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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRUBS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11ra, 1915.

BRITISH PROGRESS NEAR

HOOGE.

GERMAN ATTACKS ON KOVNO REPULSED.

GERMAN WARSHIPS DAMAGED..

FAILURE TO ENTER GULF OF RIGA.

FRENCH AIR SQUADRON'S

FEAT.

TURKISH BATTLESHIP SUNK BY SUBMARINE.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT..

{THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH PROGRESS.

REPORT BY SIR-JOIN. FRENCHL

Lospos, Ásgust 9th.

9.55 p.. Fieti-Marshal Sir John French in a bulletin states that artillery on both sides- has been active at Ypres since the 1st inst.

We had the advantage..

(TUROUGH BEUTEN'S AGENCY.) A CURTAIN OF FIRE.

PARIS. August 9tli- Last evening's communiqué states that there has been violent fighting at Souchez and Neuville, in which the German attacks were completely defeated.

The

Krenade battle continues in Argonne, the French having the advan- 18. ---

The Germans in the Vosges made Another attack against Lingekopi which

(THROUGH DEUTER'S AGEN(7.)-

ENEMY ATTACKS ON KOVNO REPULSED.

́ ́ ENORMOUS LOSSES INELICTED.

ON GERMANS.

PETROGRAD, August 10th:

{THROUGH REVİER'S AGENCY.]` WARSAW UNIVERSITY LIBRARY IN ENEMY'S HANDS.

Petrograd, August 10th. The magnificent library of the Warsaw University could not be removal in time to prevent it falling into the enemy's. hands.

SWEDISH NEUTRALITY.

LONDON, August 10th. Reuter lenens that all the uncars the effect that Sweden is likely to abandon her mentrædity are unfounded. Hor rela

tions with Russia am of a most friendly

A communiqué states that the oneney nut Saturday night renewed his attacks, on the fortifications of Korno, and severely bombarded the Russian positions al Sunday with guns of all calibres. including the heaviest The enemy's altacks against the Hussian" advanced positions

of wein

meet di4. perate character. His assault on the Western front of Korng on Sunday night | character, was everywhere repulsed with mormons loses, asian artillery replied to the bombardment vigorously,

- - The Russians between the Diving and the Niemen pressed the enemy in the direction of Friedrichsaft and dislodged the German advane guards northeast of Vilkomir from a number of villages, in ficting severe lowes and taking a number el prisoners.

There were isolated actions, on Sunday left of the "Nanw, particularly in the direction of Lanza and worth of the Lonza-Ostrow read.

GENERAL

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

GREAT FRENCH SUCCESS IN CAMEROON.

PARIS, Augu. 9th.

The French are operating with great success in the Southern and Eastern

Sir John adds: After a successful completely failed. The French curtain of territory of Geruna Cameroon, and will

bombardment to-day, in which the Freach or our left co-operated effectively, we attacked and retook all the trenches Hooge recently captured by the enemy. We further progressed northward, and

fre inflicted considerable losses on the enemy.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES,

(THROUGH BESTSE'S AGENCY.]

westward of Honge, extending our front, TURKISH BATTLESHIP SUNK. The trenches captured measure 1,200 yards.

During the fighting we shelled and derailed a German train at Langemarck, setting fire to the trucks.

We captured three officers. 124 men ad two machineguns,

164 FRENCH BOMBSĨ DROPPED ON SARREBRUCK.

PINE FEAT BY AIRSHIP SQUADRON.

PARIS. August 10th. A comaruniqué saya: The day has been relatively quiet, along the whole front. Artillery actions have taken place at different points.

AMSTERDAY, Augusi sth.

A Turkish communique says the Turkish battleship Barbarossa has been sunk y an enemy submarine.

The greater part of the crew was saved, but the communiqué says the Icas of the vessel, however, is regrettable,

[The Barbarous Haircedine, which is danbtless the vessel referred to, was formerly. a German battleship. She was launched in 1801. Her displacement wis 30,000 tonyani her main armament six 11-in. and eight 4şin. guns.]

soon re-occupy the whole of the Congo ceded to Germany in 1911.

