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THE

GERMANY ON

WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 10th, 1975.

DEFENSIVE.

AN AUTHORITATIVE ADMISSION.

SUBSTANTIAL FRENCH GAINS.

ENEMY SUSTAIN HEAVY LOSSES.

EASTERN CARGOES ON INTERNED

STEAMERS.

IMPORTANT AGREEMENT FOR RELEASE.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

M

THE FIGHTING IN MOSELLE

DISTRICT.

FRENCH GAINS CONSOLIDATED.

PARIS, April 8th

1.55 1.m

To-day's communiqué says:- The results obtained between the Meuso ad the Moselle have been everywhere Confirmed.

Rains soaked the clay soil in Woevre a great depth, readoring the more ments of artillery difficult, and prevent Eng shells from exploding.

GERMANY ON THE DEFENSIVE.

AN AUTHORITATIVE GERMAN ADMISSION,

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

THROUGH BUTER ́S ·AGEZET.]

GERMANY'S SO-CALLED

BLOCKADE,

A LEAN WEEK FOR THE SUBMARINES.

{THROUGH BEUTER'S AGEKOY.]

GERMAN

SHIPS INTERNED IN NETHERLANDS-INDIES.

AGREEMENT FOR THE RELEASE OF CARGOES.

LONDON, April 9th. LONDON, April 9th.

An agreement,

sanctioned by the The Admiralty statement the British Government, has been reached between merchant vessels Aunk by mbmarines dur- the London Chamber of Commerce and

RUSSIAN FRONT

(THROUGH BEUTER'8" AGENCY.] IMPORTANT TACTICAL SUCCESS BY RUSSIANS.

க

POWERS OF A LIQUIDATOR. CASE AT THE SUMMARY COURT

At the Summary Court yesterday, Messrs. Showan, Tomes & Co., as liquida tore of Reuter, Brocklemann & Co., sued. the Onger Machinery Co. of 17, Queau's Road Contral, for the return of twelve

PETROGRAD, April 9th. A communiqué announces that the Rus sians in the Carpathians have' progressed in the Valley of the Onduwa, dislodging sawing machines, or, in the alternative, the Austrians.

The Austrians and Germass, consider-Looker, Deacon & Harston appeared for Shenton (of Minera. Deacon,

$517.

Mr.

ing the week shows that the week has been the owners of sixteen vessels interned at /ably, reinforced, attempted to develop an plaintiffs, and Mr. Dounys (of Menara

for the Germans the least sucessful ex-Padang and Babang whoroby cargo cept ono since the commencement of the balonging to British Allied and Noutral so-called blockade. Only five small ves- merchants will be released on the follow- sels were sunk, these having a total ton-

ing quditions of payment: nage of 7,904. This is exclusive of five

75 per cent of the freight, where it

offensive at Mezolaborez, but were ro pulsed with heavy losses,

tactical success near Uzsok, where they The Russians scored an important

aro crossing the principal ridge of the Carpathians.

Dennys and Bowley) was for the defen- dants.

that the plaintiffs had not produced any Mr. Denny's, at the outset, complained

notification from the authorities shewing that they were the liquidators, and ho

cause of action. -

small fishing vessels with a total tonnage has not been proviously paid, is the CHINESE TELEGRAMS. therefore contended that they had no

of 914.

Despite the Enstor holidays, the total arrivals, and departures of overseas steamers was 1,234

GERMAN PIRACY AND MURDER.

REPLY TO ENEMY'S VERSION OF "FALABA" OUTRAGE.

LONDON, April 8th. The Official Press Bureau crushingly replies to the Germans, who are trying to excuse themselves of murderng the passengers of the Falaba. The Burcau LONDON, April 9th.

statement says that the Falóba was un-{:: The semi-official North German Gezette armed, and it is untrue that sufficient publishes a wild article on the war which time was given to the passengers and crew le supposed to emanate from a higli mili- to escape. The submarino fired a torpedo tary source and is evidently; designed to at short range, making absolutely cortain allay the anxiety caused by the French that there must be great loss of life. The advance in Argonne and the Vosges and action must have been committed know- the Russian advance in the Carpathiaus ingly in order to produce that result Lt loudly proclaims that the Germans are The conduct of all aboard the Falaba prepared to meet the great offensive was excellent. whenever it comes, and in our defensive

we will deal a deady blow to the aggre We consolidated and maintained all sor, including the British Empire, which Sur-gaios, despite counter-attacks, of, is cracking in all its joints." Mytraordinary violence.

