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#FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1918.
THE WAR.
DISAPPOINTMENT IN GERMANY.
CURIOUS COMMENTS IN THE GERMAN PRESS.
(Continued from Page 1.}
ENORMOUS ENEMY LOSSES.
AN ENEMY ADMISSION.
Losnox, April 4, The Frankfurter Zeitung says: So far it is impossible to esti- wuste exactly the German losses, but it is unnecessary to jump at a con- clusion. They are enormous because victory is difficult.""* The journal, states that the enemy's resistance | in hardering, favoured by atonny and rainy weather, which is hampering the offensive.
AMERICA'S SHIPPING.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
• GENERAL SMUTS" SPEECH.
THE PEACE GERMANY WANTS
LONDON, April 3.
NO 'INFANTRY ACTIVITY ON
FRENCH -FRONTAS
LONDON, April 4,
A French communiqué reports:- There has been no-infantry action to day. Ce
THE SHIPPING POSITION,
15 pm Left Hall Company. Full drill, with the exception of D.B.r: Chus.
THURSDAY, 13th April-
7.30. Right Ball Company, D.B F. Class only
8 15 pm Left Half Company. D.R.F. Class only.
7:30
FRIDAY, 15th April~~
Right Half Company Layers and Setters' Class only.
Orders for Engineer Company by Captain W. Rusmas,
5th to Urch April
2 Manning nightly. Parades as Engine Drivers at 6.15 p.m; electricians per rosters posted at. Heulanarters.
The artillery duckcontinued somewhat Continuing his speech at the Cloth-alent in the region porth of Most makers Company luncheon General didier, aspecially between De Minin azd Smuts said the British Army bad again Hangard-ea-Santerre. stood in the breach with most herolo glory which would live "forever. He asked pardon for refer to the South Africana" stand at Ganca Wood against OUTPUT SLOWLY INCREASING. such odds HENERAL INCREASE IN BIKE before, even at Delville Wood. They were never faced
LONDON, April 3 OF SHIPS.
naver finched for a moment and ultim-|
The Admiralty announces that during ately retired only to preserve the the year ended March 31st, 1917, woat &30 pm. WASHINGTON, April 4.
continuity of the line which was bent completed merchantmen of 692,925 The Shipping Board has ordered a was no greater than that of other units.shipyards, and in the year ended March
back at other points. But their heroism gross tonnage in the United Kingdom's W. Burl; roemon, and Lieut. Hill; general increase in the size of all Through all the dreadful crdent when 31, 1918, we completed 1,337,516 tons. ships built hereafter.
everything went to pieces and the The output shows a steady upward earth's foundations shook, the line nevar tandancy, reaching the record of 16,167 broke, the men retiring slowly under (1) sons for March. The men are work irresistible pressure and fighting every ing loyally and have taken to beset the inch of the way to the last scrap of anxiety caused by the comparatively low strength and endurance. Living and outputs in January, of 38,568 toos, and dead welsalate them with reverence and in February, of 100,038. cons. gratitude which words cannot express.
OPERATIONS IN BALUCHISTAN.
ONE EUROPEAN KILLED.
LONDON. April 8.
The Press Bureau states:- An expert writing to the German Swiss newspaper, the Zurich Post, the Matris continue satisfactorily,
The punitive operations against says the Gurmáns are unable to hinder the carefully-planned deploy hills and offered no resistance, con The Marris have retired to the sment of the British and French finige themselves to isolated raids, reserves, and in the event of a con-in one of which a European and six tinuance of the violent attacks, they Indians killed and three lemaid immense sacrifices.
wounded.
were
The tribe is showing signs of sur
already
M. CLEMENCEAU'S REPUDIATION. render.
The Khotran tribe has
submitted.
M.
PARIS, April 3. Clemenceau emphatically
A NEW GERMAN- PRAGE, OFFENSIVE.
