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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1925.

DESPATCH BY SIR JOHN

FRENCH.

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL RAID

BY AIRSHIPS.

OBSTINATE FIGHTING ON RUSSIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH COMMANDER-IN- CHIEF'S DESPATCHI

OPERATIONS FROM MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER.

LONDON, February 10th.

47.00 pm,

Patricia's Regiment of Canadians, and also commends highly the work of the Army Medical Corps, the splendid sanita tion, and the excellent services of the Royal Engineers.

The Commander-in-Chief concludes "I have no reason to modify in any material degree the views expressed in my

[THROVOR: BEUTER | AGEKUY, US

BRITISH

RE-CAPTURE LOST TRENCHES.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, SHARE TRANSACTIONS.

ANOTHER AIR RAID ON

BELGIAN COAST, can

A MOTOR-CAR NEW YEAR.

NEW AMUSEMENTS FOR OLD

SHEWAN GASKELL

LONDON, February 19th,

4.35 p.mis

To-day's Paris communiqué states: The British have re-captured two portions of the trenches which they lost the previous day between . Eloi and the Ypres Canal,

The day was calm on the French front. No infantry actions are reported. The important successes of our artillery have been confirmed.

FAVOURABLE

OPERATIONS ALONG ENTIRE FRONT:

LONDON, February 17th.

1,45 a.m.

The Paris evening communiqué says, The operations on the 16th inst. were favourable to us along the whole front.

There was an artillery duel in Belgium The British to the south of Ypres are in possession of a certain number of trenches where there has been sharp fight ing during the past two days,

Between the Oise and the Aigne, near

FORTY FLYING MACHINES BOM- BARD GERMAN POSITIONS

by

LONDON, February 17th.

1940 m. VA

Many Chinese will be able to tell us the In the case in which William Shewan quite a lot about Joy rid abaro and general broker, of 14, Des Vauxsult of their New Year pleasures, for Road, suod Julia Gaskell, 2, Kimberley seemed to be a motor-car New Year with Villas, Kowloon and WH. Gaskell, very one of them who had the wherewithal accountant, of the same address for custom. Compared with other Now

to indulge this at the expense of an It is officially announced that 40 aero 8580.05, being balance due by the defen Years the display of fireworks showed a planes and seaplanes bombarded Ostend dents to the plaintiff in respect of certain desided falling off, evidently his Satania Middelkorke, and Zeebrugge in the after share transactions between plaintiff and Majesty was less foured; or perhaps the noon. Bombs were dropped on heavy day gaver judgment for Mrs. Gaskell, with was quite enough powder being exploded the defendants, the Puiano Judge yester Chinese were of the opinion that there batteries on both sides of Ostend Harbour costs of the day's hearing, the second in Europe At any rate, cracks on gun positions at Middelkerke, and on defendant, against whom judgment had suffered and cars were remarkably. the mole at Zecbrugge, in order to widen | already been given, to pay the coste of the popular, "One garage proprietor informed the writer that during the afternoon the bronches nude in the previous attacks. Previous hearing.

of Monday he dealt Good results were obtained.

Mr. Gardiner (ior Mr. Shewan) re Chinese, and many who had never called plaintiff, who said that on the 17th

previously travelled in such luxury November, the Green Island Cement shares persisted in remaining in the car in were at 87.25 buyers and $7.50 sellers, extravagant contempt of the expense f according to the Stock Exchange quota- the new-found and exhilarating ide 87, for he could not have got them himself several thousand Chinese realised the tions. He would never have sold them at mont. During the day, bo estimated that

at that price

Westerners' nowest idea of the top-notch of cajoyment" joy riding from one it was distinctly understood from the New Year money in this aristroerstic

