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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PERSK, THURSDAY, MARCH 301, 1916.

BATTLE FOR VILNA RAILWAY.

FRENCH CRUSH ENEMY ATTACK.

GERMAN COAST OPERATIONS.

TURKS OUSTED NEAR TREBIZOND.

LIQUIDATION OF ENEMY FIRMS.

FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT.

ĮTAROUGE, BEUTER'S'AGERUZ.)

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

FRENCH COUP DE MAIN.

PARIS. March 29th. 4.15. p.m. A communiqué states:-The sight, has been calm cast of the Mense. There has

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FIGHTING UNDIMINISHED IN INTENSITY.

RUSSIAN SUCCESS IN GALICIA.

PETROGRAD, March 29th.

A communiqué anys:-The weather is becoming worse along the whole front, but the intensity of the fighting is undiminish.

ing, especially in the vicinity of Postavy.

and Lake Narotch.

[THROUGH AIUTAR'S AGENDE.)

THE SUBMARINE WAR.

BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK

LONDON, March 29th, The steamer Manchester Engineer hos been subk,

The crew have been taken to Queenstown, [The Manchester Engineer is a steel vessel 4302 gross tonnage, and is the property of the Manchester Tatiers" "Conparty,] ||

The British steamer Empress of Midland has been sunk. The crew were landed at

Maasluis.

THE SUSSEX OUTRAGE.

PERSIAN PRINCE BELIEVED TO

HAVE PERISHED.

LONDON, March 29th.

(TÜROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY}}:

BRITISH TRADE IN NEUTRAL COUNTRIES.

INTERESTS IN CHINA TO BE "CAREFULLY RECOGNISED

LONDON, March 29th "In the House of Cormons Mr. Runciman said the question of preserving and extend. ing British trade in neutral countries would be considered by the Committees 'which. would inquire into the problem of certain important branches of British industry: after the war.

Mr. Petry Ainscough, who had visited Ching on behalf of the Board of Trade, had been in close touch with important British films trading in the Far East, and ho would be glad to receive any further The Parsing Prince Boram, son of Zilles Sukan, was aboard the Sussex, and i trade anterents in China would certainly be information they cared 40 supply, British

is believed that he has perished.

carefully recognised at the AWKWARD QUESTIONS FOR Conference at which it was more than the Allies Economie

GERMANY.

likely that Japan would be represente

HISTORY-MAKING CON- FERENCE.

GRAND SCHEME OF STRATEGY,

Fans, March 29th, Never in history have so many Allied tions met

in conference. There are twenty nine delegates in the historic room in the Quai d'Orsay, which

WASHINGTON, March 28th, Mr. Laasing has announced that the Am- bassador to Berlin has been instructed to. ask the German Government whether a German submaring torpedood the Busser

Mr. Gerard has also been instructed to ask- whother a German submarine sank the

DANISH STEAMER

been considerable artillery activity on both aides west of the Meuse, in the region ofed. The Germans are desperately resist Englishman. Malancourt and Wevre, and in the sector ag. the foot of the heights of the Mouse, We made a coup de main in Lorraino in the forest of Parry, and killed or took prisoners the recupants of ar enemy work which we blew up.

STRONG ENEMY ATTACK NEAR VERDUN,

SUCCESSIVE WAVES OF INFANTRY

REPULSED

PARIS, March-29th. 12.40 a.m.

The Russians in Galicia, simultaneously exploded thirteen mines. The infantry rushed two lines of trenches, bombing and bayonetting the survivors, and capturing several guns and much material.

TURKS' RESISTANCE

BROKEN.

AGAIN

TORPEDOED.

pence eonference as the scene of the

the Spanish-Ameri-

{THBOUGH· HEUTER'S AGENCY.]

FOR SERVICES IN EAST AFRICA.

LONDON, March 28th.

YUE HING APPEAL.

CHIEF JUSTICE'S JUDGMENT

UPHELD.

Judgment was delivered in the Appeal ".

Major-General Tighe has been appointed Court yesterday in the Yuo Hing Com

Forces in East Africa,

various

a Comniaadley of the Order of St. Michaelpany appeal ease. The Court below was and St. George in recognition of his dis- asked to make a compulsory order to wind tinguished services while commanding the up the Yuo Hiug Company on

grounds which wore seg forth in the peti tion, and the Chief Justice, after a trial which lasted about 35 days, made the order · because, as he summarised his reasons, the combination of circumstances disclosed in the affairs of the Company" required him to make the order, which he accordingly, nade,

GALLANTRY AT SOLLUM,

LONDON, March 28th, The Duke of Westminster has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order and Lieut. Röwden, of the Warcastershire Regiment, tko Military Cross. for galian- try at Solha.

