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THE WAR.
THE DONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY MARCH 27TH
AMERICA AND GERMANY.
APPROACHING THE CLIMAX.
ALLIES
STILL
ADVANCING.
VIGOROUS GERMAN
DEFENCE.
CHANGING RUSSIA.
Franco-Belgian Froni
[THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENOT.): THE RETREATING GERMANS.
BRITISH OCCUPY ROISEL
LONDON, March 25th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We nocupied Roisel, seven miles to the east of Peronne,
A strong enemy detachment attacked our positions at Beaumetz les Cambrai and obtained a footing, hut an immediate sainter-attack drove him out,
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We progressed on a front of a mile and a half south-west and-west of Ecoust St, Mein, repulsing attacks, and northward of Becquerelle,
We also carried out successful raids to
Between Ytres and Beauuietz hs Cam brai, a distance of five miles, the Germans.
resisted more aboutly than nàywhere else.
Ds our front.
In the fighting at Benumnetz les Cam- brai, the German, sustained over a handred casualties. Forty dead were picked up in the main street alone.
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Elsewhere along the rear of his retreat, the enemy yesterday defended energetically the line which is covering troops are momentarily holding.
The French advancing from the cast bank of the Ailette, have arrived at the foot of the slopes leading to the Laon: platoon, which is bounded on this side by the Saint Gobain and Cotcy forests, while the troops from Soissons are steadily sealing the steep southern approaches to the plateau, which is a position of enormous, strength.
Certainly an important feature of
General von Hindenburg's scheme of defence would naturally play the part of a bastion protecting the left Hank The Hindenburg line is therefore likely to be contested most violently.
CHANGING RUSSIA.
GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS RETIRES
LONDON, March 25th Reuters correspondent at Petrograd ways, it is officially confirmed that tlus Grand Duke Nicholas has retired from the Commander-in-Chiefship, and that Genera) Alexieff, Chief of the General Staff, officiates temporarily.
THE SOLDIERS' RESOLVE⠀
LONDON, March 25th. Heutera correspondent af Petrograd states that a grent meeting of soldiers on the Riga frost, attended by General Doitrient and members of the Duma, un animously resolved to strain every nerve in defence of the country,
GERMAN INTRIGUES.
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CHINESE TELEGRAMS. {BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGDI SIN PO,”]
CHINA AND GERMANY.
SHANGHAI March th The German Minister left Peking by special train yesterday afternoon. The Government sent twenty police to protect
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CHINA CONGRATULATES
RUSSIA,
Hoth Hauses of Parliament have sent telegrams of congratulation to the Russian Parliament,
MEETING.
General Alexicff reports a most favour. OPEN RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP The weather is now fue, and a high |able spirit among the troops, wind is rapidly drying the ronds.
ENEMY'S VIGOROUS DEFENCE. PARIS. March 25th
LONDON, March 25th, states that revelations continue to be Rentor's correspondent at Petrograd A communiqué says: Our troops con made of German intrigues. It transpires tinued the offensive from the Sommertotremists was paid two hundred roubles
that a former leader of the Socialist ex
the Aisne
The struggle is stubboru, montlily, owing to the enemy's vigorous defence. The Govern but our soldiers, inflamed by, the sight of the destruction wrought by the enemy everywhere drove back the Germans, who sustained heavy losses. We threw back.
proposes to establish monopoly for the sale of cereals and to abolish all religious and class disabilities.
The Government will meet all the finan and engagements of the late Government,
THOUSANDS OF ARRESTS.
the enemy between the Somme and Oise
LONDON, March 25th. Sines the Revolution started, between beyond the important position Castres, 3,000 and 1,000 arrests have been made in signy le Grand and Hill 121 A violent earned that a large number of
Petrograd P
counter-attack deboighing on the Essigny- Benay front was broken by our fire.
