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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

WEDNESDAY,'

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

INTERCEPTING GERMANY'S SUPPLIES.

ANOTHER NOTE FROM THE UNITED STATES.

Good Work by British Troops.

CANADIAN REGIMENT CAPTURES A TRENCH.

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

Another American Note.

March 2, 6.25 p.m.

Router's Washington correspondent states that the United States is sending a Note to Britain and France, asking what means are to be taken to carry out the pulivy of intercepting.supplies to and from Germany.

President Wilson has informed callera that the Anglo-French Note quilined the policy in general terms, but did not dəfi ne the means of carrying it into effect.

Allles Continue to Progress.

French Reports.

(Oficial Telegram from the French Goperament, via{Asking.)

March 2. On the 28th, near Albert, a German attack was stopped dead by our fire. Toe Germans threw 200 sbella over Sissons.

In Champagne, progress was marked along the whole front, Fighting prevailed north of Perthes, where we enlarged our positions in cocupying new trenches and gaining ground between Perthes and Beausejour, where our gaias made yesterday represent more than 2,000 metres of trenches. The enemy in one single treach abandoned 200 killed and a machine gun.

In Argonne, we carried, west of Bourenilles, more than 300 metres of trenches. A brilliant attack by the French infantry at Vauquois enabled us to reach the edge of the plateau where a village is situated. In the Vosges a lively German attack was repulsed.

(Hapas Telegram.)

March 3.

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

Germans add American Passports.

Marob 2, 5.35 a,m. Beuter's correspondent at New York wires that a Federal grand jory which has been engaged on an investigation of violations of United States Customs laws in the furnishing of eapplies to the German cruisers on the Atlantic, has returned indictments against the Hamburg-Amerika Line and six men of being connected with the shipments and a conspiracy to defraud the American Govern- ment by means of false papera.

Dacia Seized by the French.

March 2, 5.35 .. According to advices from Brest, the ex-Hamburg-Amerika liner Dooia has arrived and has been formally seized by the French Government.

The French flag has been hoisted on the vessel and the crew of Americans will be repatriated.

Britain's Retaliatory Measieres.

SINGLE CUPY 10 CENTS $36 PERANNUM.

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED,

The remainder of Mr. Asquith's speech is given to-day.

The death is announced of Mr. Frank Bullen, the well-known

author,

The steamer Dacia has arrived at Brest and has been formally seized.

The Germane in the sectors adjacent to Prasuyaz are retiring in consequence of the Russian victory.

The Russian Army in the Caucasus has occupied the pork of Khopa, a Turkish military base.

Sir John French says the British artillery has increased its cadansy over the German batteries.

Princess Patricia's Regiment

[The following is the continuation of the report of Mr. Asquith speech received after we went to press yesterday:-) French Govorarent Stock now stands at Fr, 69.85.

Mr. A-quith then read a statement regarding German sub Saveral points d'appui successively gained in Obampagne are marine piracy. He said the laws and customs of nations regarding has captured a trench with grow now forming a ceaseless fine two kilometres long north sad north-attacks on commerce always presumed that the first daty of the dash, killing or driving out the

Germans." west of Perthon. We progressed in all the woods situated between captor of a merchantman is to bring it before the Prize O arte, Perthes and Beausejar. Yesterday the gaina north and north-where the case may be tried, where the regularities of capture may The Austrians in the Oar west of Boausejour were more than two kilometres of trenches. We be challenged and where neutrals may recover their cargo. Saking pathians have suffered enormode an unsuccessful attack sssumed a fruitful offensive in Argonne, giving very good results.

of prizes, ie in itself a questionable act, to be resorted to only in losses in General Pau bas arrived at Petrograd, where he met with a very extraordinary circumstances and after provision has been made for near Lapkow. enthusiastic reception.

the enfety of all the crews and passengers.

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March 2, 5.25 p.m.

A Paris communique states:-** The Germans attacked south-eastward of Saint Eloi and were repaleed by the British..

The Russians are progressing in Prasnyaz and the western. regions of Galicia, where they totally defeated the Austrians.

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

EARLIER TELEGRAMŠ.

Rain and Snow Impede Operations.

March 2,

Last evening's communique reports that rain and snow-storme have again impeded the operations.

