1916-04-03 — Page 5

Page

THE WAR.

TIVE ZEPPELINS OVER ENGLAND.

MANY CASUALTIES.

BIG GERMAN ATTACKS AT VERDUN.

SUBMARINES MORE ACTIVE THAN EVER.

NEW BRITISH TAXATION.

FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

(THROUGH KAVIER'S AGENCY.)

FURTHER BIG GERMAN ATTACKS.

LIVELY STRUGGLE AT VAUX.

PARIS, April 1st,

4.13 p.

Verdua Further big German attacks at aro the feature of today's communiqué, West of the Meuse there was only an intermittent bombardment, but east of the Mouse, in the trening, the bobardment was most violent. It was followed by two night attacks by large German effectives in the region of Vaux, The Art was defeated by artillery and rifle-fire, and the second caused a very lively struggle, the Gee getting a footing in the village:

Artillery peared a hurricane of fire on the villages at the foot of the Mense Hille, Thots was great reciprocal artery. activity northward of the Aisue

Our batteries poured a destructive firs on the enemy's roads and railways in Argonne.

A GERMAN ATTACK.

FRUSTRATED BY FRENCH CURTAIN OF FINE.

PARIS, April 2nd, 12.50 2.10.

A communique states:-Wost of the Mease our positions between Avecourt and Malancourt have been intensely bombarded East of the Meuse a heavy bombardment was followed in the afternoon by a German attack on the ravine between the fort of Douaumont and the village of Vaux. The

by

a curtain. attack was completely stopped

of fire. There has been moderate artillery

activity in Woevre. Our artillery has been most active in Belgium and Argonne,

THE BRITISH FRONT. ENEMY BOMBING ATTACKS REPULSED

..

LONDON, April 2nd,

1.00 p.m.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÖY.} SUBMARINE WARFARE, MORE VESSELS SUNK.

LONDON, April 1st. The Norwegian barque Hell, and the Norwegian steamer Hangud have been nubiarined off Lahant.

The Swedish steamer Hollandia has also been sunk.

Another message states that the Nor- wegian steamer Forne, and the British schooner John Pritchard have been sunk.

Tho crews have been saved,

The Norwegian steamer Memento has been sunk. One person was drowned

WORST OUTRAGE OF WAR. HOSPITAL SHIP TORPEDOED FROM

60 YARDS RANGE:

PETROGRAD, April 1st.

The sinking of the Portugal is perhaps the worst outrage of the war. The hos pital-ship was anchoring when an enemy submarino fired two torpedoes from: & runge of 60 yards. The ship wank in less than a mingle. About 115 are missing, includ-

TAN HONGKONG DAILY PRERA. MONDAY, APRIL BID YULK.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

THE ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLAND,

SUBSTANTIAL CASUALTIES.

MANY INCENDIARY BOMES DROPPED.

LONDON, April 1st.

The Press Burean announces that it has been ascertained that the raiding Zeppeling were organised into two squadrons and one detriched ship. The squadrons raided the Eastern counties, while the detached ship raided the north-cast cont. At present it is known that fifty-four explosive and incendiary Long were dropped in the Eastern counties, and twenty-two along the The captured Zeppelin wag the Z1, which was hit by gunfire when over the Eastern counties,

north-east coast,

་

A shell hit the Lia la the upper párt, Bear the tail. She quickly dropped to n lower altitude, with tril down, and finally descended in the sea off the coast of Kent.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.) NEW BRITISH TAXATION. FORECASTS OF BUDGET:

LONDON, April 1st.

The Budget will be the principal Porlin- mertary event of next week, Mr. Me Kenna is credited with the intention of raising on additional £100,000,000, Although It is believed that a largo part of this will be obtained by the more abundant yield of the existing taxation, it is considered cor- tain that there will bo new taxes. The nature of these is at present speculative, but the forecasts agres that they will pro bably include an additions] 20 per cent, on income tax and 10 per cent. on excess pro- its tax (which is at present 50 per cent.) a tax on amusements, additional taxation of spirits, and an extra, duty on coffee, cocoa and chicory. It is likely that the tea duty will remain unchanged.

