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THE

WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 1}}"

GERMAN SUBMARINE WAR ON

COMMERCE.

FOUR BRITISH SHIPS AND ONE JAPANESE TORPEDOED.

GOOD PROGRESS BY THE RUSSIANS.

[THROUGH NEUTER'S AORNCY.}

WAR ON BRITISH COMMERCE.

· GERMAN SUBMARINES SINK

STEAMERS.

LONDON, January 31st. 19.10 B..

The British steamer Ben Cruachan, a coaster of 1,976 tons, has been torpedoed by a German submarine off Fleetwood. The crow were landed.

The German submarino U21 met the Ben Cruachan in the early morning 21 miles west of the mouth of the Lune, and gave. the crow, which numbered 23, ten minutes in which to take to their boats, and then

blew the steamor up. The crew were picked up by a smack.

A submarine at 12.30 intercepted the steamer Unda Blanche from Manchester to Belfast, due west of Liverpood. The prew of ten had a similar experience to that of the Ben Cruachan.

The Belfast packet that arrived at Liverpool in the evening reports that she saw a submarine destroy a third steamer

at 3.40.

According to survivors, the Commander

AN. UNCIVILISED ACTION.

LONDON, February 1st

5.05 a.m.

A message from Paris states that the Ministry of Marine, in a note, with refer- ence to the torpedoing of merchant vessels, says that the German Navy has now decided to violate International Law, and thus systematically and deliberately place themselves outside the pale of humanity. The whole world will rise in horror at an act which is unworthy of a

aivilised nation.

FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

RUSSIANS ADVANCING IN EAST. PRUSSIA.

RUSSIAN POSITION GENERALLY

IS SOLID.

LONDON, February 1st.

6:30 a.m.

KAISER'S BIRTHDAY AT

SHANGHAI,

From the Shanghai Mercury of the 27th ult.Ta-day being the Kaiser's Birthday, the German flag was profusely displayed from German hongs, shops, residences, houseboats and yachts. There was a service in the Town Hall in the forenoon, A Petrograd communiqué states

and a celebration, which included vocal efforts, in the Gorman Club at tiffin time. Russians are advancing north of The N G. Daily News of the 28th ult, says:-In honour of its being the German Emperor's birthday, one worthy German resident flew the German flag yesterday and only discovered that he had got it upside down just as a rescue party was being arranged in the neighbourhood to inquire whether be needed any assistance

the Gumbinnen-Pillkalen line.

A desperate battle was fought on Saturday in the district of Borjimol, on the left bank of the Vistula. We attacked the Germans at night and drove them with the bayonet out of the trench which they captured on January 10th.

Fighting continues in the Carpathians. Our position generally is solid while the loft wing. is advancing.

GENERAL.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

INDIAN MAJOR-GENERAL

WOUNDED.

LONDON, February 1st.

Major-General Natha Singh of the Jhind Imperial Service Troops, has been wounded in the operations in East Africa.

IN

NATIVE HISING I

- NYASSALAND.

WHITE SETTLERS KILLED.

LONDON, January 31st.

N.Y.K. EUROPEAN LINE. RUMOUR OF NEW VESSELS BEING EMPLOYED.

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The Araki says that in preparation for the inauguration of a service rid the Panama Canal, the Nippon Yusen Kai- sha, in 1013, placed orders with the Mitsu Bishi, Kawasaki and a certain British shipbuilding yard for the con- struction of seven 7,000-ton cargo-boats As the result of the Government's deci- sion not to open the Line for the present, the Company decided to put additional versele on the European Line, where a good deal of cargo is obtainable, the extra as 9,000 tons in Japan. In view of the vessel, Tottori, recently securing as much increasing demand for steamers on the line, the Company has it is reported, decided to place in servic: the Tsushima maru, which was constructed in England and which is now at Nagasaki, and the now- steamers Toyohashi, Toyyeka, and Takata, which are

are expected to be com- pletci shortly.

A shipping expert is of opinion that the present prosperous condition of the line will be maintained for some time, and cron if these steamers cannot obtain mnch cargo on their return voyages they can proceed to America and return home the Panama Canal after taking in cotton at Galveston-Japan Gazette.

NEUTRALS AND THE WAR. special bonds.

BRITISH AND AMERICAN PRACTICE.

