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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 261, 1017

GERMAN REPLY TO CHINA'S

PROTEST:

AN EXOUSE AND A PROMISE.

SEVEN DUTCH STEAMERS TORPEDOED :

INDIGNATION

IN HOLLAND.

BRITISH PROGRESS ON WESTERN FRONT.

BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES FOR 5,000,000 MEN.

ava otivities.

LATEST CABLES.

FREEOUGH REGLER'S AGENCY.

SUPER-FRIGHTFULNESS,

SEVEN DUTCH STEAMERS

TORPEDOED,

LONDON, February 24th.

The Dutch steamers Zaandik, Noorder.

duk, Eemland, adfierlord, Jocatro,

Usando, and Bandsen have been tor-

pedoed. Members of the crewn landed

presume that all are saved.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

LONDON, February 24th.

The Seven torpedoed Dutch atcamera, four of which were bound for Holland with full cargoes, were attacked in the western upproaches to the English

Channel.

It is worthy of note that no instruc

tions regarding routes were either asked for or given by the British Admiralty,

the whole arrangements being. In the

bands of the Dutch authorities,

THE VALUE OF GERMAN

PROMISES.

THE HAGUE, February 24th.

An official report states that when un

restricted submarinism, was proclaimed

the Dutch Government protested and

urged Germany to take care that no

Dutch vessels en route to and from Dutch

porte should fall victims. Germany re plied that she was ready to comply, but it was impossible to guarantee absolute

safety.

The seven vessels, availing themselves of a German offer of opportunity, left port together on the 22nd instant. They were all torpedoed without their papers being examined. Two hundred members of the crews have been landed, it is sup- posed that the remainder are unfe, -

THE STEAMERS DESTINATIONS.

LONDON, February 24th. The torpedoed Dutch framera, total 23,000 tons. The Meunde and Bandoeng were both of the Rotterdam Lloyd Line, bound from Batavia to Rotterdam, The Jacatru, also a Rotterdam Lloyd vessel, was bound from New York to Rotterdam The Gaasterland and Eemland, both of the Royal Dutch Line, were bound from Amsterdam to Buenos Aires 2nd New York respectively. The Noorderdisk and Zaandik were both of the Holland America Line, and were bound from New York to Rotterdam and from Rotterdam to Philadelphia respectively.

DUTCH PRESS INDIGNANT.

LONDON, February 21th The Dutch Press is most indignant at this German outrage, completely dis- regarding the rights of the Dutch people.

RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.

FIRST AMERICAN LINER SUCCEEDS.

NEW YORK, February 24th. A correspondent aboard the Philadel plzo, which has arrived from Liverpool, states that it is the first American liner to

run the gauntlet of submarinism. He says that the liner left Liverpool, in disregard of the German blockade orders, without the prescribed markings, and passed the danger zone, practically without altering her regular course. They met an abund ance of British ships, but did not ses any sign of pirates. Of 200 first class passengers who booked, 61 sailed, and they were most cheerful despite the pre- sence of reporters at the boat train seek ing information _r_rding the identity of the passengers, obviously with a view to obituary notices.

of

second class pasengers and 114 third cines passengers, including the crew the torpedoed Housatonic.

Generali

LATEST CARENA.. (THEOUGH REUTER'S AGINOY.] W

FEEDING AMERICAN POOR.

LEGISLATION REQUESTED.

New York, February 24th 2

The Municipality have asked the State Legislature to legislate to enable the city to buy foodstuffs to sell to the pour

st cost price.

ARMY ESTIMATES. PROVISION FOR FIVE MILLION

MEN

LONDON, February 24th, The Army Estimates, issued to day, provide for five million men, exclusive of those serving in India. CHINA'S PROTEST AGAINST SUBMARINISM.

GERMANY'S REPLY.

SHANGHAI, February 24th. The German reply to China's protest against unrestricted submarinism saye that she has been driven to extreme measures and promises to respect the lives of Chinese,

CHINA AND GERMANY.

HOW WILL THE PRESENT SITUATION END!

{PROM QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT...]

FORGED GODOWN RECEIPTS.

