The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1915 by the Proprietor.
WEATHER FORECAST
FINE
Barometer 29,80
August 16 1915,
2995 日六初月七年乙
TO-DAY'S
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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
Temperature 6 a.m. 78 Humidity
2 p.m. 84
89
80
August 16 1914,
MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1915.
TO-DAY'S
WAR TELEGRAMS.
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
Temperature 6 à‚m, 84 Humidity
#D. MATJAT SINGLE COPY 100EN TS
495 PER ANNUM-
TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
ALLIES' PROGRESS IN THE NEAR EAST,
ANOTHER LANDING IN GALLIPOLI AND GERMAN
MUNITIONS FACTORY DESTROYED.
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Nineteen French Aeroplanes Bombard German Depot
MAGNIFICENT MARKSMANSHIP OF ITALIAN GUNNERS.
[Router's Service to the "Telegraph."]
THE RUSSIANS.
GERMAN MEETING WITH AN OBSTINATE RESISTANCE,”
August 15, 5.05 pm:
A new battle in developing in the Baltic provinces but the situation round Riga is unchanged. General von Hindenburg's armies in the Drinsk region are, however, making a great effort to check the Russian offensive. The Russians again repulsed four German attacks on the western position of Korno.,
VIOLENT ARTILLERY ENGAGEMENTS.
ABROPLANES BOMBARD GERMAN POST DEPOT,
August 15, 5.55 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Paris says that there are particularly violent artillery engagements at Souchez, Beausejour and Lorrains, 19 aeroplanes bombarded a German post depot in the valley of | theSapds and ill returned safely,
(In the event of telegrams arrivlag too late for losertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE RUSSIANS.
EXPERTS' OPINION..
August 14, 2.85. p.m.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
GERMANS AGAIN REPULSED,
Augustl 14 6.25 p.m..
A Paris communiqus states that fighting is continuing at Souchez and in Argonne. The Germans were everywhere repulsed.
GERMAN SUBMARINE" WARFARE.
August 14, 2,50 p.m. The steamer Osprey has bean sunk. The crew landed in their own boats in an exhausted state. It is reported by Reuter's corres- pondent at Copenhagen that the barque Morna was gunk; the crew landed.
FRENCH SUBMARINE'S EXPLOIT.
August 14, 2.50 p.m.
CONDENSED.
A now beitio is developing in the Baltic provisoma.
A furious batile in raging on
the Cadore frontier,
The Raraiana again repulsed four German attsoks on the western positions of Kovno,
There are particularly violent artillery engagements at Sonches, Beausejour and Lorraine.
19 seroplanes bombarded a German post depot in the valley of the Sapda. All returned safely.
The Russians are taking up the Brest Litorak positions, an-
According to Router's correspondent at Toulon a daring feat by a French aubmarine is mentioned in army orders. It encounter-impeded, covered by strong. ed an Austrian minefield in the Adriatic, and destroyed several rearguarde, mines which were floating. It continued through"_the_minefield, the crew'diving and bravely cutting the cables of a hundred mines, which were destroyed. As proof of the exploit it towed two mines to an Italian port, where the fact was noted. Then it put to sea, and destroyed the mines.
MORE GERMAN THREATS.
August 14, 2,50 p.m.
The following telegrams appeared in our special edition of yesterday:-]
THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH SWEDEN.
A report from Petrograd states that experts describe the general position on the eastern frontier. The Rumians, in unbroken Etrength, are now fifty miles behind Warsaw, the line running roughly from Lomza to Vlodava with a convex face towards the From Amsterdam it is reported that the German military enemy, steadily flattening backwarde. The progress of the fighting authorities threaten to increase the number of French reprisal pri indicates that both wings will hold stubbornly till the main forces somers draining the marshes unless the German prisoners are in the centre have reached their appointed positions. The Garman returned from Dahomey. Borthern armies on the Narew are eighty miles and the southern Gifty miles distant from the fortress of Brest Litovel, which apparently is the objective. The Germans continue to make desperate attacks on the wings, leaving the centre almost unmolested; The Russians are keeping a firm hold on the railway lines. The Germans are apparently settling down to a siege of Kovno, foreing crowds of Poles and Lette to construct eings lines and a platform for heavy guns on the banks of the Niemen, ten miles distant from
August 15, 8.85 am.. the fortress. These pressed workmen frequently escape to the Russian lines. They state that some of the German howitzers have The negotiations which have been proceeding for some been in position for a month. A statement issued in Petrograd weeks at Stockholm between the British Commission and the Swed Ia a fierce artillery duel which is incessant the Germins claim says the satisfactory progress made on the Riga, Niemen, Drinskish Representatives with a view to arranging a modus vivendi that they took "a fortified forest", at Kovao, but as they only claim and other fronta may be regarded as the first result of the regarding importation overses into Sweden, has been adjourned, to have taken 350 prisoners it cannot be much of a success. The mobilisation of industry for military purposes, though, the stream of pending reference to the respective Governmente. It is understood Germans also claim that they stormed an advance position to the manitions has only begun. The army appreciates the energy of that the negotiations have taken a favourable course, north of Novogeorgiavak, which a Russian commiunique refers to the country and the spirits of the troops have been raised according- as a skirmish,"
ly. The most splendid of the armyle successes recently was the expulsion of the enemy from Vlodava the capture of which endangered the position of three-fourths of the Russians troopa hetween the Vistuls and the Bug, Unofficial accounts of the Vlocava affair state that General von Mackensen's advance there was marked by the most sanguinary fighting, Hitherto he had simost succeeded in outting off the retreat of very large forces, and the only the promptness of General Alexieff in rushing up all his avail able reinforcements saved them from disseter. He ordered his army on the Bug, to "fight as it has never fought before, for Viodava must be re-taken." They obeyed magnificently, and in three days pushed back the enemy twenty miles. They are now holding him upon s little stream not far north of Cholm. This irresistible wave of Russian bravery must be accounted as one of the glorious episodes of the war.
