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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TO-DAYS

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

[Beniar's Service to the " Telegraph."]

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

A FRENCH ADVANCE,

of our Laft Wing în dachanged.

ENEMY TRADING.

Masers Thoresen ‘and Co.

Convicted.

to

December 23, 4.45

P.M.

POSTAL REGULATIONS IGNORED.

The master of the Song Taik Hong was this morning pro- secated by Mic. E. D. O. Wolfe, The adjourned hearing of the the Postmaster General, with Harbour without -case of Metern. Thoresen and Co., leaving the who are charged with trading giving notice to the Post Office. with the enemy, was resumed. Mr. Haywood defended and | held that an offence had not been this morning by Mr. Hazeland.

Mr. Jaskin appeared for the committed. defendants, and Mr. Orme, of Mr. Wolfe mid that under the the Crown Solicitors Office, re- Ordinance notice had to be given

the pramented the Crown.

Post Office before Mr. Alston, who stated that at leaving. They had received the time of the alleged offence he complaints from Amony that they was acting manager for Messrs. had missed a mail, and a Japa- Paedag and Co., went into the nese ship had also gone without witness box and stated that the giving notice. goods for the Fokien Drug Co.. - www shipped by the East Asistic ship Arabian, and his firm were- the agents for that company. An such agents, they transhipped them goods, which were the pro- The soiree range bred party of the consignees who pard Entertainment Club, which was all expenses. For the purpose of to have taken place on the 24th transhipping they received the permission of the Superintendent it, has now been postponed. of Imports and Exports. At the time of putting through

A fins of $5 was imposed.

Entertainment Postponed.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1915

MR. CHURCHILI'S.

~RESIGNATION.

same time, and who fought in the joint operations of the Flest and sends the Firat Bas Lords and THE YASAKA MARU.

(most gallant manner in all those the Army at the Dardanelles. His operations.” – Cheers) "Therefore scheme involved the co-operation my that there being nothing of Powera which were neutral and Felso in-view I was fortified in fof an army which was not avail-

proposing to the Government to as those troops in spite of their want of training.

“I now come to the Dardanelles. I am concerned to make it clear

(Continued from Page 5.) "I then learned what to some extent I knew from the telegrams ➡first, that plans for sending a relieving army to the aid of Ant- warp were sirasdy-fer advanced to the House, and nos only to the and were being concerted between House, but to the Navy, that thin Lord Kitchener and the French enterprise was profoundly make Government, that they had not ly, and elaborately considered yet reached a point when definite that there was a great volume of offers and promises could be made expert opinion behind it that it to the Belgian Gorstament, and was framed entirely by expert that menawhile that afternoon the and technical minda'; and that in

of

opinion

which

sble. But they all lsd up to the satual point of the forming of the Dardanellas with old ships of the Majestic and Canopûr classes.

a telegram ordering the resump- tion of the naval ailəck, but we sold not reach an agreement..

"Ivor of the concess of TORPEDOED WITHOUT opinion of the naval and military authorities on the spot, I sab- mitted to the alternative, but I submitted to it with greaf anxiety.

everything was going to be Allied cause flowed sluggishly orsion, in which no advare opinister) told me the other day

very halting mander,

"But would it have been pos-] sible, if the naval stack of

in that period we had known

WARNING

PASSENGERS AND CREW PICKED UP BY FRENCH GUNBOAT.

Tokyo, December Port Said telegrapha second *Yasaka Ma pedoed withouŚ WEI day afternoon. Ship forty-nine min.206. sengers sid" com picked up by French midnight-landa to-day. "Acco.... vided

crew. Hare- London Offies for i Passengers exprese miration of skili On: and discipline crDE. fact order ma Suda embarkation which out gresient

London, De

Yasaka Maru crow saved

Arrangemente destinations

tention?