AT SHANGHAI. CHARGES AGAINST TWO CHINESE.

TO-DAY'S RACE MEETING.

SELECTIONS,

The Hongkong Jockey Club', Raco At the Mixed Court Shinighat, on Meeting opens to day ez nosu, and given February 10th, two Chinese were chargedi line weather, of which these appears every with being, concerned, with four others, prospect, should prove highly successful. PEKING, February 15th.

not in custody, in unlawfully aiding and The racing promises to be unusually The one-absorbing topic of the day 18-abotting Chang Ru-men and Van Tse-interesting, as the events are moro "open" Will Chins be forced to sever diplomatic yue, not iu eustody in obtaining money thun they have been for somo years, relations with Germany by reason of the by false pretences by issuing false and The proceedings will bus culivened by an latter's ruthless subranrine war against fraudulent godown orders and picdging attractive programmns of music dis neutral shipping, and afterwards to de them with the complainant, Tuck Chin coursed by the hand of the 4th Punjabia clare war At the moment the pro-gang, for a loan of over Tis. 47,000. under Bandmaster Christians. A special babilities all point to this end. Germany

dinace will be served on each of the three showa o inclination to abandon a naval

race days at the Hongkong Hotel Grill policy which seems the only one in the

Room cyca of her leaders that will cripple Great Britain, and, consequently, upon Germany's head falls the onus of bring- ing into the war America, China and fother neutral States,

There was also a further charge of pledging forged warehouse receipts of the Shanghai Nanking Railway, with intent to defraud the complainant, as part can- sideration for a loan of over Tls, 47,000. Mr. W. 8. Fleming said that Chang Yumen, the chief offender, had not yet been arrested He was, up to December 19th of last year, engaged in business under the name of the Dab Fung Yung in an alleyway off Canton Road. In

TEAM

remarks are not at all previous. They indicate the only course that is open to Chins if this country adheres to her promise to associate herself with connection with his business he had a America in resenting German attacks godown at 172 Chentur Road and the upon neutral shipping and in resenting name

the godown business further violations of the principle of was the same as the Chinese characters international law. There is every reason for the foreign firm of Messrs Fuhrmeis- to believe that China will loyally abide ter & Co., although the godown orders by the promise that she has given to the that he issued bore in foreign characters United States. Her course of action will the name Sing Kee." In addition, he be, strictly correct. There will not be was also engaged in the railway tran any pyrotechnic displays of force

against

sportation business an the Shanghai- German military establishments Nor Nanking Railway, which business he will there be any seizure of property conducted under the name of Fuhrmeis Should diplomatic relations be severed ter & Co., Fo KL He had also, ap- Sir Robert L. Borden, the Canadian with Germany, as seems almost a cerparently, office room for a clerk at the Premier, has received an audience frqurtainty, the Chinese Government will goods warehouse and there he exhibited the King

asturally take into custody the interned a signboard bearing that name. Mr. German warships at Shanghai and other Allan's client was the man in charge of places, but that there will be any demon that. Chang Yu-men carried on business stration against the German troops form on a large scale and carried out all

SIR ROBERT BORDEN,

HAS AN AUDIENCE WITH THE

KING

Losnow, February 24th,”

RACEL

MELKUTION,

Mr. John Peel

Selected

Yong-net-chong Stakes. Mo. Maiden Stakes.

Victoria Stakes, Foochow Cup. Valley Stakes.

Trial Plate. Garrison Cap Professional Cup. Jockey Club Brakes.

Racing Stakes

Triumphant Daliliar Sir Paul's Selected Mr. Kadooria Reze

Solected,

Victory Dahlia

Chakilini Cadow's Waif. Sir Paul's Selected

or Northland.

