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THE

WAR.

DARING FEAT BY BRITISH

AIRMEN.

ZEPPELIN SCARE IN ENGLAND.

SEVERE FIGHTING ON ALLIES FRONT.

TAROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

INTREPID BRITISH AIRMEN..

"TWENTY-SEVEN BOMBS DROPPED AT ZEEBRUGGE,

LONDON, January 24th.

1:55.a.m. The Admiralty announces that Squadron-Commander Davies and Flight Lieutenant Peirse visited Zeebrugge on

LONDON, January 23rd.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 25mm, 19.5. There have been force attacks in GERMAN SUPPLY SHIP SUNK. Argonne at Fontaine Madame, and at a work called Mario Therese sont Fontaine Lammitte. The enemy vere repulsed at Fontaine Madame by two vigorous counterattacks. The fight at Marie Therese lasted all the day and was con- ducted with extreme energy on both sides," At night all our positions had been main tained.

German night attacks in the region of Hortmanns and Wellerkope failed, Fighting continues.

The infantry along the whole front were mostly devoted to the repairing of damage caused by the bad weather.

We progressed 100 metres in the Lon baertzy de district.

[FROM OUR OW CORRESPONDENT-] SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL

ELECTION.

à telegram from Melbourne says that a British cruiser captured and sank on the GERMAN CANDIDATE DEFEATED. 6th inot a supply ship for German cruisors. The crew were made prisoners.

SHANGHAI, January 24th, The result of the Shanghai Municipal election is as follows i—

RUSSIAN ACTIVITY.

LONDON, January 22nd.

A Russian communiqué says:--Wo' sank several sailing vessels in the Black Sea and burned the barracks and lighthouse of Riza. GENERAL.

BRITISH POREIGN OFFICE CABL]

AFRICA.

SUCCESSES OF THE UNION FORCES

LONDON, January 23rd

We had the advantage of artillery ducks THE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH 10.05 p.m

at Ypres, Arras, Roye and Soissons, Today's Petrograd communiqué says:

The Germane violently bombarded There have been skirmishes on Berry-au-Bac, and

on the

attacked in the region. Lower Vistula, where we had contact with of Beau Sejour. The attack was repulsed. The Germans wore completely checked in the Argonne, An infantry enagement is still proceeding at St. Hubert.

wo have everywhere maintained our posi The latest reports are to the effect that

the enemy. Other fronts were quiet, except for the customary German partial offensives, which were easily checked by

our fire.

An Austrian division attacked us in the Kirlibaba region, They were repulsed, lowing 200 prisoners

Further concentrations of Austrians

Pasaca

tions.

5.60 p.m.

To-day's Paris. communiqué says;— Gur artillery on the Mouse compelled

the 22nd inst, and dropped 27 bombs, on have appeared before the Fakhovina the enemy to clear an ammunition store, two submarines and on guns which were -mounted on a mole. It is believed that one submarine was considerably damaged. There were many casualties among the guns crews.

Reconnoitring before the attack, Com- mander Davies, on one occasion, was sur rounded by seven German aeroplanes He managed to elude them, being slightly wounded in the thigh on the way to Zeebrugge, but he continued his fight and accomplished his mission.

ZEPPELIN SCARE IN ENGLAND.

BELIEVED TO BE BRITISH SEAPLANE.

LONDON, January 23rd.

1.05 a.m.

Thero Carpathians.

snowstorm

TURKS AGAIN HEAVILY DEFEATED.

LONDON, January 24th.

4.25

the

A Petrograd announcement says that 34th divisions of the 11th Army Corps in the Russians defeated the 33rd and

the regions of Chorasan, and captured all their mountain artillery. The Russians at present occupy solidly all the Turkish territory which was held before the fight ing at Sarykamysch.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT:

(THROUGH REUTEE'S AGENOT.}

and seriously damaged his foot-bridges along the front at St. Mihicl.

