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The Hongkong Telegraph

February 23 1916,

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TO-DAY'S WAR TELEGRAMS.

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"COMRIE CASTLE”

AFLOAT.

REMARKABLE VICTORY FOR FRENCH FLYING CORPS.

FIVE GERMAN AIRCRAFT BROUGHT DOWN; THREE MORE DISABLED.

Enemy Aerodrome and Munitions Factory Bombed."

TURKISH COLUMN PUT TO ROUT BY COSSACKS.

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

GREECE AND THE ALLIES.

GENERAL SARRAIL ARRIVES AT ATHENS,

February 22, 3.15 am. Beater's correspondent at Athene says that General Sarrail has arrived and has had an sadience with the King.

`SIR W. H. MACKINNON'S APPOINTMENT.

February 22, 3.15 am. Lieut-General Sir W. H. Mackinnon's appointment does not affect Lord Derby, who remaina Director General of Recruiting.

THE RUSSIANS.

LARGE TURKISH FORCES DISPERSED.

February 22, 3:20 a.m.

A Petrograd communique says:-There has been considerable activity in the Caucasus where the Turks have been driven beyond the Beyukdere river.

Several

The parsnit of the Erzerum stragglers continuse. hundred more have been captured. The Cossacks routed a Turkish infantry and artillery column, and captured three field batteries and much material.

As the result of a brilliant charge in the Kanys region large Turkish forces have been dispersed; many were killed and a number were taken prisoners.

Thirteen Turkish sailing ships have been sank in the Black Bea.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING.

TO RESUME HIS VISITS TO THE TROOPS.

February 22, 4.10 a.m.

His Majesty the King's medical advisers are prepared to con- sent to a resumption of visits to the troops in training.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST,

GREAT AEROPLANE VICTORY.

February 22, 2.10 m. A Paris communique says: The Germans violently bombarded trenches north-west of Givenchy. We replied energetically.

After an intense bombardment and many gas attacks, on a seven kilometre front on the Libona sector, the enemy made at tempts to emerge from their trenches but were driven back by curtains of fire.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

THE ITALIANS.

MINOR OPERATIONS.

February 21, 2.00 a.m.

A Rome communique says:There have been miner operations at Valsugana The Italians bombarded Fella Valley where import ant movements of troops and transport were noticeable. An Austrian aeroplane bombed Ala, but there was no damage.

AUSTRIAN AIR RAID.

February 21, 9.10 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Rome says that Austrian seroplanes raided Desenzano, Salo, and Trezzo, bat the damage was insigni- ficant. Four persons were killed and 12 wounded-all civilians

THE RUSSIANS.

MORE SUCCESSES REPORTED.

February 21, 2.40 am

A Petrograd communique ways:-We are parsaing the Take and, have captured a further 2,549 prisoners, six guns, mach smmunition and a transport. Esemy aeroplanes have bombed the Riga region north of Krenzburg, where the artillery was also active. Two German blockhouses were destroyed a: Lake Svanten. There was a successful mine explation on the Daeister, where a German mine gallery was wracked, also armoured wrenches and entangle

ments.

TURKEY'S PLIGHT.

February 21, 8.40 p.zz.) An Italian wireless message states that the Russians have occupied the whole of Lake Van region and that the Turke have evacuated Bitlis. The Russians are near Trebizond. Reuter's correspondent at Salonica says that prominent Turkish Liberals are denouncing the Young Turks for bringing Torkey to her last gasp and they appeal to Liberals to emerge and try to save her.

TURKISH CORPS TURNED BACK.

February 21, 12.50 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Petrograd states that two Tarkish crops marching to reinforce Erzerum turned back upon hearing of the fall of the fortress.

THE EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN,

February 21, 3.15 p.m. The Press Burean publishes General Smut's report, dated February 18, in which he says that an enemy force of four Europeans and 200 natives attacked a post at Kachumbe, near Kyako, on the Uganda border, against our strength of two Europeans and 35 natives. The enemy were driven "off, losing four Europeans, 53 natives and one machine gun complete, also 45 rifles and a quantity of ammunition. Our casualties were nil.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

ENEMY'S TWO ABORTIVE ATTACKS.

THE CREDIT VOTE.

OUR WAR EXPENDITURE.

