The Hongkong Telegraph
March 19 1915,
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FRIDAY, MARCH 19. 1915.
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March 19, 1914:
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Zeppelin Drops Bombs on Calais.
ANOTHER STEAMER SÜNK IN THE CHANNEL
[Reuter'a Service to The "Telegraph."]
Another British Steamer Torpedoed.
March 18, 10.25 p.m. The Glasgow, steamer Glenartney, proceeding from Bangkok to London with a cargo of rice, was torpedoed in the Channel at three" o'clock this morning, and sank within half an hour.
The crew was landed at Newhaven by a destroyer. One apprentice was drowned.
[The Glenartney, 4,900 tons, was built in 1011 at Glasgow, by Mosers. O. Connell and Co., Ltd., and was the property of the Caledonia Steamship Company, Ltd.]
New Zealand's Fervent Loyalty..
March 18, 4.20 p.m.. At Wellington the Premier of New Zealand, in the course of a speech, said that the war expenditure of the Dominion was three hundred thousand pounds monthly. Nevertheless he doubted if New Zasland was doing enough. Consequently, if the Imperial Govern- ment would indicate in what manner they could do more, the Govern ment and people of New Zealand would be glad to acquiesce.
Austro-Servian Exchange of Civilian Prisoners.
Renter's correspondent at "Nish states that Servia and Austria bave arranged for an exchange of civilian prisoners-all females, and males under eighteen and over fifty.
Belgian Artillery Active.
March 18,5.15 p.m.
Sir John French's Report
(Official Telegram from the British Foreign Office.)
March 16.
Field Marshal French reports as follows:-Capture of village L'Epinette to east Armentieres advances British line this region by 300 yards on front 800. Fighting in Neuya Chapelle area very severe on 12th, when strong counter-attack by Germans was defeated and 612 more prisoners taken. Counter-attacke oontianed on next day, but nowbere did Germane regain ground. Prisoners in hands British since 10th number 1,700, of whom 30 officers. Judging from number dead Germans found their losses cannot fall short of 17,000 to 18,000. During evening 14th, Germans rashed some of our trenches to south St. Eloi, after heavy bombardment and explosion of mine. Greater part these trenches recaptured this morning, Airmen have successfully bombarded Don and Douai.
French Reports,
(Official Telegram from French Government," via Peking). March 18.
On the 16th all German counter-attacks against the trenches conquered the day before, north of Arras, failed.
The bombardment of Soissons and Rheims was resumed. Franch troops carried an important ridge north of Mesnil, and repulsed several counter-attacks in Argonne.
(Havas Telegram.)
March 17.
French Government Stock now standa st Fr. 71.05. We repulsed counter-attacks north of Arras and alsain Argonne, We carried in Champagne, on a 500 metres front, an important ridge.
A French aviator bombarded the barracks at Colmar. The German collier ship Macedonia, which was supplying the German Atlantic coreairs, and which was captured and brought to Las Palmas in October last, escaped during the night.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
The Allies' Progress,
March 17, 5.10 p.m. Says a Paris communique: The Belgians have made fresh progress and have also repelled a counter-attack.
There has been fairly violent artillery firing on the British front. The Germans made another abortive counter-attack on the spur of Notre Dame de Lorette. The enemy again bombarded Soissons and Rheims, two shells striking Rheims Cathedral.
We captured, to the north of Mesnil, along a front of five hundred metres, an important eminence. Several German attacks were made between Rolane and the Four-de-Paris,
Germans Using Forty-Year Old Guns.
March 18, 2,20 ■.m.m
The Belgians continue to pro-
A Petrograd communique says that the Russian offensive on both banks of the Orzio is progressing against a stubborn resistance.gress on the Yaer. Seventeen guna have been captured.
The Germans on several parts of the front are employing old ballets and guns of the 1873 model. Fresh waits fire wildly and parties frequently surrender before they have began to fight. The mirabes are impassable and the rivers on the left of the Vistula are in food.