79 in en-

Both have stringent Foreign Enlistment Acte-ours more stringent than the American. Both agree to what are known as the Three Rules of the Washington Treaty as to the duties, No war lasts long without there being these rules to the notice of other Statos.

of noutrals; and both promised to bring some friction between belligerents and non- traia, especially if there are operations by United States would no doubt admit their It is not easy to say what is today the But the exact position of these rules, ca as well as on land. The rights and liability to ase" due diligence duties of the two can scarcely fail at forcing their laws as to neutrality. some points to conflict.

Count Bernstorff has not failed to re-

tion has generally been the exercise of the connexion is that relative to submarines

In modern times the chief cause of irie-haps the most remarkable decision in this mind them of their obligations. Per-

right of search. That it exists; that it the exportation of ports of a submarine to is absolutely necessary to intercepting con- be put together abroad has, it is said, been traband and the maintenance of reu- forbidden-a decision which appears to and that it has freely been made surpass in stringency either English or uso.of by all of the present neutral States, American law as hitherto understood. It and particularly by the United States, would be unreasonable to assume that the unquestionable says a legal correspon- inconvenient, especially in these days between belligerents and neutrals. dent of The Times.

war would close--no modern wor ever did No doubt it is close without some difficulties arising when vessels often carry general cargoes

But.

by expert stevedores, and in ways which of prodigious variety stowed scientifically from them

so far there has been singular immunity necessitato any surch really effective being prolonged..

·CUP.

long been a disposition to abridge the

In regard to mail steamers there has DOCKYARD RIFLE CLUB. right of search, United Statos to carry out a suggestion SHOOTING FOR THE PRESIDENT'S

We note an effort in the often made that a certificate from a British consul or vice-consul should be equivalent to a dispensation from search. At the London Conference England gave up a point for which in the past she at the Tai lang Range for the cup pre On Saturday the first shoot was held

waive her right in the case of vessels duly Chief Constructor E. R. Batr strenuously confenacd: she was ready to rented by the President of the Rifle Club, convoyed by a neutral warship. has been suggestion, not so far in a practical form, that there should be or be the competitor having the highest Eight shoots are being arranged, tho winner to tain neutral zones within which vessels should be immune from search. worthy of consideration is a suggestion

More aggregate of any five shoots. that underwriters should agree to take aonfieeted by a strong variable wind, as is Shooting on Saturday was adversely routes. These suggestions do not touch evidenced by the scores, which are risks except as to vessels going by certain the necessity of a right of search, which follows:-. muat exist if belligerents are to exercise other admitted rights.

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CONTRABAND.

There

PRESIDENT'S PRIZE COMPETITION.

Nanie.

The Press Burean announces that the Governor of Nyasaland reports that FIERCE FIGHTING IN native tribes rebelled at Shire Highlands

ARGONNE.

and attacked an estate at night-time, killing three white settlers and wounding THE BULLION MARKETS AND concerned in this matter, Great Britain Faimonds

LONDON, January 31st, 1.20 .m

To-day's Paris communiqué says:- It is confirmed that the enemy left a large number of dead on the battlefield at the foot of the Great Dune north of Lombaertzyde, núd also in front of the British lives near La Basses.

There were fairly vigorous bombard of the U21 said: I am sorry to incon-ments at Arras, Ecurie, and Reclincourt. venience you, but I have orders to sink all British craft,"

JAPANESE STEAMER SUNK NEAR HAVRE,

LONDON, January 31st.

4.25 p.. A telegram from Havre says that at 9 o'clock in the morning an explosion -occurred, through some unknown cause, on the steamer Toko Maru, from New Zealand, when eight miles off Cap de la Hove.

The French trawler Semper rescued the Drew, numbering 57, and brought them to Havre.

The Toko Maru sank in an hour and a half.

Router learns that the vessel had 97,000 carcases of mation aboard from New Zea tand, and gifts of clothing for the Belgian refugees.

LONDON, January 31st,

11.30 p.m.

A message from Paris states that the Minister of Marine announces that the Toko Mary was torpedoed seven miles north-west of Capo Antifor.

In Argonne there has been a slight retirement of our troops, which have been organised on fresh lines 200 metres behind those previously occupied. The ground was keenly contestad. The oncmy's losses were very high, and oura wore serious.

