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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

Continued from page 1.

THE GENERAL BALKAN SITUATION.

SKUPSTINA'S SECRET SESSION.

August 19, 3.10 p.m. "Esuter's correspondent at Nish says that the Skupstina is now sitting in secret session considering the Entente Powers' proposals. The gravity of, the situation is fully realised as the outcome of the crisis in Greece, which is awaited with a view to the probable effect on the general Balkan situation.

WEALTHY FRANCE.

ENORMOUS GOLD BEPOSIT,

August 19, 3.10 .m Router's correspondent at Paris sage that over £80,000,000 starling gold has been deposited in the Bank of France during the paat seven-wooks,

(in the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this 'page they will be found on the Extra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

MORE LOAN TALK

August 18, 3.05 p.m. Some experis forecast the floating of a British loan of ons hundred millions sterling in America, free of income tax, in order to redress the fall in exchange.

ANOTHER MEMORANDUM FROM

THE INTELLECTUALS.

August 18, 3.05 p.m.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1915.

WAR TELEGRAMS

KOVNO AND GERMAN CLAIMS.

August 19, 6.00 am. According to an Amsterdam message Berlin communique Announces that Kovno, with all its forte and enormous stock of War Germans, and that it was taken by assault dospite the most material, including over 400 guns, has been occupied by the

stubborn resistance.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.

MORE ENEMY ATTEMPTS FRUITLESS,

RIVER BOATS IN COLLISION

TO-DAY'S SEQUEL IN THE MARINE COURT.

WELCOMB BXTENDED TO COUNSEL

Witness: It is not nansezar me-I know what I am taiking about.

A point, which counsel thought ought to be brought to the notice. of the court was that shortly be fore the collision took place the examination launch which had Tai Shan struck the On Lee and Continuing he deined that the been headed in the same direction claimed that the latter a ruck his as the Tai Shan, bad backed boat. The On Leef twisted her astern for the purpose of carrying stem on his guard. out the examination. It was Mr. Pollock I put is to you, a fortunate thing that she did so, your ship was going faster than for, if she had no, she would the On Lee?-Nonsense On Lee, and there would have put it to also have been run down by the lio been two victime instead of one.

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This morning at the Marios Court an enquiry was held at the request of the Hongkong Canton The only explanation that they the case last time I was going and Macao Steamship Co., Ltd. had up to the present from the faster too. and Capt, R. A. Biras, master of incompetency and misconduct of conduct, was an explanation been a collision? Why should the E... Tai Shan, into the alleged plain of the On Lee, with re- If you had

ference to his extraordinary soon enough there would not have pat t the ship estern Capt. James Willon, "master of the R8 On Lee, owned by the given to Lient. Daly, who, when I go astero 2

ha came alongside the On Lee to You must not argue with me? Sze Yap Steamship Co. Ltd, in

her into the harbour, asked | But I most argue with you. Why regard to a collision which do why he did not stop. The only should I have gone astern? curred between the two ships in reply he got was that he, Capt, Mr.Pollook: You must not argus. the Western Examination An chorage near the western bound Wallon, did not see the signale with me; if you do I shall have to ary of the harbour li cita, He, counsel, thought it Joon ask the protection of the court.

eivable that that could be the case, although, at the time, the mess to answer the question and The president directed the wit- On Lee's bridge had upon it quite save time; the court was com large number of passengers, posed of men fally competent to whether that was the reason why decide. Capt. Willon did not see the

The court was composed of the following:-Commander O.W, Beckwith. R. N.; Acting Commander F. Gibson, H. M. S. Tamar. Capt. W. Meaney, 5.5, Yuen

Witness admitted there were a Japan, and Capt. E. Forsyth, 8.5. Any way he would submit board the Tai Shan. Kueichow.

August 10, 2.45 am, at A Paris communiqus states that there has been intense cannonading and mine fighting at various points. Attempts by the | enemy in Argonne to advance with grenades in the region of Marie sang: Capt. O. P. Seddon, Baignals, he could not tell large number of pamengera_on

Therese were all repulsed.

THE RUSSIANS.

KOVNO FORTIFICATIONS ON THE LEFT OCCUPIED

BY ENEMY.

Mr. Pollook:-Did nearly all starboard side? A lie, Oh 11 am the passengers go over to the sorry, I thought you wanted to suggest the Tai Shan went to the starboard side

The president, having read the /pad 'he muttack Dehat be till I have finished my questions

I think you had better wait instead of automatically calling thing) “alie"-

The President:He is prob more clear. ably doing it to make his replies

Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed that if the caplaid did not

see the signals, whe by Mr. J. Scott Haraton, appear to have done, and if he saw the ought ed for the Hongkong Canton and signals he dught to have stopped. Macao Steamship Co., and Mr. H.E. Pollock, K. O, instructed Counsel would say Capt. Willon by Mr. C.D. Wilkinson, for the ought to have seen the signals, because he knew where he wAS captain of the On Lee.

