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THE

WAR.

RUSSIANS

POUNDING

THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TE 1915,

ENEMY.

NEW AUSTRO-GERMAN POSITIONS

ATTACKED.

40.000 PRISONERS IN A FORTNIGHT.

COMMONS DISCUSSES NATIONAL SERVICE.

EMBARRASSING POSITION OF COUNT BERNSTORFF.

380,000 BRITISH CASUALTIES,

USSIAN FRONT.

[[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-] RÚSSIAN SUCCESSES.

FORTY THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN IN A FORTNIGHT.

AIRSHIP ACTIVITY,

[THROUGH NEUTEN'S AGENCY.] ANOTHER ZEPPELIN VISIT TO ENGLAND, NO CABUALTIES: NO DAMAGE.".

LONDON, September 14th. LONDON, September 15th,

The Press Bureau announces that The Russians continue to add to their succossos in the southern theatre of the Zeppelin visited the East Coast last

war.

An Austrian communiqué admits that the new. Austro-German front on the Strypa river was attacked on Tuesday morning, while the Russians, reinforced, also attacked at several points in the Volhynia region.

A Russian communiqué shows that as a result of the Russian attacks in Galicia on Sunday and Monday 14,000 Austro- German prisoners were taken, making the total number of prisoners captured by the Russians since August 30th over 40,000. PURSUIT OF ENEMY IN SOUTHERN THEATRE. RUSSIANS GREAT BOOTY.

night, and dropped bombs, Anti-aircraft guns, fixed and mobile, were in action.

There were no casualties and no damage was dono.

Three further cases of injuries by the aeroplane which visited the Kentish Const were reported yesterday, making the total one man and six women injured.

DEFENCE OF LONDON AGAINST AIRCRAFT,

LONDON, Beptember 14th. Dr. Macnamara, replying to a question in the House of Commons said that Admiral Sir Porey Scott had already assumed his new duties,

A member pointed out how successfully. Paris was defended against serial attacks.

Dr. Macnamara, replied that it would be improper to discuss our montres. FRANCE AND AERONAUTICS.

AN UNDER-SECRETARYSHIP.

PETROGRAD, September 15th. A communiqué, delaling the recent successes in Galicia, describes how the epomy was dislodged from a village west of the town of Wysznewee on Monday and retreated precipitately, but was given no

PARIS, September 14th. rest. The enemy was ejected from the vil

The French Government has created an: age of Rostoki with very heavy loss, in cluding 2,200 prisoners. Russian artillery Under-Becretaryship for War for Aeronau- effectively checked the enemy attempts totics, and has appointed M. Rene Bosnard retrieve the situation by counter-attacks, to the post. and the Russians, continuing the pursuit, proved victors in fierce actions in the vicinity of other villages, which the enemy attempted to hold, taking a further 7,440 prisoners, besides heavy guns, six field. guns, 16 machine-guns, and other booty.

Desperate fighting marked the Russian pursuit of the enemy retreating west from the Sereth on Sunday, when the prisoners taken totalled 2,735

ALLIED AEROPLANE SQUADRONS ACTIVE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.) GERMANY'S SUBMARINE

WARFARE.

LAME EXPLANATION OF ATTACK ON ORDUNA." WASHINGTON, September 14th. The American Press is further angered at the lame explanation in the German Note regarding the attack on the Orduna, which says that the submarino Commander violated his instructions not to attack iners because the weather prevented him from making out the Orduna's charac ter and nationality."

(THROUGH REUTER'S KEINIGY.]

NATIONAL SERVICE.

PREMIER DEPRECATES PARLIA MENTARY DISCUSSION.

LONDON, September 14th. In the House of Commons, on the motion for the adjournment of the House, there was a desultory discussion of the question of National Servico.

THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S PREFACE.

MUNITIONS MINISTER HAILED

AS

OUT '* OUT AND CONSCRIPTIONIST.”

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGHUCT.] RUMANIAN · AND AUSTRO- GERMAN RELATIONS, A CRITICAL STAGE REACHED: LONDON, September 15th. The Times' correspondent at Sofia saye says that the relations between Rumanis and the Austro-Germans are critical Germany in a Note recently demanded permission for the passage of Austro- German troops through Romania, and also a Rumanian undertaking to supply ben- zine and other requisites to the value of £8,000,000 sterling

THE LATE SIR CLAUDE MACDONALD.

