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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY. APEIL 18TH, 1916

MOMENTOUS BATTLE IN

CARPATHIANS.

KAISER SAID TO BE COMMANDING ENEMY FORCES.

[THBQUORI BUDTER'E JGENCE.)

OUTRAGE BY SUBMARINE

MOREW.

FRENCH FLAG. TORN TO PIECES,

BURMARINE PÍRATS DEMANDE MONEY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.]

IRON CROSS FOR THE SULTAN,

AMSTERDAM, April 13th. Field Marshal von der Golz has pre sented to the Sultan the Iron Cross of the first class.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENDY.]

TREATMENT OF PIRATE

PRISONERS,

GERMANY'S IRATE PROTEST:

AMSTERDAM, April 13th. LONDON, April fath

A German Note to the American Ambas The crew of the French steamer ador

expreasts astonishment. and Frederic Franck, which was terpedeed indignation that Great Britain is not LOYAL COLONIAL MEDICALS, off Start Point and towed into Plymouth, regarding submarino prisonery as hon- state that the Commandor of the Courable enemies, and says that these when he boarded the steamer, demanded officers and men have acted as brave men money. On refusal, his crew ransacked in discharge of military duties. the vessel, seizing the provisions.

The German Government would be compeiled Commander examined the ship's papers immediately to execute reprisals. and then threw them into the sea, hauled

The

ECONOMIC CONDITION OF RUSSIA. down the French fing, and tore it to

UNITED

MINISTER'S ROSY PICTURE.

STATES AND

GERMANY.

DENUNCIATION OF COUNT BERNSTORFF.

RUSSIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

THE GREAT HATTLE IN THE CARPATHIANS,

BERMAN GENERAL STAFF TAKES OVER ITS DIRECTION.

GERMAN MASSED ATTACKS

ON: FRENCH,

CUT DOWN BY MACHINE GUN AND ARTILLERY FIRE.

PARIS, April 15th. The official Eye-witness describes the German attempt to recapture a redoubt at Beausejour. After a violent bombard

BAIKEN" BALD "TO DE PERSONALLY COMMANDING,ment our look-outs reported a massing

PETROGRAD, April 13th

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of Germans. Soon our machine-gun were sweeping the attacking forco, composed

pieces. Three bombs were then fixed in the vessel, and the submarine departed. Only two of the bombs exploded..

ANOTHER SCRAP OF PAPER"

LONDON, April 13th.

with loathing the insinuation that the The Note adds :~~" We can only reject German Navy, in contrast with the British Navy, wilfully neglected to rescue shipwrecked sailers."

LONDON, April 14th. A hundred doctor have been enrolled in the Commonwealth of Australia for service at the Front. The last batch leaves next week,

LATEST BRITISH CASUALTIES,

[POWERS OF A LIQUIDATOR. INTERESTING DECISION ON QUESTIONS OF PROCEDURE, The Puisne Judge Mr. F. A Haze land, gave his ruling yesterday on tựa points of procure which arose in cou nection with the case in which Mesara. Shewan, Tomes & Co., as liquidators of

Machinery Co. of 47, Queen's Road Cou- Router, Brockleman & Co. sued the

anter

tral, for the return of twelve sewing machines, or, in the alternative, the pay- ment of $514..

Mr. Shenton (of Messrs. Deacon Looker Deicon & Harston) appears for plainsails, and Mr. Vannys (of Messes, Denys & Bowley) is for the defendants. At the outset of the previous tearing M not produced any notification from the Dennys complained that the plaintiffs bud authorities showing that they were the LONDON, April 13th. liquidators, and he contended that they Killed G. Binstoed, C. M. Dyer.

had no cause of action as a result He further contended that no contract was Died of wounds: 8. H, Lomax.

broken, and that so long as they (the de The Note further requests the American

fondants) showed a reasonable effort to Wounded: W. F Coates, T. Horn-sall, it did not matter how long they Embassy in London personally to blower, M. Macpherson, R. Prentice, journed to enable his fordship to give s kept the machines. The houring was ad enquire into the treatment of submarino Colonel A. Schreiber, Second-Lieut. C. prisoners, and says that further proceed Horley (Oxfordshire Light Infantry), said Mr. Dennys contended that

ruling on the points raised:

