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THE WAR.

THE

BRITISH SUCCESSES ON WESTERN FRONT.

THE NEW SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN: BOASTFUL STATEMENTS IN REICHSTAG.

AMERICA AND AUSTRIA-RUPTURE

IMMINENT.

GERMANY SUMMONING PERMANENTLY UNFITS."

General

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THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN. GERMAN VERSION OF RESULTS..

Austerdam, February 22nd.

The Committee of the Reichstag, sitting privately, listened to boastful statements by Ministers on the subject of unrestricted submarinisig.

Herr vou Zimmerman concluded a detailed statement of the position ng re- gards the United States by asserting his firm confidence that Germany would attain her sinus by the employment of submarines.

Admiral von Capelle said the Navy's expectations of ruthless submarining had been surpassed. He accused the British Press, at the instigation of the Govern mont, of concealing the extent of the sink- ings He admitted that this made difficulty to give definite figures, but although a number of submarines had not yet returned, there was no reason to zamk that a single submarine nad been lost ances the 1st instant. Those which had return- ed had reported that the British defensive

RESTRICTION OF IMPORTS.

FREMIERS STATEMENT

TOSTPONED

LONDON, February 92nd. Mr. Bosar Law in the House of Com mons, announced that the statement pro mised by Mr. Lloyd George on the sub ject of restriction of imports has been postponed till the 23rd instant,

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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, 1917.

IN TURKISH HANDS.

BRITISH OFFICERS AND MEN.

LONDON, February 21st.. In the House of Commons, Mr. Hope stated that the Turks had taken prisoner 327. British officers and 1,632 men, 13 Dominion officers and 110 men, as well

as 105 officers and 3,573 men of the Indian Army, while 17 British officers and 1,388 men, und 4,879 Indians who had fought against the Turks were missing

SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL STUDIES.

PERSIAN MATTERS.

STEADY IMPROVEMENT OF

SITUATION.

"LONDON, February 21stās

In the House of Lords, Lord Curzeit said the situation in Persia had steadily improved since. August, when German intrigue reached its maximum, bat Ger- many's dream of a German dominion from Antwerp to the Indian Ocean was by no means abandoned, while the Turks, though unable to advance, still occupied 30,000 square miles of Persia.

REMARKABLE MAROH.

LONDON, February 1st. Lord Curzon, ru the House of Lords, described a hitherto unmentioned march

Franco-Felgian iroTLU

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{THROUGH NEUTRE'S AGENOT.]

BRITISH SUCCESSES.

TRENCHES AND PRISONERS WEE CAPTURED.

LONDON, February 21st. Field-Maral Sir Douglas Haig, in communiqué says: ---W'e seized a portion

trenches on the morta cast of Gueade court, and entered trenches on a 050 yards front to the south of Armentierres, penetrating deeply, and inflicting many casualties

We raided chemy lines to the south east of apres on a 500 yards front,

of the force commanded by Sir Ferey reaching the support line. Many were Sykes, of one thousand miles, to Ispahan | killed and flog outs and wine-shafts were and Teheran, under the most perilous destroyed. We took 114 prisoners here. circumstances. It resulted in the estab~ The total prisoners for the day mim lishment of order over a wide area and bored 184 Our casualties were light secured the existence of a pro-Ally govern ment in Teherau. The object of Sir Percy, Sykes as to organise the force of the Per-

sian Gendarmerie under British officers

in Southern Persia, which will ultimately

number

cleven tuousand: Bir Percy Syke force at prescut five thousand, "besides an Indian escort of eight hund-

rod. A similiar force of Gendarmerie is

being raised among the Bakhtiari tribes-

meu,

リ

Lord Curzon hoped that Sir Percy Sykes would before, long march from Shiraz and clear the brigands out of their bests in Western Persin,

Another force, commanded by Major Keith, had pacified Eastern Persia,

Lord Curzon paid a tribute to the loyalty of the Ameer of Afghanistan, who declined to be seduced by a tempting offer to spoil the Punjab. Though the Turks still occupied parts of Persia, the position of the oilfields was practically secure,

TARIFF PREFERENCES.

POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION.

