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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
COMING BIG ATTACK ON THE WEST FRONT:
FRENCH ACTIVELY PREPARING.
IDENTITY OF THE NEW RAIDER: REVEALED BY "YARROWDALE'S" CREW.
ALLEGED SINKING OF ALLIED TRANSPORT.
Franco-Belgian Front.
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· BRITISH ACTIVITIES.
POSITIONS CAPTURED-THIRD-
LINE REACHED.
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LONDON, January 20th.. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communiqué, says :-We raided the enemy lines north-east of Vermelles, bombed dag-outs, and inflicted many casualties.
The Balkans.
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GREEK SITUATION.
SALUTING THE ALLIES' FLAGS.
ATRENS, January 30th. The Allies flags were ceremoniously saluted on Monday afternoon as Zap- peion, in conformity with the ultimatum, in presence of the Allied Ministers, the Greek Cabinet and the Commander
We entered positions north-east of of the First Army Corps. There were Armentieres and reached the third line.no incidents,
We destroyed dug-outs with occupants, killing many Germans in the trenches and talking some prisoner.
FRENCH PREPARATIONS.
FOR COMING BIG OFFENSIVE.
LONDON, January 30th. Reuter's Correspondent at Headquar ters in France, describes the tremendous activity prevailing behind the French. lines in preparation for the forthcoming offensive. There is uninterrupted digg ing and road-making, and a wonderful system of campaign railways of various; gauge is complete. The enemy, he says, is unable to gain a clue as to whence the next blow will be delivered, and declares. that if the Germans strike through Swit zerland they will And the French thor
oughly prepared there,
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GERMAN ATTACK.
PARIS, January, 20th. A. communiqué says:-A German attack on Hartman Woilerkopf, was easily repulsed.
An enemy anroplane was brought down, Our aeroplanes bombed railway stations
Athies, Savy and Etrellors.
BRITISH ACTIVITIES.
GERMAN CLAIMS.
LONDON, January 29th.
A German wireless official message states:We repulsed three English waves with heavy losses to the worth of Armen-
Lieres.
Repeated French attacks on were unsuccessful.
Hussian Pront.
RESERVIST LEAGUES TO BE DISSOLVED.
PARIS, January 30th. The Greek Foreign Minister. announces
PRIZE COURT CLAIM.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31ST.
THE SINKING OF TRANSPORT.
LONDON, January 29th, The Prize Court has reserved judgment
in the claim -mudo by Lieutenant-Com- mander Boyle VC commander of the E15, for prize money for the sinking in the Sea of Marmora of a Turkish gun- boat and transport with 6,000 troops on board, all of whom were drowned,
to $31,000.
General.
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COLONIAL SECRETARYS
LOSS.
EMPIRE RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT.
THE POSITION OF THE DOMINIONS.
LONDON, January 29th. Sir Leandar Starr Jameson and Mr. Henry Wilson Fox, interviewed by Reu tor's Agency as to the work of the Empire Resources Development Committee, men tiqued on the 27th instant, stated:-It
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It is pointed out that if the troops are would be premature and ungracious to included in the reckoning, the prize discuss the terms on which the Dominions money would be increased from £2,000night participate Where there is good
will there is always a way, The scheme: might providé financial opportunities for the earliest development, of the Domin- ions resources, thereby increasing the Dominions revenues, populations and political strength whereas, without an Empire-wide partnership many potentia litics are likely to remain undeveloped indefinitely.⠀⠀⠀ The central idea is the development of the State for the State by the State, because the existing methods of taxation would not reduce the Empire's post-war financial burdens, hence the necessity for some such great co-operative effort in that direction,
SON KILLED IN ACTION,
LONDON, January 29th.. Brigadier General Long, a son of Mr. Walter Long,
5, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has been killed in action
Descased served in the Scots Greye in the South African War, doing good work. and receiving rapid promotion,
LATER. present the Committes were avoid-
1917.