Stonecutters, Lieut. Stevens
Officers next for duty. Belchers, Capt.
the Infantry Battalion attached for duty laas & at Balchers st. 8.30 am.. on Mondays and Thursdays Class Fridays. Class à at Lyoeman at 6.30 Belchert 8:30 pm on Tuesdays and p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, under Stat vertgs. Ovendene and Parsons, RE, Corp Day and 2nd Corp. Norris, EK D. Belchers; and staff Sergis. Barclay and White, BE. and Sergt. Williama, E.K.D.O, Lysemua..
Instr. tion for N. C. Os and men of
Detail of Belcher Reliefs for April is posted at Headquarters for information of all concorped
Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major H. A. Mariak.
Annual Huskstry Course 1916-19.
Sz Tens minutes' practice at home every day (5 minutes deliberate aim- ing and minutes rapid loading and Sr) of more value than any number of parades. Dummy cart- ridge can be obtained at Head- Quarter Master. quarters on application to the
General Smuts proceeded to refer to those of Prince Lichnowsky. He said the recent German disclosures, especially
the latter were most important zá
planned and willed the wa showing irrefutably that the Kaiser and
DEAF EARS IN AMERICA
Erasted the famous Reichstag peace the Gorman military party deliberately He cop-
WASHINGTON, April 9. resolution with Germany's "most ruth officials characterise Count Czerain's The Associated Press states thai less and shameless" policy towards Russia address as the beginning of a new and Rumania As General Ludendorff German pence offensive with. Count had said and the Kaiser had repeated, Czernin acting at Germany's babest. Germany does not desire a soft peace" The speech is recognized sa a political(a) The Commandant wishes once again but & German peace, in other words a manoeuvre designed to spread the
to impress on all ranks the great Germany is concerned this war is not for solely to recover Alsace. Lorraine. It is
importance of daily practice peace of German domination. As far as impression that the Allies aro Eghting a fair, honourable and lasting peace, nor a emphasised thatany Teutonic suggestions. world peace, nor God's peace, but a peace that the time for peace discussions is st tion on German lines. This would mean a great military and aggressive German Empire, not only in Central Europe but alec in Central Asia and Central Africa and eventually in South America." The true meaning and inwardness of the
PERTH, W. A, April 2. Rumania was now patent, but if the world Labour Party unanimously passed with
with Russia .and
The Conference of the National has learned the lesson properly, these acclamation and the singing of the separate paaces, however sad and dis- National Anthem, a resolution affirming Appointing in ether respects, will not be loyalty to the Crown and determination in rain. When Mr. Lloyd George, in to see the war through to final victory. January, made his moderate and fair statement of our war sims to the Labour BRITISH DESTROYER SINKS AFTER Conference, which war aima President Wilson and M. Clemenceau approved and which were subsequently endorsed
denying Count Czernin's staternents SERIOUS FIRE IN TORONTO NAVAL which will would mould future civilisa-hand will find no response in America.
eabled this morning, as regards! negotiation, said: "They were Czer- "nin lies.
Politien circles point out that Count Czernin's manuvre was too
DOCKS.
A LARGE VESSEL SAVED.
Toosro, April 4. A fire destroyed the Thor Iron-separate peace transparent to deceive any one works which argaged in ship Count Czernin hoping to quiet the building. The fireuen saved a large Austrian malcontents and to under-vessel which was almost ready for mine M. Clemencent's réputation launching. and loyalty among the Allied peoples.
·COUNT · CZERNIN'S MANŒUYRE.
SPEECH. DESIGNED TO DETACH UNITED STATES.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
GERMANS ATTACKING
"KHARKOFF.
Moscow, April 4. Large columns of Germans are Losnos, April. 4. The papers regard Count Czernine
taking the offensive against Khar -speech as the custonury peace offen-
koff from Poltave to Vorojba. sive after failure of the first attempt
The Soviet units are opposing the to break through in the West.
enemy and have occupied the The speech is primarily designed station of Paul, where they are to detach the United States from the ganising, buse operations.
or
SEIZED GRAIN EXPORTED TO) GERMANY.
