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THE

WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 2123, 1915.

NORTH SEA SHIPPING.

TRAFFIC BETWEEN HOLLAND AND

BRITAIN SUSPENDED.

BRITISH SUBMARINE ACTIVITY.

ALLIED FORCE LANDED IN TURKEY.

FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT,

[THROUÒN KEUZER'S SCENUT)].

SURVEY OF THE SITUATION. BRITISH MOTOR MACHINE GUNS PEPPER GERMANS.

LONDON, April 22nd. The Ryo witness at the British Head quarters, in the course of some details concerning the fighting on Hill 60, near Ypres, says that heavily charged mines exploded under a German trench, bury ing 150 men. We immediately rushed into the German line. The attack was so sudden that hardly encountered resist

ance.

[THROUGH KRUTER'S AGENCY.]

GOVERNMENT WHEAT

CORNER."

A SUBSTANTIAL SURPLUS.

Lexpos, April 22nd.

RIOTS AT TRIESTE.

THE TRUE VALUE OF SPORT.

(BY A CORRESPONDENT OF THE TIMES."

A few days ago it was announced that Mr. Kenneth Powell, who had distin-

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| athletics, had been killed in action. There

IZEROUGE ZEUTER'S AGENCE.]

SLAUGHTER NEAR YPRES.

STIRRING ACCOUNT OF THE

| FIGHT" FOR HILL 80.

LONDON April 22nd. Accounts of the British success near The first cargo of 4,800 tons of choiceguished himself in many branches of Ypres, published in Paris, show that it white Karachi wheat, 10th May loading, have been any references to his death in developed into a bigger action than was has been sold under the Government the newspapers und in private letters. All of these dwell on the affection he ins anticipated. The original object was to scheme at 67/-per quarter c.i.f., inclusive pised in terms far exceeding conventional seize a ridge where German snipers had of war risks. The lack of white wheats from expressions of condolence; and in most of them there is a regretful. allusion. to been busy, The first onset-was-com- other sources is a factor in the good prics his not having devoted to lawn tennis the pletely successful. The casualties were realised.

It is believed that the transactice.

time necessary for doing his powers juse:

amazingly few, the msistance being weaktion leaves the Government with a sub-

This is to assume that the time taken: to turn a first-class lawn tennis player owing to the tremendous explosion, caus-stantial surplus The chartering of ton into a champion is time well spent, and it ing perhaps the biggest crater seen in the age is progressing, and several steamers points to a misconception of what lawn tennis, and sport gonerally, has to offer. The Germans shelled and counter war. One hattalion entered the crater have been secured for loading Karachi We all want our man to win while we watch him play; and we should be prigs attacked throughout the night, but they with the loss of a very few men from wheat at 50/- a ton.

indeed to weigh abstract questions at the were beaten off. On Sunday morning the chance shots, and fresh troops were rush-

moment that he has his enemy by the thront. Most of us, too, will confess to Germans mnde a determined effort, ed up at nightfall and worked strenuously

haring harked back with heart burning assaulting in force with close formation. to organise the daaraged trenches, but the

VENICE, April 22nd, to the catch Cambridge missed or to the pass forward,which lost Oxford a try: Hand-to-hand fighting ensued.

German guns having the range of the hill

Anti-war niols are reported to have nevertheless, at the present time we At this juncture our motor machine-rained shell and shrapnel all night, in occurred in Trieste owing to the scarcitybably have devoted a few seasons to law

realize that Mr Powell, who could pre-

guns rendered invaluable service. They ficting heavy losses. At dawn the Ger- of food. The police were stoned and the tennis if he had so desired, showed his were rushed to the front and peppered mans charged vigorously.

