The Hongkong Telegraph
WEATHER FORECAST
OVERCAST Barometer 29.85
April 16, 1915,
(ESTABLISHED. 1881.) Copyright, 1915 by the Proprietor.
Temperature 6 a.m. 75 Humidity
p.m. 77
86.
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1915.
2887 日三初月套
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
THE SUBMARINE POLICY.
SQUABBLES IN HIGH QUARTERS IN BERLIN.
Fighting Along the Yser.
DREADFUL SLAUGHTER OF GERMAN TROOPS.
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
French Ascendancy Ever Increasing.........
A Paris commanique says that we have the advantage of local trench fighting in Argonne; out ascendancy here in ever inoressing, The Germans bombarded our positions as Lea Eparges, but did not attack"
Our latest progress at Bois d'Ailly made us maalers of a portion of the principal German trench, and north of this trench, a strip of ground 400 metres long by 100 metres deep.
We consolidated our latest gains in the region of Bois de Montmarie and Bois le Pretre.
. British Casualties..
April 15, 5 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Tennant annoaiced that the British casualties to April 11 were 139,347.
More Enemy Trenches Destroyed.
April 15, 5 p.m.
A Paris communique states:—At Avillors, near La Boinselle, our heavy artillery completely destruyed the enemy's trenches and shelters.
Captain and Crew to be Rewarded for Gallantry,
April 16, 1.5 p.m.
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool in the Town Hall on Monday next will present the captain and crew of the steamer City of Cambridge with £500, se an appreciation of their seamanship in escaping German submarine on March 28. The vessel was chased for two boare and constantly shelled, which caused considerable damage. Yet, thragh the speed was slow, they always got the submarine astern. The steamer twice went round the compass, manocavring,
French Reports.
(Havaa Telegram.)
April 14. French Government Stock now stands at Fr. 72.30. Yesterday and to-day were calm days; we bombarded military ahede at Vigneulle.
Petrograd-In the Carpathians, fighting is still proceeding vory hard; the, Ru-sinn troops have carried now heights in Qaszk direction, taking 2,700 poners and repulsing farious attacks and
counter-attacks on other fronta,
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The British destroyer Renard went at full speed ten miles up the Dardanelle Spraits without damage and the battleship Triumph, from the China Naval Station, destroyed a Türkish battery.
Before Peace Comes.
At an artistic matines given in Paria in honour of wounded soldiers, under the patronage of President Poincare, M. Viviani, the Fench Premier, paid a hearty tribute to the glorious soldiers who bad died for their country, and also to the wounded who were presente affirmed that France and her allies are ready to make all sacrifices, and that terms of peace will be looked for, only when. the agressors and invaders had been thrown back from B-Igiam, territorial unity restored, Praseian militarism broken and F
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this
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BARLIER TELEGRAMS.
The Prince of Wales Commended.
The following is the conclusion of the Field Marshal's report published yesterday-
April 16, 1914
'Iemperature 6 a.m. 70
D.m. 73
Humidity
88
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WAR TELEGRAMS,
Field Marshal French concludea; "The Prince of Wales is the bearer of this despatch. His Royal Highnese continues to make the moet satisfactory progress. He was on my staff as liaison officer at the battle of Neura Chapelle, and the reports of the Generals agree in commending his thoroughness. I myeolt was very favourably impressed with the quickness with which His Royal Highness has scquired knowledge on service and his deep interest in the welfare of the men, who greatly appreciate his visits. The Prince did duty for a time in the trenches with his battalion.”
The Field Marshal also warmly commends the untiring de votion of the Jishop of London for bis able and devoted assistance.
Lieutenant-General Sir William Robertson and many other names form the subject of a separate report..
Cotton Not Contraband.
SINGLE COFY 10 CENTS
$36 PER ANNUM-
TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN
CONDENSED.
The French ascendanoy in Argonne is ever incrensing.
Mejr F. A. Dickinson, of the D.O.L.I., has died of wounde.
Sir Rufus leanos' says there are 11,000 Jews serving with the Forcee,
B.M.S. Triumph is again parti- cipating in the bombardment in the Dardanelles.
the Yser show that the Allied Details of week-end fighting on lines advanced a mile.
A Zeppelin damaged by guns fire near Ypres landed in Belgium in a battered condition.
Sir John French speaks very highly of the conduct of
April 14, 7.10 p.m. that the military advantages of declaring cotton to be contraband of war were not sufficent to render such a step expedient.
In the House of Commons, the Hon. Neil Primrose announced Prince of Wales at the front the
"Promotions from the Ranks,
April 14, 7 10 p.m... In the House of Commons, Mr. H. J. Tennant (Parliamentary Under-Seo-etary to the War Office), said that since the beginning of the war there had been 1516 promotine from the ranke, and all were satisfactory.
