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THE

WAR.

A BRITISH AIR RAID.

GERMAN SUBMARINES AND

WORKS DAMAGED.

RUSSIANS STILL MOVING

FORWARD.

BELGIAN SUCCESSES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ENOY.]

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH

RAID.

AIR

SUBMARINES AND WORKS DAMAGED.

LONDON, March 24th The Admiralty love issued a report from Rear Commander Longmore relating to a successful air-attack which was

made.

Hoday by the Dunkirk Squadron on

near Antwerp..

Two of the aeroplanes were compellod to return because of thick weather, and Flight Commander Meates descended in Holland owing engine trouble, but.

to

Squadron Commander Courtney and Flight-Lieutenant Rosher wached the objective. Planing down to a thousand fect, they dropped four bonbs each on submarines under construction.

It is believed that considerable damage was done to the works and two of the submarines. The works were observed to be on fire. Five submarines were on the

lips.

The peropianists expericnou consider able difficulty in finding their way in the mist, and they were subjected to heavy gunfire while delivering their attack..

BELGIAN SUCCESSES.

LONDON, March 24th.

4.40 p.m.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MARCH 26ma, 1916.

A Paris communiqué states--A Bel- gian division has progressed on the right bank of the Yser, and another captured

a trench on the left bank.

Wo captured the second line of trenches at Hartmannweiler, our troops organis. ing themselves on the further side of the second line, within & very short distance of the summit.

We

officers.

captured prisoners,

RUSSIAN FRONT.

including

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.]

DESPERATE FIGHTING.

LONDON, March 25th. 2.55 ..

has been desperate fighting on the right A Petrograd communiqué states: There

banks of the Narew and Orjitz rivers, following the arrivals of strong German reinforcements, but the Russians are pro- gressing slowly, capturing trenches ou the heights and repulsing vigorous

counter-attacks,

The Russians are advancing in the Carpathians, and captured several forti fed heights on Wednesday between Bart

prisoners and many mitrailleuses, fols and Usjok, taking four thousand

A letter sent to The Times by Mr. E L. Marshall, Chairman of the Antwerp Engineering Company, com ments on a statement, published on Feb ruary 23rd, of the Nieuwe Retterdamch Courant that submarines have been, and Bill

are being, made in Messrs.: NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

Cockerill's Antwerp.

works at Hoboken, near

It is quite true (anys Mr. Marshall) that submarines are being built in. Antwerp Engineering Company's ship building yard at Hoboken (which is quite modora, and worked throughout by u splendid electric installation) and of which fact I immediately advised the British Admiralty (carly in November

[HAVAS SERVICE.]

THE ** DACIA.”

PRIZE DECLARED VALID."

PARIS, March 23rd

LATE TELEGRAMS.

[FROM SOUTHERN PAPERS.]

THE NEUVE CHAPELLE FIGHT,

FRENCH REJOICE OVER BRITISH VICTORY.

LONDON, March 18th. The British victory as Neuve Chapelle

has excited enthusiasm in Paris, It is regarded as an important advanco. The details received from Boulogne state that the effective preparatory work of the French heavy guns forced the Germans to abandon the advanced positions, while French artillery, by shelling troops defending Neuva Chapelle, led them to expecs an infantry attack The British at dawn delivered a vigorous assault on the trenchies north-west and south east of the village The Germans, fearing this was a founty and that the real assault, as previously, would be made directly on the village, did not dare to weaken their main defences. This was the cause of

their downfall, for, with great dash, the British captured the trenches, killing or capturing all the defenders, and com pletely surrounding the village. The German leaders, too late, detected the unenvie, and, collecting all their men, efforts were in vain and their advance was threw them against the British. These checked by the British fire

The majority surrendered without resisting, and, profiting by the disorder of the enemy, the British increased their Meanwhile, the Germans were reinforced advantage and advanced towards Aubers. not gain an inch of ground. Their losses and counter-attacked vigorously, but did were heavy, and the British comparative ly low, especially in view of the results. achieved.

