1915-02-10 — Page 1

200

The Hongkong Telegraph

WEATHER FORECAST

CLOUDY

Barometer 29.92

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1915

Proprietor.

Temperature Humidity

8.03. 73,

2 p.m. 78

8F,

February 10 1915,

2827 日七十月二十年寅甲

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

10, 1915.

February 10, 1914:

三拜發、城十月二英语

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

Temperatura 6 a.m. 55

Humidity

SINGLE COPY 10 DENTS 396 PER ANNUM.

TELNGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN

GERMANS OUSTED IN BELGIUM AND FRANCE

CONFUSED FIGHTING IN ARGONNE WOOD.

German Airship Brought Down,

BRITISH PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUTURE.

[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]

Germans Flee.

Feb. 9, 5.35 p,. A Paris communique states:- The Germans bombarded Ypres, bat the Belgian artillery destroyed a farm, the Germans fleeing..

We occupied a mill on the Bethune-La Bausce Road, where the enemy had been installed.

Saiasons has been bombarded with facendiary projectiles.

The Bagatelle Struggle.

The struggle at Bagatelle developed in one of the thickest parts" of the forest; consequently it was of a confused character on the respective fronts, as the whole have been maintained. The forces engaged on Sanday did not exceed four battalions on each. side and, yesterday, one.

2

Elsewhere there have been artillery engagements.

German Airship Destroyed.

A semi-official Note adds:-Between the Oiee and the diane our artillery felled a Taubo, which landed in the German lines ablaze. (Official Telegram from French Government, via Peking

. Feb. 9.

On the 7th, south-east of Carency, the French took by surprise German trench, all those in oconpation being either killed or cap. tared. About one Handrad Gorman corpses were left on the field.

- On the Aisne front, and also in the Champagne region, inter- mittent bombardment prevailed.

Our batteries west of Hill No, 191, north of Massizes, chocked attempted German attacks. In Argonne, an attempt towards Fontaine Madame was repulsed. At Bogatello, very violent actions took place, the infantry being chiefly engaged. The result is not reported.

In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]

BARLIER TELEGRAMS,

Former": War Minister Promoted.

Steamer Believed Torpedoed.

Feb. 9, 2.25 a.m.

The Allies' Determination

Feb. 8, 6.40 p.m.

CONDENSED.

On the right bank of the Vistula the fighting is becoming

An admiralty memorandum states that two life buoys were In the House of Commons, Mr. H. J. Tennant, Parliame tary found near Rye on the 6th inst., marked 'Oriole,"

Under-Secretary to the War Office, introducing the Army Estimates, more desperats. It is feared that the General Steam Navigation Company's said he was debarred from dwelling upon the size and distribution Steamer Oriole, which left London on the 20th of January and was of our forces as there was nothing the enemy desired to know more promotion of Jol. J. E. B. Seely The Gazette announced the due in Barre on the 30th, was torpedoed by the Garman sub-than the size of our army for the future. marine which sank the Toko Mara and Igaria ou Havre.

He emphasised, however, that reorailing was satisfactory, and to the rank of Brigadier General. The Oriole carried a mercantile crew of 21.

there was no cinse for discontent and still less for disquiet, although It is feared that the General The Oriole was a stool paddle steamer of 484 tons gross, boil we wanted more men for this life and death struggle,

Steam Navigation Company's in 1888, at Kinghorn:]

Mr. Tongaat mentioned that Lord Kitebener was considering steamer Oriole has been sunk by the award of a medal for the technical workers of armament firms a German submarine. eto, who had served their country so faithfully and well. D

Troops, he said, had been brought from India, Australasia, South Africa and Canada without a single casualty and, when the numbers were made known, it would be thought an extraordinary Mr. Tennant paid a tribute to the Admiralty for successfully securing the provisioning of the army abroad, and also in this connection to the work of the Army Service Corps..

Turks Retreating from Suez.

Feb. 9, 1,50 8.00. A Press Bureau message from Cairo reports that the Turkit are in full retreat eastward.

Substantial Progress Made.

Feb. 9, 1.5.m. Last evening's communique states that the enemy on Saturday night exploded mines at La Boisselle, in front of houses which we were occupying. Two and a half companies assaulted our positions. but failed to pass the cavities formed by the explosion,

and chased the enemy from the cavities, which we then immediate One of our companies counter-attacked on Sunday afternoon ly organised for defence.

а

feat.

