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THE WAR.

GERMAN

IMPORTS AND

EXPORTS.

HOW BRITAIN WILL EFFECT A COMPLETE STOPPAGE,

THE BRITISH OFFENSIVE.

HEAVY GERMAN CASUALTIES.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,

[THBOUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.]

THE BRITISH OFFENSIVE IN FLANDERS,

GERMANS LOSE. 10,000 IN THREE DAYS

LONDON, March 14, 9.40. p.m. The War Ofe announces that the posmy mado a hoary counter-attack Yesterday, afternoon. Several minor counter-attacks earlier in the day were repulsed.

Judging from observation on various parts of the field of battle, nad statements of prisoners, who now number 1,720, the pnomy's losses must have been very heavy, and cannot have fallen far short of 10,000 Bo the three daya.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PEESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 16TH, 1915.

THE DIRECTORY AND CORRESPONDENCE.

CHRONICLE FOR 1915.

The 1915 edition of the Directory and Chronicle, printed and published at the Office of the Hongkong Daily Press, is now issued and may be purchased in all the principal ports of the Far East. Owing to circumstances connected with the war the volume makes its appearance this sear a little later than usual, but will doubtles provo none the less welcome on that account. A work which has been pablished annually for fifty three years and sold so extensively throughout the Far East calls for no lengthy description of ita contents From the first year of Issue, the aim has been to make the work

A SLIGHT TO SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.

Hongkong, March 15th. appeared in your issue of today's date St-Replying to the letter which under the above heading, it is the rule of the establishment in question that all members of His Majesty's Servico receive the atmost courtesy, and to the writer's certain knowledge during the past ten years not one complaint has been received in this connection. In a large establish a Directory of foreign firms and residents ment, however, mistakes are liable to inadl parts of the Far East, from Vladivo-occur, but redress can always be obtained stock to the Netherlands Indies. As the by going to the management. Why intercourse between East and West therefore, did your correspondent, not do developed so the Directory grew until its this at the time if he considered his com dimensions became so unwieldy that it was plaint justified found necessary in recent years to Is the com-de-plume used by your DRASTIC MEASURES BY BRITISH and Missionaries us a separate is it adopted with the intention of court- issue the growing list of Promst-correspondent merely a coincidence, or publication. By so doing the publishers ing sympathy from a certain quarter? If were enabled to comply with a frequently. the latter, it is somewhat out of place.---

fied lists of trades and professions at each expressed wish for the inclusion of classi. Yours faithfully,

of the principal ports of the Far East, a feature which appears to be much appre clated, especially in Europe and America. The volume this year makes no less than 1,850 pages.

"CUTTING OFF ENEMY

SUPPLIES.

GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, March 16th.

The Gazette publishes details of mea sures to be taken to prevent goods from reaching or waving Germany.

It declaros that no vessel sailing for Germany after the 1st March will be allowed to proceed to Germany, and unless it receives a pass enabling it to proceed to a neutral or Allied port, it must dis- charge at a British port. If not requisi- tioned by the British Government, non- contraband goods will be restored upon terms to be decided by a Prize Court,

Vessels from Germany, or from non- train at Don Station was blown up German porta carrying goods of enemy by our aviators this morning.

crigin and ownership, will be treated similarly, but no money will be paid for the goods requisitioned and cold until

Α

BEVENGEFUL GERMANS.

XPRES, SOISSONS, AND RHEIMS BOMBARDED.

LONDON, March 14th. 0.05 p.m.

after the conclusion of peace.

Vessels proceeding to non-German ports carrying goods with enemy destination may be required to discharge at a British or Allied port in similar conditions.

To-day's Paris communiqué says — The Belgians continue to progress at tho bend of the Yser.. Their artillery, kapporteri lg- nur, hesey gung, distraved RUGSTAN FRONT

point d'appui in a graveyard at Dixmude. The enemy bombarded Ypres and soveral civilians were killed.

The Germans also bombarded the Cathedral at Boissons and the surround- ing houses.

Wo repulsed an attack to the north of Rheims, whereupon the Germans bom- barded the city.

