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THE

WAR.

TRENCH

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 8TH, 1915

{THROUGH RZUTKIʼS. ADEROY,]

BRITISH AGAIN BOMBARDING

SMYRNA,"

ATHENS, April 7th, The captain of a steamer which has

OFFENSIVE ON THE arrived here reports that the British

MOSELLE.

FIERCE FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.

IMPORTANT CAPTURE IN

CARPATHIANS.

AUSTRIANS. RETREAT SIXTEEN MILES.

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BRITISH

ATLANTIC FLEET.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AUSBIAM FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGĦNOY.)

HAS THE GREAT OFFENSIVE | RUSSIAN CAPTURES IN THE

COMMENCED ?

HREAT ACTIVITY OF THE FRENCH,

AMSTERDAM, April 7th.

A Berlin communiqué emphasises that

Fleet in again bombarding the forte of Smyrn On Sunday scoplance wore dropping bombs on the fortia.

(THROUGE REUTET'S AGENCY.}

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BRITISH ATLANTIC FLEET.

SUPPLIES FROM NEUTRAL FORTE.

WASHINGTON, April 7th. The collector of Customs at New York having alleged that British oruisers have been coading and receiving supplies from

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SUCCESS OF UNION FORCES IN SOUTH AFRICA.

WEDDING AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

KING-HOSKYN.

CAPETOWN, April 6th. The wedding was solemnised at St. The Union Forces have scored an John's Cathedral yesterday of Mr. important success, occupying, without Thomas Henry King, Assistant Superin opposition, Warmbad in German Southendent of Police in Hongkong, and Miss West Africa

Jessie Mary Hoskyn, daughter of [Warmbad is about 950 miles out of the R.N., and Mrs Hoskyn. The Cathedral Surgeon General Donald T. Hoskyn,

vessels leaving New York, the Admiral/mouth and 28 miles north of the Grange had been tastefully adorned with flowers

The Vali of Smyrna has ordered all of the Europeans to leave the town.

CARDIFF STEAMER

TORPEDOED.

·British Atlantic Fleet has

River]

informed the Ambassador, Sir Cecil GENERAL VON DER GOLTZ. Spring Rice, that British warships have

AMSTERDAM, April 8th. received no supplies whatever from General Von der Goltz has arrived at American ports, ample supplies being Vieurs, and is returning to Constantin- procurable from Halifax and Bernuda, ople. but as warships are frequently relieved: supplies are seldom sent.

LONDON, April 6th. The Cardiff atramer Northlands has keen torpedoed. The crew wore given five minutes in which to take to the hoats,$ Sir Ceoil Spring Rice communicated and they were brought to Deal by a the above information to the State Belgian steamer:

Department and added that British war- ships had been ordered not to obtain GERMANS SEIZE A SWEDISH supplies from neutral porte.

STEAMER.

COPENHAGEN, April úth. Germans in the Baltic bave seized the Swedish steamer named England, which vas journeying from South America with a carge of maize for Stockholm.

GENERAL.

CARPATHIANS.

PETROGRAD, April 7th.

An official communiqué states:

THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE KING'S EXAMPLE.

LONDON, April 6th. The King's courage in taking the moble

Between March 20th and April 3rd we

189 Officers.

33,156 Men.

27 Guns

A GERMAN PROTEST TO

AMERICA.

and plants for the occasion, and there was a large gathering of the friends and acquaintances of the bride and brido- groom..

The Bishop of Victoria (Dr. LanderX officiated at the ceremony, and was assisted by the Chaplain of the Cathedral RETIREMENT OF A BRITISH (Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle). The bride,

JUDGE.

LONDON, April 7th. Mr. Justion Buckley has retired and has received a Barony.

Mr. Justic Warrington succcods him. CHINESE TELEGRAMS. CROOK THE CHUNG NGOI BAN YO.”] PEKING CONFERENCE IN JEOPARDY.

WASHINGTON, April 7th. Germany has protested against the détention of the Odenwald at Puerto Rico,

GERMAN PRISONERS TRY TO ESCAPE.

LONDON, April 7th. Some of the German oficers imprisoned at Maidenhead have made

16 clover nearly broken off. Chtaining permis attempt to escape.

of all the editorials, which anticipatovered that these concealed a tunnel extensive raised flower beds, and it was that the example will be generally eased with wood passing through the oon

followed.

crete foundation of a brick wall.