Mr. Tennant says recruiting is antisfactory, and there is no orage for discontent, although we want more men.

the Tarke who made an attack A Cairo mensage reports that on the Suez Canal are in full

retreat osatward.

It is not proposed to hold any

The British aeroplane design, he stated, had proved its superiority over all others. The engines were French, and the British aeroplane would be used at the front. French had given great assistance. Soon, he said, the first all-formal enquiry or to court-martial anyone in connection with the loss of H.M.S. Formidable.

Mr. Tennant warmly complimented the valas and efficiency of

evidence was accumulating that inocoulation ought to be made the Territorials, and also of the Medical Corps.

Entario had been of rare occurrence among the troops and

compulsory (general obeera).

He made no forecast as to the duration of the war, but not.a

The Germans left two hundred dead on the ground. We captured on Sunday night, north of Mesnil-les-Harlas, single member of the House of Commons was despondent (cheers) wood in which the enemy was solidly established.

The infantry action at Bagatello, in the Argonne region, con-All, he said, were determined that the Allies should dictate the

terms of peace (cheers). tinued all Sunday night. The Germans bad accoeeded, in progress- ing, but only hold at daybreak a few isolated parts of our advanced line, round which the fight was continued during the daytime.

Engagements "la Somaliland.

Feb. 8, 11, p.m. The Commissioner of the Somaliland Protectorate telegraphs as follows to the Rt. Hon. Lewis Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies:

After the November operations the Darvishes returned to Shimberberis, and began to repair their forts and raid the friendlies. Accordingly, the Indian Contingent, with the Camel Corps and Constabulary, attacked the place on Wednesday and Thursday.

The enemy in the lower forts and caves resisted desperately hot were eventually routed, leaving thirty-two dead in the caves alone, including both their headmen.

.IT

All the forta were destroyed with gun cotton and the dervishes evacuated the district.

aptain List Carry and seven other whites were wounded. One segoy was i

killed.

British Dominions and the War

·Feb. 9, 10.45 a.m.

The Canadian Premier saya proceed to the front and 50,000 there are 10,000 men ready to

more enlisted to go when needed. The British Naval Estimated

provide for 32,000 additional officers and men, making the

| total = personnel a quarter of a

nation were worthy of her past exploite and the bravery of the Earl Kitchener is consider

In conclusion, Mr. Tennant declared that the efforts of the million.

British Army was worthy to rank with the most glorious recorde of any army of any time.

HALF-NAKED TROOPS.

.Battle in the Snow,

Petrograd, Jan: 7,

The Tarke outnumbered the

their failure.

ing the award of a medal for the technical workers of armament: firms etc., who have served their country so faithfully and well.

Enteric had bean of rare ocour

and evidence is acouomalasing that rence among the British troop inoceulation ought to be made compulsory.

The Russians have carried ser

NEWS.

Farther notes on the crinia appear on page 4,

The German Generals reduced their transport to a minima, and swiftly advanced in two main bodies, one marching to Baryka- mish and the other orossing the frontier at Artvine, near the ass.eral strong positions on the front The second force occupied Arda from Meso Laborez to Lutoviska, gan, with mountains in the rear. captating during one day 3,500 - The Russians made timely dis prisonersand elevenmitrailleuses, covery of the move at Ardagen, The great Germin attempt to The Czar basreceived Sir John and posted a strong force against break the Russian front from Franch's congratulations on the the left wing, also between the Bozjimoff to Voli

to Voliashidloviska, Russian vistory at Sarykamish.

wing and the centre. The Turks, which was began on the 31st of Details of the battle show that who were thus lured into a trap, January, was checked by the 8th it was fought under terrible con-delivered a frontal attack at Sary-inst. ditions, the cold being intenso. kamish, apparently unaware that Despite inferiority as regards their turning movement had fail- numbers, the Rassians inflicted aed. Or they may have hoped A Reater telegram from Ottawa saya :~**** Debating on the Address in reply to the Speech, Sir Wilfred shattering defeat on the Turkish that a bold stroke would retrieve Laurier said he could imagine no alteration in the relatione between army. the Dominions sad the Motherland that was likely to produce the came patriotism and efficiency as had been evinced by the voluntary Russians by ten to one, and, adopt-

Appalling Losses: and spontaneous action of the British Dominions all over the worlding German tactice, attacked the front and flanke simultaneously.

The losses of the Tarks were sp- in connection with this war.