The enemy's fire on the fortress of Oasowiece is weakening.
Another Small British Vessel Sunk.
Marob 18, 2:20 am.
U28 sank the British steamer Leeuwarden, four miles from the A message from Massalais reports that the German submarine Maas lightship (near the Hook of Holland). The crew was saved.
[The Leeuwarden, 374 tons, belonged to the General Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., and was built in Middleabro' in 1903 ]
H. A. L. Boat Reported Captured.
March 18, 6 a.m.
A French aviator has dropped bombicn the barracks at Colmar.
to exchange civilian prisoners.
Servia and Austria have agreed.
The Germans at several parta of the Poland front are employing old ballets and guns of the 1873 model.
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front of 530 metres, an important northward of Mesnil, along a The Allies have captured,
eminence.
The enemy
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has again, bombard-
ed Soissons and Rheims, two of
the shella striking Rheims cathedral.
The Daily Mail publishes a telegram from its correspondent în Madrid to the fact that a British cruiser has captured the liner correspondent states thata British The Daily Mail Madrid Macedonia.
Morinser has captured the liner
built by Messrs. C. S. Swan and Hunter, Ltd., of Newcastle, in 1900,
(The Hamburg-Amerika liner Macedonia, 4,312 tone gross, was Macedonis,
Dardanelles Casualties,
- March 18, 6 ami' The Admiralty announce the latest casualties in the operations at the Dardaneller.
H.M.S. Amethyst has lost twenty-three killed, including thirteen stokers and thirty-seven wounded. The mine-aweepere have lost three killed and two wounded.'
SILK TRADE AND THE £85,700 worth; British South and
WAR
Markets for British doods.
The German submarine. U28
hassunk the British steamer Leeuwarden, four miles from the Maas lightship.
Poland fire wildly, and parties The fresh German units in frequently surrender before they have begun to fight,
Despite
ite the fact that New Zealand's war expenditure is £300,000 monthly, the Premier says the condtry is willing to do
more. The
West Africa, £18,350 worth; and
The Glasgow steamer Glenart- the Straits Settlements, £14,150. ney, from Bangkok to London, han Germany's trade with the other been torpedoed in the Channel, allied nations, too, has gone by the crew being landed at New the board, and there will be no haven... disposition on their pait to re-
Sir Edward Grey says the
NEWS.
The Criminal Sessions were
continued to-day.
Further Notes on the Crisis Pear on page 4,
The subscriptions to the Prince of Wales' Fund in Hongkong now
General nawa and an article
DON'T FORGET.
The silk industry of England has long been in an unkatisfac eume it when the war is over if tory condition, Dar not imports similar goods can be obtained Franco British blockade measure of raw silk, kaubs, &c., which from any other source. In 1912 is a natural consequence of averaged £4,800,000 per sanam Germany exported to France silk Germany's unprecedented moth- in the decade 1805-74, amounted goods to the value of £836,100; to ode, which are repugnant to all in 1013 to only £1,200,000. On Belgium, $233,800; to Russis, the laws of morality, the other hand, our net imports 238,350; to Servis, £13,200; of manufactures of silk increased and to Japan, $8,250. The loss during the same period from £10 of these markets to Germany 230,000 to £12,700,000. While must obviously be a great blow our imports of silk manufactures to her silk industry, while it have been growing st so rapid a
offers invaluable opportunities to pace our exports of manufactures British silk manufactures to cap have remained practically are the trade of the enemy and stationary, the figures for 1918 replace Germon goods by British. £1,705,000-boing rather less British Opportunities, than the average for the previous Next to this country, Germany's total $257,783.78; forty years. These exports com- largest individual customer has pare very unfavourably with been the United States, to which beaded British Defeat of the goode, which in 1912 amcanted of silk goods in 1912, Bat her Germany's exports of similar market she sent £1,155,000 worth Tarke" appear on page 3. country has been by a long way cross the Atlantic in safety, and on page 2, Commercial News on in value to £9,042,800. This merchant shipa can no longer