LONDON, September 15th, Mr. Lloyd George'a preface, published on the eve of the reassembling of Mr. Asquith regrotted that the question Parliament, and four days before the book of the best way in which the-country-was-ready, has caused great sensation should meet the call to bring the war in and speculation, and is regarded in somo a successful conclusion had become a quarters as being really a public appeal The Press argues that this and the matter of public controversy. He depreto the Government, as the latter alone is Arabic Note deprive Germany'a plodge ofcated the character of the debate, adding: able to know when the need is clear," This is not a matter which has cocaped and it alone is able to take the necessary

LONDON, September 14th. all value.

the attention of the Government."

steps for vital decisions." In any case,

The body of the lato Sir Claude Mac- (Cheers and laughter.) When the Govern. Mr. Lloyd George, whose views have donald (who was formerly British-minister ment, without undue delay, but with the recently been made evident, is now hailed to Japan) has been cremated at Golder's due deliberation that the gravity of the as an out and out conscriptionist. The Green. The memorial service at Marl subject demanded, arrived at their cun- opponents to conscription maintain that borough House Chapel was attended by clusions, they would be presented to the crew a picture darker than the facts representatives of the King, the Duke of House and then become subject for justified in order to create a deeper ja Connaught, Sir Edward Grey, and tha Parliamentary discussion.

pression.

Foreign Office, while the Japanese and Chiness Ministers (Mr. K. Inouye and

HOW GERMANY SHIRKS RESPONSIBILITY.

AMSTERDAM. September 14th. A Berlin semi-official announcement says that no German submarine can be made responsible for the sinking of the Hesperian as the war plans show that there was no submarine it that ares. The English descriptions indicate that n torpedo that it was a mine and not caused the destruction of the vessel." THE ARABIC". OUTRAGE."

WASHINGTON, September 14th." Secretary of State Lansing has furnish- ed Count Bernstorff with the unanimous evidence of officers and survivors of the Arabic that the liner was proceeding peacefully and was torpedoed without warning.

Count Bernstorff has re-transmitted the depositions to Berlin, hence the delay. Meanwhile the United States has accepted Germany's assurance that peaceful liners will not in future be torpedood."

LATER. Persistent reports that the United States is considering arbitration in the case of the Arabic outrage are authori tatively contradicted. It is officially ex- plained that the United States first wants Germany to disavow the attack on the Arabic. Then the Government may be willing to arbitrate on the question of indemnity.

SECRET SESSION OF PARLIA- "MENT URGED.

THE PREMIER'S OBJECTION.

LONDON, September 14th. In the House of Commons Mr. Handel Booth, urged the necessity of a secrot session to enable an unfettered discussion on the situation.

Mt. Wedgwood, supporting, said it was in the public interest that the views of the Navy and Ariny should be known.

OBITUARY.

The Daily Chronicle learns os indis putable authority that Mr. Lloyd George's | Mr. Alfred Sze) were also present; conversion to compulson since he became Munitions Minister is based nog alene ön' military reasons, but chiefly industrial reasons. Though there has been a gratify ing increase in the output since the Ministry of Munitions was formed, the rate of production is still below the Minis- try's demands, but an acceleration is in possible without the relaxation of all restrictive labour regulations: Mr. Lloyd George wants compulsory military service

LONDON, September 14th- The death is announced of Sir John

Haughton.

LONDON, September 16th. The death is announced of Sir A. J. B. Collins,

[Sir Arthur John Hammond Collins, who was born in 1891, was Chief Justice of Madras from 1885 to 1899 and Vice-Chan cellor of the University of Madras, 1889-99.

Numbers of Members affirmed that Na for industrial purposes. His suggestions he was created a Knight in 1985.J

Government alone could decide tional Service was a question that the

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of disciplinary control of labour were received with marked disfavour by Trace

NEXT YEAR'S SOLDIERS.

Mr. Asquith replied that the sugges tion of a secret session had been made Unionists at a conference at the Ministry before, and he then said that, although of Munitions yesterday of employers, it was entirely out of consonance with Trade Unionists and representatives of Parliamentary traditions, if it command. the War Office and the Admiralty. ed anything like general assent the Gor ernment would give it their respectful consideration. But there had been no such indication. Mr. Asquith then turned to criticisms regarding officers who had participated in public contro versies and said that in the case of officors, who were members of the House to New York to await Berlin's reply of Commons, at the Front, it would be was occupied in discussion of the ques-most unfair if their lips were scaled tion of Germany's disavowal,

It is understood that almost the eutiro

interview between Mr. Lansing and Count Bernstorff, who is now returning

AN ESTIMATE BY LORD KITCHENER.