HANDSOME SUBSCRIPTIONS.

LONDON, February 20th, The City Corporation has givon £250 measures remained within normal limits. | yearly for nine years towards the endow-

LONDON, February 21st. There was practically no shipping in the ment of the School of Oriental Studies; North Sen.

the Goldsmith Company, £5,000 of War

The Committee on Industrial and Com- Dr. Helfforica declared that the dimmu-Loan stock; the Chartered Bank of India, mercr Policy proposes to report later on tion of Britain's necessary supplies £1,000 donation and £100 yearly for five the question of a wider range of Customs already approached the danger point, years; the Hongkong and Shanghai | duties and also on the question as to how The decrease in Ducember, alons had been Banking Corporation, £200 for five years; for the Dominions could be met by grant- considerably greater than the average the National Bank of India, £100 foring them subsidie, instçad of tariff, pre- decrease during the whole of 1016, com- three years; the Mercantile Bank of ferences. pared with 1915.

MILITARY TRAINING BILL.

FOR THE UNITED STATES.

WARRINGTON, February 22nd, After conferring with the President, the War Beretary has sunounced that he is about to send to the Congress a

Universal Military Training Bill

ARMED AND UNARMED MERCHANTMEN.

SIGNIFICANT STATISTICS

LONDON, February 22nd. In the Hour of Commons Sir Edward Carson mentioned that 75 per cent of armed and $1 per cent, of unarmod mer. chantmen cscaped after attacks by sub- marines.

Sir Edward also announced that the

numbers of arrivale and departures of vessels in the United Kingdom would henceforth be published, also the names of ships which had been attacked and had escaped.

Ho stated that the German submarine

losses had not been published because the policy of secrecy was most distasteful to the enemy; also, the Admiralty did not know whether a submarine was certainly destroyed

AMERICA" AND AUSTRIA.

DIPLOMATIC RUPTURE CERTAIN

AMSTERDAM, February 21st.

The Frankfurter Zeitung states that the American Note to Vienna on the sub ject of submarinism leaves no doubt tha diplomatie rupture will follow.

GERMANY'S MAN POWER.

CALLING UP, PERMANENTLY UNFITS:

BERLING February 21st. The Miting Zeitung states that, medical examination of males born after th 7th September, 1870, hitherto regarded as permaneady unfit, has been ordered

take place at Hamburg.

India, £100; and Sir Marcas Samuel and It will be necessary to examine closely Mr. E. Andrews £1,000 each. The last named has increased his subscription from £100 as a tribute to the valour of the Indina troops.

BRITISH MAN-POWER.

QUESTION OF AGE LIMIT.

LONDON, February 21st,

It is stated that the Government has decided to revise all exemptions of men under thirty-one. If this is insufficient to provide the necessary number of men fit for active service, the military age may be raised to fifty.

WAR LOAN.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK'S SUBSCRIPTION.

LONDON, February 20th.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation and clients have taken up £8,010,000 of the War Loan, of which £1,670,000 is new money,

EGYPT'S QUOTA.

LONDON, February 21st. Egypt has contributed nearly five mil-

into the effect of imposing duties articles used for manufacturing purposes in Britain, especially in connection with the export trades, the shipping and ship- building industries.

FRENCH FRONT.

RECIPROCAL ARTILLERY TIRE

** LONDON, February 22nd, A Freuch communiqué vaya:-There has been reciprocal artillerying in the region of Butte-de-Mesnil, on the right bink of the Meuse, near Cauriers Wood

and Bezonvaux.

A

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GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, February 21st. German official wireless

___message saya Wo frustrated British attacks to the south cast of Ypres astride the La Bassce Canal, and French attacks - be tween the Meuse and Moselle.

Naval Activities.

EARLIER CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AMERICA PREPARING. ADDITION TO SUBMARINE FLEET The Naval Committee of the Senate has agreed to an amendment of the Naval Appropriation Bill proposing the con- struction of fifty additional submarines for use on the Pacific Coast,

SUPER-FRIGHTFULNESS.

SINKINGS.

NAVAL ESTIMATES.

SIR EDWARD CARSON ON

SUBMARINISM.

