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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 195

RE-INVASION OF EAST PRUSSIA.

DESPERATE FIGHTING ON THE NAREW.

BRITISH WAR

MUNITIONS

FACTORIES.

GOVERNMENT TAKES CONTROL.

ILL-TREATMENT OF BRITISH PRISONERS.

AMELIORATIVE MEASURES BY THE GOVERNMENT.

RUSSIAH FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

RUSSIANS AGAIN INVADE EAST PRUSSIA.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT, (THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

CALAIS BOMBED.

LONDON, March 19th...

12:40 am.

The Paris evening communiqué states: A Zeppelin dropped bombs on Calais and killed seven station employes.

LONDON, March 19th, Today's Petrograd communiqué says:- Fighting is proceeding near Tauroggen and in German territory on the roads from Gorzda to Meinel where the Russiaus

In Champagne wo have progressed maptured two guns, four mitrailleuses and appreciably west, north and east of the two automobiles laden with amunition.ridge, north-east of Mesnil. A German

A Berlin communiqué admits that the counter-attack was repulsed. Russians invaded Prussia north of Memel

We captured two trenches in Consenvoye Wood, north of Verdun,

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

ACCIDENT TO JAPANESE MINISTER.

PEKING, March 18th

Mr. Hioki, the Japanese Minister, was thrown from his horse yesterday when passing Tienan-men! He will be confined to his room for 2 day or two,

JAPAN AND CHINA.

The Chinese representatives objected on the ground that it was delaying negotia tions.

Other Japanese domends, regarding the leasing of land, mining concessions, new Treaty ports, the appointment of advisers, and also demands relating to Manchuria were presented.

BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY,

MEASURES TO ENSURE FAIR TREATMENT

LONDON, March 9th. In the House of Commons, replying to a question whether the Governmcat was satisfied with the treatment of British prisoners in Germany, Mr. Neil Primrose eaid that there was every hope that shortly arrangements would be made for render 18 their treatment fairly satisfactory.

LONDON, March 10th. On the adjournment, several members raised the question of the ill-treatment of British prisoners in Germany and the insufliciency of food.

FINE DISPLAYS OF FRENCH VALOUR.

STIRRING NARRATIVE BY THE FRENCH EYEWITNESS.

SWATOW NOTES.

Swarow, March 13th.

THE OPIUM SUPPRESSION PLANCOU The opium growers have had the best of it. The official crusade against it ha LONDON, Merah 11th."

failed to effect its purpose. A good many The French Eyewitness, in an important acres of the poppy have been destroyed despatch on the great battle in Cham- but the largest propertion by far has boun Faguo, says the violent presure upon the allowed to mature. So that the victory enemy's lines compelled him to employ has been practically with the planters a large forces from his reserves in other is an instance of how a government can- sectore and made him expond great quan- not wage successful war against its own tities of ammunition. There was incessant people. It is quits evident that tho. fighting in which the best German units authorities realise the dithculties of their wore decimated. This prevented the task and their incapacity in dealing with. Germans from scading any troops or munit. There hayo been several unhappy in- tions to the eastern theatro Among the most brilliant achievements was at a re- doubt at Beausejour Hero the colonial infantry gave another proof of their ardour and showed a spirit of sacrifice worthy of their glorious traditions. The redoubt is situated on an important ridge between two ravines and is a veritable maze of trenches.

cidents in connection with the attamat The Hon. Neil Primrose said that

on the part of the soldiers to destroy the PEKING, March 18th. papers on the subject would be published

poppycin aaye nou learned that they sne. shortly. He would be the last to say they At Tuesday's Conference, the Japanese were properly treated, though there had

was applied. But they did succeed in cecucu in any oue instaues where forOU reprezentatives demanded a reconsidera-been some exaggeration. Our wounded in

killing and in maiming for life a number. hospital were well treated, hat the treat

of people. Over one thousand soldiers tion of the clauses regarding the loans to ment of prisoners on the battlefield and

have been ordered to Yong-hs in the Miow Manchuria.

