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TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
**PARLIAMENT OF MAN."
"MR. G. BARNES ON A LEAGUE OF
NATIONS.
THE INCLUSION" OF GERMANY.
Losos, June 18.
*
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THE CHINA MAIL.
TURKISH OFFENNYE NEAR BIKE. We have tahun 3,000 prisoners so far
including 19 officers.
Moscow, Juna 2.
Our ownand Allied sirmen are taking The Turks have launchert a strong the crossings of the Piave and machine. a strong part in the battle, bombarthing offensive near Lake Baku.
DISSATISFIED PETROGRAD
WORKERS.
STRIKE THEBATENED.
Hospw, June 2. A genend wombly of history and workshop dekantes at Petrograd has ondered the workers to go on strike Mr. Coorg Barnes, who is as a protest against the poly of the member of the War Chimet, speak-Soviet Government, ing at Dartford and referring to bis -proposed Conference with the Allies for the purpose of inagurating aj Lagund Nations, said the only
THE GERMAN PERIL IN SOUTH AFRICA.
gunning the enemy's masacs. Wa brought down 31 aeroplanes.
REPORT BY SUPREME,
COMMAND.
ROME, June 16.
HOME POLICY DURING WAR.
COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR EXAMINING LEGIS- LATIVE MEASURES.
Losos, June 13.
farvasures
Home policy during the war. a
AMERICAN CABLES;
[NAVY COMMUNICATION CABLES TO "MANILA:]
LAUNCHINGS IN MAY.
WASHINGTON, June 9. The Shipping Board has announced that 71 vesela aggregating 344,430 tons were launched in May, which is as the
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FOR
CARS on HIRE
Experienced Chanfeng
And
Expert Mechanics.
A Large Number of
new record for larrebirge and the New and Comfortable Cars
rate of 4,133,400 tona a year. This is
same month made a new record for Thirty sina teet ships
The Daily Mail ways a Committee af Ministers with Sir Theorge Cave, (Home Secretary) as Chairman wit Signor Orlando informed the Senate be appointed to examine the details and Chamber that the Supreme Con- legislative
affecting mand at eight in the evening of June; 15, had reported as follows:—"
The Bends of the principal Governeliveries. The battle continues to be very violent. The enemy pressure remains Departments will serve on the Coggregating 28:750 tons, and 22 wood of attack, namely from Asiago Platena nor the functions of a gabinet, and 26 more than in April. The to.nl May equally strong all points on the front mittee, which will not have the title hips, 115,700 tons, were launched being to the mes. Our resistance has always i will meet once a week. Its decisions touage in but 37,886 less than the bean vary strong and does not allow the will be submitted for approval to the total American launchings for the entire snemy to pass the lines of the greatest War Cabinet.
year of 1901, which held the record for resistance, and the battle still proceeds
18 YESSELS SUNK.
on the first line with fluctuations. Wa A second Cotrauities will Amories pronous to the war.
Sir Albert Stanley (President of the made numerous counter-attacks some of catablished to deal specially with economic and commercial questions. the original situation.
Board of Trine) will probably be the Chairman,
way to obtain a lasting and juLAND MINISTER'S WARNING which were successful in re-establishing
Bence was through a League of Nations. Although an indispensable padidinary was the defeat of the|
AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE NOT ALTOGETHER A SUCCESS.
CAPE TOWN, June 17. The Hon. Col, H. Mentz, Minister of Lambs, said the Government ap demun attempt to dominate Eirope.preciated the attitude of some of the
LONDON, Jane 16. a beginning should be rude before abour leaders who had shown a British army in Italy, wiring vester. Reuter's correspondent with the the war ends. Otherwise, la the first
sense of responsibility in the present day evening, says: The first day of Hush of pure, the world would fail.!