His lordship, in giving his decisions The Captain of the torpedoed shipings against British officers who have Second Lieut. I. Muirhead

plaintiffs should be non-suited on

the Harpaluco publishes a certificate from the been provisionally placed under officers

following grounds: (1), that the plain German Minister at The Hague guaran- arrest will depend upon the treatment

tiffs have not proved that Messrs. hewan, Tomes & Co. are the liquidators of Reu accorded German prisoners, tocing the safe conduct of the vessel.

ter, Brockleman & Co.; (2) that the plaintiffs have not proved a breach of the PREMATURE PEACE TALK. TURKISH CAMP BOMBARDED.

conditions of the contract. It was sub- mitted that the breach must be of such d nature as would entitle the plaintifs, on PARIS, April 15th:

their own option, to terminato the con A communiqué anys that the battleship

tract and deprive the defendants of the St. Louis, with seaplanes, bombarded an

chance of receiving any benet under the important Turkish camp in the neigh-

defendants on both these points.

My finding is against-the---- bourhood of Gaza. GENERAL

(THROUGH BEUTAR'S AGENDY.] BRITISH WAR FINANCES,

of volunteers from all the German A MOST IMPORTANT DEPARTURE. Regiments along this front. Our artil-] lery also immediately came into action. Fow Germans regained their own trenches"

The German General Staff have taken over the direction of the battle in the Carpathians, and it is believed that the Kaiser is personally commanding from the rear of the Austro-German lines:

Five independent Austrian armies are

The Germans, in another atack, lost operating against the Russians who are more and more threatening the Hun-advanos trench. The French inunediately most heavily, but get a footing in an

farian plains.

countor-attacked, but the enemy, with An official communique says the battle difficulty, held the trench the night long in the Carpathians, between the direcNevertheless, German fresh rushes were tious of Bartheld and Stry, has develop broken by artillery and rifle fire

ed into one of great intensity.

The

Germans had crushed 400 men

into On the 11th and 12th inst the Russians

narrow space, and our heavy guna. progressed along · both banks of the

smothered them. The infantry charged, Ondava and, after a most desperate and only ten Germans escaped.

Our battle, captured three villages in the losses throughout were of the smallest, direction of Uzsok Pags, taking 2,700 priThe German failure will complete the soners and 20 machine-guns.

demoralisation of troops who have been The enemy, in great strength, deliver- already convinced of our superiority. ed impetuous attacks on the heights of

LONDON, April 14th.. The Gazette announces that from the 14th inst. Treasury Bills for three, six, or nine months will be issued at fixed rates of discount.

Financial writers state that this means practically unlimited issue of Bills, and

LONDON, April 13th. The American Preas considers the Pope's ples for peace to be premature.

Commenting on the report that the Pope is desirous of supporting any move the United States might make with a view to poate, President Wilson said there had been frequent intimations of this character but no formal communica tion had reached him. There was no basis for the report that the United States had been informed of the terms on which peace might be made.

AMERICAN DENUNCIATION OF. BERNSTOREF.

WASHINGTON, April 14th. The Press continues its vigorous den un-

says.

Watch)."

Missing: C. B. Bean.

THE EXPLOSION AT LERWICK,

(Black

LONDON, April 13th. The first explosion at Lerrick took place in a store, causing fire in an adjoining building and wrecking the store and other property Five were killed and many injured. Members of the Naval and Military forces arrived very promptly, and performed splendid rescue work.

THE GREEK EX-PREMIER.

Arasns, April 12th.

M. Venizelos is leaving for Sames. It is stated that he will enter political life after the elections, which are expected to give him a strong majority.

