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THE WAR.

GERMAN · FRIGHTFULNESS."

AND BRITISH MAGNANIMITY.

A CONTRAST IN METHODS.

DRINK EVIL AND EQUIPMENT OF FLEET.

ADMIRAL SIR JOHN JELLICOE'S UNEASINESS.

FRENCH BOMBARDING METZ.

VAL ACTIVITIES.

THROUGH REUTER'S ACKKÖY.].

NAVAL ACTION IN NORTH SEA.

TWO GERMAN TORPEDO BOATS

BUNK.

“BRITISH DESTROYER. TOUPEDECO.

LONDON, May 2nd.

The Admiralty announces that a series

(THROUGH EZUTAR'S AGENCY.]

SUBMARINE ACTIVITY.

SEVERAL SHIPS TORPEDOED

LONDON, May 3rd.

A French steamship, the Europe, torpedoed and sunk off the Scilly Isles. on Saturday. The crew of eighteen were

rescued.

THE HONGEONG DAILY PRESE, TUBEDAY, MAY 1, 1915

THROUGE BEUTRE'S AUNKOR.] FRENCH BOMBARDING FORTS

NEAR METZ.

LONDON, May 2nd. Yesterday the French bombarded the forts on the Bouthern front of the en-

trended amp at Metz.

SITUATION UNCHANGED.

PARIB, May 2nd.

4.45 p.

[HAVAS SERVICE],

A DEPUTATION FROM FINLAND.

PARIS, May 1st.

from

A Parliamentary deputation Finland to Paris to zcoiprocate in the presence of M. Poincarn and Cardinal Amrite the undestructable feel- ings of love, strengthened by the joint

CHINESE TELEGRAMS. THE TERRITORIALS ENTER-

TAINMENT FUND.

[220M OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CHINA'S REPLY TO JAPAN'S DEMANDS:

Tho Chinese Not

Today's communique says:-The situa struggle for the triumph of civilization revised demands was presented on Satur-remembered that an offer was echt to this

tion along the whole front is unchanged. NOVEL GERMAN WAR WEAPONS:

PARIS, May 3rd.

1.20 aim

The evening communiqué statos: North of Ypres an attempted German attack on our right was immediately checked. There is nothing new to report on the British front."

At Maucourt, in south Chaulnes, eighty Germans, armed witli shears, and grenades, Brownings, and knives attack ed. Most of them were killed, and some were captured. In the valley of the Aisue and in Champagne the enemy used various appliances, which were ineffective, namely, glass tubes which upon breaking diffused an odour of other, incendisay

The latter-hung-over the enemy's lines. bombs and gases emitting greenish smoke.

German counter-attacks in Bois-le Pretre were immediately arrested, and here we retain the whole of yesterday's gain

The crew of the Europe were bf small affaire cecurred in the vicinitysquccsed into a small boat Asub of the Galloper and North Hinder Light marine shelled the steamer ineffectively

ེར། །; A Lowestoft trawler came up and rescued

We have continued to bombard the whips on Saturday! :

though pursued by

southern entrenched camp at Netz in a The destroyer Recruit was sunk by a the crew

most effective manner. Fire was noticed submarine, and two German torpedo submarine, three of whose shells fell boats were chased and sunk by a division round the rescuing trawler. The sub-at the barracks and on the railway. of British destroyers after a brief run marine eventually torpedoed the Europe. ning light.

The German torpedo-boats. had previ- pusly torpedoed and sunk the trawler Columbia, of whose crew only one deck band was rescued. This man was picked up by another trawler. The torpedo boats were chased by the destroyers Lajurej, Leonidus, Lawford, and Lark, and sunk in about an hour. The British Destroyers suffered no casualtica.

Two German officers and 44 men were rescued and taken prisonem. Four of

wero pery and 91 mes of the Recrurit Baved.

An Ipswich telegram ways the Regraït Mendeavoured to ram the submarine, which eppeared suddenly, but she was torpedoed amidships

A trawler named the Dany hurried up and rescued 30 of the crew. A torpedo yvas aimed at "the Daisy, but it” missed. The Daisy left a boat for the rescued men,

who rowed off, but were backed by a submarine and four of the occupants were wounded.

