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THE WAR.

THE CABINET

CRISIS.

REORGANISATION FOR WAR PURPOSES.

ITALY ON BRINK OF WAR.

HEAVY FIGHTING AT DARDANELLES.

MORE

GENERAL

SUBMARINE

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY IN CHINA,

[THNOVOH ́REUTER'S - KOENCY.] REORGANISATION OF BRITISH

CABINET.

IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER.

LONDON, May 19th. Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons, announced that steps are in contempla Bion involving the reconstruction of the Government upon a broader personal and political basis.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOK.]

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 211, 11915.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MEMORABLE GUILDHALL

MEETING.

AN UNITED EMPIRE.

LONDON May 10th There were most enthusiastic scenes at the imperial and patriotic meeting held at the Guildhall to thank the Domitions India and the Protectorate for the

nparalleled services in the war. There was a brillant gathering on the platform, which included a number of Indian Princes, members of tho Cabinet, High Commissioners of the Colonies and a number of prominent personages.

The Lord Mayor presided.

(THROUGH, REVIDER'S AGENOX] ITALY ON THE BRINK OF

WAR

PREPARING FOR THE EVENT

WASHINGTON, May 20th Italy and Austria havo asked "Amerisa to take charge of their intareste in Vienna and Rome respectively in the event of a rupture America has con sented....

LONDON, May 20th

The Koanische Zeitung states that the Austrian and German Consuls and Their staffs have let Bom

Rowe, Maj 18th. Newspapers announce that the Govern Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, waldment will at the Chamber on Thursday to give them full and immea, ate power, cons and The papers expres the belief that the departure of Prince von Bulow and Count Macchid is immineat.

The King received in private audience M. de Giers, who presented his creden- tials.

IN CHINA.

SIR EDWARD GREY.

LONDON, May 20th,

THE HEAR EAST.

**NE BEUTER'S "LGENGT.] HEAVY FIGHTING AT

DARDANELLES...

VIVID DESCRIPTION BY A

CORRESPONDENT.

LONDON; May 20th.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

{THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENOT.) TWO BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK BY SUBMARINES,

LONDON, May 19th The British steamer Dumfrcis has been torpedoed in the Irish Sea. Two of the crew were drowned.

LATER.

A German submarine torpedoed the British steamer Drumoree off Cornwall. She was but little injured and was takez in tow by a Norwegian steamer. The

A correspondent at the Dardanelles states that on the 10th instant the rein- forced Allics' troops resumed, the offen- sive, which had been suspended since April 28th, with the object of capturing the western and eastern arms of the Akibabs mountain. The British Left snimaie, however, returned and sank rested at the Gulf of Saros, and the

the Drumerce, the Norwegian steamer

who were supported by the British Naval Division, was resumed in the afternoon, The British were quiet till five in the and they gained considerable ground,

British crew.

HEROISM IN THE AIR, LEGION OF HONOUR FOR DARING PILOT

WONDERFUL HANDIHOOD,

French Right at Dardanelle. The Bri- escaping, but she returned and gated the in Arst line consisted of four Brigades an eloquent tribute to the ACTIVITY.

The above a significant in view of the of Regulars and a Naval Division, and daughters of the Overseas Domininious

with a newly arrived Territorial Divi authoritative German source," that the behind were the Indions and Australians, Announcement in New York, from “ whose record had been so magnificent that any Empire, he said, might takako high.

sion in reserve. The first day's fighting submarine campaign has been suspended est pridain it (Cheers). Their generosity,

was almost entirely confined to the Right

until Germany replies to President. Wilson's Nate. devotion and willingness to endure hard

Wing, where the French advanced over ship and fac death was due to no con- TRADING WITH THE ENEMY morning of the 7th and captured a num

a mile. The British Left advanced on the sideration of self-interest. We were now gathering in the tour of trial the fruits IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT BY fire. The general advance of the French, ber of trenches in the face of a terrible of a wise and far-sighted imperial -policy. (Cheers.) There was no part of the Empire which would not suffer an- nihilation rather than be subject to any other sovereignty. (Great cheering). The Premier lengthily detailed the gifts of the Indian Princes and people, and mentioned that India had put into the field $6 regiments of cavalry and 121 regiments of Locked to the actual achievements of the antry, and, when they

forces of India, which had been so sport aneously dispatched and so magnificently equipped, then the battlefields of France and Flanders bore an undying tribute to their bravery (Loud cheers).