THROUGH DUTCH SOURCES. Dutch papers report the result of the British victory and say that Germans are concentrating troops in the direction of Ypres and La Bassee and have mounted forty-two centimetre guns near Middel kerke, wherewith they are bombarding the sluices of Palinbrugge at the entrance to Nieuport

EYEWITNESS VIVID DESCRIPTION CONTINUED: GERMAN'S TERRIBLE LOSSES.

the.

GERMAN EVERONTERY.

This feeling of resentment against the British artillery was shown by several prisoners. Though gratifying to our gunaors, it was a curious exhibition of lack of tho judicial sense When the tables are turned, and the Gormans have had a first taste of what we have often caten, they have the effrontery to com- plain. Prisoners expressed thair un bounded admiration of General Hinden burg, who is the national hero,

THREE HOHENZOLLERN PRINCES KILLED One officer stated that three. Gornan

Princes, including Leopold of Hohenzol lore, were serving at Neuve Chapelle, and all are believed to be killed.

An important feature of the success is the proof given of the spirit of the British soldiers after days of gallant fighting and Xposure. Despite severe losses, they dis- played little signs of strain. Companies, though tired, swung cheerily through the villages carrying their trophies, and oven those who fought the longest were fit for anything after a night's rest

DEATH OF A HAWKER. CONSTABLE ACQUITTED OF

RESPONSIBILITY.

PEKING NOTES.

PEKING, March 18th.

THE NEGOTIATIONS.

death of a Chinese husker named Lan the diplomatic representatives of China

The hearing of the enquiry into the Sui, who met his death by falling down and Jupan is frequently attributed to The dolny the negotiations between

steps leading from Hollywood Road on Chinesu procrastination and to the lupe being chased by police, was continued that time will bring some fresh develop- before the Coroner (Mr. F. A, Hazeland) ment favourable to China, but though and a jury yesterday,

Swan on the night in question and join Constable Reynolds, who was with P.C. od in the chase, stated that when he was few yards from the stops he saw the hawker fall down into the road from the steps. He was lying on bis side, and witness, after turning him on to his back, discovered that he was bleeding from a wound in the head, and was unconscious P.C. Swan came down a few seconds after FOURTH ARMY CORPS CONGRATULATED.

wards, and the widow, with another VA LONDON, March 18t woman, como some short time after bim.

General Rawlinson congratulates the portant work at Neuve Chapelle and the positive that he was by the side of the Fourth Corps on their gallant and imed for the widow) witness said he was In answer to Mr. Bowley (who appear magnificent behaviour of the infantry. of their achievement in breaking the The troops, he says, may justly be proud deceased beforn Swan. German line.

GERMAN WAR COUNCIL. LONDON, March 19th.

Mr. Bowley said that was quite a new fact

Witness-I said that in my statement on the 10th instabi

A Chinese interpreter was next called, and upon a question by Mr. Bowley as to It is reported in Amsterdam that a War whether or not he had a good memory Council is proceeding at German head-icing answered in the afirmative, his quarters near Lille with the Kaiser, worship said that every Chinoman had a Prince of Germany, the Crown Prince of lind not General von Falkenheyn, the Crown expected that the Kings of Saxony and

good memory and he never knew one who. Bavaria and other commanders. It is Bavaria will participate.

LABOUR AND THE WAR. THE GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF WAR MUNITIONS FACTORIES.

Conference says Mr. Lloyd George, in The official report of the Labour

LONDON, March 18th. his speech, instanced the artillery fire at Nepve Chapelle as an illustration of the unprecedented expenditure of sunmuni tion and its importance, in ensuring success and saving lives. He said that before the Government assumed control of works under the latest Defence Act, to which the Royal assent had just been given, it required employers to agree to a limitation of profits as the workmen would then exert their whole strength.

