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THE

WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 196.

ALLIES APPRECIABLE PROGRESS.

GENERAL RETREAT OF GERMANS,

GERMAN WAR MINISTER'S NEW POST.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGZNUX.]

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[TUROUCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE GENERAL PROGRESS OF BRITISH STEAMER SUNK BY

THE ALLIES.

SUBMARINE.

GERMAN OFFENSIVE BROKEN.

LONDON, January 21st. A French official Note emphasises the Allies general progress, which at certain points is very appreciable. Indeed, there has been a general retreat of the Germans, except north-east of Soissons, and it can be affirmed that the Allies need bnly to prepare with untiring patience in order to obtain complete succes. The German offensive is broken; and the enemy's defensive will be broken in tura.

A SURPRISE ATTACK.

LONDON, January 21st.

A Paria communigte states

East of Rheims we demolished Gornia works and obliged the enemy to evacuate Bronches. We also caused an explosion in an ammunition 'depot.

We captured, by a surprise attack, and installed ourselves in three of the enemy's poets north-west of Beau Sejour.

We carried 150 metres of German trenches in the forest of Apremont, south Bast of St. Mihiel, and repulsed a counter attack.

There have been artillery duels from the Bes to the Lys and also south of the Somme, and on the Aisne, where we

kilenced the enemy's batteries.

North of Massiges our artillery had the advantage.

LONDON, January 22nd.

A Rotterdam telegram says that the British steamer Durward has been sunk by a German submarine north-west of the mouth of the Meuse,

GENERAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GERMAN WAR MINISTER RESIGNS.

LONDON, January 21st. An Amsterdam telegram saye it is offi cially announced at Berlin that General Falkenhayn has resigned the office of War Minister. The Kaiser has accepted his resignation, and has appointed him a General of Infantry.

been appointed Lieutenant-General and Major-General Wild von Hohenborn has

War Minister.

GERMAN AIRSHIPS OVER HOLLAND.

LOADON, January 21st.. Renter's correspondent at The Hague says the Government is enquiring of Germany in regard to the alleged passage of airships over Holland.

THE SITUATION IN INDIA.

General Staff at Delhi to H.E. Major A telegram from the Chief of the

General Kelly, C.B., commanding the troops in China, says: The situation in India continue satisfactory. All is quiet on Frontier. Recruiting statistics are very satisfactory.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

There is no change in Argonne, North-west of Pont-a-Mousson, in Buis- le-Pretre, the enemy violently counter- attacked, and succeeded in re-capturing twenty metres out of 500 metres of trenches GRANDSON OF LATE EARL which we captured on precoding days.

ROBERTS. Wo a solidly holding the entire position.

An infantry action has been procceding Bince the night of the 19th in the sector of Thann. We are making slow progress over extremely difficult ground.

LONDON, Jarmuary 22nd.

1.15 2.13,

The evening communiqué issued at Paris states:The enemy violently born- barded our positions north of Notre Dame-de-Lorette, then, at five o'clock in the morning, delivered a fresh attack, which was instantly checked..

In Champagne se occupied two little woods north of a farm at Beau Sejour

The enemy unsuccessful.

in B counter-attack was

CORRESPONDENCE,

OLD MARLBURIANS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]=

THE USE OF ALCOHOL IN HONGKONG.

ABSTINENCE DURING THE WAR

[Communicated.)

BAILIFF IN THE FAMILY HOUSE.

SEQUEL AT THE BANKRUPTCY COURT.

At the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, the case was mentioned of Li Chiu Fan deceased, application being made for the hearing of the petition.

Bhameen, Canton,

Attention has been drawn from time to 20th January, 1915.

time since the war broke out to the great DEAR SIR--Noticing in your to-day's efforts put forward in England, France issue that Eton had 1,081 Old Etonians and Russia to curtail the use of alcohol

Mr. Jenkin, appearing for the petition serving with the colours, it may interest both by the troops and the general ing creditor, the Bank of Taiwan, made Old Marlburians in China to know that population. In Russin the action of the the application, and asked for the about 1,800 Old Marlborough Boys Government was very drastic, by the administration of the estate in bankruptcy

School and Assistant Masters are at although the Government lost an immense present serving.

LOCAL SPORT. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL..

HONGKONG SHIELD

COMPETITION.

