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THE WAR.

GERMAN SUBMARINE

OUTRAGES.

DUTCH PRESS ADVOCATES REPRISALS,

ANOTHER ENIMY FAILURE AT VERDUN.

BRITISH COAST TOWNS RAIDED.

** STAGGERING " RESIGNATION OF VON TIRPITZ.

AUSTRIA'S AMAZING AUDACITY.

FRANCO-BELGIAN - FRONT.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GERMANS AGAIN DEFEATED AT VERDUN.

HURLED BACK BY MRENCH CURTAIN OF FIRE.

PARIS, March 19th..

5:00 pm

Today's communiqué show, tha; the Ger- rains have again been defeated east of the Meuse. They made violent artillery pre- paration, and then at dusk attacked bo- tween Vaux and Daniloup They were Lurled back by the French curtain of fire, aflor which the artillery firing was inter- j millent in the Verdun region.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FRENCH DESTROYER SUNK

OFFICERS AND MEN MISSING.

PARIS, March 20th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRRAN. TUESDAY, MARCH-21ST 1986.

[THROWOK ZETTEN 8. AGENOT.] ANOTHER AMAZING AUSTRIAN NOTE

REPATRIATION OF ALIENS FROM INDIA

LONDON, March 19th.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

{FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

GOVERNMENT'S REVENUE FOR FEBRUARY-

PERING, March 10th. The Government Revenue for the manth of February a almost $10 000,000, 15,000,000 hing from the Salt Bureau.

It is officially nanounced that another Austrian Note alleges that the compulsory repatriation of Austrians from India con travenes the Anglo-Austrian Agreement. foy the repatriation of British and Aus- tring subjeels, and re-from the intention of the Austro-Hungarian Government of holding Great Britain responsible for the safety of Austrians who will be repatriat-in

ed on the Gulconda or her next voyage,

Sir Edward Grey, in reply, points out that the Agreement concerns

Fermons whole detention could not serve any military puz pose and cannot be held to limit the right of a belligerent to repatriate alien cre mjes in the public intores. In view of the new submarine threat Sir Edward Gray ropudiates all responsibility for the safety of the Austrian subjects on the Goleonid on her next voyage, and ro-iterates that the British Government does not propose to take any precautions on behalf of the Austrian, which it does not take on behalf

THE CHANGE OF GOVERX- MENT

PERING, March 19h. A lengthy, notification has been issued viewing the circumstances of the change. the form of Government and giving extracts from peʻitions, THE KWEICHÓW REBELLION.

KWANGSI GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S

OFFER.

PEKING, March 19 h,

if

In Tong-ting, the Chiangohin Kingst, has asked to ho despatched to weichow to suppress the reb: lign there

HONGKONG'S PROSPERITY AND CONSTITUŢIONAL REFORM.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

The first Gymkhana Meeting of the reason will take place at Happy Valley on Saturday, 15th April,

The programme is as follows: HALY-MILE RACE-For Subscription Gri

fina of the Soison 1915-1916 which have. run and not won an Official Race: GYMKHANA STAKES.-Value $200 Distance

One Mile. For all China Pouies, LADIES NOMINATION Bending Raco in Hea's Open 1o uicinbers of the Jockey.. rolo. and Gymkhana Clubs, and to Naval and Military Officers. Prizes for success ful Competitors and Souvenirs for Ladies nominating them presented by the Gym khana Club

RANDOM REFLECTIONS. The kinship between coal and diamonds has long been established by a comparison of their chemion properties, and it has now been strengthened by their respective values. The abnormal rise in the pries of goal which has taken place during the last few days has strack dismay into the heart of the housewife. A week ago good conl could be bought for $12 a ton. Sud. donly it jumped to: $15, and now: from $23 to $35 a ton is being naked and you rán * take it or leave it" even at that price. In so quarters the idea prevails that this phenomenon is directly due to a corner. in cos un the part of Chinese Gaspard This, however, is not the grue explanation. Doubtless there are many merchants selling up old stocks at enormous profits, but, the origin of the trouble is the impossibilit of obtaining cond owing to the dearth of tonnage. There are ships in the harbour which have been coaling at $24 a ton this wock, and when coal merchants can de business on a big scale at this figurs is. can easy be understood that householder: nra Ekely to feel the pinch. There is

In a report dated December 4th the plenty of coal available in Japan, but Asian Consul-eneral Geo An- no ships can be found to bring it to Hongeran, of mong song, states that the kong Forʼunately the approach ot Sumor gives promise of gome re of..

