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THE WAR.

ITALY TO INTERVENE.

AGREEMENTS

WITH

ALLIES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 22ND 1915.

RUBBIAN FRONT

FREEROTEGER. MITTER'S AGENCY.]

GERMANY'S - DESPERATE EFFORT NEAR PILITZA

FIERCE FIGHTING AROUND PRZEMYSL.

PETROGRAD, May 20th. An official announcement states that the battle on the left of the Vistula south pf Pilitza and along the whole Galician front was continued with increasing intensity on the 18th inst, The Germans bought up new forces, but the Russians

SWATOW NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.].

Swarow, May 17th.

·LULL-AFTER-GREAT-EXCITEMENT.

There is

duration

of

fall now after the great excitement: fer the people were living hourly in expectation of a de war with Japan and credence wat giron to the report that the President had handed over the scale of his high office to the Vice-President and that he himself had donned the warrior's robes to lead his win or die in the attempt. Tapanese armies du person against Japan ofther to

AMERICA FIRST.”

PRESIDENT V

WILSON AND NEW CRÁLITY-

JIDING THE BALANCE.

esentatives in New York recently Iddressing the American newspaper resident Wilson defined, for the first time publicly, the attitude of America in regard to the great war and the world- criste which it has precipitated: "said:

Ho

“It is cle^", gentlemen, that the world's affairs are drawing rapidly to a climax, and that climax will come not only to the s engaged in the present colossal struggle. It will co for them, of course, but the test wi. particularly.

*1 come

PREMIER'S ELOQUENT APPEAL FOR UNITY. Successfully pressed the enemy in the added to the excitement, for they wering, wo re the only great nation

THE POSITION OF GREECE.

GENERAL.

(TRNOVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ITALY INTERVENES.

ITALY'S GRIEVANCE AGAINST AUSTRIA.

ROME. May 20th. An Italian Green Book has been pub ished giving details of the negotiations with Austria from the moment when, without giving Haly the smallest intima- bon, Austrin sent her ultimatumo to Bertin, to the dispatch of the Noto by Italy denouncing the Triple Alliance.

The documents show that. Austria, when urged by Germany to make conces

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

THE TIME HAS COME"

·LATER. The Chamber by 407 votes to 74 | adopted the Bill giving the Government | extraordinary powers.

When Signor Boselli announced-the- Coramittee's unanimous approval of th Bill, adding, "The time has come to realiso our promises to the unredeemed torritories the Deputies rose to their feet and acclaimed the decision, while Bignor Salandra shook hands with Siguer Bosalli. The public, in the galleries joined in the ovation.

Enemy aeroplane's bombed. Przemysl and the enemy, after the fiercest fighting, captured several trenches south of Przemysł.

ocean.

to g

airoumstancUS, or, rather, by oiroun stances, stated in combination which đã not belong in combination..

the

We cannot afford, therefore, to let - rumours of irresponsible persos and origine get into the atmore of the United States. We are trustee for what, and righteousness and human liberty, for any nation ever had, the love of justies I venture to say, is the greatest heritage fundamentally thosesre the things to which America is addicted and to which she is devoted. There are groups of selfish men in the United States, there are cotorios where sinister things are pro-

posed, but the great heart of the American people is just as sound and trao the heart of America, not a heart mude as it over was, and it is a single heart, up of sections.selected out of countries.

'1- LOVE AMERICA,”

Det.

So that is what try to regaind Do your realise that, rough. ly speak mys I of every day when Jan almost on Provercome by perplexities, what I try to region of the confluenes of the San and

gen to be busy picking their goods ready of course with disparagement of the thinking about,

Bent disengaged? I am not speak renumber is what the prople at home are. Vistula, and captured 4,000 prisoners, to f'save at may moniere,

I try to put myself in People are greater of those nations in Europe which the place of the man who does not know Great enemy forces which crossed the

angry still, but they do not know at what thinking how their live much more myself what he would like the policy of are not parties to the pret war, but all the things that I know and ask San spread over the sector Jaroslaw--for the main questions at issue between then ours touch the very heart att Wadawa-Beaiawa.

the twe

dson this country to be not the talkative man, countries have never been of the business, whereas we have roi..

Fing divulged.

the man that not the partisan man, The conjectures are probably the water 3000 miles of cool and silent between us and those bitter days across

emembers fiest that he is Repu

can ex true, but they are still conjectures. At

ocrat, or that his parents aro Ger-. the same time there is an undertone of

- English, but who remembers man,

a destiny of moderu affairs satisfaction that the war cloud has passed with those disturbing elements which American first of all.

