The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED 1981.)
Copyright, 1015 by the Propelator.
WEATHER FORECAST
FINE
Barometer 29,78
August 18 1913,
Temperature 6 a.m. 78
Humidity
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2997
日八初月七年卯乙
3 p.m. .88
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WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST
18,
1915.
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
DISASTER TO A GERMAN COLUMN.
GERMAN INTRIGUE IN AMERICA.
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
August 17, 5.30 am.
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August 18 1914,
Temperature 6 a.m. 79 93 Humidity
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TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK.
BY ENEMY SUBMARINE IN AEGEAN SEA.
August 17, 1.50 p.m.
$36, PER ANNUM
TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
General Cadorna has almost completed his preparations for a fresh general attack.
The Italiane expect to enter
(The following is the second" part of a telegram which appeared The Admiralty announces that the British transport Royal Trieste about the end of August in our issue of yesterday).
Edward was sunk by an enemy submarine in the Aegean Sea on or the beginning of September. The New York World Bays that the Saturday. She had aboard 32 officers and 1,350 troops, documents proving the German intrigues include a letter in addition to a crew of 220. The troops were mainly re-inforce from 6. German
the agent in Chicago, to German ments for the 29th division and details for the Army Medical Corps. financial director, Doctor Albert, suggesting the acquisition of a Fall information has not yet been rrosived but it is known that Wright seroplane from the works at Dayton. The World, in an about 600 lives have been saved. ENEMY AGAIN DRIVEN BACK TOWARDS THE AA. afford to close its eyes to the German official conspiracy against the editorial, says that the Government at Washington oan no longer
British Transport Sunk by Sub nacine.
COTTON TO BE DECLARED CONTRABANI
[Reuters Service to the "Telegraph."]
THE CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY.
"YET ANOTHER REBUFF,
August 17, 4.30 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Paris eays there are only cannonades, except an attempted attack by the Crown Prince's army in Argonne, which the French artillery and infantry fire threw back into its own lines.
THE RUSSIANS.
SERIES OF German attACKS REPULSED,
August 17, 4.00 x.m. A Petrograd communique says that the Germans in the Bansk district have been again driven back towards the river Aa..
A German bombardment of Kovno contiansa incessantly. Furious fighting in the region between the Narew and the Bug has ended in the repulse of a series of Germsu attacke.
peace and welfare of the United States,
The Evening Post says that the World has proved that large sume of German gold have been spent in the United States, and
The Evening Telegram says it is an easy matter to have Count Bernstorff recalled and other undesirables deported, but the disgust- ing fact remains, that a number of American citizens have sold themselves for German gold.
The Evening Bun rejoices that the fight is now transferred to the open.
GREECE.
GOVERNMENT RESIGNS.
August 17, 4.00 sm. Renter's correspondent at Athens saya that the Greek Govern- |ment has resigned.
VANIZELIST PRESIDENT'S SWEEPING MAJORITY.
August 17, 3.40 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Athens says that prior to the re- eignation of the Government, the Casober had elected a Venizelist as President by 182 votes to 93; against a Government candidate.
COTTON AS CONTRABAND AT LAST AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT.
August 17, 11.45 am, Renter's correspondent at Washington says that the Govern- ment has been advised unofficially bat authoritatively that the Allies intend to declare cotton contraband. It is alated that a decision has already been reached that but the delay of the announce. ment is due to the necessity for the Allies making a uniform
arrangement.
THE ITALIANS.
GENERAL CADORNA PREPARES FOR HIS
GENBRAL ATTACK, -
August 18, 2.30 p.m. **Router's correspondent at Udine reports that General Cardorna has almost completed his preparations for a fresh general attack. It is expected that the result wall be the occupation of the Carao Plateau, the fall of Gorits and the entry of the Italians into Trieste.The lant is expected about the end of August or the bagin- ning of September,
MORE ITALIAN SUCCESSES.
'OBRMANS ASPHYXIATED BY THEIR OWN GAS,
August 17, 3.40 a.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd, it has just "transpired that a German column has been gassed by its own gas st Oasowiedz recently; 3,000 Germans advanced at dawn with a view to storming one of the forts and were preceded by an asphyxiatingcloud, in the Soxton valley. when the wind suddenly changed. The Germans fled panic-stricken and the fortress guns shot them down in hundreds, while the Ger- men artillery, not realising the reason of the flight, also shelled them. The column was practically annihilated.
THE HEALTH OF THE SULTAN.
WEAKNESS INCREASING.
August 17, 3.40 8.m.
Le Temps correspondent at Dedesgatoh says that the health of the Sultan is causing anxiety; his convalescence after his recent operation is slow and difficult, and his weakness is increasing.
THE POPE AND FRANCE!
MESSAGE TO OUR "ALLY
August 17, 3.10 â‚m,
According to Router's correspondent at Paris, the Pope, int replying to a message seat by the Archbishop of Rheims, says "Noble and generous France, the eldest daughter of the Church should never doubt our love for her."
August 17, 440 a.m.
A Rome communique says that the Italians made fresh progresa
In Drava, after the artillery had wrecked enemy entrenchments and silenced enemy batteries, the infantry advanced into the valleys of the Bacherbach and the Bodenbach, storming the enemy's defences and taking many prisoners.
It inconfirmed that the enemy lost heavily in the Popens valley on the 18th inst. 200 dead were found in one trench.