The Germany have evacuated tadi and the operations for encircling them con- tinue to progresa,

MORE 'KULTUR.".

FRENCH PRISONERS TREATED LIKE CONVICTS.

LONDON, August 10th.

A postcard from a French prisoner in Westphalia, received in Paris. says that 6,000 French prisoners have been especial's chosen, on account of their birth and education, and segregated in a camp among the marshes, and are being treated like convicts as eprisals for the alleged ill-treatment of German prisoners in French colonies..

RUSSIANS REPULSE GERMAN CANADIAN PREMIER AND THE P

FLEET.

WAR.

PETHOGRAD, August 10th

A communiqué states: We repulsed

A squadron of 32 bomb-carrying aero-rsistant attacks by a German lest of nine buttleships, twelve cruisers and planes, ecorted by scouting machines, started this morning to lombard the numerous destroyers at the entrance to etation nud a factory at Barrebruck. The the Gulf of Riga co the 8th inst. Bey- planes, dropping bombs, contribuird ̧ to atmosphere

unfavourable, the valleys being shrouded insist and-the- sky cloudy, but 28 machines rouched their goal and dropped 184 hombs.

was

The escort drove off the Avatiks which, attempted to bar the way of the squadron. Numerous columns of smoke and are were observed above the points bombarded.

CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY ACTIVE.

SUFFERS HEAVY LOSSES.

PARIS, August 6th.

6.05 p.in:

A communiqué says that the Germans yesterday launched fierco attacks in the Argonne, The Crown Prince's army in the evening succeded in penetrating a French work, but they were driven out by a counterattack. Then, a night time, the Germans attacked the Fillemorte sector and gained a footing in a trench. They were immediately expelled, except on a front of thirty yards.

against

The communiqué adds that the kremy made extremely vicknt assaults in the Vosges, especially Lingekopf and Schratzmamele sad the nock between these hills. The Germans were completely defeated and suffered heavy losses. Before one of our companies alone over a hundred German tead were found hanging in the wit entanglements

our sucres9.

An enemy cruiser and two destroyers were damaged by Russia's mines...

LATER. Russian val eireles explain the valu attached by the Germans to securing naval possession of the Gulf of Riga, which would enable the Fleet te powerfully sup- port the army occupying the western -coast of the Gulf

The Fleet on Sunday appeared off Dirben Strait, which is the only practicable chanel for large ships to enter the Gulf. The enemy delivered three attacks, attempting to force the mine selences which the Eussian Fleet, assisted by gua- places, protected. All the attacks were repulsed.

RUSSIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

GERMANS

ABANDON ATTEMPT ON RIGA,

THE

DUE TO RUSSIAN TENACITY.

PETROGRAD. August 10th. The abandonment of the German attempt on Riga marks the failure of the general scheme for forcing a battle with the retreating Russians before they reach the Brestlitovsk line. The stubborncgs of the Russian defence of the Narew has contributed mainly to this important

9BCC253,

LONDON, August 10th. ~!

and mid he would take back to: Canada an impression of strong determination that the struggle would not ceas dill it was brought to an honourable and triumphant issue (Loud cheers) The Dominion would give their best in

the

FEEDING FRANCE.

Pauls, Aug 10rk. The Chamber has passed a Government Bill for the purchase of wheat and flour for provisioning the sivil population.

RUMANIA'S NEW WAR

CREDIT,

LONDON, August 10th. The Rumanian Cabinet has voted a new war credit of £4,000,000 sterling. BRITISH TREASURY BILLS.

LONDON, August 9th.

HONGKONG AEROPLANES

The following letter has been forwarded to us for publication:-

The Overseas Club, General Buildings, Aldwych,

London W.C.,TANG

July 6th, 19KG..

His Excellency.

Sir Francis Bay, K.C.M.G.,

Hongkong.