Our atmosphere is not yet charged centres largely on his being an

the who.. first over for the present, China's in no must be felt and must permeate every sense prepared to waga war with a strong ikely that the nations of the world will worthy to represent you if 1 permi.

"If I permitted myself - nation in Europe.

partisan Therefore is it not in this present struggle I won Power like Japan, and while strongly some day turn to us for the cooler asses myself to forget the people who are not ed sympathising with China in her predicament of the elements engaged? ment we strongly recommend her discreet thought as that we should sit in judgment-worthy to represent you, but I do clan

not now thinking a preposterous a present you. I am not saying that an...

1 am partisans, I would be unworthy to re- action. But for the strong man ruling upon them. No nation is fit to sit in this degree of worthiness that before in Peking China would be to-day in the judgment upon any other nation, but we everything cbe I love Amerion." throes of a hopeless war.

shall some day have to assist in recou struoting the processes of peace.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

TWO TAUBES BROUGHT DOWN.

PARIS, May 21st.

3.00 a.m.

The evening communiqué says:-: Between Arroe and Nieuport the ground rains soaked and fighting is. impracticable

the course of which two German acro There was a sharp artillery duel; h

planes were brought down.

We progressed by means of mining Beausejour, in Champagne, to the enemy

trenches.

A CITY GUARD WITHOUT AMMUNITION.

The Chinese are much given to dream- jug and forgetting of the things that roal tural city of Chacchow twenty robbers ly mattar. For instance, in the prefec-

night-watch gave verning to the attacked a houss the other evening. The guard. The city guard confessed to hav- ing no ammunition for their rifles.

city

Not

<SOCIALIST SUPPORT. Signor Cicotti, on behalf of the Socin- Wo repulsed air attack at Bagatelle, in Mors to Hially, delayed constantly or lists, endorsed the notion of the Govern Argonne, and captured several trenches onough powder to tighten away if not in replied half-heartedly until the timement and said they faced a

war of in Ailly Wood.

fixed for settlement by Italy had expired. Thereupon the later entered into agree ments with the Allies.

SCENES IN THE CHAMBER.

LATER, There were remarkable scenes of enthusiasm in the Chamber when Signor Salandra, the Premier, introduced a Bill

"conferring the

theGairument embry:

there is

defence. The Socialists hoped that

Panis, May 20th. ai To-day's communiqué says renovated Europe would achieve disara-nothing to report,

VAL ACTIVITIES.

President Marcora in solemnity said: This is an historic decasion. We have recovered the faith snered to aur memories.

Let us hasten to accomplish the unity of the country. Long live the King

Tumultuous cheering followed, and ordinary powers in the event of an out the Chamber adjourned for an indefinits

period break of war.

A Committee was appointed to consister | GREECE the Band will give its report to-night.. Similar scenes were enacted in the

Senate,

PRIME MINISTER'S APPEAL TO

THE COUNTRY.

CONSIDERING THE POSITION.

ATHENS, May 21st.

A prolonged Cabinet Conneil has been held to consider the situation arising from Italy's Intervention.

The King who is improving, has Bignor Balandra, in a stirring speech, warmly thanked M. Velosios for the Whowed that Austria's ultimatum to latter's telegram wishing him a prompt Serbia on July 19th upset the Triple | freevery. Allihoc and pointed out that Italy, sounding in the Triplice. had not only weakened her frontier defences, but shad "been compelled to witness they oppression

of Italians.

Signor Salandra, appealed to Parlia ment and the country to sink all differ.. enoes in face of the supreme necessity, namely the welfare and greatness of

Italy. As Italians and nothing else, he said, let their strength, heart and will find

su eingle expression in the Army, Navy and the King who would lead them to new destinies." (Frantic cheers.)

Though rain was falling the patriotic demonstrations were marked by the greatest enthusiasm. There were historic scenes in the Chamber which was packed

GERMAN SPY COMMITS

SUICIDE IN CELL. APPRECIATION OF FAIRNESS OF IIS TRIAL

{THROUGH_ARUTER'S AGENOT.) SUBMARINE SINKS TRAWLERS.

LONDON, May 20th,

A German submarine sank the trawlers Lucerne and Chrysolite, in the North

B

overcome twenty desperadoes, who suo ceeded in getting away with a few thou sand dollars!

