The Hongkong Telegraph
WEATHER FORECAST
OVERCAST
Faromatar 29.23.
March 11, 1976,
7163日入初月二
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TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
THE GERMANS ARE EVACUATING ISPAHIĆ.
IR. PEIBERTON BILLING IS ELÈCTED FOR EAST HERTS. GERMANY CONSIDERS HERSELF AT WAR WITH PORTUGAL UNANIMOUS ŠUBMISSION OF PERSIAN TRIBES IS REPORTED. THE UNDERTONE OF THE SILVER KARKET CONTINUES GOOD. THE NEW DEFENCES IN EGYPT ARE PRACTICALLY COMPLETE GERMAN CAPTURE OF VAUX IS DESCRIBED AS FLAGRANT LYING. EXCHANGE ON CHINA IS XEAKER PARITY THAN FOR SOME TIME. DESTROYER COQUETTE AND TORPEDO-BOAT 1 HAVE BEEN MINE).
WORLD'S SILVER PRODUCTION LAST YEAR ESTIMATED AT 19,750,000 DIFFICULTY IS EXPERIENCED IN RESTRAINING FRENCH FROM ATTACK
GERMANS HAVE MULTIPLIED FALSEHOODS SINCE OFFENSIVE JAELED. GERMAN LOSSES AT VERDUK HAVE CAUSED BIOTING AT COLOGNE, BIZSE WILL BE NAVAL BASE FOR RUSSIAN ADVANCE ON TRESKOND.
THE FIGHTING IN THE WEST.
French Fight With Great Fury.
[Beater's Service to the "Telegraph."]
(ESTABLISHED Copyright 1916, by
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SATURDAY,
MARCH 11, 1916.
TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST,
Reciprocal Bombardmeat.
[Renter'a Service to The "Telegraph."]
March 10, 3.25 pm
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March 12, 1915,
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TELEGRAMS.
THE NEAR EAST.
TELEGRAMS.
THE SILVER MARKET.
Resignation of Pilace Firman Flema.
ange on China Approches
Parity.
[Beuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
* March 9, 5.15 pm. Beater's correspondent at Taberna, says that Prince Fresan A Paris official message says that the situation at Erdun is Firma has resigned and the Ruseophils, Sipah Salarasam, snconada (Renter's Service to The "Talagraph.") unchanged, and that the Germans have not attempted an infantry him as Premier and Minister of Interior.
attack.
Reciprocal bombardment has been ontinued along the whole front-violent on both sides of the Mease and intermittent i Woerre, French batteries have wrecked German trenches at Hill 425 and east of Thann. The French have again bombarded Ger- man convoys in Argonne,
DESTROYER AND TORPEDO BOAT. MINED. -
March 10, 3.20 p.m It is officially stated that the destroyer Coquette and tropedo boat 11 have been mined and sunk off the Erst Coast. The casualties are four officers and forty-ose men.
Majority...
NOTEWORTHY ELECTION RESULT.
March 10, 12.35 The bye-election at East Herta has resulted as follows Mr. Pemberton Billing (Independent) 4,590 Capt. Brodie Henderson (Coalition)
...:3,559
1,031
Putl
March 10,145 pm. According to a Paris message, French officers say it is most difficult to restrain the men, who are saxons to attack, but there
The result is noteworthy becaure of the fact that Mr. Bill- have been opportunities when the French infantry chargal with irresistible fury. Such was the case in the fight for Corbean wood, ing was fighting for an improved Air Service, Captain Henderson where the German advance threatened to cut off the French holding is a Unionist, but he had officisi Liberal support.
Oie Hm.
The action began at noon on Wednesday. The French, advancing in the open, were most clever in taking cover, and they lost insignificantly, despite the German shalling. But then was desperate close-quarter fighting inside the wood, the French being absolutely frenzied.
Twenty volunteered at one point to charge a deadly machine- gun which was concealed in a ditch. Leaping between the trees, they soon reached the gun and bayonetted the gunners. The wood was cleared early in the afterncon, whereupon the Germans con- centrated their artillery in the wood, and their reserves made an ocslaught at dusk. An all-night fight resulted in the French being masters of practically the whole wood.
A similar thing occurred at the village of Faur, when two companies out of brigade after brigade of attacking Germane secured barricaded houses. The French counter-attacked with the bayonet and expelled them after s moet ferocious conflict.
Flagrast Lylog by Germans.
March 10, 1.50 p.m. According to Renter's Paris correspondent, a communique describes the German boast of the capture of Vaux as flagrant lying. It says that us the very hour the Berlin telegram appeared,
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
EXCHANGE REDUCTION ON GERMAN MARK.