At no time did I receive from the early days of March is be- Lord Fisher any note expressing same clear that military operations sa adverse opinion. Early on the might be required, and that mili- morning of Jan. 28 I had an inary support would be fortbooming. tarview with Lord Kahar in the sought, in view of my presence of the Prime Minister, experience in Antwerp, an inter-

We are indebted to: the and we discussed the whole we wish the Prime Minister, stoffice of the Nippon situation

which I asked Lord Kitsha for the following transis Caca **As this interrisw my recollec chener directly whether it was { of telegrams received frain: According to Reuter's Paris correspondent, a communique says Belphed their decision tooractian regarded as having been under tion is that, Lord Fisher agreed understood that be sesamed re Head Off Toived from the

parely sponsibility for the military Company's London office, [weilerkopf, where our Eight advanced all day long. The position the city with the field szmy, and taken with carelessness or levity. {naval attack upon the Darda operations, by which I'meant, | dsted the 23rd instii conos there has been artillery and grenade activity except at and consented to the

to withdraw from the forts, and In the month of December melloe being made. The whole and said I meant, the measuring the loss of the Tasks Mar practically to abandon the de- lant the political situation in the matter came up for final decision of the forms required to schiere fence.

South-East was stagnant and

at the War Conseil, held later in success, and to that he replied in "We were all extremely dirtrepid, and the immense cut the day, at which Lord Fisher and the afirmative. I transferred the ed at this. It seemed that at the renta

Sir Arthur Wilson were present, aval division on March 12 to the moment when sid was available were then favourable to the and as the result of a long disens military command.

“My right hon. friend (the Prime thrown away for the sake of three even ebbed. In Italy, our was expressed, the operation was or four days continued resistance, negosistions made little progress. definitaly sanctioned.

he recollected this interview In these circumstances. I offered At the same time the Bassian

Meanwhile the Staff had vividly, therefore it is not neces and I do not regret it a bit-to Government asked the Foreign completed their work on Admiral ry for me at this time to enter.

Office whether proceed to Antwerp at once to

some Botion Carden's plaz, and had drawn up upon the paths of the military tell the Belgian Government what against Turkey in the Mediter the necessary orders, The movements, Bat, air, I ment was being done, to arcertain the rancan was not possible to relieve project was also laid before the examine this gasstion. I have station on the spot, and is see the pressure in the CaunBBUR,

French Minister of Marine and shown how at the beginning in what way the defence could **In consequence of those com examined by the French General of the naval attack we had kept be prolonged until either a relies macications from the Foreign Staff, who were impressed with pen so alternative operation of ing force could arrive or the imffice and the War Office I began the plan. More ships than A. an amphibious character, on which possibility of sending & reheving to direct the attention of the First miral Carden asked for were we could at any rate at any time; Ses Lord and other naval advisers concentrated, and the stack on furen could be established.

if deosessary, rida off, "The prolongation of the re-to the possibilities of action in the outer forts begun. The first sistance at Antwerp even by two Turkish waters. The Dardanelles stage of the stock was successful

March 18 had been broken or three days was detaining great stood out as incomparably the beyond our hopes. Garmin forces in the vicinity of most decisive operation that was

The success we achieved at the off to sail away and cut the these forta. The sudden and open. Of course, for the be cater forts produced an electrical lossen? Str, à careful survey· sudacious arrival of fresh British ginning we all recognized that affect throughout the Balkans, of the facts as we know them divisions and a British cavalry joint aral and military operation and its repercussion was evident to-day shows that undoubtedly division. st Ghent and | by surpfiae was the best way of from the fiat moment. Paniet would hura beru. (Haar, bear) elsewhere baffled she cautions attacking the Dardanelles.

was created in Constantinople, The naval attack finishert on the German Staff and led them to As early as Nov. 3-over 3 and all thought that the opera trening of March 18; the military apprehend that a large army was Tear ago we obtained from the tion was progressing in the most attack did not begin all April 25. arriving from the ses. At War Office their appreciation of favourable manner, more favour any rate, their advance proceeded the amber after pay is able than we expected, though what we now know of the coarse THE EXTRADITION CASE. size the Gallipoli Peninsula by a we recognised there ware of the military operations, I can- | although opposed by weak forces, joint amphibious, coup de mais. difficulties. T

not conceive that anyone would I believe it will be demonstrated On Nor. 30 I sent a mmate to “Meanwhile, however, in the bare besitated to face the loss of in history, and certainly it is they noble friend Lord Kitchener early days of March the progress prestige then involved in break- the transhipment he honestly be- At the Police Court this atter opinion of many highly compet offering to congregate transports of the naval operations becams ing off the attack upon the Dar lieved that we all be bad acon, sa Indian watchman was sime, that the whole of the enter the first echelon of an army for success a shadow began to pass,