A Division of British destroyers ramo up and two chased the German torpedo boats while the others kept a look-out for submarines

The German torpedo-boals were quick- ly finished, and the British lowered boats

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and rescued the survivors.

GERMAN DESTROYERS ATTACK TRAWLERS.

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the

Five fishing boats discovered an Ameri- -win-tank steaner, the Gulf Light, abau- domed near the Scilly Isles on Saturday, and towed her all night in a thick fog to Scilly. The crew had been rescued by patrol boats, with the exception of the Captain, who had died from shock, and two men, who jumped overboard.

A trawler has brought to Kilrush nino survivors of the attamer Fulgent which,

THE BOMBARDMENT OF DUNKIRK.

AN EXPLANATION.

LONDON, May 2nd. The French Embassy announces that a Germany deserter repurts that Krupps engineers have been busy for the part two months mounting a long-range naval gun near Dixmude.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AUSTRALASIANS”

MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENTS.

· CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES.

LONDON, May 2nd.

The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Winston Churchill) wired congratulating Sir R. Munro Förguson (Governor-Gen- eral of Australia) and Lord Liverpool (Governor-General of New Zealand) on the brilliant and memorable achievements of the Australia and New Zealand troops: at the Dardanelles.

Sir R. Munro Ferguson replied:......" "fo the admiration of a British Tar is an honour worth having "*

Lord Liverpool replied: It is source of great gratification to everyone in this Dominion that their tropps are closely connected with the arduous opera- tion with the Royal Navy, to whom the Empire ones so much."

- BRITISH CASUALTIES.

day.

It reviews the negotiations and sets forth the concessions made from time to time in response to Japanese pressure, and it submits counter propomlet

A meeting of several of those interooted in the proposal for showing some little hospitality to the Territorials who are now in our midst was held on Friday evening, and it was provisionally decided to JAPAN DISAPPOINTED.

arrange for the men to go to a cinemato graph entertainment once each fortnight PEKING, May 2nd.

and to entertain them at a smoking con- in reply to Japan'soort on alternate weeks. It will bo

paper by me of the local cinemas to admit the men for 20 cents each, but, in addition to that, of return tramway fores from and to qourne," their

the Penk will cost another 20 cents ahead. At the smoking concerts refresh- With regard to Japan's twenty-fours and cigarettes will be provided, and in this connection it may be men- revised demands, China offers to agree tioned that the British and American romise the transfer to Japan of the Tobaco Co., Ltd have generously Gorman rights in Shantung, provided intimated their willingness to contributo 3,000 cigarettes for the first concert and to furnish subsequent supplies at reduced The Japanese Ambassador sikh rates. An account has been opened at the understood that China had withdrawn Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in the this proposal. If persisted in, he must name of the Territorial Entertainment withdraw his recent offer for the restora- Fund, and Major Hawkins, Commandant of the Shropshires, las consented to, act

the status quo.is restored.

tion of Tsingtau, pa ni

number of ports (trade centres] in Mongo lia, and to give the Japanese the prefor so in the matter of railway loans, also to give them the preference in the case of loans for which local taxes are offered

Ind G. S. Archbift have undertaken

Respecting Manchuria, China agreed to as treasurer, while Messrs. R. P. Thurs

feld. certain alterations in the phraseology of

the duties of joint hon secretaries. the demands. China agreed to open The Fund up to date amounts to $120. During the present week subscription- lists will be issued, but in the meantime on shall be happy to continue to reviva any contributions which our readers may fool disposed to make ja token of their

who have placed the call of their King appreciation of the patriotim of the men

and Country before all else. At a modest estimate at least $:00 month will be required to carry out the programme out- lined above and to provide the men with footballs, materials for writing home, otc. Amount previously acknowledged 8495 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gould TERRITORIALS AND

As &curity, The Note omits reference to Japan's demand for the right to engage io farming and manufacturing enter prises.

Regarding the Hanychping demands, China accepts the principle of co-opera-

tion.