anxious time yet there were bonié
the Austrian offensive cannot be suid, through sheer exhaustion, to mak
atho were trying to cause trouble by
from his point of view to have been provision for the inaintenance of
underitand work. Col. Moutz affirm-front, at any rate, be did not make much altogether a success. Qu" the British peare, The League steud bind all cut Boloist: was wife Wit progress, it is true that, attacking Powers to submit their disputes to watersrand, and played a groter part Curtis he succeeded temporarily in along the railway from Asiago towards than the pity imagined. warned his hearers, especially the even took a battery of guns which we He creating a small salient in our line and
have since recaptured. This short-lived success was only attained by an attack of a whole division in depth up a depression where they were invisible until the last moment. The neù result of the day, as far as the British front is concerned, is that we hold our old line practically entirely and lave taken 200 prisoners, while the French captured 100 prisoners
Tribit, and should use any cernernie"
bayout and, in the last resort of IntereFonal force against any Power loyal Intsurites, against its evit më
breaking the pence in future. The inclusion of Germany should later be
tences and said the day the ex- ins'sted on.
tenisty
evde into power, South [Africa's sun wild begin to
The only alternative to a British connection was a German connection, Proceeding, Col. Mentz said he
Mr. Barnes advouted luction god krmanents and the elimination of private profits in, their mattude-
Met.
time and arged, as a practical prochallenged the strongest Republican posal an immediate Inter-Allied}}
to say he favoured German rule, yes Coufersire with representatives ofị
the Republicdus, were driving in thuat organised Democracy and also
direction. Government representatives to lis-
They said no Germans wonki ver take South Africa.
. The temos, The idea was an (Laugirter.) 05 course, the Garmuatas -extended application of the principle!
'nte ton nubile to take our gold mines if they hard the chance. Loud
IN FRANCE.
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION NORTH.
OF BETHUNE.
NEW PHASE OF OPEN WARFARE
|
TRADE COMMITTERS REPORT.
RECOMMEND IMPOSITION OF SURTAX ON ENEMY .PRODUCTS.
LONDON, Juna 9. German submarines have sunk a total of 15 vessels in American territorial waters
No transporta were sunk, -
CONTOYS ASSIST 'COAST BHIPPING.
NEW YORK, June 10, Navy convoys are being organized for
be lurking in Atlantic waters. the protection of coastal shipping against German submarines supposed to
DESTROYERS...
Locos, June 14. electrical trades has presented a report The Departmental Committee on the
evidenco had been submitted showing ANOTHER DOUBLE LAUNCHING OF to Parliament. It says that startling
the manner in which Gorman or Ameri. can control had been secured in existing companies in British dominions and recommends legislation on the subject, It is suggested that'; India and the Dominions take stock of the facilities for generating electricity whether from water-power, coal, oil or other resources of energy and should appreciate their growing importance to the Empire,
The Committee urges that alectrical supply ought to be considered as a ather of Imperial importance and the Empire's resourass for this supply. should not pass into alien hands.
The Engineering Committee report recommends that all the Allies impose a surtax against products of present
AS ATLANTIC Port, June 10. Two destroyers were launched here today simultaneously. This is the second double launching of destroyers at this shipyard within a month.
AMERICAN LIBERTY MOTORS SUCCESSFUL.
WASHINGTON, June 10. Ambaarnicir Earl Reading has received a London cable saying:
that the new American Liberty Motors "The 'British Technical News' reports
enemy countries subject progressive have now been subjected to sufficient limination, and that for three years The excellent results have placed the air experiment to warrant confidence. after the war, no conference arrange-engice in the first line of high-powered ment be permitted between British engines The United States should shipowners and present enemies, develop production with every com-
fidence.
EXCHANGE OF GERMAN COLONIAL PRISONERS.
at persont binding the elements of the Bitish Empire, and the agree-laughter. The fact that some ment should be a common defensive people were opposed to recruiting Treaty for arbitration und the pool!
LONDON, June 16. ing of the resources of the Allies for some tried to strain Ministers
Reuter's correspondent at British of religion burying Africandier describing the successful operation north Headquarters wiring on June 16, the poging pevce re-con-truction..
He believed that if Cermony was
who had fallen on the field of honour of Bethune on the night of June 14 tavi with such un accomplished fact was all part of the German over meationed in the communiques says: The attack was pushed to a depth of it would induce her to re-consider the ment, started years ago.