Bat military officers at the present for 40,000 men, that is to asy for slower, and on the prospect of danelles. (Hear, bear.) to do. He did agree with the charged with stealing a uniform pre, the moving of these British the purpose in Egypt on the At the end of the first week in operations, begun as they are, “I do not say that the naval shipping witness for the row belonging to the Hongkong and troops and the French troops who chance of their being wanted, as March the difficulties of sweeping comarily involved the military

·he did not believe that goods defended. The defanon was that, | although it did not save Antwerp, developing in the direction of an and altough great success which did not rest with me and that he was entitled to his Whampoa Dock Co. Mr. Gardiner WAYS IN AMROCESSING with them, I could see that the situst on was ng the mine felds increased, operations began as they were. shipped to enemy subjects in by the custom observed by the had the effect of causing the great stick in the Exxern Mediter waa

That was a separate decision sttended in sileno- Mr. Orme-During the time the Fuit se his own. The case the Iser instead of fifteen, twenty, was wailsble and further, in the manent damage. The mobile informed that the War Office Company, the defendant claimed haule to be fought on the line of ranean on the Turkish Empire. ing the forts they TOLE with the Admiralty; bat I wish the goods were in Hongkong was adjourned.

We were informed that no army not able to inflict decisive per- to make is quite clear that I was on The man was the awaiting transhipment in whose

discharged. or even thirty miles, further custody were they?

south. (Cheera);

early discussions which took place armaments of the enemy began authorities were willing to pro- Witnam They were in the

“That is all I wish to say on smong us and also at the War to develop sad became incross-secute the enterprise by military Kowloon Godown Co., and they

this point, except in regard to the railing opinion that even were decided that a gradual advance best to induce them to do so and Council, is was clearly the pre-ingly annoying. It was, therefore, mesas, and I certainly did my would be responsible to the East

Naval Brigade. The decision to Afiatic Co., and we an agents, the defendant firm on the first send the Naval Brigade was they available they should not be should be replaced by more to support them in doing so.

Mr Orme said that in the pro-ammons. The second summons actually taken over here by the need for attacking the Gallipoli rigorous measures, and Admiral

are, however, two Peninsula clamation great care had been I propose to dismiss. I am of Government at my desire. I had

Admiral Carden was then for a decision, and not to be make of a general character upon Carden was invited to press hard observations which I wish to taken to mɛe the sizi pleat of word's, opinion that Mr. Olsen showed 20 sathority from Antwerp where and it was especially necessary to certain slackness and carelessness I was. Bat the quality of the Baked to formulate his plans and deterred by inevitable loss, the military operations. First, make the Ordinance as plain sa în pot having noticed Notification brigades was known only to me, | to state his requirements. He did

The Admiralty telegram gave the essence of an attack upon the posible to everyone. The object 331, which provided for certain and if there is any blame for puto in full detail in bis telegram to to the officer on the spot, and was Gallipoli peninsula was speed was that the Government were cancellation licences. He also did ting troops of that character into me of Jan. 11. We were in intended to give him the feeling and vigour. We could reinforce going to Lake stricter atape to not seem to have oberved the fact a business of this kind, that blame position to meet those require that whatever he felt inclined to from the see more quickly than supervise transhipments. It was that the original licence, although falls upon me, and on me alone ment. The vist ry at the Falk do he could do with the certainty the Tarks could by land and warning as to the cargo they it said "German firm,” also Let us see whether there was any land Islands had cleared the Cher of being supported in the direc-we could, therefore, and ware dealing with it might be mentioned the specific rum. With blame. The situation was desman flag from the seas and liberation of vigorous mesures: Thele to reo cor attacks matil innocently dealing with-which respect to the second summons, I perate and the need bitter. ed a large resecre of naval force. Admiralty telegrains were the a decision wa+ obtained. On the