This is noteworthy as the first authori The Germmm ab Les Eparges were tative German admission that Germany ig #specially violent in their last counter-on the defensive. attack, which was made by one-half of

the Regimento, This was completely epulsed. The enemy sustained enormous Rosses, corpecs covering the field.

were

Three hundred Germans who momentarily able to advance beyond the Germanes were" mowen dowr ̈by} machine-guns, and none escaped. We progressed at Bois Brule.

FIGHT ON THE YSER.

BELGIAN VICTORY OVER THE GERMANS.

TRUTH WILL OUT,”

IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY THE KAISER,

LONDON, April 9th. Tha Kaiser_has_axorused his cratitude to the Reichsbank for so opportunely pre- paring for the eventuality of war.

This is in startling contrast with the argument of the Germans that the war was forced upon them.

SUPREMACY OF FRENCH AIRMEN.

A RECORD OF MAGNIFICENT WORK.

LONDON, April 8th. Reuter's Correspondent states that the Belgians drove the Germans from the western side of the Yser in complete

LONDON, April 8th. disorder. They captured a machine-gun The French Eyewitness says that and ammunition. The enemy showed amidst the more glorious and more effec Ettle activity afterwards on the Belgian tivo deeds of the Army at large the front.

activities of the airmen have been tem- MARKED PROGRESS BY THE Porarily in the background, but the fine

FRENCH.

PARIS, April 9th.

BRITISH

payment of 4 per cent of the invoiced. value of the cargo to cover pur and refuge expenses. Precautions are to be taken to prevent payments before delivery of the cargoes.

Delivery is only to be refused if inacres- sible and in order to obviate any conceiv able difficulty in regard to inaccessibility, it is desirable that all cargo owners should communicate with Messrs. Harrison & Crossfield, who are the Eastern agents of the London Chamber of Commerce.

In referenes to vessels bound to or from Australia interned at Java ports, the Sydrey Chamber of Commerce it conduct- ing negotiations.

ESPIONAGE IN ENGLAND,

CASES OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE

TO BE TRIED.

[FROM THE "CHUNG NGOI SAN PO."] JAPANESE MINISTER'S

PROTEST.

Mr. Shenton said that if his lordship was going to decide against him on sả frivolous a point he would carry the mat ter further.

PEKING, April ath. Choiting-kom, an official in the Foreign Mr. Donny's then remarked that he Office is alleged by the Japanese Minister contended that no contract had con to have communicated information regarding the negotiations to foreign broken. They had received the machines Press representatives, and a protest on for sale, and so long as they showed u the subject has been lodged by the reasonable effort to sell it did not maticn Japanese Minister.

how long they kept the machines.

A KWANGTUNG OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT.

PEKING, April 8th. Lionhing-tong bas Financial Director in Kwangtung. »

been appointed

HONGKONG BOY SCOUTS,

A CENTRAL HALL TO BE PROVIDED.

The Scout movement in Hongkong has developed most promisingly of late, and the urgent and increasingly felt aced for a central places of meeting caused the enthusiastic hoads of the movement in the Colony to seek ways and means whereby the necessity could be obtained,

LONDON, April 9th. Three spies have been arrested" and TRAWLER BLOWN | charged, with communicating Nival and

UP.

Military information by writing in invisible ink to various addresses on the Contirent. The onses are declared to bother, R.N., Commander Basil Taylour, of grave importance, and will be tried in the Civil Courts in camera, under the amended Defence of the Realux Act, probably by the Lord Chief Justice.

LONDON, April 8th. A Grimsby trawler, the Zarina, has been blown up in the North Sea, and the crew of nine are missing. Other trawlers saw the explosion. It not known whether the explosion was caused by a torpedo or

& mino.

GENERAL.

{THROUGH REVTEK'S AGENCY.)