People 500 yards and materially increased the position and stimulate The Germain should beware lest South security of our line. It was extremely
In the Reichstag, replying to aj people to throw off their task became a German colony. carefully rehearsed and was preceded question regarding the exchange of nastes. He foreshadowed that this either the present union of the Con the enemy determinedly resisted and said it was a disgrace to keep prisoners by a brief bombardment. On the left German colonial prisoners, Herr Kriege Supreme War Council would be an stitution or slavery under German the Gordons and the Sufichas, to whom in the tropics. A considerable number embryonic “* Parlament of Man," as rule.
the flank was entrusted, found their of such prisoners whose health had the Imperial War Cabinet will pave Col. Mentz appealed for the un-work cut out for them. In the darkness suffered were allowed after long negotin
to be the germ of the representative authority which will yet manage the attains of the Empire.
AUSTRALIA AND THE WAR.
WILL NOT FALTER, SAYS MR. HUGHES..
Laspos, June 16.
Africa It was
locking of the land for the benefit of returned soldiers.
THE WEEKLY SILVER REPORT.
SCARCITY OF SILVER ON CONTINENT..
AMSTERDAM, June 18.
of the cy's machine-gun nests tions to be repatriated or interned in were overlooked and caused trouble seutral country and a speedy return of before they were located and wiped out. Germans in Belgian handa in Africa Fighting proceeded throughout the was expected. Negotiations were now night A German gunner declared his pending with Great Britals for the whereabouts by opening fire and a liberation of civilian prisoners, including cautious ancircling of the new "nest colonial Germans both in Great Britain had to be begun. This clearing of and overseas. ground in the dark initiated a new phase of oper warfare. The prisoners
taken belonged to the 18th Reserve DEPORTATION OF GERMINS FROM Battle of the Semme and in the recent | Division which took part in the first
CHINA.
The United States factories where the Liberty Motore are being made aru already attaining quantity production.
ANOTHER GERMAN CAMOUFLAGE.
KAISEKS YACHT CUP DECEPTIVE.
NEW YORK, June 10. The famous "Kaiser's Cup" given by the Kaiser at a cinnet in 1905 in bonour of the Americans, who won the Oczan Yacht Race, has proved to be pewter with a plating of gold, instead of solid gold as it was supposed to be. repeatedly auctioned, adding $125,000 Tartu wafu po 840, but it has been
to the Red Cross funds.
BIG BATCH OF STONE SHIPS. LONDON, June 18. Messrs. Samuel, Montagu & Co., Continuing the interview, the first in their Weekly Silver Report, say-Lys fighting and suffered very heavy
WASHINGTON, Jane 107 The United States. Shipping Board portion of which was cubled yester The price is aahanged and the casualties. It was one of the first to GERMAN THREAT OF SEVEREST states that concrete ship construction day, the Rt. Hon. W. M. Hugies tone continues good, especially since shined with the crimes at Termonde enter Balgian and its records "are
will be adopted by five branches of the ail Australia has paid and is still shanghai exchange has risen to aand Louvain.
Government. The efficiency of this type of ship is considered as proved paying the price of liberty. She will point closely approximating that at
Ships of $93,500 tons net cargo not falter and is in the war to the which silver purchases for China .enl.
capacity have been decided upon as the first big order in "concreters"
"We have suffered in Aus-night become profitable.
tralia, as eleywhere, from the effects
The report that silver coin is being
of insidious German propaganda. İnleited down in Holland for use in- which is being manifest as pacifiendustrially suggests à scarcity of silver; and otherwise. We have men whose on the Continent.
hatred of England blinds them to
all eke ring nothing for Australia:
or liberty, as long as they can strike
a blow it the heart of England, but these men are in the rainority.
As regards New Guines and other islands in the vicinity, Mr. Hughes said it was essential that Australia should control them or that they be -handed to fiendly civilised nation, as they stood in the same relation to Australia as Amiens to Paris or Calais to England. Although not wanting to extend its sphere of ter ritorial authority, Australia is deter anined that what she has she will hold and therefore stood committed to the policy of the lonroe Doctrine
in the Pugic.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
CAUCASUB DIET DISSOLVED.