CORRESPONDENCE.

TONNAGE DUES.

[MI THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.

LONDON, February 2lat. In the ouse of Commons, Sir Edward

„Sinye If I am correct, I remember some Carson, in introducing the Naval Esti

of your correspondents have already mates, the amount of which was not

touched on the point of raising the tan- specified," said the Housa was asked to mage dues hitherto charged – în vessels vote 100,000 men, To October Inst, eight | plying in sheke waters. I beg,-however, million men had been moved oversea with only one or two untoward incidents, besides 9,500,000 tons of explosives and war material. Since the war, the Navy had examined 25,874 ships.

to bring forth this matter again, up

proving of the increase of one cent more or the actual fee charged by the Govern-

ment. The reasons are obvious; the Shipping Offices have been reaping an immouse profit ever since the beginning of the War. Why should they not pay part of their profits into the War Charity

Funds?

Submarinism was a grave problem which had not yet been solved, but he was confident that the measures being devised would gradually greatly it gate the seriousness, An Anti-Sub-This, I hope, the Government will not marine Department had been established composed of the best experienced mon. The Balkans.,

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{THROUGH RETTER'S AGENOV.) ROUMANIAN REPORT.

FURIOUS BOMBARDMENT WITH

GAS SHELLS.

LONDON, February 22nd." A Roumanian communique, dated the 19th instant, states that there has been weak artillerying and patrol encounters on the whole front north of Dornavarža

The enemy furiously bombarded with gas shells the Russian positions north west of Foscani., The Russians dispersed reconnaissances in this region..

COMPANY MEETING"

THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARE AND GODOWN CO., LTD.

The 30th annual general meeting of the above was held at the offices of Mesara Jedine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., yesterday. The Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton presided, and those also present were Sir Pail Chater, C.M.G., the Ion. Mr. E Shellim, and Messrs. E. V D. Parr, C. 8. Gubbay, &. H. Dodwell, A. O Lang, A. & D. Cousland and A. David (Directors); and Messrs. D, K. Moss, B. Humphreys, G. C Moxon, P. R. Wolff, H. Ken, A, A Fyfe, C. H. W. Kev, R. Packham, N. Croucher, T. W Robert son, TG Weall, JW Taylor, P Tester, L. S. Greenhill, A. E. Crapnell, and 8. C.

with Mr. W. S. Brown

(Secret mall

The BBCRETARY having read the convering the meeting,

overlook. It is only a trifling increase but it will greatly benefit the War Funds. The sooner this is done the better. I am อ seaman myself, and we ough to par ticipate in these funds.

I hope the suggestion will be taken in hand as soon as possible.

I am, etc

A. MARINER.

Wo wonk remind our correspondant that

shipping companies registered in England have to pay an Exes Profits tax and that they also contribute voluntarily to War Charities. It frequently happens thas additional taxation is passed on to others and is a hindrance to trade. We must not "kill the goose that lays the golden egg in Hongkong —En.]

THE MILITARY SERVICE COMMISSION.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE ** HONGKONG

DAILY FRESS,"

·12

Sin,--May I seek some enlightenment through the medium of your colunina, on n subject of importance

A few days ago a friend of mine ad- dressed an application to the above Com- mission offering himself for active ser vice. After a lapse of about a week the received a reply to the effect that the Commissioners rerat that they are unshlo to consider applications from persons of Indian ruce who may wish to leave the Colony for active service

Now, according to the proclamation issued by H.E. the Governor, all Sitale British subjects" are entitled to apply; therefore, 1 fail to see by applications from persons of Indian race especially

those who were born in this Suite

being statedhout any

should be rejected

reason

in the term

Aro no persons of Indian race included male British subjects PIE not, I should be inclined to call that term ambiguous.

Is it Беспина still doubts the loy

the British Government LONDON, February 20th.

The CHAIRMAN said. Gentlemen, the Heve they not shown enough signs of their loyalty of the Incious? report and account, having your perils loyalty and devotion in this great war The latest slnkings reported are the hands for sometime, with your peralis

always had the idea that all races steamers Tolo and Okement, as well as

ion, I propose to take at the living under the Union Jack-she symbol two small craft, all British, of a total discloses a larger is astributable equal, irrespective of race, color or cred past year's working at the whare of liberty and fraternity were considered If this is true in times of peace, then tonnage of over 3,000 tons.