The infantry hattle in the Hartmanns Weilerkop! region still continues. The contact of the troops was very close in a Wood

The enemy made an abortive attack on Hill 425, near Cernay. We progressed further southward in the direction of Little Kallberg.

LONDON, January 24th.

11.65mm.

The Paris evening communiqué says:- In Argonne, fighting continued all night * Fontaine Madame and St. Hubert, All tho enemy's attacks

wero repulsed.

Fighting was resumed this morning. The news of the day's operations in this region have not yet been received, nor have any details come through concerning the struggle which has toen proceeding to-day

Zeppeling passed over Croiser at 10.30 VIOLENT BOMBARDMENTS BY at Hartmanns Weilerkopf. sp.ru. last evening, going inland

The number of the Zeppelins is un- known

They were fashing searchlights while proceeding south-east from Cromer (Nor- folk), but no bombs were dropped.

The noise of the engines was first heard by the coastguards and then by the military patrols.

The electric lights and immediately extinguished.

gas vera

2.45 a.m. An enquiry in official quarters in the north of Norfolk early, in the morning failed to elicit further information regard ing the reported arrival of Zeppelins. It is believed that, the noise of engines beard at Cromer proceeded from aeroplanes.

Nothing was heard of Zeppelins at Nor

westoft, and King's Lynn. The Metropolitan Police were not warn ed to make any emergency measures in view of an air raid.

4.20 a.m.

It is now believed that the noise of aircraft engines heard at Cromer pro- cceded from a British seaplane.

SEQUEL TO A RAID?

LONDON, January 23rd." 5.40% p. Dutch Eshermen who have arrived at Noordwyk

report that they Law a Zeppelin founder in the sea. They were unable to- reuder any assistance. The weather was clear, but gusty.

RUSSIAN FRONT:

THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

IN CLOSE CONTACT NEAR THORN.

LONDON, January 22nd."

9.35 ..

A Petrograd communiqué states- The Russians continue to remain in close contact with the enemy toward Thorn

Elsewhere the customary cannonades took place.

THE GERMANS.

SEVERE FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.

BRITISH HEROISM.

GERMAN MASSED FORMATIONS REPEATEDLY REPULSED.

LONDON, January 3rd.

LONDON, January-22nd.

0.45 p.m. To-day's Paris communiqué states that

A telegram from St. Omers says that on the Germans bombarded Nieuport with

the 20th inst a fresh story of British considerable violence.

heroism was revealed." On the night of the 18th inst, the Germans attempted to We made slight progress eastward of pierce the British lines. They advanced Lombarizyde along the high road

were invariably repulsed with heavy again and again in massed formation, but

losses.

Our artillery between Ypres and the Oise achieved some successes against the German works, batteries, and concentra- tons of infantry.

The situation at Soissons is unchanged. We re-took near Berry-au-Bac a trench which we had been previously compelled to evacuate owing to a violent bombard- ment,

The Germans made an unsuccessful night attack north-west of Beau Sejour.

An extremely violent bombardment in the forest of Apremont prevented our retaining 150 metres of trenches which we captured from the enemy,

[HAVAS SERVICE]. GENERAL JOFFRE REFUTES GERMAN STATEMENTS.

Panis, January 21st,

A statement by the Generalissimo Joffre. refutes all the lies of the German com muniqués. It asserts that the French losses have been really less than the Ger man losses during the past two months, and adds that from November 15th the Allies have been continually progressing along the whole front except at a point north

An Official Report on the operations in South Africa says that the rebol comman dets under Maritz and Kemp, who escaped

renounced the iden of an invasion of the into German territory, have definitely,

Cape Province.

occupied by a Union Foree, and after On January 5th Schuitdrift was

deveral sharp encounters the whole line of the Orange River is now entirely in possession of the Union Troops.

After a successful raid by Maritz, his Ipreo was attacked by a reinforced Union Force, and he was compelled to leave behind the prisoners he had taken.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FLECTED. E. O. Pearce. E. I. Ezra..