PETROGRAD, April 4.
Allies and to fasten the accusation of bad faith on France. The intter suggestion has been dismissed as fantastic even without M. Clemen- It is reported that the Germans peau's repudiation, while Prince have seizel in Poltave 50,000 tors Lichnowsky's revelations and the of grain, which they are busily ex- rapacious terms enforced at Brest porting to Germany; .. litovsk show the absurdity of Count Czerniu thinking to delude Washing-
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S' LOYALAT. WILL SEE THE WAR THROUGE.
COLLISION.
All Hives were saved.
by the Labour and Socialist Congresses,
LONDON, April 3 all the Allied countries and Germany The Admiralty reports that a destroy. had a first class opportunity of a fair er sank on April 1st as the result of and reasonable peace, but the answer collision. came in the bloodiest and most terrible offensive of the whole war, which has probably already cost more than half a HONOUR FOR KING OF GREECE. million casualties to all combatants. All this was in order that a German peace
(b) The Tests of Elementary Training will be starting shortly and the following arrangements for carrying them out will be sinde :--
The Tests will be carried straight- through once. Those that pass will be excused further parades till the whole of their Platoons fenaula ex capted) have passed. Those that tail will be put back for further in- straction. After a time the tests will again be taken and the above procedure will be repeated.
Notes on Musketry compiled by Lieut. Hancock and 2nd Licas. Satherland, in which all these tests and other useful information can be found, can be obtain- ed at Headquarters on application to the Adjutant.
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THE SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE,
HONGKONG.
WAR BONDS
DRAWING
now that the Course is known to all, any (c) Alt ranks are hereby informed that, one who becomes a third class shot will have to attend 3 extra drills a week till Course and that anyone who becomes a the commencement of the next Anaval
... second class shot will have to attand ene Azusa, April 3.of the next Aanaal Course. Firing in the extra drills week till the commencement
for Practice 1) Those who have the Range will be by points (except
t of course highest aggregate to date will always TICKETS $5 each HONGKONG CURRENCY.
to Mr. Lloyd George'a olive branch: King. Alexander with the Insignia, of might be secured. This was the answer The Duke of Connaught has presented Let this be fully realised in this and the Order of the Bath, which honour
recently conferred on him.
THE SILVER MARKET.
Allied countries.
LONDON, April 2, The Silver Market is steady.
HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS...
fire first. - Ecoring Cards will be issued to all prior to commencing their course. The scores obtained must be entered on these Cards on the range and ́shown to and initialled by the Officer Superini- teading the Fractice.
(IN AID OF WAR CHARITIES)
With reference at the Original Prospectus sued in connec
This order is to be read out on tion with the above, it has now been decided that:— foas cossocative paraden by Officers Commanding M.G. Company Mounted Section, Signaling Section and Platoons Reference above, Marksmen and 1st Class Chots who obtained over 120 points will be exempted from doing the Tests of Elementary Training this year.
--- &* Company.
PARADES,
1. The value of tickets to be sold shall be limited to $500,000 (Hongkong Currency),
Concluding, General Smuts said "The great atruggle has lasted a long time and the decision, perhaps, will be the of the war ace a new fres world, a world moet lateful in history, Will the end wherein freedom, honour and co-opera- tion will lower on the immensurable sacrifices of the war, or will it see a fresh instalment of alitarismo, fresh scheming, preparing and arming of this: generation for a greater struggle which must engulf the next generation? The Allies are now straining every nerve and huge American army will reach Europe long before the year is over. But tha British Empire must remain to the end the principal protagonist for liberty in but she has not been able to shakebeen receiving soldiers' rations and Premier's forthcoming demands for the Corps on 4.4.18 and is posted to quartera. Tests of Elementary Training the medium of the Hongkong War Charities Committee.