LATEST MARKET PRICES. is a most important departure in financeintion of Count Bernstorff, the German ing the war. It should provide the Minister, at Washington. The Sui

LONDON, April 13th... Copper, 72; selected, 80; Braziers, 90; Government with all the necessary that nothing more offensive or more

Spelter, 20; Gart-sherrie, 85; linseed, resources for a considerable time. There arrogant has emanated from any diplo

Argentine, good trade at 498, 3d, for May fore, an early issue of a new War Loan mat at Washington, The Tribune" says is improbable.

Couns Bernstorft has been trying to

and Jung, and 40%. ed. For July and force the Government to ask for his teatro August, both paid; Beaul

Bombay, 058. cotton New York Times suggests that Germany's sood, 1528 88. value Guzerat, 549, 3d. plight is so desperate that she is ceasing brown, 50%; to regard diplomatic courtesies.

BRITISH TREASURY PILLS. LONDON, April 19th, Tendera for £18,000,000 British Trea- sury Bills,

at six months, totalled £44,316,000, at an average rate of interest-

WASHINGTON, April 14th. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at

contract

tice, so I must assume that such

I was not referred to what was the prac

point has never been raised before. The practice which, in my opinion, ought to be followed in a case like the present one, is as follows:-Where the evidence which should have been called is of a formal-a unture that it was thought the defence would not raise the point, the proper order for the Court to make is to refuse to non-suit the plaintiffs, and for the Court to admit the evidence.

I

I will now deal with the second point. was first referred to the Common Law, that whore to time is mentioned in a com tract, the time to be allowed must bo reasonable time, I would now refer to exhibit 3 where it appeared that the de- fondants were allowed six months to sell 460 machines. Therefore, six months would be an unreasonable length of thro to sell 14 machines.

I will now refer to the words in cons signment? în Exhibit 1. Mr. Fiskin, formerly a clerk in Reuter, Bockleman & Co., gave evidence as follows:-"In consignment means that we hand tho machines to our clients and they have to be sold and the money paid to us as soon na the machines are cald. Things given in consignment can at any time be returned.

3d seller Prin, 628. Gd.; Rosa Fe, 619, livery from the Onger Machinery Cos

hemp, 32), sellers, Myro Bolams, s. 9d. iron, 66. 11d.; wheat, 62, April, May; stock, 11,000,000; peas

Koziouvka and south of Yolossate, but/FURIOUS (STREET FIGHTING. of £3.14s. 4d. per cent. Tenders at Washington telegraphs that the United 51s. April, May, value; linseed oil, 333

were repulsed with enormous logs.

The enemy in Bukovina, on an exten- give front in the direction of Zalostehiki, made furious attacks on Saturday night in torrential rain and impenetrable darkness. Our infantry received them with the bayonet and repulsed tham,

HOW THE FRENCH TOOK A VILLAGE.

PARIA, April 13th. Details are published of the capture of the village of Gussainville, between the Meuse and the Moselle, on the afternoon. of the 4th inst. Without warning the

2s. 4 were allotted 64 per cent,

A ROSY PICTURE,

FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITION OF RUSSIA.

LONDON, April 13th. The Russian Minister of Finance,

Several German attacks west of the French artillery opened fire on the interviewed, gave a rosy picture of the

Niemen have also been repulsed,

FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT

(TREOUGH REUTERĴ8. AGENCY.}

WORK.

States has sharply replied to the German Note protesting against the supply of armaments to the Allies, and emphatically declares that the stoppage of shipments would be an unwarranted breach of neutrality and also unconstitutional.- THE OUTPUT OF MUNITIONS.

LONDON, April lath.

paid; rice, 482; deliveries, 519; jute-1,257 deliveries, 2,03; for ten there is een- competition at par, and a "farthing advance; rubber, 28. 3. copra, 27.