Bino yesterday the French have been par-captured in the Carpathians between lead in the liquor question is the theme sion to do some gardening, they made ticularly active in the Moselle country, Baligrod and Uszok. attacking with strong forces and numer Bus artillery eastward and northward of Verdun; wilso around St. Mihiel, Apremont, Fliney, and Pont-à-Mousson. It admits that the enemy has penetrated a portion of the German trenches on the heights of the Meuse. Fierce fighting continues.

It concludes: "Despite stvore losses, it must be supposed that the French, in Wow of the recent distribution of forces, Brill continue their attacks."

STILL MOVING FORWARD.

101 Machine Guns.

LATER.

Another official communiqué, states:- Our advance in the Carpathians was con- tinued on the 4th along the whole front

from Bartfiled to Ussok. The most notice able progress was made in the region of the Rostok Pass, mear which we captured

very important actor of the principal

THE TOAST OF THE KING.

MAY BE DRUNK IN WATER

LONDON, April 7th. Following the precedent established in the previous reign, the toast of the King may be drunk in water.

has

This will remind Hongkong readers of the incident which occurred a few months ago at the Kowloon concentration camp, when four prisoners gained their liberty for a very brief, space by somewhat similar menna.] GERMAN PRISONERS ESCAPE.

LONDON, April eth

Two Germen officers who were interned

AMONG

LABOUR FOR WAR PURPOSES, in a concentration camp in Denbighshire LONDON, April th have escaped One was an aviator who chain, our advance guards crossing to the The Press Bureau announces that Lord was rescued in the North Sea, southern slopes and occupying the vil- Kitchener

appointed a Committee HUGE PARIS, April 6th, lages of Smolnik and Oroszrusska The to take the necessary steps to provide the To-day's communiqué states:-South-Austrian attempts to arrest our advance additional labour requisita to secure a writ of Vauquods we have gained a feet by counterattacks were repulsed with completely adequate supply of munitions, bold on the enemy's works.

heavy loss. The retreating Austrians are Communications on the subject should be addressed to Mr. George Macaulay Booth, the taking of prisoners and war material, burning bridges and provision depots,

Our success at Bois d'Aily resulted in

We have progressed at Bois Brule,

GERMAN -SIX

BATTALIONS SUCCESSIVELY DESTROYED. APPRECIABLE PROGRESS AROUND VERDUN.

PARIS, April 7th.

The evening communiqué says:-

MISLEADING AUSTRIAN

COMMUNIQUES.

The Times, commenting on the announce- ment, says that instead of vesting the con-

PERING, April 7th. The discussion between the representa- tives of China and Japan on the question of judicial rghts in South Manchuria has led to an impasse, Negotiations were

THE OPIUM STOCKS.

who was given away by her father, was attired in a creation of ivory charmeuse, with over dress of dino, embroidered with diamante wheat-cars, and a narrow She carried a sheaf of lilies. The bride train of charmeuse from the shoulders.

was attended by Miss Dione May, youngest daughter of H.E the Governor and Lady May, Miss Angel Ormiston, daughter of Mr. 2nd Mrs. E. Ormiston, and Miss June Looker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Looker, as bridesmaids. They wore dainty dresses of ivory crépy-de-chine, with little coptics of printed ninow in blue and pink, and lace hats, with wreaths of forget-me-nots and roses. They carried Japanese baskets filled with pink roses. The bride's mother was attired in blue crêpe de chine, with mole satin tricorpo

hat.. FERING, April 7th.

The Shanghai Chamber of Commercs has requested the Government to bay up

the existing stocks of opium.

Delegates from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance are being sent to investigate the matter.

KING GEORGE AND THE PRESIDENT.

PERING, April 7th. Sir John Jorden, the British Minister, accompanied by the Councillor of the

an audience of Legation, had

tho President, to whom the Minister presented King George's photograph and a national document (an autograph letter 1)

CLAN

CASUALTIES GERMAN OFFICERS.

