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THE WAR.

GERMAN NAVAL ACTIVITY

AT KIEL.

CONFERENCE WITH AUSTRIAN NAVAL CHIEF.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11TMa, 1816,

ANOTHER AERIAL ATTEMPT ON ENGLAND.

SEVERF BOMBARDMENTS IN

WEST.

HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES.

GENERAL SMITH-DORRIEN

RESIGNS.

·LUSITANIA” AFFAIR AMICABLY SETTLED.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES AT FRISE.

LARGER THAN AT LOOS,

LONDON, February 10th, Router is reliably informed that the number of German wounded transported through Belgium after the attack at Frise was even larger than after the bat tle of Loes. Undoubtedly the total of German losses at Frise was extremely heavy.

ENEMY TRENCHES DAMAGED.

VIGOROUS BRITISH ARTILLERY.

LONDON, February 10th.

General Sir Douglas Hulg reports Tollows:--Last night we fired a mine south of Fosse 8, and occupied the crater after fighting with a trench mortar and grenades. The enemy's artillery were active near Loos and north-east of Yares. Ours replied vigorously, considerably damaging the endy's trenches

HEAVY ARTILLERY DUELS.

ENEMY DEFENCES DAMAGED.

PARIS, February 10th,

1.10 a.m.

A communiqué states:-Our heavy artil ery in Belgium has continued the bombard- most of the Vauban fort, and enemy trenches in the Petsse d'strict. There has been an intense artillery duel in Artois, The enemy, after exploding a mine in front of our trenches south-west of Hill 140, launched an infantry attack which pulsed. Our bembers forced the enemy to evacuate a small post between Bobsens and Rheitas, Our batteries south

WAN

east

of St. Mihiel seriously damaged enemy defences in the forest of Apremont.

ENEMY ACTIVITY. TRENCHES PENETRATED.

PARIS, February 10th,

8.35 p.m.

A communiqué states:-There has been mutual artillery activity in Artois. The Germans exploded two large mines at La Folie, and penoratrated some of the sectors

of a firing trench which had been shattered;

from which they were driven at night by

(THROCON KEUter's agency-}

GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN.

NAVAL CONFERENCE.

THE ACTIVITY AT KIEL

THE BALKANS

{TBLONGU" REUTER'S AGENCY, I

GERMAN-BULGARIAN CONFERENCE,

ÁNSTERDAM, February 10th,

A telegram from Sofia states that King Ferdinand has gone to the German heads quarters on a visit to the Kaiser The Ministry exercies regency during his

absence.

▲ later despatch sintes that King For dinaud, M. Radoslavoff, the Premier, and M. Jekoff Foreign Minister, have arrived at the German headquarters, They are to confer with Dr. von Betbanon-Holweg and. Herr von Jagow,

NEUTRAL CONSULS IN MACEDONIA,

ATHENS, February 10th, The Germano-Bulgarian authorities have decided on the removal of neutral Consula rccupied in the districts of Macedonia

ITALIAN FRONT

(THROUGH HUTER'S MORKUT.] AUSTRIANS MEET ITALIANS IN ALBANIA,

AN AUSTRIAN COMMUNIQUE.

LONDON, February 10th." An Austrian communiqué makes the first

mention of contact with the Italians in Albania. It says that a force of Serbians, Italians and Essed Phaha's Albaniana Bro retreating before the Austrian advance, They made a stand, at Valva, five miles north-west of Tirana.

LONDON, February 10th. Simultaneously with the reports of activity at Kick, it was announced that the

The communiqué declares that the dis- Archduke Charles, chief of the Austriansemament of the Montenegrins has boos navy, had arrived at Berlin to confer with completed. Admiral von Tirpitz.

LUSITANIA" AFFAIR

SETTLED.

PRESIDENT WILSON ACCEPTS GERMANY'S OFFER,

WASHINGTON, February 10th.

It is announced that Fresident Wilso has accepted Germany's final Lusitania offer, and that only a few minor changes. require to be made in the wording of the German reply..

