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ZEPPELIN RAIDS ON- PARIS

A Cry for Reprisals.

Many houses were wrecked. As

ties were aware soon after 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1916.

would have seen that Paris vind A German dirigible travelled with London in the coolnes and, in the direction of Paris, Where is HONGKONG SHARE

calm with which it received this aired shortly after 10 d'alock, new outrage. The behaviour of and was fired an by our special the crowds to-day and the discus-batteries and attacked by our sims of the details of the latest aeroplanes before sailing towarda raid showed how little effect these the north. I threw a certain num- sitempts at intimidation hars on ber of bombe, which, according the Parisian's character. Never to the newerecsired so far, caused theless, a definite cry has been no damage. raised for reprisals.

parant.

The Second Raid.

REPORT.

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Cantons

Unions Yangistes

$162

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BANK OF CANTON

LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Trans-- acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS Re- eeived.

INTEREST ON FIXED

DEPOSITS:

For 3 Months 3% per annuen

For 6 Months 47% per annum

OFFICIAL PRICIN

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Fire Lasurances.

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Indes (Com.) Indos (De£} Indos (Pref) Air Service Oryanization. These two raids will without Shell's

Refineries

A estechism “from one old bank- er to another, was set by Sir Ed- <ward Holden at the recent meeting

Paris, Jan. 30. of the London City and Midland

A Zeppelin few over Paris and

There is some doubt as Bank-for Dr. Helferich, Germany's

district last night about 10 o'clock

whether one or two Zeppelins are Finance Minister, to suswer:—(1) Are Germany's credit balances and dropped several bombe,

Paris, Jan. 31-Last night responsible for last night's raid. According to the latest soconute Paris was again visited by a Zep. In the northern suburb which was North Chinas ahmad existing as the present time, or are they all exhausted? 23 people were killed, and are pelim. There seems no particular visited, it is stated that the first (2) Have not the exparts of Ger- 30 more or less seriously injured. reason why they should not come expicaion was heard towards 10 many seriously diminished, there-

again, for once again the diheal o'clock. Most of the bombe dropp by placing the country in a dif- on the last occasion, 10 months ties of defence against these nighted ware of the incendiary type, ficult exchange position? (3) 49-883 when Zeppeline attacked raids have been made fally ap- and it would appear that the Chins Fires Zeppelin believed itself to be over H. & Fires suming their balances have been Paris, the night was particularly favourable for an air raid. There arhausted and their exports dim-

Some specialists maintain that some important point, for, in a inished, is it not a fact that the was no moon, the sky was cloudy, only seroplanes should be used to very short distance, no less than German people have sold nearly and a mist overhang the capital counter-attacks, others that anti-17 bombs fell, mostly in market

Although the military authori-aircraft guns are stone effective, garden country, without doing all their foreign securities, thus rendering it very dificult to par

others, again, that only a com- any damage whatever. for her imports? (4) Did Ger- o'clock that eremy aircraft was bination of these two methods of many pay gold for the Roomsnian making for the capital, Parisians defence are likely to prove useful. wheat, and why was it not shown only received their fires warning The experience of the last two In the Reichsbank statement? (5) that something extraordinary wan As Reichsbank notes had been happening at 18 o'clock, when the days seems to be in favour of the last theory, as is shown by the rendered inconvertible while the electric lights were suddenly fact that the visiting Zeppelin notee of other banks had no gold extinguished few minutes on Saturday night kept far against them at all, should after firemen drove through the

beyond the range of the guns. nos the words "Mens Mene, streets in motor-cars scanding the and that only the seroplane patrol Garde a vous. The great crowds Tekel. Upharsin," be written

which thronged the streets receiv-was able to see to attack the air on this towering pyramid of

occasion the Zeppelins flaw within paper, for, when these notes ed the warning with calm, and ship, whereas on the previous the majority continued to stroll

that damage to the extent of about Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c. had to be redeemed, Germany abous and await erents with the range of the anti-aircraft guns.

The account given by the $40,000 was done in Paris within H S. Wharres ing"? (6) Is a part of the gold traditional curiosity of the Parisian. Matin shows the possibility of three minates and that fire- Docks, Old mad to be held by that institution lights scoured the murky sky and aeroplane defence against raiders storey building was gutted by one Docks New

who may choose the higher level. of the bombs, which weighed Shai Doče actually held by any institution the lights of the aeroplanes of the The alarm was telephoned to variously 296, 143, and 125 Hiew Wharves outside Germany? Sir Edward entrenched camp could be seen Bourget from the advanced poet pounds, it is not to be wondered Lands, Hotels and Buildings. said that a year ago he told the in all directions. · ·

at 9.21, that & Zeppelin was re- at that reprisals and defence are HK Hotels shareholders that a German bank- Not more than five minutes ported over Ferte Milon travel- the demand of Paris to-day. er had said that every mark after the alarm had been given a ling towards Paris. One by one The raids have already increased Land Invest. would be squeezed until itseries of formidable explosions the 30 defence aeroplanes of the demand of a certain school of Ephreys Est shrieked. London, he continned shook the city, and in two minutes Paris rose into the misty right, experts that Zeppelins should be Kloon Lands as the financial centre of the the attack was finished. No which rendered the work of the met with Zeppelins, but several S'haiLanda world, bad lent to the rest of the fewer than 13 bombs were drupp- searchlights completely ineffec papera among them the Tempe, West Paints world 944 million pounds sterling ed, all of which fell within an tive.

