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THE

WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PR

THE BALKANS

THROUGH LAUTER'S ACKROY.]”

AUSTRIANS OCCUPY SKUTARI.

Roar, January 24th.

A telegram from Athens states that the

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN Austrians have occupied Skutari,

CAUCASUS.

4,000 PRISONERS AND MUCH MATERIAL

CAPTURED.

BORTIVE GERMAN ATTACKS

WEST.

THE BLOCKADE---AND ATTEMPTS AT

EVASION.

DOMINION LINER SUNK.

RANGO-BELGIAN FRONT

[THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCE.]

GERMAN INFANTRY

PUNISHED.

"ACTIVITY AT MOUTH OF YSER

AND IN ARTOIS.

PARIS, January 25th.-

IN

[TEKOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GERMAN AIR RAID ON NANCY.

FLIGHT OF MONTENEGRO'S BULERS.

MENACED BY AIRCRAFT AND SUBMARINES,

ROME, January 26th, Throughout the fight of the King and Queen of Montenegro from Podgoritza to San Giovanni di Medua, seroplanes hovered above, dropping bombs and firing machine-guns-

MACEDONIA AIR RAID A RECORD,

ITEROLON

NUARY 27TH. 1916.

THE BRITISIT BLOCKADE. ALLEGATIONS OF INEFFECTIVE- NESS REFUTED.

ENGLAND'S WEIGHT OF WAR, ENCOURAGING STATEMENT BY

MB. LLOYD GEORGE.- -..

LONDON, January 26th, LONDON, Jaonary 28th.

Mr. Lloyd George, in the course of an The Press Bureau, in a detailed state ment refuting allegations that the ineffor interview, said that Germany would very tiveness of the blockade allows enormous shortly feel England'a whole weight of quantities of goods to reach Germany war. We have now one of the greate

armies in the world, and it would shortly through neutral countries, gives figuros

be the best equipped, " showing that the statistics of the leakage. were greatly inflated. It points out that in muy cans the increases in imports of neutrals was due to the fact that their sup- plics had been normally drawn from Ger- many, and instances that the excess of rice

amounted imports in Denmark

to 3,000 tons. Even if the whole excess wore ex

The torpedo-boat on which their Majesties were conveyed to Italy was attacked by submarines, which were driven ported to Germany it would represent bare ly one per cent of the yearly requirements, off by Italian warships.

A considerable quantity of the tea Import ed by Denmark had probably gone to Russia, since Copenhagen had largely secreded Hamburg as an entrepot of frade. Large quantities of culton had been imported by neutrals in the early months of the war, but the imparts had been restricted to the normal quantities since April

FLYING IN A GALE

SALONIKA, January 26th. The air-squadron which bombed Monas tir and Ghergheli started at seven in the morning and divided into two parts, one flying towards Monastir and the other to Ghevgbeli. The rate of speed throughout miles per hour. Some of the Avas seventy machines were provided with guns, and the PROMISE OF FRIGHTFULNESS ON airmen were furnished with a chart show

KAISER'S BIRTHDAY.

ing the position of the hospitals and the Red Cross buildings, which they carefully avoided injuring. They had to conteud for nearly the whole journey with a forty milo gale which was blowing at their flank,

PARIS, January 5th, The shells that fell in Nancy wrecked a few houses, Three German deroplanes à communiqué says there was artil.. ry setivity throughout the night in Bel-dropped a few bombs on the town

معاء

Further, the wor had produced a new

Scoreg of millions industrial Britain. worth of automatic machinery had been erected which would enormonely affect industries at the end of the war.

Far from being all impoverished coun- try, we would be richer in everything constituting real wealth. Ho emphasised that the Allies were as united as ever, and that victory was undoubted.

BELGIUM AND GERMANY, RIDICULOUS RUMOUR DENIED.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS

TELEGRAPH AGREEMENT SIGNED.

PERING, January 26th, A Sino-Russian-Mongolian agreement respecting telegraphs in Onter Mongolle was signed on Monday ne Urga,

REBELS IN YUNNAN.

