The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1915" by the Proprietor.
April 8. 1915,
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日四廿月二
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
April 8, 1914
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THE PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH,
BRITISH PROTEST TÓ U. S, GOVERNMENT.
Serious Allegations Concerning Facilities for Improving Vessel's Speed.
GERMANY ADMITS LOSS OF A SUBMARINE
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(Reuter's Service to The Telegraph."1
German Acknowledgement.
April 7, 7.55 p.m. The German Admiralty acknowledges the loss of submarine U29
Progress In Africa.
April 7, 7.55 p.m, Bouter' Capetown.correspondent states that the Union forces, advancing along the railway from Warmbad, have occupied Kalk- fontein and Kamas, without opposition.
to-day.
The Drink Questión At Home.
April 7, 1.10 p.m. It is understand that the Cabinet discusses the drink question Since the King's lead, the idea of total probibition has not been seriously entertained but the hope is expressed that voluntary abstinence, coupled with further restriction of bours, will help the authorities to increase the output of munitions.
The papers contain announcements that the employees of some of the big firme are voluntarily taking the pledge. One important oity olub has suppressed the sale of alcohol. The Rev. F. B. Meyer has prepared a pledge for the Free Churches. A number of Liberal members of the House of Commone is canvassing in favour of drastic restrictions over the sale of spirits, and the compulsory lowering of the alcoholic standard of beer.
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Britain's Serious Allegations Against the U. S. Government..
April 7, 1.10 p.m. "The Morning Post's Washington correspondent says that the British Government has protested against the treatment accorded to the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, whereby she has been enabled to increase her effectiveness, .
When she arrived at Newport News she was ses-worthy and able to reach the nearest German port.
The American Government permitted her to scrape her hall, and take in new boiler-tabas, thus increasing her speed by two or three knots.
Britain has also protested against the length of time accorded for repairs, thus immobilising the British cruisers,
Belgians Carry Position.
April 7,5 p.m.
A Paris communique states:- "A German detachment with three machine guns succeeded in getting on the left bank of the Yeer, but the Belgiana attacked them and carried the position.
Purther Captures..
A French attask direct on Etain oaptured Hills 219 and 221, Also farms at Hautbois and Opital, eastward of Verdun,
We gained ground at Eparges, maintained the gains and took prisoners, including three officers.
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We made fresh progress in Bois d'Ailly and Bois Brule, and defeated sil counter-attacke
French Reports.
(Havas Telegram.)
April 6. French Government Stock now stands at. Fr. 73.00. Yesterday we progrested south-east of St. Mihiel and north- east of Regneville,
To-day. we accentuated our progress. Petrograd-During the lively fighting which took place in the Bartfeld and Czernowitch regions, Russians troops took 3,000 | prisoners, occupying Teisna station.
American Allegations of Supplies from Neutral Ports.
April 7, 2.55 am, Renter's correspondent in Washington states that the Collector of Custome in New York, having alleged that British cruisers were coaling and obtaining supplies from vessels leaving New York, the Rice, British Ambassador to the United States, that no supplies Admiral of the British Atlantic Flest has informad Sir Ceoil Spring- whatever hava been obtained from American ports, as ample supplies frequently relieved, supplies were seldom sent. are procurable in Halifax and Barmuda, but as warships were
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice communicated the above to the State An unofficial Note says that Bulgaria denies responsibility on to take supplies from neutral ports.
Department, and added that British warships had been ordered not account" of the frontier incidents which have happened between Servian raiders and Servian soldiers on Servien territory,
[In the event of telegrams ärriving too late for Insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
Bulgaria's Reply to Servia's Note.
April 6, 9.35 p.m. Router is informed that the Bulgariao Note to Servia repudiates the Servisa version of the froutier içcident (au attack by irregulars, about a regimens strong, ou a military outpot) and declares that it. was solely due to the revolt of Socvian subjects of Tatkish nation- ality, who afterwards sought protection in Bulgarian territory.
Bulgarian soldiers tried to protect Servian posts and Bulgaria requests Servis to prevent firing on Bulgarian poate,
The Servian authorities say they do not desire to gaurrel with Bulgaria, but the latter must prevent dificulties for Servia being created in Bulgaria.
It is announced that among the dead raiders were Tarks and Austrione.
