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THE

DRESDEN”

WAR.

CAUGHT AND

SUNK.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17mm, 1815.

LORD KITCHENER AND THE WAR.

THE MATTER IS WELL IN HAND."

HEAVY FIGHTING ON BOTH FRONTS.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[THROUGH BEDIKH'S AGENOS.]

"" DRESDEN" CAUGHT AND

SUNK.

A FIVE MINUTES ACTION.

LONDON, March 15th....

8.35 p.m. The Official Press Bureau announces that at nine o'clock yesterday morning the Glasgow, Kent and Orama caught the Dresden near the Juan Fernandez Islands,

WELL IN HAND."

LORD KITCHENER ON THE PROGRESS OF WAR.

THE SUPPLY OF WAB MATERIAL

LONDON, March 15th. 7:00 p.m.

In the House of Lords, Lord Kitchener, in the course of a brief statement, said that many weeks of trench fighting had not affected the moral of our troops. The fighting at Neuve Chapelle and Epinette showed how successful we were able to take

FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT

THROUGH RUUTTA'S AGENUY,}

BRITISH VIOLENTLY

ATTACKED.

LONDON, March 18th. 4.15 p.m. Today's Paris communiqué states:-- The Belgian Army has continued to pro gress at the bend of the Year, and also southward of Dirmude:

The British were very violently attacked last night at Saint Loi, south of Ypres. They were, at first, slightly pushed back, bat the British counter-attacked and regained part of the lost ground.

The fighting continues. VIOLENT COUNTER-ATTACK

REPULSED..

LONDON, March 15th. 4.25 p.m.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

CORRESPONDENCE.

NOXIOUS SMOLLS.

[20 ZR1 EDITOR OF TIN HONGKONG DAILY FR588.''].

[ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENE.)

CABINET CHANGE IN PEKING.

PERING, March 15th.

Hongkong, March 10th, 1915. Chu Chi Chien has resigned the post of 812,-Hurrah! hurrah! I thought all Minister of the Interior.

the City Fathers were dead for cortainly Chien-Nung-Hsun, the Vice-Minister, is that they slept botwoon Council meetings→→ his successor.

REPORTED

OF

MOVEMENT JAPANESE TROOPS.

PEKING, March 15th. The Chinese of the capital are perturbed by reports that Japan is moving troops to China.

[FROM TAR" CHUNG NGOL BIN PO."] RETURN OF REPENTANT REVOLUTIONARIES.

PERING, March 15th, Cheong yui-hing and other revolution- aries who were recently pardoned have arrived at Tientsin and were welcomed by the Police who invited them to dinner and

To-days Paris communique states: There is no change to report at Neuve Chapelle. The enemy made a third most violent counter-attack in an attempt to re-take the lost, trenches between Four-de-escorted them to Peking, Paris and Bolante, but were repulsed as proviously.

ALLIES PROGRESSING.

LONDON, March 16th. 3.00 am.

DEVONSHIRE PATRIOTIC

FUND

A LOCAL APPEAL.

thought that outside the Council Chambers was a sound as of driving pigs to market and that one said to another "Behold they sleep," and his fellow answered Bokold they do nothing else," which same thought is a lie and a loud one-a foul calumny, witnessed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowloy's letter under the euphemistic heading “San- suipa"

As I have not a villa at Samsuipe and have no yearnings to get one, despite the attraction of that Dispensary being so conveniently near, I would direct that gentleman's attention nearer home, much nearer, even at our very doorsteps, even

though I don't live over a pub, for at the back of the King Edward Hotell is the nifiest "nifl" you ever did, but true it is that on

All Nature's Art unknown to thee, All Chance direction that thou can st tenotace,

for undoubtedly Watsons, Ltd., is placed conveniently near to help one to get over that aforesaid "niff,”-or does one go round to the front of the King Edward to got a corpse reviver All information gratefully received.