A Mandato instructs the Chiang Obung of neighbouring provinces, and the Com, mander, of the punitive forces ordered to the districts, to speedily suppress the rebels in Yunnan,

MACAO NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

MACAO, January 20th. THE DUST NUISANCE, We are experiencing a very dry season now, and the dust is very disagreeable, Some months ago when similar conditions prevailed the authorities pleaded that they could water only a few of the streets, bat now that iron pipes have been installed for use in case of fire in all the principal Bei-streats, what excuse can they offer for not

LONDON, January 26th, The Belgian Government declares that evil-minded rumours regarding the con. clusion of a separate peace between glum and Germany are baseless.

WAR LEGISLATION.

LONDON, January 26th. The House of Lords has passed tho Second Reading the Military Service

doing something to mitigate the nuisance The employes at the pumping station must be feeling weary of passing day after day without any work to do,

The statement mentions the interesting. fact that in order to ubviate inconvenience and delay in removing cargoes from neu- tral ships large quantities of contraband Bill and the Third Reading of the Parla-figured now with great excavations made

AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.

were allowed to proceed to their destinement BIN, tion on condition that they were returned to England or were detained during the. war,

MELBOURNE, January 25th.

A cargo of 5,000 tons of wheat sold for The statement further points out that 70/ a quarter for shipment in May

ium. It is confirmed that the Germans messages warning the townspeople that day, orossed the mountains at a height of neutrals should be allowed to import the This is a record..

ttempted to advance at the mouth of he

sar. They were frustrated by our guns nd suffered appscirble losses.

there would be another bombardment on the Kaiser's birthday.

RUBBIAN FRONT,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN

CAUCASUS,

ENORMOUS CAPTURES OF MEN

AND MATERIAL.

PETROGRAD, January 25th, The number of Ottainan effectives at Erzerum is 120,000.

0,000 feet;

ATHENS, January 25th. The recent air raid on Monastir and Chevghali is regarded as a record in the annals of aviation A French biplane was compelled to descond owing to a broker wheel. The Greek authorities gave orders. to facilitate the return of the aviatora.

GENERAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] “A TIRED, BROKEN MAN.” CHANGED APPEARANCE OF WAR

LORD

quantities normally imported, with, per hops, a small addition to allow for a natural growth of trade.

PRESIDENT WILSON AND THE BLOCKADE. WILL SETTLE WITH BRITAIN. AFTER WAR

The Germans resumed their attack in rto's in the region of Neuville on a larger gale. There was a fresh series of mine plosions and a most violent bonbard. bent on a front of 1,500 yards French uns drove back the advaneing Germans, who only got into two craters. ALLIED ARTILLERY BUSY.

PARIS, January 20th. The evening communiqué says:-The Englo-Frenola artillery south cast Boesinghe in Belgium violently bombarded and seriously damaged enemy works,

Two German aeroplanes in the morning tropped äfteen bombe on Dunkirk and RIGOURS OF THE CAUCASUS. markably changed since he last saw him HOW uburbs, killing five persons and wound. ng three,

of

There was a very limoly enunopade in Artois, to the east of Neuville, and in the Wailly region, where several enemy bat

ries were silenced:

We dispersed an important enemy con- voy in the Craonne district.

North of the Aisne a Gorman heavy bat ery attempted to shell a bridge at Berry n-Bac, but the battery was damaged by our heavy gun.

A small enemy dotachment in the sector of Mouilly, on the heights of the Meuse, attempted to approach our lines after s Broavy bombardment. It was easily dis persed by our fire.

Our artillery in the Vosges effectively

LONDON, January 25th.

A Daily Mail correspondent arrived at Nish on the 18th it, from Constan-

NEW ZEALAND'S QUOTA. LONDON, January 25th.

In the House of Commons Mr Bonar Law stated that by June Now Zealand would have raised a force of 80,000.

THE OPIUM SEIZURE IN SHANGHAI. COHEN AND HORNE HEAVILY FINED.

LONDON, January 25th. Fines of £500, £200, and £100 respec- tively were imposed at Bow Street Police

NEW YORK, January 25th, The Tribune learns from an official in President Wilson's confidence that the President's attitude regarding the Bri

ishi blockade is one of postponement. He wiff continue to protest, sharply, but does not expect, and dore not desire, com-

Court on Americans named Cohen, and pech not to yield to:

Robinson, and B.

bamed Horne for pliance. He is German manoeuvres to embroil the United the unlawful exportation of opium. Pro-

£9,000 was seized from Forne at Shang

INDIA'S MOST PRESSING PROBLEM.

Macao has more then once been likened to Naples, but most of the bills are dis-

in their sides as if a bombardment had taken place.