**YUAN SHIH-KAI MUST

ABDICATE,”

The laurned Presiding Judge (8ir Havil land.de Saumarez), in a lengthy written judgment, said the present case appesreď to illustrate somewhat strikingly the dif culty of applying, at all events, unmodified, SHANGHAI, March 19th.

a.complicated enactment like the Companies The representatives of seventeen Pro Ace in a Colony, where many of the Com vinces have telegraphed the Foreign Minis-panies formed consisted of people who

ters declaring that Yuan Shih-kni must abdicate.

STRAITS" COLONIAL

views of an enactinent of the Legislature were so different from those red by the average Englishman. He entirely agreed with the Chief Justice that it was quite SECRETARY,

inconceivable thri a ense of this character, covering as it did an extraordinary field LONDON, March 28th, The Hou, Mr. F. S. James C.M.G.,

of alleged criminality, has ever had or could ever have a precedent in the English - Administrator of Nigeria has been gazet

Courts." The present appeal turned ted Colonial Sceretary of the Straits Set-largely on the application of the ejusdem temeats."

BLIZZARD IN BRITAIN.

LONDON, March 28th.

A blizzard has swept the United King

can war where Cavour, in 1836, secured the admission of Italy to the great Powers,

After M. Brand's opening address the dom and has caused much damage. Conference was divided into Committees to.

CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING.

FINDING OF MARITIME COURT.

COPENHAGES, March 29th.

Court of the crew of the Danish steamer comic. It is understood that a scheine

The evidence given in the Maritime discuss special question, both military and KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN

Skonsbury showed that the vessel was tor-

of groad, strategy has already been com pedoed when anchored off Yarmouth on pleted Previous to consultations with the the 20th inst. though the colours were visibleStaffs, it is the military duty of the Com at a distance of half a mile.

ference to ratify their proposals. It is not believed that the deliberations of Conference will extend beyond the middle of the work. The economic business will be confined to laying down broad lines for the Trade Conference..

RUSSIANS NEARING TREBIZOND. THE BALKANS

PETROGRAD, March 20th. communiqué says:-After artillery preperation from the warships our troops broke the desperate resistance of the enemy,

The evening communiqué saya;---Our fire directed on an enemy battery at Bois Mon- faucon caused a violent explosion

The bombardment of our positions from Avocourt to Bethingmurt was violently re-expelled him from his positions along the

(THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.)

SALONIKA BOMBED.

GREEK CIVILIANS KILLED,

SALONIKA, March 29th. Six German aeroplanes dropped twenty

Greeks. Two of the raiders were felled

generis rule to the words “ just and equit able” ns a reason for winding up a Com- pany by the Court in Section 130 of the Companies Ordinance, 1911. It was plain how difficult such a rule would be in ita application where circumsinnNOSS

wer

of so different complexion to that of those which obtained in the country. where the doctrins had been applied. The proper course, however, somul clear, The law it stood was the The annus] oting of the members of the law of the Colony and it must be interpret- Kowloon Bowling Green Club was held niet in the light of the decided cases, which, the Clubhouse last evening. Mr. D. S. though they are to be found in the English Cooper (President) presiding over a large reports, must be taken to be known to the Legislature of Hongkong, whilst, thỏ local peculiarities must be considered as part of the surrounding circumstances which the Court must considor in sach particular case. The one question of law for this Court to determine was whether there was

attendance of members.

sumed. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Baltatchi River, and occupied a town 30 bombs, killing twenty civilians, chiefly ence at Rome, and that Lord Kitchener may carried out by members during the past year. Jurisdiction to wind up this Company on

the enemy hunched a strong winck on our Haucourt-Malancourt front, Buccessivo waves of stormers were all repulsed with heavy losses by our curtain of fire and in- fantry fire

East of the Meuse there was a bombard

ment of our second line,

Our artillery in Wore carried out a concentration of fire on sensitive points of the enemy's front,

There was a fairly lively artillery struggle in the Vosges in the regions of Stosswehr, Muhlbach, and Hartmanns Woilerkopf.

BRITISH RETAIN CAPTURED GROUND.

LONDON, March 28th. A British communiqué says:-Despite the heaviest hostile artillery fire on Monday sight andl at intervals today our infantry successfully held the ground gained on

mike cast of Trebizond. At dusk the Turks inade counter-attacks along the whole roast sector, which were successfully repulsed.

Wa stormed Hizan, south-east of Bitlis, and the enemy fed southward,

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[INBOUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

OPERATIONS OFF GERMAN COAST.

BOTH FLEETS ACTIVE..

while recrossing our lines.

GENERAL.

(THROBOH RACTER'S AGENCE.]

TURKISH BASE ATTACKED BY AIRCRAFT.

ENEMY INFANTRY IN PANIC.

SUEZ. March 28th

A British air squadron dropped 40 bomba on the Turkish Lise at Bir-el-Has- sannb. 100 miles from the Canal: The camp was burned, and the waterworks severely damaged.

