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THE WAR.

INTERVENTION OF ITALY

IMMINENT.

ند

HEAVY

FIGHTING ON

WESTERN FRONT.

IMPORTANT BRITISH SUCCESSES.

THE ZEPPELIN RAID.

ANOTHER ABORTIVE ATTEMPT AT

FRIGHTFULNESS."?

QENERAL.

{THROUGH AXUTER'S AGERSY.]

ITALY AND WAR.

AIRSHIP ACTIVITY,

[ORHOUGH MEUTRE'S AGENOT.]

INTERVENTION IMMINENT.

ROME, May 18th.

The majority of Italiana consider that Immediate war is now inevitable. It must be remembered that the King re-

THE ZEPPELIN RAID."

ANOTHER ABORTIVE ATTEMPT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19TH, 1915.

LONDON, May 17th. The Admiralty announces that the Zop pelin which bombed Ramsgate was chased Eased to accept Signor Balandra's resigna by the Eastchurch and Westgate machines to the West Hinder lightship. Eight nival machines attacked her off Nieuport, three with alose range fire.

tion for the sake of God and our country." When tho Italians realised. that Austria bad offered ridiculously in- adequate concessions and that the Triplice

denounced they rose indignantly against Signor Gioletti's manœuvres and showed the King unmistakeably their military aspirations, and none doubled that the King, whose heart beats in uni- Bon with the people, would fail to meet the wishes of his subjects.

AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN

MINISTERS DEPARTING.

ROME, May 17th.

The newepa pors announce that the departure of the Austrian and GermaEN

Ambassadors is imminent. Two special trains are held in readiness to convey them to their respective countries.

H

two hundred feet above the Zeppelin, Flight Commander Bigsworth, from

dropped four bombs, and a large column of smoke arose from one of her compart ments. The airship rose to a height of 11,000 feet with hor tail down, and it is believed that she was severely damaged All our machines were exposed to a heavy fire, but there were no casualties.

LONDON, May 17th.

The Zeppelin hovered for some hours over the sea from Margate to Dover,

FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH NEUTRE'S AGEOF.]

GERMANS MENACED

ENVELOPMENT.

WITH

EVACUATE ALL POSITIONS WEST

OF THE YSER.

PARIS, May 18th

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HOW LIEUT. ASTON DIED.

BEHAVED MOST GALLANTLY:"

To lato Lieu Aston, of the Duke of Conwall's Light Infantry, made many friends in Hongkong while the regime was stationed here, and they will read with deep and sympathetic interest the following tribute to his gallantry on the held of action paid by Colonel Tusors in a letter to Lient. Aston's father

Ho

OUR LONDON LETTER.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}

LONDON, April 13th CONGRATULATION, CONDOLEMENT AND

CO-OPERATION

Nil

this is no time to talk of peace while Bol- gium and northern France are under tha heel of the brutal invaders who have brought shame and ruin

to go many Tolon Whether the talk comes front

Rome, or the Hague or New York, it is ako futile-we are none of us in a mood for discussing peace," and, we are quite prepared for the time when Germany will attempt to throw the onus for the con- tinuance of the war on the Allies. It

will be a mean attempt to cover a defeat under the plen of a draw," and will to the first proof of a recognition of the inevitablo overthrow that looms ahead for Prussian militarism. But the women's conference at the Hague has some streaks of humour that ars not without a tinge of irritation. One titled lady who bears an English name is to be there, and no doubt she will as representing England. As D she is a true-born German, matter of tau.

*****-~rn English lawyer.

Thus will the Geirian lev

arried to a well-ku.....

root be able

of- to proclaim that England is tirou war and her Women revolting againea

Mrs. Asquith is credited with the

Life intes max of the situation--** times consists in having to congratulate to condole, and to co-operate. Whether she id it or not, the summary is a fair

on of the descriptk 21st March, 1916,

war marriages, with, their There aro The evening communiqué states:--

wir bereavemente, with My dear Aston, I The enemy in Belgium, monaced with to let you

amwriting congratulations; d war charities with know as far as

their condolences, du cran the facts about your son. complete envelopment by our successes,

last of the great was on the Mound near on the their co-operation, Tho ly first rank evacuated last night all their remaining 14th instant together with Batson and marriage-In fact, the on-

some mon, when the Germans, who had positions west of the Yser.