Their masses

windows smashed.

good sonse in declining to do so. There was probably a much closer connexion than the advancing mausts, which were raked were decimated by shrapnel, and theyTHE PERSIAN GENDARMERY. tween Mr. Powell's attitude towards spurt the writers of the memoirs recognized be with shrapnel and artillery, The Ger- were mowed down by Maxim-gun and LONDON, April send.

and the popularity to which there is steh mans were besten off with heavy loss, but rifle fire. The enemy réforined and con- The official statement for the week

abrondant Testimony. they were continually hurled against the tinued to advance with desperate courage. ending the 21st just shows” that, one

position throughout the day, obtaining More than once they reached the trenches British merchantman and one fishing |

a slight foothold in one section. The at the foot of the bill, where they wore vessel were sunk by the Germans, out of

advantage was momentary, however, for met with the bayonet. The fight. was 1,510 arrivals and sailings.

they were immediately dislodged in a most furious all day, but the enemy bayonet-charge. Our losses were heavy, retreated at nightfall, leaving heaps of but the German losses were far greater. dead and wounded in front of the British The enemy's stubborn resistance was due to lines. The British losses were heavy, hut the importance of the position of the hill, not so great as anticipated. commanding a large portion of ground as far as Zillebake...

SURVEY OF SITUATION IN FLANDERS.

#AVAL ACTIVITIES.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

BRITISH SUBMARINE

ACTIVITY.

IN HELIGOLAND BIGHT.

AMSTERDAM, April 22nd.

A Berlin communiqué says British sub- tayings have repeatedly been observed En Heligoland Bight. The Gorman Forces

attacked them and sank a hostile submarine on the 17th inst. The destrac- tion of others is probable, but has not been completely ascertained.

A SIGNIFICANT OFFICIAL

NOTIFICATION.

NORTH SEA SHIPPING MOVE- MENTS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.

AMSTERDAM, April 22nd-

An official British notification has been issued that all shipping movements between Holland and the United King- dom have been temporarily suspended. It is hoped shortly to resume limited Birgo and passenger services. Special brrangements are being made for maile No explanation of the notification is

afforded,

THE DARDANELLES OPERATIONS.

THE GERMAN SUBMARINE

** BLOCKADE.”

MEAGRE RESULTS:

GERMANS CAPTURE-

NORWEGIAN STEAMER.

LONDON, April 2nd.

The Norwegian steamer Brilliant, -bound for-London, has been captured by

Germans.

ANOTHER

TRAWLER SUNK.

· DASTARDLY ATTACK ON CREW.

LONDON, April 22nd.

The trawler Enver was torpedoed by a German submarine, and the crew wore shelled after taking to the boats.

THE TORPEDOING OF A

GREEK STEAMER.

INDIGNATION IN GREECE.

ATHENS, April 22nd. The torpedoing of the Greek steamer Allia Ponton by a German submarine has caused the greatest indignation in Greece, and will probably lead to a claim against

Germany.

THE NEAR EAST.

(THROUGL; REUTER'S AGENOT.]

THE BATTLE OF SHAIBA.

ENEMY'S LOSSES. 4,000.

LONDON, April 2nd.

QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.

LONDON, April.Wnd.

TILE SERIOUS EIDE OF SPORT, As we all know, there are certain

King asked what was being done e Patterson, for instance, used to join In the House of Commons Mr. Jusph players who can hold their own in first- class company without practice; Mr. W. replace Swedish gendarmiery officers with he had been playing since May; but few tha Kent eleven in August and bat as if drawn from Perein.

are so gifted. With the modern develop ment of sport-the highest-distinctions any reserved more and more for those to whom sport is the serious busitres of lifa; und it is not possible to regard, say, the con- trol of a ball as a serious business without losing the sense of proportion, which is on factor in good fellowship. Cham- pionship cups hold heady liquor, and it is not everyone who can quaff it oper toxicated. The champion is offered

A little scese To monarchize, he feared, and kill with foots,

Sir Edward Grey replied that the whole organisation of the gendarmery had been thrown into confusion, owing to the persistent failure of the Persian Government to provide regular payment The Eye-witness proceeds to survey the

for the force. In the present circums general situation. The troops of our

truces, His Majesty's Government were Army in Franco have increased immense

not prepared to provide funds as they ly in numbers and in the perfection of

had done previously.. At present there equipment and armament.

