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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 1915,

IT MUST BE BOVRIL

BRITISH. TO THE BACKBONE

WEATHER REPORT,

ARRAS BATTLE.

FIRST GERMAN ACCOUNT,

BLOODIEST SPOT IN THE WAR

On the 2nd at 17.30-Sigual lowered, On the 3rd at 11.30 am-The typhoon of the Chins Sea entered the coast yesterday afternoon, near Haion Strait; it is now. filling up to the North of Haiphong, The northern typhoon is moving slowly to the N.W.The following despatch by the New York And is situated approximately in Late World's special correspondent, Mr. Karl N. ond Long, 138 this morning; it or per von Wiegand the first description from to have partially filled up..

the German side of the lighting in the Arras district. It is not written in the German propaganda style. The article passed the Consor in Londen, HEADQUARTERS OF AN INFANTRY DIVISION OF CROWN PRINCE RUPPRECHTS. ARBY,

Pressure is highest to the East of Japan; slight decreases have occurred over Japan, the Loochoos and N. Uhina, while slight increases are general elsewhere.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0.59 înotta.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at poon to-day is as follow

DISTRICT,

NEAR SOUCHEZ, OPTOSITE LORETTK HEIGHTS,

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SLOW

ADVANCE IN GALLIPOLI,

Between the Labyrinth," Neuville, and the Lorette heights, deeds of valour on both sides would fill a library. We look into the sector whore Joffre's own fighting observa tion stand is and from which he often LACK OF SPACE FOR MANEUVE- watches operations. It tis eight iniles directly south of our serial He seems to know the exact spot and tells perch, says General 1. me where Joffie's headquarters are.

in our immediate vanity. We admire the Now began the "feeling for the batteries beautiful line of shooting, but the shells, which are bursting 200 or 300 yards away, either overshoot or full short. They of a shell near our high perch makes us su

explosion denly realise that on reserved seat has its dangers.

It's a

"The French are getting, nasty. long way to fall. Let's get down, remarked General F., and we lost no time.

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issued at Paris ou June 24th of the oper

The following official summary rations of the Oriental Expeditionary Corps covering the period from June 1 to The history of the evonte during the last fortnight of May had disclosed the special conditions of the operations in the of space for magourcing, progress an Gallipoli Peninsula whore, owing to lack only be made gradually by advancing from one point d'appui to another. Our commanders therefore decided to carry on operations of this nature, and it was. arranged that on June 4 the whole line should enter into action, so is to immoi- bilize the enemy, and to facilitate the taki of the troops who vero to capture those parts of the terrain which it was impor Joffie's offensive, rapidly waning, has re-

tant to occupy and to retain. suited in a deluge of blood, but little else. Messageries Maritimes for 1914 says the been attached

The report of the Compaguio des scelor of the British front, to which had The chief offort took place in the central Today I looked into n veritable hell of death, company has suffered by the war in as the little stretch of three or four miles different ways. No. 1..

a certain number of French

batteries whose fire swept the The administration had Krithia hills, With their first dash the

FORECAST.

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The same ar " No. 1. South cost of China between The same

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South coast of Ubins between (The same #s Hongkong and Hainṛa....... 1, No. 1.

Tuesday, June 22, by courier via Berlin, Thursday, June 2-1. Germany's wall of iron and blood between Arras and Ypres is holding. It has bent a little, but it is not broken, nor even cracked, under the terrific battering ram-like attacks of General Joffre and the French.

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The first week of June I was with Macken- seu's army at the fall of Przemysl on the eastern front, where the Germans and Austrians were engaging in the greatest offensive movement of the war. To-day, 000 miles to the west, I am with the armies of Rupprecht and General Luchov, engaged in the grestest defensive struggle of the war, holding back the French nud English while matters are being settled with the Russians. Accompanied by Captain you Bunsen, nephew of the former British Ambassador to Vienna, and the Duke Leopold, I came from the grand general headquarters at dawn this norning. General B sent his chief corps surgeon-general with us in case American shells and shrapnel should have no respect for royalty or the American I'rces.

THE MESSAGERIES MARÍTIMES.

REPORT FOR 1914.