Any disputes must be referred to a tri-

bunal nominated by the Government. He

LONDON, March 18th. the description of the Neuve Chapelle Eyewitness at Headquarters continues

estimate the German losses are eighteen mentioned that the ballot on the Clyde battle. He says that at a moderate thousand, exclusive Prismorulted in Government arbitration. Government overwhelmingly favoured accepting enemy's counter-attacks only resulted in our hands. The nonay showed signs of including the rules on the question of great losses, leaving many prisoners in requested the workmen fo suspend such rules as tended to, diminish output, attackers lay down with hands up when Mr. Lloyd George appealed to the great exhaustion. Sometimes we opened fire. Only once, near or labour leaders to support any strong female labour. pealed to the trenches; we instantly defeated them and Government action to check the excessive Arthur," the Germans reached our pursued them, taking many prisoners vf minority of the workmen The British infantry pressed on and gave which gravely interfered with output and the weary enemy no rest, A brilliant transport. They were faced with two. incident was the storming of houses near alternatives in a country whose resources Pietro Mill; while a British party with were more enormous than those of any fifty hand-grenades rushed a trench and

other they would either be vassals of a took eighty prisoners.

German military casts drunk with success, or they would break militarian for ever. GERMAN CONSUL IN AMERICA ARRESTED.

ENTIRE COMPANIES SURRENDER,

As the German resistance still wenken- ed, entire companies surrendered. Pri- The Commissioners, who reviewed the officers were killed and whole battalions soners stated that in some cases all their were destroyed. They had been foodless

LONDON, March 16th. The German consul at Seattle has been

grounded apprehension of personal vio Mr. Bowley said that it had been held that if any person was under any well-

thers may have been some justification have it known that Japan je to some for the charge, it is only fair to extent blameworthy. certain demands concerning Manchuria For instance, had boon agreed to, but much to the surprise of the Chinese representatives the Japanese Minister came along last reconsidered as he had fresh proposals Saturday with the demand that these bo to make Naturally, the Chinese pointed out that progress could not be hoped for if this became a practics and a whole

Tuesday's conference was a longthy one, irregularity on the part of Mr. Hiokiv day was wasted in consequenos of this

and speaking generally most of the Japaneso demands in respect of leasing and, opening 27 cities to trade, mining privilegee, and jurisdiction were resisted. I am informed on fairly good authority that the Chinese consider that they hava made all the concesions that they intend to accede to

exciting scenes that were expected. The PEKING CLUB. the Peking Club did not provide the The adjourned meeting of members of

against the Legation

influence “dead Fet"

caine

lence, he who threatened that violence was answerable for the consequences. He con tended that as there had bet no gambling the constables had no cause to chase the diplomatie body is as largely represented to nought, and the deceased.

His worship said that every day there Minister, M. Krupensky, should make a on the committees as before The Russian were gambling raids, and the men, on see-

was entitled to arrest anybody in such to resign from the committee, but at the considered that under the Ordinance he German bank here, Mr. Cordos, wanted ing the police, invariably ran away. He popular president. The manager of the circumstances.

pects there was gambling

Mr. Bowley-Yes, if he reasonably sus

His Worship-Ho thought that there had been gambling. His worship added that ho supposed the Polies would like the Crown Solicitor to argue this point,

Mr. Bowley-If your worship thinks it worth while. You might consider it yourself first

dirty.

that Constable Swan did carry out his His worship said he was of the opinion

acted in accordance with Departmental provided that a man might be chased at Inspector Brazil submitted that Swan orders. The Departmental orders

your point, Mr. Bowley, any time if he were seen running..

that P,C. Swan kicked the deceased, and a His Worship Yes. There is nothing in

verdhet of death from a fractured skull our out, Maid they were not satisfied

was returned.

BUILDING, BOOM AT

SHANGHAI.