proceeding to camps was often most hirsh,

district partly to destroy the opium, out Great Britain had assented to the appoint- A battalion of Colonial infantry attach chiefly to punish the farmers because of ment of a member of the American ed the redoubt and stormed the first line their unei interference with the mingis Embassy in Berlin to visit the camps in of trenches. After artillery preparation trato and his soldiers a few days previous England, and he was everywhere satisfied. the Germans made six counter-attacks and have made claborate preparations to give My The Yong-ha people are reported to Five weeks ago we proposed a scheme showered grenades. Three attacks were them a warm reception. Un learning that whereby quarter-masters of the American most violent, but the Germans were forced the military had in their train a few m quarter-master's department, working to retire with very heavy losses. The chino guns and some heavy artillery they under the American Ambassador in Ber- Germans then launched at midnight a decided to yield to force majeur and lin, should keep in touch with British massed attack, but in a few moments our agreed to destroy the poppy. How for prisoners in camps and distribute what fire annihilated the equivalent of a batts they have done so I have not heard. In over was sent by the British Government. lion. We still held the trenches at day-addition to this willing sacrifico I have That was likely to ensure fair treat break, and prepared for a further advance been informed that Yong-hs must pay a ment; at least it would ensure a sufficiency when the enemy delivered a furious attack, penalty of five hundred thousand dollars !I The Chinese aim is the separation of the of food and clothes. No reply was shouting and throwing grenades,

I put down two caclamation marks bo- Mongolian and Manchurian questions.

received for a month and then the Govern

GRAVING THE AVALANCHELASA, cause I think there is exaggeration some ment asked to be allowed to send an The Frenchmen braved the avalanche. whore. They are certainly in a penitent [FROM THE " CHUNG EGOI SAN PO.")

inspector, the saine as Germany had done Lieut. Raynal mounted the parapet, and mood; for fearing that their villagos but now there was every reason to hopo led a magnificent charge. He was soon would be burned they are said to have that Germany would accept the quarter wounded in the eye and abdomen, but con-removed to a distance all their valuables. REPENTANT REBEL LEADERS. master scheme. The Government had sent tinued to lead the men till he fell exhaust Their wornen and children have gone the American Ambassador sums tetelling ed. Liont. Cazeau followed this example "ways leaving for the soldiers bare walls PEKING, March 19th.

£47.008 to distribute amongst prisoners; and made a great effort, but fell. The of this sum £27,000 was sent last week. German magics, came on until only a ser The Government was deeply grateful to geant and officers were alive it the the American Government for the use it trenches and held the enemy at bay, kill allowed us to make of its representative. ing large antabers, firing, bayonetting and A policy of reprisals on German prisoners clubbing, the sergeant working his machine would be senseless and most deplorablo.gun, though wounded. Firstly, the victims would not be respon sible, and, secondly, the German Govern ment, which was not a very merciful Government, was not likely to be in fluenced by anything done to soldiers who had been made prisoners. We entered the ver in a generous spirit, worthy of our best traditions to which we must be faith ful, (Cheers.)__________

It is reported in the foreign Press that several of the leaders of the abortive rebellion will soon return to China to declare their loyalty to the government,

DISCUSSING JAPAN'S

DEMANDS.

PERING, March 19th. The China Military Association, after discussion, has decided to deal with

on the 17th inat, but declares that steps have been taken to expel these bands, which, it says, can only be described as ACTIVITY OF THE BELGIAN Japan peacefully" (sic). incendiaries.

FIERCE FIGHTING IN POLAND.

LONDON, March 19th.

A Petrograd communiqué states:- The Russians have captured several villages, five guns, forty two mitrailleuses and hundreds of prisoners north of Prasayaz.

The German offensive on the Burs and Pilitza rivers near Opozno and Lopuzno

has been repulsed.

The fortress of Przemysl fires over a thousand heavy projectiles daily, but the losses of the besiegers average only ten a day.

ARMY.

LONDON, March 18th, To-day Paris communique states:--- The Belgians continue to progress on the Teer.

Belgian artillery hombarded German convoys.

There have been artillery actions from the Lys to the Oise, and the enemy parti cularly bombarded the spur at Notre Dame de Lorette and the villages of Carney and Maricourt.

A public meeting is to be held in Chung so-ku's garden at Shanghai to discuss how to deal with Japan.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

[FROM SOUTHERN PAPERS:} GOVERNMENT CONTROL

BRITISH FACTORIES.

TO TURN OUT WAR MATERIAL.

OF

LONDON, March 9th. In the House of Commony, Mr. Lloyd Nothing noteworthy has taken place in Defence of the Realza Act so as to give the George introduced a bill amending the Champagne.