ITALY AND THE WAR PREPARATIONS-AND A

PRECAUTION.

ROME, April 8th. The Syndic of Rome presided over a meeting, attended by all the principal notabilities, which established Citizen Committees to supervise all the resources of Italy in the event of mobilisation, expecially in connection with finances, public services, and medical needs. The. Committees will sit permanently, and call

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ITALY'S POLICY IN THE BALKANS.

IN CLOSE AGREEMENT WITH ENTENTE POWERS.

LONDON INSURANCE

MARKET.

QUOTATION AGAINST GERMAN"

ON OF HOLLAND

LONDON, April 9th, Insurances have been effected in London at 40 guineas per cent, agaires a Ger- man invasion of Holland,

THE FIRE ON "LA TOURAINE,”.

To-night's list gives the names of 1,039 officers and men, including 347 killed. The chief sufferers were the Devons, the Leicester, the Irish Rifles, the Black Watch, the Highland Light Infantry; and the Leinsters,

meeting was held in the drawing- room at the Hongkong Hotel last, even- ing, at the initiative of Major Bowen, AP.D. (Cried Scoutmaster) for the purpose of discussing the project. There wore prosent Commodore R. H. Aastru

Evans, R.E., Lieut. Kennedy, 18th B.N., Major Bowen, Captain P. E.

Infantry, Mr. and Mrs. E. Ralphs, Mrs. J. Edwards, G. E. Roylance, and J. M. Rayner, Miss Skinner, Scoutmasters A. Braga, Mr. E. Farrell, and four Patrol leaders from St. Joseph's troop..

His lordship intimated that he would give a ruling on the point raised in re- ference to the letter of authorisation; that the plaintiffs had no right to sue.

Subsequently, Mr. Young, of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co was called by Mr. Shenton, and he produced a lotter which he said gave his Arm authority to act as they had done as liquidators.

Mr. Donnya then said that if the case was going to be delayed for that evidenco to be admitted, he would made an applica tion in regard to the question of costs of the first hearing.

Eventually, after hearing legal argu- ment, his lordship adjourned the case to enable him to give a ruling ms to the authority of the liquidators,

The case was accordingly adjourned,

THEFT OF NAVAL STORES.

SECOND DAY'S. HEARING.

The case was resumed at the Criminal

Sessions yesterday in which five Jutions are charged with extensive thefts of Ad- miralty stores between August 14th and December 28th, 1014. The men charged are Gul Mahomed (watchinan), Gulan Mahomed. (Bergent in the Naval Yard Police), Johan Khan (watchman). Raje- wali (watchman), and Mahomed Khan

Major Bowes, at the outset, expressed the regret they would feel as the loss of Commander Taylour, who had done most valuable work for the movement. He (Lance Sergeant in the Hongkong Fulico); took over the Wolf Cube" from Miss They are indicted on three counts Skinner, who started them shout six larceny, and also with receiving the goods months ago, and did good work in a short well moving them to have been stolen. time, They would be glau to-bear-that

the Naval

Captain Frape he consented to take his All the watchmen with the exception of place. (Applause) As they knew, he Johan Khan were employed

Major Bowen) would be leaving shortly, authorities. and his place would be filled by Lieut. Kennedy, whose commanding officer, Major Nicholson, had promised to help him. (Applause.)

The then

B. Johnson, of Messi. Dennys & Bowley) Mr G. Alabaster (instructed by Mr. prosecuta; Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner) appears for the second defendant, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin the third and fifth defendants. The first (also instructed by Mr. Gazdinor) defends

man

guilty.

Speaking on the question of the pro. posed Hall, Majar Bowen said it was cot INCENDIARY IN CUSTODY OF

merely a desideratum, but successity. The Scouts must have some central place MILITARY AUTHORITIES.

is undefended. All plea ofi of asserably for the whole of the troops, not different meeting places for indivi- PARIS, April 8th.

The jury empanelled is as follow: dual troops, They had for some time Messrs. E. E. D. Sassoon (fureman), M. The man Swoboda, who is charged with looked out for a likely place, and a fund J. Danenberg, J. Toppin, A. V. Harl, M. causing the fire on the French finer Lawas started for this purpose about a year Mahomed, M. A. dos Santos Gorses, and

ago. About $1,300 was collected, but the J. M. d'Eca. for the co-operation of all citizens.