"Our Contemporaries" appears Germany's best customer for silk so that large market is practically page 9 and Log Book on page 8. good no less than £3,207,250 closed to German goods. In the that country to the United King-, Germany's silk trade is at a stand- worth having been exported by great South American States, also, dom in 1012. This is nearly three still. To the Argentire market United States, the next largest worth of allk manufactures; to times as much as is taken by the Germany sent in 1912, £258,400 market. Our exports of silks to Brazil, £190,100 worth; to Chili, Germany have been comparatively 470,650 worth; to Uruguay, £40,- insignificant, amounting in 1913 150 werth; to Columbie, 238,450 to no more than £150,000. One worth; and to Pera, £25,700 effect of the war, then, is that worth. To all these markets our Germany loses a very large and own exports of silk have been re- profitable market, for which ehe latively small. A golden opport can gain no compensation else unity now occurs for vastly in where, while we lose a very emill creasing them. Germany can no market, for which we shall be longer supply the wants of these compensated many times over by States, but the demand for silk supplying our home market with gocda has not decreased, and must British instead of German-made be supplied froin some source. Is there any good reason why it Blow to Germany's Industry. should not be supplied by British The los of the United King- looms and British workers? It is dom market does not by any for British manufacturers, backed means represent the whole of by every encouragement and aid which may well be captured by decide. We believe that the Germany's lost trade, most of the Government can offer, to British manufacturea. There are Government are fully alive to the We continued our progress in Champagne and in the words other British markets of consider importance of the present situé between Perthes and Souain.
able importance from which tion. British silk manufacturers The enemy, realising the importance of the position we had Germany, by her own action, has have so good a case to present In Champagne we progressed appreciably west, north and east won on the ridge north of Mesnil, violently counter-attacked this out herself off. Thus British that we of the ridge to the north-east of Mesnil. A German counter-attack morning, a Landwehr regiment, stiffened by Frussian Guards, Indis took from Germany, in 1912, will grant them every possible we trust the Government was repulsed.
leading the way, Oar mitrailleuses mowed down the Germans, faw silk goods to the valds £141,700, help in extending their business We captured two trenches in Consenvoye wood, north of of whom regained the trenches. Our gains in Argonne and at Canada took 8143,850 worth Verdun.
Vauquois have been consolidated.
gulia and New Zeal
A Paris communique elates:-
The Belgiane continue to progress on the Yeor. Belgian artillery bombarded German convoys.
Villages Bombarded.
There have been artillery actions from the Lys to the Oise, The enemy particularly bombarded the spur at Notre Dame de Lorette and the villages of Darno? and Maricourt;
There is nothing to report in the Champagne region. A French aviator dropped bombs on the railway station' at Conflans.
Bombs Dropped on Calais.
March 10, 12.40 a.m., A Paris evening communique statee:- A Zeppelin has dropped bombs on Calais, killing even station mployees.
Further Progress.
A French aviator has bombed the barracks at Colmar, Upper Alsace.
Sir Edward Grey and America.
in
March 17, 10.45 p.m. Correspondence which has passed between Sir Edward Grey and the United States Ambassador is published.
Regarding son warfare, Sir Edward Grey, replying to enquiries, emphasises the fact that Great Britain and France only inaututed the blockade of German ports by a cruiser cordon in reply to the German attempt to prevent supplies reaching Britain and France.
The Franco-British measure, Sir Edward gaya, is a natural Consequence of Germany's unprecedented methods, which are repugnant to all the laws of morality.
Germans Again Cut Up by Mitrailleuse Firing,
Moroh 18, 1:55 8.m.
in the region of Arras and Albert for the purpose of regaining lost A Paris evening communique says:—German attacks made ground have been repulsed.
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TO-DAY.
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.16 p.m,
TO-MORROW
Bijoa Theatre-9,15 p.m. Victoris Theatre 9.15 p.m. Convent-4 p.m.
Performance at the French
Club Tennis Tournaments.
Entries close for H. K. Cricket
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