Government power not only to assume con- trol of factories turing out munitions and An aviator dropped bombs on the railwur material, but also of factories which way station at Conflans.

the Government hoped soon would turn out war material. He declared that no only the duration but the success of the War depended on the output of munitions, rapid passage of the Bill, dwed on its Mr. Bonar Law, in assenting to the extraordinarily drastic character, but said it was the duty of the Opposition to sup- port it. He urged the Government to tako into confidence and consultation the mana- facturers acquainted with the industries concerned.

Fighting on the right bank of the Narow for the possession of villages and dry ground is pursued with ferceness and vigour, despite the enormous number of trenches and wiro entanglements, both wehr and not Landstarm. gides attacking and counter-attacking.

The communiqué adds-Yesterday's message (relating to the mowing down of the Landsturm) should have read Land-

Tho villages often change hands eight NAVAL ACTIVITIES. times in the course of a single day.

Mitrailleuses mounted on houses sweep the streets with murderous fire. This is followed at night by desperate, bayonet į battles in which the Russians display magnificent bravery,

The River Rawks has overflowed and flooded the German trenches near Doletdk.

The

[THROUGH REUTGE'S AGENCY.]

SUBMARINE ACTIVITY,

LONDON, March 18th.

The Glasgow steamer Glenartncy, which was on a voyage from Bangkok to London with a cargo of rice, was torpedoed in the

Mr. Lloyd George said the Government proposed to consult manufacturers and bring them together in various districts and put a business man at their head. They would also organise the whole engineering community to assist in in areasing the output. He was confident they would get their assistance.

Losnes, March 10th.

THE

"PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH,

LONDON, March 12th. telegram from Newport News states that the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Bitel Friedrich landed at other ports the crews of the British steamer Charchas, the barque illdaten and the French barque Jean which she rank in the Pacific The Prinz Fitch took the Jean to Easter Island, where she transhipped the cargo of three thousand tons of coal and then saut the Bir with a bomb

Seventy passengers captured from the French steamer Florida have been found undesirable by the immigration authori their respective Governments take charge ties and remain on the Prinz Eitel until

of them

The German Naval Attache Boyed has arrived and boarded the Print Eitel

A telegram from Long Beach, California say. Samuel Sowell, one of the owners of the Frge, has appealed to the United States to proceed against the Prinz Eitel as a sea rover and against her crew na pirates. He has also asked that vigercus representations be made to Germany

THED ARDANELLES TORTS.

FORMIDABLE ARMAMENT.

only In the Li fu district, farther in- land a few miles, the military and the people came into collision with each other. £t 28 reported that some of the planters were seized and that afterwards they were put to death Life is certainly cheap in China: Officials plainly regard it in Lient. Lelong, although wounded, weing that light. They do not see the crimina the position was lost, shouted This is howly or wrong doing in planting opium- a French officer dies and hurled himself that which they themselves delight in con- on the enemy, killing several before he spilling of the life of the people suming So that, to speak plainly, the died, riddled with bullets. Two battalions is what old Herod did long ago to make of the Colonial Infantry next day re good his vow! attacked. Oro battalion canturod a trenck and the other crossed beyond it and stormed the second line of trenches. It reached the third line, but suffored heavy losses,

DESADFUL CARNAGE, Heaps of dead Germans, however, show German counter-attacks were repulsed by od how bitter the fighting bad been, Four the aid of our artillery, and the front of their trenches was so covered with German. corpses that the enemy geemed reluctant to cross the field of dead. de

GERMAN VIEW OF THE POSITION.

SUBMARINES,

Tout to be a

On the whole the crusade

against opium has for the present turned secured their crop, for the drug vessels bare been successfully tapped. The officials can with absoluta, truth say, in a week or fortnight heace, to the whole world as they said on the former year planting and reaping season will have Canton is free from opium"! For the passed!

The reapers bure now

THE NEW MARRIAGE CEREMONY,

A very pleasing ceremony took place tho Officers and non coms, con be seen by which the new marriage ceremony has other day. It is the first occasion in the light of star shells striking the men been seen in this part of Ching and threatening them with revy vers

The Another French company then attacked, to the teaching profession. The bride hails parties who faced this now ordeal belong and were joined by the marines, who had from Chet kong and the bridegroom from DESTRUCTION OF THE FRYE."