A SWEDISH CONTRAST.

LONDON, February 21st The Swedish Press denounces the sub-

ship, the Hugo Hamilton, from Vul

The special position of India, Egypt and the Sudan, and also British, con-marining of Sweden's biggest sailing mercial Treats obligations, and the effect of the proposed policy upon the interests of countries with which our trade rela tions are specially important, must be considered.

DANISH WEST INDIES. MONEY VOTED FOR PURCHASE

WASHINGTON, February 19th..

The Senate has passed a bill appro- priating five million sterling for the. purchase of the Danish West Indies,

BRITISH FOOD SUPPLY.

-COMPULSORY LAND POWERS:

Lobos, February 19th. The Frese Bured states that the Board of Agriculture empowers local authorities compulsorily to take over land for allot ment purposes with a view to maintain ing the food supply

petre, contrasting this flagrant breach paraiso to Sweden with a cargo of salt

of international law with the British methods.

GERMAN BLOCKADE FUTILE.

LONDON, February 21st The report for 1910 of the Liverpool Steamship Owners Association state that Britain's ocean-going tonnage has been reduced less than five per cent. in the two and a half years of war. It says that these figures show the futility of the German blockade.

OF LITTLE EFFECT.

our earnings

from all sources, and pertly to the greater number of steamere with large cargoes now utilising our wharves, partly to the large volume of cargo bow passing through Hongkong which under normal circumstances would proceed by other routes, and partly to an uzusual demend for godown accommoda- tion during the summer. The results have been so satisfactory that your dice

per cent, and a payment of a bond tors are able to recommend an increase in the usual dividend from 7 per cent, to

of $2.00 per share from the increased profits. With regard to the maintenance. of an 8 per cent, dividend, while it is unwise to prophesy, the development of our business and the growing demands upon our berthing and godown accom modation, justify us in looking forward with confidence to the future. Consider able improvements and additions to our premises have been recently completed.

why make this

this distinction in times of astroly, the loyalty shown by

by members

of the local Indian Community in help- ing to secure the defence of the Colony morita some consideration in their appl cations to leave the service. Colony for action the reason for this distinctionIVE

Can you, Mr. Editor point out to me-

Yours faithfully,

PLZZLED.

Hongkong, February 22nd, 1917.

We admit that the wording of the Proclamation leaves much to be desired in point of clearness. We cannot pretend to explain the Government's meaning, but of this we are sure no reflection upon the loyalty of any section of the inhabitants of the British Empire is intended.--Eu. H.D.P.]

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

The Compagnie do Commerce et da

NEW YORK, February 21st deeper draught steamers operating Navigation d'Extreme-Orient, of Saigon

Lord Robert Cecil, interviewed by the Associated Press, said submariniam had so far bad very little effect on importa info the United Kingdom, but it had interfered to some extent with the trade of neutrals Some of the Scandinavian and Dutch trans-Atlantic steamers were new afraid to call at United Kingdom posts in order to be searched and thus to avoid the trouble of search at sea.

ly arranged that such ships should be searched at Halifax, Nova Scotia,

THE SEARCHING OF VESSELS.

in their report dated February Lath, state

new steamer, wharf has proved a success, and besides relieving the conges- tion of work at our other wharves por mits of our berthing the larger and

these waters. The two single storey godowns, mentioned in the report, I am pleased to say are being fully utilised, while the filling in of the old Police Our market is quiet and prices havos Basin, besides joining up our property on a slight downward tendency on accounts either side of this site, gives us the of there being no demand from any dire necessary land for erecting a modern tion and the arrival of the new crop of three storey godown when the opportunity paddy at Cholon being in exons of re occurs of obtaining material at reason quiremente, custome able figures. This building cannot, how

The total amount of rice exported frome ever, be delayed much longer, and in the 1st aquary to the 6th February is be necessary to proceed with the erec

We quote to day-White rice, No, g tion of the godown even while materials Sifted Japan quality, Hongkong 3.87 are at their present exceptionally high per picul fo.h Saigon, for February→→ cost. With this end in view, we deem it March shipment, advisable to carry-forward to next year's do not think there is anything else that account a larger amornt than usual. I requires special mention, and after the adoption of the report and accounts has been proposed and seconded, I will deavour to the best of my

lion sterling to the British War Loan, of MESOPOTAMIA AND DARDA The British Government had consequent. order to maintain our business, it may 100,902 tons against 89,681 tons in 1916 which 23,750,000 is new money.