The Italiane have alto made fresh progress in the Monte Nero zone taking 300 prisoners, and they repulsed a violent night attack in Freikofel and other positions at Cardin,
DESOLATE POLAND;
AUSTRIANS DRAW A BLANK.ĐẠ
August 16, 2.30 p.m.
THE DARDANELLES."
MAGNIFICENT HEROISM OF BRITISH NAVAL. MEN..
August 16, 5.45 p.m.
The health of the Sultan is causing anxiety, his convalescence after his recent operation in slow and difficult.
Furious fighting in the region between the Narew and the Bug ended in a repulse of a series ‘of German attacks.
Vice Admiralde Robeck, in giving particulars of those recommend-
The American Government Eas ad for the Victoria Cross, saya that Commander Unwin left his ship under a marderous fire and worked till, suffering from the cold and been advised, unofficially but the immersion, he was obliged to return to his ship, where he was authoritatively, that the Allies wrapped in blanketa. Then, having recovered somewhat, he re- intend to declare cotton contra-
band. turned to his work against the doctor's orders, sad completed it, Later he was again attended by the doctor for three abrasions, caused by bullets, after which he went in a lifeboat and saved the Cholera is raging everywhare wounded in the shallow water. He continued his heroic labours in Poland, everywhere farmers till he was utterly physically exhausted.
display bundles of straw as a Midshipman G. L. Drewry with a wounded head continued the warning of the existence of the work and twice subsequently attempted to swim from lighter to disease. lighter with a line...
Midshipman W. 8. Malleson, when Midshipman Drewry had failed from exhaustion, sauceeded in taking a line from lighter to lighter, but the line subsequently broke. Midshipman Malleson made two farther unsuccessful attempts.
Seaman W. C. Williams held the line in the water for over an hour, under heavy fire, until he was killed,
Sesman G. M. Sampson worked on a lighter the whole day long, attending to the wounded and getting out lines, till he was dangerously wounded by a maxim.
Vice-Admiral de Robeck specially commendethe work of bisstaff, A feature in connection with the award of the Distinguished Service Orders, is the bravery of the officers of the Inflexible, when the battle oruiser struck s mine in the Dardanelies. These have been awarded to Lieut. Commander Acheson and Säb. Lieät, Giles who went to the fore magazine and shell room, when working parties had been driven from there by the fumes of the mine, and closed the valves and the water-tight doors.
Prior to the resignation of the Greek Government the Chamber had elected a Venezelist President by 182′ votes to 93 against a Government candidate.
The Pope in reply to the Arch- bishop of Bheime says
Noble generona France, the eldest daughter of the Church should never doubt our I've for her."
The Austrians aro
making strenuous efforts to save the remnants of the crops in Poland Engineer Officers Lashmore, Lester and Parry set a fine example but they are go over ripe that the in the engine room. In semi-darkness and in great heat, and while graine fall out at the slightest the ship was in danger of sinking, they gallantly faced the fumes, as did also Surgeon Langford. O
touch.
The Distinguished Service Order has also been awarded to The Evening Telegram says that Surgeon P. B. Kelly who was wounded on the se, River Clyde. He it is an esay matter to recall attended 750 wounded, although in great pain and unable to walk. Count Bernstoff and for other There are other most gallant deede in connection with mine undesirables to be deported, in sweeping and the saving of men of the Irresistible when she was connection with the German mined eto,, under very heavy fire,
intrigue in Amerios.,
[la the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extraj
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH ARTILLERY SURPRISE THE ENEMY.
August 16, 1:45 p.m. Correspondents at British Headquarters in France emphasise that the recent British success at Hooge was due to the superiority of the British artillery. 24
Our men were slated and the Germans were surprised on seeing that their artillery, was, for the first time, evenly matched.
TURKISH AND GERMANS AT VARIANCE,
August 16, 1.45 p.m.
It is reported at Athons that 45 Tarkish officers from Gallipoli have been sent in chaing to Constantinople, following a revolt against the arrogance of German officere,
Signs of revolution st. Constantinople, arising out of the According to Kaufer a correspondent at Copenhagen a Danish war resentment of the Turks against the Carmens, are already apparent, correspondent, with the Austrions in Poland, telegraphs: Wherever, especially as the new German Ambasador has proposed to bring we go the horizon is red with flaming villages. The Austrians German civil officials to Constantinople. are making strenuous efforts to says the remnants of the crops bat
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kej meen eclanketh
THE WHOLE OF THE BRESLAU'S
G GUNNERS DROWNED WES
they are so over-zipo that the grains fall at the lightest toob. EveryroSA THE MONTE scrap of metal is carefully collected." Thocorrespondentegenja night in an old castle where everything down to the door fittings had been looted. A wood famine, owing to the Russians burning everything, is placing the Cormans and Austrians in the greatest diliotition and is leading to curions devices. The correspondent saw a bridge across a river constructed with wooden bedsteads. En mens
Cholera Intka everywhere and farmers display bundles of stray aa & warning of the existence of the divenne, na
then August 175.45 p.m. members of the crew drowned in the sinking of the Tarkish battleship Barbarossa include all the Breslau's gunners,
(Continued on the Extra )
It has just transpired that a Germen column has been gassed by its own gan at Ossowiecz. The Germans fsd panic stricken and were fired on by their own guns which annihilated the column.
The Admiralty announces that the British transport Royal EZ ward was sunk in the Aegean Ses on Saturday. She bad aboard 32 officers and 1,850 troops în ad | dition to 255 drew. It is known that about 600 lives have been" saved.
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