-- MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page I.)
A GERMAN REPORT.
Loxos, April 14. A wireless German otheial report -states;—.
On the battlefield of the Lys our attacks against the English Divisions progresed.
THE CHINA MAIL:
THE REQUISITIONED NOTCH YESSELS
A. BRILLIANT LOCAL SUCCESS.
THE CHARTER CONDITIONS.
Tux Hatz, April 14. The Rritish Legution states that the requisitioned Dutch ships will be returned in good condition not later than the completion of the voyage on which they are engaged on the day: the Peace Treaty is signed.
The ships will sail under the British flug and the charter rate will From the heights of Messines webe 35. monthly per gross ton. pushed forward across Steenbaeb.j and ached the eastern border of Wulverghem.
Wa
"surrounded" and "captured Ploegsteert Wool and took the fort fed height of Roosignal.
The British Government under takes all wie ant marine risks al if the ships are host the Government will, if the owners wish, replace the ship as sm as possible after the wor, in the meanwhile paying six per eut. annually on the value of
Between the railways leading frein Amentieres to Bailleul and Marthe loss ship. ville. We carrieel ir attack forward
as far as the railway lending.fret, GERMAN FLEET AT HELSINGFORS.
Bailleul to Merrisand, as far as the
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AMSTERDAM, April 14.
enstern border of Hieppe Woori.
A message from Berlin-states the „Southward of Merville, was afterman fleet Ims arrived at Fleming, tured the Clarese River and took Locon by storms.
We reached the Lo Basses Canal north-westward of Bethund.
We emptored 400 prisoners on both sides of Taigenerosk,
HAIG'S ORDER ANSWERED WITH VIRILE ENERGY.
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THE TENACITY OF THE BRITISH RESISTANCE.
PARIN. April 14. The
unanimously praise Fick-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's order to the troops, which) they say was ninediately answered with virile energy by the heroic British troops at Marellutin.
The Erhu de, Paris states: "The round to Calais and Bankirk will
henceforth be closed to the Germans.
The Malin states: The tenacity of the British resistance undoubtedly enables the dominating positions,
..
THE SILVER MARKET.
INCREASE IN PRICE.
Loxnox, April 18. Silver is quoted at 16. The rise is influenced by increased mutes to India and short supplies. The market is Arm.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT STRUGGLE. ENEMY PRESSURE ON BRITISE
BAYS:
CONTINUES.
LONDON, April 13. "Renter's Correspondant at British the Headquarters say
The enemy to-day continues to press the offensive on the northern line unco wittingly with fresh troops.
The weather is agnio hazy, limiting observation.
last night penetrating our line cast of
The Germans launched a mass-attacký Locos. Our enanter-attack drove him back with big casualties. The enemy, three hours later, assaulted the samerpot attack was no more successful. but was again repulsed. Yet another
We also attacked acar La Bassce carrying a strong trench position..
BRITISH
THE AIR-RAIDS.
OFFICIAL CASUALTY'
LIST,
LONDON, April, 13. The Pros Bureau zanouness that five in last night's raid. persons were killed and ifteen injured
-SPORTING.
GOLF..
In the Captain's Cup competition for April, Sir Wm. Rees Davia and Mr. S. H. Dodwell tied; the former score being, 100: minus 13-89 and the inttee went round FRENCH OFFICIAL CASUALTY in 8. The Tie will be decided on Mr.
LIST.
Paris, April 14
An oth-ial statement gives the latest figures in at night's air-raid on Paris as 26 killed and 73 injured.
The night was wonderfully clear and our airmen were intensely active, bomb-EMPEROR KARL DISOWNS LETTER. ingensmay concentrations.
British and French won at Hangard, It was a brilliant local success the where we carried strong positions.
The enemy bas secured a direct his upon the famous Amiens Cathedral.
GERMAN PRAIRE FOR DEFENDERS OF ARMENTIERES.
AMSTERDAM, April 13.
referring to the capture of Armentieres,
A semi-official message from Berlin," symm
Despite envelopment, the, garrison held out with extraordinary bravery and it was only when assaulted on both flanka simultaneously that the remnant of the brave garrison surrendered.”