Unless Rumour prove once again a lying jade, there is something besides cool whe is likely to cast us more before loag. Ii has been freely whispered in the Colon, lowing during the past week that the Governmen

-ia'end to ciap a tax on tobacco and cigars

The “ Hongkang Leter!! cf thị X.-C.

News 10.лins

of any season.

ONE MILE RACE. -For Subscription Griffing POLO PONY SCURRY-400 yards-For band: Alenio Ponies, to be ridden by paying members of the Hongkong Polo Club. FUNK AND A QUARTER MILE RACE. --Handi-

cap--For all China Ponies. Entries for ali eyente ce on Wednes day, the 5th April.

LIQUIDATION OF GERMAN FIRMS IN HONGKONG.

quation of the ousness of German Aring Longkong and the antesson of the arista®, Valyo,sment, and growing out of: LIG

a', `his proceded with inore success and of friction and trouble than was qui pated. Taking all lines of business into saeration, und silowing for many pecin cases, it is 6-ray understood. ing the wo of winding up the business of all these firing is about 75 per cent, compete. In most cages all business has been so arranged that further,iquida-

of its own subjects, The Minister sug- gests that the fears regarding the Ausg An official announcement states that antrians aboard the Gofronde should be cor- pas agu among, sishaaring sank the French destroyermanicated to the Austro-German National reform, and the peittio i for a change,

I refer noe is the suggested Constituin addition to that which they bayo recent-tion is a matter of periodical action from Renandin in the Adriatic. Three officers authorities, from whom alone danger is to wh ch has hon ngatured by the flop, mely place upon coholic beverages. If this month to month, terminating within a squrt

H, E. Potock EC, the Gover-nt's be true, it is a pity that it has leaked out and 44 men are missing and two officers be apprehended.

Atinde sens in ba ho, new pripala though the shortage of freight may clock DEMORALISATION By the prosperity which has a car the activities of importers. Of course the and 34 men have been saved.

favoured the grad of the Colony ra chwhole thing way, after all, end in smoke.

" TUBANTIA ” TORPEDOLD. DUTCH PRESS DEMAND REPRISALS,

AMSTERDAM, March 20th.

The Minister of Murine states that all

SEAPLANES RAID KENT COAST TOWNS,

ENEMY MACHINE BROUGHT DOWN

LONDON, March 19h. Two German sonplane, appeared over

There was calm along the rest of the evidency points to the Tubantia having Dover. in the af cravon at a height of front fecive voice in the councils of the be warmly congratulated upon their suc-

troot;

ACTIVITY OF FRENCH AIR- CRAFT.

BATTLE IN THE AIR,

PARIS, March 19th. 5.00 p.m. To-day's communiqué says:—A French meroplano felled a German machine near Verdun,

A French squadron bombed the station

been torpedoed. Divers will examine the wreck on Monday.

The Dutch newspapers suggest that un-

per od.

GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTIONS PREVENTED

The disposal of socks of goods of all Rays that we had fiqunulma was commuted mas presented the gist chim-- culties, at was the part of wisdom, not ony in ne protection of the interests of German frine, but their British hankers and thor brc.sa compe.iters as well. Laat goods be not dumped on the inrket in such way as to demoralise it, and prevent brisish and oraer noiters of solar goods from ralising upon their own stocks in a air and pre.ble way, instinctions of the Hongkong Government were carefully drawn to present any such demoralisation. for proceeded that the Government has However, the disposal of such stocks has so

jeriod from the time the order was issued: as the time by which it expects all stock of goods to be sold, or the presentation of same adequate reason by liquidators as to

why such sales have not been write. KISE IN SILVER EXCHANGE HOPITUL-1058

5,000 to 6,000 feet. The first machine arrival at 1.57, and dropped six bombs into the Harbour. It then went in a north. les the present German submarino methods wes'erly direction, dropping bombs on the trails of the Colony has developed in spite these men had had any experience of drilled' April 30th; or another five months'

aro discontinued Holland. should prohibit exports to Germany and also arm Dutch marchantmen DUTCH ANGER INTENSIFIED BY "PALEMBANG " OUTRAGE.

AMSTERDAM, March 20th.

