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THE WAR.

BLUCHER

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30TH,

SURVIVORS STORIES.

DEADLY BRITISH BROADSIDES:

THE KAISER'S

BIRTHDAY.

GERMANS LOSE A BRIGADE IN GREAT EFFORT.

FBANCO-BELIAN - FRONT.

(THROUGH LEVIER'S AGENCY.]

THE KAISER'S BIRTHDAY.

MA GOOD DAY FOR THE ALLIES.

LONDON, January 28th.

6.23.p.m.

..

To-day's Paris communiqué, says: The Germans had announced that the

Kaiser's birthday would be the occasion of a great effort, but it did not turn out

GENERAL.

[TROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SLAUGHTER ON THE

BLUCHER.”

SURVIVORS GHASTLY STORIES.

LONDON, January 29th.

A newspaper correspondent conversed with wounded survivors from the German

CHINESE TELEGRAMS. [FROM THE "GEUNG NOOI SAN PO."] OPIUM SUPPRESSION AT SHANGHAI

PEEING, January 29th. Consultations have taken place hotwoon Tong Shao-yi and foreigners in the Shanghai Settlement in regard to pro cedure for the suppression of the oplum trade.

It is suggested that all opium in stock, imported within the last thirty years, should be purchased by the local authorities out of a loan raised for the

purpose

NOTES FROM PEKING.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

PERING, January 18th.

THE COLD SKAP

It is an experience to have lived through

OUR LONDON LETTER.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,]

LONDON, December 22nd. THE EAST COAST RAID

For ourselves, our unemployment is rather less than usual. Almost all our cities are running factories overtime to keep pace with the orders and the Obrist- mus trade has proved far better than was expected. These things, and the doubt as to the duration of the war, are the cause, I think, that have made our manu- trade activities in the Far East for the facturers cautious about extending their

present. China, but there will have to be less pres

They are keenly interested in

themselves to strenuous efforts to capture suro on their works before they commit

new trade abroad.

The matter has been referred to Peking welcome relaxation, but not before any retribution than some of us were disposed on that this is a time when all other con

for consideration:

CHINA AND CUBA.

to their advantage. It was a good day armoured cruiser Bucher in a hospital a Minister of Finance and the impeachment free meals are supplied, and fur waist miral' von Spee in the Southern Atlantic, and France, is all the more high-minded

Though the whole country was startled he coldest weather known in Peking for by the extent of the damage and less of twenty years and more. The severe collito caused by the last Gorman raid on of last Monday, with its keen, biting blast, the East coast, the incident has by no was followed on Tuesday by a sand storm means shaken the norve of the nation, which did considerable damage to pro and the New Year will find us as cheory perty, and by a drop in the temperature sa ever in our optimism as to the outcoins which sent the mercury down to bat veon of the war Recruiting has received a

PROPOSED COALITION CABINET. oven and ten degrees below zero. The wind wonderful boom, for here we have another under the abnormal conditions prevailing There is a renewal of the plea that abated the following day, but the interse sample of cold-blooded murder of not the present time the country should cold continued, and for a large number combatants to tako tell for, and while the have a Coalition Cabinet, Not that of people the joy seemed to have gone out present results to Germany are moral une cabinet at the day is doing its work

people ers as all dissatisfied with the way of life. Fortunately, Thursday brought a

failure and international reprobation, with the exception of the Home Secretary the ultimate results will be a more bitter out the demand is based on the conten lives had been lost through exposure to to exact a while ago. In short, the Scar of the whole nation, and therefore the siderations are wiped qub in the needs the inclemency of the weather. Numbers berough raid was effective in stiffening Government should have at its disposal of beggars and poor people were found our back, and the peace party are a mere officially the whole of the best minds in PERING, January 29th.