In view of the sadness and distress occasioned at Home by the war the Com The Paris evening communiqué states:mittee of the Devonian Society in Hong- There are many other "niffs" quite There have been numerous actions in our kong recommended that the annual meet near to the heart of things in this City by year and invited the members to subscribe "Hurrah," fordt is so gratifying to know

CANTON NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

BUGGESTED BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE GOODS. CANTON, March 15th.. The Chinese press still continues to devoto much space to the publication of correspondence expressing opinions on the subject of the Chino-Japanese situation. Notable amongst the letters published today is ore jointly signed by a Mr. Tang and a Mr. Chung, which is favourably. commented upon by a number of the locat

bo of interest: journals The following translation may

L-The public organizations and bodies throughout the provinces should first inform the Japanese Consuls station- ed in their respective districts, and then unite together and Telegraph jointly to the Japanese Government, or to the Japanese Ambassador in Peking, that, no matter whether Japau's demands on China are nocepted by the Chinese Government or not, the Chinese people have determined to refuse to recognise them. They should also fix a time for the withdrawal of such demands, and make it clear that in the event of such withdrawal not being effect- ed by that time, they will forthwith peasa to use any Japanese goods.. If the Japanese Government does not withdraw its demands by that time, the Chinese people, should look upon it as an inten- tional breach of the peace of Eastern Asia and a determination to rob China of her administrative power; they should tele- graph the details to the friendly Foreign Powers, who would no doubt question

and that after a five minutes action in the offensive. He paid a tributo to the favour to day. Our artillery in the ing and dinner should not be held this the Sea, but I must write and shout Japan's action.

gallantry of the Indians, andi quoted acinity of Lombaertzyde effectively bom to the Devonshire Patriotic Fund instead. that all do not sleep, Nol they are as

Dresden hauled down her colours and displayed the white flag.

The Dresden was much damaged and was afre. The magazine afterwards

congratulatory message which Field- Marshal Sir John Trench had asked him to transmit to the Viceroy. The health of exploded and the vessel sank. The crow the troops was remarkably good, which was a striking testimony to inoculation

were saved. Fifteen badly wounded Gormans were landed at Valparaiso.

There were no British casualties, and none of the British vessels sustained damage.

[The Dresden was o erviser of 3,641 tons:

and the skill of the medical staff.

Lord Kitchener pointed out the progress fwhich had been made by the French armies, especially in Champagne, and warmly eulogised the French soldier. He affirmed that the German attacks on the

displacement, being buift and completed at Hamburg in 1908. Her armament consisted of 12 4.1-in, 21-in, and im with two torpedo tubca. She cost £254,000 and had eastern front were either well held or

a complement of 348. The Dresden was

barded the enemy's works,

The British south of Ypres, whom a German attack yesterday compelled to retire beyond Bt. Loi, have recaptured that village and almost all the adjoining

trenches, despite several counter-attacks. By a brilliant attack our infantry, north of Arras, captured simultaneously three lines of trenches on the spur of Notre

Dame Lorette, and reached the edge of the plateau. We took a hundred prisoners.

Further south, in the region of Roclin

active as ants 1-Your very happy

NOSEY.

The excellent response made by the Society has encouraged the Committee to beliovo that there may be other Devonians in the Colony who, though not members of the A SLIGHT ON SOLDIERS AND Society, may like to support this effort.

As most people are subscribing or have already subscribed to the Prince of Wales! or other Funds, the Committee has linrited the amount to be subscribed to this Fund to five dollars, but smaller contributions will be gratefully accepted and forwarded. Contributions sent to the Hon, Treasurer of the Devonia Society (Mr. Philin Jacks) at the Land Office in the Law

capable of developing a speed of 27 knots, driven back, and the operations in the court, near the Lille road, we exploded Courts will be acknowledged in our

The Dresden, it will he remembered, was Dardanelles showed the great power of

several trenches.

The Germans mined an occupied trench

columns,

The object of the Deronshire Patriotic

SAILORS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.

