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THE WAR.

THE – HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

AMERICAN TROOPSHIP TORPEDOED

OVER TWO THOUSAND SOLDIERS RESCUED.

DEATH OF EX-GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS,

TERRIBLE CONDITIONS IN PETROGRAD.

Franco Belgian Front,

LATEST CABLES,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH FRONT.

„ÁUCCESSFUL RAID.

LONDON, February 7th.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:-We successfully raided castward

of Armentiores, taking prisoners.

Naval Activities.

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THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

AMERICAN TROOPSHIP

TORPEDOED FLOATS FOR TWO HOURS.

LONDON, February 7th.

The Admiralty announce:-The 18- canta was torpedoed on Tuesday night off

There was hostile artillery firing at Ireland. Cambrai and Lens

ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVE. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ref porta:-We raided a post south-eastward of Queant, killing or capturing several of the garrisoER:

We repulsed raiders westward of La Bassee.

The enemy's artillery is active north- westward of St. Quentin and eastward of Monchy-le-Proux.

Our Aeroplanes dropped over a ton of Gombe on targete behind the enemy's lines.

Two hostile machines were brought down. Two of ours are missing."

GALE IN THE WEST.

LONDON, February 7th. Reuter a Correspondent at British Headquarters stats-During a twenty four hour spell of fine weather, there has been heavier hostile artillery firing, „but to day's soaking westerly galo hus again lessened activity The weather and the state of the ground are still unfavourable for grand operations.

BAKLIER JAULES.

The vessel was carrying American troops.

Of the saved 2,011 were soldiers, 141 of the crew and 35 others.

Out of a total of 2,397 on board 210 are missing

The Ne

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ARABS ROUT TURKS,

HEAVY CASUALTIES.

LONDON, February

A Palestine official report states-Qur aeroplanes on Sunday bombed the camps at Miskeh, obtaining 47 direct hits

On Monday they dropped 1,900 pounds of bombs on the same objectives, securing 37 direct hits. All our machines returned. The Arabs in Hedjaz routed eleven battalions of Turks eleven miles north- ward of Tafle on January 20th, killing 400, and capturing 300 men, two moun, tam-guns, la machine-guns and 800 rifles. The Arabs on January 28th successfully attacked a Turkish post on the eastern shore of the Dend Sen. Only 10 Turks escaped. Sixty Turks were captured. General

LATEST CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY DEATH OF EX-GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS

LONDON, February 7th,

A telegram from Petrograd reports the death at Taschkent, on February 3rd, of The Tuca was sunk at seven o'clock ex-Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian on Tuesday evening.

ex-Commander-in-Chief under mysterious

She was one of the convoy of troop and circumstances, provision ships

Two torpedoes were fired; one missed, but the other hit the vessel amidships.

lowering

The Tuscanta listed heavily to star board, making the proper of the boats impracticable.

Some of the miẹn jumped into the sea and others were thrown into the sea

When the boats were lowered the sur vivors were taken off or picked up by British destroyers and landed.

The condition of some of the survivors

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 9TH,

1916

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THE RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

POSITION MYSTERIOUS.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. SOVIET APPEAL TO AUSTRO GERMAN WORKERS.

PETROGRAD, February 8th. The Soviet of Petrograd kaa issued a

LONDON, February 7th candiloquent appeal to the workers in

The present position in the negotia Berlin and Vienna, bailing them es tions at Brestlitovsk is moet mysterious.

Brothers Across the Barbed Wire

Barrier announcing that the German grad has received no news from The Bolshevik Headquarters at Petro- Socialists Herrein Liebknecht and Adler Brestlitovsk for several days, and are have been elected Honorary Presidents asuing that the Russian Delegates are of the Petrograd Soviet.

CIVIL WAR IN FINLAND,

STOCKHOLM, February 7th. The White Guards nt Wann report that civil war is in full swing in Finland. Twenty prominent Helsingfors en have een murdered, and properties and farms are daily being burned e pillaged. Unarmed people were killed. especially in the south-west. The capture of Remi and Tornen is greatly to the ad- vantage of the White Guards.

FIERCE BATTLE BETWEEN

GUARDS

Periodna, February 7th. General Alexeiell, with shock troops, reported to be marching northwarde

He has occupied a number of stations inthe direction of Khackoff

and Vero

The Bolshevik Agency reports that the Red Guards captured Tammerfors

THE QUEENSLAND FLOODS land) after a fierce battle on Feb-

MACKAY INDESCRIBABLY DEVASTATED

BRISBANE, February 7th

A relief party has reached Mackey with food.