The Note repeats that the demands affecting tho Province of Fukien mest

LONDON, May 2nd. Killed:-T. Bainbridge, G. C. Barber G. Blackett, W. Coulson, G. Eykyn, B. Farrell (East Yorks), A. Garton, B. W. Hitchins, L'Anson, L. V. Johnson, Second Lieut. A. Kent (Northum- borland Fusiliers). C. Kynoch, Abe treated separately, and, with regard Little (Durham Light Infantry), W. to the railway concessions Japan, socks, Marshall, (Durham Light Infantry), Eit is stated that these form the subject N. Mather, Major H Matthews (York of a definite agreement with the British.

Mr. Lin, tho Chinese negotiator, shire Regiment), J, T. Monkhouse, H. G, Morris, E. Mortimer, J. Nancarrow, F. intimated that the were the maximum

EASTERN PAY.

25

THEIR

SHIRT SOLD FOR FOOD! Remarkable complaints

position of Territorit regarding the

mado in the House of Lords recently?

Lord Crewe, in reply to Lord Harris, said the pay Territorial officers serving in India was the same as that of officers with the Regulars, with the simple excep favour of Territorial officers the R. A. M. C.

for serving with torials in India, he added, was also the The pay of privates with the Terri- same as that of the Regulars shilling

both cases.

This is believed to be the gun which has O. Nash, B. H, Richardson, Second Lieut concessions which the Chinese Govern- tion that there was a slight balance in was torpedoed off Skellgis, Kerry, en bombarded Dunkirk, Bring a range of 21 J. Rogers (Durham Light Infantry), R. ment were prepared to make

Saturday, and also the body of the Captain, who was shot. The remainder of the crew are missing.

..

New York, May 3rd. The torpedoeing of the Gulf Light by German subinerine, and the loss of the Captain and two of the crew has created. a profound stir in official circles, Tho newspapers sternly demand the firmest measures.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

mikes.

Only nine shells were fred in the second and third bombardment, and it is believe] that the gun has been damaged either by its own fire or the activity of French aviators in the neighbourhood.

RUSSIAN FRONT.

between Libau and Vilna, German

J.

Mr. Hioki, the Japanese Ambassador H. Owen (Duke of Wellingtons), F. L..

the Japanese Rolleston (London Rifle Brigade), G. Heaid he was very sorry

Government would be disappointed. Shaw, C. Theilmann, J. O. Wilson,

Died of wounds:-J. P. Beringfield,

No referenco was made to further.com-

E. R. Bowden, Second Lieut. C. Carewferences. (East Yorks), Second Lieut, F. Lydd (Liverpools),

In

the Mediterranean-Died wounds

E. Fethertonhaugh.

of

and the deductions were the same in

Lord Selborne, said many, letters had been sent by Territorials from his county who were serving in India, complaining. that they were much worse paid than they were at home.

Some of them asked their parents to send them money in order to enable them to live properly," Lord Selborne de HỤN,clared. "One had sold his shirt and

boots in order to obtain Food.”

PAMPERING PRISONERS,

ONE MILLION A YEAR FOH

PRISON SHIPS,

SECOND BATTLE OF YPRES.petrols appeared on Saturday in the (3th East Yorks). Ninety-one are Terri. the hire of ships in which to intern Ger-1

STRONG ALLIED COUNTER-

ATTACK TURNS THE TIDE..

LONDON, May 3rd, Eye-Witness at Britosh Headquarters,

vicinity of Libau, and German torpedo- boats on Saturday visited the Gulf of Riga.

torial officers.

[FROM MANILA PAPERS.]

man prisoners.

KAM

(No. 8.)

SHANGHAI RACES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.Ì

LONDON, May 3rd GENERAL ACTIVITY,

Lord Crowe promised to have the -Casualties" dated April 28th include 30

matter inquired into, and Lord Lons- PETROGRAD, May 3rd. officers killed and 103 wounded and mis The British public will read with some-downe expressed pleasure at this promise. The Territorials," said Lord Lans Aa official communiqué statos: Enemy ing. Among the killed are Brigadier thing verging upon stupefaction Dr. Mac downg, have produced a, splendid im detachments occupy the Shawls region, General Haster and Colonels H. W. Famara's admission that £86,000 a month pression in India by their appearance

Hitching (Manchesters), and G. H. Shaw (or £1,000,000 a year) is being paid for and behaviour."