Your ExcelENCY, I am desired by the Cential Committee of the Overseas Club to inform you that H.M. Quecu Mlexandra per- frmed the presentation ceremony of the three aeroplanes so generously subscribed for by thus British and Chine communities of Hongkong.

miniumplute with the folloring words: --

Each neropane hore a

No, Victoria, Hongkong. No. Victoria, Hongkong. No. Pal Yiy Bank. (In Chinese and

- in English).

I had the privilege, myself, of showing the Beroplanes to Queen Alexander, and she was. arpecially interested in the Chinese inscrip-

tion

HAND GRENADES FOR CANTON,

CHINESE ARRESTED IN

HONGKONG....

A Clues was charged at the Magis tracy yesterday with being in possession of bonths, and was, repanded · after vines of arrest lud ben given:

It appears that the taar was about to board a Canton skamer, when, 'as the result of information, he was apprehended by sietective In re basket which the par was carrying number of homies, of the load-grenade specimen. were found. No satisfactory explanation was forthcoming and the man was arrested.

The contents of the grenades have been sent to the authorities for analysis.

ALLEGED CLEVER

CONSPIRACY.

The whole rericody was a very grat uccess, and Her Majesty expressed deep Interest in the great generosity of the peopes of Hongking am. Your Excellency Mr. Lindseil an Indian named

At the Magistracy—yestovılay, before. bedient servant,

(sd.) E., WRENCH, ' Moosdeen described as 1 Commission Hon. Secretary and-Organizer-agent-ph Canton, was charged-on-two,

counts with obtaining the sum of $12,500 by false pretences from a Chinese, shi with conspiracy with others in respect to a similar amonat,

THE CRUISER "EMDEN, "

PROSPECTS OF SALVAGE SCHEME.

MADRAS, July 11th The oder lies where H.M.A.S. ground on Ayday's terrific salvos drase her hard the ref at North Keeling Istand. Her decks are battered her fun cls droop like broket reeds, her forerunst British Frommury bills on the revised--waped in a disorderly mass of her as disappeared and her deck hamper is

basis ate at 45 per cent. discount.

for ard deck; but there is good material in the wreck of the Jittic cruiser that ated so skilfully about the Pacific in AUSTRALIA'S METAL the early days of the war endangering our shipping and making the naval authorities and captains of our merchant men anxious for the safety of the trade raaten. The Commonwealth Government has called for tenders for the salvage of up to Lak Lau and take delivery, return- the Emilen ne she now exists or of her ed to Hongkong or sent back a written

EXCHANGE:

MELBOURNE, August 10th

The Commonwealth has decided to

establish a Metal Exchange on September 6th, after which all transactions must conducted through the Exchange.

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

LONDON, August 10th. Imports in July showed an increase of £10.171,063. and Exports a decrease of

·£v,183,809:

SEQUEL TO JAPANESE POLITICAL CRISIS,

COUNT OKUMA REMAINS PREMIER.

valuable parts. To save the hull would

3. FC. Jenkin' (instructed by Mr.. P. S. Dixon), who prosecuted, said the complainant was introduced to the de- tendant on June 30th, when the defendant said he could undertake to procure for

listrict) two chests of opium at a certain. him and deliver at Lak Lau (Shun Ták

price. O the 5th July the parties met at the house of a friend and there a contract was drawn up and signed, Defendant was not to be paid for the opium until’ám agent of the complainant, who was to go

view of the extraordinary accomplish later complainant was informed that the certainly require skilful engineering. lo receipt for the goout. Two or three days.

