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The Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

April 1 1915,

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FRENCH WARSHIP RAMS A SUBMARINE.

GLASGO W STEAMER'S THRILLING EXPERIENCE

Further Scathing Comment on "Falaba" Outrage,

GERMAN] CAMP CAPTURED IN AFRICA,

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

Advance, Australia 1.

March 31, 0.25 p.m. Reuter's orrespondent at Melbourne states that the Premier of the Commonwealth has offered another contingent for the Front.

Another Submarine Probably Sunk,

March 31, 5.20 p.m. A Paris communique states that a French warship chased a German submarine of Dispps and shelled its periscope, which was Afterwards rammed.

The submarine disappeared and a quantity of oil was seen floating over the spot.

No Change.

March 31, 5.20 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Paris states that a communique says there is no change to report.

Dardanelles. Bombardment.

March 31, 1:40 pm. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that despatches from Constantinople report that the Allies have resumed the hom- bardment of the Dardanellos.

News From Libau,

March 31, 1.40 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Libaa anys fifteen houses have been hit during the German bombardment.

Russian Success in the Caucasus.

March 31, 1.40 p.m.

A Petrograd communique says the Russian campaign in the Caucasus is proceeding successfully..

The Russians are advancing from Borchka along the Oborok River and also from Ardanuch. They have defeated the enemy and occupied the town of Artvin, nor as the Chorok River, S.

A battle is proceeding on the Left Wing in the Sarykamyeh region

Japanese Military Mission In France,

March 31, 4.30 p.m. Renter's Paris correspondent states that a Japanese Military Mission has arrived at Bavre and been received by the British Base Commandant. It also visited the Belgian Premier.

German Camp Captured in Africa.

March 31, 4.30 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Capetown states that the 4th Mounted Brigade has captured a German camp at Platbeen, 50 miles north of Ukamas, with quantities of mpplies, eramunition and live-atook, (as well se twelve prisoners, Our casualties were one killed and two

wounded, while the enemy's were four killed and six wounded.

Glasgow Steamer's Clever Escape

March 31##55 The Glasgow steamer City of Cambridge has arrived at Liver pool.

She met a submarine off Bishop's Rook, bat by clever mancer. ing, Captain Fry, in command of the vessel, kept the German Batern and thus prevented her being torpedoed, but for half an hour shells, which emashed the boats, tore away plates and wrecked state-roome were fired at her.

The Germans failed to hit the bridge, and none of the officers was burt.

Finally, the submarine was compelled to desiat, the wind and waves being against him.

The escape was a splendid performance by a comparatively

Mr. Balfour at the Admiralty.

slow vessel.

March 31, 1.40 p.m. The Daily News states that the Right Hoo. Mr. A. J. Balfour has been given a room at the Admiralty.

To Avenge Falaba Outrage.

March 31, 1:40 p.m. The Secretary of the Mercantile Marin Association says that the Falaba outrage has aroused the determination of mercantile masters to avenge the death of Captain Davis. He adds that they demand guns to defend themselves.

Appeal for Arms.

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A ship master writes to the Frees appealing for arma, atsling that hitherto appeals have been without result.

Chased by Submarlac

The steamer Dunedin has arrived at Dablin after being chased for 18 hours by the submarine which sank the Falaba. The Dunedin started to rescue the Falaba victims when the submarine chased her,

German Troops. Movement of Gel

Many German troops have pa

March 31, 140.p Ghent going eastward,

700 Dead, Germans,

March 31, 1.40 p.m.

A Paris official statement says 100 German dead were counted

at Hartmann-Weilerkopf after the recent fighting

"The Trade Prepared to Make Sacrifices.

March 31, 12.35 p.m.

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Mr. Johnson, Chairman of an Association representing 13,000 Metropolitan licenosee, interviewed, stated that for patriotic reasons licence-holders were willing to make any necessary sacrifices for the publio good.

Sir Thomas Dewat anys the trade" wants to help the Govern- ment in every way possible. He appreciated the fact that great. sacrifices might be necessary.

American Denunciation of dermany,

March 31, 12.35 p.m.. The New York Globe says the Algerine pirates were humane compared to the Germans, but the Taited States should send war, ships to bombard them.

