› THE WAR.
The following Cables were received on Saturday night and ined in our Early Morning Extrá yesterday. FRANCQ-BELGIAN FRONT
(THROUGH BRUTRE'S AGENCY.]
GERMAN POSITIONS
CAPTURED.
BRILLIANT ASSAULT BY THE FRENCH.
PARIS. Muv 4th.
12.35 ...
A communiqud sintex:There has been the Avocourk a vialent bombardment in Neckar
Our troops, in a brilliant assault at the close of the afternoon, sarried the German. positions north-west of Mort Homme, cap- turing about one hundred prisoneri and four machine-guns,
On the rest of the front there was inter- mittent artillery activity.
FRENCH ASSUME OFFENSIVE.
GERMAN POSITION BECOMING
DANGEROUS,
PARIR. May 4th. 1.50 p.m.
A seniofficial message says: It now appears that the French command at Ver- dun has definitely passed from the defen- sive to the retaking of ground by partial counter-attacks. Our advance day by day is removing the enemy's menace against Mort Homme, which, if our progress ex tends further, as is highly probable, will soon be disposed of altogether, has already happoned in the case of Hill 304, which the Germans have not attackod
NAVAL ACTIUTIES
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGETOX.]
A TRIUMPHAL RETURN. GREAT WELCOME GIVEN TO THE WANDLE.
LONDON, May 4th. The collier Wandle, which successfully bost, off a submarine inphal progress on fat inst., a triumphal up the Thames towards Wandsworth. The bridges were lined with cheering crowde GEBMAN STEAMER CAPTURED, DRIFTED SEAWARDS IN A GALE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESB, MONDAY, MAY 8T2 1916.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE REVOLT IN IRELAND.
THE KING THANKS THE TROOPS.
LONDON, May 4th. 20 11.45 His Majesty the King bas telegraphed to General Maxwelf as follows: Now that the fentable outbreak is Goally quel in Irland, the Frontalah Constabulary. and the Dublin Metropolitan Police my deep sense of the whole-hearted devotion, duty, and spirit of self-sacrifico with which they have acted throughout, DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED).
LONDON, May 5th Fifteen further Sinn Feiners were 200- The German steamer Telde drifted ca-tenced to death, but the sentences were com- ward in a gate, and was captured by a British cruiser,
TENCLIFFE, May 4th
SINKING OF THE "RIO BRANCO."
BIO DE JANTERO, May 4th, The Government has cabled for full par- ticulars regarding the sinking of the Ria Brance.
GENERAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE FATE OF THE L20. OREW JUMP INTO THE SEA
STAVANGER (Norway), May 4th.
12.50 am
When "pasing Sandness five or six of the crew of Zeppelin Leo jumped out into the gon. They were rescued in boats by Commander Sejan
The airship was driven inland and dash ed on to a hill-top. The after-body was born off and fell to the earth. More of the crew jumped out and some were hurled out. The Bitship rose a little and--was driven on, but soon broke in two and des- conded at Hairsürth. A torpedo-boat
muted to ten years' pena servitude by the Commander-in-Chief. Ous death sentence has been commuted to eight gear. Two rebels have been sentenced to ten venre Other trials are proceeding.
FOUR MORE REBELS SHOT.
LONDON, May 6th.
The results of the trials of further Bina Feiner, have boon officially announced, 3 Plunkett, E, Daly, M. Charlon and W. Pearse have been shot.
SITUATION QUIET.
LONDON. May 3rd. 10.23 p. Lord French raporte that the situation in Ireland is quick, and that the collection of arms in Dublin and the arrest of fugitives are progressing satisfactorily. A strict oordon is still maintained. Rebels attacked the police barracks at Oranmore, near Galway, but the police held out till they were relieved. The situation in the West Riding of Galway in well in hand and the
rebels have been dispersed. The South of Ireland is quiet and steadily becoming normal. Ulster is normal,
PROBABLE RESIGNATIONS,
LONDON, May 4th
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
OBITUARY.
ADMIRAL LORD JOHN HAY,
The death is announced of Admiral Lord John Hay,
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THE NEAR EAST.
[THROUGH BEUTZAR'S AGENCY.}: GENERAL TOWNSHEND'S LAST MESSAGE.
LORD KITCHENER'S EULOGY
LONDON, May 4th.
6.30 p.m..
In the House of Lords; Ear) Kitchener enlogised General Townshend and his com cades and quote General Townshend's last tacssage to General Sir Pocy Lake "We are pleased to know that we have done our duty and recognise that the sitma- tion is one of the fortunes of war. Wo thank you and General Gortings and all tanks on the Tigris for your great efforts to gave us for you
Earl Kitchener added that only imminent. starvation compelled them to surrender, and adverse clements alone denied incoes to the relief force. (Cheera.)
BELGIAN SUCCESS IN THE CONGO.
HAVRE, May 4th. General Tambour, commanding the Bel- giang on the Eastern frontier of the Con- go, reports that on May 3 they turned the enemy positions defending the passage on the Buzizi River and landed on the Ger man shore of Lake Kiru Supported by
dince the retaking of Avocours Wood at rescued three men who were still in the car Sir Matthew Nathan, Under Secretary to gunboats, they forced the enemy to evacuate'
the end of March.