The annual meeting in connection with the Hongkong Shield Competition was held last evening there being present Messes, J. Stalker and W. V. Fennell (Hongkong F.C.) (B.G.A.), and Corporal Coxon (R.E.), Sergt. Cambridge with Mr. J. C. Taylor (Hon. Secretary). waters weed to enter for the Compoti- It reported that six teams had or

last year.

amount of revenue from the cessation of had a promissory vote for roughly tion, viz., Hongkong FC, the Navy. the monopoly of the sale of Vodks the $30,000. The deceased died on December: R.G.A., R.E., Police, and a team selected About forty have lost their lives and result in the improved moral tone of the 6th, 1914, and a young gentlemen of the rage zeroad Division of the Hong- population and in the large sums avail age, he inagined, of about 21, claimed to kong League It was decided that the able for the relief of distress has more be the executor of the deceased, and he entrance fee (810) should be the same as that compensated the nation for its salf-had undertaken to give security to the denying attitude. In France the sale of Bank of Taiwan for the promissory note.

The draw for the first round resulted ne absinthe has been curtailed or prohibited,

follows:- while in England the public-houses are closed at a much earlier hour than usual with good results.

about the same number appear in the List of Honours and those mentioned in Sir John French's despatch, included in the List of Honours being a V.C, awarded to the late Captain E. K. Bradbury of the Royal Hora Artillery.I am Dear Sir,

AN OLD MARLBURIAN.

yours, etc.,

THE IRONY OF WAR. TRANSFORMATION OF THE "TANNENFELS."

Our readers are aware that the late Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener have

also strongly urged upon the people the great objection that there is to offering alcoholic drink to the troops, and the Archbishops and others have made the suggestion that mary people might be willing to become abstainers during the war in order to give a practical example to those who are enlisting in the new

armies.

The present war has created many trans- formations, but there can be few with such a delicious touch of the ironical pertaining to them as the utilisation of a captured German steamer for the purpose of transporting British troops. Several months ago His Majesty's smart

The circumstances in this Colony are little destroyer Chelmer, commanded by somewhat chifferent from those at Home in Lieut.-Commander Hugh T. England, in that we have not large numbers of soldiers search of adventure in the Southern Seas, training in our midst, but it has been captured the Haasa steamer Tannenfels, suggested at recent meetings of societies and in due course the valuable prize was engaged in Church work and by local conveyed to Hongkong, where it formed residents that many in Hongkong might, one of a silent string of enemy vessels be willing during the war to give up the taken as lawful prizes by British men-of-practice of standing drinks or receiving war. The ship having been condemned drinks from others and to devote the sums nt the Prize Court, she came under the so saved to one or ather of the relief was decided to fit her out as a transport, ownership of the Crown, and recently it funds. The simple rule might be not to

offer or

accept alcoholic refreshment which entails the signing of a chit or the anomaly, and it became necessary to payment of cash, apart from regular re-christen her..

meals. It was decided by the powers-that-be that her new name should bo Basilan, after the Basilan Channel, in which the Cheimer captured her curious feature of this name is that the first two syllables form the Christian, name of the Harbourmaster of Hongkong|

If there should be any widespread (Commander Basil Taylour, R.N.), while demand for a token to be worn by persons the last syllable forms the first part of who are willing to accept the rule,

in the Royal Naval Dockyard yesterday, the name of Commodore R. H. Anstru-arrangements could easily be made for ther. The re-naming ceremony took place, this to be done.

in the presence of a large crowd of people, Naval, Military, and civilian. Drawn up in front of the bows of the Basilan was a guard of bluejackets and Marines,

A British transport bearing an obvious German name would be somewhat of an

There would be no need for any formal declaration, but merely the resolve to give up the practice and a rough calculation of the sum so saved, in each individual

case.

AT THE MAGISTRACY.

FINED 10 CENTS!

Lady May, with whom was His Excel- What must surely be the smallest fine lency the Governor (Sir Henry May, on record at the Hongkong Magistracy K.C.M.G), performed the ceremony was imposed yesterday, by Mr. J. R. Wood Chief Constructor E. R. Bate honded her on a Chinese coolie who was charged with Ladyship a wooden mallet, with which contravening the regulations by conveying an object was sharply struck, and a largo a basket through the Blake Gardens. The screen, bearing the name Tannenfels, fell fino was ten cents. LONDON, January 22nd."

from the bows of the ship, disclosing to A grandson of the Jate Field-Marshal view her new name, Basilan. Simultane Earl Roberts has been born to Lady Edously, the Union Jack was hoisted at the bows, and the White Ensign was hoisted at the stern and at the top of each, mast Commodore Anstruther then called for CHINESE TELEGRAMS three hearty cheers for His Majesty's

wina Lewin.