The Evening Sun saya that German prowess is akin to that of Captain Kidd and other flyers of the Jolly Roger." It adds that instead of terrifying the British, the Germans have provoked them to a burning resolution to force the war toan and bitter for Germany The Evening Post says it would be difficult to match such wickedness in history,

Torpedoed Ships: Admiralty? Angouncer (Official Telegram from the British Foreign Office.)".

March 29.

The Admiralty announces that the Brithh steamship Aguila was torpedoed off Pembroke on the 27th with the loss of 23 crew and 3 passengers, The British Steamship Tulala was torpedoed in St. George's Channel on March 28 and sank in 10 minutes. The ship carried a crew of 90 and 180 passengers, of om 140 survivors wero picked up. The Dutch steamship Amstel struck a mine in a German mine field off Flamborough on the 20 and sank, the orew being saved.

French Reports. (Hacas Telegram.)

Miroh 30, French Government Stouk now stands at Fr. 72.8530 Yesterday the enemy bombarded Nieuport, but did to military damage.

To-day the very effective range of our artillery drove the enemy away from Haudicourt (north-east of St. Mihiel).

BARLIER TELEOR

Inquest on Falab

Victims.

March 30, 7.50 p.m.. Latent soconuts show that 122 of those who were un board the steamer Falabs when she was torpedoed by a German submarine on Sunday afternoon Icat their Uza

At the inquest on the vice Chief Officer of the Falaba said the submarine when siga flying the Engh ensign. The torpetio was fired five minutes after tus falabs stormed. The. crew of the submarine were dressed in khaki.

The Coroner declared that it was undoubtedly a case of piracy, and murder but he thought the jory had hatter find a verdict of killed by a German torpedo." All hoped that the crims would be brought home.

A verdict and given sccordingly; - Admiration is expressed at the conduct of the passengers and orew and also of the trawler in saving so many lives.

March 31,5.30 a.m.-

It is learned that an American named Thrasher was a passenger on the Falabs and is missing.

Türkish Garrison Leaves-a. Fort.

March 31, 5.30 a.m.,

An official message received from Petrograd states that the Russian Black Sen deer approached the outer forts of the Bosphorus on Monday morning but was unable to bombard them owing to fog. * A small ship exchanged shots with a Turkish destroyer, which, however, flad into the Bosphorus after the first shots were fired.

It is unofficully stated that Russian airmen have ascertained that Sunday's bombardment of the Bosphorus damaged the forte of Elmas and Kilia and that the garrison at Elmas has fed.

Germáns, Active in the Baltic.

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March 31, 4:50 a.m.** An official report from Petrograd states That German warships on Sunday evening: Bombarded the town of Libaa, on the Baltic, killing one civilian.

Large Russian Captures in the Carpathians.

March 31, 4.50 a.m.

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Baron Bothschild in desd Latest Home produce prices ar

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Aust hand fed to dopp another contingent, pre

The Allies have resumed the bombardment of the Dardaneller

A French worship has chased and rammed a German submarine off Dieppe.

The Ellermal ener

has sunk off the Boilly Isles no live bump lost.

The Russian campaign is ceeding 2200sfully in the Can cande

The 4th Mounted Brigade has Captured a German camp at Ph been, in Africa.

Mr.A. J. Balfour is stated to have been given a room in the Admiralty

Tthis announced of Mreg Henry George Keene the Anglo Indian historian,

Seven, hundred German dead were mounted at Harimans. Weis Terkopf after the recent ighting

The Glasgow steamer. Cimbridge bao arriveč Liverpool after being shelled a submarine.

A Japanese Military Mission has arrived atlayre and beef, received b maïdent..

British mercantile masters are

defend themselves from sub- marines.

The Russian movement in the Carpathians continues success-demanding guns with which to fully, sage an official report from Petrograd.

Forified heights between Bartfeld and Uziok were captured on Sunday by the Russians, who took five thousand foar hundred and sixty prisoners and twenty-six guns and mitrailleuses.

An Austrian communique states that irong Russian forces, including some of the besieging army from Przemyal, continue on the cffensive in the vicinity of Laplow and Uzsok passes.

Abortive Zeppelin Raid."