There were numerous instances of terrible privations, especially in the sur- rounding districts. The town itself is completely and indescribably devastated

ruary 4th, in which 10,000 White Guards, ecmmanded by General Mannerheim, were defeated and fareed to retire to the west cost of the Gulf Bothnia.

TERRIBLE CONDITIONS IN

CAPITAL LONDON, February 7th. The Times Correspondent at grad atnes The Soviet

Petro

passed, in a few minutes, lays involving Congresa

the most fundamental-land changes and the most complicated social reconstruc

prevented from communicating with Petrograd

M. Lenim bas ordered a disconnection of the wire used by the Austro-German Delegates.

HORME Petrograd messages from Berlin tad to support the belief that the Central Powers will conclude peace with Ukraine and break off negotiations with the Bolsheviks, and may possibly even resume. a state of II.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE SLAVERY QUESTION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS

BIR It was interesting to an fashioned, Englishman to read in your paper to-day that a prosecution had

possession two hoya with the intention of began against a Chinese having in bis

selling them into, I suppose, one sort of slavery. I began to think that at last

it looked nu though the ancient laws of Britain against the buying and selling of human beings – were about to be enforcati, in this Far Eastern Possession. But, alma! I soon discovered my mis- take. The prosecution was not under taken at the instance of the Hongkong Government, but had been forced upon them by a request from the

the Government of Canton

If I remember aright, the Govern ment of Canton is purely Chinese Naft

GERMAN SOCIALISTS DEMAND | said - Yours faithfully.

WAR AIM DECLARATION.

AMSTERDAM, February 8th A message from Berlin states that the

AN ENGLISHMAN Hongkong, February 8th, 1018:

l'an-German newspapers are very sagry at the Versailles Council

Smunique, which was described as the Entene answer to the German strikes and accuses the strikers of prolonging the war by exciting the hopes of enemy countries

A meeting of Socialists, addressed by Her Scheidemann, passed a resolution demanding a definito declaration by the Government of Germany's wat nams on the acceleration of domestic reforms.

EARLIER UABLES

CENTRAL POWERS CHIEF OBJECT

AMSTERDAM February 7th The Fulks deitung etates that the Con- ference at Brestlitoysk will resume to-day, the chief object of the Central Powers being to conclude peace with Ckraine.

PARLIAMENT FROROGUED.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING'S SPEECH

M LONDON February 7th Parliament has been

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

Messrs Vernon & Smyth, in their weekly shure report dated February 8th, 2019, state

During the interval which has clapsora since our last report of let February our Incal market has been influenced by the near approach of China New Year, and the volume of business shows some falling off Prices have, however, kept in good desnud and are difficult to obtam. et current rates, Shữnghải market has been very quiet and featureless, Binga- pore market for Bubler shares has beca dull and lifeless, without much change in price,

The following aro our to-day's wired quotations:--|

Alor Gajahs Ayer Panas Gichealys Kedabs Kempas Malaka

Mankofa

New Serendahs Sandyexofts Tapahs

4.10

11:25

235

LO

8:00)

2.70

4:80

4.75

4,40

21.00

February 12th Prorogued until Kedah Co. has declared an interim.

The l'uscania fonted for two hours LABOURITES TO VISIT PARIS after being torpedoed.

LONDON, February 8th. was pitiable. They threw off their clothes being made for British Labourites, includ The Times states that preparations are and had been swimming about for tweing Mr. Thomas, M.P.. Mr. Will Thorne, hours before being rescued.

MP. Mr. A.' Henderson, M.P, to Three men died from exposure in Paris to secure Anglo-French Labour Hunger riote continue and life is ex-side of this country and the Allies in Bills is nominal at about 888

and Socialist agreement preparatory to truly nerve-racking

boat.

The proceedings were punctuated by the singing of the Internationale" and the Marseillaise. to sit

to London on February 20lb, and ultimately

another Congress to be held in Switze

Justice.

WLE

RAIDS AND AERIAL OPERATIONS An American officer survivor states an International Congress to be held The Red Guards are more feared than was united practically the whole of the and $630, and close very firm with buyers

that an escorting destroyer claims have sunk the attacking submarine.

Only two women were on board the Tuscania, and both were saved.

LONDON, February 7th Field Marstal Sir Douglas Haig re portsThe enemy raided a post to the westward of Zandvoorde Six of our.

men are missing.

Another party hear Neuve Chapelle: was repulsed with loss,

Our patroli brought in a number of prisoners at different parts of the front There was considerable hostile artillery firing in the neighbourhood of Havrin court Wood, southward and northward of Lens, and in the neighbourhood of the Menin road...

Our asroplanes dropped five tons of bombs hostile railway stations and sidings, and on other targets.

on

We brought down ive and drove down. four enemy macbines and an observation

balloon. Four of our machines are missing.