Prince Leopold's armies are creeping neater the river Bag and are meeting with an obstinats resistance around Siedletz and Lukow.
The Russians are taking up the Breat Litovsk positions impeded, covered by strong rearguards.
THE DARDANELLES.
BRITISH SUCCESFÙLLY LAND AT SUVLA BAY.
an-
August 14, 0.15 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Paria an official com- manique, regarding the recent fighting in the Dardanelles, mentions that the British successfully landed at Suvla Bay and that a French oraiser bombarded and destroyed a German munition factory near Jaffa. Notice of the bombardment was given so that the neigh bourhood might be evacuated. None of the adjoining houses were damaged.
(Suvia or Ausferta Bay in situated on the west coast of Gallipoli almost mid-way down the Peninsula.)
FURIOUS BATTLE ON CADORE FRONTIER.
GERMAN · CHIVALRY.
August 14, 2.50 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondent in Paris two young girls were sentenced to a month's imprisonment by court martial at Colmar for "Anti-German manifestations and illicit approach to the enemy," although counsel pointed out that they had previously been most brave in bringing food to German soldiers in the trenches and under fire. The offence of the girls consisted in the waving of handkerchiefs and the throwing of kisses to French prisoners.
GERMANY THE LIBERATOR.
NORWEGIAN AND BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK.
August 15, 8.35 a.m. crew is uncertain.
The Norwegian steamer Aura has been sunk and the fate
of
The Dandee et amer Jaçons has been sunk, but all the orew were saved.
SHOCK TO AMERICAN CORN DEALERS.
August 15, 8.45. a.m. Wheat which had advanced from 1 to 1/6 earlier in the week finished, owing to a slump in America on a report that the British Government had cancelled contracts with America to the extent of two million bushele, Corn dealers altribute this to favourable prospects in the Dardanelles.
THE RUSSIANS.
August 18,
11.00 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd says that it is noteworthy as signof the times that M. Rodsianke, President of the Dams, addressed a telegram to the Grand Duke, regarding the Chief of Staff of the Kieff military district prohibiting the publication of speeches of the Left Parties of the Dams, on the opening session. M. Bodzianka des cribes the prohibition as a great political mistake as the Duma in ita present composition and spirit is a stimulator of courage and the soul of patriotic seal for the whole of Russia. The speeches of the Right and the Left Parties are a constant call to all forces in the donatry to work together for victory, and the prohibition of publics. tion is equivalent to destroying with our own hands" one The Frankfurter Zeitung erilisising manifestoes issued by of the elements of victory. It is imposible to forget that there are of the Austrian Partise A communique records the wonderful markmanship of the says it must be recognised in Cracow, and Vicans that the settle, dying, or ready to die, and, among the great number of the Italien guns and the methodical destruction of the Austrian works ment of Poland must be decided in accordanos with the data yung cloer, in the army, considerable portion share the political and entrenchment: ons magnificent fost securing direct hits on a requirements of Germany and Austria. The Poles must not forge
opinions of the Left Parties, hostile battery skilfully hidden in caveF,
that it was the German army, which liberated Poland.
(Continited on page 8.)
ITALIAN'S WONDERFUL MARKSMANSHIP.
August 13, 3.05 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Rome says that a furious battle is raging on the Cadore frontier. The enemy in the Monte Piana zone concentrated batteries and attempted to attack in foron to re- gain lost ground, but, eventually, after a most violent struggle, the enemy was driven back with heavy losses.
August 14, 2:00 p.m.
General . YOU
Hindenburg'
armies in the Dvinsk region are making a great effort to check the Russian offensive:
An official statement, up to the present, records sight persons killed and thirty wounded, in the Irish mail train disaster.
The Franfurter. Zeitung saya that the Poles must not forget that it was the German army who liberated Foland:
A Paris offical communique, regarding the recent fighting in the Dardanelles, mentions that the British successfully landed at Savia Bay.
An Italian commurique records the wonderful markamanship of the Italian gunn and the methodi osl destruction of the Austrisn' works and entrenchments.
A Frenchcruiser bombarded and destroyed a German munitions factory near Jaffa. Notice of the bombardment was given so that the neighbourhood, might be evsousted..
The German military authori tiss threaten to increase the num ber of French reprisal prisoners draining marshes unless German” prisoners are returned from Dahomey,
Two young girls have been sentenced to a month's imprison- ment by a German court martial st: Colmar, for" " Anti-German manifestations and illicit approach to the enemy.
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