frozen to death, several prisoners awaiting driblet of focble folks to-day. Lord the realm. It must be said that froin the The Ministers for Foreign Affairs and trial also succumbed, and a policeman Rosebery, in one of his cloquent speeches the actual declaration the Opposition. beginning of the war-indeed even before Commorco propose to send a pleni-died at his post. All governmental and this week, scornfully wondered why the have acted toward the Ministry in a potentiary to Cuba to negotiato a Com- public business was disorganised by the Germans should choose to shell Whitby manner of such perfect patriotism and mercial Convention.

cold, the cessation of work being fairly and then he remembered that Whitby hardly help to pass on for a considerable single-mindedness that the results can FINANCE MINISTER AGAIN general, and even the theatres closed their bad an ancient abbey, and he realised time after the cessation of the hostilities

IMPEACHED.

doors, as people refused to turn out for that such a relic would be irresistible to Law made public the other day, in which in Europe. The letter which Mr. Benar even the most attractive performance. the fust for destruction that controls the he and Lord Lansdowne wrote to Mr. PEKING, January 20th..

Gerinan mentality. They The plight of the poor people led to the raging mad, we are told by returned die was cast for war, assuring the Govern

were just Asquith two days before the momentous The Censorate has again impeached the re-establishment of charity houses, in which rapid maching up of the float of Ad- of the whole House in defence of Belgium. neutrale from Berlin, because of the ment that they could rely on the suprant Administrative Council.

conts are to be distributed to the police, and Prussian hate had to be assuaged when it is recalled how bitter bad been a regulation which seems peculiarly that, even as her assassin political strife on domestic questions such as this attack on women and child and that line. Incidents such as this Chinees. It is belioved here that we are ren not likely to have as cold weather again

This is the sort of stuff they are sing vision of our Teuton apponents Las prove how completely the limited myrad this winter, and consequently we are anticipating the future quite hopefully,

ing in Berlin to day-

failed in diplomatic judgments that reported our Empire as absolutely rotten and trembling to its fall I have only met one person with black views as to the effect of this war on the British Empire and he was constitutional prophet of woe for us, insemuch as he was the American son of an Irish Fonian father. And even he, a little later, when For they are soms of England."

be heard of the Kaiser's illness, exclaimed And a German officer, speaking to I hope he won't die.

I want to sou the neutral who brought that little spasin him get defeated and have some years ou of melody home from Berlin last week, St. Helena for his crimes before his end he said: We have been very human strate how far the reprobation of the turned an eye with fine frenzy rolling comes. That, I think, serves to demon-

for us, however, along the whole front. All the enemy's attacks were repulsed and

all the French attacks progressed.

Wo demolished onomy treaclus in Belgium; the British artillery southward

Finburgh. The men alked freely they said that the ship quivered and reeled with the recoil of her own gune and the deadly British broadsides. The ship's guns wore torn from their settings, and the whole of the gun crows were killed. of Lys swept the routes to the concentra were hurtled from aloft, bleeding tion point of the German troops; there m

and dead. `Others were swept from the was gun and rifle fire at Arras, Albert,

deck like flies. Everywhere blood was Roye, Noyon, and Soissons; the enemy's

triakling. The men in authority lost Enfantry attempted at various points to

their heads, and consequently there was leave their trenches but

were repelled by

confusion. the fierce fire of our troops.

The losses of the Germans on Monday and Tuesday

Cracane certainly amounted to a brigade. Prisoners say ence." that their reverse was serious. Our total Josses were 800, due to the severity of the

ناعة

fighting and the s subsidence of the old

in the

One wounded sailor said: "Ours is a young Navy. Yours has had more experi-

Minister of consideration by

the

FIRE AT CANTON. Twenty-one houses were destroyed by fire at Wongaha, Canton, on Thursday The fire started shortly after noon in a shop selling "marine delicacies " lives were lost but the property loss is estimated at over $100,000.

No

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

AT TSINGTAU; DISSATISFACTION AT JAPANESE EXCLUSIVENESS

The suht says strong opposition is being raised by foreign, especially British,

THE FINANCIAL OUTLOCK

hear on excellent authority that the financial outlook is decidedly good. Not only has the Customs revenue proved greater than was expected, but the yield from the Salt Gabelle has surpassed all expectations and has exoceded even the Customs revenue. Add to that the fact that the Government has been able to recson upon eight million

"Wo will hate Her for over 1. We will hate Her to the death! Hate on the sea, and hate on the land! The united hate of seventy millions! Hate of those who wield the hammer, And of those who wear a crown Hate for the men and for the women! Hate oven for the children!