"That being so, we were in resalts of close occultations other hand, to 20 sl to leave their undescios. Ta might be going to enemy f my..props to decide the case having "I know that Lord Kitchener

Continuing. Mr. Orme said that regard to the construction placed would not send a Territorial requien dans die alge between the First Bes Lord and long intervale between the stacka, da denies In the avidance for the prosecution on the word "transmission is division. I knew it would be requirements Admiral Garden myself, and like every other order was to enable the Tarks to draw

than spizodas, Wi was in the documents pat in, the proclamation 380. It is staleoflaw wrong to lock up a regular divi at forward. His plan was then of importance they bore the writ reinforcements from their whole letter addreased by the defen- with respect to that branch of our sing in a mere fortress fine, and Stat, and Dir Henry Jackson sathority of the Fit: Bes Empire sad to refresh, and res senasional dant firm to Pasedag and Co., law known as the interpretation of these were the only man, who sees is full on scion Lord (Cheers). I wish to make place their troops again and again, during contin soclosing a bill of lading for cer- the Statute, that when the subject were available. They were the It, and advised in rustinge be that point quite clear. There is end that a great danger. danga

(Hear hear.) tain goods rent to order. When is deprived of bis common law nearest; they were st. Desl, and it, the no important act of policy, no that letter was written and the rights, it must be stated in clear few hours march brought them made as early as possible. Lord movements of ships plans of peninents our army has stood all

attack on the outer forts being 'soheme of fiset distribution or of fair

"Secondly, on the Gallipoli bill of lading was sent, the offence and distinct language. The word to Dover, where the transports Fieber of courss, kaw attempting to supply was om- "transhiprens" is a word used were lying. They were the only that as posing s

war which ware acted on during the summer within a few miles of müïtted.

every day amongst shipping peo- ones that could get thaté in time.

over ade my terms of office with which the { # decisive victory. There was no First Ban Lord hath not conozcred. other point as any of the war His Worship: What do you pie, and if it were intended that "It is quite true the Naval ever expressed

hear) against the upe

in writing, (Benswed cheers). fronts extending for hundreds of my about the permission given by the word "transmission included Division was only made up ous the Superintendent of Imports transhipment I am of opinion of what the Navy could spare and. Ha van

Tize had been males where na: equal advanes

would have produced a qu or even comparable, strategio reenit

that before he read the notice 460

China waza not allowed.

Ownership of a Ualform,

and Exports?

that that fact should have been leave behind after the mobilis- Mr. Orme replied that there distinctly stated a fortioro ation took place. They wers un-

nething to show that the in a place like Hongkong, with doubtedly mufistomacœuvre good were destined for Pasedagte large shipping. There had feid. That is not what they and Co.

eridently been some diffenity for. They were Mr, Jeukin said it would not state with respect to the question, be the frenches alongside Padag and Co. because they cause on Oct. 14 a notification Belgian troops, tow

the consigness. The evidence (No. 480) whe imcued in the had recre

Crown wilde was Gazette to the effect that trans they had,

the defendant firm did shipment facilities, would not be

to granted in this Colony,

Wor

Me: Heseland imposed $150 on the first somme

Admi

:

would

assembled, and Sir Lan

The Admualty after the the 18th determined

the first

There

Bat before I sit down I think it is necesty and right that I should asy a word on the general It situation. There is no reason to 11 be discouraged about the

At the Supreme Court, thi morning, the Cined Jastics tod the Paisne Judge defireind. their

ander niece Corpus gained his jadgments in the case în which dung Sin Lan has been appealing extradition.

Both judges found that the case for the fugitive had been sus

Filipina's Death at 118. At the headg unstern Of Philippine health week the death of Rouse

having ended her. The m

go Filipins residing cuesit San Marcelino was recorded, de raced age of 115, the death certificate filed. debility is given as the

her demise,

The old wars their episode

events, 1

to win the

man

tory the