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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 18m 1915.

{THROUGH REUTER'S KAKKOZ:)–

TURKS EMULATE THEIR

MASTERS,

LONDON, May 11th.

The Daily Mail's correspondent at

THROUGH BAUTER'S AGENCY.) “LUSITANIA” CRIME, AMERICA'S EXAMPLE.

LONDON, May 11th,

THE " LUSITANIA ” TRAGEDY. HONGKONG RESIDENT'S DEATH. We regret to learn that Mrs. Watson, mother of Mr. N. L. Watson, general

China President Wilson, addressing gather manager in South

Asiatic Petroleum Company's interests,

FURIOUS BATTLE IN NORTH Dofit says that the Turks are poisoning ing of naturalised Americans, said the

FRANCE.

NOTABLE FRENCH GAINS.

ENEMY'S COMMUNICATIONS THREATENED,

of the

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. Glasgow Corporation has now provided S Bito for the memorial to Carlyle in Kelvingrove Park, the finest of the City's buildings on Gilmorebill. open spaces, overlooked by the University

Scottish Bar, appeared at the Bar of the

Mr. A. W. Shelton, & member of the

the water supplies throughout Gallipoli example of America must be a special was among those who perished in the House of Lords to assist in the argument

Pauinsula

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY.}

AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE REPORTED SUNK.

VIOLENT FIGHTING IN GALLIPOLI. A when the later was trying to enter

死。

TURKS SEVERELY PUNISHED,

ALIEN

ENEMIES

IN ENGLAND.

:: {THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.].

HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE ----FRANCO-BRITISH-FRONT-~

CONSIDERABLE FRENCH GAINS.

PARIS, May 11th. 11.40 p.m.

To-day's communiqué saya: The Germans in Belgium attempted to retake the works captured yesterday but were repulsed.

(THROUGH BHUTER'S AGENOT.)

PROTECTED AGAINST GAS. BRÍTISH SLAUGHTER MASSED FORMATIONS,

LONDON, May 11th.- Field-Marshal Sir John French reports thint the Germana yesterday afternoon maintained a very heavy bombardment of our trenches on the Menin-road, east of Ypres. They made the infantry advance under cover of gas, but the attack failed, Our shrapnel inflicted very heavy casual- ties on the enemy when in mussed forma. Our progress northward of Arras tonton. They were literally mowed down, tinued. We seized the cemetery and then

To-day there has been an artillery the eastern portion of Carency, also the action over the greater part of the front road leading from Carency to Souchéz. We took another 230 prisoners at Carency and captured some machine- .guns.

We have invested: Carency on three- fronts, and the German cotain untentions are precarious

German förees inotored from Lens to Douai, but did not succeed anywhere, Four strong counter-attacks were smash ed by us last night. The Germián. Joases.

DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO

REACH CALAIS.

HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES.

LONDON, May 11th. Correspondents in North Franco stato that there is fierce fighting along the gen- eral front of 70 miles from Arras to the sea. It is the final and most despérate battle for Calais. The lusser on both sides have been very heavy

The enemy's bombardment of Ypres on Saturday was the most intense of any

were very heavy especially at Loos,hitherto, pounding the Britisk trenches, Notre Dame-de-Lorette, Sanchez, Neuvil

yaast At the last named place we sired ground and made prisoners. We had taken up to last night over fifty

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The Germans last night had a fresh et-back at Neuville. They cunter- ttacked after. violent bombard- ent but were completely repulsed with ery heavy losses. We maintained every position.

-The enemy, after throwing two shells| anto Dunkirk, threw eleven into Bergues, killing twelve, persons. Oar guns stop- ned the bombardment.

The French destroyed one and the British two German acroplanes. The Gormans brought down one British.

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which had to be abandoned. When the Germans advanced in masses, however,

finally they were mown down und repulsed..

LONDON, May, 12th. The Admiralty announces that accord- ing to a Turkish communiqué a Turkish warship apk the Australian submarine

the Sea of Marmora. The crow. of three officers and 29 men were, taken prisoners. The Admiralty bave up to the present received no confirmation of the report.