The above account of the situation Verdun, coupled with the reported civilian evacuation of Mets, from which the French positions at Pont-a-Mousson are distant ably a doron miles, and the long range bombardiment of the German communica tion, no the B, Mihil alient, reported in yesterday's communiqué, suggests that the Gorman position te becoming dangerous,
FURTHER PROGRESS AT VERDUN.
Pauls, May 4th. 4.45 p.. The French continue to progress at Ver. dun
The latest communiqué, says: --Wo ox- tended and consolidated our gaise se Dead- man Hill, despite violent artillery fighting in all the West Meuse sectors,
A French Artillery preparation inflicted great loss on the enemy. There were only two survivor in one trench,
We defeated a strong German recon- Mihiel. There najská ice castward of St. has boon-concentrated artillery fire as Vaux and in Woorre
The communiqué continues: Batteries in Belgium wrecked German organisations on the Grand Duse and blew up an am- munition depot. A French aeroplane fought two Germans at Douaument and felled on. The other fed
most viol
Wost of the Meuse, there was a
ent bombardment in the region of Hill 304. A weak-German attack on a trench recently captured by us a Mort Homme was stopped by artillery.
East of the use and in Woevre the
was interwitting activity on the part of on artillery. There was nothing else whore
CIVILIANS LEAVING METZ.
AMSTERDAM, May 4th.
12.46 p.m. It:14 reported from a trustworthy source that civilians aro evacuating Metr
ARTILLERY ACTIONS.
RECIPROCAL BOMBARDMENTS:
London," May 4th.
* 1.43 pm General Sir Douglur Haig in a communi- que naye There has been nothing in portaut during the past twenty-four hours. The operations on both sides have been confined to artillery sotions, and there has been of
We Soun ploded three mines to JamAT
enemy
bombarding the
minuitaacously treachos. There was also fairly heavy reciprocal bombardments from Bi, Eloi southwarde
and the fourth jumped out shortly before the airship was driven ashore,
The airship was completely destroyed. CHASED BY FRENCH CRUISER. CHRISTIANIA, May 4th
The crew of the L30 hag boen interned, The chief reason why the crippled Zop pelin wished to land in Norway was bo onuso she was being chased across the North Bea by a French cruiser.
May 4, 1.20 p.m. A correspondeos on the north-east coast. ways that one-of-the-Zeppelins or May 2. was apparently hit, as its movements were erratic. This was probably L.20
THE FINALE.
STAVANDER, May ötb.
Mr. Harcourt is mentioned as Mr. Birrell's successor. It is understood that
the Lord Lieutenant, has resigned and that other resignations are probable."
SIR BOGER CASEMENT'S TRIAL-
LONDON, May 4th. 12.20 p.m.
It is expected that Sir Roger Casement will be fried for high treason by a court of thres judges, presided over by Lord Reading
CONSCRIPTION FOR AUSTRALIA
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN;
MELBOURNE, Hẩy 4th. The Australian Natives Association opened a conscription campaign at Vie As the 120 was beginning to roll dan-oria whore an overflowing cabbusinstie gerously in the strong wind a detachment angling in the Town Hal anonimously of soldiers fired at it from a distance of expressed the opinion that the needs of the 60 yards. It exploded with a great do war could no longer be met by voluntary tenation and bural
am, and urging the Commonwealth to fully utilise the services of every citizen:
BERLIN ADMITS THE LOSS.
LONDON, May 6th. A Berlin communiqué admits that the L20. one of the Zeppelins which raided Eug- land, has been wrecked near Stavanger. The communiqué, says that a strong southerly wind drove the Zeppelin north- wards. The entire crew was rescued,
COMMANDER DESTROYS THE ENGINES
CHRISTIANIA, May 4th.
SHIPPING REQUISITIONED. QUESTION OF LIMITING IMPORTS.
LONDON, May 4b
12.45 pm.
positions on the Upper Ruzizi. The Belgians to the south of the lake cross. od the river and occupied the German positions at Bhangagu. They also pane trated the German territory north of Kiru-
THE LOST ** TUBANTIA.” TORPEDO FRAGMENTS FOUND According to a statement issuest by" the Ministry of Marine, says Renter's "corres pondent at The Hague, two empty boats belonging to the Tubantia were picked up by a steamer of the Batavier. Line, and brought to Rolterdam Boule piece of wetal found in these boals were sent to the Admiralty for examination. They com prise (1) a piece of bronzo be into the shape of an 8 about ten inches long about d inches wide, and 5.2 10: 0 [mil- limetres (one fifth to nearly a quarter of an inch) thick (2) Eleven small pieces of little tin (3) Two small pieces
bronze, on some of which there was still bronze covered with in, in which there wero still Rome semi-circular threated goɛow- holes. (4) Three strips of zinc and a litile: piece of copper
of
a
An xantination into the origin of these pieces of metal made in the torpedo fa fory at Amsterdam gave the following r sule The colour nud shape of the first mentioned piece of bronze give Person In the House of Lords, Lord Curzon suppose that it came from the air chamber stated that 43 per cent, of British ship- | of a torpedo. An elasticit test was ap- ping had been requisitioned for naval and plied to the biggest piece of browz", maa- military purposes and another 14 per cent,uring 6 centimes in length by 44.6 mil was carrying" foodstuffs, faw material and timètres diameter. With a total
behalf of Government per square millimètre The Allier would like a further restriction the extensibility was 3 millimetres or ♬ The L20 was one of the largest Zeppelins. of importe, but it was difficult to satisfy per cent. This very high elasticity strength When she struck the cliff she broke in half;s conficing interests of the Dominions then, the supposition that the bronze came from the dir chamber of a torpedo, In this one of her gondolas was torn off and seven
connection it is mentioned that, so far og is men fell out. Eight had previously jump-
known it is only some classes of hid. ed in the sea. Three remained on board
fashioned torpedoes that are fitted with the wrecked airship, including the com
bronze air chambers. As to the origin of minder, who destroyed the engines, throw-
the other pieces of metal nothing can be The ing parts overboard.