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY. SECOND AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1915.

It is notified by Government Gazeite Extraordinary that His Excelleney the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Colonial Treasurer, to act as Custodian of enemy property, for the purpose of receiving, holding, preserving and dead- ing with such property as may be paid to or vested in him in pursuance of the Trading with the Enemy Second Amend-

LONDON, September 15th. Lord Kitchener has just submitted toment Ordinance, 1916. the Cabinet an estimate of the number of soldiers it will be necessary for us to main Lain on the Continent next year. The

It is further notified that His Excel lency has been pleased to exempt wholly until further notion all liquidators appointed under the provisions of the

but he did not doubt that they remem estimate, he says, is greatly in excess of Allien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance,

all the men needed.

EMBARRASSING POSITION OF

bored and must remember that they were

our present force, but there is no reason to COUNT BERNSTORFF.

epresenting not the Army but their con- The position of Count Bernstorff is stituents. It would be most unjust if,doubt that a voluntary system will yield becoming increasingly embarrasing. He because members of the House of Com denied that he instructed the journalist mons happened to be in the Army, they Archibald (whose arrest in England was should pretend to come to the House with recently sanounced)

despatches, a mandate from the Army. That would

any

ALLIES' £200,000,000 LOAN

IN AMERICA.

1914, from the operation of sections 5

Second Amendment Ordinance, 1915. and 6 of the Trading with the Eneny

It is further notified that all persons whose duty it is under this Ordinance to notify the Custodian of property held or managed by them on behalf of enemies are requested to send in liste of such

while a Borlin wireless message to the be an evil thing for the Army and bad INFLUENTIAL GERMAN BANKERS property to the Treasury in duplicate. Embassy is readable by the whole for the House. It was a claim he would world. It said: "Archibald reported that never admit,

PARIS, September 14th. Squadrons of Allied aeroplance attacked the British have seized despatches entrust-

junction the railway

ab Bensdorf, ed to him by the German and Austrion Alsace, the enemy's cantonments in Ambassadors, Please inform Dr. Duha." Argonne, and Langemarck, northward of Ypres. GENERAL.

(THROUGH EKUTER'8 AGENCY.]

A YEAR'S BRITISH CASUALTIES.

LONDON, September 14th.

The communiqué statos that the Ger man pressure in the northern theatre con- tinues west of the Jacobstadt-Dvinsk line but it emphasises that the Germans, adraming cautiously, wore vehemently counter-attacked by the Russians, who crossed the river Coryn, in the Deraino region, and advanced fighting, capturing 1,300 prisoners at one point and a whole Army in the first year of the war was as

Austrian battalion at another.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.] GERMAN SALIENTS

BATTERED.

PARIS, September 14th. Artillery activity is still continuoue and without changi

The French batteries were particularly effective in Argonnes in silencing the

DUMBA'S CONGE.

WASHINGTON, September 14th.

The Austrian Ambasador to Washing- ton, whose recall was demanded by the American Government, sails for Coper- hagen on the 22nd inst.

LORD HALDANE AND THE

A QUE WAR.

OF COURAGE AND ORGANISATION.

LONDON, September 14th.

Mr. Tennant, Under-Secretary of State THE TSAR AND KING GEORGE. the Central Powers to realise who will

for War announced in the House of Com mons that the casualties of the British

follows:--

Killed Wunded Missing

Officers

4,963 9,973 1,501 Men.... 70,992 241,056 53,466 BRITISH SOCIALISTS AND THE WAR.

NO PREMATURE PEACE."

EXCHANGE OF MESSAGES.

PETROGRAD, September 14th.

telegraphed to King

Tear

The

George:-

"In this serious time in my country I have decided to take the leadership of my armies, and in announcing the fact would express the conviction that, with God's help, through the efforts of the Allies, their final victory will erown this bloody war."

LONDON, September 14th. The central branch of the British

King George replied expressing his de Socialist Party has passed a resolution absolutely dissociating itself from all light that the Tsar had assumed the com

TO PARTICIPATE.

WASHINGTON, September 14th.