PROCESSES OF PRICE.

Our

RESOURCES AND untouched. We are more

bo

„bit un-

and more becoming by force of circum- ESCAPE OF A PRISONER OF stances the mediating nation of the world

WAR.

up our winds what are the best things to ELUDES ESCORT IN POST OFFICE in respect of its finances We-must-make do and what are the best ways to do them.

BUILDING...

FUGITIVE A FORMER CONVICT. Anton Hauler, ̈a Hungarian subjeet,

up in this motto, America first. Let us spirit when I say that our whole duty, So that I am not speaking in a selfish

think of America before we think of who has been interned in the Detention. for the present, at any rate, is summed

Europe in order that America may be Camp at Hunghom for some months, of tested friendship, comes. The test of effected a daring escape in Bougkong fit to be Europe's friend when the day friendship is not now sympathy with one yesterday afternoon. side or the other, but getting ready to brought over under escort to transact The prisoner WIS help both sides when, the struggle is over.

certain business. and while in the Pest Office Building, le apparently obtain permission to go to a lavatory, and authorities were informed, the harbour cscaped. The police and military was clossd, and all precautions taken to prevent his escape from the Colony,

BASIS OF NEUTRALITY,

THE CHINESE, NATIONAL BALVATION FUND."";

The basis of neutrality, gentlemen, is The business-men of the town are fol The basis of neutrality is sympathy for not indifference, it is not self-interest. lowing in the wake of Bhangat. They mankind. It is fairness, it is good will. have actually set againg & schce which and judgment.

At the bottom it is impartiality of spirit I wish that all of our may prove a boom to the State. The State fellow citizens could realise that. There muy as the man who was convicted of Anton Hauler will be remembered by lotteries do not commend themselves uni-

is in some quarters a disposition to create attempted forgery of Hongkong and versally. Reformers question

distempers in this body politic, Men Shanghai Bank notes on the 28th June, their are even uttering slanders against the 1913, and sentenced by the Chief Justice should object, Bering, that thers is the upon either side there will be a divided in his possession were found fesitation morality It is strange that Chineso United States as if to excite heren-to two years imprisonment. He had been possibility of a sudd fortune attached American abominable libel of ignor balenutes and apparatus for their manu are saying that if we should go to war trapped by the Police and arrested, and

to this lotteries! A chairman and off We are the mediating nation of the knowledge, and by the use of certain facture He has considerable chemical cials have been appointed. A theatre has world, I do not mean we undertake cot chemicals he was enabled to disintegrate been secured as a money-colketing centre to mind our own business and to mediate to some extent both the fabric and the The merchant class in the town and mean the word in a broader angrethem to paper.

where other people are quarrelling. colour of genuine banknotes and transfer- torpedoed during the week ended Mayery grade of citizen give their support are compounded of the nations of the sions of banknotes which were perfect in The police seized impres 19th by German submarines, out of 1,437 pect that they will be able to collect soxcentiments, their tastes, their passions. to the schen very heartily, and they ex world. We mediate their blood, we chips which have arrived at or sailed thing worthy of their town.

mediate their traditions, we mediate their from the ports of the United Kingdom

This money

We are ourselves compounded of tho

HONGKONG TENNIS

SUBMARINE PIRACY.

LONDON, May 21st,

Two British merchantmen have been

TOURNAMENT, BROTHERS HANCOCK WIN THE HANDICAP DOUBLES.

onve

stand all nations.

colour and detail.

Station early this morning, we learnt On enquiry at the Central Polies that the man had been recaptured in

is said to be purely for the country's things; we are therefore able to underQueen's Road. fences for the purchase of abillory-for support of soldiers and for helping to. build a naval fleet worthy of the size of China.

A FINE ON A VILLAGE.

So rigorous was the tennis which was

Yongha, which figured so conspicuously played in the final of the Handicap the opium crusade, has been fined ter Doubles yesterday that in the concluding thousand dollars, which will greatly add set, and when the game stood at four to the people's discomfiture. The autho- love in favour of the Hancocks, Phelips,rities, however, are going to restore to the Nisbet's partner, who had been chewing village four thousand dollars in order to signs of fatigue for scanetime, had to belp their educational institutions. give up, and the final went to the younger pair with a score of 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 6–f),

4-0.

A BASEL MISSION HOSPITAL.