The Under-Secretary of the Admiralty announced in his letter, dated August 14th 1014, that the Government and decided to lake possession of the mail services conceded to the company. had made its arrangements to execute the

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between Neuville and the Lorette heights is alled by the Germans. It deserves the to adopt a line of maduet which did not khaki infantry sprang into the Turkish ne. In no other place in this war has seem to be to its advantage. The requisitrenches, nearly all the defenders of which there been sach merciless, desperato combattioning of vessels brought about now and had breu killed by mefinite shells. Withe o so much blood flown to the square yard as ning of hostilities the attitude of the attackers again pressed forward and serious difficulty. But since the begin out pausing after this first success, thei company lias been me of resolute solici- gained a footing in the trenches of the tude for und patristic co-operation with second fine the Government,

This advance, pushed to al place, enabled the British troops to swing point 400 yards beyond their starting. round to the right and left, and to curry, from behind those fractions of the firat line which were still holding out. tured with all its defenders. The company Turkish redoubt, thus attacked, was cap fast vessels. This service was considered rapidly on the right across the difficult particularly that with: In the French sector by ho Admiralty to be of the greatest region before Kereves Dere.

we advanced importance. When it was found to be of minutes the first line trench was ours

In a few the greatest importance to accuro munication by sea between France and dislodge us.

com All the enemy's counter-attacks failed to Russia, which communication had been powerful Turkish work, which on so made impossible by land, and also to diers have named the Haricot,"

The proximity of a very maintain contact between France and her vented us from proceeding to atthek the The cannonade became louder and he colonics, Madagascar and Indo-second line. rior, and we were soon within easy range, China,

This attack must be pres Fearing that the cloud of dust raised by the should

company judged it pard at our leisure. automobiles might tempt the French and Government.

the wishes of tho English artillery, we left the cars under coverment of Odessa, on October 29th, three of During the bombard of a building. General I wanted an incon- the company's vessels were lying in that spicuous party, and requested Bausen to port Portugal, Opus, and Equateur remain behind, and asked the Duke and my The Portugal sustained serious damage, self to follow him. We passed near A and and two members of the crew were killed went in the direction of Souchez. He took The closing of the Narrows caused the us to a slender, tower-like structure,

immobilisation of these threo steamers in the Black Sea. It is unnecessary to SAF that the results of the voyages were almost deplorable.

VIEW FROM A TOWER.

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from 150 to 400 yards. We suffered losses, Our gains.comprised a front of over 12 miles in a zono the depth of which varied but these which we inflicted on the enemy, were enormous, Krithia slopes were filled with dead bodies lying one on the other; piles of

The trenches on

dead on all sides bare evidenco of the destructive effect of our fire.

the

souers, including 10 officers, in a trench The British troops took some auc pri- "If a shell ahould hit this, of course it would come flow, and we with it," remarked

which they attached from the rear. Among the general, adding reassuringly, "but the receipts for certain voyages in 1914 and cd part of a mitraillense company. This. The following shows the difference in the prisoners were six Germans who form- gun is in their eyes, and perhaps they won't 191 espostively. see us, so I believe we can risk it." When Atlantique:

To the Far East company, which lost two-thirds of its half-way

Sailed Marseils on Sept guns and ons officer, and nearly all its the dizzy heights I noticed that 20th. 1914. up the structure was riddled with shrapnel. My Aruest Simon:

Total receipts 1.110,730.20 kuces became a bit shaky. As if reading my on September 21st, 1913. Total receipts from the Goelen and Breslau, others were

Sailed for same voyage sively of Germa135,

men in the action, was composed exclu.. oughts, the general remarked: "It isn't so f216,327.00.

Some were sailors to hit a like this with shell.created by the war, the

Owing to the position Prussian subjects living in Turkey who Shrapnel scutters like a shotgun, but can't compelled to stoy the construction of the bus hic come from Germeny by way of

had mobilized on the bring it down.

new liner General Duchesne, ordered for Austria and Bulgaria. Arrived at the top we crouched on a board the Far Eastera savice, 200ft, above the ground. A most magnificent could not, as a matter of fact, face time has not ceaser for some months to send

The company statements

It appears from panorama stretched out before us. It was heavy expense which the building of officers and technical experts to the Otto- these men that Germany fike a box seat at the bloodiest and most desperate section of the theatre of war.

new vessel represented. General I explained the lie of the land and

man Army, either singly or in small the operations in great detail. There was

These auxiliaries arrive in a constant stream in Constantinople. V visible less than a mile from us, villago just beyond the edge of Neuville.

`LAND OF SHELL CRATEUS,

At the present time the following drafts. Lebou: Nearly completed. Sphine and steamers are under constraction: Andre thes Building considerably delayed, but approaching completion. The latter vessel, which was being built at Dunkirk, has been taken to St. Nazaire. Porthas:

Also in course of completion.

THE FAR EAST.

