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The Hongkong Telegraph
February 26 1916.
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MILITARY FUNERAL OF RUSSIAN CONSUL AT SHANGHAI,
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, February 12, 19.55 am. The funeral of the late General Sanoylaff, Bussian Military Agent at Tokio, who died whilst on his way to Shanghai on the Andre Lebon, was attended by the Allied Consula. Four bandred Allied Volunteers, and the whole of one British Company, composed the firing party. The Artillery provided the gun carriage and the French Police, including Annamites were present.
[Roater's Service to the Telegraph."
THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE A VAST MILITARY ENTERPRISE.
The Crown Prince's Reaewed Attempt on Verdun.
February 25, 12.50 pm. It is estimated in Paris that the Crown Prince concentrated half a million men on his renewed attempt to force his way to Verdun, which has been his aim since September 1914.
In order to prevent a repetition of the Crown Prince's previous blanders, the Kaiser appointed the veteran General Haessler, ex- Commandant of Metz, and therefore well acquainted with Terrain, ss his adviser.
The new attack was based on General von Hindenberg's plan ia Russia. Two hundred thousand troops were assembled on a narrow front of seven milea, extending from Brabant sur Hensa, to Ferbebots
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
Sir Douglas Haig's Report
February 25, 11.45 p.. Sir Douglas Haig reports --Dar aeroplanes saocses fully bombed an enemy serodrome near Lills. All returned safely.
British artillery is active against easy trenches about the Ypras-Commings Canal, sai east of Balsingha
Fightlog Continues at Verdan with Undiminished Desperation.
February 26, 235 am.
A Paris communique sayaNorth of Verdun there has been a beary fall of snow all day.
The activity of the artillery on both sides continues to be most intense along the whole front, especially to the east of the Medse, where the fighting is of undiminished desperation.
Several Germis attacks with grest effectires and of unpreced- ented violence on Poivre Hill ware masnapsssful; another attack on the Leronahs Wood was also stoppak.
There has been no infantry action westjof the Mouse. We attacked dai captured as enemy salient to the auth of Os Marie a Py in Campagna, taking thres hundred prisoners.
Wa effectively bombırded enemy works in Argoans. There was an artillery dal at Facht in the valley of the Vaga
THE GERMAN RAIDER MOEWE.
CORST
Steamers Corbridge and Flamenco Her Latest Victims.
February 25, 3.45 pm. Reuter's correspondent at Tenerife states that the Moewe's latest victims have been sunk between the South American The attack began in earnest on the 20th sud 21st inst. when and that of Fernando Noronha on January 16 and February 9. the French positions were furiosely bombarded by the German heavy She took the collier Corbridge to the month of the Amazea, where guns. The infantry began to advance on Monday evening and were she replenished her bankers, and then asuk ber. On the Moswe's mowed down by the French machine guns. Whole units were wiped approach the Flamenco began to send distress signals, whereupon cuk After five days the attack raulted only in a slight advance, the Moswe opened fire on her and sank her. One of the crew of the
Flamenco was drowned, and two were woundel. The captains in the failure to pierce the line at any point being the best proof-
The German failure is in comparison with the Anglo-French formed Renter that the raider is 2,50) net tage, and is tei advance on Loos in Champagne when the German line was broken with six-sea inch guns, and two tarpeis table, besides which she carries a number of mines The Girmsan say that say is a on the first day and thousands of prisoners were captured.
speed of seventeen knots and that she has a craw of 250 min, who are under Count Donah.
Germans have been Preparing over two Months.
February 25, 5,55 p.m.
Forther Details Regarding the Westbura.
February 25, 100 p.m. A telegram from Madrid states that the Westburn was captured
February 25, 3.45 a.m. days from Pernambuco.
Seven Germans with hand grensdes controlled the Westbara, which had five thousand tons of coal on board.
A French daily review says:-The German offensive at Verdun apparently was not only a vast military enterprise, but a great dynastic movement, The Germans had been been preparing for over two months six and brought up all the forty-two centimetre howitzers, all the avai- lable Austrian thirty centimetre guas, and heavy artillery, which participated in the invasion of Serbia, besides the Kaiser's best troops; of which seventeen divisions have already been identified.
THE RUSSIANS:
The Capture of Kermanshah,
February 26, 8.25 p.mi
A Petrograd islegram sizisz that the Russians have taken Kermanshah.
Turks Pursued lato the Erzerum-Khayss Regions.
February 26, 8.25 Petrograd communique saya-Troops in the Caucasus have stormed the town of Isspin, and continue is pursue the Turks into the Erzerum-Khayea regions.