`have known would have to pass an examina warrant establishing the court, on launch, before going into the took the opportunity of welcoming harbour. He ought to have done the eminent counsel, the Hon. what he had been doing for the last Mr. Pollock and Mr. Potter to the twelve months and come along August 18, 6.05 p.m., court, as he understood this was side the launch, instead of which A Petrograd communique states that after desperate battles, the first time in twenty years that he was running past at a speed witness, the On Leo baoked out lasting for eleven days, which coat the Germans enormous Jose, counsel had attended that court the forms the left of the Niemen and west of the Joasis street thanked the court for the world

Germans succeeded in occupying the fortifications at Kovno,

The Hon. Mr. Pollock K.G., The Germans are now attempting to oro this embanked brook of the president. They would where part of the works is still in our hands. We hold all the appreciate the fact, if before they venting Collisions at Sen. BeT. J. Crispin, chief officer of paid their next visit there were over head fana installed in the court. Some of them were suffer ing from the heat.

The president signified that he quite agreed.

Kovno fortifications on the right of the Niemen.

Later,

Fighting is in progress on the upper Narew front. Bet the Narew and Bug rivers it continues with fluctuating, results, the enemy attacking with particular desperation the raade towards Bielostok and Bielak. The Germans continue to make persistent Bielostokhe north-western fortifications of Norogeorgieva, especially those commanding the Mlawa railway,

est appreciation of the capture of Borno, the first and strongest

After the collision, continued

Tai Shaa went on ahead after the and the Tai Shan lay notically stationary. He denied that the

collision,

of four koots Moudre. Wilkinson Shan wan at faut because the and Grist in alter, said the Ta did not obey rule No. 10 for Pra- submitted that that did not apply the Tai Shan, gave corroborative in the pressat oase as this was.

taken under the local regulations. videos

evidence, RI JAC

Birss, who had borne out Mr. In aaswer to Mr. Pollock, Capt.

Mr. Polter, after sting in the ordinary way the On-Le Potter's statement, admitted that Follock had said, proceeded to being on the etarboard aide, he would have to give way to the On Sunday, August 8, he said, the local regulations.

himself with what the Hon. Mr:

8 Johnson, chief

engineer of the Tai Shan, who

half away, coming at the rate of was on deck with the last witness saw the On Les a length and

knots. Anticipating a collision

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he went down to the engine room, In suawer to Mr. Pollock, the

Renter's correspondent at Amiterdam aistes that the Kaiser han [ telegraphed to Field Marshal von Elindenburg expressing his warm outline the case for the Tai Shan.On Lee. That was apart from where he felt the impacts Bethmann Hollweg is published. It bears eighty-two signatures, bulwark on the inner line of Russian defendëz” He has conferred the Tai Stan left Macas for Mr. Pollock Do you sugges On Leo, when he bag bèr, Was including those of Drs. Delbrasok, Dərnburg and Hernnok, and the Ordre Pour le Merite on General von Eichhorn and the Oak Hongkong at å p.m.; the On Lee that the Oa Lee had not the rig coming on the dal Shan pearly

Another memorandum by the German intellectuals to Dr. voa

protests against the annexation of politically independent nations

as dangerous to German national unity.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE INDISPOSED.

August 18, 3.05 p.m.

Mr. Lloyd George is in bed, suffering from a feverish chill and is cancelling his northern tour.

THE "LLOYD GEORGE

SHELLS.

Augaat 18, 305 p.m.

A letter from an officer in France, referring to the new Lloyd George uhella, says they are magnificent, and that when the men gos to the captured trenches they gave three cheers for Mr. Lloyd George,"

M. VENIZELOS AND KING CONSTANTINE,

August 18, 8.05 p.m. Beater's correspondent in Athens says that the Interview banen King Constantine and M. Vanizelos was marked by no unple

pleasantuce, as was reported to be the case at the previous audience. It is understood that both are practically agreed.

AFFAIRS IN GALLIPOLI.

August 18, 3.05 pm. Rauler's correspondent at Malta says that several houpital ships have recently arrived with wounded, who have described the recent. fighting as the most desperate, but the most successful hitherto on Gallipoli. The wounded are much more optimistic regarding the

GERMANS EVACUATE MUENSTER.

talagram received in Paris evacuating the Muenster valley, the troops at Guebwiller and also of Dolmar,

Leaves of the same Order on General von Litzmann,

ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE,

MORE AUSTRIAN DISCOMPITURE.

