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The Hongkong Telegraph

February 19 1915,

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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1915 by the Proprietor.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19,

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

February 19, 1914

1915.

伍漭国九十月二葵

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

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TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED

HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES,

ALLIES STRIKE HARD IN BOTH THEATRES.

The American Note:

REPLIES FROM BRITAIN, AND GERMANY.

The Indian Situation,

Dutch Steamer Followed.

An Amsterdam despatch states that the Dutch steamer Belena has arrived at Rotterdam and reports that she was followed for some distance by a Zeppelin, which disappeared after fag wagging,

Freiburg Bombarded,

Feb 18, 1.45 a.m. “ Last evening's Paria communique states: Our aeroplanes have bombarded Freiburg-im-Breisgau.

Greece and Turkey.

Fob, 18, 1.20 p.m. Renter is informed that the Director-General of Police in Con- stantinopla has formally expressed regret for the Turkish insult to the Greek naval attache and has promised to iseus a communique to that effect. The incident is thus regarded as closed."

British Aircaft Unhårmed.

Feb. 17, 5.10 p.. A Paris communique states that, despite an intones cannonade, all the French and British aircraft which were engaged in attacking Ghistelles and Ostend have returned unharmed.

British War Honours.

Feb. 17, 7 25 p.m.

The Gazette isnod to night cogniate of twenty-seven pagea containing Fild-Marshal Sir John Fropol's recommendations for {distinguished service on the battlefield. The list includes all ranke of all arms; also naval transport man, raval airmen, the Tading Army and Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nurses. Altogether The General Officer Commanding in Hongkong has received there are about three thousand names. "the following telegram:-

Delhi, Feb. 18, 4.10 p.m.

No change in the situation, which remains generally satisfactory.

All is quist on the frontier.

Chief General Staff, Delhi.

Splendid Work by Allies.

(Oficial Telegram from the branch Government, vid Peking).

Feb. 18. A small French neroplane very effectively bombarded a Ger- man aviation park at Chistelles, while a snail British squadron bombarded O.tend.

Bouth of Yores, the British troops corried numerous German trenches after a fierce struggle lasting two days.

The French artillery obtained a very effective and accurate range near Billy against Gorman convoys and concentrations,

Near Lovros, in Lixembourg wood (about 11 kilometres north west of Rheims) we took numerous prisoners and one machine gun. Between Perthes and Beausejour, we carried about three kilometres of German trenches, taking several hundred prisoners, including five officers. During the night we repulsed ten counter-attacks,

Ia Argonne, we destroyed a blockhouse and also a hundred metres of trenches. German attacks delivered by three battalions against Four de Paris and Hill 203 were totally rapulsed. We took numerous prisoners and inflicted heavy losses or the enemy.

We carried a hundred metres of tronches at Malancourt wood, as well as several of the enemy's blockhouses in Lo Pretro wood.

Contrary to the German communiqués, not a single trench has been lost at Su tel form, where we took a minen-werfer,' machine guns and 20,000 rounda of ammunition.

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

BARLIER TELEGRAMS.

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

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Uallant Leicesters.

Feb. 17, 7 55 p.m.

In an Order of the Day His Majesty expresses his appreciation of the services of the 2nd Bn. Leicester Regiment. Field Marshal Sir John. French recently addressed them and paid a tribute to their gallantry.

British Prisoners in Germany,

Feb. 17. 7.55 n.m.

In the House of Commons at question time, the Hon.'Nail Prisn- rosa announced that Great Britain had made strong representatione to the United States regarding the treatment of British rrisoners in Germany and calling attention to the provisions of the Hague Cor- vention on that point,

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Small French Steamer Sunk,

Feb. 17, 7.55 p.m. An official message from Paris states that the Gernin sahmar ine U 18 eank the French steamer Ville de Lille, betweed Cherbourg and Dunkirk, after allowing the crew to take to their" honte.

[The Ville de Lille was an iron screw voel of 997 tons built in 18/7, ab Antwerp, for the Cie. des Bateaux a Vapeur du Nord.]

Belgian Artillery Does Fine Work.

More Russian Successes.

Feb. 18,3 35 am.

