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The Hongkong Telegraph

March 6, 1916, g Humidity

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7157 日三月二

TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

THE RUSSIANS HAVE CAPTURED BIDJAR, NEAR HAWADAN. THE RUSSIANS ATTACKED, AT BITLIS WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT. KAISER IS URGED TO SEND MORE TROOPS TO CONSTANTINOPLE. ILS. SENATE IS AGAINST PACIFIC ATTITUDE TOWARDS GERMANY. IT IS SAID THAT LORD FISHER IS A MEMBER OF THE WAR COUNCIL, MARRIED MEN BETWEEN 19 AND 26 YEARS HAVE BEEN CALLED UP. THE FRENCE HAVE CAPTURED PRISONERS AND GUNS IN LORRAINE A VIOLENT CANNONADE STILL CONTINUES IN THE VERDUN REGION. 200 PROJECTILES WERE FOUND IN A GERMAN GARDEN AT SHANGHAL FIGHTING.CONTINUES FOR THE POSSESSION OF DOUAUMONT VILLAGE

ENYER PASHA HAS BEEN WOUNDED IN AN ATTEMPT MADE ON HIS LIFE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TROOPS HAVE CAPTURED SUI-FU BY SURPRISE THE RUSSIANS HAVE CAPTURED 20 NEW KRUPP GUNS FROM THE TURKS

SPECIAL CABLES.

THE REVOLT IN YUNNAN.

Government Troops Capture Sai-Fu by Surprise.

(From Our Own Correspondent),

Shanghai, March 5.

The Government forces captured Sai-fa by surprise on the

3rd inst

STARTLING DISCOVERY AT SHANGHAI.

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200 Projectiles in a German's Garden.

Shanghai, March 5. The French have discovered two hundred 65-millimetre projectiles in a pond, situated in a German's garden in the French Concession,

MARRIED MEN CALLED UP.

[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph.”]

March 4, 4.25 p.m.

A Proclamation calls up eight groupe of married men, from 19 to 20 years of age.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

Enemy Refrains from Infantry Action.

March 4, 4.55 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Paris, a communique mays the bombardment of various sectors in the Yerdan region bas continued fairly active during the night, but the Germans did not. attempt infantry action.

The enemy exploded a mine at Les Eparges, but was unable to ocupy the crater.

Grenade-Fighting on British Front.

March 4, 11.35 p.m.

A British communique says:-Daring the night there was sharp grenade fighting in the mine craters to the north-east of Vermelles. All the craters remained in our hands.

Desperate Fighting at Douzamost,

A París communique says:→→

March 5, 1.35 am,

North of Verdun there has been a most violent cannonade all day on the left bank of the Mense, at Hill 304 and at the hill at Oie.

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TELEGRAMS.

THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.”

Another Point Captured.

[Beater's Service to the "Telegraph.”]

March 4, 11.35 pm: ▲ Petrograd. communique saye, the Rumians have captured Bidjar, which is seventy veme north-west of Hamadan.

Big Captures at Bitlis.

March 5, 4.40 a.m.

details of the capture of Bitlis show that the Russians attacked, According to Reuter's corespondent at Petrograd, the official

without firing a shot, at night during a snowstorm. They charged with the bayonet, dislodging the Turks after a desperate resistance. A Turkish artillery position was captured by means of close fighting, and all the defenders were killed.

During the pursuit of the enemy, the Rumians captured twenty- new Krupp guns, in good condition, and sabred and captured many Turis

A large artillery and munitions depot was osptured at Bitlis.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S GREAT VICTORY.

March 4, 1.20 p.m Reuter's Washington correspondent states that President Wilson's victory surpassed expectations.

The Senate, by a majority of 68 votes to 14, rejected all resolutions urging a more paciic course towards Germany.

The galleries of the Senate were crowded, and the scener witnessed have not been paralleled since the declaration of war with Spain.

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives recommends procedure on, the armed marchantmen" controversy similar to that adopted by the Senate.

GRAVE SITUATION IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

March 3, 11.00 p.. A message from Athens says that, according to diplomatic advices, Enver Paahs has been wounded in an attempt made on his

life.

The Duke of Mecklenburg, in view of the gravity of the situa tion, has talegraphed to the Kaiser urging the dispatch of reinforcements to Constantinople:

FRENCH STOCK.

(Havor Telegram).

March 3.

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TELEGRAMS.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

The Great Verdun Battla.

Reuter's Service: to The "Telegraph.”

· March 4, 1.20 p.

$36 PER ANNUM “

TELEGRAMS.

The following telegram appear fed in -our- special edition of

yesterday.]

NEW "MEMBER OF COUNCIL OF INDIA.

(Renter's Service to The “Talagraph,”

Landos. Becsired, Marsh 5.

The whole of the French press is of the opinion that the Mr. William Sheppard, Ordi Kaiser is driving the German battalions to the assalt not for nary Member of the Executive Tictory bat in order to induce the rich German bourgeois to drain Council of Bombay, has bean their coffers to spread the ides of a German pesce throughout the appointed a Member of the Coon- world. The French, however, who are fighting to win, see in the oil of India, in succéation to Bir fury of the Gerusan attacku signs of a coming collapse.