Hongkong, March 16th, 1915. SIR, Your correspondent who writes above the irrational nom de plume of Filius Nullius" may rest assured that it is not sympathy that is courted, but pub licity, to such treatment as was received by members of both branches of H.M. Service at this particular hotel.

2-In order to provide for military expenditure, every one of us-the people of the Chung Wah Republic-should make at least ten monthly contributions, how- ever small, which would be collected by the Chang Wah National Bank, or their agents. In the event of military opera- ions being necessary, the funds, or any part thereof, derived from such contribu- tions shall not be drawn upon unless the sanction of the Houses of Parliament has In case military first been obtained. operations are not necessary, the money shall be treated as a military contingent fund, and shall not be expended for any other purposes, unless agreed to by tho whole of the nation. Should a rupture

It may be the rule in this large establish- take place with a foreign country, and

hu eruisor which esenped from the Falkland's the allied Fleets. He could not say more at Carnoy, in the region of Alberts but Fund (of which the Rt. Hon. the Earl of ment to treat all with courtesy, but it mobilization orders be issued all mer

fight, when Admiral Sturdeo's Squadron sur- prised and destroyed the Gneisnau, Ntern herg and Leipzig. The Dresden's speed then enabled her to escape the Glasgow, which was „deputed to engage the enemy cruiser.} ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀[The Junz Fernandez Islands, where the action took place; consists of a group of two islands and one islet, belonging to Chile, and are situated about 400 miles from Valparaiso. The islands we their name to the Portuguese navigator Juan Fernandez, who discovered them in 1574. The inner of four years (1791-0) of a Scotchman named Alexander Selkirk, an incident which is supposed to have formed the basic of Defoes well-known tale of Robinson Crusoe."]

GENERAL.

the two islands was the solitary rosidence for

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WAR AND LEGISLATION.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE

WELSH CHURCH BILL.

LONDON, March 15th. 9:35 pm.

at present, but the House might be assured that the matter was well in hand.

Lord Kitchener then dwelt on the ques

lion of the adequate supply of war material at the present time and for the next two or three months, remarking, “this is causing me serious anxiety." It was absolutely essential, he added, that the arrears in the delivery of supplies should be wiped out, because the output of every round of ammunition was of the utmost importance. He concluded by stating that the Government was considering an arrangement whereby the armament firmas would come under Government control, and the employees would reap some of the benefits which the war automatically. brought to the firms.

A REUTER CASUALTY.

LONDON, March 15th. Second Lieutenant Cyril Austin, of the West Surrey Regiment, and belonging to Reuter's editorial staff, was killed on the battlefield on the 10th inst

[THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]

In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd “George, answering Welsh criticisms on the postponement of the Welsh Church Bill, emphasised that powerful opponents of the Bill were at the front, and if the war ended on September 30th, they could not attend the House of Commons on October RUSSIAN FRONT 1st, when important matters would arise. He said that the words conclusion of the war involved the sccupation and the time for the settlement. How long occupation took depended on the extent of the victory. These Churchmen would probably not be able to return from the front for at least six months after the war

was over

WOUNDED PRISONERS OF

WAR

RUSSIAN PROGRESS,

GAINED BY HEAVY FIGHTING.

LONDON, March 16th, 9.05 p.m.

were driven oat

Fortescuer E.C.B., A.D.C., Lord Lieuten We made fresh progress in the Chament of Devon, is the Chairman) is to pagne woods, north east of Sousin, and north-west of Ferthes. We also repulsed two counter-attacks north-east of Mesnil

There was great activity in Argonne. Two Germen counter-attacks in the region of Bagatelle were repulsed, and a German block-house was demolished.

Four-de-Paris and Bolant failed.

Two enemy counter-attacks between

Our infantry captured the western part of the village of Vauquois, taking numer- ous prisoners,

The Germans mined and destroyed four advanced trenches at Bois-le-Pretre, north west of Pontamousson, but we recaptured two and a half of the trenches.