LONDON, April 7th:

EDUCATION IN CHINA. French official Noto states that the In the absence of adequate funds, and German casualty lists to March 15th show availing itsdf of the clan spirit of the that their losses of officers amount to:tion proposes to encourage clax education Chinese people, the Ministry of Educa

0,025

Killed Wounded and missing....21,351

trol and organisation of industry in ons out of a total pesos strength of 5,903. man, the Government has apparently reThe casualties comprise 100 Generals. solved to entrust it to Committees.

MORE BRITISH TREASURY BILLS.

PETROGRID, April 7th. Austrian communiqués have been trumpeting successes, obviously with the

Mr. Booth, interviewed, denied that be intention of preventing popular dis was Mr. Lloyd George's business man. orders, but a communiqué isssued on the Ho said his committee could deal only A rainy day has been marked by appre-3rd inst. admitted that the Austrians had with guns rifice and ammunition. tiable progress cast of Verdun, where we been compelled to retreat a little. This Another committee has been dealing for ccupied the village of Gussainville and "Tittle 'retreat" really amounts to six- the past few months with high explosives, the summits dominating the River Orne tico mils, and comprises the whole and other matters, like clothing, hospital We progresssed further south in the region between Mesolaboroz and Uzsok arrangements, and transport services, dinction of Maizeray and captured more There have been two brilliant successes in tranches at Ailly and Brule Woods.

Frisoners state that six German battia the past week north-east of Czernowitz. tions were successively destroyed in the In the second, on the 4th inst, a Russian course of our recent attacks in Woevre. cavalry brigade, supported by infantry,“

We captured a peak south-east of Hartstormed a strong Austrian position and 400,000 OPERATIVES THREATENED maams Weiler and advanced beyond it, destroyed two Honved battalions after aļ taking prisoners.

SIR

JOHN FRENCH'S

BULLETIN.

MARKED INDIVIDUAL SUPERI- ORITY OF BRITISH TROOPS.

LONDON, April 6th.

desperate bayonet fight and captured n thousand prisoners.

PRZEMYSŁ ONCE MOKE.

PRISONERS AND BOOTY.

PETROGRAD, April 7th.

Field Marshal Sir John French's bullo. An official statement says that all the tii states;-It is still quiet, and the prisoners have been removed from srather has limited the activities of our Przemyal airmen.

We successfully exploded a miné in the region of La Bassee.

German artillery heavily bombarded our front in this region, but the superiority of the snipers on the left of the front secured the immunity of our working parties.

Our troops continue to show marked individual superiority which has cumulative effect of great military value. BRITISH CASUALTIES.

LONDON, April 6th.

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The latest casualties include the follow- ing:

Killed-G. H. Morrison, Second- Lisut. J. Stewart (Irish Guards).

Wounded-Second-Lieut. H. Bousfield (East Surreys), G. A. Boyle, M. Cope- ma A. Dampier, Second-Lieut. A. Dia- zond (Sherwoods), L. Dowding, S. Gud- giu, Second Lieut. A. H. MacGregor! (London Boottish), J. D. MacPhersoni (Cameronians), C. Massey, J. Savory.

Unofficially reported killed: H. H. 8 Marsh, Royal Engineers,

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would be dealt with eparately.

AMERICAN TEXTILE 241

INDUSTRY.

LONDON, April 7th, Applications for £15,000,000 Treasury Bills totalled £4,430,000. Tenders at £98. 76. ad. were allotted about one per cent. The average rate was £3 28. 18.

INTERESTING STATEMENT BY GREECE AND BULGARIA.

M. VENIZELOS.

ATHENE, April 7th, M. Venizelos, the late Premier, declares that he did not proceed with attempts to arrive at an understanding with Bulgaria when he learnt of the conclusion of the Austro Cerman loan to Bulgaria Bomo days later the Entente Powers requested

WITH IDLENESS.

WASHINGTON, April 7th, A Committee of the American Textile Manufacturera has told President Wilson that 400,000 operatives will be thrown out of work within sixty days unless a way is found of getting dye-stuffs from Grecce to assist Serbia immediately, offer Germany.

The Cabinet discussed the matter. 46 was explained that the same raw material Nine Generals, 2,307 officers and 113,890 is used to make dyes as is used to men have been sent into the interior of Russia. 5,800 sick and wounded, nonhle

make explosive, and it was hardly pos sible that Germany would consent to its

to he removed, are kept in the field has export. pitals and are being attended by 929 cap- tured mambers of the Austrian Army Medical Service.

