1915-03-25 — Page 1

The Bongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

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WEATHER FORECAST

OVER CAST Barometer 3011

March 25 1915,

Temperature 6 a.m; 62,

p.m.

Humidity.

March 25, 1914

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日拾初月二

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR

THURSDAY, MARCH 25, ∙1915.

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TO-DAY'S

WAR TELEGRAMS,

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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.

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TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED,

BRITISH AVIATORS BUSY.

AIRMEN'S DARING FEAT.

"Bombs Dropped on Submarine Wo ks.

MORE CAPTURES BY THE ALLIES.

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

Successful British Air Attack.

French Report on Aviation Feats, (Official Telegram from the French Government, via Peking,). March 24.4 We hold, north of Arras, all the tranches which have been contested for several days, with the exception of only ten metres, which the termans still hold,

The enemy bombarded Albert hospital, killing five aged people. German aviators bombarded Rheims, three persons being killed. A Zeppelin bombarded Villera Cotteret, doing no damage. Slight progrees has been experienced in Champagne and also in Argonne, where two German attraks were totally repulsed. At Eparges five German counter-attaoka also failed.

French airmen, replying to the Zeppelin's raid, bombarded, on the 21st and 22nd, about twenty stations or military positions be- longing to the enemy-notably at Roye, Cornsy and Fribourg,

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

EARLIER - TELEGRAMS,

Normal Conditions Restored in Singapore.

March 23, 9.35 p.m. The Press Bureau announces that all messages received since the last notification show the restoration of normal conditions in Singapore. All, except eleven, of the rebels have been captured, while five of the rioters have been court-martialied and shot, and

Daring the riot seventeen. German prisoners escaped, of whom six-were re-captured. The conduct of the remainder was exemplary.

March 24,.6.10 p.m. The Admiralty has issued the report from Rear Commandar Longmore of a successful sir attack made to-day by the Dankick squadron os Hoboken, near Antwerp. Two seroplanes were comothera sentenced to terms of imprisonment, pelled to return on account of thick weather.

Submarine Works Bombed by Our Alrmen.

Flight Comman ler Meates descended in Holland se hie engine gave trouble, bat Squadron Commander Courtney and Flight Lieutenant Rosher reached their objective, planing down to a thousand feet. They dropped four bombieach on submarines under constraction, and it is believed that considerable damage was done to the works. Two subarine works were observed to be on fire. Five submarines were on the alips.

Attacking under Difficulties,

The aeroplaniste experienced considerable diffsulty in finding their way through the mist, and were subjected to heavy gan-fire: while they were delivering their attack.

Belgians' Progress."

March 24, 4.40 p.m. A Paris communique saya a Belgian division has progressed on the right bank of the Year, while another captured a tranch on the left bank.

Allies Capture A Second Line of Trenches.

The communique continues:We captured a second line of frenches at Hartmann Weiler, our troops organising themselves on the farther side of the second line, within a very short distance of the summit. We captured prisoner, including officere,

Allies Successes-A Recapitulation.

(Havas Telegram,)

Surrendered Unconditionally,

March 24, 4.30 a.. A Petrograd communique states that Przemyal surrendered unconditionally.

The Russian detachment which reconnoitred towarda Mamel, Eastern Prussia, ha retired to Russian territory.

"The Raasian forces in the Carpathians, progressing on the front from the Daala Pase to the Upper San, have osptured threa thousand five hundred prisoners.

All Quiet.

March 23, 8.16 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Joba French, in his bulletin, states that all is galet, except for occasional German artillery fire, the damage resulting from which is not commensurate with the amount of ammunition expended.

Killed Three Women and Four Civilians.

wonted activity during the favourable weather, but have only suc. The enemy's airmes, continues the balletin, have exhibited na- ceeded in killing three women and four civilians. They flew at such a great height that they were unable to sim. This procedura is a great tribute to the British airman, as it has been adopted in order to incresss the chances of the German airmen escaping pursuit,

Sir John French's Optimism.