Committee to Deal With Mualtions,
April 7, 6.20 a.m.
Treasury Bills.
April 6, 9,35 p.m. « Applications for fifteen millions six months Treasury Bills totalled £4,430,000. Tenders at 98.7-9 were allotted at about one per cent. The average rate was 3/2/1.
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"The German Admiralty sok- nowledges the loss of submarine U29.
Germany has protested against the detention of the Odenwald at Puerto Rico.
the drink traffic is not seriously The idea of total prohibition of
entertained at Home.
At Eparges, the French have gained ground and taken prison- era, including three officers.
The French have occupied the village of Gussainville and the summits dominating the River Orna.
and 113,800 men have been sent Nina Generale, 2,307 officers ·
into the interior of Rumis fromm Przemysl
in water.
Statement by M, Venizelos on Neutrality.
April 6, 7.30 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Athens states that, according to the lished in the previoan reign, the Following the precedent estab- newspapers, H. Venizelos declares he did not proceed with any toast of the King may be drank attempts to arrive at an understanding with Bulgaris when ho learnt of the conclusion of an Austro-German loan to Bulgaria.
Some days later, the Entente Powers requested Greece to sexist Servia immediately, offering a guarantee against the Bulgarian danger by the despatch to Macedonia of one French and one British division.
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It was hie view and the opinion of the General Staff that the guarantee was insufficient, and Greece declined the proposal, since when the pourparlers ceased.
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The Toast of "The Klag" May be Honoured in Water," April 6, 7:30 pm. The ing" may be drank in water..
Following the precedent of the previous reign, the toast
Smyrna Again' Bombarded: Europeans Warned to Leave.
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A German detachment succasd- ed in getting on the left bank of the Yeer, but the Belgians carried the position in an attack,
A Berlin communique admits that the enemy has penetrated a portion of the German trenches on the heights of the Mouse,
German prisoners state that six German battalions were succes sively destroyed in the course of the recent attacks in Woevre..
A Berlin comunnique says the French have been particularly active in the Moselle country, attacking with strong forces and
April 7, 6.20 4.00 Reater's correspondent at Athens reports that the cuplain of steamer which has arrived there reports that the British were again bombarding the forts at Smyrna on Sunday. Scoplanes wares artillery dropping bombe on the forte,
The Vali of Sayran has ordered Europeans to leave the town.
American Trade Threatened,
April 7, 6.20 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Washington reports that a committee representing American textile manufacturers has told President Wilson that 400,000 operatives will be idle within sixty days unless'
way is found of getting dye-stoffa from Germany. The Press Barson reports that Eri Kitchener has appointed a The Cabinet discussed the matter, and it was explained that as committee to take the necessary steps to provide the additional the same raw material was used to make dyes as explosives it was Labour requisite to secure a completely adequate supply of hardly possible that Germany would consent to export.
munitions.
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Communications on the subject should be addressed to Mr. George Micaulay Booth.
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Austrians Retreating.
April, 7 5.20 p.m. A Petrograd official report reads: Our advance in the Carpathians continued on the 4th inat, along the whole front from
north of Bartfeld to Uzsok.
Our Singapore corresponde wires that the B.B. Glenroy is ashore on the Fallodan Hall Shoal, five miles north of the Horsburgh Light.
The British Government has protested to America against the treatment socorded to the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, whereby she han increased her effectiveness,
tween March 20 and April 3, Russians captured in the Or pathians, between Baligrod and
Uszok, 380 o hicera, 33,155 mea, 17 guns, and 101 machine guns.
The Times contends that instead of veating the control of the organisation of industry in ous man the Government has apparently resolved to entrust it to committees.
Mr. Booth interviewed, denies that he, as Mr. Lloyd George's Mot noticable progress was made in the region of Rostok German casualty lists to March business man, said his committee would deal in only guns, rifs Pase, near which we captured a very important sector of the 15 show that their losses of amount to:-Killed, and ammunition. Another committee had been dealing for the past principal chain, oar advance guards crossing to the southern sicpesficers
9.025 wounded and mining, few months with high explosives, and other matters, like clothing, and occupying the villages of Smolnik and Orosz Ruska, hospital arrangements, transport service would be dealt with The Austrian attempts to arrest our advance by chanter-attacks 21,351; out of a total peace. separately.
have been repulsed with heavy loss, the retreating Austrians strength of 52,005, burning their bridges and provision depots."
