1917-02-03 — Page 6

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Pago, 1.)

**A REAL AND FORMIDABLE

PERIL."

LONDON, Fab.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

LONDON, Feb 2

THE CHINA MAIL

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

Field Marshal Sir Doughs Haig THE NEW GEHMAN ANNOUNCE-

reports:

We carried out a successful enterprise north-east of Guendecourt, taking 36 prisoners.

MENT.

GREAT BRITAIN THE ARCH ENEMY.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2.

THE HOSPITAL SHIP

ALLEGATIONS.

GERMAN FALSEHOODS ABOUT

"THE BRITANNIC"

A HERO OF THE SEL"

RESCUES FROM 'BURNİNG OIL SELLP.

LONDON. Jan. 2.

The Times recently received from a The Admiralty state than a German correspondent who signe himself "An ́ wireless message alleges that the Englishman" the following account of Brilanss carried 2,500 British soldiers splendid act of hegpism at sea:—

In The Tiner of December 11 there who were not invalids. The allegation

was reported among the shipping is based on the sworn testimony of casualties the loss by enemy submarine.

Our seroplanes did much useful and Flaut aro firmly convinced that Albert Mcusany, the Austrian singer, of S.S. Conch, 5,620 tons belonging to

We drove of an attack in the neigh- The British Press does not conceal its [bourhood of Gommecourt, and destrue- belief that the Gorman threat implies tively bombarded a chimp east of

real and formidable peril demanding Bouchavesties.. all the nation's endurance. It expresses the opinion that this rightfulness work. has been long anticipated and the Allies considered it at the recent naval con farance in London.

Confiileses is expressel that pre- parations will be male to meet it. The greatest difficulty will be with the submarine mine-layers.

The situation of Germany is compared with that of Napoleon in 1812 when he vainly tried to achieve a decision by. destroying commerce. It is not doubted that the Kaiser's declaration of war against the civilisal world will not saccged in saving the Hohenzollern dynasty.

It is anticipate, that the Unite States, like Great Britain in 1914, will prove chat Germany has made another psychological miscalculation.

The Morning Post suggests that high German prisoners should be placed on hospital ships as hostages.

The Daily Chronici urges the Allies to agree as to the penalties they will xact after the war, specifying the persona they will penalise, and collee tively notify Germany of their decisions

now.

STATEMENT BY SIR EDWARD CARSON.

Four are missing.

I

(Limited), which had been torpedoed in the previous Friday. There was just the bare report, no more May 1, through your colmar, tell the people of this great tava! country of ours a tale of heroism 1

A passage in Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg' pororation reading; "The Admiralty

Great Britain will be brought to penca by force of arths as a result of the who was interned at falta at the, mut the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company A GERMAN REPORT. experience of submarine warfare is break of war and who returned to LONDON, Feb. 2. taken as the text for German Preas England in November aboard the A German official

report states:...

comments which unanimously single out "Britanic" because he was an invalid, Between Armentières and Arras Great Britain as the enemy, promis. after which he was repatriated.

The German Fress messages are filled

At 11 o'clock on the night of Thurs numerous strong English advances haveing inherd-of terners which will

~mortally hit the Island people."

#ich similar falsehoods with a view today, December 7, the steamship Conch, The semi-official Austrian Fremlen-manufacturing pretexts for the latest carrying 8,000 tons of bensine, was tor pedoed and set on fire by a German blatt" hopes that the peace for which methods of warfare.

submarine. At 3 am or thereabouts a It is announced that it cannot be too the world is longing will be brought dearer by the employment of the amphatically re-stated that never since strongest means against "the tyrant of the beginning of the war have any but the seas."

invalids and hospital staff embarked in

failedi.

There has been lively requnnoitring activity south-west of Miramont, and north-east of Le Sars.

The English penetrated our position on the Goudecourt Beaniencourt road, but by a counter-attack we recaptured it and took some prisoners.