nts of the Japanese at Chenulis "when alier, the Russo-Japanes war they brought goods were ready, and it was suggested two Russian cruisers which had been sunk to him that he should prepare a receipt to the surface and made them to fighting in two halves, one of which was to be puterial ugain, the salvage of the hull of The Emden seems to be an easy accomplish kept by himself and the counterfoil to he Even if the salvors decided that given to his agent, who would hand it over Emdes could not be related and ought to some port to be repaired, there to defendant's agent when he took sufficient quantity of metal in the make delivery. The latter would bring it back up of the vessel to compensate them for to Hongkong. A good deal of “hinky- the expoate incurred by hor mivago nod

show a profit. There is of course in panky went on. Defendant and another ry modern battleship & Jorge quantity man asked to see the second half of tho of sicel and copper, bronzesand" frou, and

the Emden is not an exception. In addi: receipt, got possession of it fer half an on to the metal within the dip there is hour, and during that time, it was alleged, that most coveted portion of a wreck, the made anether copy. They handed back popeller. The propeller of the Bandra

in made of phosphor bronze and weighs this fais copy to the complainant's tro tons Were the Emden to be refloated agent, who went up to Canton with 15 he would probably be taken to Singapur, Defendant agent there said the goale a that is the handiest port for repair. She would of course be useless if consid had by, mistake boen saut elsewhere; and

Toxo, August 10th, As a sequel to the political weisis July 30th, Court Okums remaius Premier, but the Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Her machinare being rat said he would go to fetch them, but ho Maine and Finance till resign.

pattern is out of conformity with the ger did not return. Instead he brought back eral make-up of a British ship and would to Hongkong the original second half of need to be replaced. This could not be

VISIT TO INTERNED OFFICERS. REPORT OF AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE."

ers.

then

..

of German

dane under about twenty months in the receipt, with what was alleged to be British shipbuilding yard, and would a false endorsement. This was presented take longer at the dock yards. This to the complainant for payment, and dis- would hardly allow of hier taking part is charged. It was then explained that com a British fighting ship in the present war, plainant's agent was detained by the Foods. Some days, afterwards the com

never been delivered.

Evidene was called. and The (45) adjourned

EXPORT OF CASH COINS PROHIBITED.

The American Embassy in Berlin trans-and in any case the naval authorities Sir Robert Borden has received themitted to the Foreign Office through the wild scarcely consent, it is thought, plainant discovered that the goods hail freedom of the City of Bristol

American Ambassador in London last the Finder taking up space in shipbuild murth is copy of a report of a visit by ing yard when there is so much important returning thanks for the honour, SirMr. Jackson to the camp for officers, prival building to be done. The Ewiden Robert predicted that the Dorainion con-aned, and a list of British offers interned and was built for work which would make soners of war, at Hanholm, near Steal has proved herself a useful type of resal tingents fighting in comradeship in France ther Mr. Jacksoa says:-

her useful to the Commonwealth naval and at the Dardanelles would lend to with

Dinholm consists of two small islands authorities in the islands. Herguns would connecting bridge, between Stral-need to be removed and replaced by Bri greater imperial unity in the future. He sung and the Island of Rügen, being in tih guns, because the German 4.1 inch,

communication with the former by means gun, although somewhat similar to the Orders have been issued by the Central | paid a warm tribute to the succsses of of a ferry, lt comprises two offer British 4.7inch gun, would require an Government to the authorities of the Beer and Briton in South-West Africa, come containing alicut 700 officer prisen ostirely new make of ammunition and this different provinces prohibiting the export The dc has tes of cash coins from their territories., It is Until recently the offieurs from both is not practicable. camps had been permitted to associate 4inch guas, and while it is a difficult to be remembered that lately the Gover but use some Russian officers made an more powerful guns may be a subject quarters stating that merchants in fing with each other (the bridge being open), experiment, the mounting of fewer and ment has merived information from song provinces, in consideration of profit, have attempt to escape this privilege has been worthy of consideration. stopped. On the larger of the two Shortly after the engagement of 9 sold great quantities of cash coing to islands there are about 100 officers. Among November a British vessel visited the certain foreigners who waited the Coins British, including: four wreck of the Eden and buried a number and in turn sold to China the zine and Canadians and two surgeons, one British of corpses. After subsequent visits ther? copper, thus making a big profit in a very end one Canadian. All these oficers were arrived in Australia several boxes of short time. The Ministry of Finance has transferred from Mainz (Mayence) about rdics from the. Ender One of these also issued orders to the customs and cause of the Empire and Liberty. six weeks ago, and all find their present a gun which probably was among those likin stations enjoining them to keep con- nure agresible than their former quar which delivered the salvo that swept awar stant watch so that no cash coins will be GERMAN RULE.

