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THE WAR.

RUSSIANS COMPLETING

OF TURKS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND. 1914,

ROUT

ENEMY UNABLE TO EFFECT JUNCTION.

MUCH

ACTIVITY IN WEST.

GERMAN AIRCRAFT AGAIN BOMB ENGLISH

COAST.

CONQUEST OF CAMEROONS COMPLETED.

INDUSTRIAL DISTRESS IN BELGIUM..

RUSSIAN FRONT. -

(THROUGH BEUTEL'S AGENCY.] TURKISH ROUT IN ARMENIA. FURTHER RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

"PETROGRAD. February 19th. A communiqué says-Wo stormed the towng of Mush and Ahlat.

In pursuing portions of the Erzerum aring we turned and captured remnants of the 34th Division, together with thir- teen gans, north-west of Erzerum, and remnants of a regiment in the vicinity of

the Erzerum read,

In the assault on Erzerum og of our

corps captured 240 apps. TURKISH COMMUNICATIONS CUT.

PETROGRAD, February 21st.

The Russians' capture of the towns of Mush and Ahlat gravely affects the Tur- kich positions. It completely cuts off communications between north and south and prevents the Turkish forces from effecting a junction,

GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS VISITS ERZEBUM,

PETROGRAD, February 21st. The Grand Duke Nicholas has gone to

Brzerum.

FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT

{THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.] SMALL GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED,

PARIS, February 18th.

The Germans yesterday evening attemp. ted a small attack to the north of Blaugy,

in Artols, which was easily repulsed.

MUTUAL ARTILLERY

ACTIVITY.

LONDON. February 19th.

A communiqué says:-Early on Friday morning the Germans made raids into our trenches near Gomziecourt, capturing a few prisoners. We had seven killed and wounded. Laat night there wing some mutual artillery activity about Hooge. To-day we bombarded a strong enemy, point near Le Bouquet.

A BRIEF LULL.

PARIS, February 20th, A communiqué says that there is nothing to report. ARTILLERY SHELL ENEMY INFANTRY COLUMN.

PARIS, February 20th,

FIEROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.#

GERMANS ATTEMPT TO CROSS YSER CANAL.:

PARIS, February 21st." The evening communiqué states that. after a violent bombardment, the Germans

attempted to cross the Yser cana) at Steen. tracte. Some groups reached our front. trenches, whence they were promptly dis- lodged.

Au aeroplane dropped several bombs on Dunkirk without damage, and two other bombs fell in a field at Luneville.

There have been violent bombardments and minings in Champagne, Argonue, on the Meuse, and on the Moselle. The enemy suffered severely. THE BALKANS

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BULGARS AND GREEKS IN CONFLICT.

SALONIKA, February 21st.

A. Bulgarian patrol crossed the frontier as 'Doiran and came in contact with the Greeks. The Bulgarians retired, losing two killed, Ons Greek was wounded.

ENEMY CONSULS ARRESTED.

ATHENS, February 19th.

The Allies have arrested enemy Con- aula at Scio, and have taken them on board the warships..

GENERAL SARRAIL.

ATHENS, February 18th. General Sarrail is arriving on Monday and will be received by the King.

ALLIES OCCUPY GREER ISLAND.

ATHENS, February 19th. The Allies have occupied the island of Othonas, north of Corfu.

[HAVAS SERVICE]

ATTITUDE OF GREECE.

EXPLANATION, BY. PRINCE NICHOLAS.

PARIS, February 18th. Prince Nicholas of Greece has sent to

ITALIAN FRONT

{YARDUOH REUTER'S JOKNUX.).

LAIBACH BOMBED BY ITALIAN AEROPLANES.

Rows, February 20th. A communiqué says that a squadron of Italian aeroplanes raided Laibach yester day morning. It was shelled en route by numerous batteries and was attacked by groups of enemy machines. The squadron, however, reached its objective, desconding from the clouds abovo the town and drop- ping dozens of grenade mines and bombs. All returned safely with the exception of one, which was attacked and surrounded by six Austrian machines and compelled to descend into enemy territory

GENERAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

ENGLISH COAST AGAIN ATTACKED BY AIRCRAFT.

LOWESTOFT AND WALMER BOMBED.

LONDON, February 20th. German aeroplanes have raided Lown stoft and Walmer Three have been killed and one wounded.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]

RECRUITING IN BRITAIN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.]