The ex-Tsar's family, who have the war for the world's freedom. He did Corps on 3.4.18 and is posted to the Cricket Ground. Platoon drili, dress and the value will be destributed amongst War Charities by the.
not donba the nation's response to the
top.
The Morning Post says:
** Auz. tria has been given a chance of con-
,cluding an honourable peace with the
Allies by yielding territory to Italy,
off German thraldom. tharefore, now sequences:"
She mus
abide by the on-
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GREAT SCARCITY IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.
.BREAD RATIONS TO BE FURTHER REDUCED.
BERNE, April 3 Germany, replying to the Finnish pathetic appeal for food, has offered 100 tons of flour, adding that she could not supplement it, owing to scarcity in Germany and greater scar city in Austria, and that German bread rations will shartly be reduced #gain.
GERMAN NAVAL BASE IN THE
ARCTIC.
THE DANGEB TO OUR POSITION.
THE EX-TRAR'S FAMILY.
TO RECEIVE MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF 800.
ROUBLES:
PETROGRAD, April 1.
several of whom are consequently ill, will be granted à monthly allowance of 300 roubles.
ANTI-JEWISH POGROMS IN
FJ
4.
UKRAINE.
PETROCIAD, April 4.
A series of anti-Jewish pogroms kos occurred in Ukraine..
SUBMARINE PIRACY.
BRITISH SHIPPING RETURNS
LONDON, April 3. The Admiralty announces that the shipping returns for the work ending March 30th show:-
| Arrivals .........
Departures
Feszele sunk (over 1,600 tons) Tessels aunk (under 1,800 tons... Fishing vessels funk
Vassels unsuccessfully attacked
2,416 .2,379
farther sacrifices. The home frent, in the soul of the nations of the British Empire, stood just as sure and unbreak able as the battle-front of our Armica in France. Everything is at stake or us in this war, therefore, we shall bear every sacrifice willingly and cheerfully to she end." (Cheers).
THE GREAT STRUGGLE,
THE SITUATION UNCHANGED
LONDON, April 3, The Press Bureau reports that the situation is unchanged.
GERMAN REPORT.
Administratire Ordom by Major. E. A
Morgan," Administrative Commandant.".
STRENGTH.
No. 959 Pte. D. A. Walsh joined thë Mounted Section
TUESDAY oth inst
2. The sale of tickets will be extended two months, and w therefore close in Hongkong on Wednesday, 12th June, 1918. Sellers of tickets are requested to send the returns and remittances to reach Hongkong by that date.
3. Should any winning ticket not be presented before Boon 3.13 p.. Nos. 1, 2, 3 and Platoop, on on the 23rd December, 1918, the tickets will be cancelled. drill order.
Committee of the St. Georges Society of Hongkong through
No. 960 Pie L. F. 8. Alliston joined 5.15 p.m. All Subalterns at Head-
FRIDAY, 19th instant:- Company. Bo. 2 Platoon
No. 961 Pte. R. A. Lawson was enrolled on 44.18 and posted to "A" Company, Na 2 2 Platoon."
"B" Company, MONDAY, 8th instant
5.15 pm. No. 8 Platoon at Kowloon Docks. Fistoon Drill WEDNESDAY, 10th inst.
4. Notwithstanding the extension of the selling period, it has been arranged that the Bonds of the Hongkong Government War Loan of 1916 that are paid as prizes shall bear Interes from the 1st May, 1918 and the first half-yearly payment of Ground. Hongkong residents will parade Interest will be due on 1st November, 1918 is permitted to resign, an leaving test Cricket Club at 6.1 pm, and proceed Colony, dated 13.4.18,.
No. 821 Pte. F. C. Butcher, "B" Coy, is permitted to resiga, on learing the Colony, to date from day of departure.
No. 567 Pte. Dastan Clark - Cov.,
ABLED.
י,
fte. J. H. Mend Mounted Section, is ttacked to the B.K.PR from 14.16.