The Russians in Parais, after dialziging the enemy from moun- tain positions in the Kermanshah region, occupied the town of | Sakhne, taking four guns. “
The Russians south of Taberan entered the town of Kashan.
Violent Cannoneding' on the Riga and: Dwlask Sector.
February 26, 8.25 am.
A Petrograd communique says:There is violent cannonading of the Riga and Dwinsk Sectors.
Four Sailing Ships Sunk in the Black Sex,
February 26, 8.25 a.m.
It is reported that a British craiser which had been lying at Santa Cruz, when the Westbaza arrived, went out in order to capture her when she left. The Westbera had previously passed British and French warships.
A GERMAN SHIP ESCAPES FROM MADEIRA,
February 25, 100 p.m. The German ship Hochenfeldt (Hochfeld), escaped from | Madeira on Tuesday night.
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN ENGLAND.
February 25, 100 p.m.
A blizzard is raging in England.
COMPULSORY SERVICE IN ENGLAND.
February 25, 100 p.m.
It is reported that all the married men, who have been attested, will be called up by July 8.-
The Government has decided conditionally to recognise home defense. The liability of those eligible for army service will Volunteer Training Carpa organised throughout the country for
not be affected.
AUSTRO-GERMAN SHIPS SEIZED.
*February 25, 100 p.m.
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TELEGRAMS.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RUSSIANS PURSUE TURKS WHO ARE IN FULL RETREAT.
February 25, 12.25 p.m.
$35 PER ANNUM.
TELEGRAMS.
-REV. B. J. CAMPBELL.
ORDAINED DEACON.
A. Petrograd communique says: After a series of battles in (Bentor's Service To The “Telectaph.”“” Persis the remnants of the enemy concentrated in the Kermanshah region where the Germans and the Turks fortified two mountain passes. The Russians stormed Bidesawth Pass, which was then considered impregnable, and occupied Sakhnapast, pursuing the Turke, who are in full retreat towards Kermanshah. The Russiana captured guns, machine-guns, and meca ammunition.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
German Position Bombarded in Argonne.
February 25, 445 p.m.
A Paris communique says: North of Verdun the cannonade has continned with less violence and the Germans made no attack established on an organised in the course of the night. We are line of resistance behind Beaumont, on the heights to the east of We made fresh bombard- Champasaville to the south of Omes. ments of the German positions in Argonas and there has been intermittent artillery activity from Milinear to the left bank of the Mease.
The Battle Near Verdun.
February 25, 5.10 p.m.
-Landon, Received, February 27, The eminent Nonconformist, minister Rev. R. J. Campbell, bas bez ordained deacon in the Church of England, at Birming-
LATE JABEZ BALFOUR:
THE INQUESI.
London, Received, February 12,
At the inquest on Jabez Bal- lour, who was found dead in an express train at Newport on Wednesday moring, bởi. Hoa stated that deceased went to Bsta last August in the expectation of Beater's correspondent at Paris says the frermin's great four king up a mining appointment days attack north of Verdan is st present ebbing, but most Nauta, close to the Chinese eminent authorities do not minimise the magnitude of the German frontier but the manager thought designs. Consequently, the mast minute precautions have been de (M: Bufour; suld taken. A significant order of the German General Deimling, which the climate, so he returned to has been published, exhorts the famous Fifteenth Corps that "is England before Christ-nas. the course of its last offensive against the French, that by the display
not stand
The verdict was death from
of its asual courage, prowess sad other indications, the Germans natural ciuses. hoped for a speedy and decisive victory1⁄4”
Some German Claims
February 25, 6.50 p.za.
WAR'S HORRORS.
A. Neutral's Statement.
A Berlin communique claim the capture of the villages Beau- mont and Ornea, together with four farms, and that the enemy's- A Stirring account of war'e positions to the ridge of Loacement was stormed. It makes the horrors and the great valour of remarkable statement that the sanguinary losses of the enemy were the soldiers of all armies Dow extraordinarily heavy, and those the Germans normal Italso claims engaged in the conflict in Europe that 10,000 prisoners were takeʊ.
was recently ten recently by Mr. Will Irwin, an American war PRESIDENT WILSON OPPOSES GERMAN SUBMARINE POLICY" "correspondent, in an addreer...
delivered in New York. February 25, 555 p.
Speaking from his own exper- According to Reater's correspondent at Washington, Presideakiences in the war sone, Mr. Irwin Wilson's letter to Senator Stone confirms his absolute opposition to told in a graphic manner of what the German submarine policy. It affirms that he cannot comenat he had seen in the hospitals. Ee to an abridgement of rights of Americans in any respect, and that he shall preserve peace a: any cost, except at the loss of honour.
VICTORY FIRST.