Behind the recovered territory, many thousands are toiling day mul night in restoring communications and clearing up the ruination left by the Germans. The
South of the Dise, af various points we Royal Engineers are we
working magni. penetrated Lower Coucy forest and reveli. ficently, especially in building, mosted the outskirts of Folembray and Chucy
the eggs of Arras, and reached the enemy'speedily, bridges able to bear the heaviest transport. Masses of troops appear and vanith in bewildering fashica.
second line.
We entered trenches to the east of Neuville St. Venst, inflicting casualties.
We dispersed an attack in the neighbour hood of Richebourg In You,
FRENCH ACTIVITY,
PARIS, March 20th. A communique states:-There is little change to the north of Boissons,
We found numerous German corpses in the trenches captured yesterday to the north of Margival.
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A German long-range gun| bombarded Soissons, and there was lively artillery fring..at Berry au-Bac, Rheims and in
Alsace.
A German hydroplane which was flying. toward Etretat was captured at sea, the decupants being made prisoner,
A French aeroplane bombed un aviation ground to the north of Thisucourt, wreck- ing sheds
French squadrons profusely bombed works at Thennville and Briey, and the station at Coefians.,
RESTORING FRANCE.
LONDON, March 25th, Router's correspondent at Headquarters is France says:-During the past week, 300 square miles of French territory, 200 towns and villages and 10,000 inhabitants has been restored to Francs..
GERMAN CLAIMS,
LONDON, March 25th,
A Germen official wireless message says
le Chateau. The Germans moving towards Folembray were caught by our artillery and dispersed with great losses. North of Soissons we increased our gains, and re- pulsed two counter-attacks Artillery firing is active in Craonne. the neighbourhood of
To the south east of Ypres, after mine- throwing, we advanced and found the trenches destroyed and evagitated. Our protecting troops gave way, in accordance Russian Front. with 'instructions, at Beaumetz, Roisel, and to the east of the Crozat canal, inflicting losses on the attackers,
Artillery fire made effective shooting on the Verdun front on enemy works north of Hill 304, and north west of Bezon Vaux.
We repulsed the French at Vrigny, and broke in the French lines at Soupir and Cerny, taking prisoners sixty men.
* Bellveen the sen and the Moscile our Beroplanes. mule nameroits attacks, destroying seventeen Anglo-French machines.
BRITISH IMPROVE POSITION.
LONDON, March 25th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communiqué, kays:We drove off a bomb ing attack near Beaunietz le Cambrai:
We improved our position west of Croisilles and entered enemy trenches north east of Loos, taking prisoners and ejecting enemy raiders who entered our
trenches.
To the west of Hulluch, our aeroplanes bombed two important railway junctions, There have been many air fights. Eight hostilo machines were brought down, and four of ours are missing.
Treuch warfare has ceased on hundreds of miles along the Allies front and has been succeeded by great salient from Beaurains Le Translay has been obsolutely flattened out. The Germans have created a sharp, close Eine near Soissons, following the course of the Aisne. Their northern back swing has changed the line from convex to con
cave,
Den fighting, while the APPRECIABLE FRENCH PROGRESS,
The enemy's rearguard resistance 15 becoming more definite, running from Roupy, Holaon wood, Vermand to Roisel. German infantry succeeded briefly in re-entering Algecourt and Beaumetz, driving back our advance post Reinforce ments of cavalry and infantry speedily arrived and charged in the nisin street,
Here the Graus were strongly posted, The enemy ran, ofter a sharp scrap, par sued by cavalry, leaving sixty dead and wounded.
BRITISH IN YTRES.
LONDON, March 25th Reuter's correspondent at Ifeadquarters states:British cavalry occupied Ytres, eight miles east south east of Bapaume, which had been the point of considerable resistance: Standing on a plateau 135 metres high, it commands a fine sweep of gently undulating country north-east towards Cambrai, and also the branch railway from Velu to St. Quentin,
This, and the entry of the British cavalry into Roisel, are the only definite changes in the position since yesterday.
PARIS, March 25th.