LATEST MARKET PRICES.

LONDON, April 6th.- The latest market quotations are as follow:

ing a guarantee against danger from Bul Baria by the despatch to Marsdonia of one French and one British Division. In view of the opinion of the General Staff that the guarantee vas insuficient, Grupo declined the proposal, and the pourpar

lers ceased."

THE SERBO-BULGARIAN FRONTIER INCIDENT.

Captain B. O, Hutchison, H.K.V.O. (A.D.C. to H.E. the Governor), was "best-man."

The service was choral, and Mr. Den- man Fuller (organist of the Cathedral) was at the organ. The hynna sung were "O God our help in ages past," and "O Perfect Love" During the signing of tha register, Mr. A. J. England sang a solo, and afterwards Mr. Denman Fuller played Mendelssohn's "Wedding March."

On leaving the Cathedral after the ceremony, atr. and Mrs. King passed under a archway of swords, formed by sir.-P. PJ; Wodehouse (Deputy- Superintendent of Police) Mr. D. Bur- Haghain (Assistant Superintendent of Police in the New Territory), twelve. European Inspectors, and four Indian officers of the Police Force.

The reception was held in a large room at the IN. Hospital, which had been effectively decorated with tags and bunt- the congratulations of a host of friends. ing, and Mr. and Mrs. King received

During the old-fashioned literary exami-

Among those present in the Cathedral, or nation period, every tribe or clan in the

at the reception, were H.E. the Governor, interior had its own family or clan school for the education of the children Lady May, and Misses May, H.E. Major- of the whole clan, But with the advent General H. Kelly, C.B, Mr. Kelly, of the modem school system, which was and Miss Kelly, Commodore and Mrs, R. entirely managed by the local officials

H. Anstruther, Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, and city gentry, such clan schools have Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp and Mrs. Kemp,

in number. gradually defined

The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., and Mrs. Minister's idea is to encourage the wel Chatham, Hon. Mr. McIlvaine Messer thier members of the elan to open modern | (Captain-Superintendent of Police) and primary schools to take the place of the Mrs. Messor, the Rev. N., C. and Mrs. oficial schook, which are mostly impover- Pope, the Bev. C. L. and Mrs. Cooper the members of the clan. may arrange to and Mrs. Forsyth, Dr. and Mrs. Martyn ished. If circumstances so necessitate, Hunt, the Rev. Father Watson, Dr. support jointly a primary school of the Lobb, Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Dr. and Mrs. The educational inspectors and McKenny, Dr. and Mrs. Sauders, Mr. educational commissioners have already Justice Hageland, Mr. F. C. Jonkin, Mr. heen instructed to encourage and per and Mrs. H. W. Looker, Mr. and Mrs. suade the gentry to take up the matter at

E. L. Agassiz, Commander, and Mrs. an early data Peking Gazette.

Basil Tayur, Commander and Mrs. C. Beckivith, Surgeon and Mrs. B. Taylor, aad other members of the RN. Hospitel staff, Lt. Colonel Gordon Hall, R.A.MG.,

claui.

ANTI-JAPANESE MOVEMENT.

A PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE.

The following is a Presidential Man date issued last month :

The relation between China and Japan like that between the lips and tooth and the sine has been friendly hitherto Negotiations have been going on recently between China and Japan which will in due course coine to peaceful conclusion, since the Wai Chino Pu has been amicably discussing matters with HE. the Japanese Minister an Peking. Our mer chants and people, however, have mis understood there affairs and it is reported to me that some have started boycotting Japanese goods and indulged in aliterea tions with Japanese subjects residing in China. This is to be deplored. There are also bad characters who wish to take advantage of this opportunity to create disturbances; such conduct is doubly hateful, Now it should be well known that trade and intercourss by foreigners are rights conceded in treaties with the Powers and all who are so engaged are Entitled to protection. Our people, there- fore, should strictly adhere to these Treaty provisions. During this time of trouble in Europe, commerce is already at a low ebb; how then can we afford to wheat afloat 2,735,000, Argentine, lin- and declares that it was solely due to a which, if small in extent, will affect mer revolt of Serbian subjects of Turkish chants while if extensive, will seriously endanger the general welfare! These The Austrians threw many guns and seed, 48s. 9d. cellers; Guzera, 5331 9d nationality who afterwards sought, the facts are quite apparent to those who are rifles into the River San and these we are paid; Rosa Fe, 613. 3d.; hemp, 333 March, protection of Bulgarian territory Bil-clear in sight and judgment, All Chiang Chuns and Governors, who are respon recovering.