Answering Mr. Faithfull, witness said end of the Island to the other

And the Chinese who did spend their commencement that the second defendant manner were still ablo to give the West- would get his wife's name on the contract. ernor a tip in economy, at the expense of a

a small

Bombs were also dropped on transport waggons at Ostend, on the Chistelles Road, the locks of the Zeebrugge canal, barges outside Blankenberghe, and on trawlers outside Zeebrugge. Eight French aeroplanes assisted the British naval machines by vigorously attacking the Ghistelles aerodrome, thus effectively pre- venting the German aircraft intercepting our machines,

The Admiralty adds that instructions are always issued to the pilots to confine

portance, and overy effort is made by the flying officers to avoid the dropping of bombs on residential quarters

CANADIANS IN FRANCE

મોદી સ

The Oficial Press Bureau issued to-night/last despatch of the general situation. Bailly, our artillery effectively bombard their attacks to points of military second defendant repeatedly promised to seat, father and mother would deposit

a despatch from the British Commander- in Chief (Field-Marshal Sir John French),

Sir John again gratefully acknowledges the valuable help and support of Generals Foch, Durbal, and Maudhuy, of the French Army.

dated the 2nd February, covering opera- tions since the middle of November, The despatch says that the salient feature was THE BRITISH OPERATIONS, the presence of His Majesty in the fold, ⠀⠀⠀⠀

JOHN FRENCH.

which was of the greatest help and BI-WEEKLY BULLETINS BY SIR encouragement to the troops after the long and arduous battle of Ypres Armen tieres. Bad weather throughout had

LONDON, February 16th.

7.30 p.m.

seriously influenced the operations, which The Official Pross Bureau tonight pub had been confused to minor engagements,ished Field-Marshal Sir John French's there being only a few notable combat first bi-weekly bulletin. It affirms that It was noticed at the beginning of Desember there was a reduction in the enemy's artillery and cavalry, but no great diminution in infantry holding the

trenches.

one that

The concentration of the Indian Corps was completed on the 7th December by the arrival of the Sirhind Brigade from Egypt. In consequence of indications that the enemy had withdrawn considerable forces, a combined Franco-British attack was delivered on the 14th December in the region of Wytechacte. Heavy losses were inflicted on the Germans, but the Allies retired to their original positions, finding that those captured were untenable.

since the successes at La Busses there had been less activity. Nevertheless further progress at a valuable point was secured

without loss on the 13th inst. We consoli dated the ground gained. The enemy's losses were severe.

The enemy attacked in the Ypres region on the 14th inst., and took a few trenches, which were recovered by counter-attacks, we capturing prisoners."

There has been elsewhere along the Our front increased artillery duelling. superiority was marked, direct hits being secured in several instances on the enemy's guns, and much damage done to his defences. Our aeroplanes displayed their The most important feature of the des patch centres in the fighting around usual activity, despite the weather. One Givenchy, where the commander of the airman exploded a German ammunition Indians decided to take the advantage of waggon near La Bassoc.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

A STUBBORN STRUGGLE.

what appeared to be a favourable oppor: | FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT. tunity to launch attacks on the 18th and 19th December. The Meerut and Lahore Divisions had initial successes, but they were eventually compelled to evacuate the captured trenches. The Germans on the 20th December assumed the offensive, capturing part of Givenchy.

A most desperate struggle ensucu, British and French coming to the support of the Indiane, and reestablishing prac tically the old lines, en the evening of the 22nd December.

LONDON, February 15th,

3.05 p.m. Today's Paris communiqué says:- There have been uninterrupted artillery

We carried engagements on the dunes" 150 metres of tronch between Bethune and

La Bassee

There were intermittent cannonades further southward;

The struggle continues most stubbornly at Bagatelle and Marie Therese, from trench to treuch. The enemy succeeded in

The German movement at Lauch was not. pursued further. The Germans are re maining stationary before our advance along the line between Langenfeldkopf and Rempachwood.