THE GENERAL POSITION
HOPEFUL.
A LULL-IN THE OFFENSIVE.
LONDON, April 13. Reuter's Correspondant at British Headquarters repórte
The general position at the moment seems to justify the hope that the Germans will achieve no more towards a decision in Flanders than they have done in Picarly and Arträs. They have series of tactical achievements but the overrun a lot of territory and scored a strategic situation remains unaltered, for, so long as the Allied Armies contique to face the enemy with an unbroken line remains as clear as before we were of men and guns, the issue for them pressed out of the position occupied prior to the March 21
favour.
AMSTERDAM, April 13.
An official message from Vienna says that the letter from Emperor Earl officially published in Paris, is falsified.
THE MILITARY SERVICE BILL.
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS NOT WANTED).
LONDON, April 13-
In the House of Commons on the Military Service Bill, the Rt. Hon. Siz G. Caye sanounced that the Government would not press for power to cancel exemptions received on medical grounds oren grounds of conscientious objections.
SUBMARINE BOMBARDS LIBERIAN PORT.
LONDON, April 13. Reuter's Agency learns that a German submarine appeared off the Liberian Const on April 9 and seized a small armed vessel, which she torpedoed after taking the crew prisoners.
Dodwells recurn There were 21 entries,
In the Mixed Foursome Competition for Faster Holidays" the Tie for second place between Miss Ritchie and Mr. R. P. Thursfield and Mrs. Mayhew and Mr. H. Pegg was played off yesterday and Miss Fitchie and Mr. Thursdold won
the their apponents 120 minus 18102. with a score of 1957 níinus 12–96 against
The Entrance List for the Gofernor's Cup will be closed on Friday, the 28th inst, and result of cha draw will be. rotifed to the Members in due course.
MARATHON RACE.
Close on 30 entries have been received for this Race, which is to be run on Saturday next at 3 p.m. The starting point is Queen's Statue Wharf nair the Hougkong Club.
The names of the competitors, with published early. their running numbers, will be
and Mr. H. J. Godge Jadge
Mr. H. P. White will act as Starter,
Competitors may change at the Police Reserve Beadquarters Club, Prince's Building, Ice House Street, where the numbers under which they are to run will be given outs
133OCIATION FOOTBALL.
FIRST DIVISION LEAGUE.
ROYAL NAVY 4 v. -MIDDLESEX 0.
The above teams met on the Club.
tum to the Government and threatened ground on Saturday, play commencing at
The Commander presented an ultima
was not dismantled and the French cable referee. The game opened with the to bombard Monrovia if, the wireless 30 p.m. sharp. Mr. Tucker acted as closed. This was accordingly done. sailors attacking, subjecting Turner Later the Commander insisted upon to
a terrific LONDON, April 12.
hombardment, which, their destruction, which the Government however, proved ineffectual, the soldiers Reuter's Correspondent at British
refused to do. The submarine there broke away and carried the game to Headquarters, telegraphing this evening,
upon bombarded Monrovia for one hour, was kept basy for a time, blocking, the other end of the field. Conker and destroyed the stations and inflicted many beautifal The enemy continues to strain every effort to break through in Flanders.
centres by Sayers The situation at the weekend ised the submarine, and a fight between long rest. He played
casualties. A passing steamer interrupt who made a reappearance after Already 30 enemy Divisions have been Although the Germans have delivered
steadily improving in ont
very fine game the two vessels ensued.
but bad not many chances as he was thrown in, including reserves On other
well marked by Chapman. In the Lgs and the Dunkirk coast, to being great gun-power, reinforced by fauls
parts of the Front the enemy is employpoints, all were repulsed. Not only has several beavy attacks to-day on various
second half of the game Sayers, nutwith- ing his marker, tried a shot at the goal from the East in the same lavish manner anywhere, but the retaking of Neuve
bat the ball went wide. The sailers
· The Exerbid states: The British as men, thus imposing the screrent test Eglise by ear troops may force him and French reserves have not get in courage and accurance, defes all to relax his effort in the direction of on our troops, whose response to this, been engaged. The battle is only praise. By sustained pressure, by dense beginning. The Allied High Conmases and constant blows and shock mand has its own resons for itting tactice the enemy has succeeded in the past twenty-four hours advancing in the the enemy exhause himself.
centre of the attack.
which form a barrier between the
put into lo stice of delines.