ACTIVITY IN THE BLACK SEA.

PEOGRAD, May 12th. A communiqué states that the Black Ses Fleet on the 10th inst., after bom barding Bosphorous forts, exchanged. shots with the Goeben, which fled,

A GERMAN FAIRY TALE. BRITISH WARSHIPS ALLEGED TO

HAVE BEEN BUNK.

LONDON, May 11th The German Headquarters recently published a long statement implying that an engagement occurred in the darkness | between Britial ships in the North Sci, in which the Superb and Warrior were sunk and the Lion and other warships badly damaged.

example, Pence is a hosting and elevating influence in the world, while strife is not. There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight, being so right that he finds it unnecessary to convince others by force." (Cheere)

President Wilson did not refer to the Lusitania, but his audience did hesitate to apply the statement,

FORCIBLE AND BOLD POLICY DEMANDED.

rot

Lusilania dianster.

Mrs. Watson had of a Scottish appeal. It was the first occasion on which a counsel has presented place of the regulation wig and gown, himself thore in military uniform in

been residing in Hongkong for the past few years. She was a very active lady and was well-known in the Colony, where she had many friends, who will deeply regret to learn of her death under such tragic circumstances.

TERRITORIALS"

ENTERTAINMENT FUND.

DONATIONS. Amount already acknowledged Dr. and Mrs. G. Marriot W. D.

NEW YORK, May, 11th. President Wilson's friends says that the President is trying to find a solution of the crisis for the bencût of humanity,

Speaker Clark demands a forcible and Amount already acknowledged bald policy.

The New York Timer says that President Wilson's speech does not respond to the feelings of the people, but those were not his last words.

HOLLAND'S POSITION.

WASHINGTON, May 11th. The Minister for the Netherlands conferred with Mr. Bryan, and pointed out that a number of Dutch subjects perished in the Lusitania, and that. Holland's position was the same as that of the United States:

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THE DETERMINATION OF"

AUSTRALIA

SYDNEY, May 11th.

Total

MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Goschen, senior partner of Messrs. Frahl- The death, is announced of Mr. Ca ing & Goschen, foreign bankers. Ho had been a member of the firm for more than fifty years He was a director of the Bank of England. and a lieutenant for the City of London. He was born in 1830.

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Lady Randolph. Churchill having started the fashion of employing a "foot- in place of a foolman, we may 8708.20 gradually become as familiar with this

25.00 now term as with the term waitress," 10.00 which seventy years ago was quite un- known. In an essay published by Do. $743.20 Quincey in 1834, describing an innat Buttermere, he states that "tho daughter of the house acted as waiter."

820.00

BELGIAN RELIEF FUND

CONCERT.

The death has taken place in Edinburgh of Mr. A. Mackenzio Ross, one of the best. known amateur golfers in the kingdom, at the age of sixty-five yea

The amateur championship was instituted a little too date for Mr. Ross time, but for competitors for the title. He was an ex- many years he was one of the strongest captain of the Tantallon and Gullaria Clubs, and only eight years ago he created a record for the Barnton course.

The Catholic Women's League pust be congratulated upon having among its members, such accomplished musicians and vocalists as those who provided the oxcellent entertainment at the St.

An amusing story of Sir George Reid, the High Commissioner for Australia, Andrew's Room, City Hall, last evening was told by Lord Rotherham at the The concert was organised by the League-lunchon of the Associated Chambers of with the object of benefiting the Belgian George, he said, had returned to Austra

Commerce at the Whitehall Rooms Sit Relief Fund, and there was a very large lia alter having been honoured with the attendance. Among those present were K.C.M.G., and at one of the gatherings ho attended he was asked the meaning of Mr. H. C. Sayer (Private Secretary to the title. On the spur of the moment ho H.E. the Governor), Bishop Pozzoni, the replied, "Oh, that means Koop Calling

Me George' French Consul and Mlles, Lieberk, the U.S. Consul (Mr. G. A. Anderson), the Belgian Consul (Mr. P. Vorstracten) and

Obaldia.

The Admiralty announces that the of the Lusitania outrage they will use all the Portuguese Consub and Mme. de

story is absolutely baseless, but serves to show the anxiety of Germany to imprees neutrala,

RUSSIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTNE'S AGENCY.]

BETWEEN THE VISTULA AND CARPATHIANS,

IMPETUOUS ENEMY MASSED

ATTACK REPULSED."

PETROGRAD, May 11th

A communiqué says:The enemy made an impetuous attack in massed formation Con the Javornik mountains, above Lom bitza. Their losses were to heavy that the dead bodies prevented us fring from our trenches. Our infantry, notwithstanding the fire of quick-fiers, left their reaches and clambered over them and swept the attacking columns with fire. The enemy was everywhere repulsed.

The enemy, after a stubborn fight, forced a Russian detachment near the village of Zaloviki to fall back on the left bank of the Dniester. Our advanced

THE NEAR EAST

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGRINOY.] SEVERE FIGHTING IN GALLIPOLI.

TURKS SUFFER VERY HEAVY LOBSES

LONDON, May 11th. In the House of Lords, Lord Crewe stated that the enemy at the Dardanelles guards, crossing the Ducister, attacked on the night of the 2nd inst, made a vioon the front front Chabokruki and the lent general attack, which lasted till mid-confluence of the Strys, and took 1.300 night. It was repulsed with inconsider prisoners.

able loss to Panis, May 12th..

us and heavy loss to the Turks. The enemy's reserves cams into The evening communiqué spys:-- the beams of our searchlights, and the The Belgians north of Dismudes, estab- | French 75's inflicted wry heavy losser on lished a bridge-head on the right bank them. of the Yser and repulsed violent attacks on Monday night. The Belgians also gained ground south of Dixmude.

The British east of Ypres, being attack ed with gus, allowed the asphyxiating cloud to pace, the troops being protected by masks, and then they annihilated the enemy with point blank fire from mashine-guts

shine guns and rifles, as the Germans

[were advancing în masses.

Wo considerably extended our successes north of Arras,

The enemy attacked each succeeding night until the 8th inst., with diminish ing intensity, and all attacks wers easily repulsed.

RUSSIAN RESERVES TURN THE TIDE.

PETROGRAD, May 12th..

A Conference of the various State Premiers passed a resolution that in view

the resources of the country to increase Australia's participation in the war, THE KAISER'S REBUFF.

ROME, May 11th. The Kaiser has written the Queen- Dowager requesting her good offices. The Queen spiritedly replied: In the House of Savoy there is only one Rules."

The programme concluded with the ALIEN ENEMIES AT LARGE" Hymus of the Allies," splendidly sung by a chores composed of members of the League.

IN ENGLAND. LONDON BUSINESS MEN'S

PETITION. M

TRANSPORTED BELGIAN

WORKS.

The feature of the programme, which- was arranged by Miss Loureiro, Hon. The fire Belgian industry to be trans- Secretary of the League, was the plane ported to England has been moved from forte music, the solos of the Misses Charleroi and Brussels to Burton-on- Elfrida Osmund, Bartha Xavier, Camilla Trent, M. Francis Peeters, with a nom- |Castro, and Esther Xavier arousing ber of Brigiau · people, has arrived at much enthusiast. The other contribu Burton und has leased buildings and land. Chariton, Mesdames Alves, Gutierrez, The works will make roof ridges such as

·tors were Mr. F. H. Hyndman, Mrs," for constructional engineering (works.

Ribeiro, M. Loureiro, Carvalho, and will be required in the rebuilding of Del- | Aures Xavier. All q

giunt, M. Pestern has received the British Governurant's permission to import his machinery into this country and it is un- derstood that ways and menna of doing, this have been found..

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THEATRE ROYAL. VISIT OF PIASTRO AND MIROVITCH.

** London, May 11th After a meeting held on the steps of the Exchang this evening, 200 business mer, representing the Stock Exchange, fond of the music of the master should be Local theatregoers who are genuinely the Baltic, Lloyd's, the Corn Exchange, thoroughly entertained at the Theatre the Metal Market, and the Wool Exchange Royal on Monday and Saturday event went in procession towards the Houses of ings, whom two famous Russian musi Parliament to submit a petition to cians, Mischael Piastre and Alfred Cabinet Ministers drawing attention to Mirovitch, who are on a world-tour, will the danger of allowing alien enemies to remain at large. The police stopped the procession at Somerset House, but small deputation was allowed to proceed, and was received by the Attorney-General. The Lord Mayor offered the use of the Mansion House for a meeting on Thurs day to organs the movement, Meetings uru being arranged throughout the coun- try in support of the movement.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.].

CHINA'S NATIONAL SALVATION FUND.

PEKING, May 11th.

A official communiqué admits that the enemy attacks created an unfavourable situation on the evening of the 9th inst. between the Vistula and the Carpathians, but impetuous attacks by the Russian We made some advance and consoli Reserves against the enemy's Right At the mass meeting hold in the dated our positions. The Turkish dead Wing arrested the German onset and National Park this afternoon for the before, the 29th Division-were-vers | cnabled the threatened troops to retire promotion of the National Salvation numerous indeed.

The Frenchmen gained a very import ant point on the Left Wing, inflicting very heavy losses on the energy by the bayonet.

A desperate battle along the front at Loos ended in our capturing a Targetost valuable assistance. German work and an elaborate system of trenches across the Loos-Vermelles road, and, further south, a redoubt and a chapel at Notre Dame-de-Lorett's which

The warships throughout rendered

Australasians has been engaged in very valuable work in the narrow neck of the Peninsula. (Cheers.)

PARIS, May 12th.

tranquilly to their assigned positions. GENERAL.

[TERGEGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

BRITISH SOCIALISTS AND THE WAR.

A NOTABLE MANIFESTO.

LONDON, May 11tða, ́ ́ The British Secialists have issued a the Germans hæl transformed into a Te is officially announced that Anglo notable Manifesto affirming thas in this veritabic fortress and had ardently French Forces in the Gallipoli Peninsula War of Liberation it is the imperative

ion.

Fund a total of $200,000 was promised, $60,000 being paid in cash. II 850,000,000 are not raised this year the money will be returned to subscribers with interest at the rate of 5 per cent.

THE OPIUM PROHIBITION

MOVEMENT.

PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE POSITION.

WOMEN RAILWAY PORTERS. SUCCESS OF GREAT CENTRAL EXPERIMENT.

porters who have joined the colours by The experiment of replacing main women is nesting with considerable Women have been doing carriage clean- success on the Great Central Railway. ing on this line for some time, and doing it very well," said on official who was not anxious to make comparisons with the men. It was from these des that the women porters were choser. They work on the platforms only, as the authorities do not wish them to run the

them to samo risk as the men

supply a musical programme which for richness and taste, along with brilliance of execution, will rarely have been given in Hongkong. The two musicians, possess their countrymen's marked capacity for

There has been some criteism, but most investing their music with a toul, which The ability of the players cannot be women have slipped into their work to is at once impressive and fascinatingly of a good-huntoured nature, and the doubted. Both have ben associated with well that passengers are beginning to famous musicians, and bath studied at tako then for granteil: One of the most the Petrograd Conservatoric. Piastro, astonished arrivals on Good Friday the violinist, is only twenty-four years of morning was a young officer with a heary age and is considered to have a great kihag and a quantity, of other luggag career before hin. Alfred Mirovitch has who found himself relieved of it by an a complete mastery of the piano and with Amazon with a badge on her arm, who

romarkable understanding existing

put him, luggage, and all, in a taxicab

between both the musicians music lovers may confidently look forward to two evenings of rich entertainment When as Shanghai recently the two éranted a most favourable impression, and of Shanghai Mirovitch it was written.. will not readily forget this great exponent,"

GERMAN PRESSURE ON CHINA.

are he bad time to realize whores pe was, and, in just as businesslik away, pocketed his tip.

Before the war there were between 50. and 60 wonen in the Great Cntral Bait- way Company's service. Now there are about 400 These include ticket-sorters, typists, shorthand wriicts, telegraphists, and telephone operators. Rently they have been taken into the general mana- gor's officy for secretarial work.

women railway porters at any of the other great termini, though it is said that a step in this direction is coatoni- plated as several of them.

Women have their limitations, but there is plenty of scope for them," was the opinion of a high official of this rail- Well-wisher to China, e nom de Circat Central had joined the Army, 200 way, who added that 4,000 men from the plume whom eur London correspon-of whom had already appeared in the dadt believes to he that of a mat with casualty lists.

Thore any as yet no 2 long experience of commeres in China, writes as follows to the Financier and Bellonist: One can well understand that China wants further foreign loans, PERING, May fath

but it is enrprising that her Government A Presidential Mandate reviews the does not do more to husband its own ré position of the movement for the prohibi- sources. To take one intance: Under

TRENCH BOOK CLUB, The Queen bus sent to the Camps. satisfaction on the fact that most of the mised to make good: the defalcations of present of books which will be distributed Peking the Chinese authorities have pro-

The Provinces have suppressed the moking nalivo merchants now partly defunct in lepot 2.000. books a day are sent out to various camps. From this Westrine and cultivation of the drug, and urges North China to the tuns of millions of

to our soldiers in the trenches, and tre one exception to suppress the cultivation Germans themselves, who granted extend them for the foldies has sent to encouraged in reckless over trading by the

The organisers avic that books saut in that Provinz and thereby catirely freed credit in an attempt to wrest the weight and light in tone. Parels Toiv ricce goods trade from old established from donor have included last year's British houses. The Germans would Telephone Directory, a guide to Harm have the Chinese believe they love nothing gate, and First Steps in Arithmetic." by paying these millions, because a bank,

A subalteru,, home on leave, save ho which they prevailed upon the Chinese formed, with boobs of his own and books Government to establish, will produce prosent by the Camps Library, a sort of its more than sufficient to meet the pay Book Club in his dug-out. While the mentis called for annually. The Chinese trenebes were being swept by a rain of Government would do well to grasp the bullets an orderly came to him at the ris callous German official pressure, and re Clementina, and could you lot im truth, to strenuously disregard such of his life with the message, fuse to pay debts which do not directly have anything else by Mason, or a boek

by Max Pemberton

lofended for months. It was outflanked, on the evening of the sth inst., supported duty of every Socialist to support the tion of opium in China. It dwells with pressure from the German Minister a Libraty, 22, Earl-street. We tingar, a and all the Germaú trenches south of the by the guns of the Fleet, delivered a Flag Britain drew the sword in a hapel were captured. Hundreds of general attack on the Turkish positions spirit of exalted self-sacrifics. odies were found in the captured post-and captured at the point of the bayonet Manifesto cutugises the parts played by

several lines of trenches on the heightsFrance, and Russis, and emphasises that the Governor and officials of Shen the tents, and all the time these natives waert is still for more. After repulsing a German counter-adjoining Krimi They fortified the there must be no respite till. Prussian

conquered ground during the daytime on ttack, we advanced vigorously, drawing the 9th inst., the Turks making no militarism has been shattered.. laser the investment of the German attempt to counter-attack, osition as Souchez and Carency, and arther threatening their communica

cons.

We captured, after a violent battle,

fortified cemetery at Neuville St. Last, which village we now outflank. The number of German prisoners is

stantly increasing.

SITUATION VERY SATISFACTORY.

LONDON, May 11th.

THE KING'S BIRTHDAY, ALL CELEBRATIONS CANCELLED.

LONDON, May 11th.

China from the curse for ever.

their reports:

Some of the Berlin banks have issued From these it is seen that The correspondent of the Daily

the Commerce and Discount Bank will Chronicle at the Dardanelles, in a message

pay a dividend of 41 per cent, instead under date 8th May, states the warships

The Gazette announces that all celebra-of 6 per cem; the Commercial and In- clared the Straits beyond Kephez Burnu tions of the King's birthday at Home and dustrial Bank will pay 4, instead of G; and bombarded the forts at the Narrows abroad will be cancelled, except for the banks in Berlin, will be unable to pay and the National Bank, on of the largest at class range. The general situation is -very-entisfactory.

flying of flags

any dividend.

concern them."

Please, sir, the major says that he has finished