Steyning Wallism Edgerley,

Admiration In Australia.

March 4, 1.20 p.m. Benter's correspondent at Melbourne asym czpwds at the news- paper offices await the Yardun communiques and express intense admiration at the French hwvery.

French Casualties.

March 4, 4.10 pm. The Paris sorrespondent of the Timer says the French assualties in the first shock si Verdun were 30,000,

GOOD NEWS FROM BOYFT.

March 4, 2:30 pm

HOME POLITICK.

Landor, Received, March 5. Mr. Blier (Liberal) has been returned unopposed for the Cockermouth Division.

Mr. F. Neilson (Liberal, M.P. for Hyde), who is at present in America, has retigued his vekk, -

FRENCH TRAGEDIAN'S

DEATH

Londen, Received, March: 5. The death is sanounced of the French tragedian, M. Joan Sally

Renter's correspondent at Csiro ss78: Our offese casualties on Mouned. February 26 include one South African killed sad fire wounded, The deceased, who bom in one Doreet Yeomanry officer killed and one wounded. The enemy's 1841, made bis debut at Odeon, casualties were heavy, and 33,000 rounds of ammunition, fifty camels Paris, in 1868, in which year he and large quantities of dates were captured, together with 29 pri- was awarded first prise for tragio soners, including fire chiafa. Sidi Barrant was re-occupied on acting. He served in the War of February 28 after being three months in the hands of the enemy. 1879, and was made a Knight of

the Legion of Honour in 1889).

VOLUNTEER · RESERVE

ORDERS.

THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

March 4, 410 pim. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd says: With the occupation of Bitlis the whole of the Van region passes into the hands of the Rassisas, and moreovar, a wedge is thrust between the Turkish forces operating in the Mosh region and those in the region of Lake Urmia Turkish rainforcements from Mesopotamia will now be obliged to make a detour in order to join the Third Turkish Army.

ITALIAN STEAMER TORPEDOE).

March 4, 8.55 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Athens says that fifty-four of the crew rescued from the Italian steamer Java, which was torpedoed by an Austrian submarine, have been brought there.

METAL EXCHANGE RE-OPENS.

March 4, 8.55 p.m.

Order No. 21, issued to-day by Major Wakeman, Commanding H.K. V. E, states ****

Detail.

On duty till the morning, of Friday the 10 instant-H KV.C. Next for daty 2* A” Co, E. K V.B

Orderly Officer, Lieut. J. 0.

Hughes.

Parade.

Fatade for Tuesday the 7th in sant at 515 p.m. on the Cricket

French Stack now stands at :-3 per cent. Fox, 62.40; 5 per metals is under the arrangements of the Ministry of Munitions, sa in

The Metal Exchange re-opens on Monday. Business in all Ground-"A" Co., for platooon drill under Platoon Commenders. Dress: Drill Order. cent, Fea., 88.25 and now rising-a significant fact after the battle also that in iron at Glasgow. of Verdun.

March 4.

French Stock now stands at :-3 per cent, 62.40;5 per cent,

$8.25.

POWDER MAGAZINE EXPLOSION.

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(Hava Telegram.)

March 4

An explosion destroyed the right wing of the powder magazine called the Double Crown," at St. Denis, near Paris. The victim, "both killed and wounded, are numeroua,- -

[In the event of telegramis arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra).

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

MINE SWEEPER SUNK.

March 3, 9.25 p.m.

It is officially announced that the mine sweeper Primala has The enemy, on the right bank of the Meuss, after intensely been torpedoed in the eastern Mediterranean. All the crew were bombarding Mandromment wood, east of Poivre Hill, delivered an saved except three, and were landed at Port Said. attack which was stopped by machine gun and rifs fire.

The Germans in the morning had succeeded in gaining a foot- ing in the village of Donanmont, whence we had driven them on the previous svening by a counter-attack, Desperate fighting con- tinues for the possession of the village, with alternating ebb and Row,

There has been moderate artillery activity in Wosyre. We captured several elements of trenches in Lorraine, near the Thisville ponds, taking prisoners, two machine guns and a mortar.

As attempt by the enemy to expulse us from a crater in Artois was repulsed.

We bombarded enemy works in Argonne, destroying sheltera.

LORD FISHER ON THE WAR COUNCIL.

March 4, 1.20 p.m. The Daily Chronicle says there is reason to believe that Lord Fisher has been appointed a member of the War Council.

THE FRENCH COMMANDER. AT VERDUN.

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March 4, 1.40 p.m. The French Commander at Verdun is General Petain, who was the eve of retizing, with the rank of Colonel, st the outbreak of He is physically most active and is adored by his soldier.

FAMOUS HORSE FOR CANADA.

March 4, 1.20 p.m. Banter's correspondent at Ottawa syn that His Majesty the kas“ presented Aamer to the Canadian Government,- for

COMPULSION AND THE COTTON MARKET.

