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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1916
TELEGRAMS.
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THE MOEWE ARRIVES IN GERMANY,
Router's Servios to The "Telegraph."
March 5, 4.11 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a Berlin communique mys the Mɔawe arrived yesterday at some port, after a successful omise, with four British officers, 22 blusjaoksta and 166 sailom from sak merchantmen, and one million marks in gold barz The coumarique gives the names of fifteen vessels which the Moawe had unk or neutral ports. Two new victims named are the
Saxon Prinos and the French steamer Maroni,
The communique concludes by stating that at several poista on the suszy cast the Moewe laid mines, one of the victims of which was the battleship King Edward VII.
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THE SITUATION IN TURKEY,
March 5, 1.50 p.m.
A menge from Athens says there is no further news. 000087N- ing Enver Pashs, but a Berlin message, that he is visiting Holy Places in Palestine, is signifioset.
If the newe of the attempt on his life. is trus, it is most likely to have most important consequenOSE,
Sensational information from a private source says the Turka are removing the mines from the Dardanellas, evidently preparatory to opening the Straits.
THE RUSSIANS,
Violent Garman Attack Repulsed,
March 5, 11,55 pm. ▲ Petrograd communique says: We exploded fourteen mines at İllaket. There was desperate fighting for the craters; we OCCI- pied six.
The Germans made a violent attack east of Baranovitch, which wis repulved. There is general briskness on the entire front.
Pursuit of the Turks,
March 5, 11.55 p.m.
▲ Patngrad communiqus says that the pursuit of the Turks in the Canosau ragion confinuse.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
Verdus Struggle Extending.
Beater's Service to The "Telegraph.”
March 5, 5.00 p.m.
A Paris communique sistesTM In the Verdun region the struggle hitherto localised to the village of Donaumont has extended The German
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very vigorously attacked · our
from Bois Haudremoat to Fort Douaamant, but they were repaleed by our cartain of fire and rifs-fire.
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The bombardment continued all sight with some intensity, along the whole froat to the east of the Mouse and to the west of
Mori Homme and Cote de l'Oie.
Artillery at Lombartzyde wrecked German trenches. Our batteries in Argonus delivered several salroes on saemy trenches and communicañona, starting a fire at Bɔureuilles.
Mors Grenade Wighting.
March 5, 11.40 a.m
General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, states that grenade fighting continued last night in the craters north-east of Vermelles. Thera was anamy souvity north-east of Ipres, bai the situation on the Ypres Commnines canal is quiet.
We reisia the ground gained on March 2.
Enemy Works Destroyed.
March 6, 125 B According to Reater's Paris correspondent, a commaniqus says:-Dar batterissaffected the destruction of sixenemy works north of Boissons, and bombarded enemy works at Tarious other places in Argonne;
There was a most violent bombardment north of Verdun, notably between Bois Handremont and Fort Donaumont. The enemy, however, did not renew the attack,
hold the immediate outskirts.
There is no change at the village of Donarmoni, of which we
A German attack on cur advanced portions in the wood east of Vacher-an-Ville was completely repulsed.
The Bombardment of Verdun,
March 5, 3,40 păm. Beuter's Paris oormaapondent says it is estimated that the Cecease are hurling 190,000
daily at Yerdun,
NEW AFRICAN MEDAL.
Boater's Service to The Telegraph."
March 5, 11.20 p.m.
It is officially announced that a new African Ġeneral Service Medal has been instituted to commemorate the native operations in East, Central, and West Africa. Tas medal is to be granted to Forces ander Colonel Cabitt who took part in the operations at Shim Berberria on November 19 and 25, 1914, and Febrasry 2 and 9, 1915, and the operations on the Biver Shire in Nyassals on January 24 and February 17, 1915.
ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID.
Merch 6, 2.20 a
The Press Bureau states that two Zeppelins raided, the north- east Coast on Sunday night.
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Up to the present their movements are not clearly defined. → Some bombe were dropped in the son nest the shors, but it în not known whether damage was dona pa land.
AMERICAN PRO-GERMANS DISCOMFITED.
March 5, 3.40 am. Beater's correspondent at New York stats that the pro-Germans are much discomfited at the Senate vote, especially as a similar de- feat is likely in the House of Representatives.
The comment is summed up in the zacisk that the Sanste haa shown that the forsigns affairs of the United States are still in the hands of the President, and not the Kaisar.
POWDER FACTORY EXPLOSION:
March 5, 3.40 petto_ Beuter's correspondent at Paris states that twenty-two men were killed and sixty-six injured by an explosion in a powder fao- tory at Cour Neuve.
FRENCH NAVAL APPOINTMENT
March 5, 3.40 patte Benter's Paris correspondent, states that Vice Admiral Lebsa has been appointed Chief of the Naval Staff.
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK.
March 5, 3.40 p.m. The British steamer Teatonian has been sunk, and the
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