K-AM- At a time when the scar- city of shipping is sending up the cost of every necessity her, the British Govern nient takes a large tonnago off the freight If the Hague. market to house the Huas, Conventions which the Germans have studiously disregarded-forbid the me of work criminal prisons, many of our houses are half-empty and might have But for been utilised for this service. some mysterious reasons the Governmput scems determined to spare no expense on its prisoner. Country houses are taken over and redrained wad fit.ed with elezi tric light und every convenience in their The conditions in our prizen

Fighting continues west of the Niemen.

A strong Austrian offensive in the region BACK TO THE BRITISH FLAG. of Czenkowice was checked. -Austro-

in a despatch on the 20th April, says tint German attacks in the Carpathians were

GENERAL.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

a strong Anglo-French counter-astack case repulsed. the morning of the 28th along the whole line from Steenstrate to the cast of it.

Julien, accompanied by a violent boin- The trawler Barbades arrived at. Yar-bardinent, marked the turning-point in mouth in a damaged condition and with the battle of Ypres, definitely, checking the Captain wounded as the result of the enemy's offensive, and gaining some

ground.

On

LONDON, May 3rd.

counter with a German torpedo-boat destroyer off the Belgian coast.

Guns concentrated on both sides poured in a great volume of fire. This British

LABOUR DIFFICULTIES ON THE CLYDE AND TYNE.

ADMIRAL JELLICOE'S

UNEASINESS.

WASHINGTON, April 25th. Captain Robert Dollar, the head of the ateamship line bearing his name, has an nounced that his entire fleet of freighters will go back to British registry. Advices to this effect were received bere yester- day.

In a public statement just made Cap tain Dollar stated that the effect of the La Folletio Seamen's Bill was to make behalf

a present of the Facine trade to Japan. camps are superexcilippt. This would be So far as he was concerned, he declared, all very well if the enemy treated the his steams would again be placed annbappy Britsh officers and men who have fallen into his hands in the same der ho British flag.

way. Unfortunately, we know caly too well that ho does not,

TH. 11 DELLES OPERATIONS.

We are indebted to the Jockey Club for the following results of the first day of the Shanghai Race meeting, yesterday :---

1-PAPER HUNTERS' CUP 4 mile

Mr. Ezra's Rosewood (Job-stone). I Mr. Demet's Moratorium (Hill) Mr. Grayland's Claremont (Rome)... a

Time, 1.28 4-5, 2-CRITERION STIXES. 1 mile.

Mr. Launerton's Bornits (Rowe) Mr. Elms Moana (Hill) Mr. Morrise Castlefield (Stewart)..

2.04 2-5.

3-THE G PLATE mile.

Mr. Evelyn's Sir Derek (Heard)...... Mr. Robson's Petco (Birkill).. Mr. Thomson's Roland (Muller)..

Time, 1.29 1-5 4-THE CATHAY CUP. 1 mile.

Mr. Durger's Concesion (C. R. Bur-

kill) Mr. Jackson's Suffolk (Vida) Mr. Ezra's Neptune (T. Ezra)

Time, 3.11 4-5.

LONDON, May 3rd. The Barbados brought the sole survi- infantry .00 the Right atormed the

A White Paper has been published vor of a crow of seventeen belonging to trenches close to St. Julien, and gained which shows that Admiral Bir John the Columbia which had been torpedoed; the southern outskirts the village. Jellicoe wrote to the First Lord of thờ"

We wish to see our captives dealt with THE PO-MA-TING CUP 1 milo. March 26th, expressing Several treaches to the west of the village Admiralty m also a German bluejacket.

according to the best traditions of

Mr. Evelyn's Sir Victor (Heard)..... But British humanity and decency.

Mr. Durgor's Bazaar (Burkill) ..... The Barbados used two small guns to were aleo captured, representing aura uneasiness with regard to the

Winsome and Hasty's Buzzard (Hill). The joint statement issued by the War there should be some approach to reipre

In many of the German prisons

Time, 2.07.4-6. ̧ advanes of 700 yards, but the enemy' labour situation on the Clyde and the resist the torpedo-bost.

Batish soldiers are not permitted-o---THE HART LEGACY CUP mile.".