POLITICS AFTER THE WAR.

YOUNGEST CLASS TO BE CALLED STATE CONTROL OF INDUSTRIES.

UP.

LONDON, February 20th, It is expected that the first Derby group, consisting of bachelors under nineteen on August 10th inst, will be called up this

week.

APPEALS FOR EXEMPTION

LONDON, February 20th. The London Munitions Tribunal arranged to sit daily owing to the large numbers of appeals for exemption,

The Munitions Tribunal at Kirkby Stophen sot for five hours yesterday. There

was a crowded attendance, the farmers appealing against the entistment of farm hands. Some of them threatened to abap. don their farms if the men were enrolled by conscription. Eventually the majority of them were exempted, as they are “necessary- for Westmoreland agricultural purposes.

MOBILISATION OF DOCTORS FORECASTED.

LONDON, February 20th. The approaching mobilisation of doctors forecasted in a circular from the Local

LONDON, February 20th.

[HAVAS SERVICE.]

FIRE AT GENOA,

FOREIGNERS ARRESTED.

PARIS, February 20th. A violent conflagration has broken out The Hon. E. 8. Montagu, speaking ai Cambridge; said that postwar conditions in the harbour of Genoa. Two fore gnora might necessitate a complete chango in the have been put under arrest, Fiscal system, and a large measure of State ownership of State control of industries.

These questions were bound to esme tremendous importance."

Both Liberals and Conservatives should preserve an open mind where such thing were concerned, and also regarding our re- lations with the Dominions, which might have to be considerably altered,

LABOUR ORGANISER

ARRESTED. -

FOR ORDERING A STRIKE OF MUNITION WORKERS,

LONDON, February 20th- Thomas Rees, Secretary of the London District of Amalgamated Engineers, was charged at the Police Court, with impeding and delaying the production of war materini by ordering a strike in a controlled fictory on the question of payment for night work,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGRJOY.]

"COMRIE CASTLE" ASHORE,

NO DANGER.

LONDON, February 19th, The as, Comrie Casile went ashore while. entering Mombasa, and is now en Loven Reef. Assistance has been rendered, but she is stil fast. sent ashare.

Passengers have been

It is hoped to flont her in the afternoon after removing some of her cargo. Her position is described as not dangerous.

THE FLOODS IN HOLLAND,

FARMERS FEAR A CATASTROPHE.

AMSTERDAM, February 20th. The floods which were subsiding in the districts of Zaandam, Monaikendam, and Folder are now increasing. It is impos

A communiqué says:-Two German bi- Government Board to the Local Authorities The case stands adjourned for a fortnightgible to use the sluies. The sea is rushing

planes made a five-minutes-raid on Lowestoft at 10.55 in the morning, drop ping seventeen bombs. They then rose to

pointing out the necawty for provisional arrangements for enabling every medical

ARMENIAN MASSACRES.

across the great Wyde Wormer dyke near-

man below the age of 45 to pince himself AMERICA'S BELATED PROTEST TO the scene of the disaster in 1805, and the

a great height, and seemingly vanished, at the disposal of the Authorities to take There were no casualties, but the outcommissions in the Army or Navy if buildings of a restaurant and two dwell. required,

ing houses were damaged.

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Two naval seaplanes rose and pursued the aeroplanes, but without result, *:

BRITAIN IN A WAR ATMOSPHERE.

At 11.20 German seaplanes dropped THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS. bombs in the vicinity of the Kentish

NEW YORK, February 20th. Knock Lightship, Another dropped six A striking interview by an American hombs at Walmer at 11.27. Two bombs correspondent with Mr. Bonar Law is pub destroyed the roofs of houses, and another lished. The Minister said that the Allies fell close to a church. the windows of were greatly improving in the directing. which were shattered. The congregation of the war and in unity of control. He at the time were singing the Te Deum. dwelt on the disadvantages which demo, The third fell on the beach, killing a cracies were under in prosecuting a war, civilian and one marine. The total num. but, he said, we are now living in a war ber of casualties are:-Two men and one atmosphere and nothing matters except boy killed, and a warius wounded. winning the war. Our army reserves are growing and our recruits are rapidly being trained. He said that he was proud to say that we were enlisting four million volunteers; we had no anxiety as to muni tions and were gaining in strength every

week,

Two aeroplanes rose at Dover, flew to Walmer, and pursued the raiders, but failed to overtake them,

INDUSTRIAL DISTRESS IN

BELGIUM.