Nearly all the large units aro con munded by Prussian allicers. Everywhere, on and as at sea, whenever a Turkish officer is entrusted with an important command he is accompanied by one or two

Germaus,

The Haricot redoubt with its subsi diary meze of entanglements, and com- munications trenches was reported in the British communiqué issued on June 22 as Division during the 4 hours' battle ou Three having been captured by the 23rd French

Directly in front we looked down upon Seuchez, over the ridge of Carency, and to the right on the now famous Lorette heights. The top of the ridge and the greater portion of the slope were held by the French and The service to the Far East had been Taglish (), and the Germans were clinging stopped since September, 1st, uo carga being tenciously at the foot. At a distance of only available from European ports. about two miles my powerful ginss bringsvesels usually running in this trade were liant sunshine the slope scarred and torn as extremely important gaps in the staff, everything so close that I can see in the bril-requisitioned. The mobilisation created Jasie 91.. if there had been upheavals. They are craters which was of great inconvenienes to the thrown up by the big shells which dot the company. A certain number of the com slopo so closely that it is difficult to conceive prany's assistants had fallen on the field how a human being could survive such a hail of honour. of fire and iron.

which the State is indebted to the com The balance sheet gives the amounts in

stated, they amounted to f.17,790,109 c.20. pany On November 30th, 1914, it is This has since been increased, as the com piny has continued to execute the voyages it was ordered to.

To the left of the slope are the skeleton-like ruins of the Chapel of Notre Dame, and still closer to me what is left of the walls of Sou chez sugar factory, mentioned so often in the official reports. It changed bands twice on some days. Around it every foot of the ground is drenched with German and French has been brought up to the

The insurance fund blood, while in the extensive cellar's most 15,16,623 0.44.

sum of desperate hand-to-hand conflicts are said November 30th,

The reserve fund on to have taken place: At present is in French 13,103,120 e. 18, which has been increased 1913. amounted to possession again.

by f.80,627 c.63, and is now F.3,184,047 c.B1, Gengar. cells my attention to some dark The proft and loss account gives a balance spots visible against the barren slope of the of 1.08,080 e.96, which is too small an Lorette heights. "On the ground from the Lorette heights to Neuville and the Laby-amcat to admit of any dividend. In the previous year the balance on the profit rinth' perhaps there are 10,000 unburied or partly buried dead. The stench is pestilen- and loss account amounted to £1,137,806 tial. By means of hose we have thrown h.mftinereosote and quicklime upon those nearest to our trenches. As a matter of self-preser 4 m 3 15 64m 11 30 2.7

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"It is ghastly beyond imagination. Words cannot portray to the wind that picture by day and night, and white eyes staring out of faces burned coal-black by the sun. There are places where there are veritable piles of bodies. A days and weeks go by they shrivel and shrink together until they look. more like little heaps of old clothes.

The stunt heaps are wr word by. moonlight than by day. I wish that thuse who cause and make war with indifferent could be put in the hell between Neuville and the Loretto heights for a little while."-

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GERMAN TREACHERY...

DEEL BETWEEN COMMANDERS AND HOW IT

ENDED.

CAIXO, June 16th. Uganda state that British operations in Travellers passing through Cairo from German East Africa are now proceeding satisfactorily.

They relate strange tales of the fighting,

FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

TO-NIGHT

9.16 p.m.-Charles Howitt A. Phillips Co. at the Theatre Royal What the Batler Saw,"

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Saturday, 7th Aug, :---,

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· 6,30 p.m.--Royal Hongkong Golf Club, Extraordinary General Meeting at the Club House, Happy Valley.

One incident was the meeting of a con LIKE OIL ON THE WATERS cones an ammunition wagon racing madiy pay of blacks under the command of a down the road, the driver fashing the horses Belgian officer with other company while shell, buest to the right and to the left blacks under 8e command of a German Like the quieting influence of oil at behind. We watch fascinated. Apartoffeer, at a spot between Lake Kivn and poured on the angry waters in a storm, from the men and numerous batteris

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cat see from our dizzy perch this is the first Lake Tanganyika, where, in true anciens living thing we have seen in the panoram of fashion, the officers fought with their the tortured nerves, stops the excruciat

ing pains and bids Sciatica release its death before us. The landscape is Hecked swords while the men liked on

hold on the Bufferer. LITTLE'S and dorterk with clouds of bursting shells

After parrying for song time, and fool- ORIENTAL DALM bos beeu The and the atmosphere is rent with tice seing that the Belgian was likdy to get the

beitr of him with the sword, the Gier-standard, the universal remedy less thunder of guns and the detonations o

The Sciatics for years and years. man suddenly drew is revolver. bursting shells.

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If you a small rise gafely. The driver as this The Belgian received a wound in the relieved and promptly cured. Time won though iced with iron death. We shouldor, but the German fell dead, shot suffer the agonics of Sciatica, send now to the nearest Chemist or Medicine breathe again. It is a constantly changing, through the heart, whereupon the Germ Vendor and get a bottle of this remark shifting scene, yet the same is varied on y troops aurienderd in a body in the intensity of the canonade and the

able remedy. smoke of the shell. It is difficult fully to realism that the gessers of smoke and lame in the otherwise lifeless landempe marks the death of human beings.

Another stery is told about the King's Africa Rifles, who, having lost all their officers, were taken in command by a black colour-sergeant, wlio completely routed the Germans.

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