Johnstone' Moznt,

A SUBALTERN'S IDEALS. YOUNG SOLDIER'S LETTER TO HIS GOD-DAUGHTER.:

The following letter written to his god- daughter aged eighteen months by a sub- altern aged twenty a few days before bia death in action is printed in the Specta- tor?--

sibly the lust letter I shall ever write you, Dear Phyllisanne,This is quite pos

You see we've got a battle on in this part of the world, and we're breaking hitherto unbroken ground somewhere between ———— BRITISH FRONT.

and Of course, a battle doesn't SIR P. SASSOON'S ACCOUNT ing the German Legation Guard in arrangements with the banks and succeed mean I'm going to be hit far from it--

Peking is unthinkable, for the very good ed in borrowing money on warehouse

but there's always the possibility, and in Sir Philip Sassoon, M.P, private sec-

the uncertainty or this WaTIES Bever Haig, addressing a large meeting at Folke is most likely to happen is that the Power peared to he S.N.B. rexcipis. On ez du run you, and in the baya of - retary to Field-Marsha Bir Douginson that by treaty Chinese troops receipts. For this purposo he pledged not wrong to take what precautions one cuts.

cannot enter the Legation Quarter. What only godown orders but abo what ap Well, if I d

do

gó out, I won't have done very much stone last month, said they must not ex which takes charge of German interests about December 19th last he absconded.

in the way of godfatherly

pect a constant success.on of swift and in China will see to the disbanding of

discipline and wer I dislike having a spectacular advances. Advances were but the Guard and the dismantling of the held by different firms from him were living, aut curang back 10 worry your

Investigations by the creditors revealed daty undone weighing on my mind A the fact that most of the S.N.R. receipts the same, I have the fullest intention of the result of hard work and unremitting labour Devotion and steady courage barracks. This will make it easier for forgeries and that there was only a very mother hy telling her she doesnt know were pinking

the Germanus here, and, after all, it is an email portion of the goods represented by There were 66ed that eng vietory certain when it seem

how to was being done, “ Undoubted

the documents to be found in the action that most foreigners would prefer in Chengtu Road. Indeed, the investiga in the most Spartan manner. You would there was stubborn fighting still ahead.

Left to myself I should bring you up sadown of us. The enemy knew dow whet te het Whether to Gorman share of the Boxertions made by a recriver who had been rice early, like yours; god, father, who, to face, and the winter had given time to reorganise his defence. But Indemnity will be confiscated or simply appointed disclosed that there was not in the lax way of the age, gous to bed be

90,000 worth nothing that he could do could give him suspended will, perhaps, be a matter for Road godown, whereas there were godown 10.30 Yun would bathe in cold water, rth of goods in the Chengtu tween 4 and in and gets up at 10 ur back the formidable works that were discussion, but at any rate it is tolerably orders to the amount of something over like me this time, for I haven't met warm destroyed last summer

certain that all financial arrangement road transportation business there were Your meals would be

age.

and good between the two countries in respect of forged railway receipts to the extent of fare, and your clothes cool and unpreten loan payments, etc., will be discontinued.

Tls 200,000 more and from this the tious. You would have to work pretty operations had been carried or on a very the piano. If possible cultivate a snow Court would see that these swindling hard. You must be able to sing and plas large scale. After Chang Yuen abs for drawing; it will lighten the tedium conded all of his employés disappeared many noars French you absolutely and among them were the two defendants, must know you must speak and write it who had since been arrested

as easily as you do English. Try and counsel's statement and the case was France; it's very well worth it. Learn Evidence was given in support of your mother to send you to a family adjourned. →M.-C. Daily Aries

some other language, too,

You're going to be pretty, and you're sure to know it. A pretty face the is far from being everything. The face and appearance attract a man's attention, but it's the character that lies behind with which he really falls in love. Flirt a bit by all means, but don't flirt too much, it in hell for the man who loves you. If you can't love him, tell him so, straight, and don't keep him hanging on in uncertainty for

Franco-Belgian Front.

LATEST CABLES.

[TAROUGE_BEOTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH FRONT.

ENEMY VACATES IMPORTANT POSITIONE.

LONDON, February 24th,

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a

communiqué, says: --As a result of our unceasing pressure the enemy has vacated important positions on the Anere.