A communiqué states:We progressed during the night to the north of Grand Beraucourt, in the direction of St. Quentin
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
GERMAN GAS.
MUCH ACTIVITY...
LONDON, March 25th,
A Russian official message says-On region of Mojeiki, north west of Postavy, the western front, the Germans in the
discharged poison gas ineffectively
Or the Caucasus front, in the direction of Khanikin, on March 18th, we dislodged the Turks from their positionner village of Harin and the Sermilkerind
Pass.
We attacked on March 19th Turks who occupied the position near Mianug.
Naval Activities,
THROUGH ESUTBRIG AGENCY.] ARMING MERCHANTMEN. NORWAY AND GERMAN THREATS.
LONDON March 25th
Reuter's correspondent at Christiania states tint, despite German threats to Norway, owing to the condemnation of suomarinism, the organ of Norwegian shippers approves the arming of mar chantmen and suggests an agreement be tween neutrals on the matter,
General.
THROUGH BLUSER'S AGENCY.] FRENCH PROTEST.
GERMAN BARBARITY,
LONDON, March 15th, A Paris official message announces that The night was relatively calm between France is protesting to neutrals that the the Somme and the Oise,
Germans have unjustifiably and barbar ously devastated evacuated territory with The prisoners we took yesterday belong the aim of ruining for many years ed to seven different regiments..
one of the most fertile regions of France. Thymussage recites a list of outrages, already cabled, and adds that the French military authorities bave established the fact that in the recaptured districts, notably Peronne, the Germans have stolen
We advanced appreciably to the north of Chauny, on the east bank of the Ailetto, and consolidated positions there and in the
region to the north of Soissons,
We scized portions of German, trenches to the cast of Malencourt wood, to the west of the Meuse.
An enemy attempt on a trench in the direction of Apremont, to the east of the Mense, was repulsed,
Twe enemy deropianes were brought down.
German neroplanes bombed Caluis and Dunkirk. There was no damage or victims at Dunkirk, but at Calais tivo civilians were killed and one wounded.
FRENCH RAPIDLY ADVANCING.
o largo number of securities, Neutral
Governments are requested to warn their beaks against Goslings, therein, as the Allies will not recognise their vahdity,
GERMANY AND AMERICA.
TIME FOR NEGOTIATIONS IS
PAST"
LONDON, March 25th.
steamer Healdton, the Cologne.
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Gerinan spier crossed the Swedo-Finnish frontier when the frontier guards aban doned their posts as the beginning of the Revolution,
COMPARISONS.
LONDON, Mareli 25th,
Colonel Knod, the British Military- Attache, attended a meeting of the Tear- koe Selo garrison and explained the dis- relations between officers and, men cipline in the British Army and the
Other Allied officers inade similar ex- plunations elsewhere concerning their respective Armies
ALLIED RESPECTS TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT
LONDON, March 95th, Reuters correspondent at Petrograd states that the British, French and Italian. Ambassadors have presented their respects to the Provisional Government.
Sir George Buchanan was the first to address the Ministers
Mf. Miliukoo, replying on behalf of the Government, said he was full of confid ence that Russia would justify the hopes. and expectations of the Allies and her well-wishers
EIGHT HOUR DAY
LONDON, March 25th,
in the Petrograd factories and works, An eight-hours day is being introduced with over-time by agreement Any irre concilable differences between the masters and men will be adjudicated upon by Central Arltration Board,
MORE GERMAN TRANNY
LONDON, March 28th. Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that Bishop Legraire, Headmaster and Chief of the Ecclesiastical Seminary at Malines, has been banished to Germany and sentenced to nine months' imprison mort for harbouring sick Frenchmen. - -1-
GERMAN WAR FINANCE. AN URGENT APPEAL
LONDON, March 25th. Reuter's correspondent at Berne states that the Prussian Minister for War urgently appeals for contributions to the War Loan, not alone for military pur poses, but to prove to the world that Germany is economically invincible.:
The Minister warns the people that if money is not forthcoming, the enemy will soon be in Germany spreading devasta-
AUSTRALIAN
THE ENTRIES.