It is stated that the excess profits bax will be one of the biggest revenue producers of the year and it is estimated to be at least £50.000,00 as compared with Mr. Me Kenna's estimate of £30,000,00.

Tables of colossal proûte are published A machine-gun, some ammunition, & petrol by the papers, arguing in favour of a much

tank riddled with bullets and some maetimore drastic taxation. nery have been found, belonging to the 115 or another raider. The casualtics at present reported are twenty-eight killed and forty-four injured.

It is stated that Mr. McKenan may take the opportunity of removing the injustice of the double income-tas throughout the empire.

MR. ASQUITH IN ROMF. FRATERNITY IN ARMS CONSOLI

DATES FRIENDSHIP.

BOME, April 1st.

At a biseric banquet given in honou, of Mr. Asquith, Barne Sonnino said that the presence of the British Premity confirmed the traditional Anglo-Italian friendship, which was consolidated by the fraternity in arms, and the Alliance with Italy and

WHAT A PILOT SAW.

LONDON, April 1st. Another message states that a pilot from. A steamer heard very heavy firing over- Lead from midnight to four. At 6.15 1.10. he saw, quarter of a mile away, a num ber of patrol boats manœuvring round 4 disabled Zeppelin. As he drew nearer he saw that the airship was broken completely in half. There was a big hole in the en-other noble nation, in the pursuit of an velepe, the astern cars were submerged, unexampled struggle for justice and

liberty. and a number of men emerged successively from a sortet man-hole in the sides, crawled along the envelope and then hold up their hands. As the steamer passed warships. were trying to get a low-rope connected

with the air-ship, "CAME DOWN LIKE A BIOK BIRD."

From an

Kowbow, April 2nd,

Ahoritative source it is harn

ing fifteen Sisters of Charity, Dr. Counted that the credit of bringing down the Tatistchef. Bister Baroness Meyendorf, and 50 Russian medical officers.

PETROGRAD, April 2nd. Tho l'ortugal was torpedoed off castorn Anatolia. The submarine circled the vessel before torpedoing her. A communiqué states that the crime makes it more than ever impossible to concludo penes with an 108ane enemy before his complete destruc- tion has been achieved,

NAVAL CUTTER CAPSIZES.

ALL OCCUPANTS DROWNED.

LONDON, April 1st. The Admiralty announces that a cutter holonging to H.M.S. Conquest, which was taking 40 liberty men to the ship, was caught in the blizzard of March 28th. She broke loose and capsized, and all the accu- pants were drowned, GENERAL

"THROUGH BEUYER'S AGENCY.]. REPORTED WAR-LIKE

PARATIONS IN HOLLAND, AND A DENIAL.

Zeppelin belongs to a land battery in an Eastern county. It was lucky that she fell in waters swarming with patrol craft. Not only was the back of the Zeppelin broken by gua-fire, but the gendolas were riddled with shrapnel. Several of the crow were also severely wounded. A sailor who saw the descent of the airship said: She came down like a sick bird, with both ends. flopping like wings."

CONFIDENCE IN BRITISH

HUMANITY. The Zeppelin Commander had sufficient confidence in British humanity to wireless distress signals. The rescue was effected by the scouting trawler Olivine. The sea was smooth and the night was clear, though dark. It was thus possible to tako, off even the wounded. The towing of the

Mr. Asquith, in reply. emphasised the sympathy of Great Britain with Italy's heroic struggle for liberation and unity. He declared: Strong in the union of hearts with our Allies, we march together through the hardest trials with unshakable confidence in Gaal uiumph.”

ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION AT

THE CAPITOL,

ROME, April 2nd. The Municipality gave a great reception to Mr. Asquith at the Capitol, the elie of officials and sooty being present, along with cheering crowds. The Mayor, in the course of a speech, paid a tribute to Great Britain's support of the Italian struggle for independence. He was confident, he old, of a amines victory as the result of the sacred battles they were now fighting for the liberty of nations,

Mr. Asquibb, in replying, said that he was the first British Premier to be received it the Capitol. Ha had come to assure taly of the solidarity of the Alias, and to proclaim their irrevocable decision to pro- fect the weaker nations and not to tolerate the vialation of cementary social laws.

MR. ASQUITH VISITS THE POPE. ROME, April 2nd. Mr Asquith has visited his Holiness the Pope

Beore receiving Mr. Asquith, the Pope had in sudience of a number of British

HONGKONG UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SOCIETY.

THIRD ANNUAL DINNER

THE COLONY'S FINANCES. INTERESTING COMPARATIVE

STATEMENT

The Gazitie contains a comparative state- Doctors in being and in embryo, and "patients alike, assembled in strong meat of the revenue and expendituro of force on Saturday at the Hongkong Hotel the Colony for the period ended December On the revenus side the un the occasion of the Society's third 31st, 1915. annual dinner. Dr. Earle, Profesor of lecreases have been as follows: -Light Physiology in the University, presided, dues, $14,022.12; Light dues, special and the attendance included the Hon Mr. assessment, $10,850.54; fees of Court or Claud Severn, Surgeon General Hoskyn, office, payments for specific purposes and Lut-Col. Crisp, Captain Stewart, Drs. reimbursements in aid, 930,097.60 Port Harston, Wan, McKenny. Ozonio and Office, 27,345.31 Kowloon-Canton rail- Thomas, Professors Middleton and Smith way, 604,017.14; rent of Government pro- and Hinton, Mesery,TH, King, perty, land and houses, 22,779,47; Land card sales, presiia on new leases, $170,008.58. G. E. Marley etc. The meny reminded the guasis Dat "The des The total decrease in revenue when com tiny of Nations depends on the manner pared with 1914 was 8321,929:85. There wherein they take their food," whilst have been but two increases. Licences and an encyclopaedic trentisa in brief on internal revenue, not otherwise specified, the value of the food about to be taken increased by $1,095,919.53; and miscel was given for the edification, no doubt,ancous receipts by 34,613.96, or a total of the patient section of those pre- of $1,100,763.48. The nett decrease during

the year was thus $778,833-64. sont,

After the Royal toasts. Mr. Choong Chee Hai proposed "Our Guests." He pointed out that they had with them that evening representatives of the R.A.M.C., which is

Under heads of expenditure there bas heen a total saving of $258,376.01. The in

so that the nott increase in expenditure dur ing the year has been $4,393,042.72. Tho increases were.-Colonial Secretary's De- and Legislature, $14,486.42; partment Secretarial for Chinese Affairs, $2,010,09

Harbour Master's Treasury, 8740.053

miscellaneous $61,037.20; Department, services, $779,962,16; Judicial and Legil Departments, $3,980.00; Police and prison, 87,057,77; Botanical and Ferestry Depart

creases, however, amount to 84 $19,418.79,

$36,075.03; $22,899.38;

and

Post

The statement of assets and liabilities on the 31st December, 1915, were:--

duing such noble work at the front No man could over-estimate the value of such an army as England possessed, gud no medical men could read, without feeling his heart loap with pride, the list of those worthy members of the medical services who had sacrificed the lives in the padeavour to alleviate the sufferings of their fellow-countrymen (applause). They would be sorry to lose Surgeon General Hoskyn on his translation" to another 11, 8325.42; Education 835,251.23: sphero a terrestrial one, he was glad to Military, $235,042.39; Public Works Extra-

$200,287,20; ordinary,

Office, say. Undoubtedly Hongkong, and the Uni

Kowloon-Canton railway, versity in particular, would be losers

railway constructiu, thereby. The General had endeared him self to all by his kindness and courtesy and $3,062,388.50; Charge on account of public his absoluto impartiality as an examiner. debt, $83, 104.36; peusions, $34.018.79; Students who had been unfortunate enough charitable services $10,743.07. The Je 23,634.68 Audit Department, $1,638.23; to be "ploughed " could rest assured that creases have been as follow :-Governor, the ploughing" had been necessary.