The Journal states: The German losses, which an xeessive, may, at a given mouent, beutine serious.
THE AIR-RAID ON ENGLAND.
THE GERMAN REPORT.
AMSTERDAM, April 14
GERMANY AND ALLIED
AIR-RAIDS.
SUGGESTION TO CONFINE.. THEM TO BATTLE AREAS.
LONDON, April 14.
THE FLANKS HOLD FIRM. Tha Hanke are holding firm but the enemy has extended the narrow nose of
the enemy apparently made no progress MORE ARMENIAN MASSACRES BY had really the better team, but they
Rilleul
in the offensive, which probably means There is a tendency towards a lulling that the Germans are very tired.
TURKS.
RUSSIA BLAMES GERMANY..
LONDON, April 13,
lacked accuracy in aim and many, ige chances given were not accepted. In an attack at the goal by the Middlesex the ball was handled in the penalty sro, but the referee ruled it of side. McNiven scored the first goal for the Navy after a fine combined attack. At one time it The Russing Government has sent looked as if Crocker would be beaten Note to Berlin declaring that the by a low hard shot, but that redoubtable offensive of the Tarkish troops on the player rose to the occasion sad was suc SUCCESSFUL FRENCH COUNTER- Cascarian Front, has been followed by cessful in pushing the ball outside at the murder of the whole Armenian the expense of a corner. McNiven population, women, and children being raised the tots! to four.
notched two more goala and Luxom killed mercilessly, and property plun-very exciting and though the sailors
The ganze w dered and burnt.
won by 4 goals to nil, play was fairly The peace treaty which the Russians well divided between the teams. were forced to sign at Brestlitorsk
Teams:-
ROYAL NAVY: Crocker. Cosker, Biggs; left the determination of the future destany of the people of the provinces Cape, Smith, Chapman; Clarke, Brother
ATTACKS
his salient in a way which nothing but RHEIMS PARTIALLY IN FLAMES. immense superiority in numbers could render tactically feasible or have
achieved.
We have been counter-attacking to- day. The battle is finresly progressing,
TURE OF MEN.
LONDON, April 11, A French communiqué states: During the night our counter attacks in the ghe Hungerd et sattacks
wood, Luxon, McNiven and Travis.
MIDDLESEX. Turner, Fauthorp, Fisher,
JECOND DIVISION,
Berlin clains that Zeppelins on the roughly recotuoitre, co-operating in again possess the entire village and people themselves, but recent events Turner, Fawthorp, Allen Sayers, Coek, the clear weather enabling sirmen to completely threw back the enemy, and of Arriagan, Kars and Batoum to the i the 12th inst, bombed Birmingham.the combat with most effective results. Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull The eremy's objectives in this drive also the cemetery, Apart from his testify to the renewal of the old policy, Jarvis Scroxton, Bravington and Grimsby.
include Bailleul, Aire, Bethune and ultless losses the enemy left 70 and the annihilation of the Armenian Merville.
prisoners in our hands. The artillery People.