The enemy made two counter attacks in

Champagne. We repulsed them and udvanced, taking several trenches, in one

of which we found a hundred dead and

quantity of material.

THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

ALONG THE POLISH FRONTIER,

tions in the Directory, always very It need hardly be said that the alters

extensive,

LVe been this year usually heavy owing to changes incidental to the war. The influence of the war is the volume, From Tsingtau no roturas especially noticeable in three sections of wero obtainable and the directory list of the German Colony had in the circum stances to be entirely omitted; though the description of the port is retained. In Hongkong and Singapore shortly after the outbreak of war all Germans had either to be banished or interned, and it follows that in these sections of the book no German residents are included, but the German firm names are retained and the names of the British arus liquidating the various German businesscs are given.

FILIUS NULLIUS."

SAMSUIPO.

Sce, — In your interesting leading artick to-day on "Ching and Sanitation you discuss a question the importance of which is not limited to China.

In Hongkong there are districts which I venture to think are as insanitary as any part of China.

in view is the old village of Sumsuipo Ono particular locality which I have

just beyond the Cosmopolitan Dock, whero gowage, filth and garbage are allowed

PEKING NOTES.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

PEKING, March 3rd. FRANCO-RUSSIAN ENTERTAINMENT

• YACHT ACCIDENT.

The yacht Beatrice, which was being sailed in a race on Sunday by Mosara, T. Forbes and J. A. Dove, got swamped by

heavy son while off the Belle Vue Hotel The bitterly cold weather which prevail and sank immediately. Another yacht ed on Saturday night accounted for the (the Toinette, sailed by Mr. C. Cook and few vacant seats that were noticeable at Mr. A. A. Claxton) went to the rescue and Pavilion in the interests of the French risk to their own craft succeeded in taking the soirce de gala given at the Peking with great difficulty and at considerable and Russian Red Cross funds, but as the the two Europeans aboard their boat. costs were all booked the absence of several The Beatrice's hoy had made for the shors patrons made little differenos to the with the aid of a spinnaker boom, and financial results, which were indeed larger safely landed. than anything yet organised in this way in Peking. It is reckoned that the pro- ceeds amounted to over eight thousand dollars, three thousand of which were con- tributed by the President's family, sixteen hundred by Li Yuan Hung, and over siz hundred by Liang Shih Yi. The Ministers and Mr. Liang Shih Yi and his family of the allied nations were in attendence,

very agreeable, the local amateurs acquic were present. The entertainment was ing themselves exceedingly well.

THE MODEL ARMY

A great military spectacle took place on Sunday afternoon, but not a word has been published on the subject, as it relates to the model army, and the Chinese Press

VICE VERSES.

quartered in the German Club, while tho [The Hongkong Volunteers are now Germans are internod at Hunghon, Kowloon.]

Was Anther Earth, or Mother bricks and In the dawn of Armageddon

The place I hade my bed on

stones;

Mid the chaos and the weiter,

Was the tent wherein I laid my weary

bones.

Meanwhile Wilhelm von der Muttons

(Dash his eyes and bust his bottons): In the German Club could take his Lordly

Good Rhine wine and lager drinking

have been instructed not to make any To the Emden and her sinking reference to this newest phase of Chinese militarism. This model army, which is composed of the flower of the manhood of the elite of the country, was inspected by the President, and in his presence the military oath was administered to the brilliant ane. members. I believe the ceremony was a

Of our deadly tramps which scourgʻd the

Southern Sens.

TERING CLUB.

