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April 3 1915,

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TREATMENT OF SUBMARINE PRISONERS.

GERMANY'S LATEST THREAT;

SIR EDWARD GREY'S REply.

Austria Tired of War.

SAID TO BE SEEKING SEPARATE PEACE,

(Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph.”]'

Another German Threat.

April, 2, 8.10 p.m. The Press Bureau announces that the American Embassy, on behalf of Germany, has transmitted to Sir Edward Grey's com- munication from Germany inquiring if submarine prisoners were treated wores than other prisoners, threatening, if it were so, that British officer prisoners will receive corresponding harsher treat- ment for each submarine prisoner,

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Sir Edward Gray replied that submarine prisonera were placed in the Naval Detention Barracks, in view of the necessity for their segregation' from other, prisoners. They, we e trasted forged with humanity and. were Aubjected to no labour.

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allowed exercisa, provided German booke and wore better fed and clothed than British pri soners of equal rank. But submarine orews who have been engaged in wantonly killing non-combatants and sinking neutral vessela cannot be regarded as honourable opponents, but rather as persone who, at the orders of their Government, committed sots against the laws of nations and humanity. Tae reply concludes that more than one thousand members of the German Navy have been rescued, sometimes in the face of danger and sometimes to the prejudice of naval operations. There is no case, however, of the Germans res- quing a single member of the British Navy.

Martial Law In Indo-China,

April, 2, 4.25 p.m. Reuters correspondent at Saigon reports that martial law has been proclaimed in Cochin-China and Tonkin.

British Warships Bombord Zeebrugge.

April, 2, 4.25 p.m.. Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that the Handelsblad states that British warships on Wednesday night heavi ly bombarded Zeebrugge and the adjoning aviation camp. Several explosions were heard, The German batteries replied.

British sirmen on Thursday morning reconnoitered the coast to

the results of the bombardment.

Austria. Reported to Have Applied for Peace.

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April, 2, 4.25 p.m. The Petrograd Russliceslovo saya Austria has secretly approach- ed Russia with a view to a separate peace.

Seizures on Steamers.

April, 2, 4.25 p.m. Reuter'e correspondent at Toulon reports that during the past week Allied cruisers seized on board various ships, over two thousand five hundred packets of German origin. Five steamers were taken into port to discharge gcods of German origin or destination.

German Mission Refured..

Bread and Potatoes in Germany.

April 2, 425 p.m: A circular from the German minister of agriculture states the atcoks of available grain are so well regulated that there will be a good supply of bread until the next harvest and it would be the same with potatoes if the supply were husbanded.

Further Casunities.

April 2, 6.30 a.m. Unofficially reported killed: E. Kingston, Royal Engineers; J. F. Bill, South Wales Borderers.

Military Appolatments,

April 1, 10.40 p.m. The Gazette announces the following appointment : Major Generals. Brigadier Generale G. F. Ellison and H. G. Smith.

Director of Artillery-Brigadier General 8. S. Long.

French 'Reports.

(Havas Telegram.).

March 31.

Yesterday our artillery was very active on several points. We carried a trench in Le Prete wood, capturing a German post situat ed west of Pont-a-Mousson,

Today no change is reported.

An official message says:-Off Dieppe, a French warship be longing to the second small squadron chased a German submarine and rammed the same when emerging.

German submarine U 28 sank yesterday, off the Scilly Islands, the British steamer Flaminian; the orew has been rescued by a Danish steamer. *"

Petrograd-In the Caucasus, Russian troops occupied Artain, throwing the Turkish troops eastward. The left wing is engaged on the Sary kamysh front.

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

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

British Casualties.

April 1, 8:50 p.m. The latest casualty-list contains the following names:- Killed-H. D. Payne, Second-Lieut. E. Marphy (Worcestere). Died of Wounds:-H. L. Mackintosh, A. C. Walsh, E. May (Dorsets);"

Wounded-T. H. Little, G. W. Morgan, E. Stratford, J. G. Gregory, H. Hussey (Somersets).

Prisoners of War:-M. Chideon, T. E. Davies, G. N. Bamphreys (Flying Corps), G. Mapplebeck, D. Sanders,

Great German Losses,

April 1, 1.30 p.m." The New York Associated Press correspondent at the French Headquarters gives a brilliant description of the French front. He says that eleven thousand German dead have been taken from the

How the French Fight,

The Russian Progress.""