March 23,8 15 p.m. Beaters correspondent in Paris saya that Field Marshal Sir John Frenob, in the course of an interview, emphasised the fact that he did not believe in a protracted war. He spoke favourably of the whole situation and laid emphasis on the great importance of continual large supplies of munitions.

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The Field Marshal concluded by saying I am convinced March 23, Yesterday, at Notre Dame de Lorette, we held all the conquered that the end of these hard months of war, defaite victory awaite trenches. Fieros counter-attacks delivered by the Germans at Eparges (a formidable position of the utmost importance) totally failed,

with

French aeroplanes bombarded numerous Geman positione

success.

In the afternoon a Zeppelin dropped bombe on Villers Cotteret, To-day the enemy again bombarded Rheims. We progressed in Champagne. Two violent attacks against Bagatelle, in Argonne, were repulsed with very heavy losses for the Germans,

Przemysl surrendered with a 100,000 prisoners and liberated 150,000 men.

The Dacia Commissioners who met for the account of the Court of Enquiry concerning the steamer Dacis, confirmed the validity of the

The Prime Court pronounced judgment with a verdict of two

Thontbek dolar.

Fighting Near Suez,

March 23, 10.20 p.m. discovered a party of the enemy near El Kabri, opposite Sues, and The Press Burean announces that, at dawa yesterday, patrols

Aeroplanes, making a reconnaisance, estimated the numbers of shots were exchanged. the enemy at one thousand, composed of infantry and artillery and The guns at El Kubri opened on the enemy, who retired and enosmped eight miles away, eastward of the Canal.

Edemy in Full Retreat

a few cavalry,

Early to-day, a force under Major General Sir G. husband, K.O.LE., C.B., attacked and routed the enemy. now in full retreat, expl

A prisoner, who was captured daring the fighting, saya the force marched for twelve daya direct from Bir-el-Saba included General Von Traumer and three ofker Go

The surrender Przemysl was ex-unconditional.

The Przemysl Prisoners.

March 23, 9.5 p.m. According to Rooter'a correspondent at Petrograd the commander of Przemysl reports that the total number of priecuers taken by the Russians is:--Generale 0, staff officers 93, officers 2,500, men 117,000,

Many guns and other booty were also taken by the Russians.

Original Caritson of Przemysl,

March 23, 11,10pm.

A further Caspatah from Petrograd nanounces that the Garrison of Przemysl originally consisted of 170,000 officers and men, of whom 49,000 were killed during the siege...

The prisoners included twenty thousand wounded.

"Austria's Sad Plight."

March 23, 10.20 p.m.

Reuter's correspondent in Rome states that the fall of Przemysl has created a tremendous impression in Italy.

It is estimated that this great success will liberate 150,000 Russian troope. The feeling prevaile that, unless Berlin or Vienna immediately rashes reinforcements to the Galician front, Austria's sad plight will be rapidly aggravated.

More Reverses for the Germans.

March 24, 11 p.m. -

A. Parie evening communique says:-A German trenob has been demolished and captured at Garency, north-west of Arras. Oar artillery obecked an attempt to bombard Soissons,

The enemy sprayed burning liquid into a trench at Vauquois, causing the defendera to withdraw for fifteen yards."

Two German attacke at Eparges were repulsed. The French bave captured a line of trenches and a blockbouse at Hartman Weilerkopf.

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India Papers.

El Kubri, opposite Suez,

Shota bave been exchanged at

The Frers Bureau atates that all is now cormal at Singapore.

Britiek aviatora have made a raid on the German submarine works at Hoboken."

The enemy are in fall retreat from El Kabri, pursued by a foros under Sir G. J. Young busband.

Sir John French has spoken mont optimistically in an inter view. He does not believe in a protracted war.

burning liquid against the Allies, The Germans hava again used who merely withdrew for a spacs of fifteen yarde:

The original garrison of Przemyel appears to have con eisted of 170,000 officers and men. The Russians have taken prisoner generals, 93 Staff officere, 2,500 officers and 117,000

meu.

