The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED Copyright - 1916-1
February 11.1116,
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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
THREE LINERS DRIVE OFF SUBMARINES.
P. AND 0. "KASHGAR" ONE OF THE NUMBER.
Pruss'an Losses Well Over Two Millions.
ZEPPELIN RAIDS: DEMANDS BY A MIDLANDS CONFERENCE.
[Beater's Service to The Telegraph."]
AMERICAN STEAMER ATTACKED.
ANOTHER NOTE TO AUSTRIA.-
February 10, 12.15 pm Reuter's correspondent at New York states that America has sent a Note to Austris demanding an apology for a submarine attack on the American steamer Petrolite, the punishment of the commander and an indemnity for the injury.
The Note adds that the submarine fired on the steamer with- out giving warning and continued firing although the steamer stopped, wounding one man. Afterwards the submarine crew forcibly helped themselves to the ship's provisione.
PRUSSIAN LOSSES.
WELL OVER TWO MILLIONS.
February 10, 12.30 am.
- Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that the Prussian wee now total 2,377,378.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1916.
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
ZEPPELIN RAIDS.
PLEA FOR MORE WARNING.
February 10, 115 pm. All the public authorities in Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire were represented at the Conference in Hemingham to consider anti Zeppelin measures.
The Conference passed a resolution walcoming the new Bo-e Office order securing wifruity of lighting restrictions, bas de- manding that the military authorities shall organise a system giving early warning of the serival and movements of aircraft.
AIR TORPEDOES.
February 10, L15 p.m.
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WAR TELEGRAMS
AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN NAVAL CHIEFS CONFER
February 9, 1.40 p.m. Simultaneously with raports of activity at Kiel it is sunounced that the Archduke Charles, Commander-in-Chief of the Austria Navy, has arrived at Berlin in order to confer with Admiral Tirpitz.
THE RUSSIANS.
AUSTRIAN POSITION. AGAIN PIERCED.
February 9,140 p.m.
A message from Copenhagen states that the Zeppelin raiders have pierced the Austrian position north-west of Tarnopol.
An Austrian communique admits that repeated Bussian attacks who recently visited the Midlands carried six torpedoes having a range of four miles
BRITISH AERIAL PROGRESS.
A NEW AND SPEEDY BIPLANE.
February 10, 115 pm.
The Secretary of the Aero Club of Americs says that a new Canada biplane, with a speed of 190 miles an hour, ia baing largely built by the British, and will kill the Fokkar terror.
FRENCH OCCUPY ANOTHER ISLAND.
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February 10, 1.15-p.m.
IN THE NEAR EAST.
February 9, 140
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A telegram from Petrograd reports that the Bamians in the Caucasus are now striking at the Turkish finks, for the time being disregarding Erzerum while co-operating with the advancing Russians in Persia and the British in Mesopotamia
A USEFUL EXCHANGE.
February 9, 1.40 pi
The French have cocupied the Island of Fano, north of Corfa.been released from internment at Gibraltar and exchanged, through Prince and Princess Almasim have arrived in London having the good offices of the King of Spain, for Colonel Garden, V.D., who was taken prisoner during the retreat from Mans.
SMYRNA BOMBED.
February 10, 1.15 pm
A message from Athens sistes that a French air aquadron |bombed Smymns on Tuesday.
FRENCH MINISTERS LEAVE FOR ITALY.
(Havas Telegram.).
February 9. MM. Briand, Bourgeois and Albert Thomas have left for Itsly.
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page they will be found on the Extra).
MINERS STILL PASSING RESOLUTIONS.”
February 9, 5.00 pm.
The Miners' Conference at Lancaster has passed a resolution of opposition to the spirit of conscription and of determination to
cratinise vigilantly any proposed extension of compulsion.
FRENCH MINISTERS LEAVE FOR ITALY.
February 9, 5.00 pm. Benter's correspondent at Paris states that M. Briand the Premier, M. Bourgeois and Thomas (Minster of Munitions) have left for Italy.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
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TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
The Prussian lowes now total 2,377 378.
A French sir sqazdros kembed Smyrns on Tomczy,
Island of Fann, north of Cæft.
the raising of two Overmoun
The War Office has
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Regiment.
The French stemmer Fix's fired st.a. abimarina balf » zila distant, and is believed to barw hits vital part
The P. and 0. steamer Kashgar, in the Mediterranean, twins fired at a periscope, causing it to disappear.
The Alfiance of Miners, Rail- waymen and Transport Workers has abandoned its meeting to consider action against the Compulsión Bil.
It stated that ■ Unionist Business Committee has urged, instead of restriction, the taxation of imports, giving a preference to the Dominicus,
A Copenhagen message sinton that the Zeppelin raiders who recently visited the Midlands carried air torpedoes having a range of four miles.