Sir Philip, proceeding to relate in stances of heroism on the Geld, said on one occasion a Tank was in dificulties, Having proceeded solemnly into the Ger- man lines, well in advance of our own The German Bank would not then receive infantry it broke down, and the enem the deposits from the Chinese Govern swarmed round it like Lilliputians rondment in respect of the Maritime Customs, Gulliver They bombed it from all sides, from the top and from underneath, for the native Customa, and the Salt Revenue the Tank had decided to take its rest when The Germans would be deprived of the halfway across a french. The officer in

charge thought of his men. He knew that large sums they have been receiving from our infantry were coming along, and if the Chinese Government and spending in he could get his mea back the Tank would

be all right; the Germans could tot walk war propaganda and in spreading sed! off with it So he decided to try to get tion in India, but, apart from that, they back along the trench He took the den: g

1,200,000; With regard to the rail water for un absohits the fo

LIVERPOOL

OPIUM DENS BESIEGED OFFICERS ATTACKED BY DOGS.

AND PELTED WITH BOOTS

Liverpool's Chinatowa was in an up- roar early on January 7th, when a force

gerous post himself and was shot, as also would not be embarrassed. They would was another man with him. There was the free to entry on their businesses here a non-commissioned officer in charge

as long as they were able to do so, for that there was no chance Seeing

that was with the enemy shooting through the door it is not likely that China would be more decided to stay inside and stick it out severe in this respect than was Japan. They shut the door and waited, while the Still, German prestige would receive a

1 year or two bel probably end by Don't make the man give in to you in hating you, and it's very bad for you. Hang raged furiously outside, but the commissioned officer was not a nian to give blow in China which would be peculiarly of plain clothes policeraer, under Detec everything: le will if you want bira to. up easily. He settled down to the galling to the warriors of the Fatherland, tive-Inspector Burgess, made a big raid 23 every woman is an adept at making machinery and suddenly the Tank came to life again. One might have thought while the business which is being nursed upon opium dens in Frederick-street, a man you meet, or other women will hate man obey her. Don't monopolize cvery that with his officer dead and an engine in this country and the good relations thoroughfare in the inner south of the you, and men, at any rate who are men, that did not know its own mind, the non-

going to be Very fes

and far between commisioned oficer would bare consider which have been bought no havishly dating city, which is the centre of the Chinees after this war for and for cd that it was his duty to take the

Finally, stick to the man you choose, home if he could get it there. But he and the past two and a half years would both quarterk

The raid resulted in a haul of 35 cheer him up, and don't grouss about it. thro' thick and thin. If his luck is out not Rince the Tank could move he decide wrecked irretrievably, or, at any rate, but by a counter-attack we immediataled that it should move and go on. It did, for years to come. That this fear is very prisoners, and these ware brought before Don't keep tog sharp or too gentle” a performing useful work till at length it active in the minds of the Germans in the magistrate and remanded, tongue in your head. Too much butter

The police were in strong force for Be Bop 18 &pparent from the great efforts the raid, and when the signal was given, Barczem. -

they made short work of doors and bars

We progressed considerably on a mile front south and south-east of firaumont and entered Potit Miramont,

We advanced on a front of a mile and & half south and south-east of Berre"

The enemy rashed a post west of Lens,

recovered it

FRENCH FRONT.

UNSUCCESSFUL SURPRISE

ATTACK,

PARIS, February 24th.

A French airship bombarded busy workshops at Briey, returning safely.

are

is worse even than perpetual biting

Here's one golden rule out of

ale out of Shaker- "This above all--To thine oWR be true:

due course our funtry came up, and the which are being made to secure Parlia The attack took place when many of the peare which means what every

our Arms a chance to complete its task lavishly entertained that is to say, those their position was in some respects mother a very broad-minded, and

comical.

wouldn't like your mother to Some were inclined to mild obstructive there's no need to be frightened of her, ness, and others were so much under the you could not have a better, and if you influence of opium as to be oblivious of do what she thinks best you'll never go dents which created much amusement misdeeds, I know what is right and what what was taking place. There were inci. very far wrong. From my own deeds and

One house separated from the main centre is wrong, and I'm sort of responsible for hero the Chinese made it clear that they nobody care two petice for you if you of the police invasion was visited, and you, Phyllisanne. T Don't be skin doep did not intend to surrender if they could are; it's the worst

of humbug Set an ideal, and try to get away

up to

can have no higher than to the lives of of the men

came to a final resting place by crashing through the roof mat enemy dugant, in

non-commissioned officer got back galler right. 29

de montary opposition to any declaration of inmates were in a dazed condition, and self be Bir Philip concluded: Let us girar. Members of Parliament are being the position we captives on realising child is told "Don's do or say anything ay it would like to see it completed.

