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THE

WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 27cm, 10,5.

ANOTHER GREAT RUSSIAN

VICTORY.

MAGNIFICENT BRAVERY IN THE CARPATHIANS.

GERMAN SUBMARINE U29 SUNK.

BRILLIANT FEAT BY FRENCH INFANTRY.

RUBBIAN FRONT.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES. fTHROUGH REUTEE'S AGENCY.]

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ANOTHER GREAT RUSSIAN GERMAN FLEET ACTIVE IN

BALTIC.

VICTORY.

ROME, March 25th.

It is reported that the Russians have on a great victory at Starostyna, in Hungary, between the Lupkow and Uzsok Passes after a battle lasting three days.

LONDON, March 26th,

ships and twenty-eight destroyers cruised, throughout the day off the Courland coast bombarding the Russian positions.

THROUGH REUTEL B AGENUY.]

LIKE CUTTING GRAIN."

TERRIBLE HAVOC AMONG GERMAN RANKS,

LONDON, March 24tdi, The Eyo-Witness at the British Head- quarters writes that the German counter- attacks from Bois da Biez during the battle of Nonve Chapelle entailed onor mous German. losses. Lino after line went down refore our rifles, and, in the phraseology -of a Sepoy, “ Shooting the enemy was liko cutting grain" Our men were so excited that they clambered on to the parapets of the trenches to obtain greater freedom of aim.

One battalion reserved its fire until the Germans were within fifty yards of their position and then poured in fusillades with rifles and machines gung."

The German officers showed the most reckless courage. Some invited certain death by advancing on horseback to direct the attack to within a few hundred

THROUGH REUTER'S GOINGY.

THE FRENCH ARMY.

NOW MARKEDLY SUPERIOR.

HIGHER COMMAND

REJUVENATED.

LONDON, March 26th.

A French official review of the war says that the French Army is now markcoly superior to what it was at the beginning of the war, in numbers, quality, and equipment. The Higher Cominand has been rejuvenated, and add the old generals gradually eliminated,

The rejuvenation is most far-reaching, embracing all grades from Brigade to. Army Commanders. The average age of Generals is ten years lower and three quarters of the Army Commanders to day are under. 60 years of age, while some are considerably younger.

There is an expres of Cavalry and Artillery officers, and nothing like a want of officers in the Infantry.

Despite loasca, Franco now has ever 2,500,000 at the Front, and every unit is at full strength.

There

are also

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]:

BRITISH DYES, LTD.

LONDON, March 95th.

At a meeting hell in Manchester of subscribers to British Dyes, Ltd., it was resolved to proceed with the formation of the Company. The meeting pledged itself

to use its best endeavours to obtain increased support.

The Chairman (Sir James Falconer) said an increase of 50 per cent, în -ne

subscriptions would enable the scheme to go through.

Many firms immediately promised to make such increase,

WAR NEWS.

THE OPTIMISTS.

GIFTS FOR GERMAN TROOPS WHO LAND IN ENGLAND.

An Amsterdam message says that accord- ing to the Kreutzeitung, associations have already been, formed in Hanover, and Hamburg, and will shortly be founded in 150 other places, to collect, money which will be expended in gifts for German troops as soon as it bofficially announced that either German troops have occupied. English soil or have achieved: the over throw of England,

NO MORE STARCHED SHIRTS

WIN BERLIN.

The Deutiche Tageszeitung warns its male renders that the starching of shirts starch involves flour, and the use of four can no longer be permitted in Berlin, for

is strictly regulated, Thus the Berliner will henceforth havo to appear wearing a

Sir Mark Oldroyd, in a letter regret ing his inability to presido at the meet

owing to ill-health, expressed his soft shirt-front and wrinkly cuffe, Thor

belief that the vital necessity for the Com- pany's work was as strong as ever.

MARKET PRICES.

LONDON, March 25th. 6.50 p.m.

The latest market prices are: Copper, 68 3/8; rubber, 28. sid. j liascoda, 49s. sellers and 548, sellers; rape

will not cohere with his customary pom- poxify so well as the stiff adornments did, and may, therefore, bad to an ameliora tion of his general social attitude. And thus may life write one more footnote to Sartor Basartusell Mall Gazette,

"THE DAY" IN THE SPRING.