Deen working in the trenchies. These Canton Province. The Collector of Customs has requested charged with pick axes, doing great executo depart from their old customs. But Chinese are very alow the Commander of the Prins Estd to tion therewith. The enemy retired, giving seeing that they willingly parted with the furnish a signed statement regarding thep their attempts to storm the redoubt, queue, which they used to bestow so much. estruction of the Frye and any other which they proceeded to hambard the whole labour on, we are not surprised that tho American ship which he destroyed. The day long with frightful intensity, with enlightened Chinaman is anxions to im- Colector also requested the Frye's original heavy calibre shells. These claimed many prove his most interesting social cere Print Filet informed the Collector that die rather then retire. The bombardmentsion. Quite a host of friends, including papers. Thierichsen, the captain of the victims, but every Frenchman vowed to mony, A theatre was hired for the occa he did not intend to intern the vessel, but ceased at nightfall, and the French retain men and women, were invited. The would attempt to continue the vorage cd the redoubt. The troops of the line were ceremony proceeded as follows:-The unless the United States refused to grant relieved by colonials.

master of ceremonics frst announced the him the necessary time for repairs.

names of the bride and bridegroom and in a cloar voice read the order of ceremony. The marriage contract was signed by the two parties to the contract. Then the witnesses wrote down their names. This LONDON, March-11th.

done the bride and bridegroom bowed

President declared as follows: In the speechts were delivered by the father of At the opening of the Reichstag, the very gracefully three times to each other, they then exchanged each a ring. Short West, and East and the South our and our the bride and by the older brother of tha Ally's urmies are standing like walls of bridegroom, steel. We replied to Britain's threat of of the ceremony.

This closed the first part. The invited guests then starvation with submarines which have came forward to congratulate the happy already given many proofs of heroic pair. They carried in their hands nice little bravery. Our sacrifices are gigantic, but posis of flowers. As they approache from the bloodshed of the battlefields a they pinned these on the bride and bride lasting peace will arise.

groom and making some nice remark pass- ed on. One of the guests spoke in the vor GERMANY'S SHORTAGE

OF macular (for he wished all present to hear his words). He seized this opportunity to praise this new marriage ceremony, 16 was more natural and much superior to the old. He urged upon all present to use all their influence in favour of the this juncture the bride's fator approached his daughter and son-in-law- They rose to receive him and he led then round the invited guests when they thank ed fhem for their great good will and for their pres noc. This completed the second part. The whole company thon, sat down to a big tea. A band of musicians struck up. In the midst of it all there was much cheering and clapping LONDON, March 12th. of hands. After tea some nice speeches The Times correspondent at Peking says were delivered. First arose the bride's that insistence upon the wholesale accept: You are now going to have a house of father and exhorted his daughter thus: ance of the Japanes demands might pro woke a crisis which would seriously your own. You will exert yourself to do a woman's duties. You will respech. damage the present Government. This yourself and pay heed to your conduct. would be a misfortune to all concerned, You will never disobey your husband. the reasonableness of many of the Japanese You are now wedded You will always including Japan. Foreigners recognise The elder brother to the bridegroom said: claims and will be relieved to know that reverence each other like visitors. May Japan does not want Ching to concede you live happy together for a hundredt Chinese will be more ready to meet Japan as follows: Woman must always aim privileges impairing her sovereignty or years. May your lives be harmonious proventing equality of opportunity. The like cotes of music." The bride replied if the demands are mors clearly defined at being agreeable Than her way will and the scope explained.

be like a great light. The lofty advice of my father I dare not forget. The bride groom, replying to his brother, said: "I shall respect my brother's advice so that I may become a family His teaching shall be my model. It is to me like pre- cious jade." There were several other short speeches from friends, both men and women. One of the speeches ended with the expressions

LONDON, March 11th

De maintain a violent can- Channel at three in the morning, and sanktion, Mr. Lloyd George admitted that some inchers, nine-Luchers and 5 threc-inchers submarine expert firms that German new and break away from the old. At

no ale on the left of the Pilitza. Their Losses in this region since the 5th inst. are estimated at 25,000.

GENERAL:

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

within half an hour.

House of Commons on the monitions ques- Ir the course of a discussion in the

LONDON, March 8th Forts Mediiich contained two eleven-

business men must suffer muca inconven- Namazich, an eleven incher, o ten incher, once, but what was wanted was victory, 11 fire inchers, and six others. Forts The crew were landed at Newalven by and that could not be achieved unless Hamidich one and three had respectively a destroyer.

everyone was prepared to suffer incon- two fourteen inchers and seven tine,, and venience and discomfort and if necessary two fourteens, a nine incher, an eight make sacrificës. He pointed out that incher, and four sixes. The Queen Eliza- Frenchmen were suffering greatly without beth was replied to by howitzers and field.

causing no damage. ~ · num

An apprentice was drowned:

[The Glenartney was the property of the grumbling. It was because Great Britain guns. Three field-gun shells struck her, Caledonia Steamship Co., Ltf She was a ressol of 4,200 shout in Glasgar in

LOYALTY OF NEW ZEALAND. | 1911].