Moscow, June 2
In consequence of the Govern
ment crisis and the increasing energy
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
THE GREAT BATTLE- IN ITALY.
INTENSE ARTILLERY FIGHTING.
ENEMY'S PREPARATIONS
ANTICIPATED.
LONDON, June 16.
LOCAL ACTIONĖ.
REPRISALS.
AMSTERDAM, June 15.
A message from Berlin states that in the Reichstag replying to a question regarding the deportation of Germans from China to Australia, Hare Kriege, LONDON, June 16.
on behalf of the Foreign Office, said the A'French communiqué saya
German Government had taken most Local actions north-east of Bois-de-emphatic atapa against such a measure Genlis south of Dammard and in the and threatened the severest reprisals. region of Vinli enabled us to capture 70 He said the Dutch Minister at Peking prisoners and machine-guns. An enemy recently reported that the danger of attempt to cross the Matz at its junction the deportation of German was now with the Oise failed under our fire...
removed..
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
AN TÏ-BOLSHEVIK LEADER DEAD.
LONDON, June 16.
A message from Moscow, dated Jane 6, states that after being driven back from Penda the Czeck Slovaks advanced as far as Speran and took possession of the great railway bridge across the Volga, which is the principal artery of the Trans-Siberian communications.
Plekhanell, the anti-Bolshevik leader, has died in Finland.
An Italian communiqué say→→→ A great battle has been in progress ince Saturday. The enemy's masses of infantry began their expected offensive against the eastern sector of Asiago Plateau, the end of Brenta Valley and JAPANESE RED CROSS MISSION. Mt. Grappa They also attempted to force the Fiave and carried out beavy
TOKIO, June 18. local actions on the remainder of the
The Red Cross Mission to the Allies, front. Our own and the Allied barrage headed by Prizes Tokugawa, has left anticipated the enemy's preparation with for America. s deadly counter-bombardment and our infantry sustained the onslaught in the advanced defensive area.
The enemy attacked most intensely
on a 150 kilometres front, the initial rash occupying a low front line positions of the Turkish offensive; the Gou in the Monte-di. Valbells and "Asolons" cam Diet has declared itself disarars, so the head of the Mt. Solarolo
in existence.
BRITISH MISSION TO CHILE.
-EXCELLENT IMPRESSION,
"'CREATED."
BURNOS AIRE, Jine 10. atient. Some of the enemy crossed The visit of the British Mission under Colved and the Republic no longer the Piavo in the Nervena and Fagare Sir Maurico de Bensen, which is now unsile arcanas proceeding to Chile hit made on We energetically counter-attacked all excellent impression, destroying every GEORGIA DECLARED INDEPEN-long the front. We succeeded in where the effects of Germanophile
holding, the powerful pressure and propaganda. regained a good portion of the positions which we temporarily yielded although
DENT.
Moscow, June 2 Turkey has procluzied the ependence of Georgia. *****
THE SILVER MARKET.
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Fox008, Jube 14 Silver Market is quiet.
isolated detachments, with great valour,
continued to remain in some at all costs SAFE SURE, ALWAYS CURES
not fee from cramp collo or pain in the stomach when Cham
BRITISH LABOUR". CONFERENCE.
AMSTERDAM, June 16,
A Vienna telegram states that before going to the British Labour Conference in England on June 26 the Dutch Socialist leader, M. Troelstra, has been invited by the Austrian and German
Socialiste to confer at The Hague, whither the Austro-German Socialist Delegates, Seitz and Ellenbegen, are accordingly proceeding,
AUTOMOBILE CLUBS,
The statement says, "the only limit to production of this type of ships will be that of the machinery and equipment
available,
A PACIFIC PORT, June 10. The United States Shipping Board has officially designated a site offered at this city for the constraction of the fret $10,000,000 concrete shipyard, this being one out the five Congrass has authorized. Two cities joined in the virtual gift of large tract for the site Surveys started to-day. The poaring of the first ship is expected to begin within 30 days. There will be 12 ways at first and 20 when the plant as a whole shall be completed, employing a force of 5,600 mon
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HONGKONG ST, GEORGE'S DAY"
DRAWING OF WAR BONDS.