Our aeroplanes last night dropped, one and-a-half tons of bombe on in serodrome

south-eastward of Cambrai, · also on billets All our machines returned

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FRENCH FRONT. ATTEMPT TO PENETRATE FRENCH LINES

PARIS, February 7th.

TRUST JOHN BULL'S

DESTROYERS

The Tuscania 18 a 14,000 ton Anchor Liner, built in 1914.

land.

NOTICE OF REPRISALS.

LONDON, February 7th. fleuter's Agency confirms the Daily Marl statement cabled this morning that,

An American officer in a narrative in accordance with the arrangauent states that after the vessel was struck reached by Lord Newton's recent Mission megaphone calls were circulated that to The Hague, one month's notice will there was no danger of the ship sinking be given of reprisals, before all en board were taken off.

The narrator decided to follow sailor's advice to Stick on board and trust to John Bull's destroyers instead of entering a lifeboat, *.

British destroyers

answered

the Tear's police Everyone is in drend of arrest, searches, seizures and confisca tions of money and jewellery Those conducting domiciliary arrests are often

thieves in disguise.

We cannut, cash cheques, as amateur clerks muddle the bank accounts, and the bank directors have either escaped to Sweden or been arrested. All financial busness is at a standstill.

The latest decres limits deposits to 25,000 roubles and requires proof that the money was honestly earned.

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The text of His Majesty the King's dividend of 10 per cent. Plantation specch is as follow My Lorde and Rubber is quoted in London at 3/3 grest events have happened. Within is 9/11 Singapora T. is 127 Gentlemen, Sinci last. I addressed you Bar Silver is quoted at 43. Sterling TI. lew weeks of that occasion the United Shanghai TT is soming at about 67%, States decided to take their stand by the and the Bank's buying rate for 3 d/* defence of here Their Kiples of liberty apa BANK Hoogkong and Shanghais have

elvilised world in a League of Nations offering 8627, but no sharea offering. followed by other Neutral

entry into ster and been done in good quantities at 620, 86263

against unscrupulous aggression. It has MARINE INSURANCES Small sales of inspires fresh confidence in the ultimate are wanted at $767, but more would prob lent additional strength to one armis and Cantons have been made at $300 Unions usein distracted by internal dissen placed at Tus. 116. Yangtares remain triumph

other hand, ably be paid. North Chinas could be to persevere in nominal at $206 with exchange 73. encrifices could be reaped, and for the ported, but market is firm and there are the e struggle until the fruits of her great FIRE INSURANCES-No business in re present has ceased to bear her part in buyers of China Vires at $128, and of by her with the enemy, that the ambitiosis which provoked this steady, with business done, at $155, $155-

oneaed Hongkong Fires $10.

Se remain unhappy war are not yet abated. These and $150 for cash and 6162 March of the other Allies, but have not impaired London prica keeps very leady, with tragic events have, added to the burdens We close with buyers at $15 for cash, and all continue to pursue, the common shares are wanted at 83 Douglass the vigour and loyalty with which one business done at £8.5.0. The Preferred aim. Amid the confusion of the chang have come to business at 810, and buyers ing events the determination of the do now offer Steamboats have weaken- Business has been done a gradually receding prices. out the year a noble courage, high con Military forces have displayed through March. Market closes with buyers

and a fair quantity at 3164 and $161 for stancy and a fixed determination which 8281, with probable buyers at $25

canh Star Ferries are nominal 61. have won for them the admiration of my people

DILS No

Allied task The bowl prove SHIPPING. - Indo Deferred

It is proposed to destroy, all shares as meracies of the world to secure a justed on the Annual Reports rubbish.

The Danly Mail atutes that the Foreign Office has informed Germany

through Holland that if Lieutenants Ephalt and Wopkey, the imprisoned British ai men, Poor English governesses are running are not released immediately and treated about trying to persuade kind friends the as ordinary war prisoners the British to take care of their small savings

Government will take reprisaln

EOS with remarkable celerity, It is believed that a couple of lifeboats Were smashed in launching.

It is pointed out that International Law does not sanction imprisonment, end

UKRAINE

LONDON, February 7th

the Yesterday's Russian ireless report

and

BEANCO

out ever more Bunounced of: 50 conta dividend. In all the oral and

clearly

with

$16

speccesfully thrown back, and I await are offering at 99/

the enemy has been repeated

Bre on offer at Tls 14 Ural assurance further progress in tho treverod and Lamous cities in

ngkats spians

hint Sugars have light.. and after business at 300

are offering at SA

Bales

Atorpedo was fred at a rescuing de- that German airmen frequently distribute regarding Ukraine conflicts with the re the In Palestine and Mesopotamia NERIER

stroyer but missed

Hertal Activities.