August 19, 2.45's.m.

left a little earlier from the same of way? I was under "the in port. The former ship took what Ruence of the guard boat. They at a right angle with her.. he believed was called the inner had signalled for me to stop. I

Mr. John Wilson, second an course and the latter the outer inside the examination Sineer, bore testimony as to the From the Brothers onward, Capt.

orders received in the engine Birss was on the bridge of the Do you suggest that the signal daced his log in support of his

anchorage,

room from the bridge, and pro- Tai Shan. He sighted the Onm.m., to stop, absolves you from statements. His last order, Lee when he was off Chung Hoi liability to follow the ordinary came almost simultaneously, with and when near the island of role of the road ?-Yes, ......-- Cheung Chan he saw the exam. The signal does away with the

the collision. nation launch. Asin duty bound, atarboard side rule altogether? - the course of the Tai Shan was Yes; I am under the influenca of directed towards the examinition the examination launch signals. launch for the examination which

Do you suggest the procedure

Lient. Daly B.NE Bourding Officer, Bald that, after 6 p.m. cn August 8 On Lee. He first expecting the Ti Shan

Ten minutes later he saw the Shan coming through C

top!

A Rome communique recorde sharp fighing along the whole of the front, the Italians capturing trenches in the Sexten region, in the Tyrol, and on the Trentino frontier; also in the Monte Ner has been enforced since the begin-to be followed, that the signal On Lise about six miles aw 3240 and on the Santa Lucia hills, near Tolmino, Altogether woning of the war, Capt Bites, bay mm. does away with all the on the Carso, plateau was repaleed, and the Italians, counter-attack oustomary steps. At 6.19 p.m. ing hundred and Efty prisoners were taken. A violent Austrian attacking sighted the launch, took certain other regulations for prevent

he rang" stand by," and three Year otherwise I should be fired the M. M. signal, WI

about 4 miles away. He 108, won an important position to the west of Marcottini.

minutes later · **Blow "Ahead " Shortly after that the usual signals four times already PAR done ships generally

upon. I have been fired upon were hoisted upon the examina Witness added that of course,

way off and came up. tion launches. At this time the while he might not obey the rule

amination launob. Tai Shan was about 600 yards of the road inside the examina the Tai Shan was 500

hoisted the nige from the examination launch and tion anchorage, under the com- the On Lee 900 the On Lee was stout 1000 yarde mond of the examination launch,

SIR JOHN FRENCH'S DESPATCH.

he would consider himself under both. The=1

signal was resly

lesd

August 10, 12.40 8.m. away

The neat paint, he would sek the rule of the road. As the time Field Marshal Sir John French reports that there has been nothing important on the British front nince the 10th Int whe- Birse as 1951, wan that Capf of the callision the Tai Shani Shan, bad the pref the British recapturad the position at Hooge, which has been coa- Birsa at 0.25 p.m. telegraphed had, act enough way on her to solidated. One trenches have been subjected to occasional bom-Stop" at 8.20 he telegraphed enable him to steer. He did not re

frat bardment, but there has been no infantry engagement, with the full aetern" and at 6.27 stop. give any orders to the holes wishes code pennant exception of two small bombing attacks which were easily repulsed. They now had the Tai Shan to see if she would answer the Unimportant intermittent artillery engagements have taken place alongside the examination launch oo the rest of the front.

AUSTRALIA AND THE HOMELAND

August 18, 6.05 p.m.

According to Reuter's correspondent in Melbourne it is under August 18, 3.05 p.m. states that the Germans are in P.O., the Commonwealth Prime Minister, becoming High stood that the Labour Party has approved of the Bt. Han, Andrew phan having appeared among micer for Austrasia in London and the Hon. William Morris among the civilian population, Federal Attorney General, asuming the Prem

ready for examination. When in the examiration launch, and in

helm

they we

were coming up to this pontion, Capt. Biras was surprised to see the On Le still doing so ignored the On Lee, taking sit; for, granted she had coming ahead quite rapidly. He

stopped. was surprised because he thought

Mr. Pollock Lou were game the On Lee would obey the ordin-

blingoawhat you thought she was ary harbour regulat 01370 cop doing ?—N the m

was, under some procedure as he would. the control of the examination The captain of the OnLes did not do so, and though spparently Questioned as to whether the hereversed his engines whensbout Tei Shanbal not used the Shan, he came on and struck the

length away from the Tai smination launch ev Tai Shan with considerable force

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