COPENHAGEN, March 97th. Besides the two German patrol boats which were zunk, two were badly damaged.from the rear and caused a panto amongst An airwan attacked Turkish infantry Hoyer and Tondern were bombed, and a

them. All the acroplanes returned safely.. corn magazinė and a large German sea- plans were destroyed. When the British

LIQUIDATION OF ENEMY destroyers attacked the German

FIRMS.

boals five German cruisers, twenty destroy- ers, five seaplanes and a Zeppelin went

patrol

accompany Mr. Asquith,

the ground that it was just and equit able to do so,

The report and statement of neonunta, which were adopted, showed that the hem. borship at 31st December, 1915, stood at It is stated that Mr. Lloyd George will | 9is an increase of 8 From the previous probably be unable to attend the confer year. Owing to military duties being

the Committee did not think it advisable to carry out the usual programme. of con petitions, Various spoon games, organised. When the incidents of this enquiry oro PARIS, March 29th..by the members were played and enjoyed considered with the admitted neglect of The Allied War Conference again met by all who took part in same. At the be- other statutory duties they showed one or ginning of last year the Committee had other of two things, either that this Com- this morning. Publlo interest ja 110-

general survey of the Club-house and found pany was managed in an unprincipled man.. diminished.

that pepairs were very necessary. The

ner or that many Chinese considered their work was taken in hand and

statutory and other duties so lightly im tho Club-honso is in first-class order.posed, merely perhaps as an unaccountable

do

THE WAR CONFERENCE.

SOLIDARITY OF ALLIES. PERMANENT COMMITTEE IN

A

Golf Section in

niw

connection with

Prejudies of the Logislature, that their fit- news for the management of joint slock com- panion was more than doubtful.

There were circumstances one upon, an- other, which bad given rise to the gravest

AN ECONOMIC CONFERENCE,

MR. BALFOUR. HOPES TO ATTEND.

LONDON, March 28th.

the U.S.R.C. was started last year and In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar has been very popular with the golfing Law said that the economie conference at members. This branch is self-supporting. Paris could not be held for a long time and limited to 20 members. The ntual supply of pictorials, etc., has been kept up Mr. Asquith had asked him to attend with

to date and has been most interesting. The suspicion of fraud touching matters of Mr. Runciman and he hoped to be able to

back numbers were handed over to the enormous pecuniary value. To his lord- Senanen's Institute.. The Tennis Courts ship's mind, unless Section 130 (vi) of tho were kept up to the usual high standard, Companies Ordinance, empowering the Court to order a company to be wound up. and wire netting was fitted al round the two courts much to the satisfaction of the whom it is just and equitable to do so, was PARIS..

playing members. The Committes deeply to be construed in a narrower way than Paris, March 20th.

regret having to record the death of Capt the later cases seemed to justify, ho killed in thought it had been clearly established. E. Cruickshanks. who was The Conference of the Allies unanimously

action, somewhere in France."

that this Company ought not to continue LONDON, March 28th,

adopted resolutions affirming the complete

The CHAIRMAN said that if they studied to exist and that the Chief Justice's order In the House of Commong Mr. Bonar military, ecominis, and dplomatic splitho report and statement of accouts they was right. The appeal was dismissed with eleven German cruisers and other vessels, Lay announced that he was communicating darity of the Allies; their unshakeable would agree that the position of the Club costs. As regards the appeal on the End---- To-day there was artillery and trench and farther west they met a British squad- with the Governors of the Colonics with a

determination to continue the struggle to was quite satisfactory. During the year 18ing that the statutory meeting had not been ron of forty ships steering westwards in a view to the genera} 'idoption of the policy victory; the establishing of a permanent new members had been enrolled, but held, he though there should be no order.

of liquidation of enemy firms and the sell-Committee in Paris to consider economic inst, that ten members had resigned. tioners. any custs in respect of this.

the taxing officer should not allow the peti including Messrs. Sheres. Whibley, and ing of their assets. as had been done in means to prevent the supplying of the Rutter, who were strong supporters of the engay, and organising a Central Bureau Club. They would observe that a sum of Singapore.

of freights equitably to distribute the mari- time burdens of the Allies and to prevent these freighte

Molay,

. Our artillery was very effective in reply to their assistance from Heligoland. Is ing to the enemy's fire.

Our prisoners now amount to five officers

and 195 others,

sworter activity against our positions be tween Lous and Huluch, and in front of Aix Houlette. We retaliated sholling the enemy', positions.

THE ACTION EXTENDING,

AMSTERDAM, March 28th.

A Berlin communiqué says: -The action with the British at St, Eloi is extending.

RUSBIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGIZOT-]

REPEATED RUSSIAN ATTACKS. ENEMY'S DESPERATE

RESISTANCE.