In a review of the Shanghai Municipal Report for 1914, the AC Daily News observes

request of allied representatives ho re-elected on the ballotting committen, 2, allowed his name to stand and he was

Proceeding which shows that the gospet in Peking of hate does not prevail among the allies

CAPTAIN VON PAPPENHEIM. The sensation of the week has been tho

discovery of the folly of Captain von Attacht, who, with a number of country- sion, but whose objective is said to have Pappenheim, the German

military men secured permits for a hunting creur been the Siberian railway and whose him

if the captain and his comrades fall into rout. The plot has been discovered, and wa, to destroy important bridges on this

the hands of the Russians, who are search- ing for them, they are likely to have short shrift. The protest which the Chinese Government has addressed to the German Minister shows that Chine wishca. to put herself right in this awkward matter

JAPANESE MINISTER'S. FALL

local building trade, permits having been The past year constitutes a record in the

Mr. Hioki, the Japanese Minister, met issued for the erection of 9,824 structures, with an accident this morning, being of which 7,869 are Chinese houses, the

thrown from his pony while riding greatest number of structures previously through the Imperial City, He had o erected in any one year being 5,411 in be taken home in a rieslin, but the effecia

lust). That the Germans have brought evidence given at the Court of Engu for days, nevertheless the Germans fought arrested on a charge of conspiracy and 1808. Over 60 per cent of the houses of the fall are not regarded as serious, an important technical staff and a large concerning the capture of the American gallantly. The strain must have been seeking information regarding the Seattle erected have been built on undeveloped and he should be all right in a day or

number of special workmen from their Imperial yards is undoubted, tit beyond s.8. Dacia have decided that the ship is a the fact that they are building abmarines valid prize. The Prize Court pronounced their further developments are unknown; therefore the fuller statement of your judgment with two months' delay... correspondent is of questionalle value. and borders on the imaginativo..

If

terrible. The effect of our initial bom- when the British approached the German bardment can be judged by the fact that treaches at Neuve Chapelle, some sur- vivors crawled painfully out and knelt, holding up their hands utterly dazed. medley of rains,

public trials of hull and machinery have CHINESE TELEGRAMS. The village itself was a shambles and a

taken place on the upper Sheldt for testing the boats senworthiness, what necessity is there for dismantling them again to render them unrecognimble when packed and conveying them by rail to Zeebrugge; there is just as much publicity. in the trial trips as there would be in sending them completed, id Termonde, Ghent, and Brages to Zeebruggen all. Belgian water route. If, however, the submarines that are being built at Hoboken are to equal the latest U class

[FROM THE CHUNG NOOL BAN PO."

PEKING NEGOTIATIONS.

PEKING, March 25th.

When Wang Ta Fit, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, applied for leave, the

The remainder of the Germans who resisted made special use of machine-gung in houses, sometimes half a dozen in one building. We had to take them successive- ly after desperate fighting at close

perate quarters.

tra

MINISTERIAL CHANGES.

Construction Dry Dock Company, which land, principally in the Western district. marines for the Allies. He was bailed out building trade a very large number of patriotism that at a time like the present Germany suspects of manufacturing sub-Owing to the unprecedented boom in the

It is a striking commentary on Chinese ed diplomatic exemption from arrest, in a thousand dollars. The consul cisim mushroom contractors have made when all differences should be set aside their appearanec, many of whom have there is to bo sen the continuance of the previously been clerks or small job silent struggle between the Canton faction THE SINKING OF THE

bing" contractors, and consequently and tho Anhui men for power in the *DRESDEN."

without practical experience, usually administration. Meantime i looks as if relying upon guesswork or the doubtful the Anhui faction was in the escendant. ability of a foreman to work out their but those who knew are inclined to back estimates, which in many cases are cut Liang Shih-yi as stayer and as an to low that it is impossible properly to ultimate winner. And that spells Con- carry out the work without serious loss, toness success. labour are employed. unless very inferior materials and cheap

GERMAN ASSERTION.

LONDON, March 10th. A message from Sautingo de Chili ays that Chili has sent two warship to Juan paraiso and interned, Fornandez to fetch the crew of the Dresden. They will be brought to Val.