March 31, 12.35 p.m. Two Zeppelins were sighted off the Danish coast on Monday fying westwards,

They returned in the evening, driven by a snowstorm, and one of them descended immediately it had crossed the frontier. It is reported to be badly damaged,

Rotterdam reports that the Allied aeroplanes attacked a German captive balloon st Zeebrugge.

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Four Germau aeroplanes started in pursuit and a fight ensued in whion a German Taube was brought down and two airmen killed. The cthers were driven off and-bombarded by the British squadron which is engaged in bombarding Zeebrugge.

Large Capture of Hungarian Nobility,

* March 31, 12:35 v.m.. The prisoners from Przemy who have arrived at Kieff include 472 officers, all Hungarian noblea

The Political Position in Turkey.

* March 31, 12.35 pm.

ffecting the Turkish aray.

A message from Tenedos states that Tacarcity of food is dis-i

A party to revolt against the Young Tarka bas bion formed,

Praise for the Canadian Contingent.si

Marob 30, 10.15 p.m.

A message from Renter's correspondent at Ottawa states that Field Marshal Sir John French has written to HRH the Dake of Connaught, Governor General of Canada, stating that the qualities of the Canadian Contingent at the front have made the highest Impression.

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British and German Finance.

March 30, 10.15 p.m. Applications for fifteen millions sterling of six months Treasury Bille totalled thirty-eight millions sterling at an average rate of £2 138. 11d...

"An Amsterdam message reports that it is stated that Germant second War Loud amounts to 453 millions sterling. There are two On Sunday last, President Poinoare visited the ground, which and a half million subscribers of whom over one and a half million had been conquered in Champagne and Argonne. He congratulated are small people who subscribed only forty-six millions. the troops on their success and found them in a very hearts and The great bulk of the loan has been obtained from banks and cheerful spirit, well trained and confident of victory in the end. savings banks, doubtless by the same compulsory system as formerly

Petrograd:-During the bombardment of the Bosphorous fats,

Liquor and Munition Production.

March 30, 10-15 p.m. a bomb exploded and destroyed a battery in Eimar Fort. "The pe garrison fled from the scene, almost maddened.

Mr. Lloyd George's demand that the production of munitions The French Senate has passed a vote regarding advances to of war be unhampered by drunkenness is fading support the amount of 1,350 millions of francs to be granted to Allied everywhere. friendly countries-Servia, Belgiam, Greece and Montenegro.

General von Kluck has been wounded by shrapnel whil nspecting an advanced trench.

telograms arriving too late for insertion on this

they will be found on the Extra:]

Desperate Fighting In Argonase

Maroh 30, 32.40 a.m.

A Paria ovoning communique says that there has been oan. noading from the sea to Champagne; there has also been desperate, though indecisive fighting in Argonne. The enemy shelled Fort. Doumont, north of Verdun, but their batteries were immediately

lored.

Ve captured a line of trenches, and a hundred prisoners at

Pretre, and a German post west of Ports-Mousson,

March 31, 12.35 p.m. Andystorme prevail in no

Telegrams indicate that Britial licence-bolders. are prepared to make any necessary sacrifice for the public good,

NEWS.

"The Langkat output for March

was 7,608 tons,

The rainfall for the past month is given to-day.

Further Notes on the Crimin appear on page 4..

The programme for Easter Monday's yachting will be found elsewhere."

Subscriptions to the Prince of Wales' Fund in Hongkong now total $271,010.12. -

Elsewhere will be found the programme for the coming Olympic Games at Shanghai,

The reports of the Green Island, Cement Lo. and the Hongkong Ice Co. are given to day,

The final order of the Prize Court concerning the 0.8. Hansmetal in givan to-day.

General news and an article headed "Japanese Troops in Shanghai" appear on page 3.

"Our Contemporaries" appeara on page 2, Commercial News on page

and Log Book on page 6.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY!

Bijon Theatre 9.15

p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW,

Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.br. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Spohr's "Last Judgment" St. John's Cathedral—9.15/

Tuesday, April 6. Sale of Curios-G. P. Lam mert, Old Post Ofice-2.30

Organ Recital-St Andrew Church-9.16 p.m.

Wednesday Sale of Curios etoGP. mert old