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THE WAR.

FRENCH

IMMOVABLE.

ENEMY UNABLE TO GAIN AN INCH.

MOUNDS OF CORPSES.

LIEBKNECHT'S LASH.

FIERCE OUTBURST IN PRUSSIAN DIET.

BRILLIANT BRITISH FEAT AT YPRES.

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MOEWE REACHES GERMAN PORT.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROOM REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GIGANTIC VERDUN BATTLE,

BOMBARDMENT CONTINUED.

PABIS, March 4th.

4.45 p.. Today's communiqud says:-The bem- bardment of tho various sectors in the Verdun region continued fairly actively during the might, but the Germans did not attempt an infantry action.

The enemy exploded a mine at Les Pargos, but was unable to occupy the

crater.

DESPERATE FIGHTING FOR DOUAUMONT.

ATTACK NEAR POIVRE HILL STOPPED,

PARIS, March 5th. 1.35 a.m.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

FURIOUS BUT FRUITLESS EFFORTS.

ALL EXPEDIENTS FAIL AGAINST

HEROIC FRENCH.

PARIS, March 5th.

6 p.m.

TAL HONGKONG DAILY PRERA, TUESDAY, MARCH 7ra, 1910,

* [THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

GERMANS HURLING 400,000

PROJECTILES DAILY.

PARIS, March 6th.

It is estimated that the Gormans are hurling 400,000 projectiles daily at the French lines before Verdun,

MORE GERMAN CLAIMS.

LONDON, March stb. A. Borlin commreniqué claims the ospture of another 37 guns and 75 machine-guns at Verdun, and 1,000 prisoners at Donau-

mont

SHARP GRENADE FIGHTING ON BRITISH FRONT.,

LONDON, March 4th.

A communiqué says:---During the night there was sharp grenade fighting in the mine craters north-east. of Vermelles. Al the graters remaised in our hands.

LONDON, March 5th.· ́

A further communiqué says:-Greparlo fighting continued on Saturday night in the craters north-east of Vermelles,

There has been enemy activity about

Loos and north-east of Ypres,

The situation on the Ypres Comines 'Caual is quiet We retain the ground gained on the 2nd inst.

POWER OF BRITISH RESOURCES.

The battle of Verdun was most furiousCLEARLY MANIFESTED IN RECENT.

FIGHTING. throughout, yesterday, but the evening found the position of the adversaries un changed. The enemy continued his maxi- mum efforts in the village of Doutument, and tried every expedient of frightfulness bat they were powerless against the heroíe Fronch resistance.

LONDON, March 6th.

Router's Correspondent at Headquarters says the re capture of the International “ trench bluff in the Ypres salient on the 2nd

inst, was even more brilliant than was at first thought. The Gernias had The losses of the Germans are most disfeverishly consolidated themselves therein, proportionate, their expenditures of energy The British infantry assault was delivered far exceeding those of the French, whose

at 4.30 in the morning and the Germans rezerves of men and munitions are ample

were discovered packed in dugouts and for alt emergencies. The two days' craters, hiding from the terrible artillery slaught in the second phase of the battle Last evoning's communiqué anys

was not marked by even the slightest ad- North of Verdon there was, a very violent rance. Moreover, the enemy has no longer cannonade all day on the left of the Mouse, the advantage of surprise, while the at Hill 304. and the Hill af Oie.

The ground is so torn up by the ceaseless bom enemy on the right bank of the Meuse after bardment that it cannot be organised intensely bombording Haudremont, Wood, scientifically. east of the Poivre Hill, delivered an

The Gorman survivors are fatigued, and attack which was stopped by machine-gun fresh troops aro demoralised as the sight and rifle fire. The Germans in the morn-of the mounds of corpses, some 50,000 ing had succeeded in gaining a footing in of which are lying in front of the French the village of Douaumont, whenes we had lines. Hence, the issue is awaited in driven them the previous evening by a Paris with not the slightest anxiety. counter-attack: Desperate fighting, con-

GERMANS UNABLE TO GAIN tinues for the possession of the village, the

AN INCH. fortunes alternating from ebb to flow.

There was moderate artillery activity in the Woevre.

We

PARIS, March 5th. 6.30 p.m.

preparation, Five officers and 250 men were taken prisoner. Our casualties were surprisingly light

Several counter-attacks since attempted bloodily failed. The ever-increasing power of the British resources was clearly mani- fested. The two days fighting has been mere costly to the enemy than any recent action on the British front, NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

{THROUGH RIPPER'S AGRIOT.).

BRITISH STEAMER SUNK.

LONDON, March 6th, The British steamer Teutoniun has been

sunk.