Mr. Bonar Law, who delivered a glow-

The crisis was most sudden, Mr. Bonar | Law, till Thursday, shared. Mr. Asquith's dislike for a coalition Government. Then came the quarrel between-Lord -Fisher and Mr. Churchill, and the threat of the Opposition to raise a debate on the insufficient supply of high explosives, compared with shrapnel, to the front, of which the Daily News asserts the Cabinet were unawELKY, Menaced by a Govern ment downfall a low leading Matesmen of both sides of whom Mr. Lloyd Mr. Asquith added that nothing bad

George is believed to be one-who were yet been definitely arranged, but, in order desirous of a National Goremment, to avoid any apprehension, he wished to seized the opportunity and averted the make three things clear. Firstly peril. The first steps at reconstruction

will be taken on Sunday.

At a menting of.

khanges would not affect the positions of himself and Sir Edward Grey; secondly, there would be no change of any kind in

hundred Radical

the policy of the country regarding the last evening there were angry Bontinued proscention of the war-(loud criticisms, but Mr. Asquith appeared and prolonged cheers)--with all possible and spoke for twenty minutes; reassuring energy and by every available source; these present, Ho was given au ovation. #hirdly, he said to all partics alike that any reconstruction of the Government would bo for the purposes of the war only, and indicated not ing in the paturo of surrender or compromise of any Party's political ideals.

Mr. Bondr Law (Conservative Leader) said the sole idea of any steps about to he taken was the best method of finishing the war successfully. We leave out of our

"NOTHING IS SETTLED AND ANYTHING MAY HAPPEN.'

on May 20th, Nothing is settled and anything may happen, sums up the newspapers". review of the political situation."

The Daily Telegraph dates that Lord Fisher's resignation is not accepted.

The Times says that nothing is likely

Sit Edward Grey, replying to Sir William Bull, said the Government was considering the total stoppage of trading with the enemy in China, Action is to be taken as soon as the Government is

ured that similar action will be taken by Japan.

COMMONS ADJOURNED;

adjourned until June 6th,

LONDON, May 19th. The House of Commons has been

[HAVAS SERVICE}: THE PORTUGUESE REVOLT.

PARIS, May 18th. Senator Freitas, who shot and seriously ing eulogy on the Dominions and their wounded the Premier, Senhor Chagas, was

work, said he did not think it was fully realised all that the Indian soldiers and done. He believed that as a nation, we had more reason to be proud of the spont aneous enthusiasm of the Indian Princes and people on behalf of their King Emperor and Empire than vs had to be Proud of the conquest of India.

Lord Crewo said he desired to press the conviction that the mengnition, by

had given to Grmany would thrill the whole Empire. That answer had also been given by the Indian army, by the Frimes of India at Home who themselves had drawn the sword-prolonged cheer

killed by the police.

RUSSIAN FRONT.

LENOUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.

FIGHTING. TERRIFIC

BOMBARDING PRZEMYSL

PETOGALD, May 20th.

afternoon, when the infantry at the Left and Centry progressed steadily, captur- ing patches of scrub and occupying ravines. At 6.10 the British extreme Left mado en caveloping movement towards a hill behind Krithia. They were met with a tremendous shropnol fire, whole com panics disappearing in clouds of earth and sand, but they nover besitated and progressed till darkness checked the ad

heroism on the part of a French aviator A remarkable instance of stoical is related by the Petit Journal's corres-

Co

nondent with the Northern

The pilot, whose father was killed in was ordered to go with a sergeant to bom- ono of the first engagements of the war, burd a corner of the Belgian coast, where activity. the Germans were showing unusual

region where Lieutenant Garros, the They had to pass over the Aviatike within a fortnight, had exasper- famous avistor, by destroying two ated the Germans to the length of putting into position hundred anti-aircraft The Frenchmen dropped bombs, and guns. ANN M DAN JE then turned hornward, rising to 8,800ft, raging around them. to avoid the storm of shot and shell

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The battle was resumed at 8.5 with greater, violence. The troops were deter-

FOOT SHOT AWAY, mined on victory, and the fighting the front whells and came through the Suddenly a shell mashed the axle of developed into ferocious local combats for window of the car cutting off the pilot's ravines, trenches and hills. The whole making a gront hole in the side of the foct as clean as a whistle, and went out, line gradually progressed till it was posar The wind caused by the projectile sible to storm Krithin..

rocked the seroplane, and it began to plunge violently, shaken out and hurled downward on the The compass was

The illon, summoning all his energies, heds of the cheering Germans below. regained control of the machine and Sept paying no heed to the hail of shrap safety could be reached. The sergeant nel. They had fifteen miles to go before thought that all was up with them, and, patting his left arm round the pilot,

There was a lull in the afternoon till 5:15, when guns afloat and shore opened. a stupendous lombardment which officers from Francs declared to ho unprecendent. ed. Fifteen-inch lyddito seemed to con- sume the hills with clouds of smoke and

u thella

minds absolutely all other considerations to be decided till the Unioniat leaders that meeting, of the answer which India has attained terrific intensity. On Monburst on the higher ridges. After a

political and otherwise. It is obvious that our political questions must be left Bor settlement until after the war,

Beuter's Agency learns that a meeting of the Labour members at the House of Commons decided to accept Mr. Asquith's invitation to be represented in a National Gorerament. It is understood that Mr.