evidently been mining under it for sonic

one this season was that of Mr. We maintained all our positions on the time blow it up together with 2 or 3 of Primos, Under Secretary 1

for Foreign the trenches held by us. Your son was Affairs, and Lady Victoria S east bank.

wounded almost at once in the hand, and

force bo was again badly wounded in attracted an enormous crowd of sight

tle later when the Germans advanc: daughter of the Earl of Derby. the left side. He would not allow any seers and the congregation was ons of continued to give ont ammunition and quite uncommon distinction, but one could one to bind him up or help him away, but to issue orders until the enemy were not help being struck by the graver air Hanwright and a corporal, the last to that had come over such cronies since practically round them. Sergt. Major remain he ordered back, refusing all the war began. Such social affairs in Our Belgian guests are fading the help. They both stats that he was very recent years had tended to become rather British beer strong, and heary. They badly wounded.

declare that a couple of glasses disorderly, with people standing on of it will set them reeling, whereas chairs and gossiping loudly in the church; their own light bocks can be con but on this occasion the chief differenca sunted without ill effects a long as between the atmosphere and that of capacity will last. The result has been a convivial evening and a considerable

The British, north of La Bussee, who were attacked by the Germans very strongly on Sunday night, continned to fight victoriously on Monitay. They curried several trenches and inflicted very heavy losscs on the onemy.

A detachment of 700 Germans, was caught between the British machine-guns and the German artillery, and was en- tirely exterminated.

aloy, spaa

the policy of the Government!

BRITISH BEER TGO STRONG FOR BELUIANS---

The British took a thousand prisoners, I must tell you, however, that this memorial servico was provided by the the rather ficquent appearance of Bel-

and also machine-guns.

A thick fog in north Arcas prevented nction, but sharp Bghting was continued on the slopes of Lorette, where all the Garman counter attacks were repulsed.

We attacked Ailly Wood at dawn to

day, and carried several German works. Wo captured three machine-guus and 250 prisoners.

FURTHER BRITISH SUCCESS,

GERMANS ANNIHILATED BY THEIR OWN ARTILLERY.

LONDON, May 17th,

bulletin, says:—

Field-Marshal Sir John French, in

On the following morning the Germans allowed our stretcher bearers to go up and collect the wounded, one of whom stated Inter that he was lying not far from your son when he was shot through the head, circumstantial evidence, as none of us man, Corporal Grimsdale, who has gone have been able to talk to the wounded

therefore just a chance that he may have down to some buse hospital. There is been taken by the Germans, who appear to have, behaved most humanely to the them over with their blankets wounded, giving them ten and covering

Your son behaved most gallantly and recommended for the D.S.O. has en mentioned in dispatches and

that your poor son is still alive, but there I am afraid thero is a very faint hope

is just a chance.

I cannot tell you how all sympathize with you and your family. He was such a splendid boy and so much loved by every ond We all fact his long tremendously. Yours very sincerely,

(Signed) H. D. TUSON,

Colonel, D.C.LI:

THE “TJIMAHI” ASHORE.

STRANDED ON THE PARACELS.

The China Java-Japan line steamer, Timalt, bound from Saigon for Hung kong with a cargo of rice and some Chinese coolies, went ahore on the North

more cheerful music.

DRA LYTTLETON'S LAPSE.

strong just now for us to throw stones as sides for and against the magistrate. I avi afraid our own record is none to our guests-but, after all, here is a additional argamont for the Chancellor to urge in favour of his reputed scheme existence, or making sure of the whole. for taxing spirits and heavy beers out of affair by having the trade taken over by the Government.

gians at the Police Courts on charges of drunkenness. Mr. Fordham, at the West charming man, with a mind working and he has been moved to comment in Dr. Lyttleton, of Eton College, is a London Court, gets a good many of these from the refugee camp at Earl's Court, along a high plane of altruistic belief, but unmeasured terms on the "scum of he is obviously unsuited for this rough Belgium" and the skulking fellows who and tumble time. · He delivered an ought to be fighting at the front, address at St. Margaret's Westminster, and has done, this noto has jarred con Considering at that Balgium is doing, which may be summed up in a line Beiderably, and now the papers are taking theory has been rejected by all and sundry kind to the Germans after the wor." The

with a warmth of feeling and a directness of expression that must have startled even the genial head" in his study ecclusion Peace and kindness to Germany a matter of fact, scen provocative ulter anges to those who have been to the front, lost soms and husbands and brothers,