FRENCH OPERATIONS.

LosDay, Feb. 2.

A French communique says:

The Reichstag is lubating Dr. Bethany British hospital ships. mann-Hollweg's speech in secret session.

FRENCH COMMENT.

PARIS, Feb 2

The papers, while recognising chat the tsk of the Allie! Hects is daily becording bardez, refuse to be intimidat

GERMANY'S SHORT

SUPPLIES.

huge conflagration lurching through the water at a speed of some eithe knote was observed by one of his Majesty' destroyers. She at once proceeded full speed in the direction of the blaze, A large steamer was discovered burning fore and aft, and to the horror of every one there were sothe 30' men aboard, buddled together and seemingly doom- ed. Three steamers, all larger and tough- er than, the, destroyer, were steaming along about a quarter of a mile away from this terrifying spectacle. They had What could be donel Eow could they help? The blazing Conch had been left with engines running, and she was A fact that emerges with increasing under no control. 4 nasty sex wi distinctness from an examination of the getting up, and she was from end to circumstances attending the German end a mass of fames. More horrible obtain the economie editions of the moment welling out from her sides, pesce proposal is that, unless peace is still, her cargo of benzine was every Central Empires are such as to threaten causing lakes of fire all round her. Can An acute domestic crisis.

An enemy attack south of Lerntreyed by the threat of further atrocities at THE FOOD DICTATOR'S FIGURES. been there for hours powerless to help.

in Lorraine, failed. There has been rely artillery work in the sector, Pouremont, right bank of the Meuse,

Metzeral, and the Vorzea.

A Getman seropeane bomber Dunkirk bat there were no casualties and the damage done was insignificant...

GERMAN TROOPS CON- CENTRATING.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2. Further reports are published of on tops concentrating on the Hutch frontier.

LONDON, Feb. 2 Sir Edward Carson, First Land ỏif the Admiralty, in a letter expressing his regret that a cold would not permit him to attend a meeting in connectint with the War Loan at Hull, does not conceal the grave danger of German'submarinism bus he says the Admiralty is tirelessly GERMAN TROOPS TRANSFERRED grappling with the problem night'anıl clay.

THE ALLIES AND NEUTRALS..

"

SPEECH BY SIR F. E. SMITH.

Feb. Lospos, Feb. 2.

TO WEST FRONT.

PETROGRAD, Feb. 2. Except in the Riga sector where shree Divisions of German reinforce tents have arrived, the enemy is transfering considemble German Sir F. E. Smith, R.C., this Attertops from the Russian fronts to the Western front, with a view to the nay Generat, speaking as Cardif

hupending clash there." said no belligerent in the world's history had ever dared to challenge

a proud and poweriu) neutral.

"We believe that we Allies are THE FORMER GERMAN COLONIES.

strong enough," the Attorney. General stid. "to fight out the quarrel ourselves.

the custodians of the honour of the Beutrals and we now tell them to

LONDON, Feb. 2.

The newspapers generally welcome

We have been Mr. WaiterLong's announcement regard. ing the retention of the German Colonies. The Daily Chronicle suggests that it be the custodians of their own. We might be usefully supplemented by, a. only ask that when the time for similar announcement regarding Meso- settlement comes those who sacri

ficed shall decide."

:

FOOD QUESTION IN ENGLAND.

A WEEKLY AVERAGE OF CON-

SUMPTION SUGGESTED.

Losnos, Feb. 2.

potamin.

NATIONAL SERVICE.

WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT

CREATED.

LONDON, Feb. 2.

the very moment when the enemy's force is failing,

"

AMERICA AND GERMANY'S NOTE

HIGH INDIGNATION.,"

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.