the importance of not Centrals

would. indeed he "found wank-

shown in the Reichsbank state-

In the meantime anmerous search-

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question give vigour to the stack Ferries upon M. Beenard, the Under Secretary for Aviation, who, for Saga's political reasons, is distasteful 10 Lataus many politicians. But a few of the Paris papers take the view that really the necessary thing is to preferre a sense of proportion and Baubs for the front. When it is realized to keep all the available air efforts Trocons

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from 1910 to 1915, not inclading area of about half-a-mile Five of the aeroplanes, which swopping horses in mid-stream, the large rums we had lent to our According to official information, were specially satrusted with the and refer with justifiable satisfac- Evos Alles. It was absolutely easen- the airship, firing at a height of patrol of a small sector of Paris tion to the success of the French Kms T tial for us to retain such an 10,000, bad managed to slade over which the Zeppelia ventured, aeroplane raids on German to wax Lax Mows amount of labour as was necessary the searchlights and the serow the raider, and in spite of The only military effect of these Shai Cottons to maintain car exports, other planes of the entrenched camp, very unfavourable conditions Zeppelin excursions will be to i-Yangtzepoos wise the exchanges would fall which were up in a few minutes paraned it. Three of these crease the catpat of the Franch and our gold would go. The basis after the military authorities machines were chaser-planes, two sristion industry until the still Borneos of our credit, which stood the had received warning of the hos ethers were gun-planes. To undecided balance of power in China Light&P. highest of that of the Allies, was sila sirship's approach, and, aided chaser-planes and one gun-plane the air is weighed down in favour Providents

Dairy Forms the £1 sterling-wonderful by the mist, managed to reach engaged the Zeppelin in a fight of France and the Allies. instrument. The imports and the city. In spite of the adverse which can be divided into three. The air services in France bave Green Islands consequently gold was only flow-conditions, five French seroplanes acts. The first seroplane to been passing through a period of B. E. Electrics

the re-organization from which die ing to London from car posses located the raider and one was tack was patrolling it sions, which yielded about 60 per able to approach and attack him, highest level. It vainly pursued organization has not been entirely Repea gent. of the entire world's pro- which probably accounts for the and, after having expended all its absent, and the present Under- Trams, Low Level duction. Yet notwithstanding the haste with which the bombs were incendiary cartridges, had to Secretary for, Aviation has to deal Trams, Peak, old derangement of the changes dripped and his precipitate re- abandon the chase. Meanwhile, not only with technical, but also Trams, Peale, new the English banknote, unlike that trest On account of the mist, one of the two gun-planes, which with political, criticism and Langkats of Germany, was payable in gold, batteries of the forts were not had been rising steadily, took antagonism. For several weeks Paine Tobacco and, therefore, prices, although able to do very efficacions work. the place of the chaser-plane past there has been a growing Laundries high here, were much lower than The bombs, which were of a and opened * heavy fire agitation against H. Besnard, and C. Waterboats in Germany Although the German very powerful character, all fell upon the fleeing Zeppelin. Its it was only the Parliamentary Watsons mark had fallen about 33 per cent in a quarter inhabited mainly gunner believes that he registered adroitness of M. Briand which Wm. Powells In Holland, and about 23 per cent. by working-class people. One one hit, but in any case the speed prevented an interpellation and a Morning Posts in Scandinavia, we must not be completely pierced the roadway of the Zeppelin in no way slack full-dress debate in the Chamber too premature in drawing con- and tube of the Metropolitan Rail-ened, and on its flight to the weat upon the aerial question. The CORRECTED TO DON MONDAY MAR, alusions. The German Finance way near one of the stations. it was again attacked by a gum raida, probably, will bring the Minister, he pointed out, might Fortunately a train, filled to over-plane, which managed to get matter up again, and the effect WRIGHT & HORNBY, prefer a fall in the exchange to a dowing, had just left the station. within a range varying from 50 will undoubtedly be to strengthen Share and General Brokers loss of gold in order to import Two of the bombs sunck the to 100 yards, and, circling over the demand for energetic re commodities as quickly as pos- same horse, injuring many in- and under it in order to avoid the prisals, the Hebraic policy in the sible when peace was restored. habitants. Another bomb reduced machine-gun fire of the Zeppelin treatment of war prisoners and in Undoubtedly our Government a five-storey house to a mass of gunner, vainly endeavoured to air raids having been the only

successful policy.. was to be warmly congratulated debris, killing four, and injuring bring down the raider. At one