They left the ship in a most orderly residents in China against the steps the Salt Administration Collars from up to now we have not killed half the Prissien action in running arok against

manner.

OF THE WAR. ENORMOUS PAYMENT

IN MEN.

LONDON, January 29th,

5.00 am.

TOLL quarry (in which two companies of PRUSSIA'S French troops were sheltering). We hovo Dow regained all the disputed ground.

There has been an artillery duel at Rheims, our heavy guns mastering the

A telegram from Amsterdam says that onery's. Wo again completely defcated

141 German casualty lists have been pub three attacks south-eat of St. Simolished to 21st January. These show that The enemy were also repulsed at Parroy the Prassien losses alone amount to boures. We progressed appreciably north-

988,000. ward of Senones, and also gained ground at Bundesapt.

We damaged the enemy's artillary defences and advanced in Alsace: in the region of Ammertzviller and Burnbaupt-le-bas and held the ground gained. --- We repelled an attack by u Gorman battalion near Cernay.

LONDON, January 99th.

3,03.a.m..

HUGE GERMAN LOSSES,

OVER 20,000 IN THREE DAYE!

FIGHTING.

tide them

over

men we could; we have not destroyed half all the codes of humanity and honour recently taken by the Tsingtao authorities China New Year, and it will be seen that destroy; but if ever we reach England sian teaching, for if an Irish Fenian car the towns it would have been easy to as moved all outside the taint of Pras to perinis only Japanese vessels to enter the port of Tsingtao. They contend that there is reason for optimism. Besides in force we shall respect nothing, We come to hope for England's victory there cial interests. this is an attempt to monopolize commer-that, it is expected that the second which the British papers seem so fond of We have had some pretty had traitors in shall fully justify the name of Hutsust be strong elements indeed at work. internal loan of $24,000,000 will be floated giving us. But to do them justice, the Wet to the hounds who are alleged to be The Shanghai Chamber of Commerce

the Empire, from Slatin Pashe and De has passed a resolution urging the Japan some time in April or May, and no realise that they cannot invade these giving away information now for German

more sober military men in Germany. ese authorities to open the port to all difficulty is anticipated in raising the islands. All they expect to do is to raid gold-but these are the exceptions that shipping, and submitted the resolution amount In these circumstances the us here and there, and kill a few hapless prove the rule of soundness, and I do not to the British Consul-General there. A similar representation was also preferred Chinese cannot be blamed for looking to folk from time to time, in the hope that doubt that out of this war will coras ties by the Chamber of Commerce to Sir John the future with less misgiving than at the old John Bull shaky in the knees, and the Motherland. Instead of injuring, the that bind even stronger the Empire to somehow or another that will make poor Jordan, the British Minister, who hap beginning of the war: pened to be visiting the port

may be he will hold all his fresh troops war will strengthen the foundations of interviewed Mr. Hioki, the Japanese to the members of the Tientsin Amateur qualities of those aforetime conness in clubs where men foregather who

On his THE BELGIAN RELIEF FUND ENTERTAINMENT. at home or even call some back from the

British dominion, mat return to Peking, the British Minister Peking certainly gave a cordial welcome

Continent

WILL LORD KITCHENER GO TO THE FRONT All this is a fine tribute to the stopping Minister, and asked for an explanation Dramatic Club on Saturday night when temptible soldiers, concerning which

There is a state of expectant cheerful- of the Japanese action, and expressed & they held the boards at the Pavilion and the Kaiser rashly spoke words of depre usually able to get an inkling of the NAVAL MINISTER desire that the privilege be extended to entertained a large audience as they had ciation, and those lads in blue who have that is discussed is the possibility IN LONDON,

all shipping.