Such ists should shew the name, the pre- snt residence, if known, or supposed present residence, of the enemies on It is officially stated that the United whose behalf the property is held or A separate list (in duplicate) States Government will neither approve managed. nor disapprove of the negotiations for should be sent in respect of each class of

property, eg, deposits on the flotation of a £200,000,000 loan by

account, fixed deposits, title deeds, share the Allies, considering that the bankers

In respect of scrip, produce, etc., etc.

It has become known that a large and influential section of the German bankers in the United States have decided to participate in the Leal. One of the

Our sympa bankers; interview, said:

Speaking at Dundee, Lord Haldane are free to act as they choose in what is essentially a commercial credit opera- tion. said the way was simply a question of People had courage and organisation. only to look at the resources of the Allies and compare thein with those of

calise w win. We must use to the utmost the resourets of our population, wealth manid We had the resources and learning. the spirit to win and he cordially agreed with

Mr. Lloyd George's passionate. appeal for national unity.

MORE MEN WANTED.

LONDON, September 15th. The Right Hon. Lewis Harcourt, M.P... speaking at Rawtenstall, said that if he ware free to give the numbers of men

war they would stagger the people of this enlisted since the commercement of the

nemy's fire and battering seriously Pro-German intrigues in furtherance mand and sharing the conviction that with country and the Allies, But still more

..certain German salients..

NAVAL ACTIVITIES,

(THROUGH ROUTER'S AGENCY.)

FRENCH CARGO BOAT SUNK.

Paris, September 14th.

The Algiers mail beat rescued and brought to Marseilles a portion of the crew of the French cargo boat which was tor pedoed on the 9th inst.

men, were wanted. The determination of

undaunted.

of રોડ premature peace, and also the help of God"you and your brave affirming their resolve not to enter into troops, with those of the Allies, will finally the peeple to achieve final victory was any negotiations with Socialist delegates secure victory with an honourable and of other countries.

lasting peace. My thoughts more than ever are with you in these anxious times." BRITISH WAR LOAN,

THE BRITISH BUDGET.

LONDON, September 14th, Mr. McKenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said in the House of Commons that he hoped to introduce the Budget early next week.

LONDON, September 14th. The people's subscriptions to the Wai Loan through the Post Offive amounted to Forer £33,600,000

LORD KITCHENER TO MAKE

A STATEMENT.

LONDON, September 14th. Lord Crewe announced in the House of Lords that Lord Kitchener will make a

statement on the war to-morrow.

thies are pro-German, but we are first of all. Americans and desire the prosperity of the United States, which we are con vinced would be threatened if the Loan fails. Therefore we would have resented it if we had not been invited to partici- pate.

current

each class of property separate lists must be make of property over which the holder or manager has a lien.

In the case of payments under section 4 of the Ordinance the particulars

which

such

may

and

required are:-The names and present Brms or companies, to whom the divi- residences, where known, of the persone, deris, interest or share of profits would otherwise be payable, the date at which such dividends or interest became due and payable, and the amount, and des

interests dividends cription of stock, shares, loans, eto, om accrue. Separate lists of particulars (in duplicate) should be sent in of dividends, interest and shares of profits, res pectively, be made by forwarding to the Treasury cheques in favour of the Custodian of enemy property of by sending a bank receipt for money paid NEW YORK. September 14th.

to the credit of the Custodian's account American financiers favour the big Loan at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking. Corporation. Further information may be to be expended on American export,obtained during the usual hours at the fearing otherwise that American surplus Treasury. products will be unsaleable,

ANOTHER BRITISH WAR VOTE.

AWARDS FOR ATTACKED SHIPS.

at A fund has recently been established Lloyd's for the purpose of making awards to the captains, officers, and crews of British and Allied merchant vessels for gallant conduct in cases where their ships have been attacked by enemy submarines.

LONDON, September 14th. The supplementary Vote of £250,000,000

The awards made from this fund aro it is officially announced today, covers not only the cost of the Navy and Army given as honorary acknowledgments of gallant conduct, and are irrespective of but all war expenditure, such as payments whether, the attacked vessels and their

cargoes are insured at Lloyd's or-not for the restoration of credit, encourage

The secretary of Lloyd's has received t ment of trade and industry, and to faci letter from Messrs. Lawther, Isita, b litate the raising of funds for the Domi-Coy the owners of the Anglo-Californian, acknowledging awards made in the case nions, Protectorates, and Allied Powers. of that ship, which amounted to £250.