A Suggestioa.
It has been suggested that we should meet the submarine
described the ravages of war in
the countries and of its decolating effect on families. The burden
on the women especially, he said, too grest for words He
incidenta recited
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nos prudent for this country to tie her own hands before victory is assured. Discussion of the penalty due to the criminal may well be 8ge in individuals and among defered until he is before the masses of men which were fit to rank with the greatest exploits court and we gain nothing by threats so long as he believes recorded in history.
"I disagree with those people. himself, as he does now, that who say that nations grow strong he is certain to escape.
We
have indeed most carefully to
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war," he said. “Natiors grow strong in peace, and for menace by a threar to prohibit the guard ourselves against the temp that reasons are strong in war. tation to deal weakly or mildly The nations now engaged in con- use of our ports after the war to with the offending State when at
all shipa ying the German flag last it has been brought to the bar fict have had time to prepare and at first sight, there is some of the outraged tribunal, for that themselves. The exploite of the men under fire in the armies thing attractive about the idea.
most We shall certainly not desire to 18 Our besetting sin, and may be
our greatest peril, Bat the man-to-day are among the
thralling in history. see the Red, White, and Black in
ner of the punishment is to be British waters for many a year settled according to what we and
In the Vages alone there after pesce has been signed, and no German ship is likely to mestar Allies decree most proper were 10 Gettysborgs fought in after Germany has been beaten to two weeks during the first stages with a very cordial reception in her knees. Ita diccassion should of the war. The story of the any British harbour. Moreover, be untrammelled by any previons heroism of the English on their such a prohibitisa, particularly if
threats or pledgea, since it retrest from Mons and of the oar Allies adhered to it, as the might well be that we shonla 1 Canadiana, who filled the gap st probably would could not fail to be and the particular method ang- St. Julien is tremendone. No
a very severe punishment. Every- where we hold porta that are thegested neither effective as against one is flinching in this war. The the criminal or conveniens to English told me that at Ypres, gateways of the world, and to
away to Calsis, they came on close them to German shipping ourselves. We do not say it would when the Germans kued to hew be either, and the suggestion is would drive the German ng certainly well worth serions cone eight lines deep. It wa almost wholly of the sess. With half the Baltic coast and all the sideration when the war is over certainty bat the first two lines Adar, Singapore, Hongkong, and be free to write upon it what we French closed to it, with Saez, But we want to go into the Peace would be shut down entirely, and all the parts of Japan shut against Our immediate businı ses ia it, Germany's sea-borne izade under the German flag would be defeat the enemy sad to steal almost entirely restricted to the our hearts to inflict upon him two Americas, and her traders heavy penalties for his crimes when he comes to sue for peace. would curse the day when her what these penalties shail be we rulers saw fit to embark upon s
Conference with a clean slabe and
Austro-German ships have been seized on the river Tagus, to policy of piracy. Such a punish have no need to determins now.
A Petrograd communiqus says:-Destroyers in the Black Sea Bank; four sailing ships, and destroyed railway bridges on the the number of thirty-ste Anatolian coast.
MEMORIAL SERVICE BOK OFFICERS KILLED IN ACTION.
OPERATIONS ON ITALIAN FRONTS HAMPERED BY SNOWSTORMS.
February 25,8.30 p.m.
ment would be a great vindication Globe: of International Law and an ex- ample to all men, of the danger of defying rules laid down for the general good...
It is from no good will towards Germany that we discourage the A service was held in the St. Mary Abbot Church, Kensing-adoption of the suggestion at the ton, in memory of the British officers of the Fifth and Sixth Garkbas, present time. We earnestly de- who have fallen in war. There was a large congregation including sure to see her paying in the years A Boms communique states that operations on the whole number of officers and ex-officers of the Indian Army, some of whom of peace for the crimes ahe hea onarmailted in this war, but it is the fronts are hampered by snowstorms,
wwe wounded,
February 28, 8.25 sm.
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS,
MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS. The CP.PL EMPRESS OF JAPAN aired Tansourer B.C. on Wadowday the 23rd Feb,at & pim.
peruapa the third line, and the men knew it. But knowing that. death was certain, the Germans nevertheless came on, the men throwing their left arm before Not a man flinched or ran then eyes and went to their death
Mr. Irwin said, in his upînion, the French army system was the
best in the world. The soldier: is taught to remember that he is first of all a French citizen. He is taught to think. He instanced the recent "drive” in Champagne when General Joffre caused to ba read to the soldiers in the trenghas the orders of the day, stating what each action was to dali Printer and Pablished for 1 Proprietor, Dr. J. W. Noble George William Cade Burnett at 11, Ice House Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong
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