true state of affairs. One thing Tho decht, in explanation of Japan's A sketch entitled, "From the Soup to the marine. We have, in vulgar parlance, out at the frunt in

not been entertained before in this city. put a stop to Germany's mercantile of Lord Kitchener finding himself LONDON, January 28th.

step, says in Tsingtao there are at present Savoury was exceedingly well readers got under the German hide," and the in eonimend of the new army that bears 5,000 inhabitants, besides troops, and by three ladies, and a combination of some measure of their hate is the measure of his name. It is a plan-that-my-well the Spring, 4.10 p.m. Reuter learns that the French Minister sons. Under these circumstances, orders very creditable showing as "The Linger- ception of the effects of their maranding but there are plenty of men in the Service these are suffering from a lack of provising or ten ladies and gentlemen made our efficiency. The measure of their con appeal to the conqueror of the Soudan, of Marine, M. Augagneur, has just were issued to some steamers of the Nippon ing Limits," in which a la merret and cu defenceless towns is also the measure clube who regard him as a better terminated a visit to London. He has and South Manchuria Railway Company Six little girls representing the Allied of outlook. I am not sure that the entire to the front, however, he would not inter- Yusen Kaisha, the Osaka Shoson Kaisha, pierrette they sang solos and choruses. of their mental stupidity and narrowness organiser than tactician. Should he go authorised a statement that he had an to undertake the transportation of provinations sang "The Song of the Nations," nation has not been tinged with the same fire with Sir John French, and both audience with His Majesty the King, and sions. Therefore, it is a mistake to con but the feature of the evening was the complaint as the Kaiser, of whom a would be under Gentral Joffre, for whom a series of conferences with Mr. Winston clude that all Japanese vessels are allowed wonderful sleight of hand and conjuring the Emperor makes the prediction that tiori. ATAKUNT

to enter the port. As the harbour of performance given by Mr. W. A. Davis. if the monarch lives for another six

famous physician-firmerly consulted by Lord Kitchener has the greatest admira Tsingtao is much damaged, vessels must Over $1,500 were real red, moor far off the shore, and cargo has to

months or so his insanity will be plain be conveyed ashore by means of lighters.

FRENCH

MR. MASTERMAN,

Loknen, January 26th. 5.55 p.m. Today's Paris communiqué says:- According to the aumber of dead found -on Bunday, Monday, and Tuesday at

Ypres, La Bassco, Craonne, Argonne, THE NEAR EAST, Woerre, and in the Vosges, the enemy losses were over 20,000,

LONDON, January 29th. It is reported that Mr. C. F. G. Masterman (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) has resigned.

RUSSIAN FRONT.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TURKS QUIESCENT.

BRITISH CUT TURKISH TELEGRAPH WIRES.

To make matters worse, a large quantity

TO PROMOTE AVIATION

CHINESE SYMPATHY.

entertainments.

LAND TAX REFORM.

The above circumstances were, says the Asuh, explained by Mr. Hioki to Sir John Dane should be entrusted with the duty It is hoing suggested that Sir Richard Jordan, who appreciated Japan's position of organising the land tax administration, and expressed his willingness to convey and it is also being suggested that Mr. the facts to the British merchants, Japan von Strauch, his deputy, should assist Gazette,

him in that work. There is no doubt that Sir Richard has considerable organising IN and executive ability, but I have heard another name put forward as collabora tour, and that is Dr. W. Willoughby, the successor to Professor Goodnow as con stitutional adviser to the President Dr Willoughby has had experience in Porto Rica m administrative work and is well qualified to deal with complicated

JAPAN.

GENEROUS GIFT BY AN ENGLISH MAN.

will.

A SINISTER RUMOUR

21

The Paris evening communiqué saya: The enemy on the night of the 27th inst.

