1915-06-04 — Page 9

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SECOND EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 4th JUNE, 1915,

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."] FORTIFICATIONS STORMED AT NIGHT.

Jane 3, 6.00 p.m.

According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam the Berlin Communique states that the fortifications on the south front of

Przemysl still held out, but we stormed them at night.

The booty has not yet been estimated.

General von Linsingen has advanced in a direction north east of Stry

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE,"

VIOLENT INFANTRY BATTLE RAGING.

June, 3. 3.50 p.m.

A Paris communique says that a most violent infantry battle in still raging eastward of the Notre Dame de Loretto, without any alteration, hitherto, of the position on either side. The French have taken eight hundred prisoners at the Labyrinth during the last two days.

IS PRZEMYSL RE-TAKEN? -

June 2, 126p

According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam a Vienna communique claims that Przemysl is again in the hands of the Austrians.

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PRZEMYSL-A GERMAN CLAIM.

June 3, 5.35 p.m.

A German communique states that Przemysl has been retaken.

SIR FRANK BOWDEN.

firm

went to Nottingham, at the time of the great trouble in the lace One Time Resident in Hongkong- took over disused lace "shede industry, and there purchased or Sir F. Bowden, according to which they converted into statement made by a very old A oyale factory. The resident in Hongkong in an inter eventually developed until it be view this afternoon, was in the came the famous Raleigh firm, Calony some forty years ago. and after some considerable time Hä same from England as Mr. Bowden, if he was not the a professional sccountant and sole proprietor, was certainly the was at one time connected largest shareholder in the con- with the office of Messrs. Cald-cera. Ee is not, however, the well and Brearton. Mr. Bowden inventor of the famous Bowden had the reputation of being one brake as most people would have. of the abrewdest business bim. men who had ever visited Hongkong, and some of his pro-

Recently he purchased some

perty deals were of almost great landholdinge in and, about Nottingham and though, at one enormous proportions.

time, he extended his business to the motor industry, he reverted

the orcle and devoted practic ally the whole of his attention to their manufacture.

Some thirty years ago

psid

visit to

After amassing a large fortune in Hongkong, he went to Califor his some thirty odd years ago and there married an American lady. While in America he devoted a considerable time to the study of mining, and it is said there is he hardly a mine in that country with Hongkong and last year but one which he was not familier frem at his place in Nottingham be root to branch. However, he did not entertained Mr. Findlay Smith, decide upon any mining venture who was an old friend of his. and from Americs went to Europe. Practically everything he touched While he was in Europe his in the way of business turned out health was not of the best and he a success, not from any element indulged in cycling considerably, of luck, so much as from the wonderful organising At the time he was living in man's France and he along with either ability. His fortune, the original two Frenchmen or two Belgians fortune, was made in Hongkong.