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The Hongkong Telegraph

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

WEATHER FORECAST

OVERCAST Barometer 30.11

March 24 1915,

2866 ·日九初月二

Temperaturo 6 6.m. 61, Humidity

2 p.m. 64

95 J

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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

TURKISH OUTRAGE AGAINST CHRISTIANS.

AMERICAN MISSION STORMED "BISHOP AND

CLERGY ROUGHLY HANDLED.

Aerial Bombs Dropped on Rhelms.

VIOLENT GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED.

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

Bombs Dropped on Rheims.

March 23, 4.55 p.m. A Paria communique alatos :- The enemy bombarded Rheims, and a German aviator.dropped bombs on the city, hitting three civilians.

More Progress.

We progrossed in Champagne, eastward of" Hill No. 196. The Germans twice violently altioked near Bagatelle in ant attempt to recapture lost ground, but were completely repulsed.

The Dardanelles.

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(Official Telegram from the British Foreign Office.)

March 22. The Admiralty announces that mafavourable weather bas hindered operations in the Dardanelles and prevented the damage done to the forts on 18th being ascertained.

The British casualties during the bombardments were B1 killed, wounded and missing.

The Admiral Commanding has especially praised the splendid, behaviour of the French squadron. “

French Reports,

(lavas Telegram.)

March 22,

French Government Stock now slands at Fr. 71.00. Yesterday the enemy bombarded Boissone Oathedral,

Turkish Outrage on American Miistog.

(Official Telegram from French Government, via Peking).

WEDNESDAY, MARCH

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

Russian Generals Decorated.

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March 23, 1.46 a.. In connection with the fall of Przemysl, the Czar has conferred the Second Class Order of St.George on the Grand Duke Nicholas, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army in the field, and the Third Class of the same Order on General Ivanoff, Commander of the besieging" Army. -

Fierce Artillery Fire.

A communique issued prior to the surrender of the garrison mentions that a fierce artillery fire was maintained around the fort rese. On Sunday night portions of the garrison again tried a sortie north-esitwarde, but were driven back within the circle of the forts with heavy los8.

Zeppelin Scares in Paris.

March 23, 4.35 a.m.

A telegram from Parie states that a Zeppelin dropped a bomb at Villers Cotterets last night.

1915.

ELECTRICITY IN CHINA

THE SITUATION ANALYSED.

March 24, 1914

(2) The planta already installed are having an educational effect. In nearly all cases extensions are contemplated.

(3) The Chinese aro particular- ly anxious to adopt applied science work; during the last few years the shrewd business men in the Goast poris In connection with the Tastitate have been repeating vaguely,

Interesting Lecture by. Professor Smith.

Temperature 6 am, 70 p.m. 81. Humidity

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SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $36 PERANNUM.

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

The enemy has bombarded of Electrical Engineers, a meeting byt sincerely, there Rheims nad was held last evening at the money in it". It is to be hoped dropped bombs on the city.

ад aviator has |Hongkong University, when Pre- that the Chiness will not blindly

fessor Middleton Smith delivered adopt all things European, but it The Gemsns have made two an interesting lecture on "Eletric is almost certain that they will ex-violent attacks near Bagatelle, al Generating Stations in Chins." tond greatly the use of electricity.

but they were completely re- There was a good attendance of A responsibility rents with Ear pulsed."

local buen connected with the opeans in the treaty ports to On reports of the likely profession and also a number of educate them in the work, appearance of Zeppelin, the atadents of the University. Mr. Thousands of Chinese are turned lights were twice extinguished in W. L. Carter presided.

away from popolar leo:ures in Paris on the 22nd last, After dealing with the various Canton and other cities installations in Hongkong, Can-"Electric lighting." Can we crowded the streets in Paris on on Despite police warnings, people ton, Macao, Shanghai, Baakow imagine tens of thousands of the report being made that and Yannanfu, the lecturer gave Londoners going to the Albert Z ppeline were sighted." the following ronclusions which Ball to listen to a lecture on such a connection with the fall of he bad drawO

a sabjot?

Working Costs In China.

(4) The simple statement that, Przemyal, the Czar has conferred In the case of the new installs of the 167 students in the Hong the 2nd Class Order of St. George tions the general practics, at kong University, 92 have selected on the Grand Duke Nioholas and present, eeems to show that the engineering as

the 3rd Class on General Iranoff.. * profession, Ühinese commence on a scale of shows quite clearly the direction

NEWS. rather under 100 k. w There is of the thoughts of the more pro probably not very much difference gressive parents.

Farthor Notes on" the Crisis. in the acat of running crude oil

appear on page 4. engines and suction gas plants of

Interesting new. this size.

Canton correspondent appears elsewhere.