BELGIAN RELIEF DUNGLED, visited the Belgian refugee camps, or

The Belgians are still arriving, though heard froni relatives in Germany of the smaller numbers. Many families have dovices of the gentle Huss to make life now been re-united, and the fathers are miserable for English swine-bounds" boundless in their gratitude for the kind- ness showered on their women and child- in concentration camps. We do not grow in their enforced exile. When the around clinking our beer langs and crying flood first began I had occasion to in humourless Bolemnity God punish search for some Belgian friends of mine, that and presently "I discovered that the Germany" we believe rather

amiable ladies and male amateurs who

The first Army to-day had further successes to the south of Richchourg anil Lavone, all the German trenches long n front of two miles being captured. Several bodice of Germans surrendered Twenty bombs were dropped in a field voluntarily to our troops, who continue at Deal,

| to fight" with great gallantry and deter roof of the Paracris at 8 p.m. on the Heaven-helps those who help them were running the relief organisation

mination. of these bodies, in attempting to surrender, was caught by German artillery and practically annihita

The raid "proved abortive except that three persons were injured at Ramsgate

TWO ZEPPELINS REPORTED lated..

DESTROYED,

HUGE DEMONSTRATIONS,

ROME, May 17th.

LONDON, May 16th. There have been demonstrations on a

Unconfirmed reports from Northern huge scale in the Italian cities, the popu- France state that & Zeppelin was shelled Bucs rejoicing at the return of Sig. by a French destroyer and fell into the Salandra, It is emphasised that the soa. The airship disappeared off Grave crisis has resulted in the uniting of lines. The crew were drowned, Italy under the national Dag..

Rome, May 18th.

A Zeppelin was damaged by guns at the Calais forts, and fell two miles from The Dunkirk. The airship was wrecked, and the the crow of forty were captured.

Anti-German feeling is high, muuicipality proposes to alter German-named streets. The Itilian,

A telegram from Rotterdam says that Frouch and Russian flags are flying every-two Zeppelius passed Flushing on Sun

day night, procceding seaward, and only

where.

GERMANY AND THE SITUATION.

AMSTERDAM, May 16th.

The most influential German news- papers declared that war with Italy cabi hardly be prevented, and they assert that Senhors Salandra and Sonnion have

one returned.

CHILDREN KILLED AT

CALAIS.

ChL415, May 17th. A Zeppelin dropped bombs on the town, killing some children.

catered into un agreement with the En- tente. It is reported that already one and three quarter millious of Italians THE CRISIS IN PORTUGAL. are mobolishod.

FRENCH SUCCESS IN CAMEROONS.

PARIS, May 17th.

The French had a brilliant success in the_Cantorocns,capturing Escka.Our Josses were insignificant, while the enemy's losses were serious."

TURKS' ATROCITIES.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF

PORTUGUESE PREMIER:---

MADRID, May 18th.

A telegram from Madrid stat:s that the Premier, Sr. Chagas, while proceeding to Lidon was seriously wounded by a revolver shot at a wayside station.

His assailant was killed.

LONDON, May 18th.

night of the 14th inst

The Norwegian steamer Frithjaƒ (Cxp-

Kristenson) spoke the stranded vessel and went to her assistance. Failing to tow her off the Frithjaf took off the The numbers of prisoners taken have passagers-one saloon passenger and not yet been ascertained, but 550 have some coolies and brought them to Hong been cleared to the lines of communien-kong. The Captain and crew remain on tion.

The Titiwang loft for the scene of the wreck on Monday night, taking Mr.

THE FRENCH ADVANCE.

GERMANS HOIST OTTOMAN FLAG.

PARIS. May 17th To-day's communiqué states:-The French have continued their advance at Hetsas, and captured, yesterday evening, a fortifed house. Eastward of the canal advances were mado beyond tho frst Cer-- man line, the French taking prisoners and machine-guns, A counter-attack completely failed. ·

A sanguinary blow was inflicted upon four German attacks at Lorett, the enemy suffering heavy Inssa.

the stranded steamer.

solver?!

THE ILL TREATMENT OF BRITISH PRISONERS.