Henderson joins the Cabinet, while Mr. Brace and another member will require minor posts.

FORECASTS.

LONDON, May 20th.

The newspapers are Cabinet making..

have obtained the support of their party at a medling.

The Daily Express opings that Lord Milner may join the Ministry.

Lord Derby, speaking a Wigan, said that nothing was farther from his wishing) and also by others who had given than a coalition Government,

EXCHANGE OF INCAPACITAT ED CIVILIAN PRISONERS,

GERMANY BREAKS FAITH WITH THE VATICAN.

İ

LONDON, May 20th. Correspondence has been published by but the forests are more speculation. It the Foreign Office relating.

the pro

to

is generally agreed that Lord Lausdowne posed exchange of incapacitated civilian

will not take office on account of health, Mr. Churchill will leave the Admiralty, but Lord Kitchener will romain, though at is probable that he will share ho Was Offies with Mr. Lloyd George.

The appointment of Mr. Harcourt & Viceroy of India is favoured. Mr. John

prisoners.

Bir Henry Howard (who, wo keliers, has been on a mission to the Vatican) Concludes a telegram to Sir Edward Grey, dated the 3rd inst, by saying that le regrow to learn that Germany has broken faith with the Vatican by refusing to carry out the agreement for the release of

Germany assented on February 26th.

with both hands was the answer of the whole people of India, the millions of India, who had lavished their labours, gifts and praydns on behalf of the cause of which their beloved King-Emperor was the centre and symbol,

TRIAL OF GERMAN SPY.

LONDON, May 20th. of a German named Kuepferle, on eight The trial has opened at the Old Bailey

charges of communicating Naval and Military information to the enemy.

WAR AND RACING.

LONDON, May 50th, The Daily Chronicle announces that as

སྐས་་་

a result of a conformes with Mr. Asquith, the Premier, the Jockey Club has decided

day strong enemy forces in the Opatow region, who were hard pressed, fled behind Iwaniska and were rigorously pursued,

An official communique states: The fumes, and the whole country seemed to asked: Shall I take the helm (The battle on the left of the Upper Yser.e are and was covered with solid pilot answered: No! No! Louve mo alone. Dyou. me. We'll get and on the whole of the Galician front bank of yellow, grown and white smoke back to Frand Trust

from which volcanoes erupted

RETURN TO CAMP. The aeroplane then swayed ubout, and quarter of an hour the guna simultanconsing gear. The pilot beat down and sobething seemed wrong with the steer- ly cased and then the infantry leaped brought up his severed foot, which had forward for the assault on Krithia, jammed the steering controls.

"Here. take this!" he said, "I shan't need it with the sun glittering on their bayonets. any more storm of are, but the New Zealanders, The enemy were ready and poured out a

Australiana British, and. French never hesitated, There was B desperate bayonot charges, and several trenches were taken, but darkness ended the combat with Akibaba still uncap tured

The enemy in the Jaroslav and Letakhow region succeeded in establish- ing himself on the right bank of the San We hold both sides of the river south of Jaroslav.

The bombardment of Przemysl con- tinuce. We ropelled violent attacks between the Przemyal ̈marates and Dheister, where the enemy was striving for success at all costs

trenches which they captured on Sunday

We dislodged the Germans from the

The enemy in the region of Delatyn and Kolomen are exhausted, and we are advancing hers constantly, capturing prisonera and booty.

succession of

PROGRESS IN GALLIPOLI,

LONDON, May 19th.

The Press Bureau has issued a state- ment on the operatons in the Gallipoli Peninsula.

heavy losses an attack on the 12th inst. General Cox's Brigade repulsed with

A double company of Gurkhas on the 13th advanced over half a mile of ground and consolidated the position during the night despire the strongest counter attacks. The Lancashire Territorial Division, on the 16th, made considerable progress at night and further advanced the following night,

Oar howitzers on the 17th, aided by sisteroplanes, blew up the ammunition

-WORKING TOGETHER,

PETROGRAD, May 20th.

SAYS-

The French and British offensive

his wakening muscles, he clung to the Then, gritting his tedh and stiffening levers and last got to the camp.

