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The Hongkong Telegraph

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Copyright 1916, by the Propristop.

WEATHER FORECAST

OVERCAST

30:02

March 8, 1916,

7160日五初月二

Temperature Humidity

62.0.60 93

WEDNESDAY, MARCH

S 1916.

TELEGRAMS.

ZEPPELINS DROP 96 BOMBS.

Details of the Last Raid.

TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

LORD DESHOND FITZGERALD HAS DIED IN FRANCE.

THE GERMANS HAVE ATTACKED AND CAPTURED HILL 255, THE FRENCH STILL HOLD THE VILLAGE OF BETHINCOURT. LIEUT-COL C DAVIDSON HOUSTON IS RAPORTED KILLED. AN AUSTRALIAN SUDGE BRIGADE IS FIGHTING AT VIRDUN. THE LATEST ZEPPELIN RAID-CAUSED NO MILITARY DAMAGE. GERMAN EXCHANGE IS DECLINING IN NEUTRAL COUNTRIES. COLONEL HOUSE HAS CONFERRED WITH PRESIDENT WILSON. IT WAS SNOWING WHEN THE ZEPPELINS MADE THEIR LAST RAID.. THEIR MAJESTIES HAVE ENTERTAINED 2,000 WOUNDED SOLDIERS.. THE FRENCH HAVE BOMBARDED GERMAN POSITIONS IN ARGONNE

FRESH GERMAN CONTINGENTS ARE ARRIVING IN CONSTANTINOPLE. -

ZEPPELINS RAIDING ENGLAND ON SIHL-6TH INST. DROPPED 90 BOMES.

GERMANY SAYS NAVAL AESHIPS BOMKARDED NAVAL BASE AT HULL

THE GERMANS MAKE A DUBIOUS CLATM OF CAPTURING 900 PRISONERS.

AFTER A BOMBARDMENT GERMANS PROGRESSED WEST OF THEMEUSE

̈ NEW HEAVY GUNS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE GOESEN AND HAMIDIER.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.-

The Fighting in Champagne.

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[Beutera Service to The Telegraph."]

March 7, 3.30 pumm. Beater's correspondent at Paris says it is officially announced that an intense bombardment enabled the Germans to make progress west of the Meuse along the railway line in the neighbourhood of Regneville.

Simultaneously a German Division allacked and captured Bill 265, despite heavy lowes inflicted by the "French" stillery and machine guns.

The french hold the village of Bethincourt, the clamps eaar- ward of the Corbeaux and Cumieres woods and the upper part of the ridge:

Eastward of the Meuse, in the region of Bois Handemont, and also in Wosvre, the arillery struggle continued with intensity during the night. The French again bombarded the German posi- tions in Argcone and repaleed the Germans who attempted to occupy

a mine cralez.

A Dubious German Claim.

March 7, 130 p.m. A Berlin communique etates that things are quieters: Vardan. Nevertheless, it makes å dubious claim to the captare of 900_pri- soners in minor engagements.

German Exchange Rates Declining,

March 7, 130 p.m. Neutral opinion regarding the German prospects is reflected in heavy falls in German exchanges in Switzerland, Dərmark and Holländ.

Australian Brigade At Verdun,

March 7, 130 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Melbourne sys that, speaking to a crowded and enthusiatic meeting in the Town Hall, demonstrating sympathy and admiration for the French in their defence of Verdan, Mr. Pearce, the Minister of Defence, announced that an Australian Siege Brigade was fighting there.

A large anm was subscribed to the French Red Crom Fand.

The Position Analysed.

March 7, 245 p.m. Renter's Paris correspondent says it is unofficially stated that the enemy's gain at Forge covers only a hundred yards and gives advantage, as the French firmly hold a dominating position at Cots

d'Ois.

The German operations in Champagne are local and have been unsuccessful. They are prompted by the enemy's fear of the French

Verdan, massing troops at

The Second Battle.

March 7, 2.45 p.m. Newspapers point out that the second battle at Verdan is characterised by spasmodic attacks, which are vastly different to the tremendoes uninterrupted storm of the first battle. The German troops are no longer the same; they now consist of youths, who are inclined to WaTCI,

COLONEL HOUSE'S MISSION.

March 7, 180 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Washington states that Colonel House has conferred with President Wilson on the results of his

fasion to Europe.

DUTCH STEAMER FIRED ON.

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

March 8, 1915, -

Temperature 6 a.m. Humidity

632 jam +$ 75

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TELEGRAMS.

WE SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS,

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST,

Mutual Activity on British Front.

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

March 6, 4.20 p.m.

$36 PER ANNUM

TELEGRAMS.

TERRIBLE SHIPPING

DISASTER..

Over 400 Persons Missing.

Router's Service to The *Telegraph. London Received, March 7. The Spanish liner Principe de March 7,3.20 p.m.