150 ZEPPELINS AND 200 SUBMARINES! It is significant (says the New York correspondent of the Telegraph) that the New York Staats Zeitung, representing can usually rely for criticism and advice,

There is the usual rodomontade about February 18th being the real Tag, the dies tre to be remembered for all time, hut there is a lame footnote to the effect that

Spring, when 10 Zeppelins, now con cealed in cellars, will cut loose across the English Channel, and, by means of wire- marines against Britain's shores. less, will direct the attack of 200 sub-

A German squadron of seven battic yards of our line; not one of the escaped 1,250,000 officers and men in depots avail.seeds, Guzerat, 50s. for April and May the German-Americans, upon which we

able for the repair of wasinge, excluding sellers; Toria 529. 34. March and April ignores Sir E. Grey's polite reply numerous volunteers. The quality and sellers; hemp, 339. d. paid health of the troops have improved

DUTCH STEAMER SUNK

The Eye Witness pays a tribute to the work of the airinen who co-operated with the British artillery in directing their fire.

buyers;

zin, 1698.; iron 639. 10.; peas 63s, paid

Simultaneously large Russian forces GERMAN SUBMARINE PIRACY. He says our guus must have caused great AMERICAN MISSIONARIES IN and sellers; lincord 523. d. paid, buyers; there will be another Tag in the late prived secretly at

at Uzsok Pass and. iolently attacked the Austrians, driving them southward. The fighting is not yet nished but the triumph of the Russians Seems certain as Russian reinforcements

Bre constantly arriving.

These battles have entailed enormous Losses.

OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.

ANOTHER GREAT CAPTURE OF

PRISONERS.

PETROGRAD, March 25th.

LONDON, March 25th. Lloyd's Agent at Dover reports that a German submarine sank the Dutch steamer Mcdea off Beachy Head. The crow were rescued.

ANOTHER

ANOTHER GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK.

LONDON, March 25th.

The Press Bureau states that the Admiralty has good reason to believe that the Cernian submarino 77 20 has been sunk We continue to progress west of the with all hands. -

To-day's communiqué says:

middle of the Niemen,

The U20 was recently active off the

TURKS SUFFER ENORMOUS LOSSES.

Icases both at Bois de Biez and in the roar of that pleco. The aviators report that the Germans are burying numbers of

dead behind the wood.

The Indian troops are especially ointed at the success, and eagerly ask when there is going to be another fight. Many

stories are told of their prowess, Ono Gurkha captured five Germans single

kanded.

RENEWED ACTIVITY IN

CHAMPAGNE.

LONDON, March 25th.

4.00 pm.

To-day's Paris communiqué states :

TURKEY

WASHINGTON, March 25th. The U.S. Ambassador i Turkoy has been directed to ask the protection of Turkey for American misionaries and refugees at Urumiah (Asia Minor).

TURKEY'S CHANGED

ATTITUDE,

LONDON, March 25th A message from Cairo states that the American cruiser l'eanessct is expected to reach Alexandria at the end of the wook. It is not believed that she will bring refugees, as the attitude of the Turkish Government towards subjects of the Triple Entente has somewhat improved.

vil 31 5/8; tes, 42,300 at a price of 1,165, Ceylon 25,000 at 1,150; Pekoe, 10}; rubber 2s. 35/8d. 1 coconut oil spots Ceylon 495; Cochin 548 copra 2718.

P. & O. MAIL STEAMER QUARANTINED,

LONDON, March 25th.

A telegram from Fremantle (Western Australia) reports that the P. & O steamer Marea has been quarantined owing to suspected small-pox among the Lascar crew,

OBITUARY.

MR. JOHN WILSON, M.P.

LONDON, March 95th. The death is announced of Mr. John

A pretty lively artillery action took FRENCH SEIZURE OF COPPER. Wilson, Liberal Member for Mid-Durham

Hill 196, whore we repulsed three attacks.

A German attack at Fontaine Madame

failed,

LONDON, March 25th.

since 1890.

A VILLAGE RECRUIT.

"QUAINT, COMEDY OF A CENSUS PAPER.

A quaint recruiting comedy took place recently in the small Derbyshire village of Newton Alfreton, says the Daily Mail. A householder was astonished to receive a letter from the district recruiting officer household census, expressed his willing- ying that, as he had, in response to the

ness to enlist; he must at once offer him self for medical examination and be sworn in as a recruit. -

"This is very strange," he told his wife. I never said I was willing to join. I never received the household census paper at all."

Oh," she said, "that's all right. I got the paper while you were out and filled it in over your name."

with emotion, "did you say I was willing "But," asked the husband, struggling

to enlist?

"I did, indeed," she replied grimly. "Brother Jack's gone, co you've got to go

and obey, and isn't this an honour for your"

A Paris telegram" says the Public CHINESE TELEGRAMS too. Besides, I promised to love, honour, Prosecutur has confiscated 2,042 copper ingots weighing 50 tons belonging to a We repulsed three counter-attacks at German firm at Yokoham Les Eparges.