March 9, 5.15 p.m. The German Mark on neutral exchanges is now quoted 29 per cent, below normal value.
TURKS AND THE EGYPTIAN EXPEDITION.
March 9, 3.15 p.m.
A letter from Constantinople received at Athens says that all talk of the Egyptian expedition has ceased since the fall of Erzerum.
GERMAN COLLIERS SUNK.
March 9, 3.15 p.m. Four German steamers laden with coal end munitions have
a French Staff Officer, on entering the fort at Vaux, found that it been sank in the Black Sea. had not been attacked but remained in French hands.
The communique points out that the Germans have been multi- plying falsehoods since the failure of their offensive.
SERIOUS RIOTING IN GERMANY.
March 10, 145 pm. According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Telegraaf reports that there was serious rioting in Cologne on March 7, in consequence of the German losses at Verdun. Travellers were prevented from leaving the trains or the station. It is reported that gums are posted in the streets to restrain the mobs.
WAR BETWEEN GERMANY, AND PORTUGAL
March 10, 145pm.
A Berlin message wys it is officially announced that Germany considers herself in a state of war with Portugal.
IN THE NEAR EAST.
"Germans Evacuate Ispahan....
March 10, 1.50 p.m.
•Renter's correspondent at Petrograd eye that the Germans are evacuating Ispahan. The occupation of Kermanshah has resulted in the unanimous submission of the Persian tribes. Negotiations for the surrender of the German conspirators are progressing.
Defences of Egypt Practically Complete.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST,
German Seaplane Felied.
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March 9,3.15 p.m. According to Beater's correspondent at Paris, Franch batteries at Dunkirk felled a German seaplane. The pilot was killed and the observer, who was clinging to the floats, was saved by a French destroyer.
French Gain Valuable Groand.
Turkey's Last Hops.
March 9, 9.50 puliza
The Turks are calling up men of 50,-
General Aylmer Advancing.
March 9, 13.35 pm.
It is officially announced that General Aylmer advancing on the right bank of the Tigris attacked Lasin, a position seran miles east of Kusel-Amara, on March 8, but was no hle to dislodge the He states that the enemy suffered severly and beyond strengthening his position has shown no activity. Our esraaities ware not heavy, the majority of cassa being very slightly injured.
GERMAN NAVAL ACTIVITY..
March 9, 3.15 p.m. Benter's correspondent at Rotterdam says: Only three stessers bare entered the waterway in the Iset 48 hours, apparently owing to the activity of German warships.
GERMANY AND PORTUGAL.
London, Beceived, March KL. Mesura, Montague's report says that the undertone of the silver market continuee good." Prices fare well maintain ad. Thecupplies are not large, but the demand bas somewhat broadened, though the Indian bazaars and Chins have made only moderate pur- Exchange on Chins is nearer parity than for some time..
chases.
The decree making the rupee legal bandar în Egypt is intarest- ing sa a step towards the co- ordination of the local currency of the Empire, and it also indi- cates another drain upon the stock of silver rupees.
Silver Production la 1915.
London, Esceirad, March 14. The Director of the United March 10, 4.00 puta.
States Mint has estimated the Beuter'a correspondent at Amsterdam says: The Portugues world's production of the silver in Minister at Berlin has received his passports and the German 1915 at nearly nineteen and three Minister at Lisbon has been ordered to ask for his pasaporta.
Benter's correspondent at Lisbon says: A decree calls out the quarter millions sterling. naval reservânts immediately.
JAPANESE RELATIONS WITH AMERICA,
Marca 9.4.30 pm
Reuter learns that the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs declared on March 6 that, despite the efforts of a European power to canse conflict, Japanese relations with america were better than they had ever been, and with the elimination of this source of |intrigue, they would grow yearly more cordial,
THE WAR AND THE TURF.
March 9, 5.50 pm. Substitutes for the Epsom and other classic races are to be run, The first extra meeting at Newmarket will be the New Derby on May 30, and the New Oaks on June 1
A STRICTER BLOCKADE.
March 9, 4,30 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil said the question of extending the list of absolate contraband so as to include every commodity vitally necessary to our enemies was being considered.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN A VICTIM OF INFLUENZA.
March 9, 4.30 p.m. Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India, has infinemus, and will be unable to keep his official engagements for the next few day.
MARRIED MEN'S COMPLAINT
March 9, 4.30 p.m.