HARD LINES,

The occupiers of more then 300 houses in the city have been ordered by the P.W.D. to have them whitewashed and painted. Hard lines now that materials are dearer than over!

TROUBLE IN MACAO

CHINESE GUNBOAT FIRED UPON.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDAT.].

MACAO, January 25th. The quiet of this city has been rudely. disturbed by the Chinese military authori ty at Lappa. On Saturday night the police patrol launch in the harbour heard cries to save h'e, and on going to the

During the pursuit of the enemy toward Erzerum the Russians captured 50 officers and 4,000 men, with scores of machine-guna tinople, and saw King Ferdinand meet the States with Great Britain and intends to secuting Counsel stated that opium worth whereupon the Chinese carried him off to

and enormous quantities of war material.

GALLANTRY OF THE RUSSIAN SOLDIER

LONDON, January 26th. The difficulties of the Russians in the Caucasus is described in the narrative of an officer, received from Petrograd. For weeks the column was on the summit of a mountain, 11,000 feet high, east of Erze- rum, exposed to blizzards, burying the shelters in fifteen feet drifts, and blowing

Kaiser. The correspondent attended the Lanquet He mys that the Kaiser has re- TO

eight years ago. His hair is white and he has the face of a tired, broken mas, He was perpetually using his handkerchief to relievo his constant coughing even at the banquet, where he ate practically nothing. NEW TRADING WITH THE

ENEMY LEGISLATION. AN AMERICAN PROTEST.

WASHINGTON, January 25th. The American Government has objected

the huts to pieces. The position was criti-to the application of Britain's new Trad-

cal when at length the column was ordereding with the Enemy Act as affecting

to march. The hurricane was vory fierce when the uen began to descend the snow- clad precipices and in single file forced their way, shoulder high, through the snow,

American trade,

settle with Great Britain after the war.

EVADE THE BLOCKADE, hai, CONTRABAND IS CONSIGNED

TO ENEMY.

LONDON, January 25th. The Foreign Office announces that fifteen cases of copper labelled hammera" were found on a Swedish steamer from Ame

rica.

The parcel post of a Dutch steamer from South America contained 400 re- volvers.

WA MUSEUM OF ARTICLES."

LONDON, January 28th. A party of neutral journalists who were permitted to examine German goods found The Noto contends that it is impossible in the mails of neutral ships state that they constitute & museum of articles of all to damage German commerce without harming the interests of the United kinds, sent under false descriptions in an States. The American Government con- attempt to carry on foreign trade, There paganda literature in all langatges.

LONDON, Januay 25th.

from which they proceeded the police- man in charge saw a sampan with a woman and some men in it. He went on board the sampan to learn what the matter was,

Lappa, where the Chinese soldiers seized him and sent him over to Chinaan. The policeman did not return till Monday after- noon, when the authorities demanded bis liberation.

This morning a small gunboat towing At a meeting of the East India Associa various small junks came in from the direc tion at Caxton Hall Lady Muir-Mackenzie tion of Wong-cam to pase the Macao waters said that Indie's most pressing problem to Chinson and failed to report their pass was how to secure a healthy and happy ing. The harbour police launch, therefore, tried to stop them, but was warned that population. Medical and sanitary know-

If it came in their way they would run ber ledge could best be spread by the training down. Netice was given to the harbour of Indian women as doctors, nurses, and police and the gunboat Mamu was ordered to follow the offenders at once. A promise health officers."

was obtained from the Chinese Commander that when they entered Mamo waters they would report. At about 4 o'clock in the evening, however, they made their way up. to Chingan, regardless of this promise. They were pursued by the boste from the gunboat Patria and the tug-boat Capt- tania until near Green Island, "A round was fired by the tug-beat, to which the Chinese gunboat and the small boats with soldiers replied. The pursuers directed a lively are on the fugitives. There were no casualties,

OBITUARY.

LONDON, January 26th, The death is recorded of Dean Pigou.

TH

alrelled enemy positions at Muhlbach and rifles being fired as a guide to those behind.siders that the product of the subject of / was also an enormous quantity of pro-Is there night you

Stoesvir

ENEMY BOMB STORE EXPLODED.

