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The Hongkong Telegraph

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日人初月二

TUESDAY, MARCH 23,

1915.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

TO-DAY'S

GREAT RUSSIAN VICTORY.

PRZEMYSL GARRISON SURRENDERS.

25,000 Prisoners Taken; Terrible 'Plight of the. Fortress.

GERMANS SUSTAIN SERIOUS REVERSES IN FRANCE,

[Router's Service to The "Telegraph.")

Germans' Useless 'Attacks,

March 23, 1.10 a.m. The Paris evening communique states:— On the platean of Notre Dame de Lorette we hold all the trenches recently disputed, with the exception of ten yards."

The enemy delivered five counter-attacks at Les Epargas for the purpose of recovering his lost positions. His defeat is complete.

Wo progressed north of Badonvillers.

Germany Responsible

March 22, 6.5 p.m. Sir Edward Grog, speaking with referetics to the origin and issue of the war, emphasised that all might have been avoided by a European conference. Germany, judging from her experience in the Balkan Conferenco, know that she could have counted on our goodwill, but Germony refused every suggestion. "On her rests for all time the appalling responsibility for the war."

The Last Time.

Sir Edward affirmed, amid loud cheers:-"This is the fourth time within living memory that Prussia has made war upon Europe. We are determined it eball be the last."

March 22, 7.40 p.m.

The German Idea.

The Germans aimed at establishing domination over the nations of the Continent, imposing, not liberty for every nation, but sub. servience to Germany. But he would rather porial or leave the Con- tinent altogether than live under euob conditions (cheers).

After the war, said Sir Edward, we must be free to live, not menaced continually by the talk of Supreme War Lords in shining armoor, rattling the sword and scabbard and continually invoking Heaven as the accomplice of Germany. Neither would we have our policy dictated nor national destinies and activities controlled by military osates.

The Alles' Claim,

We claimed, said Sir Edward, that the Allies would secure for Europe the right of different datione to independent sovereignty, the right to purane nationul existence, not under the shadow of Prussian hegemony and supremacy, but in right of equal liberty. He concluded by paying a tribute to the splendid courage and patriotism of our Allies, and said there was no nobler opport- unity of serving one's country than whon its existence was at stake and when the cause was just and right. There never was a time in our national history when the crisis was no great and so imperative or the abuse more just and right-(loud cheers).

Trenches Recaptured.

A Paris.commanique states:➡

March 22, 4.55 p.

A German attack took come sections of trenches at Notre Dame

de Lorette. We dounter-attacked and recaptured them. Our mining warfare to La Boisselle is progrossing. Fifty shells fell in Rheims on Sunday.

Two Serious Reverses.

We inflicted two serious reverses on the enemy in Argonne, We blew up, near Bagatelle, three mines. Two companies stormed the trench and maintained the position, dospito stren attacks.

A quarter of a mile away, the Germans counter-mined and attacked. Hot hand-to-hand fighting ensued, the Germans being burled back, despite reinforcements. Then, when they were retiring, our artillery caught them and inflicted very heavy losses.

Przemysl Surrenders.

«March 13, 3.45 p.m. Reuter's Petrograd correspondent states that a communiqua says Przemysl has surrendered.

A Te Deum was sung at the Russian Headquarters, the Ozar attending.

[Przemysl is a fortified town in Galicia, with 36,000 inhabitants, It has long been invested by the Russian forces.

A Most Important Success.

March 22, 8.30 a.m.

The enrrender of Przemysl, after a six months' assault, is regarded as a most important success of an opportune moment.

The Russians' booty is large.

The garrison is estimated at 25,000. There are twelve villages within the fortress.

The success has been achieved at a minimara coat.

A State of Faminë.

March 29, 1914

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

(Ofatal Telegram from the French Government, via Peking.)

March 22.

On the 19th, we repaleed night attacks delivered north-east of Albert and west of Perthes, the Germans sustaining very heavy losses.

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TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.:

CONDENSED.

Przemysl has surrendered the Russiane,

The booty captured by the. Russians at Pomysl was large.

On the 20th, in Champagne, no infantry action took place, Our artillery surprised a German platoon of infantry which was gathering, and caused it to suffer heavily, and

At Eparges we took over the greater part of the enemy's posi tions, which had been contested for several daye, after having repala serious reverses on the Germans ed two counter-attacks.