- DIGNITION OF LIME.
All long rifles, 'with their bayonets, in possession of NC.Os. and men in "A". "B" and "D" Companies must be re turned to Headquarters by 9 a.m. on
8tle instant, without fail Monday, Ste
48M. A. J. Mackie, Arty. Coy, is granted 2 months extension of leave, from 2.4.18.
Berat J. Olson, Boy" is granted 2 months' leave, from 13.4.18. You dombay
Pta J. B. Chapman, "D" Coy, grated 7 wocks Scave, from 30.4.18 LONDON, April 3 ed 3 works leave from 6 11
Pte. W. J. Dexler, A Cog- grant A wireless German afficial message
Pte. J. G.P. Foulds, SB Section, is states
granted 30 days" leave, from 1.4, 8en
Epen W. Blyth Eng Coy, is granted
led
FRENCH RETURNS.
Our counter-attack repulsed a Bug FABIS, April 4 lish "thrust during the night against The Shipping returns for the week Apelte. ended March 30, show
Strong-quemy forces attacked in the 1,170 evening, between Marcel Cave and the 1,005 Lace, but were heavily driven back.
The Timer draw attention to the Arrivala....
Departures
danger of Germany obtaining an Vessels sank
port na a nával base in the
as a result of the Finnish White Guards advance from Tam-
arlow and
Baye that such development will materially affect our whole Naval position.
ITALIAN RETURNS
pit
6 months” leste, from 1.4.18!
"Spr. 4. Tipo, Eng.
months leave frm 4:4.75" 18.
granted
6
is
Ite H. Failton, D, Coy granted & monthy leave, from 1.4. 18.
Spc. H. J. Nairn, Eng. Coy, is grante
We took possession of a height south-ed 8 weeks leave, from 11.4.18.8m Westward of Moranil
6.30 p.m. No. 7 Platoon on Polo
by tram to Causeway Bay THURSDAY, 11th instant-
5.15 pm. Nos, 6 and 6 Platoors on Cricket
order sound. Platoon drill, dress, drill FRIDAY, 12th instant :-----
b.18 p.m. All Enbalterne at Bead- quarters. Tests of Elementary Training.
MACHINE GUN COMPANY. MONDAY, 8th instant
15.10 p.m. Drill at Kowloon Dock, Nos. and 2 Gans only, Hongkong residents proceed by launch from Queen's Statue Pier at 4.30 pm TUESDAY, 8th instants
WEDNESDAY, 10th instant
7.10. No. 3 Gan at Headquarters,
530 pm. Drill at Headquartera Nos. and & Gous only. 6.10 p.m. Drill at Headquarters. The THURSDAY, 11th instant following men only need attend Pies. Fold Irvine Labrum, A. 0. D. Logan AC Logan, McKerne, Pinguet, and stapleton. FRIDAY, 12th April
Officers at Headquarters. Tests of Elementary Training debit
AXOUNTED ESCHERIC
Car successful thrust south-westwant. Hidden Coy, is MONDAY, 8h April..
LONDON, April 3. of Hizbach brought in prisoners.
BRITISH AREIAL ACTIVITIES.
The Italian weekly shipping returna are as follows: Arrival Departures...
Steamers anak (sbove 1,500 tone). Salling essels sunk (above 100:
ton)
It emphasizes the nocessity for
Allies of keeping the Burman Sailing Yesus sank (under 100 Railway opens.
BULGARIAH-FINANCE MINISTER IN BERLIN.
AMSTERDAM, April 3 frorz Sofa states that the Bulgarian Finance
tons)
7 months' leave, from 14.5.18. COTE OOMMUNICATION SETELAN Red
Cricket round on Teeds On the 9th April, at 6 pudicere al N.0.06. of “A” and “B1⁄2Tompanies will attend. LONDON, April Other Ufficers and NGOs, may attend if Field-Marstal Sir Dongles Haig, they so desire Platoon Drill will be 3reporting on aviation, states -
381
360
BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN.