The crew have been landed.

captured several elements of A semi-official statement says the situa-GERMAN CORSAIR REACHES trouches at Lorraine, near Thiaville Ponds,tion before Verdun is stationary and satis taking prisoners, tw machine-guns, and factory. The enemy is fiercely but fruit-

a trench mortar.

An attempt by the enemy to expel us from a crater in Artois was reputed,

We bombarded enemy works in Argonne. destroying shelters

STRUGGLE EXTENDED.

VIGOROUS ATTACKS ON FRENCH

LINES,

PARIS, March 5th.

5.00 p.m. Today's communiqué says:-The strug- gle, which hitherto was localised to the village of Douaumont, has been extended, The Germans at dusk very vigorously attacked our lines from Beis Haudremont to Fort Donaumont, which was repulsed by our curtain of fire and rifle fire,

HOME PORT.

AN EVENTFUL CRUISE.

AMSTERDAM, March 5th.

THROUGH REUTER’A. AGRICE-! STORMING OF BITLIS. VALUABLE BOOTY.

PETROGRAD, March 5th. The officiat details of the capturo of Bitlis show that the Russians attacked, without firing a shot, at night during a snowstorm. They charged with the bayonet. dislodging the Turks, after a desperate resistance,

(THROUGH LAUTES'S AGENOT.) FIERCE OUTBURST IN DIET,

GERMAN SOCIALIST'S WARNING.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

HEAVY FIGHTING.

REBEL TROOPS DEFEATED AT EVERY POINT.

AMSTERDAM, March 5th. In the Prussian Diet Dr. Liebknecht, in the course of a fierce outburst against the Censorship, said the mention of trials of peace demonstrators and food rioters

PEKING, March 5th, had been probibited. The population was An official announcement states that ignorant how these were growing, Ha Commander Feng Yu-hsiang's troops denounced the atrocities by the German attacked Suifu on March 1st, encounter- troops in occupied territories and the reing determined resistance from 2,000 rebel lease of the jail-birds to join the Army, infantry with artillery, and 1,000 local where already there were masses of men bandits. After twenty-four hours' fighting.

the Loyalists captured important strate of hideous lasciviousness. He dwelt on the political persecution, and said that Lical points, finally grossing the river. niready hundreds had been imprisoned and The rebels retreated, leaving over a A large artillery, and munitions depot were not allowed to consult lawyers. A hundred killed and wounded, fifty pri was captured at Bitlis.

A Turkish artillery position was cap. tured by means of close fighting and wil the defenders ware killed,

During the pursuit of the enemy, the Russians captured twenty new Krupp guns. in good condition, and sabred and enptured many Turks,

PURSUIT OF TURKS.

PETROGRAD, March 5t

new policy department had been inau-soners and a large quantity of rifies and gurated to deal with peace propagandists. supplies, The citizens welcomed the Dr. Liebknecht caused a scene by affirm. Government troops, who have not yet en A communiqué says the pursuit of the ing that these conditions were breeding tered the city, preferring to occupy im- revolutionists. Cries for help from the portant positions outside as a precaution Turks in the Caucasus continues.

vere ary measure against, the return of tho prisons, from staves in distr ANOTHER SUCCESS IN PERSIA. stifled to-day, but one day they would be rebols. The Government troops also stored heard, to rons, mankind to a Holy War victories, in Liu Lo-ping and Ching Yang- for peace. Dr. Liebknecht was describing shih after two days furious fighting. The the reign of terror in Austria when the rebels suffered heavy losses, and fled in

the direction of Tung-shi and Kan-shui.

PETROGRAD, March 4th.

A communiqué says the Russiang have captured Bidjar. 70 yerats north-west of Hamada?,

THE NEAR LAST,

.í

(TUROSCH REUTER'S AGENCY.} GRAVE SITUATION IN CON- STANTINOPLE.

ATTEMPT ON LINE OF ENVER

PASHA.

ATHENS, March 4th Diplomatis advices show that Enver Pasha was wounded in the attempt on his life.

The Duke of Mecklenburg, in view of the gravity of the situation, telegraphed the Kaiser urging the dispatch of reinforce ments to Constantinople,

debato was closured.

** ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID. TWO VISIT NORTH-EAST COAST.

LONDON, March 5th. The Fren Bureau announces that two

Zeppelins raided the North East coast on Sunday night. Their movements up to the present have not been clearly defined Some bombs were dropped in the sea near the shore, but it is not known whether any damage was done on land. PRO-GERMANS DISCOMFITED. AT VOTE OF AMERICAN SENATE.

י.

WASHINGTON, March 4th,

SHIPPING - NOTES.