A. S. P. White-Cooper. W. L. Merreman.

H. C. Gulland,

C. G. O. Mackie

A. Hide

J. J. Johnstone. Count L. Jezierski,

NOT ELETTED; </ A. Ishii.

SWATOW NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

THE CULTIVATION OF OPIUM

The chief topic of conversation at present is opinm. The agriculturists hore have been speculating strongly on the inactivity and incapacity of the officials, In the past we have never seen the cultivation of the poppy in this region

except..

pt in the Nyau-phin

county. Now we find it has taken the place of the barley crop grown in the winter months. It is actually as common as the native turnip, which is a prolific crop at this season of the year. I had a long conversation with one of the interested planters the other day. I complimented H. Figge Count Jezierski was elected by a narrow live without money," was his remark. him on his daring enterprise. “We can't majority over Mr. Ishii, Mr. Figge, who Is it very profitable !!!

I queried. was hundreds below Mr. Ishii, has since. Why," he replied, viit resigned his membership of its Shangnai between $80 Chub.

and

varies $300

Chinese acre! I said: Don't you think it would be more profitable for the people

In publishing the proposers, and seconder's, the AU. Daily" It does not interfere with the rice erop.

following list of candidates, toge her with the names of on the whole to grow rice! He replied: News says:--Special attention is called to at all. Rice is a warm season crop. The

and seconders names were not originally already said, the growers are playing u that some Germans have tried to make poppy is a winter crop, ̈ It only takes the latter, as there is good reason to beljeve. capital out of the fact that the proposers

a few weeks to mature." As I lavo published with those of the candidate gambling game. Last year some people alleging that the Council were really

Pearce, seconded by H. U. Gulland.que wish the fact to be known. backing the German candidate but did not in the neighbourhood succeeded in sowing Mr. E. 1. Ezra, proposed by E. evading the supervisors. The conse and reaping their poppy crop and in

Mr. H. Figge, propored by J. Wquence is that hundreds have ventured Bandow; seconded by O. Mordhurst, this year, and just as the plant is now, Mr. H. O. Gulland; proposed by E. Cabout six inches high the disquieting news. Pearce; seconded by A. S. P. Whitehas come that the Canton officials aro Cooper

Peace; seconded by L. Atidwood.

Mr. A Hide; proposed by E.

secunded by Y. Fujimura

Mr. A. Ishii, proposed by K. Kodaina Count L Jezierski proposed by E. C. Pearce; seconded by L Midwood.

Mr. J. Johnstone; proposed by A. G. Stephen seconded by J. Prentice.

C.

meditating reprisals Reports have come te the effect that a well-known official of the name Ngu Ni-kiun, with an army of one thousand men, is on the way and is expected at Kityang now. If this turns out to be the case, I pity the daring poppy

Mr. C. G. 8. Mackie; proposed by Eplanters, for not only will all their labour Pearcereeconded by H. C. Gulland be in vain, but they will be minus their cultivation of the poppy can be put down Mr. W. L. Merriman: proposed by Jharley as well, I question, however, of the child.sk Pad

IMMUNITY FROM TYPHOID. H. McMichael; seconded by F. A. Fair

SUCCESS OF THE BRITISH ARRANGEMENTS.

LONDON, January 23rd.

Sir Frederick Treves, speaking at a

had been only 212 typhoid cases in the Society of Arts meeting, said that there British Expeditionary Forces since the

began, of which only elevon were profected by inoculation. These recover od, but 22 others died. The sanitary arrangements in the present war were absolutely unprecedented, and the results of inoculation were positively astonishing. The speech was made on the occasion of the presentation of medals and monetary. rewards to Fleet-Surgeon Munday and Colonel Harrocks, R.A.M.C, for their efforts to promote the health of the respective services.

A GREAT EXPIATORY

FUNCTION.

SUGGESTION FROM THE VATICAN.

LONDON: January 22ed.