"April 2, 3.30 am. An official communique from Petrograd says:-Went of the Niemen we defeated the Germans in the region of Krasna and west of Simno and are pursuing them.

Latest pradaos quotations aro given to-day.

Martial law has been pro laimed in Cochin-China and

Our cffensive in the Carpathians has been attended by the mcat substantial results. The troops, wading waist high in the Tonking. snow, climbing the steepest precipices, fighting their way stabboru- ly through foresta defended by wire entanglements, dislodged the Austrians step by step from their trenches, and captured a series of fortified heights along the principsi obain of the Beskid Mountains.

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We also drove the Austrians out of their positions in the direction of Lateviska, dispite a violent fire and deep snow.

We captured 5,680 prisoners, four gone, and fourteen machine- guns in the Carpathians on March 30.

Several Austrian battalions holding a fortified position were surrounded and partly exterminated on March 30, when 1,500 survivora surrendered.

Enemy Attack Abandoned.

April 2, 8 p.m.

A Paria communique states :- We destroyed by mines several of the enemy's trenches south- ward of Peronne.“

The German attack in Argoane has stopped short,

ọ General Botha's Advance,

April 2, 4.10 p.m. General Butha's forces has cocupied the important ceaire Aus, which is situate at the end of a long streich of waterless desert at the entrance to the verdant interior. Operations therefrom will be greatly facilitated if the German forces evacuate Aus, because the flank's line of retreat will be threatened.

30 Bombs Dropped,

April 2, 6 p.m. Franch and Belgian aviators dropped 30 bombs on the aviation camp at Handzeme.

Three Trawlers Sunk

April 2, 410 p.m. The German submarine 10-sank, to-day the trawlers Jason and Gloxinia off Shields. The submarine took the crews aboard. The submarine afterwards transferred, the crews to another fabing-boat ni sank the trawler Nellie, the orew of the latter escaping in a boat.

Steamer Sunk

April 2, 7.50 a.m.

A message from Lisbon says the U28 mok the British steamer South Point 80 miles from Cape Finisterre,

The orew of 36 were brought to Lisbon by a British steamer.

In the Dardanelles.

April 2, 8.55 8.m.

A cable from Athene states that several of the Allies ships con- tinge an intermittent bombardment of the Dardanelles solely for the purpose of protecting the mine-sweepers in their operations and of preventing the Tarks from repairing their batteries..

The aviators of the Allied forces, also, continue their recon- naissnces.

Heavy Fighting.

April 2, 8.55 8.m. Heavy fighting continues along the Year front, and numerous wounded are arriving at Ostend, Brages, Torhout, and Kortyrk,

Norwegian Barque Torpedoed.

April 2, 8.55 a.m, An Amsterdam cable states that a German submarine torpedoed Norwegian barque in the North Sea. Eleven of the crew were taken to the Book of Holland.

Oilship Captured and Released,

Aviators Busy..

April 1, 8.60 p.m.

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trenches won by the French during twenty days' fighting in A British warship has brought a large oil-ship to Newhaven, Champagne. The German wastage is as two to one compared with bearing a neutral name but manned mainly by Germans. The the French, because the Germans, tried to regain the lost ground by Captain is unable to produce papers, and it is suspected that this repeated counter-atizo carried out with obstinate courage. These supply-ship for the German submarines.

April 2, 12.20 am.. counter-attacks werecupported by relatively inadequate artillery.

The captured oilship has been released after an investigation The French artillery, numerous and concentrated, gabdues the which proved satisfactory. The crew were Datoh. German guns, tears up sections of the enemy's trenches and then suddenly ceases, while the French infantry dash forward a hand-to- hand struggle ensning Then the guns speak again, and fing barriers of bursting shells behind the German front line an order to duels at various points along the front. We cosupied the village A Paria evening communique says:-There have been artillery prevent the enemy's receives from coming up to sport their of Feyenhsye, in Woevre, and repulsed several counter-attacks, comrades until the new occupants of the captured trench have had An airman named Garros was brought down by machine-gun time to prepare themselves to resist assaults.

fire south of Dixmude, The French employ such qus of new artiller that they An aviator to Navarre brought down a German aeroplane by are able to combine and concentre fire in an unprecedented way. rifle fire on the Aisce, and thus to dominate their adversarien position seemingly at any time and place, Lon

A Touching Scene;

The correspondent witnessed a review of the troops by General Joffre in Champagne. They were drawn up in a drizzle and standing in front of the massed battalions were a few men about to receive decorations. Sixty-four buglers sounded the salute as the General esme on to the field. General Joffre pinned the decorations on the breasts of the recipients. After attaching a medal to the breast of one youthful privete, the General kissed him on both cheeks. The lad remained standing strictly to attention while the tears ran down his cheeks,

Men's Fine Condition.

