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The Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED 18811) Copyright, 1916 by the Propristor.

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February 22 1916,

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TUESDAY,

TO-DAY'S WAR TELEGRAMS,

RUSSIA'S SMASHING BLOW AT TURKEY,

COMPLETE DEFEAT OF THE TURKS IN ARMENIA.

American Government Resents von Barnstorff's Methods.

MORE ENEMY CONSULS ARRESTED.

[Renter's Service to the * Telegraph.”]

GREECE AND THE BALKANS.

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BULGARIANS AND TURKS.

February 21, 2.30 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondent at Paris a Roma telegrama says:-The Greek cruiser, Helle, has arrived at Darazzo to protect the Greek residents in the event of the arrival of the Balgarians and Turks at Salonics.

GERMAN PROPAGANDIST LEAVES FOR MONASTIR.

February 21, 2.30 pim,

A telegrams states that Biron Sabeak, the notorious chief of the German propaganda at Athens, has left for Monastir.

ERZERUM AND AFTER.

COMPLETE TURKISH DEFEAT IN ARMENIA.

February 21, 1.40 p.m The smashing blow dealt to the Tarks at Mush and Ablat Enally severe all connection with the Ottoman troops in Armenia and Mesopotamia and means the complete defeat from one side of Armenia to the other.

The Bassians are already in full possession of the upper waters of the Euphrates, and their latest successes, bringing them into the occupation of the upper Tigris, will prove a substantial help to the British in Mesopotamia

The town of Mush is situated on an important road junction and is great store depot and training centre.

It is stated that Enver Pasha is hurrying to Etserum at the head of a large army.

ENEMY CONSULS ARRESTED AT CANDIA.

BY THE ALLIES.

February 22, 1.40 p.m. The Daily Mail correspondent at Athens says that the Allies have arrésted enemy Consale at Candia.

BRITISH PAPER MONEY CIRCULATING IN GERMANY.

POUND NOTES WORTH 25.40 MARKS.

February 21, 140 p.m... The Timer ocrrespondent at Rotterdam says that a considerable amount of British paper money is circulating in Germany. The pound note is fetching twenty-five point forty marks.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST..

1916 CLASS RECRUITS AMONG RECENTLY MADE

GERMAN PRISONERS.

February 21, 1.40 p.m.

A telegram from Paris saya that the Germans recently made

› include recruits of the 1918 alami.

FEBRUARY

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

MORE GERMAN “SUBTLETIES.”

GERMAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON “A PUBLICITY. BUREAU.”

1916.

February 21, 140 px New York telegram says that resentment exists in Government circles at Washington over the disgraceful publicity methods of Teatonic diplomatists, and more than hints that aalea activities, which the Government is beginning to find embarrasing, 12 discontinued, it will probably be considered necessary to ask for the recall of several prominent diplomatists.

February 1915,

Temperature 6'sma

Humidity

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二拜歳 第二廿月弌英港香 SINGLE COPY IO CSNTS.

OUR LONDON LETTER. supplies have been out off, except for driblets which are smuggled in by way of neutral frontiers. Consequently it is quite certain (From Our Gran Correspondent) that, unless the German armies

General Prospects.

London, Jancary 13.

$36 PER ANNUM

TELEGRAMS.

LORD CHELMSFORDÝ RECOVERY.

can manage to moure a real mili- tary decision of an overwhelming character, the Allies possess in their absolute sea, supremacy (Rector's Service To The Telegraph.")

absolate guarantee of final vic

London, Recsired; Fabraszy 12 Lord Chelmsford has recovered

H. K. &. S. BANK,

It is not so easy as it was at Eret to survey the operations of tory. The pity is that full use this tremendous war as a whala. was not made of our feet from When the German legions were the very beginning of the way from the severe chill from which sweeping onwards towards Paris, that even now the fallest use is or being swept backwards from not being made of it. But even he was suffering a few days ago: the Marne towards the Aisse, and so it can no longer be doubted when the Russians were storming that the British Navy, admirably ad back from the Vistals, people France and Italy and Bassis, is the Carpathians, or being batter-supported by the Allies Fleets of were able to focus their attention once more taring the scale, of on what seemed a salient feature. European history. The politica! But since the military operations and economic pressure exerted Chairman's Strong Repudiation, became more or less static and on Germany is slowly beginning wrench-bound, with the great to tell, and, once internal troubles Count Bernstorff is accused of turning the Embassy into a ground serous & frieze af barbed these, they grow alarmingly and armies facing each other below begin in such circumstances as pablicity bureza, sad giving out misleading statements; instanced wire, most people are spt to lose very swiftly. Starvation in the by the grant breach of pledges of secrecy arent the Lasitania sight of the essentials, and to appropriate treatment for the negotiation Reports have been repeatedly sent out which are lose themselves amidst a mass of particular malady of soul from clearly officially inspired, and deliberately misrepresenting the detail that may be quite inrerel which Germany has been suffer

ant. The simple truth is that so ing. far the only people who have

situation.

