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The Hongkong Telegraph

February 26 1915, 4. Temperature 6

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TO-DAY'S

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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

ALLIES SCORE AN IMPORTANT SUCCESS.

TWO GERMAN REGIMENTS ROUTED.

Losses Total Over Three Thousand..

French Reports.

(Oficial Telegram from the French Government, via Peking). Feb. 25.

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(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1015 by the Propriater.

FRIDAY,

STARVING OUT

GERMANY..

CAN ENGLAND DO IT?

An Interesting Article

from America.

FEBRUARY

26,

1915.

February 26, 1914 -

WEATHER FORECASTE

CLOUDY

Barometer 29.94

1emperature 6 a.m. 63 p. 63 Humidity

ENG OXHAZA S

underwriters at Lloyde had prob. land has no more to epare for them. Runnlag the Blockade, ably received a quiet tip that a There is, however, no embargo on So far I have discussed the rise in rates would be appreciated either tea or coffee to the United methods used to circumvent the in the right quarter.

States, and it will be interesting | blockade of Germany by more or Another interesting situation | to see whether in the next month less lawful means. There are, is that in regard to copper Doper two your thirst will increase in however, I am informed, a num- per may well be describe the liko proportion to that of the ber of men who are engaging in

without

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

$36 PERANNUM.

TELEGRAMS,

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN..

CONDENSED.

Germany cannot continue to fight Germany has so far been willing trade of blockade running, and long. It is need for ourtridge to pay a price enough above the some of them are ancoroding. cates,.,

for shells and for all market to make it worth while to You in the United States know of machinery in

In Champagne, north of Mesnil. Writing in the Public Ledger sorts

oon-recure the stuff through the cour-something of how this trade was (Philadelphin), John S. Steele section with the guns on which tries on her borders, but whether carried out daring the Cuban the Allies have progressed afrech.. Germany relies so much. To she will be able to stand the add-rebellions by Captain "Dynamite

says:

*

Will England be able eventual- such desperate straits has shed cost of freight and insurance Johnny O'Brien, but let no one

a

ly to starve Germany, out? Prob- been reduced that she has ordered to and from the United States sad think that it is as easy a job to There have been sharp artillary ably the result of the war de- her soldiers to sour" the battle substantial American profit on dodge the British fleet and ran a engagements between the Lysand pends on the answer to this ques-fields for sport cartridge cases, top of that remains to be seen. cargo of contraband through the the Ainne, all in the Allies tion as much and even more than for old shells and for every orap The cocos situation is peculiar. mine fields into a German port as on the leatership and the fighting of the precious metal that can be So far there has been no embargo it was to land a few thousand on cocos, although it is much rifles on the practically unguarded qualitian of the opposed armies. found, It is quite conceivable that from Question of Copper.

more important as en sitiols of count of Cuba. The man who Copper, of course, is on the list food than either tea or cofes undertakes to ran cargoes to ground at Eparges the Allies have military point of view the wat might end in a deadlock, and that of contraband, and under interna. This has given ries to a good deal Germany must have a liberal already found 600 German dead. both Germany and the Allies tional law England has perfect of ankind comment in England, endowment of brainn da wall ne might be forced to an inconclusive right to seize every cargo of cop whers the close connection of the daring. peace because neither could defeat per which she can prove is eccos magnates with the govern-

ruia.

On a small part of the captured

Friends in the city tell me that Prisoners taken at Epargen

malive tribes.

黯 dozen fast steamers

NEWS.

Farther Notes on the Crime

The Italian Opera Company

A meeting of the Legislative

the other. If, however, England, destined for Germany. At the ment and particularly with the share are whispers in shipping state that two regiments were with her command of the sea, can beginning of the war she did so, government newspapersian matter circles of the disappearance from driven from their positions and deprive Germany of her supplies and, as a matter of fact, she is of common knowledge. So strong their usual baunts of skippers lost more than 3,000 men. of food and raw material, Ger- till doing so, but she has run up has this agitation become that I who have served a long sporen- many will be forced to accept the against a very difficult situation. am informed the government pre-ticeship in gau-running on the Allies terms or face eccnomic The copper supply of the world poss to extend the embargo to Persian Gulf and elsewhere in re-

is controlled largely by the Gug cocom before long.

ions where Britain has been Grain and meat are two neces-(imposing Pax So far England has been fairly genbeim interests of the United successful in drawing a fence of Brates. England, as well as Garaition which Germany is much innipeg the page Briten. appear on page 4. steel about Germany's shores, but many, must buy her copper from need of and which she has been Half Germany's necessity has made it them, and the Guggenheims don't unable to obtain in any quantity, have also dropped mysteriously werth the while of thousands of like the idea of their cargoestowing partly to the arrangements ont of Lloyds daily reports, and staged "La Toscs" last night keen business men in neutral which they bars old to the made by the Board of Trade and no one knows where they are or countries, and I am afraid of some Germans being seized by their partly to the patriotism of the hai trade they are engaged in, in England, whose keenne in other customer. Of course, Eng dealers engaged in the trade. The The navy, of course, knows that greater than their patriotism, to land has scrupulously paid for international grain trade is almost they are missing, and if it runs Council was held this afternoon. devise means for circumventing all the copper that she has seized, entirely controlled by a few large across them will require a rigid On the 25th there was calm pravailing nearly all day, save in the blackade. This phase of the but the result of her seizures has honses with headquarters in Lon-account of their doings. If the the Champagne region, where the straggle is still proceeding under war has come down to a struggle been to reduce herbwn orders for don. Some of them are British account is not satisfactory it of wits between the British the metal. If she goes on seizing, and some are French, and both means short shrift for the skipper, very good conditions for the Allies. In the Beausejour region Government and the neutral the copper magnates have threst- have rigorously shut down on for be in engaged in trasgn officers killed and wounded ap