NEW YORK, February 10th. The Press beadlines describe the Lust- tonig settlement as an acceptance of Ger- many's terms,

STEAMER AFIRE.

LONDON, February 10th. The steamer Teras, which on the._7th inst, whe 500 miles south-west of the coast of Ireland, is steaming to Queenstown fiercely afire,.

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY,

Roma, February 10th, A communiqué atutes:-There has been Increasing artillery activity on the Isonzo front.

GENERAL.

{TEROUGH REDINE'S ACHRÓW, J

GENERAL SMITH-DORRIEN

RESIGNS.

TO BE SUCCEEDED BY GENERAL

SMUTS

LONDON, February 10th.

It is officially announced, that General Smith-Dorrien has resigned his command of the forces in East Africa owing to ill health, and that General Amata succeeds hins,

A War Office announcement says that the command in East Africa was offered to General Smuts in November, but he was

{THROUGH BRUSTB'S AGENCY.|

GERMAN SEVPLANES OVER

ENGLAND

BOMBS DROPPED A FEW CASUALTIES.

LONDON, February 10th. An official announcement states that two German seaplanes this afternoon dropped three bombs in a feld near Ramsgate, and four near a school at Broadstairs,

There was no damage except to glass, and. no casualties.

WAR,

CHINESE TELEGRAMS | BONGKONG MEN

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] LOYALIST VICTORY.

300 REBEL CASUALTIES.

PEKING. February 10th, A Government telegrini reports a Loyalist victory at Luchow, with 300 rebel casualties, Large quantities of munitions were captured. Heavy rain prevented the pursuit of the rebels.

Another telegraan states that the Govern ment troops at Suifu are in a favourable

Another message states that two womenposition. They are preparing to cross the

river at. Nachi in order to attack Sulfu.. and a child were injured in yesterday afternoon's air-raid on the coast.

A number of naval and military acro- planes ascended to attack the raiders, who immediately retreated.

No engagement is reported

ANTI-ZEPPELIN MEASURES,

A DARKENED ENGLAND.

LONDON, February 10th. The Home Office bave ordered the light- ing restrictions to be extended to the central and north-western districts of England.

The Stratford municipality have re- solved to abolisk street lighting.

THE TSAN CHENG YỪAN, The Than Cheng Yuan meets on Friday to discuss important business,

CITIZENS CONVENTION.". A Citizens Convention will be convoked

in April

THE ELECTIONS. The elections take place in March,

CONCERT AT SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.

AND THE

COMPILATION OF A PERMANENT RECORD..

It will be remembered that some months ago we published a list of the names of those inen, who had volunteered for active service from Hongkong. Since that time many others liave gone, and news has been received that some have fallen whilst others have have obtained promotion and been mentioned in dispatches, for distin guished conduct in the field. A correspon. ( Jent now suggests that it would be of very eansiderable interest if a list could be com piled not only of those men on activo ser- ide who left Hongkong to go direct to the Front, but also of those who had been re Mident in the Colony for a sufficient time previously to become well-known to the members of our community. Such names Lave been published in the Dusty Press from time to time, but, as our correspon dent points out, the day passes and the names are apt to be forgotten if some per manent record is not maintained.

To mark the opening of the Seamen's Such a record would he of abiding inter Institute as a Men's Club, specially intendest if it could be property compiled, and ed for the use of the Territorial troops in sould fo:m á roll of honour of which Hong. the Colony, an excellent concert was given kong might well be proud. In order to at the Enstitute last evening. The Military add to the interet of the list, however, it suggested that all possible details should The Lord Mayor of Birmingham has con. Chaplain (Rev. C. J. Cooper-Hunt) was

be given, including the name of the regi vened a conference of Midlandy represen-responsible for the arrangement of the pro-

ment and any hours or promotion won. For ah nining these details we need the co- operation of the friends and relatives of those on active service. If this is given wo shall be most pleased to publish from timo to time how Hongkong men are faring and

tatives to consider anti-Zeppelin measures,

EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

COLONEL FOR PRINCE AND PRINCESS,

LONDON, February 10th. Prince and Prinecas Almsalm have ar- rived in London, having been released from internment at Gibraltar. They were exchanged through the good offices of the King of Spain for Colonel Gordon V.C.. who was taken prisoner during the retreat from Mons.