February 21, 5.35 p.m.

(Reuter's Service, to The. "Talegraph.”)

London. Repsired, Fobruary 2

The Comris Castle has been

AFTER THE WAR.

In the Home of Commas, Mr. Asquith moved a vote of reflosted after discharging 700 Credit for 5420,000,000 and said that the Treasury had still in tons of cargo. She is tow in band $102,000,000 from the last credit with which to carry on the Kilindini harbour, apparently not public service up to March 10th, which was a period appreciably damaged. longer than anticipated (cheers). The daily expenditure of 54,300,000 had not differed much since September, while, since November, the expenditure on the army and navy and munitions had increased by $400,000 daily. The loans to the Allies and Dominions now totalled s169,000,000 apart from advances of #423,000,000 by the Bank of England for the Government. We were spending daily £3,000,000 on the army, navy and munitions. Mr. Asquith concluded by saying that with the vote for the coming year the total for the war was £2,032,000,000; and emphasised that rigorous steps be taken to economise military expenditure and to ensure money being devoted for the vigorous prosecution of the war.

The Votes were adopted.

THE SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE.

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February 21, 12.50 p.m. In a White Paper is given to-day's cražit vote of £300,000,000 and a supplementary vote of $120,000,000, making total war credits cf $1,720,000,000.

FIGHTING NEAR SUEZ.

February 21, 8.25 p.m.

American Paper's Comment.

If the end of the European WAT may not be sOOD, it will come some time. What the economia situation of the world's industry and commerce will be at its close, all Americans are asking, for to- |morrow is always more important than yesterday. Leroy-Beaulieu, the French economist, says that- resentment does not last long in human relations; the enemies of to-day may be the customers of

to-morrow.

They may. A cataclysm which An official message states that in the course of an aerial has put to the supreme peril of reconnaissance of the enemy's advanced posts east of the Suez Canal their lives 20,000,000 men, and one of our aviators, descending to 600 feet, destroyed the enemy's which will cost not less than power station at El Hassama with a hundred pound bomb.

£5,000,000,000, may despatch of reinforcements to General Aylmer is proceeding everything exactly as it was satisfactorily. Aeroplanes have re-bombed Kut, but there has been before"; bas if it does so, it belies no damage.

MILITARY CHANGES.

The

February 21, 9.10 p.m. Lieut-Gen. Sclater has been appointed to the southern com- mand in "succssion to Lisat-Ges. Campball who takes over the Chester command from Lieut-Gen. MacKinnon, who is now Director of Recruiting. Lieut-Gen. Macready succeeds Lient-Gren, Sclater, who receives Cross of the Bath for exceptional war services as Adjutant-General of forces.

February 22, 12.50 a.m.

The following appointments have been gazetted

To be Brigade Commander: Lieut. Col. Cooke, 34th Sikhs. To To be temporary Second-Liens, of the Hampshire Regt: Corporal be temporary Brigadier: Lieut.-Colonel Robinson, 27th Panjabis Belford Wilson, of the Ceylon Planters Contingent.

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THE EAST COAST AIR RAID.

February 21, 9.55 p.m.

The official correction of the Walmer air-raid casualties is only lad aged sixteen, killed and another of the same age, injured. Á Eccre of shopfronts were blown in.

ANGLO-FRENCH CONFERENCE.

February 22, 11.50 p.m.

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all history's teachings. What is more probable is this: Franca and Russia had, at the beginning of the war, commercial treaties. with Germany, enforced by that nation with France in 1871, and with Russix alter the close of the Japanese war. The has abrogated these treaties. France and Russia, which took 15 per cent. of German'a exports; will certainly take a much smaller share in the fature. German trade with South and Central

the blockade, and the hope of re- America, another 15 per cent, has been lost temporarily at least by gaining any large part of it is dependent on English indifference or American supinenem-Poor dependence -Wall Street Journ

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Radio-Controlled Torpedo.