AMSTERDAM, March 25th.

A Berlin Fomuniqué says:-Heavy Russian reinforcements are attacking Pos tavy, to the north-east of Vilaa, where the milway is vitally important. The communi- que speaks of the heroic resistance here of the Haarbrueck Corps. These, supported by the Prandenburg, Hantverian, and Hallo Corps, met repected cnslaughts by two Russion Divisions, The Russians in the darkness also repeatedly attacked Mokrytan

the afternoon Danish trawlers hailed

snowstorm,

LIGHT CRUISER RAMS GERMAN

DESTROYER.

SINGAPORE'S EXAMPLE TO BE COPIED

LONDON, March 28th,

DUTCH EDITOR ACQUITTED

The Admiralty announces that all vessels

Amerendasi, March 28th.

employed in the operations on

on the German

The Editor of the Telegraaf who was coast have returned, except the destroyer arrested for endangering neutrality by a Metust, which sank Her crew

were saved.

Cur light cruising on Saturday night en- countered a division of German destroyers, One was ramined and sunk by the Cleopa- tra, and none of her crew was saved.

The Medusu's crew were taken of in very bad weather by the destroyer Lassun without casualties. This was a fire piece of seamanship.

Our destroyers, while dealing with enemy patref boats, were attacked by aircraft, but were no damaged.

The following prisoners were rescued from enemy patrol trawlers previously re- ported sunk:-Four from the Otto l'udolf, and 16 from the Braunschweig..

statement is his newspaper to the effect that it is a group of conscienenless scound- rels in Central Europe who made this war." has been acquitted ̧.·

::

:

SIR EDWARD CARSON, AND SOME NEWSPAPER APPEALS.

LONDON, March 29th. Sir Edward- Carson-has recovered and has returned to London. He presides al a meeting of the Unionist War Committee to-day.

The Morning Post again appeals to him to form a National Party.

The Times hopes that he will bring the Unionist Committer into line with the

Liheral Committee's decision in favour of general compulsion.

$1,075 was spent on the Clubhouse. This was extraordinary expenditure, but it was very necessary. The accounts were audited by Messrs. Fraser and Gow, for whose work they were very grateful

The election of office-bearers resulted as

In

to say nothing as to the general law, as he Mr. Justion Gompertz said he proposed.

arrived at by the learned President entirely concurred in the conclusions the application of the law and the circum stances of the case he had more difficulty. The learned judge set forth the facts with sone particularity, and ultimately agreed that the appeal should be dismissed with

casts.

ENEMY GOODS IN INDIA.

LONDON, March 23th,

Mr. E. H. Sharp, K. C. (for the appel-. lants) said he did not know whether any In the House of Commons, in reply to Sir follows:--President, Mr. P. J. Taylor question would arise hereafter as to the J. D. Reas, Mr. Austen Chamberlain said Vice-President, Mr. W. Davison; Hox. costs, but supposing they did he under- he was unaware of any representations Treasurer, Mr. H. F. Stoneha, Hon stood they would have to go before two

judges. nado to the Raj by the Government of Messrs. D. K. Haxton, R Hal, Wag Ordinance would allow of that.

Secretary, Mr. D. 8. Cooper; Committen. The President said he thoughy the amend Madros regarding the admission into India | Russell, D. Gow, A. Kinross, D. Nichon,

Mr. Sharp said he took it the order as of goods which were 25 per cent. of Cremy Auditors, Messrs.

F. Ramsay, and G. H. May; Hoa.

to costs was not made against the Com Fraser and Ppany, because these costs would fall upon Mathieson,

origin,

TEA DUTY.

INCREASE UNLIKELY.

!

LONDON, March 29th. It is believed that an increase in the tea

is unlikely

daty

PROMINENT INVALID.

LONDON, March 29th. Colonel Sir Williare Bisees is now out of danger.

The fortbooming departure for Hom. owang to illness, of Mr. JM. Henderson, oue of the founders and most exthusin.bc supporters of the Club, was discussed, and it was unanimously decided to take steps to provide a suitable memento in recogni tion of his useful association with the Club: Inspector GORDON, on behalf of himself and Inspector Gerrard, expressed thanks to the Club für electing them hon, members, an honour and privilege which they much esteemed.

The CHATMAN said it gave the members much pleasure to ree Inspectorz Gorden and Gerrard with them, for they were both good sportsmen and keen bowlers,

.

the directors and the shareholders support- ing them.***

The President-We think the Company ought not to be saddled with the goste,

Mr. C. G. Alabaster (for respondents) said they were quite willing to have that question argued. There had been no argi- out in the Court below. The Chief Jus tice gave a finding as to the law.

The President Do you say we have no power to make that order?

Mr. Alabaster-I should say it should not be made,

Tha

The question was considered by the Judges, and the President said: l'appeal is dism 'ssed with costs,"