MORE BRITISH WAR LOANS.

LONDON, February 10th. The Daily Telegraph says that there will be a fresh and almost unlimited war loan early in Aprit, which it is hoped, may be proceded by a substantial victory in the field.

Wall Street expects that another large Allies loan will be floated in America in the summer,

NATIONAL ECONOMY.

LONDON, February 10th. A Treasury Committee on National Economy will probably shortly be ap pointed. It will include workers' repre-

sentatives.

gramme, and the concert was undoubtedly # most successful one. The contributors included the Hon. Mr, H. E. Pollock, K.O., Mr. B. Sutherland, Mrs. Riddell, Mrs. Cooper-Hunt. Captain Scales, R.A.M.C., Lient Fisher, 74th Punjabis, and Mr. E.

A correspondent sends us a list of names of men well-known in Hongkong who were recommended by Sir John French last November for gallant and distinguished service." The list includes:-

Lieut.-General Sir C. A. Anderson,

K.C.B.

Lieut.-Col, E. F. Taylor, C.B., Army Service Corps.

J England. The Hon, Mr. Pollock turned then, when the time comes, it will be a the eloquence he has acquired in legal comparatively easy task to obtain from our spheres to good account on the platform,files the couplete record of them who went bis several recitations giving great pleasure, from this part of the world to carry out especially "The Stage Sailor," by Jerome, their part in the Great War. which was intensely diverting. Mr. Suther land was as great a favourite as ever. His mimicry was excellent, and his imitation of # daily dialogue " between the Mistress and the Cook in pidgin English was

A great hit. It is a pity that Mrs Riddell is not heard more frequently in Hongkong. She sang charm ngly several dainty songs, The Flower Girl's Cry "very appealing number-being perhaps the favourite. The accompaniments to Mes, Riddell's songs ware sympathetically played by Leut Fisher, 74th Punjabis, who also aang acceptably to his own accompaniment Mr. England's four songs were all much appre. ciated, and Captain Scales humorous items were also very popular. Mas, Cooper- Hunt was the secompanist. Bergt.-Major Wilson, 4th K.8.L.I., was the Chairman. We are desired to state that the Institute is for the use of sailors and soldiers alike. It is under the control of the Missions to Beamen, the Chaplain of which is the Rev. W. T. Featherstone, and the lay Reader Mr. F. W. Everton..

FAR EASTERN MEN AND

THE WAR.

Lieut.-Col. (temp. Brig. Gen.) H. D. Tuson, D.C.L.I.

lock, K.O.Y.L.I.

Major (temp. Lieut.-Col.) J. B, G. Tul-

Capt. D. R. Poel, R.F.A., and Lieut.. (temp.) E. T. Peel, Wilts Regt. (Mrs. Anstruther's brothers).

Major V. M. Fortune, Black Watch- (Mrs. Landale's brother).

Capt. E. H. Kelly, R.E. (General Kelly's son).

Lieut~Col ̧ J, A. Stewart, A.O.D, Major H. T. Dobbin, D.C.L.I. Major F. T. G. Agg, K.O.Y.L.I. Licut. Col. (temp, Brig. Gen.) Withy combe, C.M.G.

anable, for various reasons, to accept. As /RENCH MISSION TO ITALY of the Durham Light Infantry, occurred Pathans.

SINKING OF DUTCH STEAMER. ill-health necessitated General Sir Smith-

STRONG REPRESENTATIONS TO.

BE MADE.

THE HAGUE, February 10th. The Foreign Ministry announces that the strongest representations will be made to Berlin regarding the torpedoing of the

Artemis The German Minister at The Hague hae expressed regret and Ger- many's readiness to pay an indemnity.

#USBIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

CO-OPERATION WITH BRITISH IN MESOPOTAMIA.

TURKS IN FLIGHT.

LONDON, February 10th.