["DAILY PRESS EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAM.]

THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.

The

PERING, January 22nd. election of members of the

Li-fa-yuen (Senate) will take place in May and the final election in August...,

TEA INSPECTION.

In Argonne the Gemanns essayed a peri- ous attack on the salient of onr line near

PEKING, January_22nd. The Ministry of Commerce proposes to. St. Hubert. A violent bombardment wrecked uur trenches and then the Ger-establish bureaux for the inspection of ten mans rushed an attack, which was at Shanghai, Hansowand Fokien repulsed by our infantry and artillery (Fouchowi)

Fire.

Weilerkoff.

Fighting continues at Hartmanns and ESTATE DUTY FOR CHINA.

PEKING. January 22nd. The Ministry of Finance has proposed to max the estates of deceased persons,

BUSSIAN-FRONT.

(THROUCH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

LONDON, January 31st.

A Petrograd communiqué says — We are keeping in contact with the Miawa; his attempts to knemy at penetrate our line have failed. We took

the offensive at Skemp, which the Germans hurriedly evacuated.. Our artillery was a match for that of the Germans, and Eilenced several batteries.

FAMINE AT OSTEND.

PEOPLE LIVING ON "POTATOES,

transport Basilan," and these were enthu siastically given. The National Antheini closed the ceremony, after which the visitors inspected the ship.

The Basilon, which is of 5,341 tong gross, with a length of 430 feet over all, is being handsomely fitted out. On the pup dock space has been made for a hospital, to contain 50 beds.

TWO DOLLARS FOR IMPUDENCE.

Chinese truck-owner, after being ordered to pay a fine of $4 on a truck summons, walked away from the dock rail, placed his cap on his head, and laughed.

representatives) objected to Mr. Jenkin Mr. Needham (representing personal

saying that the executor was 21 years of

age.

Mr. Jenkin-Oh, very well then, for the purposes of argument we will say he is 60. (Laughter.) Counsel added that the executor promised to give the security on a certain day, but had failed to do so, and therefore the Bank of Taiwan pre sented that petition-that the estate should be administered in bankruptcy The executor of the deccased had filed a notice to the effect that he desired to dis- pute certain allegations in the petition His affidavit had been filed, and in it the executor said that the estate of the deceased was an exceedingly wealthy one, and probably was worth six or seven lakhs of dollars.

Mr. Needham here remarked that there were two executors, and he was appearing for both.

The Navy. R.G.A.

Hongkong Club v. Police. The R.E. and the Second Division team drew byes, and will oppose each other in the semi-final round. The first round has to be completed by the 20th February, the semi-final by the 13th March, and the final on the 27th March.

CONFUCIANS v. LAM LIONG.

An interesting and exciting match will ́ probably take place between two Chinezo football teams, the Confucian F.C. and Lam Long, which meet at 245 to-day on the Military Ground. These Clubs will be represented as follows:-

Conficians: Leung Yuk Tong: Fung Ming, Shack Fui Ki, and Wong Pan, Tai and Kwok Ping Kun; Fung Kai Chan King Ko, Au Kit, Shang, Lam Iu Fun, Ip Kwai Sbam (Capt.), and Tin Kwoon hati.

Cheung

Lum Liong: Loung Sui Cho;

Wing

and Hon (Capt.) Pang Kap You; Ho Wai Hing, Hong Fuk Cheong, and Leung Tai Fun; Kwok Fue, Leung Wing Tai, and Wong Tai Sin Hiog, Wong Loi Fat, Wong Chak Shun.

Mr. Jenkin went on to say that the detailed list which had been made of the deceased's estate set out in a deliberate manner that the catate was entitled to 26 casehold properties, though it was admitted that a good number of the pro- pertjes were subject to various mortages. Apart from those mortgages, it was claimed that the property would realism, “for the benefit of the estate," at least three or four lakhs of dollars. Of course that might be so if they belonged to the estate In addition to these leaseholds, there was. H. May: a lot of pure personalty, but he had been Mr. H. & Bennett (10) unable to obtain any particulars of this. 11.M. Sir F. H. May However, that affidavit of the executor

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,

GOVERNOR'S CUP.