Sir Paul's Coronet (Burkill) [Tho lost British destroyer Recruit was extensive use of gas and machine-guns Tyne. The efficiency of the Fleet was so Olies and tue Admiralty regarding the city. one of the older class. She was of 355 caused a retirement at certain points,

affected that he had previously felt it his operations at he arganelles published ceive or buy tobacco, fuit, and tinned ex

Mr. Kadoorie's Durbar Chief (Vida) Mr. Elmis Mahatma (Heard). tors, and carried one 12-pounder and five

Time, 57 1-5, In the meantime the French recaptured duly to telegraph on the subject. Reuter's message yesterday) concluded aics. In others English hooks are pre- 6-pounder guns.

7-THE JOCKEY CUP. 1 milo.

Mr. Evelyn's Sir Nigel (Grayrigge) Mr. Uto's Nomadic (Schoch) Mr. Ezra's Gamester (J. 1. Ezra).......

Time, 2:04 3-5.

The Laforey, Leonidas, Lawford and Zarb were of the modern"L" class. They are of 965 tons, and carry three 4inch gune.)

{HAVAS SERVICE] =

LAUNCH OF A FRENCH DREADNOUGHT.

with the patimation which heuter omittcuibited. to raasi, vis, that the next phase of the operations will be dealt with waen compiese, and not in daily communiqués."

Lizerne, and progressed along the west docking and refits of destroyers took twice bank of the Canal. The losses on both as long as they ought owing to labour

dißeul:ies due to hearted working. sides were heavy, the fighting being large-

Rear-Admiral Tudor (Third Sea Lord) ly open. Our artillery had an excellent

in a report on April 2nd caclosed recom mark in the German close formations.

An aeroplane factory in Tokyo, has madations by the, Captains Superinten A general counter-attack on the niter-

just turned out a number of aeroplanes dent of the Clyde, the Tyne, and ele of the Tsuzuki system for the Chines noon of the 27th ult. enabled us to pro-where, and by Directors of Transports Government, says the Japan Chronicle. PARIS, May 1st. gress for an hour, but the Gormaña elung |

and Naval Equipment that the probibi-On April 21st a trial flight of the new A French Dreadnought has been success stubbornly to their positions, using gus fully launched at Bordeaux, in the pre- The situation at nightfall was much the tion of the sale of spirits was necessary machine was carried out in the factory compound in the presence of Mr. Lán, Chinese Minister in Tokyo, and members sence of the Secretary for Marine, M. same. There was a complete lull on the in order to secare a full output.

Rear-Admiral Tudor added that parital of the Chinese Legation statt This is Augagneur. The new Dreadnought is to 28th utt., the enemy being apparently

Elsewhere nothing impor measures as regards intoxicants were une the first Japan-made peroplane to be bear the name of Languedee, which is the exhausted,

exported abroad, likely to prore successful. name of an old French province..

tant occurred.

The only method of improving the unpeosary and capricious res-ric

ions is for the British Government 10 withdraw from German prisoners in this country the privilege of reading German Looks and smoking until the German ults are relaxed. There is me more need for such action as the British prisoners in Germany are being stinted of food in u e dermans will neither issue a suffi- manner which is ruinous to their heal h it ration nor, in certain camps, allow e sen to purchase or receive eatables. nduct of our Government in failing tobain accurate and authorizative in eration as to the treatment of British ders in Germany is not understood is country and is bitterly rested in Cominions. It is almost as unintel- l as the coddling of the Fun and the ration of such dangerous enemies as

Werner von Ow-Wache, derf Sally Mail!

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8. THE KIANGSU CUP. If mile.

Mr. Lamerton's Marengo (Rowe) Mr. Morrins Cornfeld (Stewart) ... B. P. Kongsi'r Gay Bird (Bremen)..

Time, 3.44.

9. THE ECLIPE £Taxes. 13 mile

Mr. Mrras Beaconsfield (B wart) Mr. Morris Homefold (Burkill) Mr. Elrettus Freddie (Vida)

Time, 2.39 2-5.

10,-THE CHILL CUE.1 mile.

Mr. Jeroms Blazon (Wailleumior) Mr. Fay's Historic (Crighton) Mr. John Peel's Special Request fort (Johnstone)

Tims, 2.37 23.