepared to, con.

by quality and was ready for im sider applications from highly educated men under 30 years of age-preferabiy mediate war service. There was that the difficulties of so doing recessit those who have served in the war and danger each lay that the spiritual to their support of a programme of National preparedness. Be declared Rre no longer St for the Army-for (interests of the United States. might that there was no crisia," but when the of a dangerous illness. Stop it at bace wing it. Is Such simple thing to stop into vacancies in the Indian Finance (Mitsuor front, and that peace with world was afro it was necessary to set ary) Department.

would prove impossible. A their house in order.

horour

TICKLING IN THE THROAT IVEN the slightest tickling or hoarseness in the throat may he the farocanner Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For sale by all Chemists and Storekeer.

BALSAMIC,

COUGH LINCTUS

The mid and soothing infance which this preparation has, alamamit AIRCING the mest valable of så kind, in cases of Dough, Asthma, Bronchita, con of

pho'gn, from its Tonic and Astringent virtups is provanta ita furation, and alleyw Breathing or Dificulty of Expectoration; and while is removes the somation of

irritation of the membranes of the throat and chest, rendering those delicate perte fü

susceptibla of fatura irritation, säd disease.

$1.00 and $1.50 per bottle. QUEEN'S DISPENSARY.

TEL. 499.

THE ONLY KIELUMATA

"MEGLIE PAKLONG

IF THE COLONT.

HARPER & Co., Ltd.

31, Queen's Road Central

Diss Bros.

A Eandy and with a hammer can do it well! But we employ men who are expert to demonstrate the best way to use

MALTHOID"

These men have learned from experience afïd will give you the benefit of their experience

FREE!............

It will make a great difference in your reali

CHEAP!

CLEAN ! "MALTHOID"

WATERPROOF!

LIGHT!

SAFE 1

SHOWPADO?:

Agents, BRADLEY & Co., Ltd. }

Hoxoxoxo.

THE LEADING BRAND

OF

Home Bottled Guinness' Stout

On The Market.

-TB HALL & CELTP

TRADE

THE

#%

BOAR'S HEAD

OF

MARK.

BRAND

ALE.& STOUT,

This Famous Brand

Of Stout

Is Recognised by all Connoisseurs

As a Standard of Purity

And Quality,

SOLE " AGENTS:

Gande, Price&Co., Ltd.

Tel. No, "185

Wine Merchants.

Queen's Road Central,

HONGKONG.

A