April 2, 4.25 p.m. Router's correspondent at Rome says the Tribung reports that the question of the German mission which arrived at Marsowail, and asked permission to proceed to Adiaabeba is now closed. The General Joffre afterwards talked with the correspondent and Goverment of Erythen objected to the mission's proposed journey said You see how these men Look after spending months in the on the ground that it was composed of officers going to the frontier trenches. They would be in the same fine condition if the definite of British Ethiophis for political purposes in connection with the

The mission persistently asked permission to continue the Journey or at logat to communictate with the Germam representative at Adisa bas bat as the refusal of the Italian Governa Hälätál z definite the mission finally abandoned its pla

result took years to sohisve.............

The review finished with a cavalry charge at full gallop, the apeters sounding the salute

General Joffre seemed in perfect health and very Fravely smiling to the men, who regard him soldier that France has had:

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April 1, 1.05 a,m.

We continue successfully to wage a mine warfare in the regions of Peronne, Chempague, and Argonne,

We captured three officers and 140 mon at Bois-le-Fretre, and repulsed all counter-attaoke,

which suffered severely,

The Germans attacked Parroy with a Landwehr battalion,

Handzaeme and on the railway junction at Lartemarok,

Belgian aviators threw bombs on the enemy's aviation camp at

Sunk Without Notice.

* April 1, 11:55 p.m. The Seven Seas, a vessel of 1,194 tona, bound from London to Liverpool, was torpedoed this afternoon, without warning, off Beachy Head, and eank in three minutes.

Officers, and the Chief Engineer.

desiroyer saved seven of the crew, the remaining eleven sing drowned

April 2, 4.10 a.m Among those drowned were the Captain, the First and Second Survivors state that there was no submarine. There was a rrible explosion and ship sank before a life bost could

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British aviators have bombard- ed Zsebraggo and the adjoining avaition camp.

Daring a three weeks' holiday by Sir Edward Grey, Mr. Asquith will act an Foreign Minister.

It is stated that Austria baa approached Russia with a view to the coñolus om n'a «eparate pesos.

It is afin du many quarters that the K.ng'e lead regsriling prohibition has solved the whole liquor problem.

The German Minister of Agriculture states that there will be a good supply of grain and potatoes till the next harvest.

Germany threatens harsher treatment for British prisoners if orews of eubmarines are being treated worse than other prisoners.

Sir Edward Grey says over 1,000 German, paval men have been resoned by the British, whereas no British naval men have been rescued by the Germans.

NEWS:

Further Notes on the Crisia appear on page 4.

General news and our Home sporte letter appear on page 3.

An interesting statement of what Germany wants appears on the Extrac

Last night's performance The Last Judgment" W88 great success.

Hongkong Twenty-five Tears. aga appeara under the heading

1890" on page 4.

"Our Contemporaries" appears on page 2, Commercial News on Page 9, and Log Book on page

Re-hearing,

Mr. Wood, on Thursday after. noon, commenced the rehearing of I the cage in which ten Chinese are charged with the theft of coal from

the Taikoo Dockyard. The rehear ing is in the nature of a transfer from Mr. Hazeland, who anticipat ad being unable to complete the case before he takes over the duties of acting Paire Judge, during the absence on short leave of Mr. Justice Gompertz.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoris Theatre 9.16 p.m.

TO MORROW. Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Tuesday, April 0.

Sale of Curios-G. P. Lam mert, Old Post Office 2.80 pm. Orgen Recital-St. Andrew' Church-9.15 p.m."

Wednesday, April Sale of Carios eta.-G., P. Lsm- Old Post Office-2.30 p.m.

Thursday, April 8.

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Sale of Curios sto.-G.P. Lam- mort, Old Post Office 2,30 p.m.

Saturday, April 102 Green Island Cement Co. Ltd. Annual General Meeting --noŋn. Monday April 12. Hongkong, los Co. Ltd. mestin