The anger of the Dutch at the Tubantia

town, The second machine appeared at 2. After passing over Dover it appeared at Deal at 2.13, and dropped several bombs, Another pair appeared at Ramsgate at 9.10 and dropped by on the gown, One then went west, and the olber north, par sued by a Frith seroplane. One bub is

The second machine appeared at Westgate R: 2.20. Here several of our aeroplanes ascended in pursuit. No bombs were drop pod en Westgate. The total casualtics re-

Probably поле о

is nece sary, and he Goverment orly ug gests that the reason for this prosperity

The result of the Special Polico Reserve is not far to seek. But it has been pertin- eny pun ed out in ether, and quite inter-platoon drill competition on Satur wighty quarters that this prosperity is due in the first place, to the geographical day was a great surprise to many of those situation of Hongkong, and, second y, to taking part in it, Speaking generally, a the enterpri o of the merenntils comunity remarkably high standard of efficiency was

be stated has had no be, which it may

shown, and the veterans of Kow oon are to Government. The examples of Shanghai coss, But, all things considered, the most has ben pointed to as an effective rebutta creditable performance was that of the two of the Government's e'zima.

In sono quarters it is argued that the Chinese and Portuguesa platoons which

fied for second pace,

of rather than in conseqrenes of, the Cinvernment, but these conflicting ideas before they entered the Special Police Re- serve twelve months ago. This is in mark- will probably never be reco ced. Tuged contrast to the No. 1 platoon of the the Governor has up to the present, made No. 1 Company, which found itself at the

Mr. Pollock's na puhle re crença to efforts in the way of peitioning the Home authorities, it is fairy obvious that the Government takes to itself credit for the progras that has been made in the trade of this por, and, on the other hand, the mercantile, community is of the pinion that this claim is about as reasouubin as the prosperity of Hongkong had been built up by its German residents. The mercan- tre men who are taking an Interest in Mr. Pollock's campaien are asking what the Government has done in the way of in ro ducine legislation which would have the direct result of encouraging, to any appre- einh'e extent, the trade of the Colony. Meanwhie. Mr. Pollock is busy making out the despatch to accompany the pet

bottom of the lit, though a goodly proportion of its members had previously served in tho Auxiliary Fores ir the Re galar Aring before coming to the Colony It just shows that it does not do to take too much for granted, as we are rather prone to do, and the competition will have

botue, "

ON MACHINERY AND PANTS

of Metzsablons, the ammunition depot at outrage is intensifed by the torpedoing of reported to have been dropped on Margate, ¦ that of a certain German who said that served its purpose if it drives that fact abeù the stocks or such gavas still hold

Chateau Salins, and the aerodrome at the 7,000 ton Seamer Palembang. Many

Dieuze Twenty heavy bomb were drop-of Fed on the station of Metz

Our bombardment squadron of 23 ma chines dropped 72 bombs on the aviation ground at Sapsheim and the goods station Mulhouse, Enemy aeceplanes engaged a batto. One French and one Ger man felled each other, and two Germans

■hem

fell in flames. Three French machines were seriously damaged, and compelled to Iand in enemy territory,

GUNS

QUIETER NORTH OF

VERDUN.

FRENCH SMASH ENEMY TRENCHES.

PAR18, March 20th. 1.30 a.m. The evening communique says:-We washed enemy trenches north of Rheims...

the Dutch demand reprisals, EERLIN'S OFFICIAL DENIAL.

AMSTERDAM, Mch 20th.

The Berlin offieint denial of the torpedeparted up to the prevent are three men, ing of the Tubant a "because the vessel

one woman and five children killed, and was not within the war zone," is most up-

17 men, live women, and nize children convincing.

injured.

RESIGNATION OF THE CHIEF Adlar as can be ascertained 48 bombs were

PIRATE..

AMSTERDAM. March 201b. The Kaer has sent Grand Admiral von Tirpitz a letter of thanks for bis services, and has conferred upon him the Grand Commandership of the Hohenzollern Order

significantly small distinction. GERMAN ANXIETY.

LONDON, March 20th. The German papers freely discuss the resignation of Admiral von Tirpitz, which

dropped altogether. O e fili on the Cana

inn Hospital at Ramsgate, damaging but there were no casun ties. Several houses were damaged, and some artisan coltages were wrecked

Naval Flight-Commander Bone, in a single-seater pursued one of the German

seaplanes 30 miles out to aen, where, after a quarter of an hour's action he forced it to descoud. The German machine was hit many times, and the observer was

The bombardment has appreciably stack they awribe to Herr Balliu, declaring that illd.

ed north of Verdun, The enemy made no

attack to-day.