Dorrion's relinquishment, the command gas again offered to General Smuts, who, in the circumstances, accepted. He has been appointed temporary Lieutenant-General.

CARING FOR SOLDIERS. THE LAND SETTLEMENT SCHEME.

LONDON, February 10th

PARIS, February 10th. M. Briand, the Premier, M. Bourgeois, Foreign Minister, and M. Thomas, War Minister, have left for Italy.

NEW DUTCH FINANCE MINISTER,

THE HAGUE, February 10th. Dr. Anton van Gyn, Treasurer General

RUBBER GROWERS,

ASKING FOR SUBSTANTIAL

A White Paper has been issued dealing in the Department of Finance, has been with the land settlement scheme for disappointed Minister of Finance, charged soldiers. The paper suggest a beginning with £2,000,000 sterling to estah lish three pioneer colonies in Great Bri tain totalling 5,000 acres. It also urges the co-operation of the County Councils in providing small holdinga for men who are not prepared to go to the above

CONCESSIONS.

Losnos, February 10th,

The Rubber Growers Association's

State colonies. Provision will also be yearly report states that a strong case is made for an agricultural training for being prepared for submission to the

A telegram from Petrograd states that disabled soldiers. The Paper considers Treasury regarding the excess of profits

The death of 2nd Lieuc, W. H. Butland,

on January 31st, as the result of wounds received in action. The eldest son of Captain and Mrs. Butland, he was born in America. în 1800 and celebrated his 25th

Lieut. Col. E. L. Fitzwilliams, A.B.C. Lieut. Col. McMunn, R.A.M.C. Capt. J. F. C. Dalmaboy (killed) 40th

Recent Naval promotions included the following:-

Commander

to be

Claud Seymour

birthday only last November. He was Captain, brought to Shanghai by his parents when Lt.-Cr, Hectar Boyes, L.-Or. Alan five years of age, was educated in China | Dixon, L.-Cr. F. A. N. Crowie and Lt. at the Chin Inland Mission School st Che- Cr. W. G. C. Maxwell, to be Commanders, foo. He left the Chefoo school and joined

the firm of Davies and Brooke, where he served apprenticeship as architect, remain- ing with them about five years. In June, 1911, he went to London to finish his studies as civil engineer and architect, In Decem- ber 1914, with his younger brother George, who is now 2nd Lieutenant in the Second York and Lancaster Regiment, he joined the Artists' Rifles Officers Training School London, and soon afterward was sent to the front

Mr. George Bell Miller, formerly of the Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Co., Ltd., has been gazetted 2nd Lieut in the 13th Battalion Highland Light Infantry.

UNLUCKY GEM!

VIENNA STORY OF THE CULLINAN DIAMOND.

Vienna has solved the secret of Britain's

"blait

-་་་་

sit some points of a supporting treach the Russians. in the Caucasus are striking that such a land settlement is much more and duty. It is hoped that substantial fall, according to the Neues Wienér Tage-

the Turkish flanks, momentarily disregard-likely to succeed than anything which has concessions will be made. grenade attock. Fighting continues. ing Erzerum, while they are also co-operate been tried up French guns have been active in the Somma ing with the advancing Russians in Persia region, and there have been cannonades at and the British in Mesopotamia. Hartmangsweilerkopf.

MAVAL ACTIVITIES.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.). GERMAN PROPAGANDISTS.

"AND THE ALLIED BLOCKADE |-

New York, February Toth.

RUSSIANS PIERCE AUSTRIAN

POSITION,"

LONDON, February 10th.

· ̈ ̈Ân-Austriau ̈communiqué admits that repeated Russian attacks have succeeded in piercing the Austrian position north-west

RUSSIANS CROSS DNEISTER.

the present.

GERMAN PEACE OVERTURES BANK OF FRANCE ESTABLISHES

TO BELGIUM.

A RECORD.

AND A BRITISH MISSION.

LONDON, February 10th. It is suggested that the mission of Lord Curzon and Sir Douglas Haig to the King of the Belgians is connected with Cer. many's peace overtures to Belgium,

MINERS AND COMPULSION.