March 9,-9.25 p.m.

The Military representative on the Liverpool Tribunal and a small committee of the Cotton Association have arranged a com* | promise whereby out of 872 men attested men in the cotton market, 584 will join as the groups are called up and 288 will be transferred to Group 46. The Tribunal, recognising the necessity of carrying on the market, has endorsed the agreement.

THE ALLIED TRADE CONFERENCE,

....

March 4, 5.35 p.m. The Times says that Japan, and probably Belgium and Serbia, will be represented at the Allied Trade Conference at Paris. The British Government has ascertained the views of the Dominions on the subject, and its delegates will thus have practically an Imperial

mandate.

FRENCH AIRMAN VISITS SMYRNA.

March 4, 5,35 L20"

A message from Athens says: Seven French aeroplanes from Salamiga bombed Smyrna and returned safely. They travelled 375 miles in twenty-four hour.

ADMIRALTY ASKING FOR FREE HÅND.

March 4, 120 pun.. brooding

The Naval Estimates provide for a personnal of 350,000. - All Ammar, is the horse which killed a sulingette on Derby Day the votem see dummies, na last year, and thus the Aumiralty is 1918

for free band EE OMA

MORE V.C_AWARDED.

Musketry.

The following members will attend at King'a Park Eange on March 4, 12.20 p.m. Wednesday the 8th inst. at 215. The following have been awarded the Victoris. Cross :---

p.m. Ic-Cpl. Leefe, Pies. O. H 2nd Lieutenant Alfred Smith, East Lanca-The grenade he Cile G. H. May, P. R. Wolf, J.E. was about to throw slipped from, his hand and fall to the bottom of Mead, J. H. Seth, F. Allen, J. a trench close to some officers and men, whom Lieut. Smith wazed Wood, H. Dowbiggin, Ar and then jumped clear, but, seeing that they were unable to get J. Hutchings, S. B. Jones, W. cover, Lieut. Smith returned, flung himself on the grenade, being Robertson, F. Brown, B. L. Need undoubtedly saved many livest instantly killed by the explosion. His magnificent self-sacrifice ham, B. Batherland, E.-M.

French, P. E Rolfe, A S Private Hall, 21st Lancers-Under close fire he recoued Gabbay, W. Glendenning, N. E Captain G. E. Learoyd, of the same regiment, whose hores had been Kent, K. W. Bean, 1. 5. shot, by mounting Capt. Leroyd behind him and galloping to safety. Parkins, T. Petrin, B. Shewan, Private Christian, Royal Lancasters-He dag out three men FB. I. Bowley, D. Wood, E from a crater, unaided, under continual bombing and then carried Ezra, G. W. Corah, W. G. Bam- them to safety.

phreys, C. W. Ward, W. F. Fincher, J. Lemm, Lo-CpL ́A.

The following telegrame appeared in our special edition of Lambden, Pree. OB. Brooke, J.J. Yesterday.]

THE AGA KHAN.

March 3, 6.40 p.m. The Aga Khan partook of lunch with Their Majesties at Back- ingham Palace to-day.

FRENCH STEAMER MINED.

March 3, 6.40 p.m.. The French steamer Lakme has been mîned. There were casualties.

CALLING UP MORE MARRIED MEN.

.March 3, 6.40 p.m.. It is understood that a further nine groups of married, men ander Lord Darby's scheme will be called up as the end of April,

GERMAN OFFICIAL DECEIT EXPOSED.

March 3, 8.35 p.m

A New York message states that German mendacity in official correspondence has been exposed.

Count Bernstorff gave Mr. Lansing the andavits of the crew of the U27 regarding the sinking of the Arabic, but now comes the British disclosure that the U27 was sunk shortly after the Arabic disappeared, and the ozew perished. The British possess the

submarine's gear.

CANADA'S NOBLE RESPONSE,

March 3, 8.35 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Ottawa stated that Major General Sir Sam Hughes (Minister of Militia and Defence) announced in the Dominion House of Commons that 275,000 men had enrolled for

Ovirness service, S

A RUSSIAN SUCCESS.

A Petrograd com

capturing

March 3, 11.30 p.m.. the Buszans stormed Bitlis Last

Robeon, M. J. Wells, A. Course; J. E. Underwood, T. Neave, H. E. Pollock, T. K. Dosly.

Transfer.

Pie. P. H. Balle. "A" Co. Soc. 16, is transferred to Signalling Section.

Strength

Pte. G. W. Gegg, "B" Co. Sec. 8, is lent temporarily to the Hong Long Police Reserve, Haunted Section, as Riding Master.

7 DONT FORGET.

TO-DAY:

Brjou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. A. D. C. Performance of Angel in the Honas"; 9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW. Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoris Theatrs-9.15 p.m. Friday, March 10,

- The Currency Problem --- Lecture by Mr. J. M. Xavier, City Fall: 515 D.m

Saturday, March 11.4 Angel in the House 3:15 pm.

A.D.C. Ferformance of "The

-- Tossday, March 28, Hongkong Fire-humiranos Tad Meeting of abare