It is worthy of note that the hostile

nutaber of resting-places for rats in attitude of the local Chineo towards the ended Building Rules, which were framed with the object of decreasing the

ANG PERSONAL,

Sir Richard Dane returned to the capital this week, much earlier than was

princely houso, leaves to-night for orde anticipated, a fact which is not without

iuificance these days.

Mr. N. E. Cornish, taipan of the

in dimensione, neither transport by President said that he had intended to rail in soutions to Zeebrugge nor the all-sond him to Tokyo to help the Minister wards we could plainly sec and count the within five hundred yards of the shop Chinese houses, has almost disappeared; Sibern His place is taken by Mr.

water Belgian route would apply; there

would be nothing left but sending them there with the negotiations, but as these down the Schels direct to the sea know this could not be done with the knowl-were expected to conclude in a fortnight edge of the Dutch Government; but as he had cancelled the intention. the Scheldt going down from

Antwerp

broadens very much before you get into Dutch waters and broadens still more as

you prooted down the river,

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and GERMANS THROW PETROL, man rise A French Army Burgeon gives an

the Scheldt in its main channel

ia a deep rivor, with

窺

German dead lay thick. Along the front By nightfall after the main battle the southward of the village lay more than front of one of our batalions five hundred two thousand bodies and on the eastward inore As the ground way sloping up indies. These figuras do not include large numbers of killed in Neuve Chapelle itself, where bodies were buried in the débris, nor behind the British line.

GERMAN, DESPAIR.

cause trouble between Chili and Britian The German degation is attempting to by asserting that the engagement occurred and that the British commander declared that his orders were to sink the Dresden, any consequences being settled afterwards by diplomacy.

[FROM MANILA PAFERS] A DOCKERS' STRIKE. AT SEATTLE, TACOMA AND VANCOUVER.

WASHINGTON, March 16th.

Mr. A. E Wearce, Reu'er's reprosonta-

and in a great number of cases it as Clarke, who was in Hopekung not been dificult to persuade building from 1910 to 1912 owners alto to omit the ceilings always a favourite run for rats-to the ground flear rooms, although the rat-proofing by-laws do not call for this to be enforced. FOREIGN FABIONE

"Thero is still a growing tendency, the report continuca, to embody features of a Chinese construction, chiefly in the dividing up of the hongs and better class

urnate wooden paneling and cortico houses into small rooms with open fire places, and the introduction of very shorter hours of labour, several thousand moulds the old-fashioned interior of a Tacoma, Puget Sound ports and in Vanly met with in those of modern design longshoremen employed in Seattle, frst-class Chinese house is now very rare couver, B.C., have gone out on strike. The If this transitional state develops much men are all union members.

angs further radical changes will have to be As a result of the strike coastwise ship-made in the Building Rules, to ensure the ping is com-letely tied up. In Seattle, stability of the ordinary Chinese dwelling Tecoma and Vancouver there are a nute house."--" the Orient and for the United Kingdom. her of freightors loading for ports in Thess shins, it te hebbevel, will be delayed plete demoralization of the shipping in their departures because of the com- industry on account of the strike, datu

The longshoremen demand the same Wages as are maid to the union members in San Francisca.