THE NEW RAIDER INDENTIFIED.
DESCRIBED BY CREW OF
"YARROWDALE.”
LONDON, January 30th Twenty-six Swedish, Norwegian nad American seamen welonging to the crew of the s.s. Furrowdale have arrived after
month's internment at Neustraitz.
They describe the new raider 12,000 tons vessel, so excellently disguised that it is impossible to discover anything extraordinary till the ports are opened, She often carries
disclosing her guns.
sails, hiding hor dock, whith is armed with four large and two smaller guns, and four torpedo tubos.
She is maritioned and provisioned sufficiently to keep at son until April. The ship is quite new and bears the name Moewe, She frequently feigas distress, The Yarrowdate was brought to Germany around the Faroes, along the Norwegian coast of the Skaw, thence through the Kattegat Sound to Swinemuende.
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WHEN THE WAR IS OVER.
THE QUESTION OF DEMOBILISATION
DISCUSSED
The complexity of transferring each of the 5,000,000 or 6,000,000 soldiers into a niche in our industrial life which will enable him to exercise his skill for the national beneat, as well as for his own advantage, is most obvious. The correct. solution must greatly affect the pro sperity of the people, and should there- fore be tackled. with statesmanlike breadth of slow, completeness, and the greatest care. Where trades are federat ed, as in the case of shipbuilding, on- gineering, textiles and mining, the employers federations ought to be set.
work, in association with trade unions, to prepare lists of men now in the army for whom positions could be found on the attainment of peace at work which would immediately. conduce to the establishment of industrial equilibrium. No difculty need be anticipated re- garding the extent of employment avail- ble, nor the possibility of unskilled or partly skilled or feinale Isbour being immense wastage of 27 months of warfare Engineering The displaced,
bus to be made up, and therefore in xperienced such a demand for labour as practically all industries there will be will more than absorb the supply consequent on the demobilisation of the
Kay's
army. It
a question rather of effectively disposing of this labour to the best advantage from the individual and national points of view. With the lists of suitable workers prepared by employ
CANADA'S WAR APPHOPRIA-[ers federated and trade unions, the
TION.
OTTAWA, January 20th: Sir Robert Borden, Prime Minister, The late Brigadier Walter Long com manded the 50th Brigade. He was edung the antagonising of vested interests, explained that a large proportion of the It is believed feasible that existing in proposed war appropriation, amounting cated at Hartow, where he was twelfth, man in the eleven in the year when there dividual enterprises, where involved, to a hundred millions sterling, would be were only two vacancies left in Harrow could participato as co-partners with the advanced to Britain for the purpose of financing British purchases of war ma
-1995. He was gazetted to the Scots.
Grays in 1999, and proceeded with his régiment to South Africa in November,
State upon an increased profits basis.
Experts had already investigated bo terial in Canada, for which the Dominion development of land, fisheries and palm had already advanced fifty millions.
that the judicial authorities have been ordered to dissolve the Reservist Leagues, the members of which have been already He participated in the relief of Kim, and had prepared an excellent primn
disarmed.
The Near East.
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MESOPOTAMIA.
BRITISH CONQUESTS AND. CAPTURES,
LONDON, January wih.
An official message from Mesopotamis statos --We now hold the Turkish £rst
and second lince south-west of Kut-el- Amara on in front of 4,300 yards, and the third and fourth lines on a frontage of 600 yards. We have collected 950 Turkish dead and there are more uncounted. To captured 12 prisoners, gun; 3 trench mortars and a maxim-gun, Naval Activities.
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THE “ LAURENTIC "
LONDON, January 29th. There are no further details to hand concerning the sinking of the Laurentic
WAR ON SUBMARINES, VIGOROUS MEASURES.
bercly, and was badly wounded at Dron- field the following day. He was men- tioned in despatches several times and gained the D.S.D. On returning to duty ho was appointed aide-de-camp to Coral Sir Bruce Hamilton
and
val in that capacity throughout the campaign. On returning to England he became aide-decamp to General. Sir Harry Scobbell, commanding the Ist Cavalry Brigade at Aldershot, a post. which he resigned on receiving the order to return to his regiment.