There are from ten to fifteen thousand prisoners-British, French, Belgians and Russians- concentration camps in Schleswig alone, and their treatment is so bad, especially the treatment of the Britis, that even some of the German's in the localities concerned have been moved to protest. The only respite from brutality and degradation is to be found

were literally ticing themselves into administrative knots hour by hour. It now appears that no improvement has taken place in the months that have inter vened. A very grateful Belgian has just. shown be the rooms and provisions allotted to his family of throw He wass ing. The kitchen floor seemed to more specially complimentary as to the ca like the warehouse. at the above, grocer's stor than the culinary depart... ment of a tiny flat. Madante herself

Ая to the floor Xpressed some fear standing the strain. Obviously, the Many of one, or it would not gend-rations enough

Fes, the Company's marine auperinteny fortunate ones who are hired out to catering committee is not a businesslike

vage gear.

dent, and Mr. John Lambert, Lloyd's surveyor, together with divers and sal-

The Tjibodes, which is due in from the North to-day, will also go down to assist in the salvage operations.

RED CROSS SALE IN LONDON.

CHINESE AND JAPANESE OBJECTS OF ART.

THE SUFFRAGETTES AND THE WAR.

farmers for agricultural work. the farmere in Schleswig are Danes, and for a company of troopers to a family they treat the prisoners well and fadelief problem has been handled through of three. I am assured, in fact, that this them satisfactory, but in the camps them out by an organisation that casily takes selves the conditions are so bad that the first prize for war-time muddle-end Mayor of ate place publicly stated that that is saying a lot. the inhumanity was a disgraos to the

MORE OFFICIAL INEPTITUDE Germany nation. The German govern-

For instance, if it beats the Office of ment pays a contracter one mark twenty Works connected with the War Offico it pfernig for each prisoner's daily food, hear from Mr. Handel Booth the results is a solid achievement. Parliament is to but that is for the whole supply, so the of his inquiry into the timber buying that contractor farm out the contract to has been handed over to a Hebrow gamed smaller men, and the prisoner gets but Montagu Meyer. Mr. Meyer walked in ons day and made a little proposition to a fraction's worth of the sum named the War Office to act as buyer on commis- The sale of Oriental porcelain and ab Hoggish conditions are the result. Dis sie, Mr. Booth declares that Mr. Meyor jects of art, and of English and other furniture, at Christie's on 15th ultimo Americans, appointed on the appeal of timber and no positive information C

to be hoped that a commission of ten is continuing his own private business in realised a total of £2,537 The firat The Germans hoisted the grain Otto

section, was Chincie porcelain, and among the American Ambassador in Berlin to be secured as to the dealings from his own the chief prices made in it were: Mr.visit the camps, will be able to bring supplies to the Government, Mr. Booth adda: This private turnover is how at man, flag at Bailly, doubtless hoping to Philip. Agnow's pair of Nankin about some real improvement,

the ea of £100,000 per annum if the impress the French Mohammedan andriform jars and covers, B) in high £59

The suffragettes are in transports of figures given ne reliable. Mr. Meyer, as 10% (Walter); Mr. Asher Wertheimer's African troops. We promptly replied to

pair of Chinese famille-rose figures of joy because the war has brought to them art business man is atilising the deities, Kien-Lung, 11 . high, 49 78.

information which sume measure of official, recognition. The a fusillading and captured the flag. (M. Daris); Mr. George B. Davies's pair well known lady doctor, Mrs. Garrett reaches him to extend his operations

of barrel-shaped garden seats, 18 in. high, Anderson, has been made a Major, and For instance, he is and savouring, for the Kin-Lung, £35 Hẹ. (Harding);, Messrs. selected lady doctors are to do medical first time, to get railway contracts for RUSSIAN FRONT.

Durlacher Brothers' Chinese famille vero work among the troops Some of the the purchase of sleepers." Yet Mr. Beck, vase and cover, 17 in high, Kang He suffragettes are so optimistic about the the spokesman of the Government in the 18s. (Larkia); Mr. G. Eumorfopoulos's outcome of thess activities that they House of Commons, assured the members Chinese Bish bowl, 15 in high. 20 in piediet that all womens will be voting in the last session that Mr. Meyer's diameter, probably Sung, £37 10% the second general election after the private business had been brought to an (Sparks); Mr. and Mra, R. H. Benson's