We repulsed a strong counter-attack north of Mesnil, in the Champagne region, where we maintained our gains and made fresh

progrea*,

The enemy again bombarded Rheims with fifty sbelle.

We also captured a blockhouse at Boi--le-Pretro, naar Fontaine. Our progress between Porthea and Beausejour has been conreason, and repulsed a strong attack on Sunday night at Sulzerin,

north-west of Munster. tinued all day long, despite a storm, notably north-westward of Perthes. We hold, north-eastward of Mesnil and northward of Beausejour, the chief points along our attacking frout..

Heavy German Losses.

It is confrmed that elements of the Guards who delivered counter-attack on Sunday night sustained very hevy lossss,

Gale Delays Dardanelles Bombardment.

March 1, 10.20 p.m.. It is officially announced that the operations at the Dardanelles have again been delayed by a strong north-easterly gule, and by rain. and wish, which would render long range fire and aeroplane

observatione difficult.

We progressed and held, ground captured in the region of Vauquois, despite two canter attacks, and made some prisoners."

We captured tronches and gained three hundred metres of ground at La Chapelotto,

Enemy Sticks to Trenches.

March 2, 5, 25 p.m. Field Marshal Sir John French, in the couras of a bulletin, states that German sotivity in the region of Ypras has been checked, The patrole during the last three nights have been active and have discovered the enemy, who has not ventured to leave his trenches.

Canadians Capture a Trench.

The Germane yesterday attacked, after heavily bombarding a portion of our lines, but were successfully repulsed. 'Princess Patricia's Infantry captured a treach with great daeb, killing or driving out the Germans. Our losses were trifling,

We stendily gained ground at La Basses and obtained complete mastery over the enemy's snipers, in consequence of which our casualties are greatly reduced.

Oar artiflory has increased its ascendanoy over the German batteries.

America and the Allies.

March 2, 2.45 p.m. Renter's correspondent at New York states that while no official sonment concerning. British reprisals against Germany has been

a statement fron. Washington, sent to the Press, Boys the impression is general in official circles that a strong protest will bo made against the notion of the Allies, which is regarded as au- precedented, and likely to work injore to the commerce of the United Elates with countries with which the United States is at peace.

Russians' Great Victory,

The responsibility of discriminating between neutral and enemy vessels and between neural and enemy cargoes obviously reste upon the vessel attacking a chip, whose duty is to verify the status of the vessel and ergo and to preserve all papers before sinking or capturing the ship. So also in the humane duty to provide for the safety of the crews of merchantmen, whether neutral or enemy, an obligation on every belligerent. It is, upon this basis that all pre- Pious discussions on the law regalating warfare have proceeded.

The Germ so submarine fa fis none of these obligations. Her methods of warfare a:e entirely outside the scope of international instrumente regulating operations against commeros in time of war. The German declaration substitutes indiscriminate destruction for regulated capture (cherra). Germany had adopted this method against peaceful traders and non-combatant crews with the avowed object of preventing commodities of all kinds, including food for the civilian population, from reaching or leaving the British Isles of northern France. Her oppoasnis therefore are driven to frame retaliatory mesaures (cheers) in order to prevent commodities of any kind (loud obeers) reaching er leaving Germany (renewed cheers).

German Suggestion Untrue,

These measures, however, would be enforced by the French and British Governments without risk to neutral ships or neutral or non-combatant lives and in etrios observation of the dictates of humanity (cheers). The British and French Governments will therefore hold themselves free to detain and take into port ships carrying goode of presumed enemy destination, ownership or origin. It is not intended to confiscate such vessels or cargoza unless they would otherwise be liable to confiscation. Vessels with cargoes which sailed before, this date were not affected. That is our reply (loud cheers).

I may say that the suggestion which I see put forward from German quarters that we rejected certain proposals or suggestions made to Great Britain and Germany by the United States is untrue, All we have stated to the United States so far is that we have taken them into careful consideration in consultation with our Allies.