Exports Department Surgeon General Hoskyn in reply, said Imports: it was true he was leaving Hongkong #213,160.84; Royal Observatory, $2,168.10; shortly. He had been here four year Medical Departments, $2,608.60; Sanitary quite an unusual time for a Naval man, Department 89,618.34; Public Works There were worse Colonies than Hongkong Department, $14,809.81; Public Works, and, compared to some places in which he recurrent, $8,052.15. bad been stationed, Hongkong, was a very delightful place. After enjoining ble no- medical hearers to absolute silenco with regard to the "secrets" he would divulge during hp spese, the Glened aid it was popularly supposed that for every thousand of the population a medical man was neces Thus, in the future, Ching might gary. expect to have 400,000 medical men. would prophesy that in the future the University buildings would be found to be far too small to accomplish the work which the University had set out to do, and it

would be scattered over China, for the Impress might he found that subsidiary Colleges Advis education of medical students at least. An Crown Agents deposit no-

1,137,391-30 a medical practitioner of over 37 year Unallocated stores (P.W.D.).. 314,584.44 standing he would urge big young friends. Unallocated stores (Railway), 109,818.46 to find out their scope and to have faith Suspense account in themselves, Ho had profound admiration for the student who could speak both Chinese and English Examinations must be mere child's play to the one who could think in both these difficult languages. The statement of funded public debt or Examinations must be maintained at a

loans borrowed for fixed periode shows that very high standard; they must at least be the amount outstanding on December 31st, up to the standard set in England. It was 1915, was £1,485,722 189, 5d. The amount always those who seemed to pass of stock, etc., totals £224,461 148 30.; the examinations easily who were successful cost price is £210,855 8s, 3d, and the mar

He

LIABILITIES.

Deposits not available House service socount Poslal agencies Overdraft, bank Overdraft,

Crown Courrent account

8.443,499.88

3,050.97 11,881,73

Agents"

Total liabilities

Total

2,397,098,38

7,722.30

2,864,732.26

$2,861,732.26

ASSETS,

750,152.82 98,834.35

601.50

Subsidiary coins

count

Debit balance

Total

vessel was most difficult, because she was Offers and soldiers of the British Adriatic afterwards there was something beyond ket value £100,817 18 7d..

Mision.

ng to

There was great curiosity whs was to be d'scussed between Mr. Aquith and the Pope. It was understood the the latter would urge meet strongly

practically broken in two, with one end PRE-up in the air and the middle sagging in the water. Only two miles had been cover ed when the Zeppelin sank. The Olivine then transferred the prisoners to a death the Papacy would be represented at THE HAGUE, March 31st

th Peace Conference. [Delayed in transmission.]troyer, put to sea and returned to her

duties,

A British communiqué' states:-Thara was considerable aerial activity on both sides yesterday, There was hostile artillery motivity to-day between Hohenzollern and Souche. We retaliated, shelling enemy It has been provisionally decided that no positions. Enemy artillery has also been furloughs will be granted to the Army or native about Ypres, The enemy fred mines Navy. The highest Naval and Military yesterday and to-day opposite Fricourt, authorities were busily conferring in the mear the Quarries, and in Hohenzollern. morning, and there were also conferences Little damage was done. There was heavy between the Premier, the Interior and shelling on both sides last night about Foreign Ministers, the Director of the Eloi, Thres enemy bombing attacks on our Queen's Cabinet, and the President of the fellow, new position were repulsed.

Second Chamber. It is understood that: this had reference to a proposed secret session of the Second Chamber in the after-

RUSSIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.1

GERMANS FLOODED OUT..

Now,

A later message from Amsterdam states. that the newspaper statements that all fur- loughs have been withdrawn and that goods trains have been requisitioned is authorita- Minor actions aro reported in a communitively denied, Ctherwise official circles aro qué which says that at one point in the most reticent,

TO MEET RUSSIAN GUNS.