The German Consul at Naples, inter-Touraine has beep handed over to the conditions stipulated by the donors as to Several of the defendants gave evidenco the disposition of the money wore such on their own behalf. The second defend- viewed, said that the Conses of the chief Military Authorities: He is an Austrian that very little was left over for the pro-ant, Gulen Mahomet, said that he had cities in Italy were advising Germans oo

posed Hall Ultimately, with the cordial formerly been in the Indian Army, and BRITISH CASUALTY LIST. astane of Major McHardy, who was hail takes part in the Chitral compaign leave Italy. These instructions, he de- weather and longer daylight have per-

very keen, he approached the Military for which he had reasived the medal. He LONDON, April 8th.

Authorities, and succeeding in obtaining gave an absolute denial of the whola mitted a recrudescence of aerial opera-clared, did not coms from the Germen

The latest casualties are as follow:-.

the lease of a piece of ground at the back charge, and explained that the Chinese tions, of which the French have taken the Government direct, but was a measure of

of the Detention Barracks, which, when boy who had given evidence against him Kalled E. Meyer, J. Nash (East Sur- the brushwood and trees had been had a grievance. One day he defend- The evening communiqué slaten :--

fullest advantage. This is best illustrated precaution, as it would be difficult for

moved, would provide a central and ant) saw the lad taking wood from the rey Regiment).

suitable site for the Hall.

Naval Yard, and he caught him, took Despite persistent bad weather, there by the record of one day's operations, German families to return to the Father-

Wonaded: E. F. Cawston, Lieut. F. A. Chief Engineer (Colonel Baker-Browa) on the back of the head for his peccalillo

away the wood and gave the boy a blow, havo been fresh successes between the When 45 reconnaissances and 20 range land in the event of a declaration of Clifford (Royal Engineera), D. M. Hall undertook to let them have the ground as

corrections, besides numerous splendid war by Italy.

an encroachment at the nominal rent of of the second clefendant, Mr. Potter took In the course of the cross-aziniration Meuse and the Moselle. A night attack

which Fraidy in at Eparges enabled us to make a fresh thousands of arrows were dropped on

3 a year, making a stipulation that they objection to one of the questions ma by many bombs and

might be turned out at any time if the Mr. Alabaster and remarked n this cont bound of advance. We maintained pro-railway stations and encampments over

ground were required by the Military nestion: Authorities, which stipulation, he thought, that we have a fudge who will stand be It is fortunate, sommer, grese notwithstanding threo violent a wide front, both day and night, were

was not likely to be enforced. Major tween the Crown and the prisoner Pyne was also very sympathetic, and drew The first defendant alleged that the a rough plan of the proposed hall, but clothes which were found in his box were from lack of funds the actual lease of the his own property. He had purchased. ground had never been drawn up. They them from an European who told him had had the use of it, however, on two that he had purchased them at auc cccasions. The proposed building would tion sale be 50 ft, by 30ft, and would be most The fourth defendant gave a ppg and drawn up a plan, and he said that he which he also claimed to have purchased suitable. A Chinese contractor had also randling statement, in the course of thought the Hall would cost $1,800 to the goods, which were found in his box, erect. At any rate a snill sum of 22,000 the Naval Yard. The Storemaster, he from an European the Storemaster of would be sufficient Fittings, gymnastic this amount probably by about a fifthed to have greatly assisted his uncle with appliances, lighting, etc., would increase alleged, took the things from one of the ships laid up. This defendant iso claim- The Hull would of course be for the use of the clothes which he had purchased. the whole of the Scouts-seniors juniors, and even Cubs of three years. (Laughter.) statement, his lordship remarked: "He Whan the defendant had concluded his Sir Paul Chater had been approached on is a most dutiful nephew, Mr. Jookin.” the matter, and was very sympathetic He agreed to start a fand, stipulating lordship. (Laughter.) that it should be under the patronage of The Chief Justis-Greater love hath Lady May, and that Mra Stabb should no man than this, that he gave his life be the Hon, Treasurer of the Fund. Maj. for his uncle. (Laughter.) Bowen suggested that a Committee ba formed to raise the money required, and place it to an account at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, under Mr. Stabb He thought the building should be pro- When evidence regarding identification ceeded with as soon as possible, and it was being given in the course of a trial would certainly be a boon of it could be at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, Mr. erected before the next winter. For his . G. Alabaster said that his friand Mr. own part, he was glad to be able to debion parade by the Police had not been Potter had suggested that an indentifica for this last Scout ection" in Hongkong

counter-attacks.