Fligh indignation being felt at German Note, and the opinion freely expressed that the suverance diplomatic relations is inevitable.

the

is

of

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 17.

as even the Aren Zeitung has admitted,

That Germsay is rapidly exhausting you blame the stoutest hearts for keep her reserves of food supplies seeming well away clear, as these three evident. The larvest is completed, and steamora did! the situation is very serious. The following tale of glorious heroism. The I want the country to know the Food Dictator;

Herr von Batocki,

captain of the destroyer saw it was dressing a number of Berlin editors on shear madness to sattempt to go along the ore of

of the Chancellor's Reichstag speech, and therefore, evidently with aide her. She was still lurching st LATER.

to

on eight knots all over the place. Three comment on influencing Indications as to the Government's

peace proposti

that the times, by "magnificent seamanship, he potato crop this year is 20,000,000 tons placed his vessel across the bows of the course will not be announced until as against 50,000,000 tons lust pear. He doomed oil steamer throwing overboard certain steps are taken through the estimated the shortage as equivalent in his "rafts, his lifebolts and buoys, and food value to 5.000.000 tons of cereals

Navy Department and Treasury as to the safeguarding of American ports and other interests.

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la the Concord (New Hampshire) Legislature, Ma. Taft mid that dangerous crisis had arisen in German- American relations. He emphasised the necessity for hastening military and naval preparedness..

view

the

stated

fow

as, however, the increase in the German finally his boats, and shouted to the tons there remains a deficit equivalents, to be saved by the destroyer's boats, cereal harvest amounted to only 3,500,000 crew to jump for their lives. Many did to: 1,600,000 tons of cereals as compared but not all. After two hours' inagniše- with last year,

ent seamanship there were still nine Since then, however, Herr you Batocki men left on board. The flares were has been interviewed at Vienna, and ΠΟΥ bud

feet of them, according to the Lokalanewer, be said and the ship was going laat, but still that Germany had been, hard hit by the stumbling along like some fearful live no actual need-only an unpleasant shor- thing. But the captain of the destroyer potato shortage, but that there had been tage, which was removed even before the found that there was no single life-sav It is believed that a communication Rumanian booty was captured

|ing apparatus left abowl his ship. The NOW we are richly provided with brendatus

three other steamera waited, watching has been sent or is about to be sent from Rumania, so that until the next to Germany warning her against un-not only we, but also Austria-Hungary the slight boyish figure of

harvest we can positirely luxuriate, and and so would any man, to have see

I would have given years of my life,

restricted submarining and threatening From this it would appear

bat

Herr you the severance of diplomatic relations Batocki's views on the German situation destroyer's captain on his bridge, mil-

have under giust

redical I if she persists in breaking her pledge to option in the German ordered boats, devits, and all overhang. modification ing a trife adlyde bad i wife and a Monday

baby boy two days old at home-as he the United States.

Press that after January 1 no more ing gear to be turned in Surely he potatoes will be

be employed for bread making, and that

their place will be a nover going to put his ship along- taken by barley, which has ved un-aide the burning Conch 1-

proved un- Satisfactory for bread-making purple minutes of the most nerve-racking, ter That was at 6.24 am. After 43 but which, nevertheless, is a food substance when suitably treated rible, and magnificent seamanship and Oatmeal will

also be

be utilized.

It is in judgment that had ever been seen, that portant, however, to note that Germany British destroyer was placed gently and

not enoug barley or

of Buy Other superbly alongside the Conch, and every the deficiency. It is make up the

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NEW YORK HARBOUR "UNSEALED."

New FORK, Feb. 2. The Fort has been "unsealed."

THE WESTERN FRONT.

اول

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH

OPERATIONS,

IN JANUARY

to

im.

the

hoped to derive supplies from Fajmania, single man of those doomed creatures but the Colone Goette learns from was taken off. Two or three alfarp or Berlin that in the most favourable cir- ders, and the British man-of-war was cumstances only 1,000,000 tons of barley clear. Ten minutes later the Conch Can be obtained from Rumania. Assum had disappeared.

that

is employ

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HONGKONG.