The Field Marshal says that the Indian troops have fought with the utmost steadfastness and gallantry whenever called upon.

occupying the Beacon and the hamlet of Abnormally bad weather precluded Norroy, but was repulsed by a counter- active operations for the first three weeks attack as far as the slopes northward of in January. Then, until the end of the the Beacon, where he has still maintained month, there was heavy hand-to-hand himself in some portions of tranches. fighting in the vicinity of Bethuns and Givenchy, The Germans penetrated our lines in some places, but were eventually repulsed everywhere with the heaviest loss The Commander of the First Division describes the British artillery fire as splendid and of absolute precision,

The Field Marshal says that the Corps Commanders are loud and unstinted in praise of the Territorials and Yeomanry forming part of nearly all the Brigades

AWORK in the first line, and declares that the

LONDON February 16th. troops in Franca have been subjected to the

1.40 a.m.

severest strain possible. Nevertheless the The Paris evening communiqué slates = spirit remained high and confident. Their There have been only some sucessful health was excellent, and the appearance; actions by our artillery.

ed conveys and gatherings of troops. We progressed in the Rheiras soctor near Loivre. We captured three kilonures of tronches and several hundred prisoners to the north-west of Perthes. To the north of Beau Sejour, in Champagne, there were infantry actions, la Argonne, between Four de Paris and Bonrenilles, fighting continues favourably.

We captured several blockhouses in Bois lo Pretre, north-west of Pont-a-Mousson.

RUSSIAN FRONT

THROUGH REUTER'S AUSNOKİ)

OBSTINATE FIGHTING. AROUND AUGUSTOVO,

LONDON, February 17th.

A Petrograd communiqué saYS! The Russians on the 15th inst, obstinate ly fought superior German forces which

were trying to surround the two Russian

LONDON, February 17th.

15.40/blny

A telegram from t

Ottawa says that the Premier, Sir R. L. Borden, read in the House of Commons a telegram from the Begretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Lewis Harcourt anuncing that the Canadian contingent the landed safely

in France

Wikices had no instructions froup: Mre, little comfort. Quite & imeli Ford th Gaskell whatever to buy the shares. He people, and they sparranged themtelvi did not cancel the contract, because the The God-parents would take the back that no-one was seriously inconveniencod.

bring in the contract signed by his wife, themselves on their knees, and as many and eventually he did bring in the solves over their father and mother and contraet signed for Mrs. Gaskell!

children as possible would spread them the chauffeur's eat In one instance the worried car driver had a quaint little youngster wedged between his knees, the only possible space, which could te utilised at a squeeze, remaining vacant. The light-bodied car did not seem capabio of travelling for with such burden. However, the passengers were out, for Western amusement with as much curtail- ing of expense as possible, and the gurage ower realising that his harvest was at dollars and the little car, which seemed band, risked his machines for grood of ready to explode at any mimanto, dushed wedgod passengers, who laughed and about with its gaily-coloured and securely. squealed and exchanged " ehm chins as if all the world was at their fedt, Of course, there were others who sported the big and bandsome, automobiles lounged back comfortably and at ease, but they were not nearly so attractive as the wedged in family parties. And the small cars seemed to snort out something really occupants, glided proudly by and covered uncouth, as a large car, with but four

the hard-working little thing with a cloud, mere asthmatic port from the over- of dusty derision, producing un sv worked one. Throughout the day these packed cars dashed in and out of thes city, and at a late hour right tims when it is or unto the Joy light iding hall cease, they were returning in & practically continuous procession: tu the garages and their boaming owners

Mrs. Gaskell, called by Mr. Gardiner said she had carried on share transactions through her husband. She herself knew thing about shares. She did not, how ever, always rely upon her husband to advise her what elatres to buy, she some times used her own judgment, When she bought shares she did so for investment She would watch the prices at the time, but she would not trouble about watching the prices after they had been purchased Witress did not think she had ever signed a contract for the purchase of shares. She LONDON, February 16th could not say really Usually they were frour Washington stated that I bought through the Bank.

Count Bernstorff, the has been summoned

COUNT BERNSTORFF.-

Ames

it is unt

German

thome.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES

4-THROUGH REUTER 8: GENOVA

ANOTHER BRITISH STEAMER.