Churchill with reference to the disposi made no infantry attack, Thero were German bombardments and a sharp fussi- tion and employment of the Naval forces Jade north-east of Zonnebeke, and artillery of the two countries. These conferences

for all the world to see. He is according There is a very sinister rumour making duels on the Aisne and in Argonne. Our had shown a conformity of view betweenof cargo is lying near the pier awaiting Shih-yi was greatly interested nervous complaint as his Hohenzollers the silence as to the doinga of the informed that Mr. Liang to this authority, suffering from the rame the rounds of the clubs also in regard to troops north-west of Anumertzwiller, in the two statesmen, and the

close shipment. Furthermore, the number of the entertainment on Saturday night ancestors, and under the stress of the Emperor of Austria. It is assorted that. Alsace, held the position, notwithstand solidarity of the two Governments.

Japanese Custom officials is a little over and wished to purchase tickets to present results of his folly he will reap the facts go further than the serious

value M. Augagnear su Mr. ing & furious bombardment, of the ground

of 8000, and Asquith, compared with some 100 Germans the

failing the full measure of the disease within allness of the aged monarch, and that. before the recent battle. It is out of the tone was prepared to guarantee $1,000 very short time,

material news is being withholti from the which they won during the day. There Viscount Haldane, Sir Edward Grey question to expect such a small number for a repent performance. This, however, THE OUTLOOK IN AUSTRIA AND GERMANY.

world by those who are trying to bridge was quiet elsewhere.

Lord Crewe, and Mr. Arthur Balfour of officials to successfully discharge the could not be done, and Mr. Liang had to Of all the combatant nations, Ausia ing between Hungary and Austria, on the rapidly growing gulf that is develop Ho also visited Portsmouth Arsenal and duties arising from the entry of vessels be satisfied with 8150 worth of seats on starts the New Year with the worst out- account of the belief of the people of of all nationalities. It is unnecessary to Saturday night. It is indeed surprising look. The catspaw of Germany, she is the former country that they are being Dockyard.

add, says the journal, that permission to to observe the manner in which theher troops unwilling to fight longer, her sacrifecd in order to wave Gormany from REPORTED RESIGNATION OF enter will be given when the mine-clearing the language of the stage, attend foreign people disillusioned, her wounded dying

Chinese, many of whom do not understand organisation shockingly Ineffective, her invasion. operations

and are concluded

the accumulated cargo is adjusted, and this

untended, and Hungary positively

THE OLD TIME. PANTOMIMES. will happen in two months.

declaring that if Germany is to be pro- Old-tim pantomimes have come back tected from invasion at the expense of to London with a will these war times. territory, Hungaran soldiers will be appeared under an avalanche of fairy the Hungarian people and Hungaria For a year or two past they almost dis- recalled by independent authority from plays and similar fancies, but now we the Austro-Hungarian army to defend are to be regoled with modern versions. their own homes. There are big events of The Sleeping Beauty" at Drury impending in the direction of unrest in Lane, at the London Opera House there that quarter of the continent.

Germany for the time being is a bit will be "Cindmello, and at the Lyceum

Aladdin

at the Aldwych there better off, but there is a decided change Jack and the Beanstalk while several in the atmosphere of Berlin. The night other juvenila playa will enlighten other cades are not so boisterous there is less parts of the metropolis, at any rate in toasting of victories for the people the matince hours, before the darkness are coming to understand that they are falls in its present day intensity. It will be recalled that a ertain

being fed on fiction The German Press first there seemed to be every indication foreigner, who chose to be anonymous,

organisation does not reserve all its of a dull time, but I am told on all sites contributed to the Imperial Aviation

imaginary reports for the benefit of that both in shopping and entertainment China and other neutral countries. At expenditure the Christmas and New Association Y. 20,000 in December, 1913,

home the people won't swallow quite such Year spirit hus been too strong for our and Y.150,000 in negotiable instruments in The number of trafe lines that have sheer balderdash as appears in the London citizens to withstand it, even if July last, with a view to assisting the been interrupted during the cold snap is German-subsidised papers in the Far times are hard. And they are very hard development of aviation among the noteworthy. The land lines were nipped East, but still the appetite is keen for for many people in fact they hit all to Japanese. The foreigner in question has at Kiachta by the cold, the Chefoo-Shang-the news that cheers and temporarily greater or less extent. For example, again signified to the Association, through hai and the Chefoo-Taku lines are inter inebriates. The next morning feeling there are a host of writers and artista. Viscount Chinda, Japanese Ambassador rupted, and so far as Peking is concernet is, however, beginning to make itself felt, who have contributed of their best to the in Washington, his intention of contri- messages have to come from Shanghai vie and the heavy hand of apprehension is gift books that have been published for this buting another 1.44,000 in negotiable HankowNESDAY

reitling down on the egotism of the and that charity connected with the war, instruments.