The uniforms of the men became sheets of

a belligerent State, residing in a neutral

Paris

THE GIFT OF INDIA.

need that my hands withhold, Rich gifts of raiment or grain or gold? Priceless treasures torn from my breast, And yielded the song of my stricken wont To the drum-beats of duty, the sabres of

doow.

ice, and masks of ice covered their faces. State, must be regarded as neutral. Com Some of the books were falsely described | Lol I have flung to the East, und West The guns were lowered by ropes. But not pensation would be requested for injury as having been printed in Loudon and a man was lost, and they had their reward to American trade due to the Act. LONDON, January 26th. in the panic which their unexpected an- General Sir Douglas Haig reports pearance produced among the Turks. The successful bombardments at Ovillers, LaRussines covered 180 miles in a few days, Boisselle, Le Bridoux, and Bossinghe, ex- and their right wing is approaching. Tre- ploding a bomb store in the enemy's lines. bizood; German artillery was active about Locs and Hooge.

- The aircraft on both sides were active.

We maintain our supremacy.

BOMBS DROPPED ON DUNKIRK,

GERMAN SEAPLANE BROUGHT DOWN.

LONDON, January 26th,

The Admiralty announces that two aero- planes, at six in the morning dropped bombs on Dunkirk. A German seaplane was forced into the water by a British aéro plane off Nieuport

RUSSIANS NEARING PINSK,

PETROGRAD January 25th.

It is announced that the Russians are now three miles from Pinsk...

NAVAL ACTIVITIES:

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.↓

DOMINION LINER SUNK,

LONDON, January 9th. Telegrams received in Liverpool show that

the Dominion liner Norseman has been, sunk

The Norseman was built in 1897. Her gross tonnage was 10,760.].

LONDON, January 25th. The House of Commons has agreed to the Third Reading of the new Trading with the Enemy Bill.

SWEDEN AND THE WAR, STOCKHOLM, January 25th. The Premier, in the course of his speech published yesterday, repeated with em phasis his previous declaration that they had to reckon with contingencies where the maintenance of peace, despite all their efforts, might not be possible. For Sweden only Swedish points of view. could be con- sidered. Sympathies could not decide any- thing...

MILE-END BYE-ELECTION. LONDON, January 28th. The bye-election at Mile End resulted as follows:

WARWICK BROOKES (Coalition) 1,901 BILLINO (Independent).

1,015

376

Coalition Majority PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY.

LONDON, January 28th.

The House of Commons has voted an addition of 50,000 to the personnel of the Navy

**LUSITANIA" CRIME NOT YET DISAVOWED.

WASHINGTON, January 26th. Count Bernstorff conferred with Mr VISCOUNT FRENCH OF YPRES Lansing on the subject of the Lusitania. LONDON, January 28th. It is understood that he made further con. Field-Marshal French has been gazetted cessions, but has not yet disavowed the

crime. Viscount French of Ypres.

Gathered like pearls in their alien graves, Bilent they sleep by the Persian wares, Scattered like shells on Egyptian sands They lie with pale brows and brave, broken

hands,

They are strewn like blossoms mown down

by chance

On the blood-brown meadows of Flanders and

Franco

weep

Can we measure the grief of the tears Or compass the woo of the watch I keep? Or the pride that thrilla thro my heart's

dempair

prayer? And the hope that conforts the anguish of

And the far sad glorions vision I see. Of the torn red banners of Victory? When the terror and tumult of hate shall

And life be refashioned or anvils of peace, And your love shall offer memorial thanks: To the comrades who fought in your daunt

Jess ranks,

And you honour the deeds of the deathless

ones, NARA Remember the blood of my martyred sons SAROJINI NAIDU in The Times,

All the military authorities have taken up their quarters and the Macao Volunteers are on duty at all the principal police stations,

BELGIAN COAST BOMBARDED,

The Boulogne correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports that a British fleet bombarded the German defences in the vicinity of Ostend and Zeebrugge in Belgium in the middle of last month. They prevent a landing of troops, and it is destroyed the entanglements designed to stated that the enemy were prepared to evacuate the district, apprehending that a landing of troops would follow the bombardment. The Germans took refuge in dagoats in the cliffs near Rayerayde, while the bombardment was in progress. One of their aviators attempted to fly over the ships, but was forced to return to his hangar, which our shells subsequently de stroyed. A number of antiaircraft guas were also demolished, and three large guus. put out of ection. The enemy did not to turn the fire of the ships,