A Patrograd communique states that fighting on the right bank of the Vistula contiones to practically the same regions and is very desperate in some scotore. There is no change on the left bank of the Vistula.

French aeroplanes have bom-~~ barded Freiburg-im Breisgau.

Many German officers were killed in an engagement north of Arras.

We repulsed an attack on the front from Khava to Vykorotsch, in Galicis, indicting heavy loss. We esptured 1,410 prisoners and is Majesty the King has ex- repaleed an attack further east.

pressed bie appreciation of the services of the 2nd Leicestera.

The German delivered a series of sustained and impetuous attacks between Koziomoks and the Wyschoff Pass and all were re- pulsed with heavy losses. Almost a whole battalion were bayoneted and the survivore captured. In Bakoring the situation remains nachanged.

Allies Steady Progress.

Feb. 18, 1.45 a.m.

Lait evening's communique states that, between the sea and the Oise, our artillery dispersed numerous bodies of troops al destroyed conveys and caissons. We carried two lines of trenches north of Arras, repulsed violent counter-attacks, took priancers and inflicted heavy loss upon the enemy. Many German officers were killed. The progress made on the 16th inst, in the Rheims sector, near Livre, has been maintained and consolidated. In Champagne we continued to make gains and north-west of Perthes we captured the enemy's positions along a front of eight hundred pard-

Al tuo German counter-attacks north of Mesnil-las-Karlus and Beausejour, were repulsed. In Argonne wa advanced and at Bois. de-la-Grario we maintained our position, twithstanding two violent counter-attacks and very hot bayonet encounters which coat the suomy dear. A strong German att ck as Four de Paris was re- pulsed, and between Argoune and the Mouse we advanced at various points.

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In Alsace we have seized the heights dominating Sadelle farm.

Sir Edward Orey's Reply to America.

Feb. 17, 9.55 p.m.

German submarine U-10 has donk It is officially announced that the French steamer Ville de Lille.

The main features of the Brit- ink and German replies to the American Note are given to-day.

The French and British aircraftTM which attacked Chistelles and Ostend returned unharmed.

Three German battalions most violently sicked to the west of Loureuilles, but were completely repulsed, suffering heavy lossen.

In Galicia the Russians have repulsed an attack," inflating heavy losses and capturing 1,430 prisoners.

The Porte Laving expressed regret at the recent attack on a Greek naval attache, the incident is now regarded as closed.

A Zeppelin bas descended on the beach at Fance, afire, and the crew of fourteen have been in terned.

Britain has made strong repre sentations to the United States regarding the treatment of British

NEWS.

Further Notes on the Origin appear on page 4.

Sir Edward Grey's final reply to the American Note of Decem-prisoners in Germany. or 28 has been published. It elaborates the arguments advanced in the preliminary reply and emphasises the fact that the distinction between foodstuffs destined for a civilian, population and those for ared for es disppears when the distinction between the civil population and armed forces disappeare, as in the case of Germany. However, much is imported for civil use, it is by the military that it will be consurned if military exigencies require it, and especially so now that the German Government has assumed control of all "Euodetuffs.

The reply concludes: While Great Britain will endeavour to avoid injury to neutrals, Germany's intention to sink merchant men and cargoes, without verifying their nationality or character or providing for the enfely of the crews, makes it necessary for the Government to consider measures to protect its interests. It is it possible for one belligerent to depart from the rules and precedents of warfare and the other to remain bound thereby.

[The fall text of Sir Edward Gray's preliminary reply appears elsewhere].

The Culminating Point, of German Hypocrisy.

Feb, 18, 7.40 a.m.

The German reply to the American Note declares that Great Britain's violations of naval international law, including her in human attempt to atarve the civilised Gorman people into submission and neutrale acquiescence in each violations, especially the antiaderad traffic" in arms by American firms to Germany's' enemies, bave forced. Germany, after six months' patient waiting, into reprisale, Germiny trusts that neutrals will be equally tolerant to her as they have been to the British hunger war, even though her measures should involve such new terrora of naval warfare as mine sowing and submarines, Neutrale have been given an ample time limit to avoid the war zone; if they entor it they will be sololy responsible for unfortunate accidents.