While gen.

were no Swedish Army officers, active or erally in no way inferior, they are in It is officially sunounced that the many places superior to the enemy, even victory at Shaiba, in Mesopotamia, Swedes serving as private individuals, reserve, serving in Persic. There were

in a form of warfare for which we proved even more complete than we had

who might, however, shortly return to originally word least prepared, namely, hoped. Not only did the enemy abandon

Sweden. The possibility of the reorgan siege operations, involving mining, motor-cars, gun ammunition, and wag- sharpshooting, and the throwing of gons, but independent reports show that isation of the fore, was engaging the explosives at short range. The Germans the retirement was a rout: The Turks attention of His Majesty's Government, had hitherto been at a great advantage, in fight were molested by turnenat tribes-FUNERAL OF BARON AND

wen

having ready at band troops trained in

There are persistent rumours of the mining, in the use of high explosives, in searchlight work, and especially in suicide of Suliman Asteri, the Com bodies of sharpshooters, who are provid¦ mander-in-Chief of the enemy's forces. The entire Press condemns, the torpedo with telescopic-sighted rifles. TheyIt is now estimated that the enemy

also possessed technical equipment in the losses amount to 6,000.

ing as an act of barbarism, The Embroi says that Greece's real reply will be #NO OCCASION TO WORRY ABOUT given in a low days.

THE DELAY."

PARIS, April 22nd. M. Augagneur, the Minister of Marine, has returned from a tour in the north of: France, in the course of which he met Mr. Churchill. In an interview with a cortes-

AIRSHIP ACTIVITY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CROWDS WATCH BATTLE IN AIK.

LONDON, April 22nd. An aerial battle, lasting for two hours.

on Tuesday, along the Rhine, in the vicinity of Bale and Tatein, was watched

way of mine werfers and various ballis The Turks in this direction are now all tio machines, throwing every kind of to the north of Khamsich, more than 20 missile, as well as pumps for spurting blaz-

miles from Besra. ing oil and pitch, which were the outcome of careful experiments in anticipation GENERAL. of the war for which they have long since been preparing

[TARQUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. J.

A

BEATING THE GERMANS AT THEIR OWN GAME. RECRUITING SATISFACTORY.

Despite initial handicaps, we are Leat- ing the Germans at their own game. We have obtained a mastery of sniping to such an extent that our men are able to

"NUMBERS. MAINTAINED WITH

AMAZING REGULARITY.”

LONDON, April 22nd.

But his flesh is not brass improg- nable" The time soon comes when it yields to younger flesh and harder, sinews, and then his occupation is gone. The man who has made sport his business is aa apt

marringe; and for this, if for no other to find life empty after 40 as the pretty woman who has preferred dirtations to

reason, Mr. Powell's choice was a wise

one.

He saw that the part was greater than the whole; and those who knew him. will maintain that he obtained -from

sport every one of the good gifts that sport can offer-exhilaration, self-control, health.

But the devotion to sport has a national as well as a personal aspect. A few youra BARONESS DE REUTER. ago Mr. Rudyard Kipling aroused antag- onism almost inarticulate in No fury by LONDON, April 22nd.

writing that Englishmen contented their The funeral of Baron and Baronces de souls. With the flanelled fools at the wicket and the muddied pals at the yard in one grave. Beside the family the There are signs that sport is less generally Reuter took place at Kingswood Churchgoals. Today his tirado would be received in a more chastened spirit, and

attendance included representatives of regarded as being from the national standpoint an end in itself. Not that the Press Association, the 1:ava's

the terms fools and wals are any more Agency, the Potrograd Agency, the acceptable then they were the names which used to catch the eye in the score- Associated Press of Americas and the sheets, appear too aften in the casualty

·Daily Mail, the Chairman and members lists for that-but those who believe in sport are coming to rely more on argu- of Reuter's staff past and present. There mont and less on invective. The single word un-English is no longer regarded was a mays of wreaths from Allies as a conclusive retort. We find the playe Agencies, and Renter's branches and coring of Association football defended 197 respondents all over the world.