POSSIBLE PREMIUM BONDS.

LONDON, February 21st,

In the House of Common, Mr. Bonar Law said he had an open mind on the propriety of issuing a further Loan in the form of Premium Bonds, but legisla tion would be necessary. TRAVELLING RESTRICTIONS.

MEASURES IN AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE, February 21st. Women and children are prohibited from travelling to Europe under any

cironinstancem.

WEST PERTHSHIRE..

LONDON, February Zist.

The Coalition candidate, Colonel Stir- ling Kier, hag been returned anopposed for West Perthshire,

NELLES COMMISSIONS. PUBLICATION OF REPORTS.

It is expected that the report of the

LONDON, February 20th. Mosopotamia Commission will be ready for publication in March. will be published immediately.

The Daidanelles Commission Report

OBITUARY,

$

LONDON, February 21st

An Order in Council has been publish ed in the Gazette enacting that, in view

of German submarinism, unless vessels bound to and from neutral countries adjacent to Germany call at British or

811

to

OUR LITTLE BIT

SOCIETY.

Yesterday Our Little Bit Society forwarded their usual fortnightly parcela of comforts for the troopsto queen of Mary's Needlework Guild, London

Allied ports in order to be searched, they auswer questions from the

shape through the courtesy of Messrs Shewan

shall, until the contrary be established I'm

I now beg to propose the

he deemed to be carrying cremry goods the report Paths accended the propos

SAN ANTONIO, February 2181, and will be liable to capture and con The death of General Funston is demuation. But ships calling at British reported.

or Allied ports for examination shall Deceased was born in 1865 at New Bot be presumed to be carrying enemy and Lieut. Col. Cuban Insurgent Army, because they are carrying enemy goods. Carlisle, Ohio. He was Captain Major goods and shall not be condemned merely 1896-1897 Commanding 20th Kansas

Infantry, 1898, and went to the Philippi- DUTCH STEAMSHIPS TO CALL AT

ness where he was promoted to Brigadier General He

ral He organised and commanded

an expedition resulting in the capture of Aguialdo.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, February 20th. The price of silver stands at thirty- Fight: The market a quiet, but steady.

HONGKONG...”.

AMSTELDAM, February 20th The Nederland Shipping Company and the Rotterdamsche Lloyd will shortly re- Kimé - services with eight passenger Steamers between Jr and San Fran cisco touching at mgkong Nagisak- and Honolulu, and connecting with the Holland America Line from New York.

Mr HUMPHERTS

couded by On the

tion, which was unanimously carried.

proposition of Mr. WEALE, OH W KEw, the ap pointments of Mosers, E. V. D. Parr and A. O. Lang as directors were confirmed.

Mr. Kew GLENHILL proposed, and Mr. J. II retiring

SOUTH the Hon. M lim and Mr. A.. David L

Meera F. Maitland and II. Smith were re-elected auditors at a remuneration of 8500 each, on the, pro- position of Mr. PACKHAM, seconded by Mr. RoBERTSON

and

the reelection of the

ing

consisting of the follow

rolled bandages 1,900 swabs

133 flannel many-tailed bandages.

36 eye bandages, 39 pairs surgical stockings

60 caps

58 milk covers

14 pairs socks

41 floor mons

4 mufflers

91 suits pyjamas

6 silk padded waistcoats

Bet games

This was the business, CHAIRMAN nnounced that dividend Hongkong, 200 pairs socks and -100 Also to the Bhropshire Light Infantro

Warrante wonid de ready to dayan

the

mufiers