reinforcements who were thrown into the The Germans for three days poured in and fall of 13ft, I see no insuperable account of terrible injuries from German efforts were easily repulsed and nowhere fight as they came up. We, however, con- solidated our positions. The memy's difficulty in getting a submarine down in petrol aprayers. He saw wounded with hazy weather, for it would thus be impos features horribly disfigured and limbs indeed, was so firmly established that the sible to see the periscope from either bank swollen and with uniforms burnt. Some Germans ceased their attacke but develop- were our treaches penetrated. Our line, of the river, and in clear weather there of the less badly wounded, describing ed their efforts at Saint Eloi, where Demanding an increase in wages and is depth enough for them to gone their experiences, said it had been a quiet at dusk they assaulted and occupied and whit their chance. Of course they day. The French troops were suddenly the village with some trenches both would have to run the gauntlet of the startled at finding jets of potrol directed north and south, thereof. The British Dutch warships in the estuary of the Scheldt, but there is no lack of enterprise at their crenches, An officer ordered the counter-attacked at three in the morning in the German submarine officer; further, men to extinguish pipes, but it was un- and recaptured the village and the whole there are hundreds of German mareantile availing, 23 a few seconds later fire of the trenches, except one post southward captains and officers who have been going grenades rained on them. The trench up and down the Scheldt bi-weekly for a caught fire, and the Germans, profiting

of the village. great number of years and their by the confusion, approached and threw

AWFUL BOMBARDMENT. Knowledge of the Scheldt is as perfest as lighted torches, increasing the blaze. It the local pilots, gende

Prisoners who have fought throughout was impossible to escape from the torrent the war say they have never experienced of fire. The French troops clothes were such a hombardment FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT streaming with petrol and they were Chapelle. Many were still taking refuge As at Neuve forced to abandon the trench. The in dug-outs when our infantry reached eccond French line checked the German them; others in the village cellars did attack ten minutes later, and subsequently not realise that the British had arrived. a vigorous connter-attack severely punish- ed the Germans, who were driven back, leaving 300 killed and wounded and co prisoners.

[THROUGH REUTER'S LOENCY.]

NIGHT ATTACKS,

LONDON, March 25th.

1.15 am.

The Paris evening communiqué states: German night attacks on the great spar at Lorette, north of Arras, and Beausejour were repulsed.

A train has passed throngh Aix-la. Chapelle en route for Germany laden with copper articles confiscated Northern France.

in

AN OFFENSIVE, TRUCULENT PRUSSIAN. One Prussian officer of a particularly offensive, truenent type, which is not uncommon, expressed the greatest con- tempt for our methods. He said "You don't fight you murder. If it had been honest fighting we should have beaten you. We never had a chance. There was a shell every ten yards.'

BEQUEST TO CHARITIES,

Mr. Edgar Allen, of Sheffield, has bequeathed thousands of pounds to char LONDON, March 15th.

ties including a thousand to the Mission to Lepers in India and the East.

five hire, left the previous day for konie in order to take-up a commission in the British army, named AST

Mr. H. T. Poord, of the Canton-how- with the Ministry of Communication. loon Railway, is here on a visit to consult

MODERN BUILDING IN PEKING.

A Peking contemporary ways—

the early part of text month on plans Regine's Buildings will commence during The construction of the now block of

signed by Messrs Charray & Con very, French architects of Tientsin. It urll be a four-storeyed structure consisting of eight flats of five and six living rooms each and two stores on the ground floor The present extraordinary activity in facing west on the Ou-Pu Street. Tho than ever the great necessity for new residential use. The fourth storey will the building trade has shown more clearly is are designed either for offices or for

character than has hitherto been con rooms and bathroom, which will be rented Building Rules of a fer more stringent students quarters fists, cech of two contain, as Mr. Regine terms them, thy sidered Lacestary.It is evident, the at a specially low cost Engineer continues, that the standard of location and central position of the now. workmanship has been very much lowered structure have led to brisk inquiries for The good of lats years, End 29 the Settlement residential flats and office promises, increases it is only reasonable to assume several of them having already been that unless checked it will sink much engaged. Large, airy and well-lighted lower, particularly if the seemingly popu- rooms, lofty staircases and all modern continues. The mileage of roads under building, being a distinct improvement lar system of leasing land for a number sanitary equipments and fittings will the control of the Council is put down at on the blocks of buildings which were of years to speculative Chinese builders form prominent features of the new 118 miles, and the mileage of footways some time ago gutted by the Gro which broke out as a result of the fusing of on electric wire.

at 90 miles.