Among the messages of conilolence received was one from Mr. Kencomori,

pondent, M. Augagneur said that one of the principal objeds of his conversation with Mr. Churchill was to discuss the best large crowds. Four Allied airmen walk outside the trenches with compareIn the House of Commons Mr. Tennant, the Japanese Commissioner of Finance:

means of hastening the forcing of the Dardanelles. There was no occasion for the public to worry over the delay. The desired result would be achieved before

long.

ALLIED

TROOPS LAND AT

ENOS.

LONDON, April 2ad.

German Wireles reporte state that 30,000 Allied troops have landed at Enos amidst a heavy cannonade from warships and Turkish batteries.

Telegrams from Athons state that the Allied warships are bombarding the Gallipoli peninsula.

THE "MANITOU" INCIDENT.

LONDON, April 22nd.

In the House of Commons Dr. Mac namars (Secretary to the Admiralty) explained that the Vanitou was stopped by the Turkish torpedo-boat which escaped from Smyrna. Eight minutes. were given the troops and craw to aban don the transport. Three torpedoes were fred at her, but all missed. British. destroyers attacked the torpedo boat. He added that while the troops were leaving the transport two boats capsized, one of the davits breaking, and the other over-

crowding. There was nothing disquiet ing in the incident.

were attacked by superior numbers, and retreated, but they were reinforced and pursue the Germanis.

BRITISH AIR SERVICE. DEMANDS OF NEW ARMY TO BE

MET.

Estimates, said that Lord Kitchener has atthorised him to say that recruiting during the past few months has been mast satisfactory, and the numbers had been maintained with amazing regularity, Hel was candident that when he appealed to the nation for more men they would come with the same readiness and promptness.

Mr. Tennant mentioned that`100,000

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

SINO-JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS.

PEKING, April 2nd, The negotiations between China and Japan have been suspended pending instructions from Tokyo,

the ground that workingmen must liave some relaxation if they are to antinue to supply the nation's needs at the high preasure existing at present. And as for racing, it is being carried on, we are told, hot as a sport, but as an industry.

EFORT AND BUSINESS.

It is a great advance that the di bo generally recognized and admitted, and perhaps when the war is over we shall have come to regard sport as what it is a struggle in which victory is of no intrinsic value.. What matters to the nation is how its man hears himself in the struggle, not whether he wins it. For the victory may be the result of soms peculiar dexterity which can serve no national end-the knack, say, of making

good fighter-the endurance, the resource, ball twist; whereas the virtues of the the coolness in playing to the score, the capacity when hard prossed to make the

tive safety. Even within short range in the course of a statement on the Army CHINESE TELEGRAMS. tinction betwen sport and business should? the hostile line we are able to harass the enemy and give him little rest by means of shells, bombs and sniping MorsHy, the spirit of our Forces is better than it ever was before. Our success at Neuve Chapelle actually produced marked drop in the sick rate. General LONDON, April 22nd.

cheerfulness is encouraged by concerts, In the House of Commons Mr. H. J. cinematographs, variety shows, boxing Tenuant (Under-Secretary for and foolball matches, whenever circum

War) affirmed that all was going well with the stances permit, while the fullest use ja Air Service. The difficulties of training made of the inspiriting influence of mer and manufacturing material were music. Thousands of mouth-organs and being splendidly overcome. He consider penny whistles have been distributed at od that the new Army would be adequate ly supplied with aeroplanes. Precan- tionary measures were being taken in view of anticipated plagues of flies and insects in the warmer weather. Bacterio- logists were busy combating spotted fevar, and he hoped and believed they would overcome this dangerous scourge.