Our vistors harassed enemy troops and transport with bombs and machine- una and dropped over a thousand AND 9 | bomba ja
W Hostile aeroplanes wide-active be tween Albert and Moreail.
DURING the summer months children a subject to disorders of the bowels and should receive the tot careful attention A won as any, answeral looseness of the bowels fr noticed Chamberlain' Colic, Chole and Diserbouw Bemedy aboud, be given For sale all Chemlate an Exone keeper
We brought down. twenty-one
seroplanes and three balloons desen
practised.
St Headquarters on Friday, 13th
ject: Military law.
April,
Company by Ca Armstong, W.DA
C
of pur machines are missing, MONDAY 9th April: a-half tons of bombs on hostile billata Clase only
Out night-bombers dropped four-and-
7.30 & m2 Right Half Companys)
and tops.
The American Air Service during the past fortnight has rendered invaluable
Ekonvice
5.15 pm Left Hall Com
TUESDAY, 9th
2.20 216 Light Hall Com
2 KHIL GAh the exception of 13* *
5. Lists of Winning Numbers will be despatched to all selling centres as soon as possible after the Drawing, the date of which will be announced later by advertisement.
By Order of the Committee,
H. C. SANDFORD, (Hon. Treasurer), CHAS. BESWICK, (Hon. Secretary),
St. George's "War Bond" Drawing,
TICKETS obtainable st Banks, Cinhe and Lending Stores
Order for Cadet Company by 2nd Lieut. from dogs as they beg for bread. Ditem
ZEW. Bourd
this sight has caused me to reflect, how would I feel if that was my little child, so gooded by the pangs of hunger tim it was driven to ighting of angry dogs in order to get a few miserable morsels
PARADIGM in
MONDAY, 8th instant
quarters.
WEDNESDAY, 10th instant
5.15 p.m. Nos. 1 and 1 Sections: at to keep sand sad body together ?. No- thing bot' the direct easity could Headquarters." "Squad drill.
630 p.m. Band Practice at Head-indus those children to run the risk of a un holding litle infant being mutilated by these fierce, animale. in his arms and on his face absolate despair was depicted. He seemed to be soliloquizing with himself." I 200 unstle to get even enough food to keuk you, my belpless, babe, slive, there is no hope for us, we must die.
5.15 p. No. 5 and 4 Sections, at Yeamadi Football Ground, Squad drill,
*5.3 p.m. Band Practice at Head-
5.30 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables, quarters. Dress. Drill order. THURSDAY, 11th April
6.30 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables, Dress, Drill order without rates. ¡j
BIGNALLING
TUESDAY, 1tb & RIDAY, 12th April Sim Parado at Headquarters, Dress, leap fatigue ph TUESDAY, 8th Apri
0.15 p.m. -Parado at
MOND
pany foo
Sth ad
onits
Leadquarters.
G. E. STEWART, Captain, Acfotant, ILK. Defence Corps
A 'PLAQUE "AND". FAMINE. IN SAMPINGCHOT.CO
NA TRAGIO PICTURE EN
heard one woman entreating an on- keeper for any crumbe, which might be left, by guests. She stated that phoþæt an old mather at home, 80 years of age. and she was dying from starvations Dil
the world per day) Nothing bout;
us if she had committed
Dr. J. H. Ingram writes from Feklög: --I was sent to Tingehow, south of Pyo- tingla, on February. I on plaque preven- AY12th April to work I had to send messengers all Capt. "D" tons over the hsien to investigate the causes, my Putade Ground, ander where sadden deaths occurred. In one onds and Corpli Grimes. Dress village I found it to be plague, but star
valum has claimed many; mote vieHIANS,
chlon squad Krd
than did the disease which caused Mi North
th Chins to tremble.
Little children who should
Parade Ground kindergarten are roaming about la baz
the barshe