South Chins Athletics-1 'v. 87 Co. dual continues to be violent in this The responsibility for all the horror ENEMY'S RECKLESS EXPENDI
RG.A.4. regian.
which the Armazion population is now
As the result of their defeat by the Between Moutdidier and Novon there suffering in the regions already occupied Ganners, the Chinese will have to defeat The enemy bad 400 Divisions at the were lively bonbordments and great by the Turkish troops lies with the St. Joseph's next week, if they desire to beginning of the offensive on the Urvillersorel and between Miette and helped Turkey to secure these regions with the 88th Co. RG.A. The slipper
patrol activity. Enemy mids north of German Government, which directly win the Championship without a replay Western Front, of which 20 are and the Aisne broke down
The Government insist upon the sound and the greasy ball were all believed to be practically unit for the battla-line. Twenty Divisions have been Rheims, & portion of which is in flames. Germany in the Caucasus in stopping showed in previous games The Gunners The enemy continues to buhard immediate evergetic intervention of against the Chinese who were not able to maintain the fine control of thobuli they The effectiveness of the Allied throw into the battle line three times We are endeavouring to restrict the further murders and annihilation."
since March 23, and 45. twice, while conflagration.
spencl up the scoring with so easy shot -air-raids on Germany is further illus-over four times the number of Divisions
by Turner. The Athletics rallied and the trated by the fact that the Second bare been hurled against the British the Forest of Apremont against Bois
Continued on Page 3.)." Dert minutes saw them testing the military custodian. A beautiful shot by Chamber of the Bavarian Diet passed
the left wing nearly found the corner of an animous motion requesting the
the net, the ball tipping the bar before going over. Soon after another raid by Government to urge the Imperial
the Chinese resulted in a goal, Au Kít
the authorities to try and urrunge
Half time Scorer. general agreement for the cessation of hostile air-raids on pinces cptide the area of military operations!
A representative of the Bavarian Government welcomed the motion, and stated that the Ministry of the "Interior was already communicating with the War Ministry on the matter.
FRENCH STAFF CHANGES,
GENERAL SAPKAIL IN THE RESERVE LIST.
the Reserve List.
than against the French,
The cammy's rate of spending man power cannot long be maintained. Already to a considerable extant the 1919 Class is being sent to refit the battle-line divisigns, while the calling up of the 1920' class began a month. ago..
Our reinforcements are steadily com- From Givenchy to Locoa our line is belding well Everywhere the troops are fighting magnificently bas owing to the area east of Bailleul. pressure we have fallen back slightly in
...
The enemy is renewing his attacks in
Brule.,
The Americans, in liaison with our troops, vigorously shattered most of the
attackL
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THE PRESENT BRITISH LINE.
GENERAL FOCH BIDES HIS TIME
"
PARIS, April 13.
A semi-official message says The enemy now seems to be devoting all bis effort against the Northern front. The British line hers is conver from
.
YIGHTING.
BOYÁL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB..
The rsces for the "Daphne Cep" and the "Dan Cup were sailed off on Satur day last and resulted as follows:-
-ONE DESIGN CLASS,
Course-Channel Rocks (P) Kowloon Reeka, (F), Mark boet on Starting Line Channel Rock (P), Kowloon Rock
Distance 64 miles.
(P)
SEVERAL ATTACKS REPOLSED BY the north to southward. From a point Yacht
BRITISH.
west of Hollebeke the line passER Wytschaste, Mesaines and Neuve Eglise to the approaches of south Bailleul, and its makkum advance at Merville.from from there to Neuf Berghin. It attains
Pacaut, Lecon and Festubert, where it where it bends south easterly through jains the old line at Givenchy.
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arrived with one goal euch. Watkinson Theatre Royal, April 23rd.
scored the winning goal from the Chinese from a fine individual effort. Soon after 6 penalty was awarded the Chinese, but the ball was shot right into Bristow's hands and he immediately cleared. The Gunzers managed to keep their goal intact in spite of strenuous efforts by closed, with the gunners still maintain- The game the Chinese to equalize ing the lead. Mr. Binck refereed this
match
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Feap on Finishing Corrected
Time **f Course..........Time.
H. M. 4. Ailsa
Scratch. D. Bonita 6.21 1876 21.00. - Halcyon" MUCH DANA BA
Played on the Navy ground the Colle- Winner of the "Daphne Cup." gians werd defeated by thers goals to KETWARD"HẠYS AND GARL "CLABE
one Ellarby (2) and Birky (1) being the scoles for the soldiers. The latter had Course-Channel Rocks (P) Kowloon the best of the game and their play had Rocks (P), Mark boat on Starting Line improved considerably since their meet- wing with the 88th Co. R.GA, recently.