Below is the Draw relative to the Hole and Hole Competition open to Members of 15 handicap and over, to be played at kindly presented by His Excellency Sir Fan Ling, in connection with the Cup

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had been answered by, among other Mr. E. §. Wood (^.J persoas. Me. Hooper (Messrs. Johnson, Mr. B. Sutherland (15) Stokes and Master).

Mr. R. M: Henderson Mr. Needham objected to the putting in Mr. R. E. O. Bird (-)

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of these afidavits. He had only been

Mr. E. R. Bate {} that morning that they were Mr. K. de Longmire informed filed three days ago." ****They had been

(18) deliberately and wilfully held back from Mr. E. 1. Willians him for two days with a view to getting

(24) an adjournment and throwing that estate, Mr. C. Woodhand (94) which was a very wealthy one, into bank Mr. W. J. Morrison Me. F. Maitland (24)

ruptcy,

Mr. Jenkin pointed out that Mr. Needham was really objecting to the admission of his reply to the executor's

affidavit. It was not a question of any thing being premature.

Mr. Needham then claimed that he was entitled to have the petition dismissed, his because the other side could not prove

their case,

Mr. Wood "observed. behaviour, promptly ordered him back, and fined him $2 for disrespectful conduct."

This friend VALUABLE ÕPIUM HAUL.

Detective Sergeant Wills and a number of his detectives on Wednesday night 1nese invited to the ceremony were in Mongkok. The sampans approached a sailed in sampans to a certain rendezvous H.E. the Governor, Lady May and Misses May, Capt. Hutchison (A.D.C.), Major- cargo junk lying at anchor there, and in General, Mrs. and Miss Kelly Capt. accordance with a pre-arranged plan of Heath, R.E., Licut-Colonel Iles, R.G.A.. Hon. Mr. Claud Bevern, Hon. Mr. and operations, surrounded it. Then the Mrs. J. H. Kemp, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. W police boarded the junk, and a search Chatham, Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Hon. revealed 47 tins of prepared opium in the Mel. Messer, Hop. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. hold of the vessel. A woman, alleged to Mr. E. A Hewett, Hon. Mr. and Mrs.

Pollock, Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Hon. Mr. be the mistress of the junk, and one of her and Mrs. E. Shellim, Hon. Mr. and Mrs, male fokis were arrested and were re E. D. C. Wolfe, Commander Basil Tay mander by Mr. F. A. Hazeland yesterday lour, Commander and Mrs. Beckwith, Major and Mrs. Wakeman, His Honour til Wednesday next, bail being fixed at Sir William and Lady Rees Davies, His $10.00 each. Honour Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Hodgson, Mr. G. K. Nathall, Mr. and Mrs. Craddock, Mr. Lowder, The Rt. Rev. Bishop of Victoria and Miss

A SERIES OF THEFTS.

A broker named Kharim Din has

Lander, the French Consul and Miles.informed the police that somebody has Liebert, the Japanese Consul and Mrs. Imai, the Russian Consul; M. Oettingen, stolen from his shop 300 naps of us the Portuguese Consul and Mrs. Libria, kong, worth $1,500

the Chilian Consul, Mr. and Mrs. Blanch,

Mr. Jenkin again pointed out that the reply to the case of his friend was what was asking to be maile inadmissible.

Mr. Needham-This is a very wealthy estate, and my friend is trying to throw it into bankruptcy.

The Chief Justics reminded Mr. Need- hara that he could not adjudge the estate bankrupt until he saw that it was in a fis state to go into bankruptcy. He would thus have to see the statement of the executor, and also the reply made by the other side.

Mr. Needhamu said he was prepared to argue the point,

The Chief Justice adjourned the appli- which had been made. cation in order to peruse the affidavits

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Mr. J. C. Taylor (18) Mr. R. A. Baker (24) Mr. E. B. Reed (18): Mr.J. W. Stewart (16) Mr. G. C. Moxon (18) Lieut. C. G. 13. Callart

MD G. Bruce (18)

fore Mr. Justice Gompertz, Mr. E. M.