The French heavy artillery. Lombarded Depots north-east of St. Nibiol,

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. BRITISH SUCCESSFUL IN AFRIAL COMBATS.

LONDON, March 20th.

General Sir Douglas Haig reports that there has been artillery activity at Arrac, Armentieres, and Wytscheté. There were

4ho latter warned the Kaiser that the con. tianance of frightfulness means the seizure of all German vessels in neutral ports, and will finally alienate South America,

Count Reventlow admits that the resigna tion is so staggering that he is unable to

discuss it.

The semi-official organ, the Cologne Gazette, admits that it will be difficult for Germans may to be anxious at the serious erisia since its origin cannot be public'y discussed. The paper declares that the

BRITISH ROYAL DEFENCE CORPS.

Fon Home.

KUBBER GROWERS'

ASSOCIATION. SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT, The seven h report of the Council of the Rubber Growers Associat.on gives a record of the activities of the Association during 3015. The growth of membership continues, and it is uuted the 108 companion aris

392 and 9

up copiat of £56,727,000 and paid £45,133,000, and a planted acrengo of 748.606 acres,

not as the Budget was introduced the

In general stocks or goods have been sold to user advantage wan sad been anti- cipated. alle suuting of or supplies of any lines of goods from Burope as en- wore to be sold at satisfactory prices. Colton piece goods, which const.tuted the Tags thong such assets al nost German firms, have been held until re- cuntly, when they have been disposed of at good prices. The recent rise in silver exchange has been particularly helpful in that line,

The ladies of Hongkong have added to their laurels in the way of war work. It hours notice, severe hundred sailors, but was no mean task to entertain, at & few the sports and the ton which followed on Saturday were an unqualfiied auccess, and

Goods in the nature of luxuries, such as. the happy faces of the tars furnished #osca an elaquons indication of the enjoyment wines and liquors, have usually been sold which the guests derived and an ample at a loss or at best about cast Machinery One little has been sold as a toy, since by reason of reward for the trouble taker, incident occurred illustrating the charac unusual business depression there has been teris'de bashfulness of the tailor. A big little demand for machinery of any sort, broad-shouldered loker was slowy send except for special purposes for which ing the broad stairway alone when several special machines must usually be ordered. ladies, espying him, rushed forward to A serious drag on some of the trung band- give him a cordial welcome. The cowarding machinery has been stocks of spare The promptly turned tail, with several ladies parts and supplies The forced sale of such chising him, He was earnestly entrente socks of spare parts and supplies, to return, and either unable to resist sudi forced sale of such stocks would realise. an appeal or reluctant to present to the almost no return whie, on the other world the spectacle of a British tay run-hand, it is manifestly impract cable to hold may be needed by can- cd as ning away, the stoker stopped at the door-such stocks indefinitely for the sale of such way, and gave himself up. He was sumption. they may be ori

Amid the he was greeted with a cheer. tes and cakes, however, be soon regained his wonted equanimity.

an

BTOCKS AND BONUS, NOT LABY TO MANIPULATE.

There has been considerable difficulty in- hand ing stocks and bonds and similar assets of firing as a result of the depressed and The following may be cited as

condition of business generally, Katrgency Commitee went carefully into

ch word to,low the offering of any en the provisions of the Exos, Proite Tax. example of how a sports gathering, much as especially in view of the bearish result Representa ions were made to the Treasury, that which took place on Saturday, should and the position of the rubber industry be reported to suit the demands of the siderable artion of such assets on the fully pointed out. It has been ackuow censorship Song sailors, from Rome Hongkong stock exchange, Gradually, and the quidation of such assets has been ledged by the Chancellor of the Exchequer ships, from somewhere, took part in come however, ich property is changing hands, that rubber skal by subject to specia con sparis at some place, Winners were KOMO sideration, and the matter will now be de-sailors; tugs of war, etc., were won by some effected without as much loss as might rea- In addition to changes noted in former SOLUTION OF MARRIED MEN'Sided by the Board of Refer es appointed ships teams. Subsequently the sailors had sonably have been anticipated.

under Section 42. The Axociation has repme tea. Some speeches were made, and reports, other business concerns of Germans QUESTION I

tained counsel and chartered scesuntan's some prizes were handed to soce sailors have been bought or taken over by British to prepare a strong case for submission to from some ships from somewhero Cantain purchasers, and are now being developed

as British concerns New of some ship, replied for the sailors. the Board of Referees. The matter is one of extreme intricacy owing to the number and there was some cheering It was some agencies are being arranged rapidly, and of special factors involved, but it is hoped rathering, really, and the sailors from weitig significant that most of the more un the appeal to the tribunal will result in of those ships had some time. Some thing portent ones are either developed into some substantial concession being made.