WAR NEWS.
GARDELEGEN CAMP GERMAN DEFENCE.
facie case favouring state development of these industries. Sir Leandar Sterr Jameson is aghast to think how all past Imperial Governments had neglected to assist the development of the Empire's entitled The Truth About Prison Camp The Norddeutsche publishes an article vast wealth. The scheme, moreover,of Gardeleger contending that the pri
soners received excellent treatment, and might provide an excellent continuous investment for all classes, similar to the present War Loan, with facilities for large and small investors.
ALLIES' CONFERENCE AT PETROGRAD,
PETROGRAD, January 30th..
Later he went to India as additional raide-de-camp the Genoral Sir O'Moure Lord Milner Hus arrived here to attend
Creagh, and subsequently to Canada, sean important conference of the Allies. aide de camp to the Duke of Connaught. Besides Lord Milner, the British re- Ho afterwards rejumed his regiment presentatives at the conference will in- and had just been examined for the Staff einde Lord Revelstoke, Gen. Sir Henry College when the war broke out, He Wilson, and General Sir John Hanbury went to France and was with his regiment Williams, Director of Munitions and through all the early part of the war the Military Attache at Bucharest. France including the Mong retreat It was is represented hy M. Dommere said that he saved a wounded man at the Colonial Minister, and General Caste risk of his own life, but cajoined the nat; Italy by Sig. Scialoja, Member of resoned man to tell nobody of it. He Cabinet, and Gen. Laderchi Tho Tsar's was promoted to the rank of Major representativo welcomed the members of Commanding a Squadron and was then the Conference at the frontier, The given the command of the 6th Wilts British, French and Italian Ambassadors regiment. He was given a brevet Lieu- | will also attend the Conference,... tenant-Colonelcy, and was made a Bri- gadier last November.
He fell at the bend of his Brigade on
PARIA, Janitary 29th. Admiral Corsi, on leaving for Italy, Hill 204 said he was most satisfied with the results
of the Naval Conference in London. He the 27th instant, after fighting on the declared that the most vigorong anti-sub marine measures had been wanimously decided upon
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RUSSIANS CAPTURE
PRISONERS.
LONDON, January 20th,
A Russian wireless official message says:We took 1,030 prisoners on Satur- day in the battle north-east of Jakobeni,
BAYONET FIGHTING.
TURKISH COUNTER-ATTACKS.
LONDON, January 29th. A Russion wireless official message says:-We, attacke with the bayonet
south-west of Pottery and to the south of Bizeshany, taking the first line.
Wo ropelled a raging Turkish counter- attack and exploded six Turkish mine. galleries. We demolished trenches and withdrew,
GERMAN CLAIM.
TORPEDOING OF A TRANSPORT
LONDON, January 20th.
Some since July General Bridges, commanding his Division, wrote respect ing him is services were invalu, able. His cheery laugh worth a battalion"; and spoke in the highest terms of the way he had done his duty.
He was mentioned in despatches several times by General Sir John French and Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. He was given the Companionship of St. Michael, Ho was a keen sportsman. A good At the time the veel was sunk, abe cricketer and poleist, he played for his
A Berlin official messago says-One of our submarines sak, in ten minutes, on January 25th an armed enemy tra sport full of troops.
was steering in an ensterly direction two hundred and fifty miles east of Malta, and was accompanied by a French tor- pedo boat,
SPANISH TREACHERY,
THE ATTEMPT ON THE KING'S
LIFE
MADRID, January 21th
The man arrested in connection, with the attempt on the life of King Alfonso
is a native of Barcelona, named Duran.
The Turks twice attacked, but were A Portuguese has been arrested, but he
driven back,
is believed to be innocent.