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British Casualties.
April 14, 7 10 p.m. The following appear in the latest casualty lia e- Died of wounds: F. A. Dickinson, J. Wilkie (Leinsters). Wounded: L. Holden, A. Finae, W. Kadie, S. Westmacott, Unofficially reported a prisoner: O. Mansell Moullin. Unofficially reported died of wounda: 0.0. Holmes. Yesterday's casualty list gave 700 names and to-day's'500.. The New Viceroy of Ireland.
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April 14, 915 p.m. Lord and Lady Wimborne made a State entry into Dublin and revived the warmest welcome from all classes.
Treasury Bills. The prices at which
April 14, 7.20pm- arshree months, 298 03.31.; six months: 298 3s. 74.; nine months, £97 34.63; which are equal to 24, 34, and 34 per cent per annum respectively.....
· Government to Buy No More Wheat.
April 14, 7.20 p.m.
It is clicially announced that in order to avoid interference with normal trading, the Government has decided to buy no more wheat, believing that they can rely on the corn tradea to supply the country'a requirements for the remainder of the cereal year.
British Success in Mesopotamia.
April 14, 10.55 p.m.
is officially announced that 23.000 Tarka, Kurds, and Arabs, with 3 guns, attacked the British at Shaiba, in Mesopotamia, on Mandy and Tuesday. The British sasumed the ffensive on Taesar and drove the enemy northward, capturing eighteen officers and 30 men, two guns, and several standarde.
Ta British casualties on Monday were none killed, four British officeis23 men and 65 Indian- wounded,
German Counter-Attacks Repulsed.
April 15,1,15 a.m.
A He evening communique says: German counter-atinoks sees Eparges, Bais d'Ailly and lois Montmore were all repulsed. Werapiared prisoners many rifles and a sou.
To" Wilhelmina," Case; Agreement Arrived At.
April 14, 9.15 pm. "An agement has been reached in the Wilhelmina asse, Great
We programmed to the northward of Lanch and 1,500 metres towards Sbmepfeariethkopf, south west of Metzeral, ·
Some Details of the Yser Battle.
April 15, 1.5 pm. Details have been received of the fighting on the river Yaer
Farther south, the 24th Brigade, towarda Pietre, were similarly held up by machine-gun. The 25th Brigade, on the right of the over the week-end.
A two daya' batilo began through a small party of Germans, 24 h, were also held up by machine-guns from the bridge of the by a raso, crossing the Y-er and delivering a bold attack, under the river Des Leyes. North west of Bid Dabiez the Debradan and cover of which reinforcemente were rushed up. The Belgians were Jallunder Brigades moved to the art ok of Boia Dubiez, but were in danger of being overwhelmed. The French came to their beld up on the line of the river. Des Layes by an enfilading fire Britain purishing the orgo, compensating the owners and releas assistance, and, as the German main bodies were apparently pour-from a defended bridge which was assuming considerable importing the rear, ing forward, the British left wing delivered an attack at the point ance. Artillery was brought to bear on the bridge, while Sir of the bayonet and drove the Germans in along the right bank of Douglas Baig-directed the 1st Corpe to despatch some battalions to and Belgians were then able to hurl them back across the river amy receiving reinforo ments, farther progress was not attainable. beyond the canal. Here, on the open ground, the Allied artillery The 4th and Indian Carps then preceded to consolidate the caused dreadful slaughter. As a result of the battle, the Allied lines position, and whilat these operations were proceeding the let. on the Yeer were advanced by a mile. Civilian help had to be, Corpe attacked Givenchy, but the enemy's wire entanglements were fetched to bury the German dead, lying thickly behind the Allies insuficiently cat and little progress was possible. whose losses wera comparatively insignificant,
Zeppelin, Wrecked la Belgium,
April 14, 9.15 p.m. Renter'a okrespondent at Amsterdam reports a Zeppelin,
Since the beginning of the war; there have been 1,546 promotions from the ranks of the British Aimy.
Zeppelins have raided the Cumberland coset, but have signally failed in inflicting dṛpinge...
The Commonwealth has pre- sented the War Office with a bospital of 1,000 beds, with personnal.
The 2nd Battalion D.CL.I, formerly in Hongkong, has been especially mentioned, by 8.r John French in his despatob.
It is reported from Rotterdam that there are quarrels in Berlin on the subject of German sub- marine frightfulness."
Part Intomener has told the neers that the most effective way Amalgamated Society of Engi to avert Consoription is to fill the workshopa.
On Monday, the Lord Mayor of
Liverpool will present the Cap- Cambridge with $500, in ap- tain and crew of the Uity of preciation of their seamanship in escaping from a German sub- marine.