[FROM MANILA PAPERS.] PANAMA CANAL BLOCKED. U.S. FLEET TO PASS THROUGH IN JUNE.

appointed a strong committes to deal The Times says the Government has

WASHINGTON, April 4th. with the whole question of the organisa blocked traffic in the Panama Canal. tion of the output of munitions it will

An earth slide in the Culebra cat has

enemy's positions in and Bround the financial and economic condition of hamlet. A company of Infantry in two Russia. He said that the people do not successive bounds drove the Germans feel privations from the war owing to from their tronches to the village. the Government allowance to the families Another Company vigorously attacked of soldiers, which is greater than the SUCCESSFUL BRITISH MINE- the flank, and reached the middle of the soldiers' wages. Consequently many look village. An anxious moment followed

upon the war as a peculiar Godsend, andOffice, Admiralty and the Board of Trade when the German reservo company. are putting money into their pockets. Mr. Lloyd George will be the Chairman

the assistance of

The prohibition of vodka had also helped The first meeting will be held to-day tachment that was surrounded in the to promote the prosperity. Money which

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE DRINK QUESTION,

LONDON, April 14th.” No definite decision has yet been reach- ed on the Drink questou.

LONDON, April 13th. Field-Marshal Sir John French, in al "Bulletin, says that the situation is

unchanged. The British have performed some successful mine-work in the region of Armentieres, but the enemy's attempts) were abortive.

came to

A

I would further refer to the following: words in paragraph 2" Payment for auch machines has to be made cash on de

This means that the machines are to be sold at the defendants' stor in Hongkong,

store.

state that they had sent these machines to the defendants'

In two letters.

Swatow.

This suit stands adjourned until the 21st inst,,

LOCAL SPORT.

HONGKONG TENNIS

TOURNAMENT..

YESTERDAY'S GAMES.

The following were the results of the. games played last evening:-

Handicap Singles, "A" Class, first round: Hattorfey, Smith (owe 3/6), de- feated Hamilton (awe 2/0), 0—4, E1. be representative of the Treasury, the Wardrop Flora of war in Marof (rec, 15), 6-0, 3-5, 6-3. Abraham (owe. Handicap Singles, B Class, first LATER. Nearly ships of war in command of round: Muriel (res. 3/6), defeated Cocks paas through the Panama Canal carly 6-1, 6-4, Larkins (rec. 15), defeated 15), defeated Leigh-Bennett (owe 2/6), made today. The fleet which is to piss Gare (rec. 15/1), 8-6 8-3. in June, according an anouncement through the Canal will consist of 21 Handicap Doubles, first round: Lind- battleships 22 torpedo-boat destroyers, sey Woods and Woodcock (rec. 16), defeat one seout cruiser and two light cruisers, ed Weall and Mitchell (roc. 1/8), 8-0,

The passage of this fleet through the 6~1. Canal will mark the formal opening The

flot will then proceed to San Francisco.

NICARAGUA IN THE THROES OF REVOLUTION.

village, and atempted an enveloping was formerly wasted on drink is now movement: The enemy, in-houses, being either spent on the secessaries of resisted desperately. It was imperative life or saved: The savings deposits in- to finish them before fresh reinforcements creased by 100 per cent.. An abundance arrived, and an offer, at the head of 50 of grain was available, which should THE SOUL OF FRANCE. MINE WARFARE IN ARGONNE, men, led an assault. They were twice

obliged to throw themselves flat on the command a good price when the foreign ground to avoid a murderous hail of markets were opened,

STIRRING SPEECH BY FRENC as they were shortly bullets from quick-firers, before, inexpected to be.

PREMIER Today's communiqué says:—

magnificent spurf, they captured-the first There has been some copropading from house. Encouraged by this success, ather

The Minister explained that the recent tho sen to the Aine,

sections that were brought up completed increase of 30 per cent. on Customs

PARIE, April 13th.

4.40 p.m.

Mine warfare continues in Argonte.

We captured a tronch to the east of the work, capturing the houses. There duties was intended partly to replace the were furious hand-to-hand struggles, but loss of revenue due to the prohibition of Berry-at-Bao.

by night fill the whole village vodka. He did not believe the increase captured.

of duty would interfere with foreign trade, On the contrary, he expected an important development in this quarter, which would replace that formerly in

The day has been comparatively quiet between the Meuso and the Moselle. WeAVAL ACTIVITIES. have at several points come into contact with the enemy's entanglements.

