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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH, 1917.
BRITAIN'S BLOCKADE CRITICISED.
IS
GERMANY.
STARVING?
GERMANS STILL RETREATING.
AFFAIRS: IN RUSSIA.
Franco-elgian Fron
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BRITISH LINE IMPROVED.
AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE,
LONDON, March 27th, Reuter's correspondent at Headquar ters states that the British bave occupied the large village of Longavesnes, the possession of which greatly improves our line between Ruisel and Nurlu. We have also occupied the small village
the sma
of
Equancourt, on the Tortille river, near where it falls into the Canal de Nord.
GERMAN ADMISSIONS,
GIVING WAY BEFORE STRONG ALLIED ATTACKS.
LONDON, March 27th,
A wireless Germati vilicial message
says:Rain is reduced the fighting on the whole West Front to engagements north-eastward of Bapaume and at Péronne. The enemy, after repeated fruitless advances occupied Roisel, Strong French forces came upon our Reserves between the Olse and Coucy-le- Chateau. We inflicted losses, and gave way before a threatened encircling move-
ment.
FRENCH ADVANCES.
--MORE CAPTURES,
PARIS. March 27th.
A commuhinjé states --We have con tinued to advance south of the Oise. In the
lower forest of Coucy, of which we scupy the entire northern portion, the enemy bag been driven beyond the Barisis- Bervais line. A niglų attack brilliantly carried the village of Coucy-le-Chateau, south of the Forest, which the Germans energetically defvaded. In the region
north of Soissons we captured a farm north-west of Margival; and a point d'uppni which was strongly held by the
enemy.
WANTON WASTE
GERMANS DESTROY RUINS AND
MONUMENTS,
London, March 28th. Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters refers to the enemy's Waste of hundreds of tons of explosives in the wanton destruction of a mediaeval for tress cliateaux which was militarily value- less, and the blowing up of ancient ruing and monuments,
He also menting that German officers. have offered the riberated villagers ten francs for either a pound of coffee, rice or lærd, distributed by the American Relief Commission, in order to send to their starving wives in Germany,
BRITISH CAVALRY IN ACTION.
DRIVING THE ENEMY.
LONDON, March 7th.. Field-Marshal Bir Douglas Huig re. Ports: Our cavalry drove out the enemy
from Longavesnes, Lieramont and Equen-
prisoners were taken. The enemy's third
RETREATING GERMANS,
FRENCH OCCUPY NEW POINTS.
PARIS, March 26th.
A communique says:-Between the Somme and the Oise, our artillery dis persed enemy gatherings. Between Benay and Ursillers, south of the Oise, we made important progress in the lower Coucy forest, and occupied Folembray, and La Feuille, notwithstanding the difficulties of the terrain and a vigorolls enemy resistance.
We also progressed north of Soissons and in the region of Vregny..
SUCCESSFUL BELGIAN RAID
LONDON, March 27th.
A Belgian official wireless message: says:A Belgian detachment, raided the German positions near Smeenstraat, and inflicted loster, razed field works, and brought back prisoners.
MORE FRENCH PROGRESS.
APPROACHING ST. QUENTIN
SECTOR
LONDON, March 27th.
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REPLIES TO CRITICISMS.
LONDON," March 27th.
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AMERICA AND GERMANY.
FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS" OF
CHANGING RUSSIA,
SUPPORT FROM HIGH PLACES.
PETROGRAD, March 27th. Reuters correspondent at Paris 583A
Nine of the principal Grand Dukes,
TREATIES, that interest is now concentrating the
In the House of Commons, replying to and three Princes have associated them-
WASHINGTON, March 26th. sector of St Quentin, which both the criticisms regarding the effectiveness of selves with the views expressed by the
The United States' reply to the German British and the French are approaching. | Britain's blockade, Lord Robert Cecil Grand Dake Michael in his Act of proposal for an amendraent of the Prus- The French capture of the Essigny declared that the tightening" of the Abdication. They have surrendered their sian-American Treaties, states |--" The plateau, immediately south of the two, blockade had resulted in a complete cessa-appanages to the State, and have expressther or not he Treaties have not been Government is seriously considering who- is notable, as it commands the gap tibichtion of vore importations to eyed their determination to support the already abrogated by Germany's flagrant is the
direct strategic route between intries. He admitted that the question
Provisional Government. Faris and Belgium. It also marks n of home "produce of neutrals adjoring considerable step towards outflanking the Germany was much more difficult, but town.
The Germans, recognising its expressed the opinion that the only wage importance, have numerously counter-
to stop such exports to Germany was by Backed, but all attacks have been grement with neatrala For example, alastered with heavy, enemy loss,
Norway had agreed to restrict her trade with Germany, provided we supplied her with refined copper.
ROUMANIA AND ALLIED SUCCESSES.
LONDON, March 27th Reutor's correspondent at Jassy says, the Anglo-French successes have aroused the
greatest enthusiasta, Newspapers are torn from the hands of the sellers as soon as they appeor, and the public devour the communiqués and Reuter e despatches, which have revived the spirits of the Roumanians most extraordinarily.
Russian Front.
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GERMAN WIRELESS.
A wireless German official message spys: We have energetically advanced south-east of Baranovitch, and stormed positions on the west bank of Schtschaga, prisonering 300. We repulsed a Russian attack following violent waves of fire west ward of Luck
GERMAN ADMISSIONS.
FALL BACK BEFORE
ASPHYXIATING GAS
KEEN FOR THE GERMANS
PETROGRAD, March 28th. Since M Gutchki's warning of u like ly German attempt on the capital; officers have been waiting in queues de the Commandants Headquarters volunteer-
ing for the Biga nad Drink fronts.