GERMANY'S POLICY OF ROBBERY AND OBSTRUCTION,

Mr. Bonar Law spoke of the possibility of the formation of a League of Peace to LONDON, February 20th.prevent a repetition of the present cala- Bir Edward Grey, in a Memorandum remity. If there were an armed league the garding the industrial distress in Belgium, United States must be stronger in order to says that Great Britain offered months ago play her part in policing the world, though a reduction of armaments must precede the to gend raw materials for the industries of Belgium through the Relief Commission, formation of such a league, provided that Germany permitted froer js- portation and did not requisition stocks. Four months had elapsed, and Germany had not replied. Indeed, it is perfectly clear that the Germans intend to proclaim that

OTTAWA, February 20th. the distress was due to the Allies, while

The Right Hon. Thomas Hughes, Premier- determined that the industries shall not be relieved until they have taken the last pince of Australia, has been sworn in as a mem-

IMPERIAL UNITY.

AUSTRALIAN PREMIER AND FISCAL CONTROVERSY.

of raw materials and goods to Germany her of the Privy Council, and driven Belgian labour to emigrate to

Afterwarde he attended a meeting of

Le Temps à long letter, explaining the Germany or work is Belgium for the Gor-the Canadian Cabinet, at which Imperial

attitude of Greece, in order to clear up all misunderstandings between her and the Allies, He affirms that the feeling in Greece is of two sorts: one urging Greece to co-operate in the war on the

7OBILE.

Figures which were given show the immenso amounts of material taker from Belgium,

Sir Edward Grey concludes that, in view

THE PORTE..

NEW YORK, February 10th. Mr. Lansing has cabled instructions to the Embassy at Constantinople to protest to the Porte against the Armenian massa- cres, and oxpresses the hope that the per- petrators will be punished. If there is a repetition of the massacres the American Government will be compelled to take more drastic action.

TORPEDOING OF MERCHANT- MEN.

SUBTLE GERMAN SUGGESTION...

AMSTERDAM, February 19th. A German communiqué quotes a New York telegram to the effect that Germany has postponed the torpedoing of armed merchantmen until April so that the United States will be able to warn Ane ricang asking for passports on such vessels. Berlin pretends to have no know ledge of this, but obviously it is a German subtle suggestion to trap the United States

CONQUEST OF CAMEROONS

INCOMPLETED.

FAST GERMAN GARRISON SURRENDERS,

LONDON, February 19th.

It is officially stated that the German

farmers are fleeing, fearing a catastrophe.

[HAVAS SERVICE.]

THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

A DENIAL.

PARIS, February 20th. From Peking it is officially denied that Lungchow has been captured by the rebels.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CHINESE ABROAD,

AN INTERESTING MEMORIAL TO THE THRONE.

PEKING, February 20th. The Ministries of the Interior, Educa tion, and Commerce have memorinlied the Throne, as suggested by the Chiness Consul at Singapore, regarding the Chinese re sident overseas, as follows:-

Firstly, that pardons be recommended of suspected rebels.

Secondly, that Chinese oversen be induced to return to China to start industrial and commercial enterprises..

Thirdly, that the children of Chinese abroad should attend higher schools here, auch educational facilities as are necessary to be provided.

The Emperor approved the Memorial,

garrison at Mors in the northern Came-which was referred to the Ministry of roons, has surrendered. This completes the Foreign Affairs. conquest of the Cameroons

Mr. Bonar Low has telegraphed his warm congratulations to the commanders and the

troops.

BONUS TO TIME-EXPIRED REGULARS.

LONDON, February 20th. Soldiers and non-commissioned officers

who have completed their original sulist affairs were discussed. The event is unique, ment of twelve years, or any further period and unparalleled in the history of Canada. for which they enlisted, also for any extra

THE RICKSHA COOLIE NUISANCE

POLICE RESERVIST ASSAULTED.