LONDON, March 18th.

A message from Wellington states that the Premier, in the course of a speech,

on in the course ...said that the war expenditure totalled £800,000 monthly. Nevertheless, he doubt- ed if New Zealand was doing enough, and, consequently, if the Imperial Government would indicate in what way they could do more, the Clovernment and people of New Zealand would be glad to acquiesce.

SERVIA AND AUSTRIA.

TO EXCHANGE CIVILIAN PRISONERS.

LONDON, March 18th.

A message from Nash states that Serbia and Austria have arranged to exchange civilian prisoners-all females and males under eighteen and over fifty years of age,

[HAVAS SERVICE]

THE CAPTURE OF THE

MACEDONIA.”

PARIS, March 17th. The German collier ship laredonia act ing as supply ship to the German Atlantic corsairs, which was captured and brought to Las Palmas in October last, escaped during the night,

This presumably is to ship which was reported in a Madrid telegram yesterday as having been captured by a British cruiser. |ED.]

was immune from invasion that we were able to discuss these things calmly Nevertheless, it was a matter of life and death for Britain, and we inust increase! enormously our output of munitions. He hoped that even the people disappointed over the contracts would temporarily accept the position. The Government had pot introduced the Bill except under argent need. He emphasised that the question of compensation could be over elaborated. It was a matter for adminis ration

AIRCRAFT AT THE DARDANELLES,

SPLENDID WORK UNDER FIRE.

March 8t

LONDON

A seaplane with Flight Jeut, Gamett came unstable and dived nose down into and Lieut-Commander Williamson be the sea. Both officers were injured. Flight-Lient Douglas was wound d and pensation committee would be appointed 23 times. The seaplans of Flight Lieut. returned safely. The seaplane of Flight Mr. Lloyd George added that a com- Lieut. Bromet and Licat, Brown was hit to consider general principles and the Kershaw was hit 8 times white locating funity of enlarging or contracting the that the Boy Art is equipped with every House would afterwards have an oppor- concealed positions 1 is pointed out principles adopted,

appliance to repair and maintain air. craft.

AN INTERESTING REPORT,

"LA TOURAINE" OUTRAGE.

LONDON, March 8th The Daily Chronicle's New York corres- pendent says it is feared that Za Touraine the French liner that caught fire in the As anticipated, the stocktaking report: Atlantic--was the victim of a German ust announced are very poor. Many con tigation of the cargo and passengers before of Lancashire cotton spinning companies arson conspiracy. There was a close inves- cerns do not publish balance sheets, but, the ship sailed. One pro-German betted according to a list of thirty companies, openly that the services of American only eight report a profit and twenty-two a loss.

doctors and nurses aboard would be required before the liner reached the

WAT ZONE.

LONDON, March 9th, It is reported from Athens that another battleship of the Queen Elizabeth type has arrived in the Dardanelles,

THE VALOROUS PEGOUD.

LONDON, March 6th:

loop, Las been decorated with the Mili Pegoud, the first man who looped the tary Medal for valour for his achievo ments in bringing down Taubes.

A Paris lelegram says a great French

as a hopeless shortage of submarines, making a blockade fiasco inevitable.

THE JAPANESE DEMANDS ON

CITINA.

FEELING AT PEKING:

AVIATOR BOMBS LARGE POWDER WORKS,

Beautiful like twin stars may your lives bo

LONDON, March 5th. At Rothwell powder worke, one of the most important places of its kind in Germany, a French aviator descended to within five thousand feet above them in order to take better aim, and dropped four bombs. The first fell on the acid tanks, and any they be enduring as leaven. and the aviator saw a thin wraith of smoke In one of our large villages there is a

SEVEN ČLAN FIGHTING, proceed from the tanks, then an immense serious recrudescence of clan fighting.. smoke which attained the height of the houses and engage in a regular fratrici- flame, followed by deuse columns of thick The villagers are burning each others aeroplane. The thres other bombs set fire dal warfare. The demon of war is busy. to other parts of the works..

everywhere.