A British communique says:---Last night we sprang • mine Astmas, from Barcelona for It is officially announced that at least ninety bombe wars north-east, of Vermelles. To-day, the enemy spranga mine near Buenos Aires, struck a rook off dropped by the air raiders on the night of March 5 and 6. They the Hobrowollern Redoubt, but no attack followed and we had no the South American comi; 338 were apparently dropped, indiscriminately in rural districts. Pessi casualties. Artillery in mutually active about Albert, Hallush and passengers and 107 of the crew bly owing to the rough weather, the Zeppelins were uncertain of Ypres. there whereabouts and were anxious to get rid of their bombe before escaping under the cover of the night

There was no military damage of any description and the casualties were entirely confined to civilians. One who was înjured has since died.

More Victims.

Further German Attacks.

March 7, 2.20 am-

are missing.

THE CAPTURE OF SUI-FUL

London, Received, March 7,

correspondant` `at

Renter's

A Paris communique says:-The Germans in Champagne delivered an attack, preceded by jets al liquid fire, on our position near Maisons in Champagne. While the enemy on our right was | held up by our, curtain of fire and was unable to leave their

trenches, he succeeded in penetrating on our left a small portion of Shanghai says the Government our advinced trenches. The French in Argonne exploded 's mine troops capturel Safa on March March 8, 8.40 am. (Singapore Time) at Courtes Chamaer, destroying a German fort and causing an 1, the rebels fleeing in disorder. Much surprise is felt at the visit of the Zeppelin, sa anow was enormous crater, of which the French are, organising the southern [The above information was falling. The arrangements, where warnings were giren, worked lip. The enemy, under cover of a mine exploded rear Hante contained in a message which we most smoothly, and Lights were extinguished without the slightest Chevanthee, gained a footing at some points in our advanced lines published from our Shanghai alarm. Both incendiary and explosive bombs were dropped, and a from which he was immediately ejected. Weet of the Meuse, after correspondent on Monday.] black of workmen's buildings was demolished. A woman and her, a violent bombardment lasting the whole of the morning, between four children were killed, the husband being taken to hospital. A Bathencourt and the Mease, the Germans launched a strong attack ninety-year-old pansioner was incinerated in his bed.

against Forges, which is situated on our advanced line. They ing states that the recapture of succeeded, after a violent encounter, in capturing the village. In- termittent artillery activity is reported east of the lease and there Sai-fa by the Government troops is an intense bombardment in the region of Fresnes. The Franch was the result of force fighting, in artillery seriously damaged the enemy's organisations west of Pont-which the rebels suffered heavily, a-Momson.

A German Claim.

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March 8, 8.40 am. (Singapore Time.) According to Benter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a German official message claims that some paval sirships have abundantly bombarded a naval base at Hall, that good results were observed and that, though vigorously bombarded, the sirahipa returned safely.

A ROYAL INVITATION.

March 8, 8.40 am. (Singapore Time) wounded soldiers to tes

Their Majesties the King and Queen have invited two shonsand

The Wonderful French.

March 4, 4.25 p.m.

Landon, Kesired, March 3. Renter's correspondent at Pek-

It is reported from Yunnan-fu that alarm is being caused by the advanos "of the Escalan troops, who have already entered Yunnan, where troops from Kwangai and Kwangtang have cocupied Poyai.

Mr. Warner Allen, describing the operations at Verdun, sys- Despite the constant bombardment, the damage to the town is comparatively small. The enemy sing especially at the gates, hoping to catch malor lorries. I watched twenty or thirty ax and an intimate friend of M. Gemy- eight inch shells explode within an uncomfortably small radius, but kin, and the prevailing view is the insouciance of the French troops along that shelled road was a that he will continue M. Goremy- advance made at such a tremendous sacrifice representa almost zero, marvellous testimony to the strength of their nerves. The German kin's policy. from a strategic viewpoint. They are no nearer Yerdan than they M. Staermer gives a general In the "Novoye Vrumya" to-day were in 1915, and have only regained the ground the French took between January and April last year. Never have the French troops fought more magnificently than during the grim retiremente. Two divisions held up two German Army Corps for several hours, March 6, 1.25 p.m. (Singapore Time.) " and the enemy paid for every yard a hundred-fold. In the after Lord Desmond Fitzgerald has died in France, Liant, Col, 0. fatigue of the third day, when, under a storm of German shells, z Davidson Houston, previously stated to be missing, is now an-few convoys were reaching the advanced positions, the men fought officially reported killed.

on doggedly without food or drink.

WAR OFFICE AND

DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY.

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THE SITUATION IN ATHENS. .

March 7, 125 p.m.

A telegram from Athens says the Government newspapers deny the reported impanding reconstruction of the Skonloadis Čabinet.

CAPTOR OF ERZERUM HONOURED.

March 7, 245 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that the T-ar has con- ferred the Order of St. George on General Indenitch, the captor of Erzeram.

RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR RECALLED.

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

DYING HERO.

THE NEW RUSSIAN PREMIER

How Comfort, Was Brought at Eventide

M. Stuermer's War Policy.

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Batement of his views on carrent questions, The statement, in and does not tally with the im modeste and resauting in tone, pression that M. Stuarmer is a hard and fast reactionary.