At the Magistracy yesterday morning, P.-c. Arnold (Reserve) charged a ricksho coolie with rushing at pedestrians pear Blake Pier on the 20th inst., and with

He

assaulting the Police in the execution of their duty. The constable deposed that the coolie rushed at people coming off one Thero was a brilliant gathering at the

year for which they were retainable under of the ferry-hosts and knocked down a

woman and a child with his ricksha. luncheon to the Right Hon. T. Hughes, the the Army Act, and who agree to continue then ran away, but was arrested, after a Australian Premier, who received an ova their service for the duration of the war, chase; entside the King Edward Hotel. The coolie then assaulted the constable, biting his arm in several places and damag. ing his uniform. The first charge was dis- missed, bat for assaulting the Police the coolie was fined $15 with the sternative of fourteen days Imprisonment.

side of the Allies, and the other advocat of Germany's fred policy to impoverth tion. He affirmed that the war had will receive a bonus of £15, ing the maintenance of neutrality. He Belgium, the British Government must

A communiqué says:-In Artois, north ways that Greece never intended to par- of Hill 140, we exploded a mine under & ticipate on the side of the Central German salient, which was wrecked. Our | Powers and that abe will always preservo artillery shelled an enemy infantry column the best feeling for the nations who con. north of the Aisne and also bombarded tributed so much to her regeneration. some-enemy works in Lorraine,--causing

NAVAL ACTIVITIES. fire, and some German trenches in Alsace.

RAID ON ENEMY AERODROME.

LONDON, February 20th-

upper

A British communiqué says Our Bere planes made a successful night raid on the Cambra aerodrome.. Rombs were dropped which exploded inside the sheds, The machines returned safely.

Last night a raid. agalist, our trenches. west of Berre, after a heavy bombardment, failed completely...

[THROUGE_BIUTER'S AGEHOT:)

DANISH SHIP SEIZED BY "ENEMY. ELSINORE, February 21st. The Danish East Asiatic liner Bandon bag been seized by the Germans,

THE APPAM”

CONTROVERSY.

WARRINGTON, February 20th.

The owners of the Appam have brought

South-east of Boesinghs the enemy seized Admiralty proceedings to regain possession ao unimportant advanced post,

of the liner.

disclaim all responsibility towards the Bel glans for the evils which Germany refuses

to remove

MUNITIONS FACTORY

DESTROYRD. LOSS OVER A MILLION DOLLARS

KINGSPORT, February 19th, A munitions factory has been destroyed by fire.

brought perfect unity to the Empire. He described Germany as a maneating tiger which had made offers to the Dominions in order to deal with each victim in turo, He was proud indeed of the work of Canada, Australasia and Indis, and immensely grati fed at the record of South Africa. There was little fear as to Britain's financial post tien; her resources were so great that she had not yet begun to feel the strain.

He concluded by saying that the war had The loss is said to be over a million selbed the Fiscal controversy. The Allies would probably form an economic Entente, dollars.

while the Empire would rely more on its own resources, The war had re-vivified Britain's industries,

NEW PRIVY COUNCILLOR.

RESTRICTION ON TOBACCO, UNEASINESS IN CUBA,

HAVANA, February 19th. The British restriction on the importa- tion of tobacco is causing uneasiness among the Cubans, who are appealing to be allowed to falfl existing costROEK.

LONDON, February 20th. Lord Chelmsford has been appointed a Privy Councillor.

WHEAT FOR THE ALLIES.

MELBOURNE, February 20th. The Age say that irrespective of the Allies purchase of 200,000 tons of Austra lisa wheat, it is understood that negotia- tions have been completed by which the Allie International Purchase Commission

FIVE ITALIAN CLASSES. CALLED UP.

The rusty employed by the British sailor during the present war, when they come to be related will make one of the is making unlimited purchases, and is posmost fascinating and romantic chapters in sibly taking the whole of the exportable the history of the ses. The time for re

lating

them will not come yet, but a good of the sort of thing to be expected sample surpine.

may be seen in the latest report from the Cameroons. The enemy was very anxious to board some wrecks in the river which promised to yield a good supply of useful stores. To prevent this a large number of empty petrol cans were col lected on the British flagship, and in due

several picket-boats were de spatched to lay these out around the wreck. The crews made the utmost show of the business for the benefit of the spying eyes ashore, with exactly the result anti- cipated. The Germans, quite persuaded that a very dangerous minefield had been shown, gave the spot a wide berth in future.

Rome, February 20th. Five more classes in Italy have been called to the colours.

NOTORIOUS ADVENTURER

RE-CAPTURED.

NEW YORK, February 20th Tribitích Lincoln has been re-captured.

COOTER