Take a awall installation of be 50 kw (oil engines). The capital ocat of the engines, foundations, dynamon and exitchheard would be (roughly) $13,000. A rough building and land would pro

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(5) Twenty-five years ago most of the supply stations in Great Britain were installing units of about the size of those now being used in Chins."

from our

The final reports on the West Up till the present there haa River Flood Relief Fund are been practically nothing in the given to-day. nature of an educative campaign

on behalf of electrical machinery headed German

General News and an articole"

bably bring it up t $15,000, in China. This local geolion

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Violations":

We find at the University that might reasonably he expected appear on page 3. crude oil can be used as fuel toto do its utmost to far Tae directors of the Green The alorca was given in Farie, where lights were extinguished cost less than 2 cts, per unit;ther electrical science in the Island Cement Co. recommend o at nine o'clock. People crowded in the streets, despite Police lubricating, oil, and waste eto, say Far East. There are difficulties, dividend of 50 cents per share. warnings, but the Zoppelia did not arrive and lighting was restored per unit. Wages for super financial and administrative, to

"Our Contemporaries appeara vision, drivers etc. $200 a month, be overcome before this market on page 2, Commercial News on at 10.40 p.m.

asy $2,400 per annum.

greatly increased, but the March 23; 6.5 .m. The output of the station is greatest difficulty of all is to page and Log Book on page 6.

reckoned at 50,000 units per un provide object le supply in electrical generating stations in lessons to the Professor Smith's lecture on A second alarm was given at 11 p. Lights were num. Cost of depreciation por Chinese, etinguished on report being received that two Zeppelins had annum is 10 per cent, eay $1,500, formation and unbiased advico. Obina is reported in this issue. been sighted in Oise, one proceeding towards Amiens and the other Total ocat depreciation, wage, In the furtherance of that work towards Compiegne. »

Important qusations concern- etc., is any $4,000 per annum, the Engineering Department of ing Kowloon were discussed at or 8 cants per ait. The the Hodgkong University will be yesterday's meeting of the rauning expenses are 3 cents a happy to do its utmost, as we Sanitary Board. unit. Hence the total generating feel that it will be greatly to the costs are about I centa per unit, advantage of Osinu if the As overhead mains may be used quantity of electrical apparatus kong has a supply system with no protection if there is even any the distribution costs are low.sent out here is increased, suspicion of its genuineness. In a Experience has shown that Chi- It is always very dangerous 'to 75 cycles single phase, while contest waged in such a spirit, ness will pay 25 cents a noit and attempt to forecast the future, but Kowloon, just soross the water, ja how easy it would be for a rash there is clearly a very good mar it would seem that the outlook is able to supply & phase 60 cycla naval officer to sink an Americangin of profit.

motors. Is it too much to hopo particularly good. The large that some effort will be made to or Swedish or Danish ship, and At the present time there anmbers of Chinese students, thus create a new international seems to be all sorts of sporadic who are not being trained in lain some uniformity in order complication! If humanity could efforts to supply light from small engineering work will explain to

that salesmen of electrios goods risk, prudence should have done man and other kinds of machin-practice in other countries; they would be ideal if Hongkong, not restrain Germany from such a stations, British, American, Ger- their countrymen what is common

ety is to be seen. There is will educate and influence many Kowloon, Cantos, Macao and

act,

CONTEMPORARY OPINION.

THE HIGH SEAS AS A WAR ZONE.

["PUBLIC LENGER," PILADELPULA')

submarines are to sink practically every merchant vessel they capture, A neutral Bag will be

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may not have to keep many stocks of the same article? It'

The following leading article is from the Public Ledger (Philadelphia) of February 6:-

There is, of course, absolutely So far as the United States is practically no legislation in people to use electricity, and they other places in South Chins used no warrant in international law concerned, the flag will not matter China fer the order of the German if American lives are lost in the supply and if things continue to relatives that money is to be made There seems to be a danger that, concerning electric will explain to their friends and the same A. C. cr D. C. systemą. Admiralty declaring the waters execution of this barbarous policy, progress, as at present, there will by initiating supply schemes in the development of electricity #round the British ooasts a war To capture an English liner and be endless annoyance and con- Many of them should be able to At Eparges we repulsed violent counter-attacks. We retook zone. It means the establishment tura American passengers adrift fasion for engineers and cus fad employment as agente, shall apply, there will be many troubles Heiohaterkopf, which was lost yesterday.

of a mere paper blockade, whichlin small boats would be a distomers in a few years. It seems we say. technical compradores arising out of sporadio efforts To-day, in Argonne, near Bagatelle, we exploded three mines, cannot possibly be effective. No tinctly hostile not against this necessary to map out the populous, or, later on partners, with Eard. This local eco ion might use its carrying a trench. Our artillery repulsed a farious attack, inflicting Deutial Power can be expected to country. It is plainly the im-country in Bouth China into areas, pean firma in the East. They influence to warn ospitalists and very heavy losses on the enemy.

recognise the validity of auch an mediate duty of the Administra. put in say a dozen small oil or stonld be able to secure orders engineers of the unfortunate ex- Petrograd. Przemysl fortress has surrendered.