BRITISH

RECAPTURE TRENCHES.

LOST

LONDON, January 31st.

5.35 p.m. To-day's Paris communiqué says:--- There have been heavy artillery actions at numerous points. We have had the advantage everywhere,

The British Army before La Basse recaptured all the trenches momentarily

lest.

The Germans bombarded a church southward of Arras. Further southward wo destroyed two of the enemy's guns, several works, and a number of mortars, and we dispersed concentrations of troops The Germans made three fresh attacks at Fontaine Madame. All wers repulsed.

LONDON, February 1st

3.45 am. 10.20 p.m.

The Paris evening communiqué stares A Lloyd's message from Douglas (Isle that there is nothing of importance to of Man) states that on January 20th the report.

MORE BRITISH VICTIMS.

LONDON, January 31st.

steamer Kilcorn Garston was sunk by a RUSSIAN FRONT

German submarine, eighteen miles north- rest of the Liverpool bar

The crew were landed by the consting steamer Gladys.

11.30 p.m. The French Ministry of Marine announces that the British steamer, the Tearla, was torpedoed fifteen miles west of Cape Antifer. She was not sunk, and

was towed to Havre.

LONDON, February 1st.

5.45 3.01.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AUSTRIANS **SMASHINGLY

DEFEATED," RUSSIANS TAKE OVER 2,500 PRISONERS.

LONDON, January 31st.

1.20 p.m...

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one. They also seized three white women and five children, but subsequently released them.

They then attacked a store at Blantyre, killing a watchman and seizing arms and ammunition, but not attacking the

whites.

The

The situation is well in hand. leader of the rebellion has not been cap- tured, but his village has been attacked and several ringleaders arrested. Three have been executed.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] RUSSIAN TORPEDO-BOAT'S

I,『::"

RAID.

LONDON, January 31st. 1.20 a.m.

A Russian torpedo-boat raided Trebi- zond (a Black Sea port), destroying barracks and stores. The Turkish troops

ilcd.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS. [FROM THE CHUNG NGOL BAN PO."]

JAPAN AND CHINA. DR. SUN YAT SEN'S PATRIOTISM.

PEKING, February 1st

The Administrative Council has request: ed the Fresident to make public the Japanese demands,

Acertain foreign newspaper has announced that Dr. Sun Yat Sen and Choi Yuen Poy (who was Minister of Education in Dr. Sun's Cabinet) are patriotically prepared to abandon the idea of revolution and help the Govern ment in view of threatening foreign

trouble.

SHANGHAI NAVY LEAGUE, QUESTION OF CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH FLEET

THE WAR. GERMAN PURCHASES OF GOLD AND SILVER.

In their annual bullion letter, issued on December 29th Jast, Messrs. Samuel Montagu & Company make some interest the bullion markets. ing comments on the effect of the war on

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Another common cause of friction his been the difference between neutrals, wad belligerents as. to contraband. For- tunately, the two countries at present most

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and the United States, have substantially Stokes... the same laws and usages; they both have Lake recognized conditional or accidental con- Windebank trabunt us well as absolute, though they Holway commodities within the former. may not always have included the same Stannard have been few complaints as to the articles T. Hennessy

There Elsin brought by successive Orders in Connel under the category of contraband, partly May

Wright because there is a general recognition of Referring to the period preceding the the fact that under the modern conditions war, Messrs. Montagu point out that there of warfare articles which are largely used ominous to the thoughtful observer, such mous importance in war

signs of deep-seated disquiet, in the industries of peace may be of ener drain of gold from the United States, and, timber as the difficulty of floating loan issues, the

In Lord Stowell's time tar, bemp, and Warren

fit for shipbuilding were the McCarthy not least, the noticeable increase in the articles usually condemned. Now for Ponsford gold reserves of certain State banks.

similar reasons our Government as

aDay One important fact, the circalar bdligerent seek to restrain the importa F. Williams proceeds, euterges from the financial tion of petrol and copper. Thore has Worth:

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such commodities.