The German Version. upon hating raised something sight of the inmates.

time, while this plane was above like a thousand millions at an

The German military authori- President Poincare arrived on the Zeppelin, its pilot was able to average of 35 per cent, whereas the scene soon after the raid and follow the fight taking place bet ties have issued a justification of T Germany had been compelled to visited the injured people, for the ween the Zeppelin and another the raids. The Main Headquarters pay something over 5 most part little children and plane below him. Finally, the report published in Berlin yester-30/ per cent. Nevertheless. women, and the relatives of the gan-plane was left alone, and for day, contained the following

T/T Shanghai was absolutely essential that killed, and, with deep emotion, 53 minutes he hung on to the

In reply to bomb-throwing by T/T Singapore the "investor should be able spoke words of comfort to them. heels of the Zeppelin, firing when- to know at any rate what was the He remained on the spot until ever he got his chance. Than French aeroplanes on the open TT Japan maximum amount of income tax 1 o'clock this morning, when, a motor trouble forced him to ton of Freiburg, which lies out he was called upon to pay on the further stack being considered relinquish the pursuit. amounts devoted to carrying on (anlikely, the firemen went through | || The Cry for Vengeance. the war. "Let us have an end the streets again to inform the The Zeppelin, which was thus once and for all," he declared, "to population that the danger had pursued, was over the city only British capital being driven passed.

for three minutes, and in that abroad into foreign countries be- As is pointed out in the Press time killed 29 people and wounded cause of an undue penalising of to-night, the attack was particu. about as many. The raid accom capital at home, whether in Bri-larly wanton and etapid, for it was plished no useful military par tian industries or in British Gov-abriously quite impossible, on pose, unless Germany can see a ernment stock itself. The Gov-account of the mist and darkness victory in the fact that the

London, January 17-Private stament must see in all its future of the night, to locate any point Zeppelin has destroyed the Petit Wells, of the Suffolk Begiment, loan operations that the vital con- of military importance. The latest Jeen family, the head of which, who has returned to England sideration is kept in mind of stack has particularly incensed had just returned on leave from from prison in Germany, describes 6 m/s. Francs287 ensuring that the

national the Parisian population, which the front. The whole family was the horrors of the treatment of wealth, as represented in Govern- asks that prompt reprisals shall waited for the first time since the prisoners at Wittenberg. "They Demand, New York 46 4 ment securities, shall tend to ap- be taken.

war began, when a bomb struck took my overcast," he said, "in TIT Bombay preciate rather than depreciate, The President agatu visited the the house, killing a girl 15 years freezing weather, and made me Demand Bombay ...144 14 and that when the war comes to injared this morning at different of age, one 18 months old, and march in the snow barefooted. TIT Calcutta....... an end the conditions shall be hospitals, and has given ordera two boys of 10 and 8 respective When I could not walk, the doctors Demand Calcutta 144 36 such se to retain British capital that all the families whose homes ly, a man of 66, and a woman.

refused to trest me, and left me Derrand Manila 700.93 within the country, and not to have been destroyed shall be The moral effect is simply nil. cause it to be unduly attracted lodged and that all possible help The working quarters of the town arrived and found I had gasgrene. Or Saigon 3 prem.

to die. Three British doctore Demand Singapore 82 H

On Haiphong 34% prem abroad until such time as the shall be rendered to them at the were perhaps the worst in which They operated, removing portions On Bangkok 29-3-2 Balance of trade is once again expense of the State: The Paris to carry out this experiment of of both of my feet Flogginge Sovereigner10-25 overwhelmingly in our favour." Municipal Council has decided frightfulness. There is but one The bank's deposits at the end of that the victima shall be given a cry, that of vengeance, in which were frequent in prison, and when Gold Leaf per oz...56.90 December, said the chairman, la pablic funeral.

is mingled the demand for the typhus broke, out the German Bar Silver, per of 27 were : £147,750,000, and they Two British Ministers, Mr. reform of the whole Air Service, subscribed for £21,000,000 of Lloyd George and Mr. Bonar Law, This demand, which has been the lass War Loss. They had en-who had been staying at the Hotel vehemently expressed for soIDS gaged about 1,300 women clerks, Crillon, Place de la Concorde, had time past, has received additional THE ALEXANDRA CAFE who were doing their work ex-leit by train for London half-an-impulse from the raid of last night. Camat be Beaten, if Equalled Hongkong 2 os. pieces 8147. ceedingly well, and were giving hour before the visit of the Zep- The official communique for Bread, Cakes, Confectionery every satisfaction.

pelin. Had they remained they states:—

and meals with Wines & Liquors.

statement zeme

T/T India side the zone of operations, our airships during the last two nights have delivered attacks on satisfactory success-Times. the fortress of Paris with apparent

Treatment of British Prisoners.

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