[HAVAS SERVICE-)

FRENCH MINISTERIAL

APPOINTMENT.

PARIS, March 14th. Deputy Georges Bureau has been appointed Under Secretary of State for the Mercantile Marine,

THE WOUNDED FRENCH GENERALS.

PARIS, March 14th. Generals Maunoury and Devillaret, who were recently wounded, are making very satisfactory progress.

FRENCH STEAMER

TORPEDOED,

Pantë, March 14th.

A Petrograd communiqué states: On the whole front in the region of Przasnyz,

A German submarine has sunk the from the Mawn railway to the Orzyc River and the left bank of the latter, we French steamer Auguste Conseil, but the have progressed fighting all the way. The crew has been saved.

PROPOSALS TO INTERN THEM IN German counter-attacks were everywhere

SWITZERLAND.

repulsed.

LONDON, March 15th. 5.20 p.m.

In the House of Commons, the Hon. Neil Primrose announced that the Govern ment was considering the question of proposing that wounded prisoners of war should be interned in Switzerland

Negotiations for a similar arrangement were proceeding between France and Germany.

Our guns at Ossowicco wrecked several siege batteries of a heavy calibre installed within range of the fortress,

OBITUARY.

seems to be a very elastic rule. There was nothing courteous about the attitude of the stalwart bar-tender (who, by the way, looks out of place on such a job these times), and when one sees a European employee out East who looks on when he sees his own colour insulted one may safely argun of what use to complain to others of his ilk and run further risks 1.

T

The, reading of Filius Nullive's letter tempts me to say 0! 8i 310 amazit Yours faithfully,

Sin,

THE WIDOW'S SON!

chants should pay whatever increased lovy the Houses of Farliament may see fit to impose.

As military expenditure in-

creazos, a limited number of military notes should be issued by the Chung Wah National Bank, which, when military operations are at an end, would be

redeemed.

3-Immediate steps should be taken to re-open the Houses of Parliament, which are the solo organs for the expression of the views of the people. The representa- tion of the nation will thus he placed in' trustworthy hands and more confidence will be reposed in the Government by the people. Moreover, the Government's hands in dealing with foreign countries will be strengthened and the people's patriotism become more ardent. ⠀

4.--Should any foreign countries make

supplement the National Fund in giving assistance, in case of need, to the wives, familles and other dependent relatives of szilers and soldiers (Regulars and Territorials) belonging to the County, and to aid in the care of their sick and wound od. In addition to providing monetary assistance in these cases the Fund is being utilised to purchase materials for the uso of the numerous working parties which have been formed in the county to inako hospital garments and clothing comforts for the troops. The Committee of the Devonshire Patriotic Fund is working in collaboration with the National Fund for the purposes of administration so as to avoid overlapping and duplication of

pping and The London Devonian association, which has brought the appeal to the nation of its hotel-keepers in Hongkong than most their steamers until they are withdrawn. own members and of other Devonian Societies, w.stes:—“ Were it possible to ascertain the percentage of the population now serving in the Army and Navy, it is believed that if Devon does not actually lead the way, it is not far from the top. It was therefore considered that a fund raised by Devonians for Devoniums would meet with far greater support than if contributions were asked only for the National Reljef Fand That this view was mound is evidenced by the fact that the subscriptions already received (Octo ber 10th, 1014) exceed £23,000.

| In Hongkong + total of 8145 has already

been subscribed,

BRAVEST DEED OF THE S

YEAR.

‚· [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS

Filius Nullius is no doubt a wag, and employed by the firm concerned unreasonable demands on China, all to reply to the previous letter. Probably should at once stop having any dealings he has suffered more respect from the with their goods and cease to travel by

people connected with HM. forces, purely and simply because he has had to run round Fanling, etc., in an B.K.V. Reserve uniform, and then call for a drink-chits accepted

Why should one man, because he brings to the lower deck of His Majesty Navy, be put on a different footing from another, who is forced to defend this: Colony whether he likes it or not?