PETROGRAD, April 2nd,

Rigs region the foods caused the Germans

to mount the parapets; but the Russian guns quickly forced them to return to their trenches,

EARL GREY HONOURED. Earl Grey has her appointed Chancellor of the Order of St Michael and St. George in succession to Lord Chelmsford.

ZEPPELIN PRISONERS.

LONDON, April 1st. Two officers and sixteen men who were rescued from the destroyed Zeppelin have been conveyed as prisoners of war to quer ters at Chatham. The rest of the crew will

AMERICA ANGRY WITH GERMANS

SUBMARINE ATTACKS "SUSSEX

RESCUE SHIP.

the war

passing examinations, whilst he would remind his hearers that the fact of failing had often as educational value. He wished Success to those who were engaged and to be engaged in the art and science of medicine and sorgery in the vast country of China (applause.)

639.55

22,412.045.42 452,088.84

$2,604,732.20

some good advice Caughter). In the future members of the Society would find them. solves sattered over Ching spreading the knowledge of Western medical science, There would be small groups of them in different districts, and he thought it would be an excellent thing if, in the future, papers which had been read to the Society in Hongkong could in tura be sent to theso groups to be considered by them, Thue they would be kept in touch with the University and with the Society (ap- Plause).

The Hon, Mr. Claud Sovern, in pro AWARDED THE V.C. AMBRIDGE HONOURS HAN AS A posing the toast of the Medical Society, said he had been perusing the University SEAMAN.

magazine and found that the object of the LONDON, April 1st. Society was to hold meetings at which Sub-Lieutenant A. W. Tisdall, who was papers shall be read or discussions he'd on centy awarded the Victoria Cross, was medical and general subjects, and to pro- bra in Bombay, and was a Bachelor of moto social intercourse among its members.“ Arte (Double First-Class Honours) of That was a very laudalo object.

Frofessor Earle replied as a “youthful “ Cambridge, Chancellor's Gold Medal Although the Society was a very young member of the Society. He made a strong He joined the Naval one, from the titles of the papers which ples for the establishment of a school of ist, and a pook Volunteers as a seaman at the outbreak of had already been read and from the disous Physiology in connection with the Univer- sions which they had no doubt provoked gity. At present they me, in a room which, the Society had achieved a certain measure to was told, had a very fins view of the of succes. He had been much interested Harbour (laughter). There was not enough room for teachers and absolutely none for research. The function of the University was not merely to teach what was already known but to encourage stu- dent to make knowledge (huar, hour) Ho must soon start definitely to organise a campaign to promote research. He felt sorely Lae need of a Physiological school, and hoped those present would make it their business to promote and carry through the idea which was so necessary for their work

During the landing from the stammer River Clyde at Gallipoli on April 25th 1915, hearing some wounded on the beach in reading the titles of some of the papers calling for asalanes, he jumped into the road For instance, they had had a paper NEW YORK, April 1st, water and went in their rescue, pushing a

He made several on "Some imperfections of the medical Anti-German indignation has been bost in front of

trips between the ship ad the shore, sesist profesion general and local" by Dr.

several wounded creased by the receipt of a cablegram frood seainen and rescued

Harston, That must have been a most under heavy fire. Subternet Tisdall Americans donouncing the Sussey murdera

was killed in action an

and a despatch from Dr. Page, America delay over the recégnition of The illuminating paper (laughter). Dr. Thomas felt that the Hongkong University Ambassador in Great Britain, stating that ment is dus to the fact the achieve had also read a paper on "Love sickou?!

the destroyer which was rescuing the sur vivors from the Suiser was twice attacked by a submarine

bdentity

wag for a long time unknown,

{Telegrama recover on Saturday, an

Tiles "1

ve Sunday, pubished in an will be found onpage 63

(laughter), whilst Professo, Hinton had submitted one on "The economics of Doctors' fen He felt that on some of these subjects a Layman could love gives (applauzo).