MERCHANT VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION,

The returus compiled by Lloyd's Regis tor of Shipping, which only take into account vessels of 100 tons and upwards, the construction of which has actually be gun, show that, excluding warships, there wore 420 vessels of '1,363,500 tons gross ander construction in the United Kingdom at the close of the quarter ended aist Docomber, 1915,

The tonnage now under construction in the United Kingdom is about 173,000 tons Less than that which was in hand at the end of last quarter, and about 284,000 tons less than the tonnage building 12 months

President Wilson's victory surpassed ex-ago. It will be understood that the rato pectations,

The Senate, by a majority of 68 votes to 14, rejected all resolutions urging a more pacific course towards Germany

WILL THE STRAITS BE OPENED?

ATHENS, March 5th, There is no further news of Enver Pasha, but a Berlin message, saying he is visiting the Holy Places in Palestine, is significant. If the news of the attempt on his life bed, and the scenes witnessed have not been true, the happening is likely to have ve y paralleled since the declaration of war important consequences.

with Spain,

There is sensational information from a private source that the Turks are remov ing the mines in the Dardanelles, evidently preparatory to opening the Straits.

SUEZ CANAL DEFENCES, SPLENDID DISPOSITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS.

Carzo, March 5th Members of the Assembly visited the Suez Canal defences and the great mili tary camp. They admired the splendid dispositions and installations and returned with an ineffaceable impression of the solidity of the defences and the adeqünte

|lessly endeavouring to dislodge us from the outskirts of the village of Douaumont,

A Berlin communiqué says the Moeweness of the forces should the enemy be which we hold strongly. The Germans plastered the sector between Bois Hau- arrived yesterday at "some Home port foolish enough to attempt on attack. The

mont and Douaumont with shells of all calibres but were unable to gain an inch. This failure to make progress justifies an increase in our confidence of victory,

RESPITE FOR ENEMY

FANTRY.

·GUNS MAINTAIN VIOLENCE OF

FIRE.

PAR18, March 6th: 1.25 8.1.

after a successful cruise, with four British officers, 20 binejackets, and 166 sailors from merchantmen she had sunk

and 1,000,000 marks' worth of gold bars,

The communiqué gives the names of 15

vessels the Moewé sank or sent to neutral porta, including those of two new victims, the Saxon Prince and the French steamer Marowi.

The communiqué concludes:At several points on the enemy coast, the Motue la Last evening's communiqué says:-Our batteries effected the destruction of enemy Edward VII, was one of the victims.

mines, to which the battleship King

works north of Soissons and bombarded

NEW CHIEF OF FRENCH enemy works at various places in Argonne, The bombardment continued throughout

There was a most violent bombardment the night with some intensity along the north of Verdun, notably between Bois whole fromt eastward of the Meuse and Handremont and Fort Douaumont, The westward of Mort Homme and Cote de enemy, however, did not renew the attack. Laie,

There is no change in the village of Dön Our artillery at Lombaertzyde wrecked aumont, of which we hold the immediate

-outskirts.

German trenches. Our batteries in Ar- gonne fred numerous salvoes on the enemy trenches and communications, starting a fire at Boureuilles

FRENCH COMMANDER AT VERDUN.

PARIS, March 5th, The French Commander at Verdan is General Petal who was on the eve of re- tiring, with the rank of Colonel, at the outbreak of war. He is physically most active and is adored by his soldiers,

A German attack on our advanced posi tions in the wood east of Vacher-au-Villo was completely repulsed,

The communiqué adds:-There has been a heavy bombardment in the Woevre re gion at Fresnes and Haudrement. Our artillery was most active along the whole front, and cannonaded the enemy marching north of Vacher-au-Ville, near Bois Fcases, and the outskirts of Louvemont,

NAVAL STAFF,

PARIS, March 6th. Vice Admiral Lebon has been appointed Chief of the Naval Staff, RUSSIAN FRONT

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY }

SHARP FIGHT AT ILLUKST.

BRISKNESS ALONG ENTIRE FRONT.

PETROGRAD, March 5th.

visitors als watched the evolutions of warships in the Canal and aeroplanes overhead,

GENERAL.

{ZHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

** EUROPE TEARING ITSELF

PIECES”

TO

POPE AGAIN APPEALS FOR

PEACE.

ROME, March th His Holiness the Pope, in a new appeal for peace, says that he cannot witness in silence Europe tearing itself to pieces His Holiness repeats bis proposals that each belligerent should declare its desires. but should be ready to make sacrificas, resulting in lasting peace, which would be just to all.

NEW AFRICA MEDAL,

LONDON, March 5th. An official statement says a new Africa General Bervice model will be instituted to commemorate the native

Sperations in

The galleries of the Senate were crowd-

of progross in merchant ship construction continues to be very much reduced in the present circumstances and that the imme- that which would be obtained under normal dinte output will be considerably less than

conditions.

ENTENTE POWERS AND BALKAN CAMPAIGN.