NEWS.
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Further Notes on the Orina
Sunday's yacht racing results are given elsewhere.
The Langkat output up to yesterday is given elsewhere. cessfully ataged
The Howitt Phillips Co. suc
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The annual meeting of the Hongkong Football League was held last evening.
Genaral news and an article beaded "Business Opportunities appear on page 3."
Wales' Fund in Hongkong now
Subscriptions to the Prince of
Our Contemporaries" appeare on page 2, Commercial News on page , and Log Book on page
the Yeer. This weakened the enemy further down, and the French support an attack on the bridge. But, darkness falling, and the damaged by gre near Ypres, landed in Belgium in a battered total $275 980.77,50
An Effective Way to Avert Conscription.
April, 15, 15 p.m. The Chairman of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers aaya that Earl Kitchener had told the Society's executive committes that
shops for the production of muniti mns.
Tribute to the Jewish Recruiting Committee.
condition,
Britain's Meat Supplies.
April 14, 9.15 p.m. The Gazette arunces that the Government bas requisitiored all the refrigerating ade on British vessels coming from Australia to England.
irmap Counter Attacks Fall.
April 15, 2.15 8.m. A Petrograd din communique states: Fighting contein the region of the Uzsok Pase. Repeated
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DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.. Mesara, Obarles Howitt and A.
The 4th and Indian Corpg renewed their attack on Marob 11 and it was soon seen that further advance would be impossible till artillery had dealt with various houses and defended localities. Efforts were made thus to direct artillery fire, but as the weather did not permit of serial observation, and telephonic communiostion the moat all.otive way to avert conscription was to fill the work was broken, it was impossible to do this with sufficient accuracy.jenemy sonnier-alt on the heights south of Volossato were Phillips at the Theatre Royal
Even when our troops stormed houses here and there, it was im- possible to check our artillery, and consequently "the Infantry had repulsed, and a thond prisoners warp taken. The attempts of "Nobody's Daughter"-9.15 p. to withdraw. The same unfavourable conditions prevailed on Czernowice, failed evbere.
the enemy to resume fensivo in Bukowins, in the region of April 5, 1.6 p.m. The Lord Chief Justice of England, Sir Rufus Isaacs, speaking March 12. The 4th and Indian Corps gallantly attempted to
The spring thawdestroying the roads, at a Jewish recruiting mesting at Storeditch, mentioned that eleven capture strongly fortified positions, but they were unable to
Daring alsance in the Dardanelles. thousand Jews are serving with the Forces. A message from Earl maintain themselves, although they succeeded in holding them for
April, 14 4.5 a.m. Kitchener was read, in which he paid a tribute to work of the some hours.
Reuter's corresportat Tenedos reports that H. 8. Renard on Monday en ered the direlles on a scouting expedition and Jewish recruiting committee,
farther than any of our have hitherto been. steamed at full speed fer ten miles up the Straits, probably
Australia Again to the Fore."
April 15, 1.5 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Melbourne says that the Common- wealth has presented the War Office with a bospital, of a thousand *bede, and the personel,
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TO-MORROW. Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m.
Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Lecture by Sir Charles Eliot K.C.M.G. City Hal-5.15 p.m..
Gymkhana—Happy Valley-3
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Messrs. Charles Howitt and A. Phillips at the Theatre Royal,➡ What the Butler Saw-0,15 p.m. Monday, April 19.
H.K. School's Sports-Happy
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The Germans violently counter-attacked, supported by artillery, but they were easily repaleed.
As most of the objects had been attained, the offensive operations were suspended and the ground held was consolidated.
She was subjected thaty fire, but was not hit. The cavalry were in readiness to follow up the infantry success.
B.M.8: London follot and drew most of the fire. The 5th Cavalry Brigade had made a considerable advance, but the situation was pot so favourable as was hoped. Consequently, no hind Erenkeni, were activat those on the European side were The batteries on the side, specially the howitzers be further action by cavalry was advisable. Artillery of all kinds was quiescent.
and skill, and rendered invaluable It is possible the Tarkere ithdrawn part of their artillery handled with the utmost energy support
from here in order to mass arly at any spot which the allied General Mesting noon. The Field Marahal declares that the estimate of the battle is armies may choose for landing
Carmex Friday, April 23, originator of the idea and it was only after a long struggle that the warmest appreciation of the skilful manner in which hie orders were Saturday is apparently permet of bot
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Submarine. Frightfulness" the Subject of Quarrels.
April 15, 15 p.m.. In Rotterdam it is current that there is news from a diplomatic source to the effect that there are quarrels in Berlin on the subject of the submarine frightfulness.
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