French batteries of artillery at Drillancourt (north-west of traders, and it is a struggle which oned to out off her cwa supply. the supply of grain to Germany against his counts. Verdan) blew up an ammunition depot. It is confirmed that the must be carried on with the One way out of the diffeally, or to countries which might paar Germans in the attack delivered, on the 21at against Bouchet wood almost diplomsoy, for England of course, would be for Bygland it on to Germany their pas were totally repulsed, the enemy sustaining very heavy losses. In does not wish, even it she could to take the entire available supply gestion the Board of T

of the neutral countries by inter- afford to do ac. I understand this bargain with the neutral GERMAN GUNS FOR Alsace, the enemy's attempts to emerge from part of Stonswihr, which ord, to antagonise the people of copper, and she could well has arrived, as an ingenious fering with their business more course is under consideration. which prevents them from enffør- is still occupied by us, were immediately repulsed,

than is absolutely necessary... There has been great difficulty ing any hardship, preserves their With her own people she can in adjusting matters with Holland trade and overcomes all difficulties deal in one of two ways when she and the Scandinavian countries, of foance at the same time. ⠀

Exigencies of Wär catches them. If the offence is especially Sweden, on which tier- not a serious one they may be many has relied as sources of Pat into a conorate instance

Already about one hundred and Franch Government Stock now stands at Fr. 78. 60. Yesterday was onim day in Champagne, whore fighting is dealt with under the new trading apply for many things, and as the scheme is as follows: A mer with the enemy sot, which pro- gates through which she may chantin Denmark requires $5,000 developing under very favourable conditions for the Allies.

We again carried new trenches in the Beausejour region, msin-vides for a fine of $5,000 or five receive goods from overeaworth of grain. He places his fifty captured German guns have years' imprisonment or both, but England does not desire to quarrel order with a shipper in London, ben sent to London, and many taining our previous gains.

the French carried new trenobes..

(Havas Telegram.)

The Indian Situation.

Fab. 24.

"

Officer Commanding in Hongkong:

Delhi, Feb. 25, 9.50 Situation in India continues generally satisfactory.

Obief General Staff, Dalki.

p.m.

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of

Watch on Contraband.

BRITISH TOWNS.

Rewards for Recruiting.

Towns

General now; and a list of

pear on page 3,

There was no business of in terest at yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board..

A further list of gifts from. Hongkong for troops, sailora and refugees is given to-day.

"Our Contemporaries" opposme

DON'T FORGET.

Our batteries blew up an amunition depot, north-west of Verdun, if a British subject is eaught with them or to injure their trade who communicates at once with more ata expected to arrive before on page 2, Commercial News C

field guns, machine guns, how- To-day nothing important has been reported. We continue to applying arms or military stores more than is absolutely necessary the Board of Trade. If the board long. They are of all kinda page 9 and Log Book on page 6 to the enemy he may be tried for for many reasons. One is that in is satisfied that it is a bona fide.

for the present in Woolwich The meeting of sharsholdera în progrees in Champagne.

customers of England and excel- British shipper is authorised to A French warship yesterday morning discovered and on-high treason, for which the pun-normal times they are excellent order for Danish consumption the itzers, mortars. They are stored

lant friends as well.

send the goods, but the Danish Arsenal. I hear (writes a Man the Chins Provident Loan and chester Guardian representative) | Mortgage Co. is reported elmo- nonaded a German submarine on the surface off Boulogne, and oil ishment is death,

The following figures will show Government is asked to arrange Was Been afterwards at the spot where the disappeared."

The British Admiralty has taken radical mesures concerning so seriously in the trading how in a fow articles of every day that a shipment of equal value, of that the authorities intend to where.

situation regarded by the Govern-ars Germany has been drawing eggs and bacon, let na may, shall distribute many of them in the navigation at both entrances to the Irish Sea.