LONDON. May 21st, Knepferie, one of the Germas spies arrested in London, who was undergoing trial, hanged himself in his cell. He left Right from the commencement of play there is a hospital in connection with the In the town of Kayin, or now Mei-sun. the exchanges were most vigorous and. a letter expressing appreciation of the play was extremely keen in an atmosphere Bas Mission. It is supported by Swiss fairness of his trial, and said he pre-which was exhausting. ferred. as a soldier, self-inflicted death quickly drew the applause of the specta-ing the year, although their financial R. Hancock and Lutheran church's generally Dur tors with some very clever work, his net play being again a feature. The first set support, must have been greatly curtalled went to the brothers in so easy a manner owing to the European war, they have that the final gave promise of being a

maintained their hospital staff. They hava trented 5,277 fresh cases and 17,490 all patients.

to death on the scaffold.

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL

BIRDWOOD WOUNDED.

LONDON, May 20th. Lieutenant-General Birdwood has been. wounded in the Dardanelles.

THE

morn

or less tunc affair. Nisbet and Phelips covered remarkably in the second sot, both boing responsible for many good things, Philips especially got in some wonderfully good shoty from the ne, while Nishet's volleying secured many points. The elder pair won this.

--PROPAGATING THE MILITARY SPIRUT, In this saine town a society to propa.

profession is asked to join.

CHARGES AGAINST A MAGISTRATE.

It is in that sense that I awan that Amerion is a mediating nation. The America, is ready to turn, and free to opinion of America. He action of

turn, La any direction. The Uniterl Statos has no racial momentum, and is particularly free in this, that she has no hampering ambitions as a world- Power.

have no hampering ambitions. We do

That is what I mean by saying wel not want anything that does not belong to . Is not a nation in that position nation like that ready to form some part fres to serve other nations, and is not n

of assessing the opinion of the world? My interest in the neutrality of the United States is not a petty desire to

worth while, I am his man.

p out of trouble, but if any man want a scrap, that is, an interesting scrap and him that he is not going to draw but

1 warn

trouble of men in general and I can help into the scrap for his advertisement. but if he is looking for trouble, that is, the

a little, why then I am in for it.

NATIONAL SELF-CONTROL-

But I am interested in neutrality because there is something so much a distinction waiting for this nation that greater to do than fight, because there is

no nation has ever yet got, that is, the

distinction-of-nbsolute self-control-and-

self-mastery

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS. TO-NIGHT'S "PROMENADE

CONCERT.

The programme for to-night's Conert is as follows:~~~

1.-Piano. Mr. G. Grinable. 2.--Song, Selected. P❜tc. H. E.

3Luriel.

"The

3- Humorous Monologue,

11.00 Express." Pt. H. Relph. 1-Quartette,

Scots

Wha Hue." Pte. Allan. Corpi. Brown, Pte. Gray and Corpl. Smith.

5. Song. Selcuted. Mr. N. E. Wood. -Song Selected. L/Corp. Fremon

K.S.L.I.

7- Hamorous Song. Selected Mr.

W. A. Hannibal.

INTERVAL. a.--Quartet St Patrick was

Gentlemsu." Pte. Allan, Corpl Brown Pt Gray and Corpl. Smith.

3Song. Selected. Pte. T. W. HAL 10. A Few words. Pie. WV, Logan. 11-Song. Selected. Pte. H. E. Muriel. 12-Hudorous Song. Belected. Mr.

W. A. Hannibal- 13-Humorous Song. Selected, Pte.

P. Simpan K.S.LI 14-Humorons, Song.

Mothers Sit- ting Knitting Little Mittens for the Navy." Pte. H. Relph. Accompanists: Mr. Geo. Grimble and Capt Lunmert.

THE WAY OF THE HUN.

BELGIAN OFFICIAL, SHOT REFORE HIS WIFE'S EYES..

on the occasion, many having to stendi. COMMONWEALTH INSPECTOR-ing affair. The Hancocks took the dead The aims to save their country from without trying, the man who will fight Whom do you admire most among" sol, 3-0. The third sat was a most excitat the military spirit has been darted. your friends? The irritable man, the iman out of whom you can get a riss The Ambassadors of the Allies ware pre-

GENERAL DEAD.

and play became very fast whon the the imminent destrution which awaits at the drop of the hat, whether he knows pont, including the Japanese Ambassador.

ather pair ralled and made things their unpreparedness. Every one of every-Don't you admire and don't you fear, it CAIRO, May 20131.