LONDON, February At Lloyds reports that the British steamer

wings in the vicinity of Augustovo. The enemy column is advancing from Grajewó to Osoweic. The enemy has reached the front formed by Plock and Racionz, between the Vistula and the Skrwa rivers.

The situation in the Carpathians is up off Antifer. -aive explosióŐS. essentially unchanged

We repulsed determined German attacks

at Koziomoka and Wyschkow. The enemy captured Nadworna and has crossed the Bereth river m. Bukhovina

GENERAL

THE

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY }

THREATENED ATTACK

ON SHIPPING.

GERMANY'S CONDITIONAL

WITHDRAWAL

LONDON, February 16th,

11.25

A telegram from Washington states that

Count Bernstorff has presented a formal Note stating that Germany is willing to

THE "WILHELMINA'S

CARGO.

STATEMENT BY THE OWNERS.

LONDON, February 16th.

3.50p.m.

A message from Washington announces

-

Dulwich, bound for flouen, has been blown

There were two succe

Mr. Gardiner Do you remember a little transaction you had with a broker named play pot

Ellis t

am

Witneg (to his fordship) My lord, 1 to answer this question. It is not relevant to this case

Mr Gardiner ~It is only to refresh your memory

His lordship wamed Mr. Gardiner that Gaskell was his own witness, and that he was bordering out cross-examine tion.

Mr. Gardiner repeated his previous question, and Mrs. Gaskell replied that

The crew were uninjured and took to she did remember a transaction with Ellis

She could not remember whether in that the lifeboat.

case she signed a contract..

The Tulbicle is of 8 280 gross tonnage, and belongs to the Britain Steamship Co., ltd. She was built at Stockton in 1898.] *****

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

and':

In spite of the obvious failing off there the streets in China-town, assumed were still heaps of crackers, and at tinie terrible and war-like appearance hugo fiery streamers exploding and spitting devilty, and thousands of elfish looking out fabric in a Tury which was akin to youngster would sercam and shout and dance in and out of the explosive elemente quite oblivious of the weird sceno they were creating At intervals these so excited children would explodo bombs, which, though small and offen sive-looking, would make the unsuspecting older jump almost out of his shoes and scatter the inps with threatening gestures. The explosions which did take pines were surely quite suficient to drive away any evil spirits which may have had designs on John's joss, pidgin in the coming year, and those who went

devil drivers have no doubt maile joss Probably they ran down the gentle- "gont ether arrangements for souring man who is assumed to have enchan evil influence upon them unlesa given the cold shoulder. At any rate, there was Mr. Garliner Can you explain why Mr. never any room for him in the popular Gaskell, in that very box in which you are motor cars, and the shock of witnessing thic contempt of his nowers for evil. now standing said that he spoke to you along with a strong exhaust must about these shares, and that you refused have proved equally as effective as a long Two Japanese vessels are in the same to buy them because they were not num Quite a number of dragone," faroc)-

Cybered and furious crackori

The witness further asserted that she knew nothing at all about the shares until her husband came to hor and requested her to take them ever for him. She was very gua buangry indeed that she had to take them [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) over, but she was compelled to in order to save trouble. She took them over on ICE-BOUND IN PECHILI

the same day as they were paid for. Wit-joy riding instead of purchasing hugo COLLIERS CREW STARVING.

PERING, February 10th. The Peking Syndicate's collier is ice bound in the Gulf of Pechili and the crew are starving,

A Japanee cruiser has been unable to

break through.

PERING, February 10th

OPIUM SUPPLIES SHUT OFF

*K BY WAR.

Our skiiers delivered a most brilliant that the State Department, yesterday, sent counter-attack on the slopes of Langen- the Ambassador in London evidence subopium is obtainable, it is unsuitable for

feldopf. A blizzard is now raging.