Our offensive in the Carpathians Scilly Isles. She was commanded by the Between Barfield and Usjok is develop-notorious Lieut. Weddingen, who sank the fing with complete success., Wo have cruisers Cressy, Aboukir and Hawke gained a decisive victory in the region DARDANELLES OPERATIONS. place of Champagne in the vicinity of of Lupkow Pass, where we stormed the most important Austrian portion on the

main crest of the Desked mountains. The Enfantry forced the wood, which was o perfect maze of wire, surrounded layers of trenches, the guns were man-hauled to within 600 yards of the main position, which was then bombarded. Our troops then crossed deep ditches, defended by palisades, and stormed tho works which were heavily armoured.

Beveral furious Austriam counter- allacks were repulsed by fusillades and Bayonet charges, and the Austrians on Wednesday morning began to retreat.

We captured 5,700 prisoners and several kuzens of mitraillenses.

PROVISIONS FOR PRZEMYSL-

LONDON, March 25th.

FORTS REDUCED TO RUINS.

LONDON Mareli 25th. A message from Tenedos states that according to information gained from re fugees from the Dardanelles the Turks sustained enormous losses in the bombard. ment of March 18th. The greater part of the fortresses were reduced to ruins.

DESTROYERS' VENTURESOME

TRIP.

Two destroyers are reported to have penetrated the Straits a considerable dis- tance yesterday

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH. BETTER'S AGENCY.]

BRILLIANT FRENCH FEAT. IMPORTANT POSITION CAPTURE!

LONDON, March 24th. 5.15 p.m.

From the rest of the front there is nothing to report,

GENERAL.

(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

FRENCH OFFICER DEGRADED.

MISAPPROPRIATION OF ARMY

STORES.

PARIS, March 2ath. A Court Martial has sentenced the Principal Army Paymaster, Des Clauz, to seven years' imprisonment, wilitary degradation, and expulsion from the Legion of Honour, for misappropriation

WOMAN SPY SHOT IN FRANCE.

[FROM QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT.] THE PERING NEGOTIATIONS. THE YANGTSZE DEMANDS.

PERING, March 26th.

At yesterday's conference between the representatives of the Chinese and Japanese Governments the first demand

The husband joined the Army, and is now in training.blog

GERMAN SQUEEZING OF BELGIANS.

DRITAIN AND A BUBVENTION." Owing to the German levy of £1,000,000 & month from the Belgians and of other exactions from the population, Sir Edward Grey has ben obliged to refus

LONDON March 25th. telegram from Par says that a woman spy was abot at Luneville, in the Presence of troops for carrying informa considered was that, with regard to the request by the Commission for the Rebiet

tion to the enemy.

CANADIAN WAR VOTE.

OTTAWA, March 25th, The House of Commons after a few minutes' discussion as passed a War Tote of £40,000,000.

BRITISH CASUALTIES.

Leypos, March 24th. Killed-H. Belcher, F. B. Burr and G.

à telegram from Lemberg states that the Russians marching into Przemysl found all shops closed except one cafe, where tea and coffee were procurable.. A message from "Taris states that of Army stores, His mistress was. Cook, Died of wounds J. A, L The Russians brought in much provisions. Battalion of the 15th Infantry bas sentenced to two years' imprisonment, and Campbell, G. C. Tale, Second Lieut. F. The prisoners are being despatched in achieved a brilliant success in capturing a private soldier to a year's imprison Wookey, Royal Irish Regiment and M three directions, 30,000 going in the an important spur of the hills south of ment.

K. Hodgson. direction of Lemberg, mostly afoot. Notre Dame de Lorette. Afer a devastat

ANOTHER TURKISH REVERSE.

LONDON, March 24th.

of

German

ing artillery fire the battalion charged, THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY and carried four lines

AND SVEN HEDIN.

trenches.

LONDON, March 25th. The Council of the Royal Geographical

A counter-attack-made by the Germans

A Petrograd message states that the Turks have been defeated in the valley of the same night would have been success.

Wounded-T. Booth, W. Burnyat, Second Lieut. W. Davidson, East York shires.

Hanyelping Ironworks Company,

[We understand that. Fapan desires that at an opportuno meat this important undertaking shall be made a join concern of the two nations. Japan further secks, to prevent anybody but the Company being allowed to work inines in the neighbourhood of those owned by the Company.

No décision was reached on this ques

tion

The Chinese Government, moreover, declined to agree to the Japanese demand for the right to lease or own land for farming purposes in Manchuria, but copied thirteen mining areas (in South Manchurie) submitted by the Japanese,

GUARDING AGAINST WARLIKE DEMONSTRATIONS.

PERING, March 26th.

of Belgium for a monthly subvention from the British Government.