CITY HALL, or FRIDAY, 21st June, at 4 p.m. THE DRAWING will take place in the THEATRE BOYÁL,
100,000 tickets have been issued. 96,000 have been sold (for division of prizes see separate advertisement).
The following numbers have not been sold: 10960/11899, In the event of any of these unsold tickets being draw 11120/11139, 30820/80959, 85757/85899, 96443/99999.
against any prize, the number of the ticket will be treated as void and another number will be drawn immediately.
No ticket having drawn a prize will be eligible to draw ancther prize. If any ticket number comes out twice, it will be. treated the second time as void and another number, will be drawn iminediately.
Admission free to the Theatre. The stage will be reserved. for the Officials conducting the drawing.
BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE, HONGKONG, 18th Jane, 1913.
HONGKONG ST. GEORGE'S DAY DRAWING OF WAR BONDS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that out of 100,000 tickets
Nissued, 96,000 have been sold,
3
8-9
The resulting amount will be dealt with as follows
96,000 tickets at $5 each
Less estimated expenses
Total for distribution
25% is given to War Charitica
480,000 10,000
$470,000 117,500
Leaving for distribution in prizes $352,800
The Prizes will be as follows:- Prize No.
Amount
of
$176,250
52,875
252,876
35,250
10,000
20,000
7,500
(£10,000
5,000
10,800
2,500
£5,000
of
2,000
of
1,000
of
700
6,200
12
of
$400
400
44570
14 of
300
4210
58-80 81-102
23
of
200
=22
or
100
1 of
26
103 prizes totalling
MORE CONCRETE SHIPS.
At the annual general mesting of the
WASHINGTON, June 12, Singapore Automobile Club the Chair- The United States Shipping Board. man pointed out that the membership Bas arranged for the immediate con- of the Club was small in comparison struption of 40 concrete ships of 7,500- with the number of cars owned privately tons each. The work is to be done at 4.5 in the Southern Settlement The five Clovernment yards, each of which
6-7 Automobile Club of Ceyloo, io nu geta eight concrete ships to build. andesvoce to popularise the Clat, and Que Pacific yard is already operating. to increase its scope of ruiness, ap- One Atlantic yard is near completion 10.11 pointed a sub-Committed to report, and The work on three others is being its main findings are that the Club rushed. should employ a larger number of scouts, appoint Honorary Agents to uperintend the work of these scouts and obtain now members, and to erect sigaboards and signposts at dangerous crossings and sumere, etc. It has been found necessary to recommend the raising of the sub- scription from R10 to R40; but it is The Appropriations Committee of the 103 pointed out that if this is agreed to, and House of Representatives has recom motorista" support the Club, it will mended a Bill providing 81,781,710,000 become a living entity and a powerful for a United States Merchant Marine, corporation supporting the nights of tore than $1,000,000,000 additional motorists. The Committee recognise, will be made available from the Governi- says aumtemporary, that the present ment's operation of merchant ships
12-18
17-22
23.81
$1,781,710,000 FOR MERCHANT 32-43
MARINE,
• WASHINGTON, June 12.
352
Winning tickets should be presented at the Hongkong
The violence of the struggle was undiminished during the night. We are firmly holding the front of Asingo berlain's Cole, Cholera and Diatched nfortunate time to recommend The Bill provides 81,438,451,000 for Shanghai Banking Corporation, Platern and completely re-occupied the Remedy toes to the right spot and gives the raising of subscriptions, while with building ships in the United State original positions on the Asclone and to be without fe if you are subject to motoring in its wider sense, for the time. $87,000,000 for establishing yards and
immediate rellet Tour cannot afford the petrol restrictions in progress $50,000,000 for building ships abroad hours. Solarola salient pressing very lonely attacks of this kind Forme by all being, may be said to be dead, in $60,000,000 Vor operating ships previous the enemy which mossed the Playe. Chominis and Storekeepers stezk Carlonys
Ty coquirm
BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE *HONGKONG, 18th June 1918