9 16 41 80 71 Preemption, na din Craig nations on the Continent have practically tion, has always solved many

21:19 В 40 30 70 27 21 13 63 scr. 63 ceased for the time being to exercise their At all events, there have been few com difficulties. customary function as reserves against plainte as to the liste, of contraband the conditions being slightly better than On Sunday the sceand shoot was held, the issue of notes..

articles in the proclamations of August on Saturday. 4th, and 12th, September 21st, October 29th. and December 23rd; and much the same

The scoring was ая may be said of our latest policy in re

follows:- gard to Austrian and German soldiers vessels. returning to their Armies in neatral

"The large increase of the gold holding of the German Reichsbank during the past two years thus acquires grave significance now that its gold reserves may be destined able portion of the gold added to the to become the sinews of war. A consider Reichshank gold reserves since the com mencement of war consisted of the contents of the Spandan war chest. This accumu- lation of gold is not being released for ordinary foreign banking purposes, but is being held, presumably for war finance alone. As a consequence, Holland for many weeks past has refused to accept German currency except at a discount of between 7 and 8 per cent.

·THE DECLINE IN THE NEW YORK EXCHANGE.

*CONTINUOUS VOYAGE."

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Swiggs

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A further freqüent cause of friction has been the application of the doctrine of

continuous voyage"; which means that Freeman (Junior).. 31 28 19 in determining the real destination of T. Hennessy goods shipped from a neutral port the Williams........ belligerent will not be bound by the fact Lockhart..... that, acording to the ship's papers and Elson invoices, the goods are to be conveyed Tooker (Senior).... to another neutral port: the Court wis Stakes look to the real ulimate destination; a Windebank colourable transhipment will net protectWarren The movements of the exchanges them. Such has long been the view of May the cris. Remittances from London to chants in New York and elsewhere in the Goodmau fluctuated widely in the first few days of the United States, as by this time mer- Janies Paris, commanded. a premium of early states who have been grumbling at in 3 per cent. over the par of exchange, land are doubtless aware, a

terference with their shipments to Hol whilst remittances frota New York had to

In the Civil War, in such cases as the Brock suffer a discount of When it is recalled that the normal stock on the whole since acquiesced in what Worth

per cent. under the par, and later on as much as 33 per cent. Springbok, the American Courts pushed

the doctrine very far. of gold in the Bank of England is only may be called the American view. They Taylor

Other countries Craig

£280,000,000 in the Treasury of the United not always successful, to prevent their about £40,000,000, as compared with have done more-they have taken steps, States, the enormous fall in the United countries being used as mere stages in the for elucidation. States exchange. appears to call transmission of goods to belligerents.

It is not the mere And here may be noted the fact that by i existence of huge stocks of gold, but their the proclamation of August 20th our effective use that ensures oblakange Government bave altered in important re- t-in a time of érisis. If a considerable spects the law as to contraband, "destina- trade is carried on in a country by means tion" of goods, and blockade, as express of capital borrowed abroad, a time of ed in the Declaration of London-a change war or commercial inflation renders the which has met with no opposition from racks last evening, Mr. Tylca (Navy) pre-

maintenance of foreign exchange a diffi- cult problem, even though large gold reserves may be held in the country con- cerned."

A meeting was held last week of the committee of the Shanghai branch of the Referring to the price of bar gold, the Navy League, at which were present Sir circular saye:-"On May 5th, and on a Everard Fraser, K. C.M.G., Sir Havilland few subsequent days, 778. 9d. per ounce de Sausmarez, and Messrs. H. G. Simms, was red-the highest quotation since J. Prentice, E. F. Bateman, J. Osborna, October 16th, 1900. The premium arose A Petrograd communiqué saYB --

E. C. Richards, and G. Lanning.

The question was discussed of a public larly belireen France and Germany, but from considerable competition, particu The engagements between the Dukla meeting to be held in connection with the an important factor in regard to the rise and Vyshoff Passes are assuming the appeal of the Patriotic League of Britons was the strong weekly demand for India." Overseas for contributions to supply the

character of a general battle. The Pus- The Toko Maru and the Tearin were signs smashingly defeated the Austrians torpedoed without notice.

to the south-west of Dukla, carrying three lines of trenches with the bayonet, and capturing at least 2,500 prisoners and three guns.

MAIL-BOAT CHASED.

the admirers of that document.

ENEMY PROPERTY.

A fourth cause of friction, though not so important as those above named, has been the loss to bankers and ethers who had made advances upon, or acquired. liens over, goods which were captured and condemned as enemy property.