LONDON, February 10th,

It is stated that German propagandiste of Tarnopol. are already campaigning with a view to. securing an action by Congress against

A miners' conference at Lancaster passed the Allies blockade. They are reported

a resolution in opposition to the spirit saying that submarine warfare cannot

of compulsion and expressing its deter- he suspended while the United States Russians have crossed the Dueister earmination to scrutinise vigilantly aby pro- tolerates the blockade.

Usiecyke

posed extension of compulsion.

PETROGRAD, February, 10th.

An official announcemezi states that the

Is there really any truth-asks that paper-in the legendary lore that has ever surrounded the gem talismans of reigning Sovereigns! We hope there may be, so far. at least as concern, English crown jewels.

The famous Cullinan diamond, which forms part of the jewel setting of the Bri- Thanks to the renewed ardour of contritish crown, has a remarkable prophecy all butors, says the Matre, the gold-reserve in to itself. It has been predictal that, this the Bank of Franes has for the first time | stone shall one day be ground to dust by ether bank in the world has ever been able tacks of hosts of enemies, she will scatter exceeded five milliards (£200,000,000). No a woman, and that maddened by the at-

to reach such a total ———

Commander C. MacKenzie, of HM.8. Clio, was specially promoted Captain,

Lt.-Or, Hugh England was promoted, to Commander for special service when the Triumph was torpedoed.

Lt.-Cr. Herbert has been awarded the D.8.0.

Lt.-Cr. Wilkinson and I4. Or, Malock were mentioned and recommended in Vice- Admiral De Robeck's despatch for special

service.

Sub-Lt. Tudway, was awarded D. 8... Cross & Mesopotamin.

mentioned or decorated include:---

Other military officers who have been

Col.

(temp. Brig Gen) Marable;

K.O.Y.L.I.

Lt-Col, Ussher-Smith, A.O.D. Capt. Monteith, D.S.O., R.A.M,C Capt, Brock, 126th Baluchis, Military Cross

Capt. Momber, R.E., Military Cross. Some of those who have laid down their lives:-

Lieut. Batson, D.C.LI. Lieut. Aston, D.C.L.I. Lieut. Harrison, D.CLI Major Dickinson, D.CL.I. Colonel Rennick, 40th PathanS Major Perkins, 40th Pathans, Captain Christopher, 40th Pathans. Captain Dalmahoy, 40th Pathans Captain Stansfeld, 74th Projabis. Lieut. Moberley, 74tb Panjebis. Commander Darley. H.M.8, Good Hope. Captain Williams, H.M.S. Hawke Inte of the Calmus,

H.M.S.

Commander Cottrell-Dormer; Princess Irene late of the Thistle.

Engr. Commander Haramond, HS,

the dust to the four winds of heaven, ** In strange coincidence with this tradition, What more splendid proof would one have of the exceptional solidity of our the occultist Lorenz pow, recalls the fact credit? In spite of the war, and thanks that the traitor Botha handed the Culinan to the enlightened patriotism of all those to King Edward, and declares that it was Triumph, who held any gold, nearly one milliard 300 regarded as a stone of fate and misfortune million francs in gold (over £50,000,000) | by al students of occult lore, who were || Ribble. have come in since last May to swell the unanimous in their conclusions, from their amount in our Treasury

reading of the book of destiny, that the Could there be any more convincing | gem would be destroyed by the hand of a proof of the confidence of the French desperate woman. people in a victory which bronzes ever less. That woman can be none other than other than distant ? The twenty-fourth week of the prond Britann's, whose downfall is na cer- appest for gold, produced an additional 80 | tajn as the coming of Deɔmsday. So may million frobes.

it be.

Sub. Lt Btopford-Sackville, T.B.D.

Lt. Cookson, H.M.S. Clio. Surgeon Quirk, H.M.8. Princess Trene, late of the Afoorken,

Surgeon Miller, Blzark, late of the Britomare publis

Lient Edye, D.C.L.I

Lieu

Hathold, P.O. Rifles. Lieut. Greason,Regiment,