But this is the least important terms against this latest infraction all uniform and under the general an entree.

tion to protest in no measured gas-driven stations in each area, where Europeans cannot obtain periences in the industrial parts of Great Britain because of the consideration involved. Germany of the law of nations.

eupervision of one European en- The large oil companies are multiplicity of supply systome A Djoulia measge says tho Tarkish Consul, Rahi Bay, leading bos transgressed batli the rules of 70 Askarie, attacked the American Mission at Ourmia, sheltering war and the dictates of common businces to interfere officially in these would be linked up with a over China. Possibly the im

It may not have been our gineer. In the course of time busily extending their market all A dicoassion followed, in which the Chairman, Mr. Williams, Mr. 15,000 Christian people. The Orthodox Bishop Maralis and other humanity in the further announce behalf of Belgium, though such a large turbine driven st. tion and mediate developmentainland will Graham and the lecturer took fathers were outraged and sustained bad treatment. The Mission ment that "overy enemy merchant course might have been morally the building use I na sab-stations. be brought about by the use of part. Mr. Williams in partienlar has asked Russian troops for protection.

ship found in this war zone will justified. But it is our business to be destroyed, even if it is impos-protect our own rights and the bable that, even with long trans. The use of coal ialand is not

If water power is used it is pro- oil engines or water turbines. spoke of the necessity of seeing

that the Chiness investor: ible dangers sonerating plaat was given & threatenthocrew and passengere should be told at once by every make big profits if it eld energy future. Even in South China fair, straight deal and also ange One of the first obligations reating central Government that this at 8 cents a gait. upon the captors of a merchant ontrage is intolerable, An Ad-

it is necessary to use Japanese coal gested that something might be General Conclusions.

and the price seems to be about done with the committee formed at La Boiselle., and blew up a.Germsa éablerranean gallery abip is to provide for the safety ministration which was so quick |

After two years of study of the $10 (one pound) per too. The of a standardisation of electrical in Shanghai towards the securing of the non-combatants on board. to guard the profits of American subject, the writer has the impres-fael problem is one that will Boissons Cathedral was hit by 27 shells. Contrary to German No nation in modern times bas exporters must be equally quick sion that at present the demand be solved easily, when the Chin-supplies. allegations, the cathedral was not a military observatory. The hitherto disregarded it. In setting to guard the lives of American for electrical apparatus, in China ere begin to properly develop bombardment of Rheims was resumed and continued on Sunday. ench an evil procedent, the Ger- travellers,

is all on a comparatively small their own natural resources, At man Admiralty is guilty of little

rosle. Shanghai is the one great present it is serious, but it does less than an act of piracy.

exception, Commercial men in. seem to be a fact that the Chinese The issue thus raised is as'im-

Britain might possibly be posstore willing to pay for electric In the Vosges, we retook Little Reichskerkopf loat the day portant to neutrals as to belliger- Death of Archbishop Bagshawe. mistic about the outlook, as they lighting, and so the price of fuel

Bijon Theatre 9.16 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p., before and counter-attacked to retake Great Roiobakerkopf, ents. Indeed, the order expressly

read these figurer, but there are is not so vital as at first might The German announcement that a group of houses has been makes it so. Under the pretext Archbishop Bagabave, who for two or three factors to be remem seem to be the case. The elcot-

TO-MORROW DE lost by the British troops at St. Eloi is entirely false. Nothing of that British ships have misused many years was Roman Catholic bered which may make them rical engineer has

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. to compete only Victoria Theatre-9.16 p.m. this sort has happened up to now.

neutral flage-a discovery that Bishop of Nottingham, died on take a rather more rosy view of with auch crude illaminants as Chion Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., appears to be the exolusive pro- Feb. 6 at Isleworth, Archbishop the fature prospects in China, the osadle and oil lamp. General Meeting-con perty of Berlin-acutral ships Bagshawe was one of the fow (1) There is a great desire, The question of standardisa Wednesday, March 31. are declared to be in danger, on survivors of those who were as among all classes of the Chinese tion of supply systems is maoli The Hongkong and Whampos the ground that they may be the sociated with Misa Florence to have electric light, and ex- too large a matter to deal with Dook Co., Ltd., ordinary annusl object of attacks meant for enemy Nightingale in her work daring perience in and around Hong in this paper, but it might meeting of shareholders-11 a.m. ships. In other words, this now the Orimes. Archbishop Bag kong seems to prove that they well form the subject of a Hongkong Rope Manufacturing kind of warfare is to be carried shawe was one of the first chap- are quite willing to use and pay contribution to this local seo Co., Ltd, ordinary annual meet- on indiscriminately. The German lains to leave for the Crimea. for it, at even extravagant prices. tion later on. At present Honging of shareholders-noon,

March 23.

On the 21st, we retook a few lines of trenches lost the day

before north of

* In Argonne, we blew up three mines and carried a trench, a German attack being ropulsed with very heavy losses for the onemyy

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