You can trust your Ármy, for, after all it is, who are susceptible to German plausi- apart and parcel of you, and you can Bilities and Chinese military men who trust your days of have come under German military in inexperience and

art gone. We have got the finest

overence

our race has Buence and tradition are working hard ▲ communiqué saysAfter a violent yet produced, we have a Commander-in-

Chief that our Army trusts,

to preserve neutrality. Such men sa the bombardment the Germans attempted unGovernment that, we believe, is capable former Minister to Germany, Ving Chang,

we have a unsucessful coup de main on our trenches of gong vigour and decider action. Let who has tried to imposo Germany mili us be patient and enduring a little longer. near Wisembach

without pessimism ar without over con- tary ideas upon the people of this coun- fidence, but firm of purpose, trusting that try, and Liang Chi-chao are being ban

THE CHINAMEN AT BATA in yet a little while we shall march

Several clambered to the top of the try through victory to the peace of the quetted by Admiral von Hintze, while building and got on to the roof, where out here. They are separated from all every night it is noticeable that the Ger they stood at bay and defied the police, they love best. They are in danger every hurling their boots and other missiles minute of their lives, their outlook on the man Legation is ablaze with lights and down at and about the officers. Other near future is danger and more numerous motors and riche, are stand available missiles were used, the fighters They've got the worry of thinking what danger. BIG FIRE AT OSAKA.

ing outside, thus indicating the numerons retreating as the police advanced, will happen to their wives and children The Osaka Medical College, the largest entertainments that seem to be considered and other dogs were urged on to attack comforts are few and very poor, their At one house a large and fierce retriever at home if they are knocked out. Their hospital in Central Japan, was completely destroyed by fire on the 10th inst. There cesary at this critical period. It is the police. The adroit Chinamen, leap discomforts intense; their surroundings. were 470 patients in the hospital, but doubtful, however, if it will have any succeded in eluding the police for a

ying about from point to point like cats, squalid everywhere, an indescribable stata they

are reported to have been safely result. There are substantial reasons time, but, with the aid of ladders and a cheerful; there is hardly a grumble from ruin and alth and yet they're always removed. All the fire brigades in the city were called out and also the troops, why China should associate herself with fire escape they were captured and soon morning to night, and each man does his but the fire spread rapidly to the Yasuda the Entente, as well as America. These joined their comrades at the Bridewell duty however unpleasant, not to save shins Primary School. It also threat have been stated in previous articles, and set of apparatus for the franufacture of Take sus of these for example, and li Company's warehouses and the Nakano-

The polroe took possession of a complete ca skin, but to benefit his own people,

his King, and his country which was deluged with water. All the herself among the nations and would character, pipes, packages of needles, and the reverse I want. My idea for you in ered the Duke Jahr new building, not the least is that China would reuse opium and smoking material. This con- up to him: Don't think from this I waob livo dada yake wa wap sisted of tics of material of a very costly you to be a prig. Far from it, it's just ed position in the Somme region paper and other moveables were cared.

but there was no jesue of the paper that place herself on the footing of an ally of several pounds of mixture in a large tin that you should become the kindert and French attacks to the south of Ripon evening,

The total damage, done by the fire ex

Japan, a result which would have far. ready for use. failed,

most lovable of women, and you'll have weds Y-1,500,000

resching consequences.

The value of the apparatus and to be very kind and very lovable before material seized is considerable.

|1 grant you, the highem, rank, sky

Our seroplanes dropped 400 kilograms of bombe on German bivouacs at Spin-

court;

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, February 24th,

A wireless Germon official report states: We repulsed several British re- It declares that no big nation which noting attacks on a Artois front, could thus treat Dutch honour own be The British partly occupied an abandon longer maintained, and protesta against this the deepest humiliation to which a neutral has yet been subjected.

world.

of