For the Open Rifle Championship which is to take place at Stonecutter B afecting for H.E the Governor's Cup, Range on Saturday, April 7th (and not on Easter Sunday or or Good Friday, as previously announced), the following on. tries have so far been received-
Naik Adbullah Lhan, 18th Infantry. L/Naik All Sher Khan, 18th Infantry Subadar Bhaghat Singli, 74th Punjabis Jemadar Briagi Hain, 74th Punjabis. QM Sergt. Black, R.E.
Leading Signalman Botley, R.N Corp Carpinael H.K.V.R. Pc Cave H.P.. Bandmaster Christian Tith Punjabis Corp. Coxch, RE.
Chief Petty Officer Cree, R.N; Q.M. Sergt. Dawson, H.K.V.R Sepoy Dilwar Ali Khan, 18th Infantry Petty Officer Edmonds, R.NE
emadar Fateh Mold, 74th Punjabis, Hovildar Fateh Muhd Khan, jɛth In-
fantry
Am Naik Fanddar Khan, 18th Infantry, Asst-Supt. Franks, H.K.PIR, ' "Pte. Goodman, H.K.V.R.
Inspector Grant, H.K.P. Sergt. Grimit, H.K.P. L/Naik Hassan, Muhd Khan, 15th 1
fantry, Co-Sgt. Major Heath, 87th Co, R.G.A. Corp Heath, H.KV.C
Trooper Hodge, HK_PR. Sergt. House, R.M.L.I. -
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY. FOND OF HONG KONG.
A bunislice who has returned to the Colony zix times after being banished was brought before Mr. Wood yesterday and again charged with returning from banishment. Only a month age he was banished for a period of twenty years, and found wandering in the streets of the Colony the other day.
He was committed to take his trial at: the next Criminal Sessions.
ECHO OF A BURGLARY.
Sergt. MeTulloch of Yanmasi visited 288, Canton Road, and there found a man in possession of jewellery and money which had been stolen from 386, Shanghai Street, of the total value of 8160. He arrested the man, and yesterday Mr. Melbourne sentenced him to six months bard labour. It was stated that the defendant had taken some of the rings to: goldsmith and had had them melted down and made into a watch chain,
JAPANESE MESS BOY AND A KNIFE
The remanded case was resumed befora Mr Wood in which a Japanese, mess boy: employed on the Burma Maru was charged with unlawfully wounding the bosun of the same vessel ca the 10th inst.. Dr. Majimo stated that he saw the complainant on the 10th ist, when he was very severely wounded. He had five stab wounds. One on the head, one un the back of the left hand, one on the elbow of the right arm, one in the middle. of the back and another on the right. side of the chest. The latter was the most serious of the wounds. It was two inches deep and pierced the lungs. The knife produccil (a butcher's knife) could have caused the wounds. The complainant would have to undergo another fort night's treatment before he recovered.
The complainant, who looked very it. said that about 4:30 pm, on the day of the stabbing he was talking to the cook when the defendang came up and stabbed him from behind several times, Com plainant added that he was told by the Chief Officer to tell defondant to clews. the lumps in his cabin. Complainant did so and then the defendant said thae de was told by the Second Offer not to
that if defendant did not clean the lamps he had better wash the dork. This was fendant attacked him all that passed between them before de-
L/Naik Imamudin Kaan. 18th In clean the lamps. Complainant then said
INutr
Pte. A Jenkins, H.K.V.R.
Nak Kamruddin Kiman. 18th Infantry, Chief Inspector Lammert, H. K. PE, *Petty Officer, Lunch, H.N.