commander
stated with any degree of certainty, at. that they of Germany sid-day on Tuesday and journeyed to the coast of England; they returned at night, but the storms drove them out of their course The men were nearly exhausted on Wed- Norwegian coast and decided to descend.
and the Allie
DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL.
ITS, IMMEDIATE ADOPTION STRONGLY URGED,
LONDON, May 4th.. In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith said that he hop to arrange an early date for the discussion of the Daylight
The Secretary of the Admira by states that in connection with the statement by the Hague Ministry of Marine telegraphed by Bruter the following facts should be (1) During the proscut war six Geman
noted:
nesday morning, when they sighted the Saving Billet gir Henry bronze torpedoes complele have been picki
ANOTHER ZEPPELIN:
Mr. Samuel had written Norman (who gave notice of the motion)
ed up in the North Sea and Channel. on the subject, emphasising the benefits of
(2) The dimensions, the screw threaded daylight saving, especially as it would releam a great quantity of coat that was holos, and strength and elasticity given. urgently required by onr Allies and our point to the metal being portions of LONDON, May 6th The Admiralty reports that a British lighter. He mentions that the Chambers of the air chamber of a brongs torpedo
DESTROYED.
cruiser squadron yesterday destroyed a Zeppelin off the Schleswig cost
ZEPPELIN RAID ON SALONIKA.
AIRSHIP REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.
SALONIXA, May 6th
and west of Angres. Our aircraft carried A Zeppelin raided the town at dawn. I out considerable work yesterday, despite was heavily fired upon and is reported the thundery weather. Few hostile niteraft
vero seca.
A SUCCESSFUL RAID..
LONDON, May 5th."
6.00 am.
General Bir Douglas Haig's commUMQUÉ states that there was renewed activity maa- terday at different points. The enemy, after
́a henvy bombardment, raided our trenches rear Moschy, and caused casualties.
вода
destroyed,
SALONIKA, May 5th. The destruction of a Zeppelin is con- | fræed. "Only one of the crew of thiny
cicaped,
THE AIR RAID ON DEAL.
LONDON, May th Two men and one woman were injured in the air raid on Deal
THE TROUBLES IN MEXICO. WASHINGTON, May 5ib---
The enemy ineffectively exploded two mines at Nenville, We followed a" mine explosion at Crassier by a ama]] Buccess ful raid, bombing dug-outs and inflicting caruallies. We sprang 8 mina at Hoogs. An agreement has been reached providing Imaging the enemy underground work for the co-operation of the Carrangsta and American troops in clearing theru Mexico of bandits,
-ing an fhe
There was nothing specis! to day boyand, artillery activity.
MORE RUSSIANS LAND IN FRANCE.
MARSEILLES, May 4th Contingents of Russiang continue to arrive at Marseilles, and are enthusias tically received,
[HÁTÁS AGENOT.]
GREAT STRIKES IN AMERICA. MILLION MEN CEASE WORK.
Industrial strikes have broken out in the United States, and a million workers have ceased work. Grave disorders took place at Pitteburg:
Commerce and Government Coat Cominittee have Hasnimously urged its immediate adoption, and thus the managers of the great railways are strongly in favour of
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VENEREAL DISEASES.
LONDON, May 4th. In the House of Camions Mr. Asquith stated that the Government had adopted the Commission's recommendations regard ing the free diagnosis and treatment el venereal diseases. He did not promisu legislation upon the other recommendations owing to then controversial nature.
EXPLOSION IN FRENCH FACTORY.
HA PARCE, May” 4th.
A hundred worker, were killed and a hundred injured by sa sxplosion in a Sista factory near La Rochelle.
THE RIOTING IN GERMANY. KERR LIEBKNECHT ARRESTED AMSTERDAM, May 4th. Those arrested in the Blin disturbance include Herr Liebknecht, the Socialist. A rosolution has been proposed in the Reich sing demanding his release,
THE COMPULSION BILL. READ A SECOND TIME.
LONDON. May 5th The Compulsion Bill has been read a second time, the voting being 329 in favour and 38 against.
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