Three new counter-attacks by the Germans failed, bringing them serious losser."

The Allies have inflicted two

in Argonne.

The garrison at Przemysl,

has surrendered, estimated at 25,000.

During the night of the 20th, four Zeppeling attempted to raid Paris, coming from the direction of Compiegne and the Oise valley, which only flaw over the capital for a very short time, dropping a dozen Two were obliged to turn back before attaining Paris; the other two bombe, several of which did not explode. Eight people were wounded, one only being serious,"

In the event of telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this

page they will be found on the Extra.]

BARLIER TELEGRAMS.

The

Blockade."

(Official Telegram from the British Foreign Ofice.)

March 20,

17th, 1,539 vessels entered or left ports in Great Britain. Daring The Admiralty sanoanose that, daring the week March 10th to this period, eight vessele were sunk by the enemy's submarines.

CONTEMPORARY OPINION.

TULLIO LEDGER PHILADELPHIA)

Co the surrender of Pia myal, the Ozar attended a thanksgiving service at the Russian Hond- quarters,

From March 10 to 17, 1,539 versels left and entered porta in Great Britain and only eight were sunk by the enemy's submarines..

entering

The Russians on Przemysl found the inhabitant to be in a pitiable plight, euffering from shortage of food and from typhoid.

"This is the fourth time within |living memory that. Prussia has made war upon Europe. We are determined it ahall Do the last." Sir Edward Grey..

Sir Edward Groy says the war could have been avoided by a Earopean conference, and the appalling responsibility resta for all time on Germany

NEWS.

Further Notes on the Crisin

The entries for the HK.0.0.

lawn tennis tournament are given to-day.

General news and an artiale headed" England in Wa Time" appear on page 3.

explain the difference between its tone and th it of an official mess- age presented by the German Ambassador, be added, "It would be fair to give over the Austro-appear on page 4. THE CZAR TO THE KAISER. Servian problem to The Hague

Conference." There is no record Mesery. Snowman and Co.'s of any reply to this eminently re- freight report appears elsewhere. siblend pacific suggestion. The following day, July 30, the Czar The following leading article again besought the Kaiser to (Philadelphia) of February 2 is from the Public Ledger bring strong pressure" on Aus- tris. Two days after that, Germany Who began the wor? Germany declared war on Russia, has tried to dodge the re- No esplanation from German sponsibility, but the documents cources, no protestation, no spo Bis Edward Gray added that it would have been far easier to'

tell another story. The German logy, can obliterate the plain facts settle the dispute between Austria and Servia, which, Germiny "According to latest messages from Petrograd the Przemysl White Paper contained a despatek of this damning record. Gormaay made on occasion for war, than it was to get through the prisoners say that fantine prevailed within the fortress. They were from the Czar to the Kaiser, dated wanted war, and she got it. That Balkan orisis auossesfally. Garmany kaow that we then without bread or meat, and there were no animals except the July 29, 1914, appealing for help is the whole story. Bought no diplomitic triumph. We did not give ourselves officers' herees, though game was sometimes bagged.

to avert the consequences of the to any intrigue; we pursued, impartially and honourably, The soldiers were living on tinned food, some of which had Austrian declaration of war the end of peace. We were ready, last July, to do the same again, been brought by air-craft..

against Servia. The indignation in Russia was immense, he said, Bo that he could not much länger Lord Inchcape, the new chair- stand the pressure brought to man of the P and O. Company, bear upon him to intervene. The is probably the only peer of the realm who takes his title from a anxiety to maintain the peace. ask you, in the name of our old birth. The rock is the Bell Hook friendship, to do all that is

or Inchcape, and his Lordsbipa or Aber- possible to prevent your ally from native town is Arbroath going too far." How did the brothock, whose abbot placed a Kaiser respond to this oil? He bell on the reef, "fired upon a Sir Edward Grey continued that long before the war he had On the 19th, in Champagne, the enemy violently bombarded sent to the Czar two telegrams tree or timber, which rang sen- given Belgium a pledge that never would we violate her neutrality our positions and launched an infantry atisok, but he was repulsed justifying the Austrian attitude, tinually, baing moved by the sea, as long as it was respected by others. If Germany invaded with very heavy losses. Belgium, we were bound to opposs Germany with all our strength,

