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TELEGRAMICIOS,
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
EYE-WITNESS'" STORY OF THE FIGHT
FOR CALAIS.
GENERAL BOTHA ENTERS WINDHOEK.
Anti-German Rloting at Johannesburg.
AMERICAN NOTE LEAVES GERMANY A LOOPHOLE,
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
THE FIGHT FOR CALAIS.
EYE-WITNESS'S " THRILLING STORY.
Action Resolved Itself into Pure Killing.
May 13, 5.45 pm. The "Eyc-aituees" at Headquarters describes the great battle of Ypres,
THE LUSITANIA ATROCITY.
ANTI-GERMAN RIOTING AT JOHANNESBURO,
Two German aircraft have been brought down.
A Taube dropped bombs at St. Denis in the outskirts of Paris, seven persona being wounded.
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M. Gioletti has arrived in Roma to meet the King and Signor Salandra.
A Petrograd communique states:-We continued a fruitful offensive in the Chavli-Kayladi region.
Máy 13, 1200 pm Reuter's ccrrespondent at Johannesburg states: There has We cleared the Ynernigoh chain from the enemy. The corpses been serious anti-German rioting, fifty-one buildings have been were piled so high that they hampered the range of the rifles and barned or wrecked, causing damage to the extent of at least a quar ter of a million pounds sterling. It is noteworthy that there was an
gune entire absence of looting.
THE AMERICAN NOTE.
May 14, 7.35 a.m. The American Note leaves Germany a loophole by suggesting that the commanders of the German submarines have misnader- stood instructions.
SMALL CRAFT SEA FIGHT.
FURTHER DETAILS,
May 14, 7,35 s.m. The Admiralty announces that Sir James Domville remained at the wheel of the Barbados after the skipper had been wounded, and personally worked the helm, and generally handled the ship in à seamanlike manner, under heavy fire, to avoid being torpedoed. He also took the most effective measures to call the attention of H.M.S. Leonidas, in order to convey to her the information which subsequently led to the destruction of the enemy vessels, Petty-officer Hallet of the Barbados distinguished himself by the rapid and effective firing of his gun.
THE FIRST IRISH DIVISION.
May 14, 7.35 p.m Mr. J. Redmond announces that the First Irish Division of the New Army has gone to the front and he is convinced they will uphold the honour of Ireland.
SUCCESS IN GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA.
GENERAL BOTHA ENTERS WINDHOEK.
May 13, 12.20 p.m. Reuter's Capetown correspondent says that it is offloially announced that General Botha has entered Windhek, the capital of German South West Africa, without resistance on the part of the onemy; and hoisted the Union Jack. Three thousand Europeans and twelve thousand natives were found in the town.
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
May 13, 12.2 p.
We recrossed the Dacitter taking 1,500 prisoners.
[in the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra:]
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RIOTING IN LONDON.
May 13, 5 s.m. Anti-Gorman rioting is rampant in London. Last night German shops were looted and wrocked and the occupiera maltreated. Many had previously fed after barricading their premises. The police were powerless. Some were injored by missiles. The rioters were chiefly the youth of both sexes, fa some places soldiers voluntarily helped the police.
There has been no recurrence of the rioting at Liverpool where 200 shops were previously wrecked, owing to the authorities having arrested and interned the Germans.
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE,
SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.
May. 13,5 am.”
An official Petrograd communique announces that the Ruraisns have taken the offensive in the Jawornik mountains where the enemy during the last few days have left over 5,000 dead on the mountain alopes.
The Russians have also successfully advanced on a forty-mile frost from Czarnowitz to Obertyn. They captured 5,000 prisoners and six gune on May 10 alone.
The enemy have evacuated the whole of the left bank of the Daeister
THE SINO-JAPANESE QUESTION.
May 18, 5 p.a.
It was apparent, be says, op Starday morning that the Ger- mans were preparing for an attack in strength eastward and north- eastward of Ypres where they were concentrating under cover of a Reuter's correspondent at Capetown saya that quantities of The Hon. Neil Primrose, replying in the House of Commons to violent artillery fire. The battle bagen in earnest at ten o'clock in rolling stock were captared at Windhoek. General Botha a question pat by Mr. Saowden, said the Government had been in the morning. Toe Germans attacked the line. from the Ypros proclaimed martial law in the conquered territory. He addressed communication with the Japanese Government regarding the Pool Onpelle road to within a abort distance of the Menia road, the troope, and said they had shown the utmost pluck and self possible bearing of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance on Japan's bat evidently intended to break our front in the vicinity of the sacrifice under exhausting cironmstances, he emphasised their demands on Chine, but there had been no occasion to protest. If Ypres Roulers railway north and south of which the strongest and weighty responsiblity in. being entrusted with the occupation of the text of China's concessions was published some misapprehen- most determined sasaults were delivered. The enemy penetrated Windhoek and the care of the German women and children; sion regarding their scope and nature would be removed, but it was at some points at Frezen berg. We counter-attacked at 4.30 between emphasising that he would rely on their honour to carry out this for the Japanese and Chinese Governments to decide the question the Zonnebeke road and the railway in order to recover the ground. task. General Botha concluded by saying that the result of these of publishing them, The British advanced most gallantly but were soon checked by exertions were of the utmost importance to the Empire and the machine-gunu.