London, Received, February $2. Reuter's correspondent st

Hongkong states that at the annual meeting of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the chairman repadiated most strongly the insinuations that the Bank's policy is to maintain friendly relations with the Garmans with a view to resuming business after

The Government is particularly annoyed at the information gained a decisive victory on land, which has been given out, making it appear thai a decision has unless it be the Turks

The Land Campaigu. im been deñnitely reached, that America will recognise that belligerent Gallipoli, are the Allies in the merchantmen; armed for defence as cruisers, are liable to attack Weet. When the German ad- by no means restricted to the the war. He said that on the

But the hopes of the Allies are without warning. No such decision has been reached. The truth vance on Paris was beaten back green sess. The German have contrary the Bank's effort to was that Mr. Lanting made such a proposal to belligerent rations, past all possibility of renewal, jus but it was not to be pat into farce until all concerned had agreed, that was a decisive victory for ominas fortune in the main been most succesful, and the been experiencing very liquidate German business had France. It changed the whole theatres of the land war. In the assertions that the Bank's policy trend of the war, and was the East they have found the Rus was subject to Garmin infances pivot on which the German plaus einna still able to take the cfen-was absurd. becillated from overwhelming tive in the field, and to threaten conquest to stubborn defence.serionaly by successful operations

[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on Page 8].

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE APPAM.

February 20, 6 10 am, Reuter's correspondent at Washington says the owners of the Appam have brought Admiralty proceedings to regain possession of

the liner.

GERMAN IMPOVERISHMENT OF BELGIUM.

The Vital Factor.⠀

The

ing too late for Insertion on this page they will be found

on Page 8 ]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

HOLLAND FARMERS

FLEE.

Fear of the Floods.

(London, Eeceived. February 11. According to Peuter's corres-

The sea is

The fact that the Germans hold in the South the security of the [In the event of telegrams arriv Belgium sad a big strip of North-Austro-German situation in the ern France La the West, Balkans. Russia's new armies Poland and some miles are now taking the field ready Rassia in the East, and for next Spring, and they are Serbia in the South, does not in better equipped than were the any sense constituts a real victory,bard-pressed troops who were The object of all military opera hammered back from the Vistula. tions is to effect a decision which It ja now known that the will destroy the enemy's resist Russian heavy artillery daring ance and enable the victors to the great German drive on War- impose their own terms of peace. saw was strictly limited to one If victory is to be messured by shall per gua per diem. mileage cocopied, that occupation general anticipation is that when must have a sure element of per- the winter has passed, and the manency. What permanency is serious campaign of 1916 starts, there in the present German se Russia will give a formidable ac cupation ? What territory Ger- count of herself. By that time many holds now, she gained, ia we shall know how far the Aus- the West, by surprise, and, in the to-German and Bulgarian ad- East, by mechanism. Neither vance on Salonics is a bona fide by strategy nor by sheer hard rentate, and how far it will be fighting has Germany yet accom-encouraged by any success. From pondent at Amsterdam the foods plished anything approaching all accounts the preparations made are subsiding at Zaandam, bat st decisive military result. Eren by the Allies to meet and deal Maznikendam and Polder they leaving the cceans out of secount, with the attack are well calcalare increasing as it is impossible February 20, 5,45 p.m.

the territory she has lost overness sted to "blant the edge of hus. to use the sluices. Sir Edward Grey, in a Memorandum regarding industrial dis- far exceeds anything she bolds banday" No doubt Germany reshing scross the Great Wyde- tresa in B-lgiam, says that Great Britain offered months ago to temporarily acres her Imatiers will endeavour to economize her wormer Dyke near the zone of

the disseter of 1805. The raw materials for the industries of Belgium through the Belief Commission, provided that Germany permitted free importation

own resources of men by employ-

Germany had not replied. Indeed, it is perfectly clear that the The fact is that this war is con- Balgaria and any available Turk and did not requisition stooka. Four months had elapsed, and