NEWS.

General Newaappear on page o. Further Notes on the Crisis appear on page 4.

Mr. H. P. White left London for Hongkong on March 6,

The annual meeting of the China Fire Insurance Company ook place to-day.

The master of a steam launch Was fined $250 to day for carry- ing excess passengers,

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

altered his course, went fall speed ahead towards the periscope and rammed the submarine.

The Mercantile Marine Service The Haghe, Fabraṛry 26— Association, on behalf of the March 4: On the west of the masters and officere of the mer Narew river in Poland the Gar chant "service, have been nego mans are in full retreat. In tiating with the Government for some places, indeed, their retire- a soheme granting compensation ment has developed into a wild steamer near Beachy Head had they may have sustained, owing and especially of the cfficers, in when it was observed. The cap- in respect of personal injuries flight. The quality of the troops, only ite periscope above water to the war. The Association is described as very inferior. A tain of the steamer immediately now in position to announce newly-formed corps composed of that the following scale of com- young recruits was almost entire pensation has been granted:- Is annihilated. The defeat suffer

(a) Where death and perman-ed by the Germans near Prasnyez The mail service between ent total disablement result from is the most severe they have so Holland and England and France the injury, £500 in the case of for sustained. he losses of the is being maintained with rega the meater, £400 in the case of Frussian army now total 1,102,larity in both directions. There has the chief engineer or chief 000 men. The Times Petrograd been no laterruption of shipping cfficer, £300 in the case of other correspondent confirms that the between Norway and England. semen; but no compensation is German troops are retreating The holding up of the Dicia by payable on a death when the along the whole East Prussian French cruiser greatly simplifies deceased wan leaves no depend-front. Of the 15 to 18 army corps the whole matter since the French ente wholly or partially depend- with which the Garcons com- prize law does not retfognize the ent on his earnings.menced operations on February transfer of a ship to the register

1 ditablement results from the remain,

(b) Where partial or tempor-17, probably little over one half of a central State.

The value of the copper which injury, an allowance of £1 a week, The British and French press it was attemped to smuggle into but if the disablement lasts for publish lengthy articles on the Germ ny and which hee bean garded as permanent, and the bombardment, which they des Rotterdam amounts to 100,000 more than a year it is to be re-significates of the Dardanelles seized by the authorities at injured men is to be paid half the cribe as a direct reply to Ger- guilders, Krupp banking and amount that would have been many's blockade action and the armamente families have each payable in the event of his death, German saccess in East Prussia, subscribed for 30 million marks lees the amount actually paid in The Anglo-Freach aotion must be of the now German, war-loan. weekly allowance. The agree-continued at any price, since, if The number of factory workers ment covers the persona employ-successful, it will not only involve who will ere lang be out of em ed or engaged in any capacity in immenfe advantages for Rassia, ployment in Germany owing to any ships in the Association, bat bat will alter the whole trend of shortage of raw material is Do compensation is payable under the war materially in the Allies estimated at 8 millions. the agreement.

favour. The course of events in The 500 Chinese who were ex- (1) For any injury for which the East is being closely watched pelled from Germany are to be compensation is payable under by Italy. The Tarks have consent back to China vis Austria the Workmen's Compensation centrated an army consisting of Hungary. Act of 1900, or for which the the elite of their troops along the damages member is legally liable in Sea of Marmoro, Germany is

said to have despatched aub

entitled to receive compensation with a view to soling in the (2) Where the seamanis, at the marine in sections to Austria, time of the injury, a servant of or where they will be put together from the Crown Mediterranean

the ship is within an eres of the Harwich line, has arrived at the If the injury takes place where The steamer Wrescham, of the

sea or port on any voyage the book of Holland after being entry or starting from which is a pursued by a German submarine breach of any instructions iven right up to the neighbourhood of by the Admiralty, the compense- the as bip. A Swedish

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be forfeited in

in the case of any seam

responsible for or

DON'T FORGET!

TO-DAY

Bijou Theatre 9.16 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.16 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

March 31