HONGKONG POLICH RESERTE.

ANNIVERSARY.

The Superintendents and Inspectors, of I have told the story but feebly and the Police Reserve invito all ranks and

OVER 1,200 PRISONERS TAKEN this whole bremesas, baldly. Not a word has been said, not their lady friende to be present at}

LONDON, Fch. P. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-

A Women's Department of the porta National Service has been established.

of

substitute Ar

ed as the mos

shortage in the

stands

favourable circum- will therefore be ?

300,000-tons. a sign of recognition. Let us at least Variety Entertainment to be beld at the rations in February, derived from the the destroyer, and who was the gallant 10th, a 8 p.m. The arrangements are Germany is promised increased ment see that justice is done. Which was Theatre Royal, on Saturday, February more extensive slaughtering of animals. and splendid man who, standing alone in the hands of Staff Inspector Wildin This will only bring the mative for the

relief, as there on his bridge, smiled on that Dec and P.C. 653 Grimble.

is the ember morning?. which will

The Press Bureau issues a notice Mrs. Tennant, wife of the former Beaumont Hatnel and carried out a suc-troposibility of leed

Secretary for Scotland, is Director and Mias Volet Markham Assistant Director.

WAGES IN LANCASHIRE.

LONDON, Feb. 2

We improved our position north

cessful raid south-east of Neuville St. Vasat.

by the Food Controller is to the urgent necessity for curtailing con

We repulsed attempts to approach sumption. It states that it is only possible to maintain an adequate

our line south-east of Armentieres and margin to meet the actual situation

east of Ypres. Two other attacks in the and contingencies by adopting a

The Court of Arbitration has neighbourhood of Wytschacte by strong system of avenge apportionment. awarded the Lancashire cardroom parties, dressed in white, were beaten He is unwilling to adopt compulsory workers 10 per cent, advance in back with heavy casualties, The rationing unless it is neccesary and

wages from February 11th, stipulat- enemye artillery was more active to relies on the people's honour and

the south of Ypres. ing that it shall be regarded as war sense of patriotism to observe volun-

wages dus to and dependent on 1 consumption per head:"

Bread

Meat

Sugar

4 lbs.

21 lbs.

conditions. Either side may apply. for a revision after August and sub sequent variations shall be for half. yearly periods only.

Was

recognition of all these facts is m- be killed off in lens condition. The

doubtedly the chief reason for the doub Germany. But already over in many collective meals throughout pruposed

after 12 noon on Monday, February 8th They are to be applied for only for those men who will attend the Inspection in Helmets.

(gl), 0. Jain,

D.S.P. (B.).

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT

1017.

A certain number of tickets will be; issued to each Unit, Unit Commanders Urders for week ending February 10th, will report the estimated number of tickets required as the conclusion of the' Company Farados on February 6th,

large cities, this has been pronounced BRITISH INDIA 8. N. CO.'S REPORT and 8th impracticable.

will be observed that in the foregoing consideration of Germany's economic position no account has been ken of the needs of Austria-Bungary, which are even more pressing than those of the predominant partner, Ton Körber attached the utmost im

Austria, and his differences with Count

Herr

"

LIMITED TONNAGE AVAILABLE

FOR USUAL TRADE.

the directors

H.E. THE GOVERNOR'S INSPECTION.

Those on Aebrusty

Bth

FARIDES,

Y.M.C.A. Division Company Drut and Stretcher Drill daily at 8.p.m..

· Dress --Drill order.

Sairingpun Division. Company Drill

Victoria Division Company! Tuesday the 8th inst., at 5.15 p.m. First Aid Lectures, Monday the 5th inst., and Friday the 9th inst, at 5.15 p.m

(5.) E. Ralsis,

W!

Office in Charga of Diabric

1.) Will take place on the Pole and Stretcher Drill on Wednesday, the Ground, Causeway Bay, Eaturday, 7th inst, at 2.10 p.m. Dress-

order, February 10th, at 3.30 p.m.