A German wireless official message It is reported that an infernal machine states that the Turks repulsed strong capable of blowing up the train was Russian attacks on the Złota Lipa.
found at Bilbao,
regiment in both teams. He was & the horsoman, and won a great many steeple- chases. He was
as champion light-weight boxer at Harrow, and for two years was middle-weight champion of the British Army. He was always most keen in the discharge of his duties.
BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS
SUSPENDED.
FIVE THOUSAND ALREADY DEPORTED.
AMSTERDAM, January 30th,
army authorities could quickly discover the men, and arrange for their passage direct from the front to the bench so that there would be no delay. On the satisfaction on the part of each unit. other hand, there would be the extreme of the army in finding national recog position to earn his living, in better nition of the duty to place him in a circumstances, we hope, than in the past.
RIGHT AND WRONG METHODя Objection might be taken to the difficulty of this procedure in the army,
and we are glad to ste that such a authority as Major General 8. 8. Long, C.B., who occupied the important posi- tion of Director of Supplies and Trans port, has met such possible objection with logical elearncas. Anticipating the view that brigades or divisione will require tu by maintained at their service strength, and that the withdrawal of a number of men from each would tend to disorgani sation, he points out that day by day a or another is hors de combat owing to large number of men from, une division casualties, and that those responsible for that the German doctors did their best the maintenance of such divisions have to fight disease. It defends, the conduct every day practice in keeping them up mandant, and says that the chief doctor in his article in the Nineteenth Century of the camp by Colonel Bruuner, the com-to fl strength. Major-General Long Dr. Wenzil, fell a victim to end after, treats the subjects of "right. the opidemic of typhus which he assisted and wrong methods of demobilisation in combating. It says that no complaints on broad lines, somewhat corresponding whre made to Dr. Ohnesorg, of the United to those we have indicated, and, from States Embassy in Berlin, when he visited his service experience, he evolves a de 6nite procedure by the army authorities. the camp on April 8th-Reuter.
It will be remembered that in the In order to enable individuals who are British White Paper published on Octo- chosen for their adaptability to meet bor 25th last it was shown that Colonel immediato peace requirements in the Brunner, the commandant, had been factory he suggests that the document guilty of brutality in his management of discharge of each soldier might take of the Gardelegen camp, and that the the form of a little book with perforated German doctors had fled when the out-pages. There would be given on duplicato break of typhus occurred.
́of the
GERMAN SOLDIERS RATIONS.
an authority signed by the demobilisa tion official, ordering the man's release with the group bearing the same number: The German Press publishes interesting as that with which the document in details regarding the feeding of German stamped. This would be retained by the sildiers. According to this information a commanding officer while the the soldier at the front receives at the duplicate would be held by the soldier present time, daily, weekly] 250 to be produced at any time to show that Eramines (about 2b) of fresh or 150 he had been completely discharged from granimes of smoked meat, or 150 grammes the army. There would also be in the of preserved meat. In the place of meat booklet a warrant entitling the man to fish may be substituted, 600 grammes of a free railway pass to the place named. fresh-water fish, or 400 grammes of salt thereon which would be his home where water fish, or 300 grammes of salted fish. employment awaited him. Another page To the proportions of fish and meas are would contain a warrant, for a sovereign added vegetables, potatoes, and dough to be cashed by the military authorities substances, of which the Gorman soldier at the front, so that the man would have received daily 125 grainmies of rice and money for food while on his journey, similar substances, or 350 gramungs of Four other similar warrants, each for a sheel fruits or 150 grammes of preserved sovereign, are to be included, these tu vegetables, In the place of these they be payable, by the post office of the town may remiva 1,500 grammes of potatoes.
to which the man is procceding, at inter In order to render the mone palatable
DEATH OF EARL OF CROMER. there are, of course, adequate supplies vals of one week on and after the dates
of seasoning spice, as, for example, 25 named
Although it is a small detail, we would grammes of salt and 25 grammnes
mes of LONDON, January 30th.