Prussian, with the result that the boast and these volumes are having such an According to the Isaki, this munificent Japan does not seem to be able to steering to statistics compiled by German Albert's Book," edited by Hall Caine and

lags a good deal in the making. Accord enormous nymous British subject, born in at Tsingtar provoked protest from the already in killed, wounded and missing the sale of other literature must kavs

ande-especially the donor is Mr. Robert T. clear of misunderstandings. Her action papers in Switzerland they have lost published by the Daily Telegraph that King America. business man, who has his home in London discrimination exercise has been partially Their unemployment increases, their the book buyer in search of a gift usually Beyond the fact that he is a British and American Ministers, and the about a million and a quarter men. been seriously damaged. When in doubt and his office in New York, everything withdrawn. is kept secret, in compliance with his

export trade from German ports is cut off, buys either the "King Albert Gift Book their most prized commodities, especially or the Princess Mary Gift Book" In request,

in price. Their last resources men the producers of other volume for bear, are growing scareer and increasing either case he gets a good barga-but have been called up for training Their Christmas presentation lose a customer they feel that the British Fleet upon the author, whereas the gift books go to aid backs are against the wall-and became whose purchase would have benefitted the seas and the khaki-clad Army on the the soldiers of our own land or of Western front lave proved their greatest Belgium. It is but another Hlustation obstacle to the conquest of France and of how the war has illumined self- the reslisation of their dreams, they hate interest with a golden streak of universak us as a wolf hates that is driven at bay. generosity.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

MYSTERIOUS AUSTRO- GERMAN MOVEMENTS. TO MEET ROUMANIA OR RE-ATTACK SERVIA?

LONDON, January 20th.

3.00 a.m.

It is stated in Petrograd that Austrians and Germans are massing forces in the Carpathians along an 80 miles front. Three Bavarian Army Corps have been deânitely located in Hungary, on the western border of Transylvania, and south of Temesvar, in addition to six Austrian Army Corps.

The object of these movements is either to meet Roumanian intervention or re-attack Servia

LONDON, January 29th. The Cairo corespondent of the Daily Mail says that the Turks have been quies cent since the skirmish at Kantara.

The British on Sunday and Tuesday landed small parties at Alexandretta for the purpose of cutting six telegraph wires north and south of the town. The Turks offered no serious resistance.

British sailors destroyed the telegraph wires at Sidon.

Alexandretta is a seaport in Astatic Turkey, on the east side of the Gulf of Aden, in the nogle between Asia Minor and Syria Siden (called locally Saida) is an ancient town and seaport near Beirut, on the Mediterranean]

to ALL QUIET IN INDIA.

It is believed that the Germans are plan H.E. Major General Kelly has received ing an advance through Servia with a a cable from the Chief of the General Staff view to effecting a junction with the at Delhi stating that all is quiet on the Turks

frontier and in India.

tourists,

accounts.

TELEGRAFES INTERRUPTED.

TEINOTAL PROBLEMS.

NEW GERMAN MINISTER

It is reported that he visited Japan

The new German Minister, Admiral you several years ago with the Cleveland Hinze reached Peking on Sunday even The Imperial Aviation Association im Mexico. He had to travel from Honolulu ing after an adventurous journey from mediately sent a reply, through the in a Norwegian ship in order to avoid Japanese Ambassador, expressing high touching Japanese ports. A large guard appreciation of the donation-Japan of German reservists met His Excellency Gazette.

at the railway station.