Cuthill

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ASSOCIATION FOOTBALLA

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE ANNUAL, MEETING.

vices League was held at Victoria Bar- The annual meeting of the United Ser-

siding over a full attendance of repre- sentatives/

THE NEW PORTUGUESE

lowe-President, Major T. Robertson; The election of officers resulted as fol- Vice-President, Mr. F. W. Eager; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Tyler. was decided that the Committee should It As to this our Government has gone a consist of one member from each Club in Government has ever gone so far-in order pointed: Messrs J. Fennimore (Navy), long way we are not sure that any other membership, and the following were ap- to conciliate neutrala In conformity A. Reynolds (Police), A. Cambridge with a long and unbroken line of authori (R.G.A.), H. Coxon (R.E.), and W. Y. Navy with an additional man-of-war. It HEAVY SHRINKAGE IN SILVER CONSUMPTION.

ties, Sir Samuel Evans has held in the Fenuell (Hongkong Club). called in the Town Hall as soon as Montagu recall the fact that during the liens on enemy's property was decided that a meeting should be

Marine Glasser that a Prize Court will Alluding to the silver market, Messrs. take no account of mortgages, charges, or day next, when the RE will play the

The fixture-list will be opened on Satur possible.

The reasons Navy on the Navy Ground at Happy period from January to April"a good for such a decision-chiefly the risk of Valley. demand arose from the Continent, chiefly fraud and the impossibility of sifting. back-blocks A veteran pioneer of the Australian from Germany. These purchases were such claims have recommended then- visited a Queensland city occasioned by the new law, which provided selves to Prize Courts at all times. But recently, and discussed the war with a for the mintage of silver coin and for a in order to mitigate the hardships which The Germans were repulsed with heavy mate," he said, of course I'm patriotic from to be added in gold to the Spandau distinct novelty has been introduced: the chance friend in-a tram-car. See here, proportion of the profit resulting there must occasionally result from this rule a to the back bone, but I must say I'm kind war chest. On the outbreak of war a Josses at Borjimoff.

o' disappointed in them British Ariny strong demand ret in at once for coinage it is presumed, if it seems fair, to appro- Government has appointed a Committes and Navy coves. Seems to me they ain't both on home and Continental account, priate part of the proceeds of the sale of to consider the equities of each case, and, the ones as is doin' it all. Look at all the but neither then nor at any subsequent papers and they all say much the same date was it possible to fix a price for for prize to the innocent mortgages or lien- thing. I tell you, it's them chaps they call ward delivery.

-holder. This, of course, must be at the the Allies is doin' the business. It's always the same The Allies gaining ground, pects it is desirable at first to consider replaces it, the more that goes to the

"To obtain some idea of future-pros money is abolished and a system of bou

expense of the Navy Now that prize. or Great victory of the Allies. There the present condition of the market. financier the less is distributable among the war; them coves is doin' more than an enormous extent. ain't no doubt it's the Allies that's winnin' Industrial consumption has declined to the officers and seamen the British an Russian an' Japanese an wholesale house in this country found a One important Belgians an' all put together! But where falling off of more than 100,000 ounces do they spring from, anyway?"

LONDON, February 1st. A Dublin message states that the mail- 'boat Leinster, which left Holyhead on Sunday afternoon, was pursued off the Kish lightship by a German submarine THE RUSSIAN OCCUPATION

OF TABRIZ

LONDON, February 1st.

for a mile.

The mail boat Ulster left Kingstown at the usual hour last evening, being crowd- ed with passengers.

The War Risk Asurance Association does not consider it necessary to prohibit the sailings of the Liverpool ships.

3.16 ---

A Petrograd message announces that after the battle at Sefan the Turks, who lost heavily, fled to Tabriz, which the Russians entered at noon on Saturday.

DUTIES OF NEUTRALS. of neutrals to belligerents. Between this There remains the question of the duties country and the United States, there exist

MINISTRY.

follows:-

A telegram has reached Macao giving the appointments in the new Cabinet as

Premier, Minister of War and Acting Foreign Minister-General Pimenta de Castro. Interior Colonel Pedzo Gomes

Teixeira, m Justice.-Guilherme Moreira. Finance Capt. Herculano Galbardo, Marine-Admiral Xavier de Brito, Colonies, Colonel Teofilo da Trindade Education. Colonel. Goulard do

Medeiros,