A meeting of Cardiff attested married men resolved to form an association to protect their interests and declared that the pledge given by Mr. Asquith to Lord Derby bad not been kept. They March 9, 3.15 p.m. arged the revision by a Judicial Tribunal of the list of exemptions. According to Renter's correspondent at Paris, a semi-official
THE DOMINIONS AND THE WAR. message says the sighteenth day of the battle was favourable to us. We gained most valuable ground north of Verdun, bringing our line
New Zealand Premier's Statement. through Bathincourt, Corbeaux Wood, northward of Camieres and
March 9, 5.50 p.m. Oie Hill, thas establishing new positions northward of the solid lines from Mort Homme to South Cameires and improving the Beuter's correspondent at Wellington telegraphs that the B. position of the whole sector. The complete defeat of two violent Hon. W. F. Massey says it is impossible for him or Sir Joseph Ward German assanite at Bethincourt and Donanment was a severe check to be in London by May. for the enemy. The engagement at Hardaumont is factusting far so; anyhow, it is only a trivial epizoda. The German claim of the capture of thousands of prisoners and ten guns in the region of Donaumont is denied and it is stated that only 600 French troope land'soms trench engines were lost.
Failure of German Attacks.
March 9, 12.40 p.m.
Australian Premier at Cabinet Meeting.
March 9,430 pz. The Hon. W. H. Hughes, Premier of Australia, acended the meeting of the Cabinet.
Entertained to Lutcheon.
March 9, 7.15 p.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
DEATH OF MR. FRED T. JANE.
London. Received, March 10, The death is announced of M. Fred T. Jane, the naval anthor and journalist.
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Messra Wright and Hornby advise us that the Langkat outpat for the carment month is as follows.
March 1 2
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Tons 175
163
177
-181
177
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176
172
8
173
143
1
10:
158
Total to 10th inst. 1,704
Daily average
170.40
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY
Bijou Theatre-9.15 pm. Victoria Theatre 9.15 pm..
Ferformance of **The the House; 9.15 p..
Mr. Hughes was entertained to lancheon in the House of A Paris communiqus says:-West of the Meuse we continued Commons. Mr. Benar Law said: The Dominions had given so to progress during the day in the Corbeaux Wood, almost all of much to the war, that things cannot remain the same after the war. which is in our hands. The Germans east of the Meuse made We hoped to gain by this loathsome war an Empire, one in struc several attacks on our front from Donsument to Vaar. Ons stack ture for all time. In his belief, the future panded on the action of which started at the village of Donanment was shattered by our fire. the Dominions, because the Mother-country would welcome
any 4.D.C Farious assalts against the village of Faux were also repulsed with scheme approved by them Mr. Hughes was given an ovation and said: March 10, 145 pm.
heavy loss. Finally the Germans launched violent massed attacks We are heart and soul in this war. Nothing must stand in the way Beater's correspondent with the Mediterranean expeditionary against the trenches bordering on the bottom of the ridge on which of complete victory. He emphasised that we must strive at all force says that the new defences of Egypt are practically complete stands Vaux Fort. These were repaised, our curtsin of fire inflict costs to destroy German trade. They are no longer based on the Canal but are formidably establishing enormous losses. The activity of the opposing artilleries is
SITUATION IN SOMALILAND FAVOURABLE. ed far out in the desert. If the Tarks should overcome the most violent on both banks of the Mouse. There is an intermittent dificulties and cost of organising an expedition, the latter would be bombardmant in Woevre. We captured a trench in Upper Alesce
March 9, 9.15 p.m: doomed to perish in battle and from thirst if they rashly tried to sfter a grenade light. Our artillery in Belgium and Champagne
shelled enemy positions. break through the defences.
The Russian Advance on Trebizond
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March 10, 1.45 pm. Petrograd message states that Rizeh, which is situated in sheltered bay, will be the naval base for the coming Russian advance on Trebizand.
The British Frost
March 9, 1.15 p.
A British communique says:---Last night we repulsed a small stack near the Hohenzollern Redoubt. To-day, the enemy sprang mine near Givenchy but there was no infantry attack. There is considerable artillery activity on both sides about Ypres..
TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre-9.15 pm Victoria,Theatre 9.15 p.m.
Tuseday, March 28. Hongkong Ice Company, Ltd.-
In the House of Commons, Mr. A. H. Stoale Maitland said the Meeting of shareholders 1130 situation in Somaliland was extraordinarily lavourable. There had aan. beem less trouble in the past 18 months then for many years. ~~~ The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., tribes in the north, who were largely the canses of trouble, were Ltd.-Meeting of shareholders; gradually deserting the Mullah, while the Abyminian raids were noon. temporarily incapacitated by the southerners The Mullah's inactivity was das partly to obesity and partly to a decrease in followers and camels,
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