B*2*. That think, is unduly sanguine, end. The profite made by the astute Mr. pair of Chinese crimson tag 121 but there can be no doubt that if they May, however, will not be the only continue to run their militancy exclu matter to be made the subject of inquiry. high. £31 105. (Amor); the Marquess of Lansdowne Chinese oviform vas, 19

sively against the Germans, and for the Mr. Booth supports Mr. Bonar Law's in high, £20 58 (Horniman); Lord and men in and out of the trenches, they will contention that a single buyer should Lady Northcliffe's pair of jardinières, and their path to the polls much smoother have been appointed on a salary." An An official emamuniqué states that 15 in. high, Kea-King, £28 78. (Mr than it was when they spent their after attempt will be made to induce the Office

Crail); Lady Batteresa's Chinese elci- Princo Kurakine telegraphs that Germano ep ister, is in diander, oons scratching policemen's faces, and of Works to terminate the contract and

est price of the day was 2020 103, paid by Mr. Amor for Chinese twelve lead lacquer-screen, 8 ft. high, Heng-He, & anonymous gift; and

twelve-leaf lacquer-screen, Ithigh, presented by Col. Colquhoun, brought £40 tos. (H. J Simmons).

[TRAŬOGI REUTER'S · 10ÈKCY.]

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MORE GERMAN HORRORS.

·BURNING RUSSIAN WOUNDED.

PETROGRAD, May 17th.

Government

TOW

The Madrid correspondent of the cavalry killed and burned the Russian £23 25. (Mrs. Coutte-Michin). The high. their evenings trying to evade the priscu- consult the best men in the trade;or.

MASSACRE OF 6,000 ARMENIANS.Timex says it is impossible to ascertain

LONDON, May 17th.

A telegram from Urumiah on the 15th inst. states that 6,000 Armenians have bec massacred at Van. The Armenians aro now defending themselves against the Turks and Kirds, but help is urgently needed.

THE KING AND THE DERBY.

LONDON, May 17th.

All His Majesty'e Derby horse have been scrated, except Sammarco,

details of the events in Portugal, but it is reported that a fresh revolution is raging, and that the situation is most

critical.

LISBON, May 18th.

The latest casualties reported are two hundred killed and five hundred wounded, mostly of the Republican Guard.

The city is row calm and beflagged.

wounded,

The incessanL

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THE RUBBER OUTLOOK.

fure.

After that we shall have the khaki con- trach to consider. I hear that there are

Experienced observers and sociologists failing that, to insist that Mr. Meyer's foresee, however, thorn even on this private buying should cease while he is rose, for they fear that after the war Government buyer. women will be admitted to maly arenes of activity hitherto avoided by them, a

any will deliberatoly chore labour some contracts the profits of which make instead of motherhood. It is this shirk those of Mr. Meyer look like a fleabite. ing of maternity that some predict will The khaki fortune I am told about, for proze the real funger for Rugland, for example, is immens. And I can wall Germany and Russia will continue the believe it, for some lucky men got hold of great child-rearing nations in Europe, the khaki supply and did the best they while France and England will have an could with it, no doubt, To-day one can ever decreasing birth-rate.

8 how sharp the demand must have been, for the shortage of synthetic dyes WOMEN AND THE WAR.

for the manufacture of khaki flath.com Curiously enough, Mrs. Pankhurstinies to retard the output. It is now however, .bing evercome to some exten regardless of sex. She has been invited by the use of fustic, a natural yellow dye to take part in a women's peace congress which consists of the wood of a tree at the Hague, but she has declined the invitation with commendable vigour, Large quantities of the wood are being grown in Jamaica and British Honduras. and has bluntly told the meddlers that shipped to this country,

grumbling at the reticenci observed in connexion with the operations in the Dardanelles has at last produced some risult, and the Admiralty Eye-witness to regard the naval and and the War Office have arranged for ant military operations in those regions despatches similar to those contributed

Presiding at the meeting of the Bikam by Eye-witness" in Flanders and Habber Estate, Mr. H. Eric Miller said France. The journalist so chost is Mr. the prospects for rubber were remarkably Soldiers and sailors-are patrolling theed a very fine reputation as a military strong one News from America indi-to-day is in agrement with most of us. Ashmead Bartlett, who has already gein-good. The demand in the market was a journalist and war correspondent. His caled that the buying power there would A Government edict guarantees the despatches will come through the Press be very considerable, and the quantity of protection of individuals and property.

'Bureau like those of his colleague on the rubber which was being used by the western frontiers.

various countries at war was much larger than was generally realized.

streets.