-First of all, he expresses the emphatic conviction that the war must be fought to victory, and· that Russia must never make a separate peace. He dwells on the enormous resources of Russia, and denies the possibility of her being redacać to exhaustion by wAL.

As to the work of the Duma; he' speaks vaguely, bat, on the whole, favourably, and, at any rate, does

DON'T FORGET.

Petrograd, February 2-The not support the extreme view that A touching story is revealed by retirement of M: Goremytin from the spproaching session should the consideration of the War the Premiership, and the appoint-be strictly limited to a discussion Office at the instigation of the ment of M. Shermer as his sac of the Budget. A certain amount Bishop of London-for a dying cesser, announced this morning, of legislative work, mainly of an hero.

are generally regarded as changes economic character, is, he says, Corporal Martindale, of the of persons and not of policy.

immediately necessary. Middleser Regiment, mentioned

In regard to the other burning The extrems Right, or reaction- in dispatchsa by Sir John French aries, both in the Dams and the question, that of the attitude of for trying to save his cfficer and Upper House, are pleased with the Government towards the big March 7, 2.45 p.za.

under fire, was the new appointment Orb of the Zamatvos and the towns, M. national organizations, the unions Bassian Ambassador in Japan, has been recalled owing to ill-health-attempt, and as he lay an

Beaters's Petrograd correspondent says that M Malevitch, the mortally wounded in

the parties are puzzled and perplexed. Smermer expresse conciliatory Boris Vladimirovich Smermer, views and gives the assursnes conscious in the base hospital at the new Premier, who was born that he will support their work.➡ Ronen, he continually asked for in 1848, and has served in the Daily Chronicle. his sister, who brought him up Ministries of Justice and the when he was left a motherless Interior, and in the Department child.

of Heraldry, is a bureaucrat who The Bishop of London interest is known to the general public ed himself in the case and induced only by ons act, and that is hie the War Office to send out the suspension of the Trer Zemstvo sister, Mra. Holliday, of Bourke-in 1903 during the Plahve regime road, Willesden. She was given and the banishment of several s passport by the Foreign Ofice prominent Zemetro Workers and a first-class pass by the War

For the past ten years he has Office, and she spent four days beens member of the Right group with her brother before he died. in the Council of the Empire, but Another brother, then in the has never made a speech. In con- firing lise, was also given per- nection with changes in the Cabi mission to visit the base hospital, met his name has been several and when he followed the dead times mentioned for the Premier- hero to the grave, the French wo ship, and two yea sago, when the

Friday, March 10. men and children came out of Government refused to confirm Lecture by Mr. J.M.Xavier, City

The Currency their houses and gave hit flowers the election of Prince Lvoff as to place on the cofin.

Hall; Mayor of Moscow, there was su Ma Holliday has since receiveides of giving M.Stuermer the ed a personal letter from the post of Government appointment Bishop of London and a letter over the heads of Moscow citizens. Angel in the House 9.15 from Prince Alexander of Teck

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

SHIP'S STEWARDS LIABLE FOR SERVICE.

March 6, 6.40 p.: The Board of Trade announces that stewards of passenger ships are not exempt from military service.

AMERICA'S NEW WAR SECRETARY.

March 6, 10.20 p.m. A message from Washington says that President Wilson has March 7, 2.45 p.m.

appointed har. Baker, ex-Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, to be Sacratary Benter's correspondent at Ameterdam states that the Dutch of War in succession to Mr. Garrison, who recently resigned. désiner Bandoang, homeward bound from India, was fired on in Mediterranean without warning, her lifeboats being damaged.

THE TURKISH SITUATION.

RUSSIANS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE.

conveying the sympathy of the M. Goremykin's Friend."

King.

TO-DAY. Bijou Theatre-9.15 2. Victoria Theatre-8,15

TO-MORROW.

Bijoo Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

Problem---

5.15 p.m.

Saturday, March 11: A.D.C. Ferformance of "The

Tassday, March 23.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.,

Meeting of shareholders

Fresh German. Troops Arrive.

March 6, 11.10 p.m. A Petrograd communique says: Under heavy fire by the feet,

Her two other brothers are All this shows that M. Star Ltd March 7, 130 p.m. ORY troops on Saturday night landed at Atina, 65 miles east of fighting, she has had a brother-mer enjoys the sympathy of high A Salonica telegram says that Constantinople is fall of German Trebizond, and, extending rapidly to the south, forced the Tarka in-law and a comin killed in bureaucratic circles, but it must solders, of whom fresh contingents are continually arriving, besides to ericnate their positions in this district, capturing 282 prisocers, action, and brother-in-law be admitted that musterial for quantities of heavy guas, munitions, motor vehicles and coal two guns and munitions. On Sunday morning we occupied the wounded. Both she and her sister judging now. Premier's nó-

from Balgaria.

village of Mapavi, mid my between Asim and Erzaken. The Istide are engaged in the manufacture ani tretie heery pund havő” been aned on the Groeben- and the place is 40 miles east of trabisondr

Lot zounitions:

194

Wednesday, March 29,