A message from Rome says that His Holiness the Pope, in a Consistory, emphasised the Vatican's neutrality and its strenuous efforts to alleviate the conse quences of the war, and invited all the faithful to join in a great expiatory fanc- tion which will take place in Europe on February 7th, and elsewhere on March 21st.

Mr. E. C. Pearon; proposed by H. C. Gulland; seconded by H. E. Campbell

Mr. A. S. P. White Cooper proposed by E. C, Pearce; seconded by H. C. Gulland.

LOSS OF THE "NILE"

of the F&O. steamer Vile appearing in It seems from the accounts of the loss the Japan papers that the ship struck the Hejiro Rock off the island of Awashima, The time was 2.30 am. and it was very dark and raining.

by a thousand soldiers. These periodio or special visits from high officials are

never satisfactory expedients until Buch time as the county Magistrate has suffi cient power to deal with breakers of the law. It is a well-known fact that these

pacifying work of the military officials the big asgizes are few and far between f the Magistrate is unable to follow up the latter's destruction of opium poppy will be but of a very temporary nature. The craving for upin is not the first incen-

tive to its cultivation; it is the profits to the Chi ese official tɔ punish the money- that accrue to the planter. It is hateful pr

the bridge with the Second Officer at the Captain King was the pilot, and was on time the vessel struck stone te pas

It is stated the benaviour of the pas Producer. He does it against the grain. sengers and crew, under such trying cir. He hates to destroy the puppy, the sap cumstances, was particularly good.

of which he likes to taste, and Te money from which he finds convenient to line his silken pockets with

Had there been a with other States common amongst off- deeper regard for national agreements.

The passengers on board were:- For Kobe Bishop and Mrs. Foss and Tapson, four children, Miss Hall and Miss

and child, Mr. and Mrs, Koch, Mr. and For Yokohama: Mr. and Mrs. Carey Mes Connolly, Dr. Ascherson, and Mr. Tyrell

HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS

FOR FORMOSA,

cials, and had they stood firm against bribery, we should not now have the unpleasant spectacle of a soldiers, bands of whom are sent to pluck thousand out the pretty-leaved poppy and bands appointed to ward of the infuriated people. Those who have acquaintance

One of the most important public works now being carried on by the Taiwan Gov-with winter scenery in inland China will ernment is the improvement of the har perhaps recall the fascinating beauty of a bour at its principal port, Keelung, at field of poppy under flower-it alone an the extreme northern end of the island, oasis of delight and charm when all shipping. The new work includes large SWATOW HARBOUR. through which passes more than half the around the landscape is dreary and bare, warehouse of steel and of reinforced Concrete; & sea wall, for protection against the destructive typhoons, is to te lengthened some 14,000 feet; twenty que nouring buoys are to be placed; and added to the equipment. Improvements of the same general naturo are also being. carried an

at Takao, Tansing and Tamgui

THE CHINA TRADE. Probably no country in the world offers batter prizes to the trader at the present

Swatow harbour still bears signs of the war. The interned ships are still there. One pities the men doomed to such a weary existence..

NATIVE SPECULATION ON THE WAR, There is a good deal of native specula- tion on the war, much of the journalistic literatura emanating from Shanghai.” It is largely padded with numerous extracts from New York papers, and Shanghai papers evidently prefer to translate mat- ter which is favourable to Germany and Austria and less of what is favourable to

They are

The enemy at Bois-le-Pretre re-took part west of Soissons, where they had retreated COMFORTS FOR THE BRITISH | time than China Germany has long had the cause of the Allies The Chinese atti

of the trenches which we took on Wednes day.

We are holding our own all along the rest, of the position.

The Germans directed six heavy calibre projectiles on Saint Die, without doing

serious damage.

Our artillery between Schulcht and the Bonhome Passes silenced the enemy's batteries.

The infantry engagement in the Weiler kopf district continues will extreme fierceness, regular band to hand struggle being a feature.

Our artillery before Dane Marie dis

persed concentrations of the enemy.