Six German Battalions Destroyed by the French.
April, 6, 12.40 s.m.
A Paris evaning communique states; A rainy day was marked by appreciable progress east of Verdun, where we copapier the village of Gassainville and sammita dominating the river Oras.
We progressed further south in the direction of Maizeray, and daptared more trenches at Ailly and Brale wood.
The prisonera alate that ex German battalions were successively destroyed in the course of our recent attacks,
In Woevre we captured the peak south-east of Hartmanna- weiller, and advanced beyond it, taking prisoners.
Przemysł Prisoners.
April 7, 4.5 a.m.
* A Potrograd official message reporta that all the prisoners have been removed from Przemysl. Nino Generale, 2,307 officers and 113,890 men have been sent into the interior of Russia.
The 6800 sick and wooded prisoners, who are unable to be removed, are kept in field hospitals and are being attended to by 229 captaret Antrian medical men,
The comparation of the booty is nos finished.
Up to the present, over 900 guns have been counted, and many serviceable depots of munitions are being discovered daily,
The Austrians threw many guns and fifise into the river Ban. These we are recovering,
A German Profest,
April 7, 4.5 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Washington reports that Germany has protested against the detention of the liner Odenwald at Puerto Rico. German Officers Try to Escaps at Maidenhead.
20 April 7, 4.5 x‚m. Some German officers imprisoned at Maidenhead made a clever
French Report Huge German Losses;
April 6, 7.30 p.m.
A French official Note atates that the German casualty lists up to the 15th of March show that the losses of officers amount to 9,025 killed, 21,301 wounded and missing, out of the total pence strength of 52,805, and these comprise 100 Generals,
Casualties.
April 6, 6.20 a.m. Unofficially Killed :-H. H. 8, Marsh, Royal Engineers.
Misleading Austrian Communiques.
April 7, 6.5.a.m.
A Patrograd official report states--Between March 20 and April 3, we captured, in the Carpathians, between Baligrod and Uzsok 380 officers, 33,155 mon, 17 guna, 101 machine guns,
The Austrian communiques have been trumpeting successes obviously with the intention of preventing popular disordera, but a communique published on the 3rd inst. admitted that the Austrians had been compelled to retreat á littlossna
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This "little" retreat really amounts to 16 miles, and comprises the whole of the region between Mesolsharcz and Uzsok.
There have been two brilliant Russian enccesses during the rast week, north-east of Oz rnowitz, and in the second, on the 4th inst., a Russian cavalry brigade, supported by infantry, stormed a Austrian praition destroyed two Honved battalions after s strong desperate bayonet fight and captured 1,000 prisoners,
Big Movement of French Forces.
April 6, 7,35 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam states that a Berlin communique emphasises that since yesterday the French have been particularly active in the Moselle country, attacking with strong forces and numerous artillery, eastward and northward of Verdun also, around Saint Mihiel, Apremont, Fliray, and Post & Mousson.
It admits that the enemy penetrated a portion of the German baving requested permission to do some gardening, they made tranches on the heights of the Meuse, and, that fieros fighting in extensive raised flower bed. It was discovered last those con- continuing, and concludes: Despite the severe losses, it must be ocaled a tunnel cased with wood, passing through the concrete posed the French, in view 02, the recent diftribation of forces, foundation of a brick wall
will continua ine stianka,ka
attempt to escape.
American texti e manufacturers has told President Wilson that 400,000 operatives will be thrown way is found of getting dye- out of work within 60 days unless stad from Germany.
NEWS,"
Farther Notes on the Orisin appear on page 4.40
Latest results in the H.K.0.0. tennis tournament are given
eral news and some in- teresting soldiers lettera appear on page 3,
"Our Contemporaries" appears on page 2, Commercial News On page 9, and Log Book on page 6.
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@TO-DAY. Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.16 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.10 p.m. Saturday, April 10. <) Green Island Cement Co. Ltd.— Annual General Meeting-noon.
St. Joseph's College Athletic Sports, Race Course-1 p.m.
Mestre. Charles Howitt and A. illips at the Theatre Royal Milestones
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