ITALIAN MINISTER'S STATEMENT. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives recommends pro-folio, speaking at a meeting of the Pro Signor Barzilai, Minister without port

cedure on the armed merchantmen con- troversy similar to that adopted by the

Renato.

New York, March 6th. The pro-Germans are much discomfitel by the Senate vote, especially as a similar dafest is likely in the House of Representa tives. Comment on the subject, summed up

Patria Association, said the fall of Serbis and Montenegro. which unfortunately, had been almost inevitable, following upou that of Belgium, had increased in a singular degree the bitter task of the Quadruple Entente, if victory was to bring with it the unfailing accomplish- meat of all its duties, ideal and morat Tho sad epilogue-to-day, he said, wag dò finitely decided when, in face of the Aus tro-German menace in the Near East, the Allies failed in setting a common anu tar- is that the Senate has shown that the For-Boeing programme in the Balkans. This eign Affairs of the United States are still in the hand of the President and not of the Kaiser.

EXPLOSION AT FRENCH POWDER FACTORY.

MANY CASUALTIES.

was openly acknowledged by one of the Allied Ministers. Another minister loyal- ly recoguised that Italy was certainly not the most responsible as regards this want of foresight with reference to the events which were in courge of preparation. It. was a great delusion to suppose that after the defeat of Serbia it would be possible. by rendering tardy and inadequate assisi- auce, to avert the fate of Montenegro. It was a very great delusion to think tat öng could save Lovchen without saving the whole kingdom. Although this transitory

PARIS, March 6th. Twenty-two persons were killed and sixty-six injured in an explosion at a powder factory at Courneure. KING'S DERBY HORSE FOR common balance-sheet, the over-rating of

CANADA.

OTTAWA, March 4th. His Majesty the King has presented Anmer to the Canadian Government, for remount breeding,

Aumer is the horse which killed a suf- fragette on Derby Day in 1913

YOUNG MARRIED MEN CALLED UP.

LONDON, March 4th. A Proclamation calls up eight groups of married men, from 19 to 28 years of age,

LORD FISHER ON THE WAR

COUNCIL

LONDON, Murch 4th.

· The Daily Chromele says there is reason to believe that Lord Fisher has been appointed a member of the War Council.

[HAVAS HERVICE}

EXPLOSION IN POWDER

MAGAZINE

PARIS, March 3rd. An explosion destroyed the right wing of the powder magazine called the Double Crown at St. Denis neur Paris. The victims both killed and wounded, are

A communiqué says:-We exploded East Central and West Africa, which will fourteen mines near Illust, and desperate be granted the forces nuder Colonel fighting occurred for the craters. We seCubitt for operations at Shim-ber-Boris | numeraus. cupied six.

The Germang made a violent attack a

on November 19th to 95th, 1914, and few miles east of Bazanovitch which was February 2nd to 9th, 1915, and also for operations under Colonel Shire in Nyasra- There is generally a briskness along the land from Javuary 24th to February 17th,

A French aeroplane last night dropped repulsed. several bombs on the station at Conflans, where there was the greatest activity.

entire front.

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FRENCH STOCH RISING.

PARIS, March 3rd. French Stock now stands at:-3 per cont. Fes, 62.40; 6 per cent. For, 88.95, and now rising, a significant fact after the Battle of Verdun,

violation of an heroic country constituted a mooraful feature on the debit side of the

the importance of Moust Lovenen was due to foreign intuence.

Cstaro, Bignor-Barzilaj continued, was and remains a natural harbour of the first order, capable of accommodating the whole Austrian Heet, in spita of a possible. menace from the top of Mount Loveben The barracks at Cattaro are visible from Mount Lovches, but during the sixteen months of the war artillery of medium calibre (gang of large calibre could never be brought there because there are no proper roads) placed on the mountain never succeeded in doing any damage to them. If the means for completely saving. Montenegro were wanting (and such an operation would require 200,000 or 300,000 men and an effort six tires greater than that necessary to convey the same forces. on national territory), Lovchen, armed or unarmed, would anyhow have fallen with the rest of the territory into the hands of tas enamy. The inevitable success of the Allies will nullify the results of this bold stroke and of others still more remarkable which the enemy has accomplished in view of the need for bastening peace.

But in order that the incontestable supe riority of the Quadruple Alliance in nien, economic and anazotal resources, arme, and ships way be no longer paralysed.. intimate and constant action and concord are necessary. Happily, there is every indication that the conception of a single front, a single war, and a common aim has made great progress in face of the unfortunate experiences we have suffered. Que common enemy can no longer coupt or an inadequate coordination of effort, material and moral, on the part of the Allies-an effort so superior to his fin that when he is abandoned to h resources his defent will be inevitab

Bignor Barzilai was vociferouely- plauded