Now where laughom meets the oceau Wilhelm porders o'er the notion Whether Kolter always brings its own

While I far from being slaughtered, Am most comfortably quartered

Neath the roof-tree of the Chosen of the

Lord

cumulate apparently to unheeded. When I last visited the spot the Peking Club last night was remark the open sowers were corflowing, and able for its duration. It lasted nearly refuse of all sorts appeared to be three hours, and the explanation of the scattered broadcast for the children, to Protracted proceedings was are attempt to play with,

The annual meeting of the members of Otis sweet to think of Willy

A new Public Dispensary has just been pered on the reclamation beyond, and old village are likely to need the those who survive a passage through the

o'ect the committee on different lines. The

While ko ponders o'er the fickleness of Fate

Can't you hear his hearty "Gottsdam, When fie leniny that 1, in Potsdam,

Occupy the room of Frederick the Great P

D.S.O

Sucking Sauerkraut and silly

discontents wished to remove the strong THE SITUATION IN MEXICO. Legation influence in favour of proper

decision was not arrived at, and the west-WASHINGTON, March 1. tional national representation, but a the latest Manila papers to hand

The following cables are taken from

It is unnecessary to say that, as usualministrations of the Public Dispenser on ing was adjourned for a fortnight. By

every effort has been made to bring up to date the information and the various maps and plans the volume contains, and in all respects the reputation the work has so long onjoyed as an indispensable requisite of every ofice is maintained.

The complete Directory is sold at $10; the small edition at 88; and the Directory SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN COUNTER of Protestant Missionaries in China,

Japan and Korea at 81..

ATTACKS.

LONDON, March 15th,

A Petrograd communiqué says:- Fighting between the Rivers Niemen and Vistula is proceeding along a 30-mile front. The enemy's attempts to advance were everywhere repulsed,

The Russians, as the result of counter attacks on Saturday, captured several

We easily repulsed en attack at Four villages. de Paris,

Our patrols in Lorraine ocen pied Ember Monil.

LONDON, March 15th. 1:20 am. The Paris evening communiqué says:

aeroplanes effectively bombard

Ed Westendo

COLOSSAL" GERMAN

LOSSES.

LONDON, March 15th. A Petrograd communiqué says --

There has been a violent snowstorm in the Carpathians, but the Russians, ad- vanced near the Lapkow. Pas, and cap-

The success of the British at Neuwtured 600 prisonersk Clinpelle proven to be thoroughly com plets. They advanced along a front of three kilometres with a depth of 1,200

Renewed violent German attacks in the Kozjouwka and Rosanka regions were repulsed with colossal losses.

to 1,500 metres, capturing successively tured a village near Przenyal, an Austrian By a cudder assault the Russians cap- three lines of trenches and a strong work battalion surrendering.. to the south of Neuve Chapelle, Violent

Gorman counter-attacks were reputed. CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

The enemy lost heavily, and left a con-

■iderably greater number of prisoners in the hands of the British than was at fret.

announced. The British field and heavy

artillery bad been erectively prepared, and supported in vigorous action their Infantry,

We consolidated and extended our new front in Champagne, and captured 300 motres of trenches in Argonne, repulsing

two counter-attacks.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) SUBMARINE ATTACKS ON

MERCHANTMEN.

LONDON, March 15th.

The sinking of the steamers Headlands (off the Scilly Islands), Florazon (in the Bristol Channel), and Hardale (in the

Irish Chanel) is now confirmed.

[FROM THE CHUNG NGOI SAN PO." BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE GOODS.

PERING, March 14th. The Ministry of Commerce has wired to the Provincial Authorities instructing

AMMUNITION IN SALMON TINS.

At the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese was charged with being in unlawful possession of 950 rounds of ammunition. From the evidence it appeared that a Jukong on duty at one of the wharves stopped a coolie, who was carrying a considerable number of what purported to be salmon tins. He opened two or three of them, and, discovering in one tin a package of ammunition, he promptly arrested the coolie, who there upon pointed out a man who, he said, had

requested him to carry the tins. This man was taken into custody.

Mr. Agassiz, who defonded, pleaded guilty to possession, but stated that the defendant had been asked to take charge of the goods and take them to an address

the contents of some of the tins were marked on the tins at Kongmoon. Defen dant consented to do so, not knowing that

rounds of ammunition.

The Magistrate said that defendant was a party to smuggling, and he would be

fined $300.

FOR THE BLGIAN REFUGEES.

This week 174 garments have been sent

arrival!