May, bellers; wheat, 10,900,000; linseed, garian soldiers tried to protect the Ser sible for local conditions in the provinces, 163,000; afloat, 333,000; lead, 233: tin, bian posts, Bulgaria requests Serbia to should, therefore, keep a strict and watch. 171; iron, 69s. Id. ; peas, 6s. April, May, prevent firing cn Bulgarian posts, value; linseed, 529. 3d value; oil, 318. The Serbian authorities say that they paid, buyers; Shellac neglected; rice do not desire to quarrel with Bulgaria, 947; deliveries BOYS. teas-China, but the latter must prevent difficulties for 2,016,000; deliveries 5,393,000, Java, Serbia being created in Bulgaria. 2,506,000; deliveries, 1,948,000; rubber, 2. 31d., copra 271 buyers.

Copper, 692; rubber, 25. sid. April and

LONDON, April 7th. Reuter's Agency is informed that the Bulgarien Note to Serbia repudiates the

Lieut.-Colonel and Mru Rayner, Major and Mrs. Stair Stewart, Major and Mrs. Wakeman, Major Evans and Capt. Heath, E.E., Capt. and Mrs. E. D. C. Wolffe, M. and Mlle. Liebert, Mesars. G. E. Anderson and A. E. Carleton (US, Consul and Vice-Consul respectively), Mrs. David Landial, Mr. and Mrs, J. W. C. Bonnar, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Grad- dock, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Holyoak, Mr., Mis. and Miss Dennison, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Dodwell and Mrs. Butlin, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Nisbet, Mr. and Mrs. Stodart Kennedy, Mr. E. A. Irving, Mr. A. F Wood, Mr. J. R. Wood, Mr. C. D. Mel- bourne, Mr. G. H. Woodcock, Mr. G. E. Sayer, and many others.

The newly-married couple sabioquently, proceeded to Taipo, and will later go to Japan, for the honeyincon. The bride's going-away drees was u blue charmeuse bodice and skirt, trimmed with old Limerick laes, with a large black hat with upstanding mandarin plume.p

The computation of the booty is not yet

have been counted. Many are service- finished. Up to the present over 900 guns

Depots of munitions are being dis [ May; selected, 774; Spelter, 363 nominal; Serbian version of the frontier ineiden let other troubles arise at this moment class, bras tea tray; subordinate mem

able. covered daily.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[MIROVON REÇTER'S AGENCY.]

SUBMARINE ACTIVITY.

AMSTERDAY, April 6th

The Telegraf has sanounced that two German submarines have passed through

the Scheldt en route for the North Sea.

It is announced that among the deal raiders were Turks and Austrians.

ful attitude and earnestly advise the people to desist from causing trouble and to forbid them to take any unreasonable steps. Care should also be taken imme diately to arrest any rebel who dares to disturb the public peace by taking advantage of the present opportunity, and severe punishment should be meted out so that in the end the general wolfare may be maintained and the country saved. from danger..

There was an exceptionally numerous and varied collection of presents, those of a public nature including: Ward- master and sick berth of the R.N. Hos- pital, larga marble clock, R.N. Hospital office staff pair of silver candlesticks; Catholic Women's League First-Aid

bers of the Hongkong Police Force, pair of silver candelabra and silver rosebowl; Police children, silver salver; Jemadars and Bergeants-Major of the Hongkong Police Force, pair of silver vaccs; Chinese detectives, pair of silver photograph frames, also E pair of valuable old Chine Vases, arcient Man darin's button." and

model of a Chinese Mandarin's reception room, in blackwood; Chinese detective office, à number of models of old. Chiress wea pons. E. the Governor And Lady May sant a beautiful Japanes embroidered rereen; the Hon. Mr. Claud Fovern (Colonial Secretary), a silver Salad tea- tray; and the Commissioner of Police im Canton (Lieut-General Tang Iu Kong), a silver toilet set.