awful, is it not? But these are some dar branch houses or are turned over to sub- Though freight rates are now 137 61 that we live in now, and we are engaged in stantial Chinese interests. It is significant, per ton from Siraita ports go United Kinga li'e-and-death strugge with some enexy also, that Chinese capitalists of prominence dom and 2004 Singapors to New York, To sum up-but no, some other time willnd ability are establishing new connec the Conall feel that the present is not n't suffice, opportune time to take he mat er nɔ with

LONDON, March 19th. Lord Kitchener, in an Army Order, announces that the King has authori.ed the formation of a Corps entitled the Royal Defence Corps," with pay the same as that of infantry of the Ene. The objects this are not explained, but they are

of

„zumerous serial combats, in which we were ides that the resignation-means the cessa possibly connected with the solution of the the conference Lines It is abo recorded Good progrem has been made this week

Accessful in driving off all attacks,

ITALIAN FROMI.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

FIERCE FIGHTING.

Rour, March 20th,

A communiqué reports continued activi ty on the Italian front consisting of flence artitery duels and infantry encounters. SERBIAN CROWN PRINCE AT ITALIAN FRONT.

HOME. March 20th,

tion of submarine warfare is quite un founded, and concludes with a warning. against the evils resulting from public opinion trying to influence military operations

GENERAL-

married men's question

CANADIAN WOODSMEN

BATTALION.

OTTAWA, March 19th, H.RI. the Dak, of Connaughs, inspect ed the Wordsmen Battagion, recruited from the lumber caps, which takes overseas PRINCE OF WALES IN EGYPT. its own equipment, including portable saw

[TABOCCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 19th,

It is officially announced that H.BH. the Prince of Wales has arrived in Egypt a Staff-Captain on the staff of the Cam

The Barbian Crown Prince has gone to mander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Ex-

peditionary Force.

American

tions, and in some casos "¿ven new houses for the handling of American products.

SERVICE MP'S PAY

GOVERNMENT E DECISION,

The following letter has been issued from the Fee Offics of the House of Commong La members who are serving in the Navy or

It Army

that the standard form for fo.b. contrsets with the Hongkong CC, tena's tourur- had been drawn up and is reexamended ment There have been a few surprises for general adoption as a standard form. not, the kas, of which was the remarkably The sucess of the R.G.A. Ambu'ance is fine show made by a Chinese competitor noted, and surplus fonds dra with by Brainst H. A. Nisit and the defeat of Niekerk presenting to the Australian Nars 4,003 E Kent by the Eey. f. L. Copper-Hunt. indiarubber life saving collars, in Treo ni cause of the dark horses the ques tips of the good done for British on as to who will ment Grean for the commeres by H.M. A. & Sydnee in dest of Champ onship of the Colony, a very open ing the Emin. The Inve a co presented one Nishet has shaken onfidence in his 150 pairs of rubber hosts to the Rayal prowess thers are so who fancy Mr. Flying Corps and made temirbation to Cooper Hunt, wi à his hard and oodding the Malco u Canning Fund for rubber methods; who Gren him if of coining boy's for trench work. Other if's home that be will have to defend his time agains ben made to homtals. The good werk for one of the Chinese compositors. I must be the Malaya War Relief Fund so record corede that the Chinese ha improrel ed. The Suggestions Comm tice have pro wonderfully since last tear, and that Nis pored rubber sheath ng as a protestion for bet bas nut vor revealed any hf last sen on's should provide some v^ry interesting play. M. Khwostoff, the mister of the In-shins against mine or forple and an offer form. The final stages of the competitions

made to the War Office to we rybber tyre:

MODERICK for artillery terior, has resigned.

mela.. RUSSIAN MINISTER RESIGNS,

PETROGRAD, March 19th.

hes beca decided by his Majesty's Government that no mereher of Par ia meat serving in the Fores may draw both walaty member of Parlament and also Service payme

I have request, accordingly, that you will be good enough to let na kuny et your earliest convenienes whether it alary from the House of Coralants la your wish to continue to receive your Estimate and decline vouz naval or mi tary pay, or whether you prefer to receive your naval or military pay,