Mr. Asquith concluded that we should not relax our efforts until we had achieved all oar aims. To achieve thein we most draw on our resources, both material and spiritual. The appeal on the material was before the house; the appeal to the spiritual side was to the ancient inbred qualies of our race, which had never failed us in time of stress, namely, sell-sacrifice, self-mastery, patience, tenacity, willingness, bearing one another's burdens, unity which were driven back to the frontior.

springs frem a dominating sense of a common duty, a never-failing The Russians on Sunday morning began the penit of the faith and an izlexible resolve. (prolonged cheere). Germans defeated at Prasnysz,

The votes of credit were unonimously adopted.

March 2, 5.35 a.m. A Petrograd communique eaya :- We concluded on the 28th February the operations around Prasuyaz, defearing not less than two German army corps, which

Ten thousand prisoners have already been taken, besides rich | ***

booty, be

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The Germans on the sectors adj cent to Prasuvez are retiring in consequence of the Russian victory and their attitude is now passive,

Their only activity is the bombardment of the fortress of Osowiec, in which one of their forty-two centimetre howitzere is participating, but uaeuccessfully, the Russian concreto being very solid.

The Austrians in the Carpathians have suffered enormous losses in an unsuccessful attack in massed formation near Lupkow,

The Russian army operating in the Caucasus he coupied Port Khops, which is a Turkish military base.

The Allies Notes to America,

March 2, E35 a.m. A message from Washington states that the British and French ambassadors have proneated Notes to Secretary of State Bryan with reference to the blockade of Germany.co

Turks Arrest Italian Steamship Agent,

March 2, 535 am. A darpatch from Rame states that the Tarks as Jeddak have arrested an Italian steamship agent and seized the mails which he mas toking to the Italian consul there, then

The Italian Government has made vigorous representations to

the Porte.

Our New Armies.

March 1, 035 p.m. Mr. Asquith, referring to the hour for an irresistible decisive advance, added.

“Our own Dominions and our graat čependency of India have sent us a splendid contribution of men, a large number of whom are already at the front, Very on the whole of them will be in the fighting line in one of the actual theatres of war.pa

We hear to-day, with great gratification, that Princess Patricia a Regiment has been duing, during the lust few days,

the most gallant and efficient werk (cheerst,

The Tarka at Jeddah have

Arrested an Italian steamship agent and seized the maila he was taking to the Italian Consul

La the Bassian pursuit of the Germans defeated at Freenyer 10,000 prisoners have already been taken, besides rich booty.

The naval operations in the Dardanelles Straits have been again delayed he si

north starle atly gale with rain and mist.

The U. 8. Feuoral Grand Jury has returned indiormente against fraud the American Government the H.A.L. of conspiracy to des by means of false papere.

The United States is sending a Note to Britain and France assing wint means are to be taken to Carry out the policy of intercept ing supplies to and from Germany.

NEWS,

The rainfall for last month is given to day.

Donations to the Belgian Relief Fund are acknowledged to-day-

Further Notes on the Critim appear on page 4.

Interesting news Canton correspondent appears to-day.

from our

General news and an article headed! About Aircraft" appear on page 3.

corning Hongkong football is Some interesting matter con-

given to-day,

The concluding instalment the article on "Old Hongkong is given to-day.

"Our Contemporaries" appeaza on page 2, Commercial News ca page and Log Book on page 6.

The report of the Hongkong Auxiliary of the British and Fursiga Bible Society is given. to-day.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.16 va The Quaints, Theatre Royal-

p.m.

The Territorial Divisions of the Army are now fully trained and are capable of confronting spy troops in the world, and the New Army, which has lately been under the critical scrutiny of skilled" observers, le fast realising all cur most asuguine hopes (load | 9.15 obeera). We have no reaada to be other than satisfied with the Progress of recruiting.

Opposition Supports Government.

Mr. Bonar Law heartily concurred with Mr. Asquith.

Be sirmed that the Government had the full support of the House and the whole country in the policy it was purening.

TO-MORROW. Bijoa Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-915 p.m. The Quaints, Theatre Royal.. 9:15 p.m.

Hongkong Horticultural Socie- ty's Annual Show Botanic Gar dens,

Mr. Bonar Liw spoke with admiration of the bombardment of the Dardanelles and of the gallantry of the Allied troops in Flandera H. E. and Kowloon Wharf and France, and emphasised that Great Britain should show Ger and Godown meeting Jaedia many that we intended to use every weapon at our disposal to bring: Matheson and Co. coffeet: 1,30,

horrible war to ans