All are doing their level best What would Hongkong people do without their Navy and Army. Let them try Yours faithfully,

BULLDOG.

THE PEARLS" CASE. Yet a further remand was granted by the Magistrate yesterday in the case in which a man named Frank Carlisle Castle maine is charged with obtaining credit from the proprietor of the Astor House Hotel, Hongkong, by fraud.

Chinese merchants at home or abroad

In this, they should all act in unity.

[It should be mentioned that where in the above translation the words' Japan" and *** Japanese "' sro used, a blank appears in the original,

BENCOURAGING. NATIVE" INDUSTRIES..

The Governor is in receipt of instruc- tions from the Board of Finance that in future special pains must be taken to sco that no likin is levied on goods of native manufacture, as an encouragement to manufactures of native prodnets. Hither to considerable trouble has been caused by the various likm stations over, this question.

EIGHT MEN EXACTLY ALIKE. The strange news, is published that, in connection with the arrest of the rebel Jender Wong Ming To (briefly reported in these columns on Monday last), the Macao Government has intimated that there are eight prisoners at present, including the rebel leader whose extre dition, is sought by the Canton anthorities, who are exactly alike in build and physi cal features, and the Macao Government has made it a condition that Wong Ming Tong shall be extradited only if eight deputies from Canton can all identify the

PERFORMED IN SEA OF JAPAN,

The Stanhope gold incdal for the bravest deed of the year was on 8th alt, awarded by the Royal Humane Society to Mr. Edward J, Hales, chief officer of the steam ship lineric, of the Andrew Weir Lane,

On June 3rd last the finerie ran into a violent typhoon in the Sea of Japan. Mr. C. A. Russ (for defendant) said he ¦ man, At the height of the storm an upturned was sorry, but they were unable to raise fishing schooner was eighted with four men

MACAO BOUNDARY

QUESTION.

REPORTED SETTLEMENT.

clinging to her. In spite of the storm the the necessary money up to that time, huf. Mineric rescued them, and learned that they were certain of being able to get it by LONDON, March 15th.

woman was pinned capite under the Saturday. He was absolutely positive it The death is announced of Mr. Walter wrecked boat. Crane, B. W. 8, painter, decorator,into the fild seas At last he reached the Mr. Hind said that he would do

Haddiimmediately took an axe and leapt could be obtained by Saturday, A

The Chinese Government has received a designer, book-illustrator, writer and buat nte, clambering to it, hacked a great nothing to obstruct the defendant in get report from the Governor of Kwangtung

hole through the side, through which he lecturer.

pulled the exhausted woman,ting the money, and suggested that per to the effect that the negotiations between When the Vinerie attempted to lower haps it might be of some assistance if the the special delegate of the Ministry of A French officer who has been fighting a boat to pick up the rescuer and rescued bail was reduced to 8000, so that defend Foreign Affairs and the Portuguese Consul in the Bois le Pretre writes to the a great gust of wind blew the boat out to We defeated the enemy in the region Intransigeant that a German soldier sea. Hales and the woman whose life he4ut could go round and arrange for the regarding the boundary demarcation at northward of Obertyn.

whom they captured informed them that the German officem promise their man There has been an artillery duel at twenty marks for every French officer they kill and tea for every non-commis. Przemysl.

sioned officer,

In the Carpathians, the Austrian attacks at Baligron, and a German attack on hill 992, near Koziowka, were ropaleed.

had saved were, forced to cling to the upturned bont for nearly an hour with the waves breaking over them lowered.

At last the sea calmed and a boat waS

money himself.

Mr. Russ said he thought the 500 could be managed, and the case was remanded until today, at 10 o'clock

Macao have arrived at a definite concin- Gion. The Governor, the Peking Gazette. states, has despatched another message to the settlement of the boundary demarca the Government, embodying the terms of

tion question