The Russian Army in the Carpathians captured between the ment that it has set up a special supplies from England itself be sent from Denmark to country as marks of appreciation 21st of January and the 20th of February, 48,000 men, 700 officere. contraband branch of the through these neutral countries. England. The Board of Trade was or districts which distin "Pro patris et gloris." The war Board of Trade, whose special In the months of September and supplies the name of a British 18 gans and 118 machine-guns.

duty it is to look out for attempts October, 1913. England exported merchant who can use the g contingents for the new army will relics of the great wars upetsirs. guish themselves by raising large basalimulated interest in the to supply Germany with goods to Holland 783,800 pounds of tea, and bacon and the Danish Go and do all in its power to frustrate and in the same perica Holland vernment finds a shipper who has receive one or more of the trophies, You see Belgian soldiers examin them. All sorts of methods are exported to Germany 1,023,350 the goods to sell, When the to be placed with a suitable in- ing the battlefield of Waterloo The following telegram has been received by the General used: Of course, the navy in the pounds. In the corresponding | transkotion is complete it is not "cription in town halls and open with concentrated interest, and principal instrument. It is co-iwo months of last year. England necessary that any oath aliould spaces as memorials of these great the place is full of British soldiers, stantly on the lookout for ships exported to Holland 11,444,000 pase, as the Board of Trade in days and of the enthusiasm of the wounded and unwounded, mark carrying cargoes to Germany and pounds of tea, and Holland sent England and a similar depart localities in raising men for the yelling in their quiet way over the farnitare of old-fashioned warfare, pational task. It is fairly certain for cargoza consigned to neutral 16,328,464 pounds to Germany. ment of the Danish Government has Manolaster will get a good relics of days when scientific porta which may eventually find These figures are still more act as clearing houses. This is, their wa into the enemy's hands. remarkable when we remember of course, only a modification than in these honourable gifte if murder" had not been invented.. Sometimes these are seized, but that Germany is not a tea drinking of the amal arrangement them in proportion to success in the plan is carried out of allotting sometimes diplomatic reasons country. In crdinary years she of international finance adapted reorniting- make it undesirable to take so consumes about 9,000,000 pounds to suit the exigencies of war time. The soheme strikes uno as GX- drastic a procedure, and than the The only conclusion we can Very little meat is exported by ellent. There is every prospect diplomats of the Board of Trade araw, therefore, is that having England, and there has been no that there will be sufficient Ger- get to work,

seen how well the British troops iccrease in this trade since the It must be admitted that their fight on tea nhe has began war began. There is no doubt man guns to supply the towns of |

the Kingdom beforethe warisover, ways sza not always the ways of to serve it to her own soldiers. however, that Germany is making light. For instance, in response Similar figures show how she has desperats efforts to obtain beer and in coming years we shall to protests by the cotton growers been drawing cocoa and coffee from Chicago and other markets, grow familiar with the sight of of the Southern Staten, Britain from England. In the same two She even attempted to secure tions of Kimpp's alongside the

maks the marderously efficient produc some time ago took cotton of months of 1813 England exported | tinned beef and mutton from the list of contraband. Germany to all European countries 2,522 Australia at the beginning of the rasty and sturdy relics of the Crimes and the more modera crdered shiploads of cotton, and 732 pounds of cocos, and in the war, through Sweden, but that weapons used by the Boers in the American growers prepared to two months of this year she ex was promptly stopped by the South Africs, Meanwhile the ship it. They found first of all ported 9,628,115 pounds. The Commonwealth Government, novelty of the first German gun dificulty in getting ships, for, of garen for conse for the same Argentina also is closed to her, cource, no ship under the British periods were 20,966 owt and the greater part of the packing captured in the warlie fost of

the 1st Battalion of the Lan-Thostra Royal, flag could carry cotten to Ger 83,087 ow.

trade there is controlled by Eng. many, and no ship under the

Tea and Coffee Embargo, liah capital. There is no doubt colabirea has by no means worn

off, and this afternoon there were ing German flag dars show itself on situation lise already been that some American cargoes have ways eager spectators round it

This ** |_ theses. When... neutral ships dealt with by the Board of Trade, got through, but wo havo no sc-

were found it was discovered that which has put an embargo on the carate information here as to how it station among the the marine insurance rates for export of tea and coffee from Eng many. Here, as in the case of Farther reports establish the peculiar importance of our success cotton had suddenly gone up to a land to the countries bordering on cotton, the cost of freight and at Epares, and the extent of the enemy's lousen, developed figure which made the cost of the Germany. They have been in- idurance may prove decisive On a small part of the captured ground we have already found stuff prohibitive. The asorat is formed as politely as possible that factor. The good must be 600 German dead. The prisoners state that two regiments were that the marine insurance baai- they have had all of these bever carried in neatral abips and driven from their positions and that they lost more than 3,000 mennees of the world is controlled by ages that they can consume for a neutrals will want to be paid well

We have progressed at Bois Brals and in the Forest of Apremont. Lloyds in London, and that the long time to come, and that Eng- for risking them.

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

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

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

600 German Dead; Prisoners Say More than 3,009 Lost,

Feb. 25, 1.25 a.m. There wera sharp srtillery engagements between the Lys and the Aisne, all in our favour.

In Champagne; north of Mesnil, we progressed afresh and repulsed several counter-attacks.

Dar artillery on the heights of the Mouse silenced several

Domitia batteries. German

Ehibits

in the museum of the local Und rvice Institution. ”Next doar British Ho

the

eagle and the

TO-DAY,

Bijou Theatre-9.16 Vistoria Theatre 9.15 p.m Italian Grand Opera Co.

Theatre Royal

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