The admirable character and the efficient organization of this work, to which Sir Edward Grey pays generous tribute, was fully apparent from the reries of articles on The Heart of Belgium," recently published in The Times The Commission spends on food- stuffe distributed in pure charity alone between £400,000 and £500,000 monthly. The Germans, however, have requisition- od large quantities of Belgian food sup plies for the use of the German Army, and Sir E. Grey points out that if wo granted the subvention asked for we should in fact have been facilitating the feeling and paying for the maintenance, of the German Army. The subvention that the Germans would coase all food was therefore promised only on condition

recuisi ions and monetary lovies,

The Goman Government, however, re fused to give the undertaking with regard to the lovy of £1,600,000 monthly, and our Government. therefore, while continuing The Office of the Conimander-in-Chiefgard the Commission's work with

favour has been obliged to refuse a sub W. A. Hamilton, A. Macduff, J. Mur of the Army and Navy has telegraphed vention for the present. ray, Cameron Highlanders.

Fovan and W. Robertson, Royal Military Governors) and Governors to exercise strict control over the soldiers to prevent warlike demonstrations.

Alashguard, with the loss of three comful but for the bravery of Lieut. Buis. Society has removed the name of Sir Engineers.

panics and much war material.

FURIOUS FIGHTING

IN

NORTH POLAND.

TWO GERMAN BATTALIONS 'ANNIHILATED..

LONDON, March 25th. 5.55 p.m.

who with a dozen men, with no ammuni tion save that which he had in his rerol

ver,

held

the last barricade until re inforcements arrived.

A heavy bombardment by the German artillery subsequently caused the French men heavy losses, but they maintained their position and captured the whole spur after a hand to hand struggle.

ANOTHER QUIET DAY.

PARTS, March, 25th.

A telegram from Petrograd states that furious fighting has taken place in North Poland The Germans made seven abor tive counterattacks at Karaska, attempt ing to regain lost ground. Two German battalions were annihilated, while another Last night's communiqué says the day

routed.

was a quiet one, the only thing-note- Russian Infantry in East Galicia worthy being the repulse of a German stormed a frozen height with the bayonet.attack at Notre Dame de Lorette.

Sven Hedin, Hon. K.C.I.E., the Swedish explorer, from its list of honorary met bers for identifying himself with tho King's enemies.

Dr. Sven Hedin is the author of many works of travel relating to Central Asia, including Adventures in Tibet" "Contral Asia and Tibet, and Trace Himalaya!]

THE BRITISH OUTPUT OF MUNITIONS.

LONDON, Maìch 25th."

At a conference to-night between Mr. Lloyd George and the Amalgamated Society of Engineers a complete agrea- ment was reached with regard to the out- put of munitions.

M. Bamber and Second-Licut, R., Bur ton, Sherwood Foresters.

Second Lieut. W Eldred, Northamp tons and J. C. Hillyard.

LATER Killed-Ħ M. Harrison, Gloucester-

shires, E. D. Parker.

instructions to the

Chiang Chuns

JEHOM MANILA PAPEES.!

BRITISH SEIZE U.S. VESSEL.

WASHINGTON, March 30th The British authorities Eare seized the United States ship Maracas in the Medi Wounded-Second Lieut. T. Gibbs, C.terranean Sea and have sent her to Hull

M. Kenorrie, O. A. Morris, Second Lieut. A. R. Wallace, A. D. Hedges, J. T. Sykes

Unofficially reported killed-A Browne.

Q.

Died of wounds-N Raynes, C. Clough, Army Service Corps, and H. 8. Williams

as a prize of war. She was loaded with a cargo of meat.

protest against this ecizare, declaring that The Secretary of State has entered a

the ship is a neutral ship, sailing from and to a neutral port and carrying a cargo that is not contraband.

The seizure of this ship has created quite a sensation all over the country, Zv

Vice President Marshall, speaking at Orden, declares that the international situation caused by, this seizure is lika

Died in Egypt-S Cockerell Wounded in the Persian Gulf W. J that of 1812 when the United States went to war with Great Britain on just such Ian issue.

Danat

ARMY HONOURS.

A lengthy list of rewards for servions in the field, published by the Wat Offer on the 18th ult, ineludes the na

names of the following officers:

-- Lisut, General C. A. Anderson, C.B. (formerly Commanding the Troops in Hongkong) LKCB Brigadier General N. W. Barnardiston,

M.V.D. to be Major General, Licut-Col. F. P. S. Taylor (formerly Officer commanding the Army Ser- vice Corps in Hongkong) to be C.M.G

Licut. Col. W. 3. Withycombe, York- shire Light Infantry, awarded a C.M.G.

Ligut. Cob E. L. Sullivan, 38th Sikhs, ewarded the C.M.G. (for services at Tsingtau), c

Captain H. F G. Carter, Yorkshire

Light Infantry, awarded the Mili-, tary Cros Captain E. H. Kelly, R. E. (son of His Excellency the General Officer commanding the Troops in China) awarded the Military Cross.