ing as largely as possible on this farmers are fleeing, fearing a renture the troops of Austria and catastrophe. Germans intend to procisim that the distress was due to the Allies, arming more than ever the theory fish levies. But the Tarks may while determined that the industriee shall not be relieved until they of sen supremacy advanced by al-be fully occupied elsewhere, of making grod. The hope is have taken the last ounce of raw materials and goods to Germany the greatest authorities. The out-Whether they will make another that in the Spring, General Juffice and driven Belgian labour to emigrate to Germany or work in tanding lerson of the war, so far drive towards Sarz and Egypt, or will be able, with a million Belgium for the G rmans. Figures which were given show the as the land operations are coni merely confine themselves to con- British troops to back up the immense amounts of material taken from Belgium. Sir Edward cerned, is the surprising tendency centrsting against the British splendid French divisions in the Grey concludes that in view of Germsay's fixed policy to impoverish of modern armies fighting under Forces on the Tigris, remains to field, to shake the Germans out Belgium, the British Government must disclaim all responsibility moderu conditions to reach be seen.

Great relief has been of their trenches and force a gon- condition of stalemate.esused here by the news that the eral retreat which, once started, Given anything like qua- British Relief Force adancing may end anywhere, lity of strength in numbers towards our troops at Kural-

(Continued on page 5.) and scientife equipment, and Amára is taking good progress opposing armies tend to range at last. After the Pyberie victory themselves in static opposition in sight of Bagdad, when our men along the two sides of a wall of were forced to retreat to Kut, the trenches. But there is no such situation became pretty desper thing s8 stalemate on the seaasta. The Turks and the Germame Those who hold command of the alike persistently reported the ass have absolute command, gut was enzrounded, and that all There is co possibility of a usval attempts by relief columns to push stalemate in mid-ccean. In mili-through were repulsed, Bot tary operations, an arbitrary line, strong reinforcements have been may be drawn at say spot where hurried up, and's stiff fight on the the opposing manches meet. In banks of the Tigris, about two naval operations, the sway of the days” march from Kat, haa re- supreme fiets only ceases where salted in the defeat and flight of the harbour mines and fortress the Turks. This should open up guna protect the Admiral who the way either for an såvance by dare not steam out to challenge the relief force to Kat, or for a a decision on the high seas. And retreat by the troops at Kat to Mortgage though the German Grand Fleet join up with the relief force lower may succeed in remaining a fleet down the river. Meanwhile the in being by sedulously)eeping to Germans have made a costly and ite harbours, the effect is precise ambitions attempt to rest back ly the same though it had fought from the French the ground they s main action and been wiped out once held in Champagne. The of existence. The German attemps has failed remarkably, mier cannot, be hansported by The French were never in any s. German commeros overseas danger al giring way. And the has ceased to exist. Essential Germans never had any chance

towards the Belgians for the evils which Germany refuses to remove

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN .

CONDENSED.

LORD CHELMSFORD HAS RECOVERED FROM HIS ILLNESS.

THE ALLIES HAVE ARRESTED ENEMY CONSULS AT CANDIA.

MUCH BRITISH PAPER MONEY IS CHRGULATING IN GERMANY.

IT IS STATED THAT ENVER PASHA IS HURRYING TO EKZERUM...

RUSSIANS ARE ALREADY IN POSSESSION OF THE UPPER EUPHRATES, GERMANS RECENTLY MADE PRISONERS INCLUDE RECKUÏTS, 1918 CLASS. THE BRITISH PAPER FOUND NOTE FETCHTS 2540 MARKS IN GERMANY. THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT RESENTS GERMANS PUBLICITY METHODS. AMERICANS ANNOYED AT GERMAN LIES ANENT ARMED MERCHANTMEN, COUNT EERNSTORFF TURNING GERMAN EMBASSY INTO PUBLICITY BUREAU. GREEK CRUISER ARRIVED AT DURAZZO TO PROTECT GREEK RESIDENTS, BARON SCHENK, GERMAN PROPAGANDIST, LEFT ATHENS FOR MONASTE RUSSIAN SUCCESSES AT MUSH AND AFLAT COMPLETES TURKISH DEFEAT

IN ARMENIA AND HELPS BRITISH IN MESOPOTAMIA.

CHAIRMAN E. K. & S. BANK REPUDIATES THE ASSERTIONS THAT THE BANK'S POLICY IS SUBJECT TOʻGʻ ERMAN INFLUENCES,

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Thesse-9.15 p.m.

The Baces.

Friday, February 25, China Provident Loan and

Co.-Meeting shareholders; 11.30 am.

Saturday, February 26; Boxing Competitions at the

The Races Of Day”)

Thursday, March 2 HK and Kowloon Wharf á Godown Co-Meeting of holders; 11:30 am.