what the hat is dropped for or not?, The appearance of the patriotic poet, Groraf Bridges, the Commonwealth at five all. Though obviously feeling the square, and at one time the games stood Annunzio, caused an evation. Signor Inspector-General, has died on a hospital play, Phelips continued to get in some month-towns and villages of 1,000 inha| have carried the thing so far that you

effects of the strenuous nature of the askest to pay towards exprases 50 cash &

Scholars are you have to contest with him, the self- mastered man who watches you with a Giolitti (a Neutralist advorate) was a ship and has been buried at Alexandria.

calm eye and comes in only when you very telling volleys and with Nisbet notable absentee. All the 480 Deputies

also doing well in the servics this set. bitants are asked to contribute 350.

must be disposed of? also went to Nisbet and Phelips by 5-7. except 45 Socialiste rosé and cheered

That is the man you respect, that is, Early in the fourth rob Phelips was so

the man who you know has at the batton Signar Marcorn, the President of the

The recent ex-eution by the Germans of exhausted that he was on the point of In carrying through the orders of the a much more fundamental and terrible M. Lenoir, a high railway official in Bel- Chamber,

suspending play. However, he played on Government magistrates in various coun-I Covet for America this splendid sium, which took place at Ghent, was a gamely, but the stamina and staying ties are charged with exacting exorbitant courage of reserve moral force, and

courage than the irritable fighting man.

powers of the two Hancocks was too much

particularly brutal affair. It was describ- for their opponents and they went on to suins of money and with permitting illi-

wanted to point out to you gentlemned in the Daily Mail by a Bagian who

recently reached London from Ghent win a love set which contained three love eit gambling, etc. One poor magistrate There is what is called news, that turns simply this. There is news and news.

The Germans, he says, accused M. games. The same thing happened in the is arraigned under tan counts; adding to fom to be falsehood, at any rate, in what

Lenoir of espionage, and, after a sum final set. The brothers won four games cons:entively and at this stage Phelips the land and property taxes; excessive conld get the nation to believe if true, it is said to signify, and which, if you

mary trial by court-martial, he was sen- tenced to death. The execution parado gave up altogether and the match went costs for examining and stamping of might disturb our equilibrium and our was called for 2.30 at the Municipal Rifle to the Hancceks, who, with very few dreds; Government |extepticas, wero always the better pair.

Range of Ghent, and about 200 persons daries; mitting gambling in secret; lack in deal-

were forced to be present, including the HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE.

condemned man's wife.

M. Lenoir was aware that his wife was

WIOWAM TENNIS, CLUE. v. KOWLOON *******

among the crowd gathared behind th soldiers, but he field the firing party

WAR BEGUNI.

AMSTERDAM. May 20th.

A Chiasso (Switzerland) telegram to o Berliner Tageblatt says no one in taly doubts that war lxgins to-day.

DEPUTIES TO VOLUNTEER

Roue, May goth.

It is understood that a number of Deputies will voluntear for service with

The Colours.

**DACIA'S" CARGO..

PARIS, May 2001. A law Las been promulgated opening credit for the payment for the cargo of the Dacia, The American owners demand 3,320,756 francs, but payment will be made on the basis of the market value at | Rotterdam,

HAVAS SERVICE.] GERMANS CAPTURE WOMEN AT LIBAU.

PETROZID, May 19th. The Germans took away many women and girls from Libai and put them

board their warships.

The following team will represent the Wigwam Club:*

Sewell, C. D. Lambert, A. Hanson, II. C. Humphreys, . le Breton. G. W.

Dreyer.

per-

self-possession.

HALIGN ENERGY.

ing with cases that do not promise much kind; we ought not to permit things of "We ought not to deal in stuff of that muney; illeget imprisonment; allowing that sort to use up the electrical energy of the wires, because its energy is malign,

ing to cope with theft; bribery. m to purchase Government poste; fail-its cuergs is not of the truth, its energy without flinching, and died with a smile.

ANTI-OPIUM NHÌSURES,

A man was fined $30 lat ly for having opien utensils in his possession,

is of mischief, It is possible to sift the upon his lips. « truth. The world ought to know the An appeal to the Duke of Württemberg, truth, but the world ought not, at this who is in command of the Fourth Army period of unstable equilibrium, to b in Flanders, had been previously reject distarbed by rumour, ought not to be dis-ed. On the day following the execution turbed by imaginative combinations of the Duke came to Ghent for a rest cure.