This village has been under British Government for just 17 years plans for ita improvement were made many years 430, but & parsimonious policy has pre vented the completion of these plans. · A in

condition of affairs exists all the scattered hamlets from the Public Dispensary of Sansuipo to the Quaran fine. Station at Laienikok Bystematic the only immediate remedy, pending the construction of proper roads and drains.Yours truly,

TBL BOWLEY

scavengingES

POOR

SUITORS.

THE PUISNE JUDGE AND

INSTALMENTS.

that time it is expected that some other arrangement will be submitted which will bo superior to the national schome,

THE CENSORSHIP.

I wonder if it be in order for your Peking borrespondent to ventilato com plaints from former Hongkong residents regarding the operation of the censorship in Hongkong, Lellers from the Colony, supli as from the banks and other well known institutions, addressed to well known people in Poking are for some inscrutable reason opened before leaving your port. Some of the former Hong kongites suggest that the censor is grati fying his personal curiosity to pry into certain banking accounts, but, of course, I would not identify myself with such aspersions on an over-worked oficial,

THE GERMAN MINISTER,

At the Summary Court yesterday Mr. P. S. Dixon, appearing for two Chinese

It is reported that the German Minister fishmongers who were defendants in five Admiral von Hintze, is indisposed, but actions for various sums of money, said I cannot confirm this, for reasons which are that he consented to judgment, but obvious. However, this gentleman and his wanted instalments. His clients, who were satellites are still busy in supplying “true now out of employment, and had nothing, truth to the Chinese papers. This week had instructed him to offer a month the local vernacular journals received ench.

fr. d'Almada seid it would take 125 years to pay off the debts at that rate.

Mr. Justice Compertz said that six or seven years ago, when he first came to

make small instalment orders when asked, that Court, he was very full of solicitude for poor suitors, and always tried to

Tho suitors themselves knew better than but he soon found he could not do it. he did what they could pay If they had a fixed salary it would be possible

for him to make an order. For the last

three years be had never made an instal ment order where the parties had no fed salary. Ho dared say that the defendants were worthy of commiser

made by His Excellency in Shanghai and lengthy reports in Chinese of the speech

what I licar from independent sources an account of his wonderful trip. From there is no doubt that the Admiral" put it over the Japanese officials. I am told that he had a good time athore at Kobe,

PRESS CORRESPONDENTS

The State Department is being deluged with inquiries from the Foreign Offices of information as to what steps the United the various European Powers demanding States Government intends to take to guarantee the protection of foreigners in Mexico and whether or not any action is TWO BATTLESHIPS SENT TO VERA CRUZ,......... contemplated - STAAKSEN

Following a conference of several hours with President Wilson last night; Navy, today gave orders dispatching the Josephus Daniels, the Secretary of battleships to Vora Cruz. Yesterday the Tacoma to Vera Cruz for the interests of Navy Department ordered the cruiser the foreigners in the city

OBREGON EVACUERS MEXICO CITY advised by Agent Silliman that Genral The State Department was to-day Obregon and his army evacuated Mexico pressure exerted on him by the foreign City It is generally believed that diplomatic representatives caused him to withdraw from the city together with his army

Agent Silliman in his dispatches to tho State Depatment reported that the Am- bassadors and Ministers of the various foreign nations who had threatened to prevailed upon to remain following tha withdraw from Mexico City had been departure of Obregon and his troops,

VILLA SENDS DIPLOMATS INVITATION.

SAN ANTONIO, March 9th

The report that General Pancho Villa had heen killed in a battle in Durango Agents of General Villa in this city- is fallacious leveran today announced that the diplomatic Chihuahua by Villa. The latter declared Mexico City had been invited to representatives of the foreign nations in

that he would guarantee them protection.

FIRE ON KOBE MARU.”

A sorious fre broke out on the South Manchurian Railway Co.'s str. Koue Murn early on Saturday the 8th inst, when.

them to prohibit the boycott of Japanese in by the women of Hongkong, Kongmoon on, and he thought the plaintiffs would would seem as if the Japanese had made control, but the chict dificulty lay in

goods.