The pilot landed the machine cloverly on the usinjuned back wheels, and craw led out unaided through the holde by the German shell. Only when ho daring pilot is to hams, the Legion of reached Zuydesobe, did he faint, The Honour and the sergeant, the Medaillo Militaire for their bravery.-Revster.

EXPLOSIVE BULLETS. PROOF THAT THE AUSTRIANS USED THEM.

been issued et Petrograd:

The following official statement has

Documents-found-at-Przemysl throw a light upon the question of the use of explosive bullets by our enemies.

On January 25 General Selivanoff in- formed the Commander of the fortress that in view of the frequent cases of the ugo of these bullets-hy the troops of Przemysl Contrary to International agreements signed by the Austrian Gov- ernment, the Grand Duke had, ordered.

be shot. all Austrians found with those bullets, to General Kusmanek gave an evasiva

Redmond is not likely to join the Cabinet { incapacitated civilian prisoners to which that three-fourths of the race meetings of the Russians to achieve their success waggons of the Turkish heavy howitzers reply and said that two Russian prisoners

as & would be impossible for hju to give an assurance on the Ulstof question.

The reconstruction of the Cabinet will

be of the most drastic descríption. Ministers, without exception, have resign. ed in order to facilitate Mr. Asquith's task.

The Unionise have been offered half the seats, but the Cabinet will probably

be smaller and will be really a War

THE CONSCRIPTION

QUESTION.

Lospox, May 20th..

In the House of Commons yesterday, on motion for the adjournment of the Hous, a ntuber of Minatorialists üŕged the abandonment of the voluntary prin- ciple for the Army and Navy,

Council, as the departments not connect- cd with the wae are excluded.

It is expected that the reconstruction will be completad by June 3rd,

when Parliament will be asked to pass a vote of confidence AGE OF KITCHENERS' ARMY.

Lord Fisher visited the Admiralty yes« terday for the first time since his reported resiguation on Friday,

be desirable.

arranged for this season will be cancelled.

The Government has requested the

Jockey Club to suspend all races after FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT. the present wrek, except the Newmarket, meeting.

would be put to death for each Austrian Nevertheless, after our arme de

shot,

at Chavli, and enabled them to inflict and diredly in a Turkish gun in front LATER. severe losses on the enemy.

of the Australian Corpa. They also claration, the firing of explosive ballets demolished the enemy's tranches and a cased. We found the solution to this puzzlo in a secret order of the day cap gun emplacemer

tured at Przemysl.

It is dated rewry 6, that that

is to sa a day after our declaration, and gives orders for all explosive bullets to be sent at ones to the artillery depots and not to be given out again except on the express order of the General Staff of the fortress,

We did not succeed, however, in triumphing over the cruelty of the enemy. who, on April 18, on a front of forty verste along the Nida and Piliten, fired exclusively with explosive bullets.

STOCK EXCHANGE AND

INDIAN LOAN.

LONDON, May 20th.

(THROUGH DEUTER

'Ş ADENCY.]

"NDS WEATHER SUSPE

OPERATIONS.

PARIS

A communiqué states

19th.

Tha bad:

Every day se aid improvement of the Anglo-French position. The enemy reported to have lost

very heavily LORD KITCHENER ON THE PROGRESS.

LONDON, May 20th

In his speech in the House of Lords,

said the the Indians had shown their *ravery in routing the Turks value and in Mesopotam

Progress in the Dardanelles was neces

The body of a Chinese schoolboy, nared Cheng Kau, has been taken to the mor tuary. The lad was bathing in a pond

than Road, Kowloon, when he was drown-

Mr. Tennan, replying, asked the House The feature on the Stock Exchange hus weather cortines, and there is nothing to remember what such a change would been the renewal demand for recent flota- to report except some artillery fringing the situation, Lord Kitchener mean, but he did not deny that the time tions, consequit on the reported restric- Two German atacks eastward of the might arrive when such a polier would tious upon further issues of the East Yer were defeated by our fira

Indian Lobu. Fully-paid shares rote to

PARIS, May 20th. 98 5/8.

The evening comsiuniqué states: The THE KING AT TYNESIDE.

dense. There has been no adion any difficult, but the Thu ks, who were being ed. The body of a female Chinese child LONDON, May 20th, where. An attempted German right constantly reinforced, His Majesty the King inspected the attack at Bois-le-Pretre was immediately gradually driven back fro Tyneside yards yesterday,

great strength::

LONDON, May 19th. The age for Kitchener's Army has been raised to forty.

Iweather is still bad, and the fog is most sarily slow, as the country was most at the junction of Jordan Road and Na

| checked.

were being has also been taken to the mortuary, The

m positions of child was playing on her mother's boa at Shauw kan when she fell overboard and was drowned