ters.

the for aril.

range-finder of the Syd shipped out of their territories.-/rking I hiked freely with all of them, out of and went perilously close to where Cap Daily News. BELGIAN MINERS REFUSE TO hearing of any German, The British tain Glossop was standing. The gun will

WORK.

officers live by themselves, occupying two probably be forwarded to the Federal good sized rooms, nine in one and 16 in capital along with other rilie when the the other, there being also one French time arrives. An instance of the damage PARIS, August 10th.

officer in the larger room, which is date for the German cruiser by the It is reported that the disorders it Mong partitioned off by wardrobes into three Se's shots is to be found in one of

section and Charleroi an increasing as the Bel spirits, and all were in communication metal fairly smooth on one side and o

All secured well and in good this mementoes. It is an oblong piece of

"Since last August-all over Europe, gian miners persistently refuse to work agrel in saying that

with their friends at home. All the other presents a ragged auprarance like sometimes in England, sometimes on the there was a piece of jagged rock. This represents as thousands of lives of combatapts, for the Gernians, who are shooting the ne discrimination against them, and portion of a fire-proof safe of the End and sometimes of non-combatants, have none had any material complaint and some silver dollars from drawer of been taken daily with no warning, and in strikert.

to make. Letters and parcels ares safe. An explosion must have blows many cases with no justineation, Yete Received more promptly than they had the dollars into the steel and the terrife while this wholesale destruction of human ATTACK ON A CUNARDER.been at Maine. The commandant probat of the flames, which burat the vess life is going on, for mins All the

mised to consider their wishes in regard shirtly afterwards melted the whole into apparatus of justice in England

has been A GERMAN ADMISSION.

to the use of special field for cricket, a conglomerate of silver and stool This considering whether the prosecution are Tennis courts are already in Hi,and gives a very clear indication of the state right in saying that ore a should die. there is a large park in which the officers of the inside of the Eden' where the It is quite right that it should be. bambardment was most felt. It does not In England in this national crisis we try are pitted to walk.

som likely, that much wit be saved in

to carry on business de ustul; we hope these parts, except for the melting pot in | with coufidence of victory as usual, and thefoundry.

we are determined in maintain justice as usual. So you and approach, just as if this were a time of peace instead of one of the greatest world disturbances over known, the question of whether the pro- secution have proved to your satisfaction that pig Joseph Smith is guilty of murder Chery

**LONDON, August 10th, A despatch published in New York says that the German Adminulty confirm the. report that a submarino attacked the Canard liner Ordena without warriag

GERMAN MONEY FOR BULGARIA,

LONDON, August 10th. Bulgaria has apparently suceerled in arranging with derman banks for the payment of a further instalment of the loas concluded prior to the war.

ENEMY TRADE:

GERMAN SLIMNESS.

E

JUSTICE AS USUAL," In the course of his summing up in a recent murder trial at the Old Bailey Justics Scrutton said

THE GERMAN IMAGINATION. The Daily Telegraph makes the state- ment that Germany is misking arrange- ment through neutral countries to bave

The Fripziger Neueste says: London strests have been reduced to ashes, whik all marks * Made in Germany"! 'effaced

Gry bullets have wrought paralysing from berr cods and the mark from a

hwae in Woolwich, Dover, and Harwich The liquidator of the ladise Specio change is trade in such a way as to make toriga have been lapped in monstrou bank for every of the loss, over 3 neutral country printed instead, The Docks and gasworks, oil tanks and fac Bank is sung the directors of the defunct it very digalt indeed for anyone to find mes, and a people which one geoffed at Jakhs of rupere, due to the combined lack faull or to tries the actual place in which Zppelins has been "quelled to terrifice of Supervision of the doings of the late the marking is done at her $12 per Estenca na Špan

Michalak D. 1881aya, manager'