LATEST CABLERT: THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. RECENT ATTACK ON ZEEBRUGGE.

AMSTERDAM, February 8th The Telegraaf states that during a recent aerial attack on Zeebruggo 40 bombs were dropped, greatly damaging a barracks,

"A communiqué states: ---There was very lively reciprocal artillery firing at havigny, Porguy, Filaing in the region.

The Germans at night-line on Feb north of the Aisne, in the sector ofruary 3rd brought down one of therr Samogneux, Hill 344, on the right of the

own machines near Heyst, killing the Mease and at Hartmansweiler

pilot

After a violent artillery preparation the Germans unsuccessfully attempted to penetrate our lines at Banholz (Alsacs) at two places

EARLIER CABLES SAARBRUECK RAILWAY JUNCTION SUCCESSFULLY BOMBED.

PARIS, February th

A commumque states? The important railway station at Saarbrueck was suckafully bombed by our air squadrons who were attacked by several groups of enemy seroplanes.

Three Enemy macarnes were brought down All our machines safely returned,

Italian Front.

LATEST CABLES. THROUGH BEUTRE'S AGENOX.) A ALLIES AEROPLANE GAIN,

LONDON, February 7th. An Italian official report states Our airship dropped a ton of explosives on the aviation ground south eastward of Vittorio:

The Alies brought down 56 seroplaner daring the past eleven days,

leaflets.

ITALIAN SHIPPING

LONDON, February 7th. An Italian official report states The arrivals for the week were 444, and the sailings 413

Of the aintings one iteamer was over 1,500 tons and six sailing ships were

Four small sailing ships wer over and nine under 100 tons.

were damaged and two steamers evaded Attack

FRENCH SHIPPING.

LONDON February 7th The French shipping returns for the the sailings 207 week show that the arrivals were 908, and

one below 1,600 tons Two vesseld were Of the sinkings two were above and unsuccessfully attacked,

OBITUARY.

CANON OF WORCESTER.

LONDON, February th

ports from other sources.

THE GERMAN METHOD IN RIGA

weake the Orient have been wrested from the Malab

while in

Africa the enemy has lost last remnant

his Colonial possEB

made

the la

and 850 they close norhinal at 888. Tronohs have been wanted at placed $2.50

PETROGRAD February 24 SIGN. In all cause the Forces of 3917

my Dominions and my Indian Empire Father more

Keilans

promptly recovered to $132, with done for the settlement at 8132

harves have been a quiet mar--

The Bolshevik Newsagency states that have borne their full share in the idil Docas, WARVES AND GODOWNB-Hong- the Germans in Riga Fraudulently caland in the glory of the day lected 65,000 votes for the incorporation of Rign with Germany They imprisoned 200 mspected Socialists, and many pri sonere, even wouch, were beaten in order to force them to betray their comrades The women were imprisoned with ten robbes and prostitutes.

The economic situation is terrible and the workers are starving.

MARLIER CABLES.

ELECTORAL REFORAL

LOXION February th

puced by the House of Commons and in rejected the modified alternative vote pri

The House of Lord by 74 votes to 33

sisted upon the complete teletion of the alternativ

Trom the Electoral Le

Was then returned

nitong accepted. ne s. Proportional Hept

254) yoteg

the Boise

The death is announced of Bora Winocepted the House of Lords liam John Knox Little A Caron of or the alternative vote without Worcester since 1887, aged 78 years.

THE MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN

LONDON February the of Dufferin

The death is announced of the Marquis

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON Februa8th The silver market 18 quiet.

HOME SERVICE TROOPS

RATIONS

Loydon, February 7th The Press Bureau announ that the Home Sery100 troo sugar and ster har for those u

with the field ratio

my Dominions and my Indian Empire to $1291, but with a buyers in evil. During the year the representatives of kong and Whampoa Docks showed weak –

ofness early in the week, and price receded were summoned for the first time to the sessions of an Imperial War Cabinet, and business

ence their deliberations have been of the Kowl utmost value in the prosecution of the ket and business was done from 5 down war and the Promotion of Imperial unity to

Gentlemen of the House of Commone Shane boy buyers als 94h för Dock have come to business at Tls 801 which

I thank you for the liberably with which bus you have provided for the beavy expen nominal au diture of the war for the be

LANDS, HORMS AND BUILDINGS Mon

jbeen firm but quiet

My Lords and Cantlemen I have becaumphreys are reported at

picased to consent to the proposal for bet

zure will

trust

much

le and $6.10 and more shares could to Hotels, and Centrals are both bjecte last 90 West Points are nomin an effection voice

are Lands

the country and COMING MILLE

section

ere are seller

ents have buyers, r

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