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Our Contemporarios" appeare page 2, Commercial News on page 9 and Log Book on page 6.

General news and an article headed " With the Red Cross appear on page 3.

The report of the China Pro- vident, Loan and Mortgage Com pany appears to day.

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DON'T FORGET,

TO-DAY.

Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Italian Grand Opera Co- Theatre Royal.

ATO-MORROW. Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Italian Grand Operd Co- Theatre, Royal,

Hamphreya Estate and Finance Co., Ltd.-Aunnal meeting- 11.30 am.

Half-yearly Meeting of Share holdere, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation-City Hall

The reply recommends that United States warships should convoy American merchantmen, and hopes that the American Gov-noon. #ernment, after farther consideration of the traffic in arms, will come Smoking Concert, Phoenix

to a conclusion corresponding with a spirit of real neutrality, Germany, it says, will he most grateful if the United States can find

way of enabling Germany to import the necessaries of life.

Feb. 17, 5.10 p.m. The Belgian artillery has been successful against German con- centrations and abelters. We repulsed German counter-attacko |made at night time in Champagne. There has been activity in Argonne. We destroyed a blockhouse at Fontaine-aux-Charmes and also one hundred metres of trenchas, Three German battalions atlacked most violently between Four-de-Paris and Hill No. 282, to the westward of Bourouilles, but we completely repulsad the enemy, inflicting heavy losses and capturing prisoners. We carried at | Bois-de-Malancourt one hundred metren of the enemy's trenches.

Bravo, Mercantila Marino!

(Official Telegram from the British Foreign Office.)

The British Aerial Raid,

Teb. 10.

The Admiralty annnanors that the air operations of the Naval Wing against Brages, Ostend, and Zeebrugge district have been con- tinued this afternoon. Forty aeroplanes and sesplanes bombarded Ostand, Middlekerke, Ghistelles and Zsebragge.

Club..

R. II. K. Yacht Club, Champ- ionship Races.`

Monday, February 22,

H. K. Jockey Club Race meet?

ing,

Tuesday, February 23. H. K "Jockey Club Race Meet ing:

Wednesday, February 24. H. E. Jockey Club Race Meet-

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Friday, February 26,

The China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd.-Mesting 11:30a.m.

Saturday, February 27, Concert in aid of Allied Forces"

Bɔmba nera dropped on heavy batterics situated on the cast. and west sides of Ostend harbour, on gun positions at Middlekerke, on transport wagons on the Ostend-Gaistelles road, on the mole at Tobacco Fend-Theatre Royak Zabrange, on barges outside Blankenberg and on trawlers out—9.p..

Feb. 18, 9.50 a.m. The Liverpool Mercantile Marina Asociation, in a letter to Mr. Churchill, and to Mr. Runciman, President of the Board of Trade; declares that broadcast exquiries of ship masters and officera revasi the invincible spirit of British seamen. There is no shrinking be- tide Z'ebrugge. cause of the terman throat, their only regret being that they are unable to retaliato, d

Thursday, March 5.

Eight French aeroplanen assisted the naval machines by Hongkong Horticultural Booie- making vigorous attacks on Ghistellien aerodrome, thus effectively sy's Annual Show-Botanic Gar preventing German sircraft from outting off our machines. It is denie

Party Friday, March 6, *** reported that good results were obtained.

Hongkong Horticultural Socia Annual Show Botanto Ga

Fab. 18, 1.45 am. Renter's correspondent at Copenhagen sistes that two Zeppelins

- The letter suggests that mercantile shipmostera be granted un- passed westward to France in the morning. Coming north the first paid sad temporary commissions in the Royal Naval Brusive and Zeppelin returned at one o'clock and the second at five. The latter payment of a war bonus to ship masters and officers should be made Instructions are always issued to confines attacks to points of descended on the beach at Fance Island (Denmark) on fire. The by ship ownste. Enquiry of the principal lines has elicited replies military importance, and every effort is made by flying ofone Boty

that sailings will be made an ususi, ne there is nothing to be feared. avoid dropping bombe on any residential portion of towne, crew of fourteen were captured and will be internedo: und 20