We had given to Germany, in recent years, every assurance that no sion upon her would receive any support from us. We had 内 withheld om her but one thing; namely; an apoonditional promise

to stand aside, however aggressive Germany herself might be to her neighbours,

France, Italy and Russia were ready, in July, to accapt a con- ference. We knew that, after the British proposals for a conference, the Czar himself proposed to the Kaiser that the disputs should be referred to the Hague. We now know that the German Govern. ment had prepared for war as only people who planned could prepare.

If we had not done so at the frat moment, wis there anyone now who believed that when Gminy attacked the Belgians, shot non-combatants, ravaged the country, violated all the rules of war and all the rules of humanity was there anyone who thought it possible, now, that we could have eat still and looked on without eternal disgrace?

The Great Isatte,

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Troops Discontented.

The inhabitants suffered from typhoid and other diseases; consequently the troops were greatly discontented. They declared duo to the desire of the commanders to terminate the situation.

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The New P. end 0. Chairman.

"Our Contemporaries" appeara on page 2, Commercial News on page 9 and Log Book on page 6.

Last evening interesting pre

holic Women's League rooms Catholic

that the regent sorties were, an extravagant waste of ammunition, Czar's worde reveal clearock in the ses off the place of his to Mrs. Maitland and Major

Heavy German Losses,

(Official Telegram from French Government, via Peking) : March 22.

French Reports.

(Havas Telegram.)

March 21

advising Russia to remain giving notice to the sailors of the spectator (which he must havO

PThis tradition is the danger. Known

was impossible) and basis of Southey's ballad deolaring, The whole weight of the decision, now rests upon your shoulders."

Bowen,

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.16 p.m.

TO-MORROW. Bijon Theatre~9.15 p.m.-- Victoris Theatre 9.15 p.m. China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., Ordinary Annual Meeting oo

Lazon Bugar Refining Co., Ltd. Ordinary Annual Meeting-12.16

Thursday, March 25. China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.. General Meeting noon.

Wednesday, March 31. The Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Co., Ltd, ordinery annual meeting of shareholders

Hongkong Hope Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ordina.” su: al mest ing of sharehold

Manila's P.WD. The Manila municipal board We continued to progress at Eparges. We took a great pert So much the German White has cent to the Governor General of the German position disputed for two days, the enemy leaving Paper made publio, and it was its Fablic Works bill for approval, numerous dead on the ground. We progressed also in Le Pretre enough to sequit the Czar from The bill calls for an expenditure wood,work

the charge of being the aggress of P576,037 in all. Among the

One essential condition of the terms of peace munt

Two Zeppaling during the night flow over the north-west or A telegram evidently sent by principal items are the following: p.m. restoration to Belgium of her independence of national life, free region of Paris and suburbs, dropping some twelve bombs. The the Czar to the Karer just before The Santa Mess market, P8,045; wounded, one seriously, the appeal in the name of old San Lazaro market, P10,000, re- damage was unimportant; eight people were possession of territory, and reparation, 88. Int

a. for a possible, for the oruel wrong done her. The great issue for which the A rerehe Zeppelina were after warda attacked by special anti aircraft friendship, which has now been pairs to the Malate school build. trograd, makes it fog P2,000; for bridges including fighting was that the nations of Carape should live free and inde guns, and also by French astoplanes, The Zeppelins disappeared given out at Petrograd,

their in a northerly direction

even more obvious that he resisted the new Bosario bridges pendent lives, working out, in their own form of governmen own national development, whether great or email states,

A Petrograd official message says We threw the Germans to the last the thoughts of war, the place of the bridge of Spain, ver the frontier and compelled them to evsonate Piliski. The After thanking the Kaiser for P812,557; for streets P50,271 for liberty(loud cheers). The German ideal was that

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conciliatory and friendly" com- expropriations and other items enemy vainly attempted to maron out from Presmysl, where we took 8,000 prisoners.

munication and asking him to P11,764,--Cablenstos, 50

hom all things were

were a superior people, to whom TOWOF and against whorn any resistance was uni