Corp. Lyon, H.KVE. Sergt. R. Marks, H.K.P. Havildar Mir Aulad Ali, 18th Infantry
Asked by defendant if it was the mese "boy's" duty to oean lump and wast decks, complainant said flint it was usually done by deck hands but the mess Sepoy Nabi Bachs Kak, 18th In.y generally did some of the work
fantry, HAVE
Defendant said that he had never pro
Sabar Naiz Abroad Khan, 18th Inviously been on a ship where the meas-boy bad to clean the lamps, and wash the decks, and he abjected to doing this,
fantry
Sepoy Nizamuddin Khan, 18th Infantry. Sepoy Nurudin Khan, 18th Infantry. Sergt. Perkins, H.K.P
Mr. A. G. Pile, H.M. Dockyard. Sergt. Pitt HK.Pedal Sepor Rabat Ali Khan. 18th Infantry. Trooper Ralph H.KPR
Drummer Ruliya Khan; 18th Infentry. Mr. E. Senrs, Naval Yard D/Baik Sikandar Khan, 1901 Infantry. -Chief Inspector Sirdar Khan, H.K.P.B.
Capt. Tayor, 87th Co. R.GA Lieut. Thornhill, H.K.V.R. Sergt. Watering R.M.LI Sergt. Whitelaw, H.K.V.CHERS. Deputy-Supt Wodebouse; H,KP.. Sergt. Woclley HKVR
Mr. F. W Wright, H.M. Dockyard. The list closes on Friday, March 30th,
Sentence of six months' hard Jaħjour, was missed the sentence, fo-date" from March 12th,
THE CAUSE OF GOD. BISHOP BRENT'S SERMON AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
Dr. Brent (Bishop of the Philippine Islands), preaching at the afternoon ser- vice at Westminster Abbey on February
Th, said that though citizen of a sister: nation, he did not come to Great Britain. as an alien......... “A thousand ties bound bis life sud his country to Great Britain, It was no flattery for him to say
that the British nation was teaching the world
The entrance fee of $1; if unpaid, shoulday, and also unborn be paid by that date
generations, such
lescobs as men needed. He thanked God
The Hon. Mr. Cland Severn, C.M.G.cular juncture to be in their midst, though.
that it was permitted him at this parti hns offered a Cup for the runner-up.
not commissioned to speak as a representa- All Competitors and Range Officery are tive of a nation which, though up to a invited to tiffin with the Hongkong Policemanezt age nentral, had now taken the Reserve on the Finge
in
4 service of launches will be published which was published some time ago: Competitors are reminded of the follow
"ALTERATION IN CONDITIONS,
Condition 3, relating to Sights, is amended and permits the use of a Slid ing. V." on Service Ribes which have been issued without any wind-guage attachment, provided the pattern of
Sliding V desired to be used is approved en or before Tuesday, March [120th,
Ono pattern of "Sliding V" has re- cently been approved and may be soen application to Inspector HA. Lammert,
ELECTIONS.
BYDNEY, March 9th, The fatest New South Wales election, Duddell Street. returns indicate that the National
Government Party is certain of afty-four seats and the Independent Labourities thirty-two. The doubtful returns are four Mr Mengler, the Speaker, and Mr. McGowan, the former Labour leader, were substantially defeated,
The ection issue was the formation of a National Stats Government to assist the Commonwealth Government in the prosecution of the war.
first step to redeem its honour, aul to place itself on the side of God's cause and necessary for a State, and of humanity, Neutrality was sometimes possibly for an individual, where no great moral issueg were involved, but neutrality was impos sible when every principle of righteousness and justice and truth had been ruthlessly and deliberately trampled under foot,
To-day there was across the Atlantic à
great nation ready to stand by the cause righteousness, America had of God and fought for and won freedom and unity, and while her day of peril was over, Lo day was the day of Britain's peril and tragedy Now it was they who looketh
across the waters--as America turned to England for sympathy and moral backing when she had her mighty tasks in hand.----
FAR EASTERN MEN AND and expected the syropathy of the great
THE WAR.