LONDON, January 23rd.

2.05 a.m. aris evening communiqué says:-

The Paris

To the south-east of Ypres the enemy wore more active than recently. There was

1,800 metres.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.} GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS BRITISH STEAMER. CREW TOWED FOR SIX HOURS.

LONDON, January 22nd: Further particulars of the sinking of the British steamer. Durrard by a German submarine show that Germans from the submarine boarded the Durward, and ordered the crew to take to the boats. The ressel was then sunk. They returned and

TROOPS.

LONDON, January 23rd, The King has given £100 to Queen Alexandra's Fund for providing comforts for the troops at the front.

CHINA.

an ere upon commercial conquests in tude has to be considered. this region, and bas undoubtedly much averse to a Russo Japanese alliance. achieved very considerable sucosas within They fear the integrity of their nation the past decade. But this has all been fwill be imperilled in the event of the lost for the time being, and it shoves triumph of such an alliance. China is British merchants to redouble their evidently willing to be called a weak activities in this field while the time is nation, and, is surprized that England's s favourable. Our ally Japan and also policy, which favours the fostering and America are under no misapprehension protection of weak countries, should be whatever as to the trade possibilities in forgotten in the case of China! This idea NEW GOVERNOR OF COCHIN- China, but there is reason to believe that of inequality in England's treatment.

we have not exerted ourselves as we might found vent when the Japanese in invest to secure our due share of this valuable ing Tsingtau dared to make free with trace China requires practically every Chinese territory against China's express thing identified with the civilisation of wish. If Germany was wrong in violat to-day The integrity and reputation for ing Belgium's territory was Japan not fair dealing enjoyed by the leading wrong in violating Chinese territory t Chinese merchants is not one of the least Such, as far as I can gather, are the rea important factors in the situation, and, sons which have given birth to the preva given reciprocal treatment, business rela lent wave of resentiacat and the cause of tions may be quickly established on the any pro-Germanic gentiment which pre best and soundest of foundations. Some vails. I believe, however, that it is of idea of the rapid growth of Chinese trade & very ephemeral nature and that we shall may ba gathered from the fact that last hear less and leas of it as times pazes. Year Shanghai alone increased its trade. by some five millions sterling. The time could not be more opportune for extend ing our commercial relations with China

Financier

FRENCH EX-MINISTER OF MARINE.

LONDON, January 23rd. M. Pierre Baudf, an ex-Minister of

Cochin-China,

owed the boats for six hours to a light- Marine, has been appointed Governor of ship, after which the submarine made full Epeed away.

FRENCH SUBMARINE LOST.

LONDON, January 22nd.

stantinople reports that ten of the erew The United States Embassy In Con-

a fusillade and cannonade last night in of the French submarine Sapher, which

We noticed at Bakovina a concentration the region of Bois St. Mard. An enemy of considerable Austrian forces,

battery was silenced.

was wrecked by a mine in the Dardanelles, wore saved.

AUSTRIAN CASUALTIES.

There have been frequent revolts among the Bohemian and Moravian troops, and

CANTON CONSERVANCY. According to Reuter's correspondent in Canton, the Kwangtung-Conservancy formally announced that he has already supervisor, Mr. Tan Hsuch-heng, nas

A Washington telegram to the Manili papers states that the Austrian offical lists to the middle of November showed the following casualties:-

Killed. Wounded. Captured on the Russians. A Bohemian battalion surplus of the recent relief fund to defray-

in feveral cases they have refused to fire sent for foreign engineers to survey the Canton delta, and that he will use the refused for two days to leave Pragno the expenses. He says it is also decided Men 40,897 231,160 8,502 (capital of Bohemia) for Poland. All the to make a special assessment on the rice The total casualties of the Russians are ringleaders and ten per cent, of the others farms and to alloze reported to be 877,107 for the same period. I were executed....

exportation of rice, on which there will be a ecial duty

Officers, 2,263

8,980