carried out, In addition to these duties Already we have counted over 1,000 Ger- the airmen have engaged in numerous

man corpses.

Further coath, near Morville in a lively infantry action, we wiped out a German company.

In Bois d'Ailly and Bois-le-Montmario we carried more trenches and fepulsed two counter-attacks.

Since April 4th, bewoon the Meuse and the Moselle, wo have gained north-eaut und cast of Verdun on n front of 20 kilo

duels with German aviators, many of whom have been brought to the ground. The supremacy of the French aviators over the enemy is indisputably established

ASPHYXIATION BY GAS,

NOVEL METHODS AGAINST ALLIES.

kans conforms at all points with that of the Entente Powers, with which it is in close agreement.

THE NEAR EAST.

· [THROUGH NEYTEN'S AGENCY)

Rous, April 8th. Conversations between Italy and Servia A semi-official Note states that the are reaching an agreement regarding the Adriatic. Italian diplomacy in the Bal SITUATION AT SUEZ CANAL.

LONDON, April 8th. An official telegram from Caird says that a small body of Turkish Cavalry BIRTHDAY OF KING OF THE was observed yesterday to the north-east

BELGIANS.

of Kantara. A few shots were exchang ed, and the enemy retired. All acroplaas reconnaissances show that there are no other troops within reach.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S

GREETINGS.

LONDON, April 9th. Eye-Witness, in a message dated April metres from one to three kilometres and 6th, "says that the Germans on several becupied the heights dominating the occasions pumped blazing oil and pitch We carried on the into the French trenches in Argonie.

WASHINGTON, April plh. course of the Orme

President Wilson has cabled to the King heights of Eparges almost the whole of According to prisoners, they are prepar

ing an even more novel reception for us of the Belgians greetings and an expres- the strong position held by the enemy on if we advance, proposing to asphyxiate sign of his friendship and goodwill on the the plateau commanding Combres and us with poisonous gay compressed in steel occasion of His Majesty's birthday. retained the ground captured, despite cylinders, placed at various points along numerous violens counter-attacks near St. their line. The gas is heavy, and will be

We captured the entire south-spread along the ground without dissipat-| western portion of Bois d'Ailly and ing quickly.

The Eye-Witness further says:-Our "between Bois de Montmarie and Bois-le-

Mihiel.

{HAVAS SERVICE.) AUSTRIA AND PEACE.

PARIS, April 8th

A message from Rome says that in

a German Headquar are commenting on the persistent rumours

Mr. Jenkin-Yee, I suppose he is, your

Bubsequently the case was adjourned until Monday.

THE TURKISH ARMY.

AMSTERDAM, April 8th. An official Gazette published in Con- stantinople calls up all those who

arms

sho bad hitherto not been liable. for ili tary service, including lads, the defence of the coasts and frontiers and wished the project every success. conducted fairly, and he desired to being Captain Evans agreed to arrange for autid Tughter, observed that he had rebutting evidence, The Chief Justice,

are

able

to benig

Pretre, we won on a front of eight kilo guns on the 1st inst. made several hits on spite of official denials, the newspapers Also all immigrants, three months after the construction of the building, and it geldont heard of a criminal trial whore Imetres a distance of three kilometres. ters and wounded were afterwards which are prevalent about Austria seck arrival, ate hable to serve for the dura was left to the various Scoutmasters to the defending barrister did not have

The Germans suffered heavy losses.

a house sheltering

removed from the house,

ing for a separate peace.

tion of the wat

collect fands from their friends and those something to say about the Police, interested.

who were, as a rule, very fair.