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American nation. Let him tell them that they had had that sympathy from the be- Mr. J. H. Cole, who has been for ten ginning. There were those who felt that they owed a debt-an anpayable debt-to years a secretary of the International this great Empire and to France in return Committee of the YMCA in China, for what had been given them and their more recently in connection with the nation in the days that, were gone. Lecture Department of the National Com- The neutral day, were now over, mittee with headquarters in Shanghai,| could tell them that America was st has volunteered and has been accepted afraid of war. She was not too proud GERMANY AND TURKEY.
as a secretary in the work for Canadian to fight, though she loved, not war. They troops at the front. Mr. Cole sailed with must not blame her if she showed a little LONDON, March 25th. his family for Canada last week. The hesitancy in taking a final step, but if
honour bade ber do it, she would go for An official message from Berlin says family will remain in Canada while he that. Enver Pasha, the Commander of the goes to the front, ALON ward with untrembling hands. And why Turkish Army, has arrived at the German Capt, and Adjutant E. C. Fry, Leices-case of ships; it was a case of righteous- ale taken that step? - I was not a Headquarters, and line conferred with the ter Regiment, in writing to a friend in Alluding to the sinking of the Ameri- Kaiser and General von HindenburgShanghai, says: Strange to say I wanesa. It might be that the final break:
came through some local irritation. Ame recently in London, where I saw Licht. rica was fighting with all the power of f her WAR Q.M.E. Brook, who had just arrived from moral life at this present moment in order Egypt, also Studd. In addition I met that eventually there might be a peace witht Major Jones and Purdon, late Chinese victory over the foes of the human race, Regiment, and Brigadier General Bray, who participated in deliberate brutality the latter had just arrived home on ten and murder, who intimidated small na- days leave for some excellent work histions and was guilty of international, brigada had done. Brigadier General crimes that was the ront
why Watson has an appointment here at home, rien stood to-day where she was Bhe I have also beard from Rabone, who was try sew so clearly, when they took their and Major Barnes is now on the staff, saw clearly what the people of this copa down with fever while in Mesopotamia stand and committed themselves to God and is now in India. and His cause. Perhaps they had won- Licut Park of the Gordon High dered sometimes whether it was worth it
after all, xes; it was worth it, because. landers, brother of Mrs. Jas Park oft way the cause of God, and the Freedom the Shanghai Dock & Engineering Co. of the world Their Colonial troops knew Cross and promoted Captain, Almost they knew they were fighting for the Em has been awarded a bar to his Military they were not fighting for any local end; immediately he was again mentioned in nire-fighting for the world that lag despatches.
beyond the Empire.
LOAN.
Gazette declares “If President Wilson ANOTHER CANADIAN wishes to go to war on tuis account, let him do so The time for negotiation is past.'
GERMAN SUGGESTION DECLINED.
LONDON, March 25th. According to Renter's correspondent, at Ottawa, subscriptions to Canada's third LONDON.” March 25tir. War Loan of 150 million dollars have According to Reuter's correspondent at over The Finance Minister announced fused to accept a German suggestion to and estimated that the subscriptions Washington, the United States has rethat it was a most magnificent sucress, amend the Prussian American Treaties would total 260 million dollars.
Germany's object is to extend mutual exemption to merchants in case of war to
COTTON,
LONDON, March 25th ton, the census estimates that the total According to a message from Washing crop of colton, exclusive of linters,
Reuter correspondent at the French
LONDON, March 25th Headquarters says: The enemy's appur ent miscalculation as to the rapidity of the French pursuit has already cost him a heavy loss in men. The unexpectedly general exemption of ships quick
of the French from St. passage Quentin Canal to the Ailette forced the berg of the American Relief Commission.
It has been decided to withdraw mem Germans to turn at bay, and large masses in Belgium, who will be replaced by nen of German infantry are now engaged hy the French along the whole front from St.trals. The American Minister at Brussels
Quentin to Ailette.
goes to Havre......
amounts to 11,375,000 running bales,