PARIS, April, 14th

12.55 am.

The evening communiqué says:--- The day has been quiet along the whole front.

We consolidated the various positions won at various points last week.

Aeroplanes succesfully bombarded military sheds at Vigueuilles, and scatter- ed a battalion on the march.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.J

-"* WAYFARER" DOCKED.

LONDON, April 13th. The Wayfarer has been docked at Queenstown.

Gerinan hands. ̈

BIPLANE BROUGHT DOWN The crew of the Wayfarer state that

IN HOLLAND, they had just dined, at about 100 miles

AMSTERDAL, April İsl off the Scilly Isles, whom a terrible explo-

The Telegraaf reports that a biplane, All the boats were speedily launched, and the crew believed to be German, has been brought rowed for two hours in a heavy ren "down by rifle fire while flying over the dit- LATER.trict of Goes The two aviators, will he Seven of the Wayfarer's men perished. interded..

sion occurred in the hold.

WASHINGTON, April 8th. A revolution has broken out in the republic of Nicaragus and the U.8.9. Chattanooga has been ordered there to PARIS, April 15th.

protect American and foreign interests. Opening the Council Gentral, the JAPANESE TO ADVISE CHINA, Premier, M. Viviani, in the course of as eloquent speech, said that Germany was Japanese lawyer, has been offered and

WASHINGTON, April 5th.. Professor Okada, the distinguished completely ignorant of the soul of has accepted the post of adviser to the France, and was Dow suffering punish Government of China. ment for her crror. She thought to find

found instead a wall of iron and heroic a nation disunited and frivolous, but

resistance, against which she broke her best battalione. This wall was now moving gradually, pounding the Ger mans as in a mortar, France, he declared, was prepared to add sacrifices to sacri

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fices in order to achieve her end.

AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN.

MELBOURNE, April 13th. The trade between Australia and Japan is increasing by leaps and bounds,

AMERICAN ADMIRAL'SADVICE

TO YOUNG MEN.

NEW YORK, April 30th.'

– Professional Pairs, first round: Maas and. Hewitt defeated Raworth and Gold ney, 6-2, 0-7 Major Fachaie and Capt. Hattersley Smith, (w.o.). N

Mixed Doubles, first round: Mrs. Mac farlane and Wodehouse (rec, 15), defeated Miss Kelly and Murphy (owe 16), 6-3, G. Mrs. and Mr. Stark (owe 3/6), defeated Mrs. Gibson and Franks rec. 2/0), 6-2, 7- Mrs. Lindsell and Wood

Black (scratch), defeated Mrs.

and Ormiston (ree. 15/3), 6-2, 6-2.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. HONGKONG F.C. BEAT TERRITORIALS.

The game between the Shropshire LL (T.) and the Hongkong F.C. last evening was one of the most wretched exhibitions of football seen this season. The Shrop ebires took the game very serioully, some- what too seriously in fact, and the Rear Admiral Williant Sheffield Cowles frequently than is usual in Hongkong. referee's whistle had to be used more U.S.N., retired, addressing the members In their exciterion and keenness the of the American Genealogical Society to visitors were not quite so careful about day, urged that every young man in the their tacties as they might be, and the the Navy for a few days each year dur game was not a pleasant one. United States by compelled to serve in

. In the ing stated and specified period, early part of the exchanges there were Admiral Cowles address was on aval sides, but the play quickly orgenerated. sume Bashes of good football on both preparedness, and he discussed a number But for a brilliant display by the Shiop of suggestions for strengthening, the pre-

sent aval defences of the United States shires keeper, the Territorials would Colonel Edward P, Glenn, U.S.A., was probably have been several goals down, also one of the speakera He spoke after but they managed to run the Club to an Stalker and Admiral Cowles and cadorsed his senti odd goal-two to one. ments, adding: When the Navy fails, (from a penalty, for heals notched Pennell scored for the Club and Joces

the Shropshires' point..

God help us!