The Rt. Hon. B. L. Borden, the Premier, said he was much of Toey swarmed down couloirs, palling. Dead and wounded were the same opinion. In addition to the thirty thousand troops already which would bave daunted Swies left lying on the ground for miles. overseas and the thousand in Bermuds, there were ten thousand mountaineers, waist deep in snow. Narrow valleys and mountain Holf-naked, ragged, and frozen, roads were dotted with frozen ready to proceed and fifty thousand more enlisted to go when need.

reserved their fire till the enemy ed. Canada's further activity, he said, was only limited by require they adhed the Russians, who corpses,

As the ground was too hard to won within 400 yards, and then opened a devastating machine- dead wers cremated in heaps

permit of graves being dug, the gun whirlwind.

The Russian paranit was terr

Commander Busmann's lecture ibly arduous. It was unreason on the evolution of Germany is able to expect too much under the reported in another onlume,

The meeting of shareholders The Rasmana immediately terrible conditions; even seasoned afterwards retired, drawing the rope were obliged to sleep with in the Kowloon Land and Build- Tarks after them into the zone of the cattle for the sake of getting ing Co., Ltd., is reported elec the Russian artillery. The artill some warmth. ery and reinforcements complet Anatrian staff officers.

The prisoners taken include

ments.

British Naval Strength.

Feb. 8, 8.45 p.m.

for 32,000 additional officers and men, making the total personnel

The Naval Supplementary Estimates published to-night provide

quarter of a million.

The Formidable-No Enquiry.

Feb. 8, 8.45 p.m.

a

In the House of Commons the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, said it is not proposed to hold any formal enquiry or to court-martial anyone in connection with the loss of HMS. Formidable.

Desperate Fighting on the Vistula,

of

Feb. 9, 1.30 a.m. A Petrograd communique states that on the right bank the Vistula the fighting is becoming more desperate. In the region of Sergeiz, on the left bank of the Vistula, the cannonade continues bat the enemy is passive.

The great German attempt to break our front from Borjimoff to Voliashidloveks, which was begun on the 31st of January, was checked by the 6th inst,

We have continued to advance in the lower Bzura region and Feb. 8, 11 p.m.

captured on Sunday a strong point d'appui near Kamion, tak The London Gazette announces the promotion of Col. J, E. B. ing 360 prisoners, the remnant of the garrison. A German counter- Seely, P.U., D.8.0., to the rank of Brigadier General, the attack was repulsed,

Gansral Seely in member of Parliament (Liberal) for the Oar offensive continues in the Carpathians. Ikeaton Division of Derby and was for time Secretary of State foro Labords to Lutoviska, capturing during the day 3,660 prisoners We have carried several strong positions on the front from War He gained his D.B.O, while with the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa

and eleven mitrailleuses.

Clever Russlan Trap.

ed the destruction of the enemy. The Turks in the Caucasus, on their way to Sarykamish, fought bravely under the orders of their German officers, but the Russian leaders out-manosaved the Gar mans, who had planned the battle. on the favourite text-book tactics.

A New Evening Paper

A new evening journal, the N The German leaders fell into a C. Daily Mail, made its first trap resembling that of Bresiny, appearance as Tientsin on Januar fought at the end of November 30. The newspaper, which is The German idea was to rest British, is owned, edited and one wing on a fortress and swing managed by the proprietors them- the other flank round to envelop selves, and its object is to support

Britons and their Allies. peraturance A

the Russians, a

Eigeroum was the fortress, but the direction of the turning move- ment was for a long time a secret.

A Given a Commission.

Mr. B. D Gukin, of the Singa pore Harbour Board who wa one of the first to volunteer for solive service on the outbreak of

German Tactics Fall,

The condition of the atmosphere war has

red seroplane reconnaiss

ham

the mountains impeded att

This morning's training timea are given in this issue.

General news and an article on naval warfare appear on page 3.

"Our Contemporaries" appeara page 2, commercial newe on page 9 and log book on page 6.

Yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board is reported elso- where, b

where.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 m.m,

The Grotesques,.........Thantam Royal-9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW?

Kowloon Land and Bailding Co., Ltd. Meeting of Shareholders

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Viotoria Theatra—9.15 p.m.. Bale of Household Furniture 24b, Nathan Road, Kowloon, G. P.Lammert-2.45

#Säle of Office Furniture No. IM Der Voet Hoad Central-P