(2.) By Courtesy of the Fongkong The report of the British India Stear Tramver Company, free cars will be Navigation Company Limited, states provided to and from Causeway Bay portance to the problem of provisioning that the balance available for distribu: Details will be issued.

All Divisions parade on Sunday, (3.) All Ruperintendents. Inspectors, tba 11th tarily the following, average weekly continuance of the present abnormal mans, including 27 others, in January.acute largely owing to his insistence May Inst 15 2113,846,idends paladers, the Bandmaster, Drum Major ant

The British took prisoner 1,228 Geriza are reported to have become tion after providing for deprecia Company Flatoon and Section Comnian-fat .40m Fall in at the Law Courty

ARC doducting Enterim

Uniform-Belmets, haversacks (fit- Among the regiments which specially ignificant also that Austria apparently recommend should be distributed as fol-100 Buglers will attend at Head ted), waterbottles (fitted),shorts and

pon Austrian food requirements. It is

lows: Dividend of & per cent, on pro-quarters. Club Palies Achool Room) at pattees Stretahers will be required distinguished themselves the demands the whole of the available sup Second Battalion of the 3rd New plies of Romanian cereals for her own ference stock £35,000: dividend of 8 per 5.45pm. on

cent. (free of income tax) oa shares,

report forduty ane, a fact to which the attention has "Zealand Rifle Brigade

£76,678 special bonus 66 per will report for already been called by the Neue Freie cents

shares, (4.) All Recruits in possession of Presse. Long ex planshors of Herz von 238 988; les interim dividends, £63,738 miform will attend the Inspection- Körber's fallare published in the German

forward, Uniform. Caps and Covers, but wilhost Tes, but one of the most illuminat bailes interim

The number of steamers Rifles. They will parade under the is the naïve observation of the Cologne employed by Government during the Fergeant Major at Central Station At Gazelle that "von Körber seems to have year was increased, thus farther limiting 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday,

Hunks- obtained some advantages over rian selfishness in the matter of common the tonnage available for ordinary trade. February 7th and 9th

The mail services were

COMPANY PARADES. action with regard to war economies regularity. The company's fleet has been Uniform, Helmets and Spikes, and

e performed with From the foregoing it will be seen free of any serious incoideat

The Rifles doring there are at least three countries year arising from ordinary marine risks,

and Hungary, con-

February 8th-No. 3 and 4 Germany Austria, and an all but the directors regret to report the Companies and Ambulance Food and though there may not be much doubt submarines, vix, the Umeta (5,312 tons Company and Maxim Gun No. 8 Como

loss of four steamers sunk by enemy Wednesday, February 7th o about which will succeed in appropriat the Chantala (4,040 tons), the

Golconds ing it-Times.

(5,874 tons), and (since closing accounts)

The Mauto 4 new steamer delivered in recently seriously injured by a mine

1 lbs. The Food Controller points out that if everybody reduced his or her con- sumption by one pound of bread and bali a pound of meat weekly, thera would be a saving of over a million tons of food a year. Meanwhile the machinery for rationing is being organised in case of necessity.

WILL HOLLAND BE DRAWN IN?

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2.

7.C'S. POSTHUMOUSLY CONFERRED.

THE FRENCH' FRONT.

LONDON, Fab. 2.

A French communique says:There is nothing to report except & lively ar LONDON, Feb. 2. The Victoria Cross has been tillery duel at Hartmansweillerkopf and postumously granted to Lieutenantenst of Metzeral

H. O. B. Firman, R.N., and to C. H. Cowley of the Naval Volunteer Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry in an unsuccessful attempt made

GERMAN INTERNED VESSEL

"SCUTTLED,

CHARLESTON, S.C., Fab..2... Tho Neuwer Rotterdamsko Dour by night to re-provision the force The German freighter Liebentzels ant expresses the opinion that the beseiged at Kut-e-Amer. in April which had been tied up since the cut prospects of Holland being drawn 1916 Both were killed" on the break of the war, has sunk megta into the war have been considerably occasion. increased.