Time
Timps. KEMAH KE
LONDON, April 13.-. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports
As a result of last night's fighting in PARIS, PARIS, April 14. the neighbourhood of Neuro Eglise, General Sarmail has been placed in struggle, in forcing his way into the re-established. The cohesion of the
the enemy ancceeded, after a prolonged The situation is not incapable of being Distance 420 miles, village. Our vigorous counter-attacks British troops is in no way destroyal Yacht Heapon Finishing CorrectedReferee-Mr.Atwell."
Course this morning drove out the enemy, and and the Allied Supreme Command now b SIAM'S DETERMINATION TO HELF we took a number of prisoners, including know what measures to take to order Lysbeth...... Scratch 5 29 14 338 14 a Battalion Commander. Wecuccessfully to obviate all possitality of a rupture of Lady Ursule 8:26 643 2864 repulsed a later attack and also the interiAllied Forces. The course of Gael Dumber of other attacks different the battle should not shodo lack of
Dorothy points along the battle-frontcorthward confidence, for in egél a kantio con
Toinnetta of the La Basses Canal. fict local fluctuation hardly count.
Asthoro Three separate attacks on our line
As it is casential in ́a flecisive crisis like
THE ALLIES.
HER ENTRY INTO THE WAR NOT MERELY FLATONIC.
the French forces thers-
03 E F
Winner of the Dawn Cup.”
Course:-North Fairway. Buoy (3),
KOWLOON + BE (B) 4.
This game resulted in an easy win for the sappers by four goals to love. Wallóé
AUCTION
SEATS
IN DRESS CIRCLE
BY
H. P. WHITE, Esq.
(9), Milard (1) and Paseali (1) were the TO-MORROW, APRIL 16th, at NOON,
scores Referesa-Mir. Loach,
PARIS, April 14.
south-westward, westward and northly the last blows are really importan Race for the Niobo" Cup for The Secretary of the Siamese ward of Merville were in each case the present to raid in the and the Chinese Bigger Craiser was mild off on Legation, interviewed by the Echo repulsed after henry fighting. We stronger, Gooralianito Foch, by sparing Fonday and resulted as follows de Paris, declared that Siam desired successfully drove back an attempted his men as long as possible, is awaiting Strutters Island) Trocas Rock to demonstrate her whole-hearted to ware of Meteren, and also his opportunity The object of the (5) Ouss Rock Buoy (6), Kowloon Rock
beat off four attacks launched against
ORTA PARENTS DUTY. adhesion to the cones of Justice and our positions south-eastward of Bailleul, renewed attack in the konth is to retain (8) Channel Rock (S), Lyemna Beacon
(8) Distance 14 miles Right, and to show particularly to where heavy casualties were inflicted
YOUR boy is always getting scratched Germany which laughed at, Sim,This afternoon, a hostile attack in
of the enemy
or cut" or bruised.. Because these H'cap on Finishing Corrected HEW AIR, STAFF CHIEF.
Yeaht Course Time Time they always will Get bottle of | wöunda baver bealed all right is no sigu that the Siamese declaration of war strength has developed between the
Thamberlairs Yain Balm and seo that was not merely a platonic manifestu Meter-en-Bacque River, "south westward
Lopos, April 13. Endyo Jean. Beratch D VANA of Meteren and Wulvergiom. Severo The Press Bureau, announces that Denone 447 10 12 20very injury is rod for immediately. Sara was anxious to actively col-fighting is taking place on the whole of Major-General H. Sykes hat Beat Dorothy I1012871 16:24 You can get nolling belter, and blood The race for the Dion Cup will be orale byl Chemists and Score poison is too dapuəránu a diretso to risk. laborate with the Albea industrialjy | this front. On other parts of the British appointed Chief of the Air Staff on the reailed on Saturday, 20th isst. Laid scopomically)
From the situation 24 unchanged? Tresignation of Major General Trenchard.
• Winner of the “ Niobe Cops"
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