A Washington dispatch says that the U. S. Nivy Department. has asked Congress to appropriate nearly $1,000,000 G. for purchase of the Hammond radio-controlled torpedo rights.Navy officera say that a man in an seroplane cin

British members of the Anglo-French Inter-Parliamentary guide a torpedo through the water February 21, 4.50 p.m. Conference at Paria were received by President Poincare and M. from soy beight by the Hammond The Paris communique reports: There has been artillery Briand and they visited the Senate. The President in a speech invention. activity on the whole front, being violent to the north of Verdun, ealogised Britain's part in war. He said that the Inter-Parliamen The Germans made two abortive attacks in Ärtois. A squadron of French seroplanee bombarded munition depots south-west and try relations would bring still closer bonds between the two nations and he hoped the brotherhood of arms would lead to a permaszent south-east of Dienze. German seroplanes bombed Luneville, brotherhood. France admired the immense and magnificent effort Dombasle and Nanoy last night, slight damage being done.

accomplished by Britain whom war had made a great military "We shall purse the war to victory which we shall clelebrate in indestructible friendship.”

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MORE AIR RAIDS.

February 22, 12.50 am.

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A communique says: Twenty six seroplanes attacked depots at Don and are believed to have inflicted extensive damage to stores, |and railways; All returned safely. The artillery actively bombard- ed trenches at Hulloch and north of the Ypres Commines Canal · A

We wrecked several observations posts in Argonne. The day was marked with great serial activity. A Fokker was heavy howitzer caused a large explosion in our gun position at brought down near Altkirch, an Albatross was brought down at | Badinghem. Enemy aircraft raided various towns in our ares but

no military resulta accrued. A few civilians were killed. pinal and another near Bares.

Seven French machines fought four German machines in the region of Vigneulles, two of the latter were forced to land and the re- mainder filed

German marchines bombarded Fismes, Bar le Das and Revigny where fifteen German machines were forced to fight a French air squadron. One German machine was brought down

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TURKS' FALSE REPORTS.

February 21, 5.00 p.m.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Tennant and a second was pursued and seen to dive suddenly into its own exposed the absolute unreliability of Turkish success at Aden where Seventeen French machines dropped beavy bombe on the there had been really only five British and 39 Indian casualties Habsheïm aerodrome and goods station, Twenty-sight French against 200 Turkish losses. machimes bombed munitions works at Pagny sur Moselle. All the French machines returned safely,

A Zeppelin was brought down at Brabant le Rai by motor gume, it was struck by an incendiary homb and collapsed in flames.

fla the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on Page 3).

JAPANESE COAL FOR EGYPT.

February 21, 8.40 p.m.

An Alexandria telegram says that Japan is sending 23,000 tons of coal to Egypt.

power.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

DONT FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijou Theatro-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Bijou Theatre 9.15 pm Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

Friday, February 25, Chins Provident Loan and

Co-Meeting Mortgage shareholders; 11.30 am.

Saturday, February 26: Boxing Competitions at the V.2.0.

THERE IS CONSIDERABLÉ ACTIVITY IN THE CAUCASUS... THE PURSUIT OF THE ERZERIM STRAGGLERS CONTINUES. THE KING IS WELL ENOUGH TO VISIT TROOPS IN TRAINING. THIRTEEN TURKISH SHIPS HAVE BEEN SUNK IN THE BLACK SEA THE TURKS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BEYOND THE BEKYUDERE RIVER. COSSACKS ROUTED A TUKKISH INFANTRY AND ARTILLERY COLUMN. LARGE TURKISH FORCES WERE DISPERSED IN THE KENYS REGION, THE FRANCH BOMBËD HARSHEIN AERODROME AND GOODS STATION. THE GERMANS BOMBARDED TRENCHES NOKTE-WEST OF GIVENCHY. THE FRENCE WRECKED SEVERAL OBSERVATION POSTS IN ARGONNE GENERAL MACKINKON'S APPOINTMENT DOES NOT AFFECT LORD DERBY. SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE EKZERUM FUGITIVES HAVE BEEN CAPTURED. GERMANS WERE DRIVEN BACK BY CURTAINS OF FIRE-ON LIHONS SECTOR. FIVE GERMAN AIRSHIPS WERE DESTROYED AND THREE FORCED TO LAND. Godown Co-Meeting of FRENCH AIRMEN DROPPED BOMBS OF MUNUHOKS WORKS AT PAGNY.holders; 11.30 s

The Races ("Off Day").

Thursday, March 2.

H. Kand Kowloon Wharf and