onions, and so on. For the preparation suggest that the first warrant should be The death is announced of the Earl of of warm drinks there is a daily distribu payable only on the date, in order that man, or 3 grammes of tea, bath accom- reach his destination. He would carry Uro:ner, £.C., G.C.B., OM., GC.M.G.,tion of 25 grammes of roasted coffee per the worker would make duc huste to K.C.S.L, CLE, FR.SLL.D. (hon.) panied by about 17 grammes of sugar, his arms, equipment and clothing with They also recoin 6 Brammes of butter, him and hand, these in, at the nearest Oxford and Cambridge
There is also a military centre to his home, petting a or marmalade. plentiful brend supply. Each man re receipt in duplicate, one to be retained [The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Cromer, who seived thereof daily 57 grammes, or 500 and the other to be posted to the depot yas born in February, 1841, was known as
The military authorities. the maker of modern Egypt, and was skilled Brammes of rusk, bakod with eggs, which of his unit.
can be preserved for an unlimited period, should be responsible for sending the as u diplomatist and adrainistrator. He and a stock of which is always on hand. was associated with Egyptian affairs for a quarter of a centary, and was described by the late Lord Kitchener, after the conquest of the Soudan, as the master of all. He was agunt and Consal-General
in Egypt from 1893 to 1907, but previous in that, in 1879, howed Can (clas F-trenecial
was Controller-General
Member of the Council of the Governor Chacral of India in 1880. His last position was a war appointment, he being appointed: chairman of the Commission inquiring into the Dardanelles campaign. The lute Earl had written several hooks, and his "Modern Egypt," published in 1999, is the authoritative history of the British Occupation]
Lord Cromer had been ill for some time and was unable latterly to protese the Dardenelles Commission. Ho died of a stroke late on Monday night
VOLUNTEERS COLONEL-IN-
CHIEF.
Lonpur, January, 29th,
The deportations from Brussels have been suspended are Saturday. It is The Duke of Connaught has been ajr estimated that 5,000 have been already pointed Colonel-in-Chief of the Volun deported.
teora,
A GRAVE UNKNOWN..
⠀⠀ (In Memory of R.G.)- 1915.
[LY TREVOR CHANNEL.
Just Mother Earth, a grave unknown,
Or deep below the cruel sea; And there we leave a mother's son, A father's hope, Hie Dury Done.
A Graye unknown, and far away,
Where manhood lies, But underneath that blood-stained
A son of A Son of God,
but one on which Fair flowers will bloom, Or troubled waters draw the sun,
To shine on Duty Dove.
A Grave unknown. Mus
A Grave, but here the form of Christ,
Emblera of noble sacrifice,
man in dite course his discharge certi ficates army character, etc., and the balance of his pay. This seems a fairly reasonable method of procedure ma
BEITISH WOMEN'S BLAVERY.
BIE DOUGLAS HAIG'S BRAISE,
The following special Order of the Day has been issued by General Sir Douglas Kaik
The Commander-in-Chief desires to bring to the notice of the troops. the llowing incident, which is ill- Bri sod tish women who are
serative of the spirit in with us for the common CATISO night recently a shell burst in a shop at a filling factory, in which the great majority of the workers are women. In spite of the explosion the work was car ried on without interruption, though several women were killed and others seriously wounded. The remainder dist played perfect coolness and discipline dealing with the emergency. As the rea sult of their gallant and patriotic conduct.. the output of munitions was not seriously affected
sure that
The ander-in-Chief feels
At rast, a priceless honour won,
A Mother's babe A Father's sou."-
Beneath the earth, Below the
the sea their bodies still Shielded by angels from all pain and ill, the Army will appreciate and, he inspired Our Dearest est by this splendid example of the loyalty And is Thy sunshine may they life regain Lord take them home, and case their pain and determination with which their com
And grant them Best.
rates in the munition factories are holpe ing towards victory,