THE

JAPANESE GARRISON

IN CHINA,

PEKING, March 14th. The papers announce that Japan has increased the strength of her garrison in Tsingtau and in Manchuria

ALARMIST REPORTS IN

PEKING

PERING, March 15th.

A Bureau has been established in the President's Palace, with Yuan Shih Kai himself as the President for the discussion of international questions.

[A telegram published in yesterday's issue, The Government has asked Japan if she announced that the above steamers, mong is mobilising and has asked Great Britain others, had been torpedoed, but stated that the sinking of the three vessels was not whether the agrees with Japan's move confirmed

ments.

be sensible and practical people, and he suggested that they settle the question, among themselves.

The solicitors agreed to this course.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK LTD.

Swatow and Amoy, amongst which are 20 coats and skirts and dresses kindly given by Bon Ton, and 19 garments made by the girls of the Diocesan School. One bax from Amoy has been forwarded through the courtesy of the shipping firms to Mrs. A. M. Townsend, 29, Palace Gate, London W for the Belgian Refugess; and the other 174 garments have been sent to Miss Lloyd Thomas, 116, Murray Street, Hox

The Hongkong Branel of the Yokohama ton, N. for soldiers and sailors at the Specie Bank Ltd. informs us that a front, their families at home and Belgian telegram has been received from the Head Refugees at agterale Office to the effect that at the half-yearly Lady May from the Countess of Meath in meeting of shareholders held at the Head

The following extract is from a letter to answer to a parcel containing 102 gar Office of this bank at Yokohama on the meats made by the Women of Hongkong 11th inst. it was resolved to pay a dividend and Members of the Ministering League December last for the Belgian Refugees sent home in of 12 per cent, per annum for the half-year ended the 31st December, 1914, to add to

I owe you all a great debt of gratitude the reserve fund Yen 350,000, and to carry Refugees. They will be most acceptable, forward the sum of Yen 1,335,000 to the For sending the box of clothing for Belgian and there is a great need fur help.”

next account.

THE GOLD BOX

Mr. F. Moore, the Peking correspon the steamer was lying at the con his position, and I am informed that this ward of the funnel was involved. dort of the Associated Press, has resigned Yangtzspoo wharf at Shanghai Prac is due to events concerned with the Japan saloon was on fire from end to end, and tically the whole part of the versed for

The Ching situation. Correspondents in saloon companion-way and to the main the flames, had found their way up tho Peking have been discredited by the oficial deck. The fire swept to the boat deck. contradictions from Japanese cimburgeron, being fanned by a stiff breeze, the Captain's quarters and the ohart in several capitals, and in this respect it The are above the dock was soon under serious tactical blunder which it will spreading along the corridors leading subduing the flames below. They were lake some time to repair,

past the cabins and the engine-room, and cabins on the main deck were also on fire Owing to the large amount of water It is announced that the President, in at one time there were ten jets going- terms of the regulations for the election the began to take a heavy list to star- President has deposited three names in the ballast tanks were filled, and the firo Bost

hoard. To counteract this, the vessel golden box which has thrce locks and three was ordered to fill the boats on the port keys, one key being kept by the Fresi- side with water After two hours hard dont, a second by the Vice President, and moment too soon, for the bunkers, which work, the fire was subdued, and not a the third by the Secretary of State, Mr. had been filled in view of the straor one of the names is that of the eldest son ret been discovered. Isu Shih Cang Rumour hath it that early departure, were becoming seriously of the President, but this is probably a

threatened. The cause of the fire has not. malicious report. The box is to bo placed in a stone room constructed in the Presidential mansion.

against the Melbourne Age, clamine $23,000 damages for an alleged libel pon

The Vacuum Oil Co. has issued a writ

tained in an article entitled "Trading with the Enemy.

The Telegraaf (Amsterdam) learns from a reliable source from Capelle, Dear

ith iron wire in bundles of three, und Antwerp, that every night trams arrivo full of the dead bodies of soldiers who

are buried in graves which the inhabi states that the corpses are bound together have been killed in action. The journal

tants of the locality havo dug during the daytime