SUCCESSFUL ARTILLERY

of the men, if somewhat war worn, was The enemy battery at Poolcapelle, north- nevertheless soldier-like and splendid. cast of Ypres, was silenced

Sir John French particularly mentions German trenches at Beaurains south the fine appearance of the 27th and 28th

Arras, were destroyed, along with the Divisions, composed principally of batta- enemy's works, and parties of Germans lions from India, and including Princess were shelled in the vicinity of Perthes.

TC could not remember whether she knew the market quotations on the day they were bought. The only reason she bought the shares was to save trouble:

geiting near cross-examination. He did not think Mr. Gardiner, could call his own witness to account, cu

His lordship then gave judgment for Mrs. Gaskell, saying, there was no case,

No te

LECTURE ON COLOURS,

consider the abandonment of the proposed plight,

bered Do you mean to say than your ous and hungry-looking monsters-though composed of cardboard and paper, and attacks on British merchantmen if THE NEW YEAR IN PEKING, husband committed perjury I don't given life by numbers of youngsters Britain will allow the passage of foodstuffs

mean to say anything about my husband many legs produced a centipede

were laid low and deposited in for civilians.

at all

water This form o

Tof amusement scene! The New Year has passed quietly. Tho Me Faithfull protested, and his lord to be more popular with the water fami- yamens were closed for one day.

ship said that Mr. Gardiner was ag gathered in hundreds to witness the death

lies, who left their gilded boats an struggles of a dragon, for the existence of which they had a been responsible in the nintter of contribution. The dragon" would rush from the cover of The action of Turkey in entering into

huge junk, wriggle his way along the the conflict has greatly shaken the opium

plank to the shore, snapping his big jews viciously all the while. No sooner had market. It is the opium for medical pur

be conveyed all his body to the shor 10ses, for the reshufacture of morphine,

then he would be met with a whoring dis and not that used for smoking, that is

play of bambs, crackers and squibs-and affected. Although Chinese and Indian

a hand. This particular band would be hastily mobilised from a junk's crew, use as medicine. Opium is one of the

and the instruments consisted, in the most important products of Asia Minor, A popular scientific lecture will be maiu, of tin cooking utensils. The Smyrna being the chief producing district, Already the price of Turkish opium has given at the University on Tuesday next efforts of this patchwork band are surely greatly increased, owing mainly to the (February 23rd) at 8.30 p.m., when Pro sufficient to produce extremis in the most savage of animals, much less a card- fact that supplies are cut off, there being fessor A. G. Warren, B.Bo, will board and paper dragon, However, the no means by which it can be transported, explain various phenomena concerning particular roving-eyed monster to which and it is considered likely that further Theru will be numerous show against powder and pans. Event- I am now referring made quite a good advances will be made.

experiments and simple illustrations of ally the horrible combination reached a NEW AVESSELS FOR THE

such everyday phenomena as the rainbow, vital part, the huge jaws came together. NYK.

and ladies should be especially interested never to snap again, the expressive oysa gave one last roll, and the long body in the explanations of how various crased to writhe The inbuman crowd The fah says the Nippon Yusen colours blend, The lecture is being given would cheer and then shuffle back to their different junks, happy in the thought that Kaisha has decided to construct six 1400 ander the auspices of the University the new year now contained no evil ton steamers to be placed on its European Engineering Society, and the Committee spirits, and that their good ship was and other lines

destined to make plenty dollar Orders for three ateamers each have extend a general invitation. The lecture It must surely do one good to be able to been placed with the Kawasaki Ship will be given in the Great Hall of the extrget so much enjoyment from a card building Yard at Kobe and the Mitsu University. Bishi Shipbuilding Yard at Nagasaki,

mitted by the owners of the Wilhelmina's cargo for the purpose of proving that the cargo was not subject to seizure.

The State Department also suggests that unless Great Britain has sufficient grounds, which hitherto have not been advanced for acting otherwise, the abip should be permitted to proceed immediate

ly with the cargo to her destination

(Hamburg).

It is also stated that the owners have satisfied the State Department that the cargo was not intended for the German Army or Government.

board and paper dragon..