The Times exys the fact that three linera recendy bea: of submarines, is the best reply to to disarm merchantmen. the suicidal American suggestion
Mr. Ranciman has privately discussed the question of shipping control and the restriction of imports with a Unionist Businema Committes in the House Comm
The Ellerman liner City of of Marseilles was shelled by s and replied with eight shots, subizarïne in the MediterranIESO, whereupon the submarine, dived..
Miss Irene McMahon, daughter of the High Commissioner (Lieut- enant Col Sir Arthur Henry Mc- Mahon, GC.VO.1, has been married to Captain Eram-Gor- dom, at Cairo:
The Secretary of the Aszu Liab of America says that's now Can- ada biplane, with a speed of 120 miles an boDE,” HE
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SUBMARINES BEATEN OFF.
THREE LINERS SCARE THE PIRATES.
February 10, 12.30 pm
The Times states that three linera, among others, recently beat of submarines.
The P. and O. steamer Kashgar, in the Mediterranean, twios Fred at a periscope, causing it to disappear.
The Ellerman liner City of Marseilles was shelled, in the Mediterranean, and replied with eight shots, whereupon the sub-
a dived.
The French steamer Plats fired at a submarine half a mile distant, and is believed to have hit a vital part.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE SITUATION IN THE BALKANS.
KING FERDINAND VISITS THE KAISER.
February 9, 1.40 p.m.
MUTUAL ACTIVITY,
February 9, 5.25 pm.
A Pazis communique says that there has been mutaal artillery: sativity at Artois. The Germans exploded two large mines at Isto This, says the Times, is the best reply to the suicidal American According to Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam & telegram been shattered and also some points of the supporting trench, from Bolie and penetrated some sectors of the firing trench which had suggestion to disarra merchantmen
from Sofia announces that King Ferdinand has gone to the German which they were driven by a night grenade attack. The fighting ord Headquarters on a visit to the Kaiser, The Ministry exercises continues. The French guns have been active in the Somme region gl gency during his absence.
and have cannonaded Hartmannsweilerkopf.
IMPORT TAXES.
BUSINESS COMMITTEE'S PROPOSAL
February 10, 12.30 p.m. Mr. Rusakusa privately discussed the question of shipping control and the restriction of importa with a Unionist Boxiness Committee in the House of Commons for two hours yesterday,
It is stated that the Unionists arged, instead of restriction, the taxation of imports, giving a preference to the Dominions,
It is understood that Mr. Runciman was unable to give any undertaking.
COMPULSION BILL
TRADE UNIONISTS ABANDON PROTEST MEETING
February 10, 12.30 p.m. The Alliance of Miners, Railwaymen and Transport Workers ha idoned its meeting toconsider action against the Compulsion Bil,
THE LONDON REGIMENT.
TWO OVERSEAS BATTALIONS.
February 10, 145 p.m. The War Ofice has auctioned the raising of two Overseas Tons of the London Regiment.
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REMOVAL OF NEUTRAL CONSULS.
February 9, 1.40 p.m. Rauter's correspondent at Athens states that the German and Balgarian sathorities have decided upon the removal of neutral consuls from the occupied districts of Macedonia,
AN INTERESTING CONFERENCE.
February 9, 7.30 p.m.
It is cffcially announced from Berlin that King Ferdinand, M. Radoslavoff and M. Jekoff have arrived at the German head- quarters with a view to conferring with Herr von Bethmann Hellweg (Chancellor) and Harz von Jagow (Secretary for Foreign Affairs).
RUSSIANS CROSS THE DNIESTER."
February 10, 12.10 am An official message from Petrograd says that the Russians have crossed the Dniester near Usiecyka.
CAN AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
February 10, 2.00 2.
GERMANY'S HEAVY LOSSES.
February 9, 7.30 p.m.
Beater is reliably informed that the number of German- wounded transported through Belgium after the attack on Frise was even larger than that after the battle of Loos. Undoubtedly the total German loases at Frise were extremely heavy.
MORE ENEMY TRENCHES DAMAGED.
February 10, 12.10 am.
General Sir Douglas Haig reports: Last night we fired s mins south of Fosse 8 and occupied the crater after fighting with a tranch mortar and hand grenades. The enemy's artillery is active near Loos and north-west of Ypres. Our artillery replied vigorously, damaging the enemy trenches.
ENEMY ONCE MORE REPULSED.
A Paris communique says:-Our heavy artillery in Belgium has conftaned the bombardment of Vauban Fort and the enemy trenches in the Hebrae district. There has been an intense artillery doel in Artois. The enemy, after exploding a mine in front of our An Austrian communique mentions contact with the Italians trench south-west of Hill 140, launched zu infantry attack whic in Albania and says that a force made up of Serbians, Italians and was repulsed. Our bombers forced the enemy to evac Fasad Pasha's Albanians is retreating before the Austrian advance, post between Soissons and Rheims while our fi They made a stand at Valys, five miles north-west of Trans. The St. Mikiel seriously damaged enemy defence Bat-xmmuniqus also declares that the disarmament of the Montenegina Apremont.-
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