Mr Tennant paid a glowing tribute to the spirit of the troops, their valour, and their courage.

men had been raised by individual efforts CHINESE SUBSIDIARY NOTES. met of such technical skill as he post ossicis

RUSSIAN FRONT.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FUTILE AUSTRIAN NIGHT ATTACKS.

the front..

FURTHER PROGRESS IN ALSACE.

PARIS, April 23rd.

1.20... The evening communiqué, states : --- . Near Langemarck, to the north of Ypres, the British repulsed two attacks. German counter-attacks on Hill 60 have finally failed. Their violence was appar ently due to the desire of the enemy to repair a defeat which German communi quis denied. The enemy's losses wero greater than indicated yesterday,"

emphasised the efficiency of the Army

in France. The regularity of the arrival

[FROM MANILA PARCES.]"

CHINA AND JAPAN.

APPEAL TO AMERICA BY MISSIONARIES.

PENING. April 2nd. The Bank of Chies has been authorised of supplies evoked admiration, the medito issue $5,000,000 in subsidiary notes. cal and sanitary arrangements were wonderfully controlled, and the health of the troops was remarkable. The cagerness of the men in training in Great Britain to get to the front was universal. The Under Secretary concluded:- Lord Kitchener re-emphasised the importance of a limitless supply of artillery ammuni- tion."

LATEST CASUALTIES:

LONDON, April 22nd. A German attack at Bagatelle, in

Killed H. Deleping, V. Leitch, L. B. Argonne, was repulsed. We carried twacLeod, C. E. Parker linca of trenches in the Forest of Apre- mont, near St. Mihiel, at a place called Died of Wounds: E. M. Graham. Cow's Head, which was & disagreeable Died: Lieut. R. Whiteside (Army Ser salient before our position. Very many vice Corps). were German dead were left on the ground. Wounded?

PETROGRAD, April 22nd. A communiqué states that the Aus trians made night attacke Telepotch-Rumaina front, but repulsed...

on

the

PW. Glachlan, E. M We continued to progress along both Dixon (Cheshirea), 4. C. Hart (Northum The Russians, counter-attacking with banks of the Fecht in Alsace, gaining the bayonet, drove the enemy back with ground eastward in the direction of berlands), G, Hayhurst Franes, and H. heavy loss.

Metzeval.

C. M. Howard.

theso are his for all purposes, national as well as personal. And it is because thes and athilar qualities are developed by sport that we do well to cherish it as Ta national beritag

BRITISH PRIDONERS SHOT.

The Daily Express of March 22 states: Friedrich Hanler, who recently deserted from the Bavarian army owing to the WASHINGTON, April 18th. illtreatment he received from officers, American missionaries in China have etates that in December last, the German

word cable to resident shot 30 British prisoners, including Wilson asking him to interceda in the several officers. The majority were shot. regutiations between China, anil Japan of Wonvist between Nynian and Warne The cable is in the form of an appeal ton on the order of Major Hoffman, the and is signed by netically every order being carried out by List American raissionary by this. The tabled Neumichle memorialaaks the America continue to bolal

The cable characterizes the Japanese demands upon the Chinese Republic as acts of aggression which will eventually constitute a menace to the United States should they be complied with.,

DEATH OF AN EX-SENATOR.

PROVIDENCE, April 18th. Nelson W. Aldrich, a former member of the Senate and the co-author of the Payne Aldriah tariff bill, is dead at his home at Warwick Neck, near this city, He was 74 years old.

FRENCH ADVANCE IN ALSACE

The Times of March 29th dwalls upon the importance of the French capture of Hartman Weikerkopf, the last spur of the Vosges thrast out towards Mulhausen. Hold by the German, it barred the French advacies into the plain of Alsage Since they took it on the 19th January. the Germans had transformed it into a fortress, wing iron cables to hoist the guns and mortars to the summit. French advanced up an almost nerpen- dicular hillside, foot by foot, with pick. and shovel.: