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THE WAR.

ANOTHER BATTLE AT YPRES.

THE

“LUSITANIA" CRIME.

AMERICA ASKS FOR EXPLANATION,

BRITISH PRISONERS' PLIGHT.

ANTI GERMAN RIOTS IN ENGLAND.

CONFIRMATION OF GERMAN CRIMES IN BELGIUM,

GENERAL.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS IN

LONDON,

POLICE AND TERRITORIALS CALLED OUT.

„LONDON, May 19th-

Anti-German scenes are increasing in the United Kingdom. Gormans have been chased in the City and a boastful barber has beca ducked.

There has been-a-rict against Germun hops in the East End. The police and Territorials were called out to restore orites. It is reported that so many of the police were injured last night that it Es impossible to provide complete pro- tection.

LATER.

Anti-German rioting is rampant in London Last night German shops were Tooted and wrecked and the occupars maltreated. Many had previously fled after barricading their premises, The polise mere iuwerden. Some were in- jured by missiles. The rioters were thielly youths of both sexes. In some place soldiers voluntarily helped the police.

Owing to the authorities having arrest ed and interned the Germans, there has bee no recurrence of the rioting at Liverpool where 200 shops were previous dy wrecked..

RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION.".

In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith" emphasised the fact that no one could be surprised that the progressive violation of the rules of humanity, culminating in the sinking of the Lusitania, should have around a feeling of righteous indignation in all classes, to which it was difficult to Find a parallel. He pointed out that the steps which had been taken before had been adequate from a military point of view; bat one result unhappily was that the innocent were now in danger of hay ing to pay for the crimes of others.

THE ALIEN ENEMY IN

ENGLAND.

STRICTER MEASURES UNDER

·CONSIDERATION,

LONDON, May 12th.

(THROUGH SETTER'S 'AGENCY.] AMERICA AND GERMANY, AN EXPLANATION ASKED FOR.

LONDON, May 12th.

The United States demand an explana- tion From Germany of incidents which have occurred sincs the establishment of the war zone. These include the death of Captain Thrasher on the Falaba, attacks on the American wesela Uushing and Gulf Light, and finally the sinking of the Lusitania,

It is affirmed that President Wilson's document is firm and unmistakable, that it voices the feeling of the country, and insists that Germany shall adhere to the established rules of maritime warfare. The document also emphasises that an advertised warning no way justified an unlawful act..

President Wilson is not unprepared for an unfavourable reply making vigorous action necessary.

ITALY AND WAR. FEELING OF PEOPLE INCREASING.

LONDON, May 12th. Great crowds marched to Signor Salandra's residence, and there was a prolonged ovation for Salandra and Italy.

Council and Minister of the Interior, and [Signor Bolandra is the President of the recently ho made a declaration in favor of Italy's intervention in the war on the side of the Allies.]

GERMAN ATROCITIES IN BELGIUM. TERRIBLE CATALOGUE OF CRIMES.

LONDON. May 13th. The Government Committee, of which Viscount Bryce is Chairman, has report- ed upon German atrocities in Belgium,

It confrms after most careful investi- Eation the worst stories hitherto told of the wholesale slaughter of hostages, of indiscriminate burnings and acts of violence of evary kind and concludes: "Germans deliberately organised the massare of innocent civilians, violated women, and murdered children. Looting and burning were ordewd by German officers, and elaboraty provison was made

diarism having no military neces at the very outbreak of war for systematic

sity. The rules of war were frequently broken by using women and children as

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY idm, 1915.

THROUGH SHUTRE'S AGENTE.)

THE

*** LUSITANIA"

CRIME,

LIST OF SURVIVORS INCOMPLETE.

LONDON, May 18th.

The list of survivors from the Tusitania is very incomplete.

The names of the prominent people who have been saved have all heen cabled; all

ing announcements to the contrary AUSTRALIA'S SYMPATHY.

MELBOURNE, May 18th,

The Parliament of the Commonwealth has passed & resolution expressing sympathy with the relatives of the victims of the Lusitania tragedy.

139 AMERICANS DROWNED.

Lownox, May 12th.

PYRROUGH ENDIER'S AGROF.)

THE GREAT BATTLE OF YPRES.

DESCRIPTION BY EYE WITNESS,

LONDON, May 13th. The Eye-witness at Headquarters: do- scribes the great battle of Ypres

It was apparent, he says, on Saturday

INDIAN FRONTIER FIGHTING. RAIDING TRIBESMEN TAUGHT A SEVERE LESSON.

Simla, April 23rd.--A correspondent,

who he just been over the place of une recent action near Shabkadar, writes: -iteration here came to a head on when General Young.

THE COLONY'S RAILWAY.

ACCOUNTS FOR 1914. THE

low, Manager of the Mr. H., P. Wins. British section of the hai.

ooh-Canton railway, makes the following com on the accounts for 1014.

The The Expenditure to December 31st, Sunday morni 1913, on Capital Account was for the

moved his brigado up to abolis he valley below Main Line $13,459,227.43 and the Branch immediate rear. The eth Rajputs were Shabkadar, Michni Road being una?? Line $62.00413 making a total of sent to feel for the onemy with tho

places. They were mostly youths bub with a proportion of bearded veterans.. Onemy poured out from the hills in two

Their numbers were variously estimated, but they are believed to have totailed about 4,000. They came on confidently

change of 8194,847.01, and $27,820,69 - o₫ of $571,429.13 for the year. the Fanling Branch Line making a total

The Revenue Statements of Earnings and Expenditure take the usual form, The net results shows that agarast an

others must be regarded as drowned fail morning that the Germans were prepar$13,827,231.56. During the year onder | King's Own and guns in reserve. The ing for an attack in strength eastward report further expenditure was incurred and north-eastward of Ypres where they on works detailed in this Report amount were concentrating under cover of aing to 9548,002.14 for the Main Line. violent artillery fire. The battle began which includes a debit, for loss on Ex- in earnest at ten o'clock in the morning. The Germans attacked the line from Ypres Pool Cappelle road to within a short distance of the Merin road, but Fevidently intended to break our front in

way north and south of which the strong est and most determined assaults were delivered. The enemy penstrated at some points at Frezenberg. We counter attacked at 4:30 between the Zonacboke road and the railway in order to recover. the ground. The British advanced most gallantly but were soon checked by machine-guns

The United States Embassy announces he vicinity of the Ypres-Roulers rail. Estimate of 8971,209, the actua! Expendi- very conspicuous during the attack

that 139 Americans were drowned in the sinking of the Lusitania,

STRONG AMERICAN NOTE.

WASHINGTON, May 12th. An United States Note cabled to Beriiu to-night holds Germany to strict account for the loss of American lives, and for violations of American rights,

no repetition of such events and plainly The Note demands that there shall be

intimates that the United States is pre- pared for any eventualities in the event of Germany's non-omrijance.

#AVAL ACTIVITIES.

{THROUGI REUTER'S AGENCY.]....." SMALL CRAFT SEA FIGHT. TWO GERMAN DESTROYERS SUNK.

LONDON, May 13th

Majesty's auxilary small croft Barbados, The Admiralty announces that His

Columbia, Miura and Chirsit were attacked on May lat by two German tor

lasted fifteen minutes the pedo boats. After an engagement which

The direction of their retreat was com enemy fled.

municated to British destroyers, which followed and destroyed them.

some two iniles in length in broken The Rajputs, who occupied a front ground, received them steadily. Some of in mud-stained garments which looked so much like uniforms as to derivs the eye the enemy were in khaki shirts and others

until quite close up. A chief, in blue, with a white crescent on his shirt, was mainly due to an unexpected rise in the time, the Rajputs were gradually with ture was $274,3601.39 an excess of 23,107.39 After holding the tribesmen for some price of coal which could not have been drawn to enable the guns, to come into foreseen at the time the Estimates were nature of the ground, not being sule, to action, the cavalry, owing to the broken framed, and to increased train milage.act. It was here that most of the The Earnings were estimated to be casualties occurred, hand-to-hand fight amounted to $361,608.32 being 87,911.69 the tribesmen broke and made for tho $372,000, whilst the actual receipts heavily. As the King's Own advanced, ing taking place, and the enemy losing below the Estimate. It was only to be hills, amongst which they disappeared, expected that the war should affect the practice made by the artillery was ad many dropping as they want. The passenger traffic, and this together with mirable. The Rajputs were under fra for the unfortunate attack on the night train six hours and had most of the casualties no doubt had an adverse effect and in addition the train servics to and from LONDON, May 12th,

Canton was suspended for 14 days owing Field-Marshal Sir John French, in histo floods. Though the Earnings did not bulletin, says:—To the cast of Ypres last night we repulsed another attack south of the Menin road.

This was the Germans thiral costly failure hero yesterday.

GERMANS' THIRD COSTLY

FAILURE.

ALL GAINS MAINTAINED.

PARIS, May 19th. To-day's communiqué states: North-

our gains except on the front at Loos, Ward of Arras we have maintained all

where a night counter-attack enabled the Germans to re-take part of the ground captured during the day. Elsewhera there have been artilley actions.

quite reach the estimated figures, the local traffic has increased slightly and shews an excess of 89.174.94 over the previous year despite the fact that the customary movements of the troops in the autumn did not take place. The through traffic shews a satisfactory increase under the eircumstances of 828,222.02. I regret that I am unable to report any considerahlo: improvement in the Goods Traffic. A slight increase is shown in both. Through been made in all directions and enquiries and Local Goods, but though efforts have have been received, for the reasons already. stated in nry Report for 1013 the receipts from this source have made no satis factory progress.

The Column was sunk with sixteen JAPAN AND CHINA. observed on reference to the figuras that

officers and men, only on deck hand being saved. The Chirait and Miura were commanded by Sub-Lientenents of the Royal Naval Reserve

The Admiralty announced on the 2nd inst the sinking of the Columbia and the subsequent destruction of the two enemy destroyers. The purpose of the present credit to the Naval Reserve men who first anmuncement is apparently to give due fought the enemy's ships and compelled them to retreat.]

RUSSIAN FRONT

(THROUGH AEUTER'S AGENCY.]

IMPORTANT RUSSIAN

SUCCESS.

GREAT SLAUGHTER OF THE ENEMY.

PETROGRAD May 13th, It is officially announced that the Russians have taken the offensive in the Jawornik mountaias where the enriny during the last few days have left over 6,000 dead on the mountain slopes.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE JAPANESE DEMANDS,

NO OCCASION TO PROTEST."

The Working Expenses for this year are alightly higher than in 1913. It will be the Locomotive expenses are mainly res ponsible for this, the percentage under Abstracts B & C being 30,01 as against 30.30 for 1913, this as previously explained

or our side. :

Friemily villagers say that the tribes- men fled right back to the hills and are the frontier for some time as they cante in for punishment they little expected. not likely to make a further attempt on

They are now engaged in reaping the crops, which are heavy this year, a fact which accounts for the smallness of the collect for the attack. During the fight Taskbar which the Mullah was able to the hills around were lined by local villagers intently watching the fighting.

SHIPPING TROUBLE IN JAPAN. CHARTERS BEING CANCELLED TO ADVANTAGE BY BOOM, A Yokohama contemporary says:- An official in the Communications. De- mediating botween Die" shipping cont partment is still staying at Kebe panies and shippers regarding the supply Chamber of Commerce declares, the of hold space. As an offer of the Kobe

as supposed, though the plan adopted is settlement of the trouble is not so difficult has been raised by shippers in Kobe and of & provisional nature. The question Osaka who have been troubled by this steady accumulation of cargo bound for Europe at ports on account of the short- is mainly due to an unexpected advantage in tonnage available. At present of 81.80 per ton in the price of coal and to thy accumulated cargo is estimated at smaller extent to additional mileage 37,500 tons or so, according to the state dine to na improved Time Table.

uent of shippers. The Gress Earnings for the year were shipping agents are agreed on rates of If they and their $304,605.39 as against $333,633.82 for 1913 Freight, however, this much of accum Expenses amounted to $274,366.39 aning the next thre months, for during an increase of 230,076. The Working lated cargo way easily be taken in dur increase of 328,557,41 due as stated above that period regular liners of 2,000 tons halsen, after paying Working Expenses rates be fair, auxiliary ships of a similar to the inercass in the price of coal. The or so nay ho at their disposal, and it stands at 200, 241.03 or 62,417.10 more than extent may also be secured for the ship- the previous year,

mores will assist the shippers and ship- para. In that euse the Chamber of Cont ping agents in the adjustment - of- all miner troubles, but

LONDON, May 13th. The Hon. Nell Primrose, replying in the House of Commons to a question put by Mr. Snowden, said the Government had been in conmunication with the Japanese Government regarding the During the year the question of this possible bearing of the AngheJapans division of the fares has continued to Alliance on Japan's demands on China, trations and in August á decision was

receive the attention of both Adminis but there had been no occasion to protest.tween the two Sections, it is hoped, wist arrived at and the outstanding accounts If the text of China's concessions was be finally adjusted early in the ensuing published some misapprehension regard ing their scope and naturs would be re- moved, but it was for the Japanese anıl Chinese Governments to decide tha quog- tion of publishing them.

JAPAN SATISFIED.

PEKING, May 12th The Russians have also successfully The Japanese Minister has signified advanced on a forty mile front from his Government's satisfaction at China's Czernowitz to Obartyn. They captured reply go the Eltimatum. 5,000 prisoners and six guns on the 10th inst. alone.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}

In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith Baid-thay-in-view of recent events, and- of the feeling which they have aroused, the Government was considering a more

a shield for advancing troops, by the FRENCH INVESTING CARENCY. comprehensive segregation and intern-killing of wounded and prisoners, and by -ment-to-morrop.

the frequent abuse of the Red Cross ind TRIBUTE TO AUSTRALASIAN | white flags-all this on a seala unparale

leled in the last three centuries.".

BRITISH

TROOPS,

MESSAGE FROM GENERAL SIR

JAN HAMILTON.

MELBOURNE, May 13th General Sir Tan Hamilton, Comman-

PRISONERS'

* PLIGHT,

Losbos, May 12th. The United States Ambassador to Berlin intimates that typhus is prevalent

PARIS, May 13th.

1.65 0.

The evening commasiqué says:— Fighting north north of Arras has con- tinued with extrema violence. The enemy, having been rainforced, delivered several counter-attacks on Tiday night, which were repulsed with heavy loa

Our progress on Wednesday morning

(year.

BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT IN

HONGKONG.

OFFICIAL APPRECIATION. The following letter has been sent to thy Chief Scoutmaster of the local Astoeintion of Boy Scouts

Colonial Secretary's Offer,

and the question is not of such a nature According to shippers, on the other to be settled so easily, for, unless foreign shipping be glued by raising freight rates to the same as thosy ruling at China ports, or by granting bounties to those agents undertaking the trans- portation of the accumulated cargo, any addition to the tounage now available is hopeless, as by Nippon Yasen Kaisha has already extended its European fleet to the ninjost limit. PAVA In any event the consensus of opinion. among the interested in the troublo points to the further prolongation of the ugotiations which, says the Chamber of Commerca oficial, will settled imme-

iately, had

have recently proposed to nullify their contracts, paying the damages stipulated, evidently for the purpose of lessing theur at the home prices now ruling and not more money. Of course, chert.ters can nob object to those proposals fegally, and many charter parties are now involved in reductantly accept ther terms; Thus serious troubles.

Hongkong, 20 April, 1015. Sir, I am directed to inform you tha in forwarding suport by the Gneral with another difficulty of a more importe The freight at her is troubled Officer Commanding to day Secretary of ant nature. Those chartership owners State ca the military operations in this who had leased their boats at cheap ratis EAST INDIAN RAILWAY.

Colony from the intbreak of the war up to the end of the year 1914, HE, the Lexon May 12th

Governor was plowed to bring for the The Underwriters take 77 per ont, of Colonies the public spirit exbibit:d !

notics of the Secretary of State for the the East Indian Railway issue,

the Bore Spouts in placing their services at the dispowal of the Military Author The Loan is quoted at 97 1/8. Financialities and rendering much valuable paais, circles attribute the non-success of the taires, and that Mr. Harcourt has desired loan to incidents arising out of the His Excelley to convey to you his Jasileniu tragedy and also to the net appreciation, which is shared by the Army that short-term issues are favoured in the

Council of the assistance reader:d.- I present uncertain times.

au Sir, Your obedient servant."

LATER

der-in-Chief of the forces in Gallipolin ten of the camps where British and afternoon threatens the closist and Canadian Expeditionary Force increases

has telegraphed to the Governor-General

a tribute to the glory with which the

Australians have upheld the finest tradi- tions of the race.

He says they have shown audacity, dash, sleeples valour and untiring resource, and created for Australia and New Zealand an im perishable, record.

Boners are confined.

RUSH OF RECRUITING IN AUSTRALASIA,

Aitken to ao as Eye-Witness" for the The departure for the front of Sir Max

to half a dozen the number of official British war correspondents. The others are the anouyidous Eye-Witness" with the British and the Observer" with the

(Sd.) CLAND SEVEN,

Colonial Sceretary,

· HONGKONG TENNIS

TOURNAMENT. Owing to the heavy rains having trans formed the Club Ground into a quag-

last remaining line of communication of the enemy's position at Carency..

Since Sunday we have taken 4,000 French. Professor Pares with the Rusmire, all games in connection with the eians, Major F. E. Smith, K.G.. MP, tunis tournament have had to be post with the Indians, and Captain C., E. W. Bean, the official reporter with the Componed for several days. nonwealth troops. -----

MELBOURNE, May 19th.soners.

It is announced that the next Austro- lian contingent will include a garrison of artillery. There is a rush of recruit- Parliament passed a solution con- ing in Australia and New Zealand conse gratulating the Forces,

quent upon the Lusitania crime,

BRITISH COLONEL KILLED.

LONDON, May 12th.

The latest casually-list contains the following:-

Killed: Colonel E. P. Smith.

sequestrated a picture by Canaletto which The Public Prosecutor at Marseilles has

had been bequeathed to the town of Frank fort by a well-known business man of Ger man extraction, recently deceased.

The game between Nisbet and Gren, which was to have him played to-day which have been purchased for the contest has also had to be postponed. All tickets

will be available for the new date Wedo:sday, May 10th,

On the Bombay route the congestion of cargo traffic is being relieved by the con despatch the Kamakura Murn on May sant of the Nippon Yasen Kalchs to 20th

The second Governmental investiga tion into the German chargs that dam- dum bulleis have been, made in American mauafactories and sent to the Allies las: again proved that the acensation is totally untrue... The officials. making the inquiry have expressed the opinion" that it is impossible for ball ts of the kort submitted by Count Bernstorff, the German Ainbassador, to make wounds of, thy kind alleged.

facture silly has been answered, among The Glasgow call for recruits to manu- others, by a clergyman. the Rev. Stuart Robertson, of Pollokshields Church, Mr. daily from six until five in a big en Robertson, a tall, athletic man, is to work

ohurch duties each evening. He says it gineering shop, but he will continns his

during the week to fire at the Prussians will be a fair division if he makes shells and shells on Bunday to fre at the dev