Our line was slightly reconstituted but remained intact. Our losses were comparatively slight; but the enemy presented such tar- geta that the action resolved itself into pure killing. The reason for the enemy's determined attack is possibly because he thought the British had intended an offensive movement at another point. The failure of the Germans is due, to the splendid endurance of the British who held the line under a fire which, again and again, blotted out whole lengths of defences and killed the defendere by eacres. The services rendered here can be only truly estimated in the light of future events, but they undoubtedly con- tributed to the striking success of the Frenchmen farther sonth. Meantime to the southward on Sunday the Allies' artillery suddenly opened with a tremendous cannonade.
The morning was calm, bright and clear and the scene dawned peaceful. A bombardment at five in the morning which at the outset was slow then grew in volume, till the whole air quivered with the rush of the larger shells. The earth shook with the concussion of the guns, and in a few minutes the distant landscape had disappeared in the smoke and dust which was drifting slowly Borose the line of battle, t
The British infantry advanced between Bois Grenier and Featabort,
We stormed the German firet trenches northward of Formelles by band to-hand fighting with the bayonet and hand grensden, and we continued to hold the position the whole day long, causing the enemy very heavy loss. Not only were the Germans killed by the bombardment but their repeated efforts to drive us from the
ɔnition, proved most costly. captored
advance of our right wing to the northward
While the Frenchmen
a a considera.
position: bul
man is position Nort
wia not
Union as it practically means the complete possession of German South West Afrios.
THE DARDANELLES.
H.M.S. GOLIATH ATTACKED.
May 13, 10,50 p.m.
Mr. Churchill announces that H.MS Goliath last night was just inside the Straits protecting the French flink, when he was attacked by destroyers. Twenty officers and 160 men were saved,
[It will be seen that the text of the above wire of sine no statement as to what happened to the vessel.
Ed. BETI
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
May 18,7 p.m.
The B., Bengali sailed from Buez on May 12.
AEROPLANE NEAR PARIS. (Havas Telegram.)
GENERAL'S TRIBUTE TO AUSTRALASIANS.
May 18, 5 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne reports that General Sir Ian Hamilton, has telegrated to the Governor-General paying & tribute to the glory with which the Australians bave upheld the finest traditions of the race. He says they have shown audacity, dash, sleepless valour and untiring resource, which orested for Australia and New Zealand an imperishable record.
Parliament passed a resolution congratulating the Forces and sympathising with the victims of the Lusitania.
EAST INDIAN RAILWAY LOAN.
May 13, 7.15 p.m.
The East Indian Railway issue in quoted at 97 1/8. Financial circles attribute the non-success of the loan to incidenta arising out of the Lusitanis tragedy and also to the fact that short-term inanes are favoured in the present uncertain times,
GERMAN ATROCITIES: SCATHING INDICTMENT.
May 13, 7.15 p.m.
The Government Committee of which Viscount Bryce in Chair- man, has reported upon German atrocities in Belgium. Yesterday we increased our gains made north of Arras king sold of the wholesale slaughter of hostages, of indiscrimin but I confirms after most carefal investigation the worst stories thousand prisoners, fifty officers, ten gu and fifty machine hitherto
guns,
counter-stisoke north of Arras failed
tained very
ioning the Clumsu
ate burnings and note of violence of every kind and
Garmans deliberately organ the masssore of inn violated women, and murdered
ry outbreak:
German-
colades:
CONDENSED.
Eye-Winon gives details of the fight for Calais.
There have been serious anti- German riots at Johannesburg.
Mr. Oburohill announces the loss of H.MS. Goliath in the Dardanelles. She was attacked by destroyers." ***
Anti-German riots were ram pant in London on Wednesday night. Many Germans ware ma – treated, and their shops wrecked.
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The American Note to Ger many leaves a loophale, suggest ing that the commandere of the Gorman submarines misunder atood instructions str
Mr. Neil Primrose states that regarding the possible bearing on the Anglo-Japanese alliance on Japan's demands on Chins, there as been no occasion for protest,
General Sir Ian Hamilton han telegraphed to the Governor- General of the Commonwealth paying a glowing tribute to the Australians and New Zealanders.
According to The Times the Government Committes has re ported upon the German atrou oltes in Belgium and confirms the worst stories that have yet been told.
General Botha entered Wind- hoek, the capital of German South West Africa, without opposition, and hoisted the Union Jack. A quantity of rolling stook was captured,
A Petrograd message says that the Russians have assumed the cffensive in the Javornik moun- tains where the enemy during the last few days left over five thousand dead on the mountain slopes.
NEWS.
The annual Police report
be found in this issue.
The Chinese bankers of Hong- kong have presented an aeroplane to the British Government.
The annual reports of the Kow- loon Railway and the Observatory are published in this is ve
Our Contemporaries" appeara on page 2, Commercial News on page 9, and Log Book on page 6
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