Mr. B. Tanner (0) At the Summary Court yesterday. M. C. W. Beswick Tozer, who appeared for the plaintiff in Mr. II. S. Hills (. )

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AT THE SUMMARY COURT.

DRASTIC TREATMENT!-

Mr. J. W. Franks (16) Mr. H. G. Hegarty

(10) Major II. C. Hall (15)

Mr. L N. Leefe (18) Mr. F. J. de Rome

(IR)

Mr. J. R. Watson

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Mr. D. Landale (15). Mr. C. C. Stark (18) Mr. M. M. Maas (18)

Mr. H. D. Browne

Mr. A. E. Carleton

(16).

Mr. G. H. Boeker

(18)

Mr. A. D. Brawn (15) Mr. E. Newhouse (18) Mr. J. M. “Walker

(16) MR. C. Martin

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Mr. H. S. Rouse (13) Mr. E. F. Aucott (18). Mr. W. B. Rigden

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Mr. S. Evans (24) Mr. J. Hector (25)

The first round to be played by 31st

Mr. and Mrs. Dodwell, Mr. and Mrs. A Chinese student living in Gough one of the many cases mentioned to his Mr. P. Tester (18))))) Bonnar, Mr. and Mrs. Holyoak, Mr. and Street hus complained of the theft of lordship, complained that the defendant Major D. C. Faicanie

He stated had failed to comply with an order made [(18) Mrs. Stabb, Mr. and Mrs. Dyer, Mr. and jewellery, valued at $8,499. According to the Dutch papers the Mrs. Sutherland, Major and ra situation at Ostend is very serious. Stewart, Colonel Mrs. and Miss Baker that the jewellery, had been put in a cash by the Court last Friday for discovery. Mr. A. W. Forbes (__) There is no bread, and people are living Brown, Colonel and Mrs. O'Hara, Lt. | box, which, in turn, had been placed. almost entirely on potatoes Street Col. Gordon Hall, Lt. Col. and Mrs. inside a leather-box. All had been stolen. lamps are no longer lighted, and gas may Chapman, Lt. Col. Watson and Officers, be used only for cooking purposes. 74th Punjabis, Lt-Cot. Hill and Officers, Milkmen are compelled to pay ten 10th Pathans Surg-Lt Col and Mes, and five francs must be paid for entering The Rt. Rev. Bisaon Pozzoni, Lt. Col. Sul- france per day for the right to sell milk, Rayner. Officers, 95ta and 26th Punjabis, the town by inhabitants who only left it livan, 36th Sikhs, Major and Mrs. Knox, For the briefest period.

Capt. and Mrs. Hough, Lt-Co. and Mrs. Walton, Naval officers and wives, Major and Mrs. Lawder, Mr. and Mrs. de Reus, Admiral Tauchra and Lieut. Ko (3.D.C.) and Commandar Beppu, H.I.J.M. Tsushima, Capt, and Mrs. Craig, 30th Sikhs, Mr. Des Yeux, 30th Sikhs, and M.

A FINE RECORD.

We carried Vorokhta, in Bukovina, and The British Navy convoyed over 2,000 defcated an attempted offensive at transport voyages to France from August 5th to December 5th, without a ringle Kiolibaba, making prisoners,

casualty.

and Mdme, di Obaldia,

answer interrogatories.

I ask that he be committed to prison," said Mr. Tazar amid laughter. According to the report of a Chinese Do you mean mo or my client

Mr. R. C Faithfull (for defendant shopkeeper, a feki in his employ went out Mr. Tozer I don't care which of you collected $5,808, and both foki ácd money through Mr. Faithfull that he refused to by 5th February. The third round to be to collect monies for him. The man it is I got a letter from defendant January. The second round to be played

are missing.

|_ Mr. Faithfull-You have not had leave played by 14th February, The fourth. to take interrogatories. You have to get round to be played by 21st February. leave first.

Mr. Tozer contended that interroga The semi-final round to be played by tories came under the meaning of 26th February, and the final round to be discovery, but his lordship said that the play by 7th March. Nota-Competitors parties had better see him in Chambers must verify their Handicaps before start- to-day.

ing out.

Miss Ellis, of Old Kowloon Hotel,, has complained to the police that on Thursday morsing someone entered her bed-room Through an open window and stole three small pearls and a silver-box, the property being worth $35,