THE SCUTTLED SHIP;

HINOTON, Feb, 25

It is believed that the scuttling

The Cagain declined the assistance

that

GIFT OF AN AMBULANCE.

219,770

beenfried to

Thursday, February 8th —No. pany and Band

No exemption is to be granted from

THE RISE IN EXCHANGE.

The rise in the China Exchanges in sympathy with the advanced quotation of silver naturally extends its ramifica caturally taken in a large number of tions in many ways. Advantage is · cases to remit funds home at a dollar or tsel rate that has not been so favourable, for's considerable period. That is

in the East if rates are not to his satis

to the man who can select his GWD time for the operation, or keep his fandr faction. But, a high rate benefits alike all who have to remit, no matter wha

The Mornims (4.680 ton), a these paraão except by the undersigned. the rate is This is exemplified in sech"

crises as the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co. In their case, tuneze. Crown Fergenat Rodrigues is a the share of the Profits due to

or aubmatice in the North Sea, but BAND DOLORESTA Crises was able to ranke the Thames and is

The staff of the Far Eastern depots of undergoing repairs. Two of the four pointed" Assistant Bandmaster and them of the Kailan Mining Administrac

steamers which were under construction Assistant

the Asiatic Petroleum Company have at the date of last report were delivered The

of tugs. It is believed that the vessels presented the British Red Cross Society during the year, viz.: Thé Mantola jing: practices 97 Conductortion was about £8,000 less than that of

THE ALLIES AND GREECE..

was scuttled

will attend the follow At the Catholic Union Club referred ta above, and the at 6 p.m. sharpen yan

Monday, Febresty 8th Nirpura (1,640 tong).

Monday, February 12th Thursday, February 15th

PROMOTION

with a Buick motor ambulance. It was (8 263 tork), presented by Mr. J. Bo

1. Kennedy, seero representing the Shell Royal-Dutch

r of the

tary the associated companies have been maila to

obtaonta

and.

as is possible under

2

the preceding year (June 30, 1916), the figure which comes to the credit of the prolt and loss account is 230,000 inure

to a more Hue entirely

Caroufable of exchange. With the quotations hete berainco June 30 last the counginy mjet be profiting to a greater extent during

rate

Stand Lornor, Feb. 2.

interests,

amongst

get those present injaining two vicin BA quickly the TICKLING IN THE THROAT. wern bir M. 8. Abrahams and Mr Phipps, conditions. The new -

Esten mer

The Hon. C.5.P. approves the promno. its current years hit the same time, The Allies are temporarily arrang-

of the Angin Saxon Fetroleum Company,

(4,515 tone) was added to the tion of Bergeant 67 Wing Abau Ning in the improvement in its n VEN the slightest tickling or hoarse and M Adolph de Jongh, of the Amate feet in Jung The directors have cinclinege of Balgers, to the ennaf Crowning, which it is hoped to effzer the year, I'method of work? to mitigate the blockade and to neat in the thrust may be the Petroleum Company The Ambulance, tracted for two new vessels to replace Bercent, eve the

in view forerunner of a dangerous illness Stop which is equipped in the most up to date the Murghs al Masula, which were corer Greeks,

POLICE PUGOABER Adminity riding its destris of the fact that most of their it at once, with Chamberlain's Cough manner in empable of carrying four appropriated by toreradent

Remedy For sale by all Chemists and ad sordiers, and took up daty ot, have also contracted for a repeat of

They There will be zuned to Section Com demands Lave been carried out. Storskeppen

Nirmara (7/650 tonn Bru

plication at this obles

South Carolina) of

due to the Ger

the mines em expected to be in a poi

tion Leet demant up to three mil

lion and a half tags of con

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