THE VICTIMS.-
The soldiers are digging a huge square grave for the victims of the revolution in. a prominent part of Petrograd, on which
monument will be erected,
FOOD RIOTS IN GERMANY Lord Robert Cecil proceeded to show the steadily increasing diversion of the Danish and Dutch agricultural products to England instead of to Germany recently," and emphatically declared that Denmark
· BONDED TEA.
had honestly endeavoured to carry out the SELLING PRICE TO BE LOWERED.
In the House
terms existing under an agreement. He would be deceiving the country if he did
LONDON, March 2705.
not say that there was the greatest
of Commons, Mr. shortage of food in Germany as a result Bathurst stated that 93,624,000 pounds of of the blockade, and also a shortage often were boaded in London on February woul, cotton, lubricants and other neces 28th, and 0,372,647 pounds were with sities He was disinclined to disbelieve drawn last year, Arrangements. Iơc - the repeated and well authenticated lowering this selling price would be en- reporte of food riots in Germany,
forced on May 18th, and the Food Con- troller would not allow any consideration FIRST AMERICAN ARMED
to interfere with the interests of the con STEAMER.
sumers, and steps would be taken to prevent undue speculation,
BAFE JOURNEY.
LONDON, March 27th.
CANADA'S WAR FINANCE. The steamer St. Louis, the first Ameri- can armed liner, has arrived at Liverpool.
GREAT SUCCESS OF NEW LOAN,
Her passengers included four ladies and
Orrawa, March 27th. five journalists. No submarines were seen
Sir
Thoms White, the Finance Minis In practice shooting at barrels with ter, in announcing that the now loan of periscopes, these were smashed at a wo£20,000,000, had rein over subscribed by miles rauge
£20,000,000 states that the applications The Captain and an American naval aggregated over 10,000. The increase in lacer were on the bridge for seventy-two small subscriptions was most gratifying, and ile result is the most notable and The St. Louis was armed with six inch significant success for Canadian people,
violations of their provisions,"
WAR STRENGTH.
WASHINGTON, March 27th, Corps of Marines shall be brought up to President Wilson has ordered that the
war strength of 17,100.:
ТАК" АРРАМ."
WASHINGTON, March 27th. The Supreme Court has ordered the immediate transference of the Appam to her British owners,'
F
INVASION " OF SCOTIAND
AND LOWESTOFT,
GROUNDLESS RUMOURS.
LONDON March 26th. An unprecedented crop of alarmist and circumstantial rumours throughout Great Britain during the week-end, led · Mr Will Thorne to ask Mr. Bonar Law, in the House of Commons, whether be had any information regarding reports of invasiong in Scotland, Lowestoft and elsewhere..
Mr. Bonar Law said he had heard a great masy rumours himself, but all of
then were without foundation.
|PRUSSIAN PRINCE DIES OF WOUNDS.
LONDON, March 27th. The Daily Express says the Prussian virman, Prince Friedrich Karl, has diod of wounds. missing fa
He was recently reported as
STATE AND THE “TRADE.”
LONDON, March 27th.
It is understood that if the State Liquor puremage is carried out, the value of stocks. of whiskys in Great Britain in bond, estimated at over a hundred million, must be added to the three hundred millions
payable to brewery and distillers as com- pensation.”
"RUSSIA'S CHANGES,
TURKESTAN JOINS IN THE REVOLT.
LONDON, March 27th Renter's correspondent at Headquar fers writing from Soissons on March 28th saysThe plateau of Croucy, up the southern side of which the French are fighting their way in the teeth of feroe opposition, is the south-western projec tion of the vast Laoa plateau. Its sur
A wireless German offein message face is bruken by countless ravines and states: The enemy have attacked on the is frequently wooded. Under a clear sky West bank of the river Chat & second and bright sun it is hot enough in the stack, which was accompanied by afternoon to leapt weary men to lie and asphyxiating gas, compelled us to fall guns both fore and aft, which were manned and will be regarded by the outside world vices were held in the mosques.
bask in the rays.
LONDON, March 27th,
back towards the east.
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The French are steadily driving the The djathans, enemy from position to position. The wilderness of mud has disappeared, and men and guns advance over fields, taking cover as in wars of a decade ago, There is frequent fusillading, which shows that the rifle aas come to its own again.
The brilliant French capture of the Red Bridge over the ravine on the Mau beuge road gave the French the key to the whole Croucy plateau.
The attacking regiments are mostly
peasants, and are infuriated at the sight
of ruined farms and orchards. They stormed the position with irresistible fury and repulsed three counter-attacks -attacks
in two days. The enemy has not aban- doned hops of retaking the wrecked
bridge. Fighting is still raging,
The French are also pressing forward on the left in the vicinity of Margival, and on the right in the vicinity of
Vrezny
Every gain is followed by a counter- attack, wherein the Germans recklessly and fruitlessly sacrifica men.
The enemy's position at Vreguy is most strong, his gung and machine-guns sweep. ing the natural glacis
THE BRITISH,
LONDON, March 27th. Reuter's correspondent at the British
GERMAN CLAIM,
LONDON, March 7th.
A German message claims that strong French advanceg north-west of Monastir
fajlel.
IN MACEDONIA.
CAPTURE OF TRENCHES.
PARIS, March 27th,
A Macedonian communiqué states:We captured a quarter of a mile of trenches in the direction of Crest and Cerosasten, taking a hundred prisoners. The Italian, supported by our artillery, broke down an attempted Bulgar attack:
Italian Pront
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by selected gunners The vessel travelled as Cannda's greatest achievement in the Direct through the zone unhindered.
war, next to mobilisation and the de- SINKING OF HOSPITAL SHIP. spatch of the oversea Canadian army. "It END OF THE ASTURIAS." will immeusly change Canada's financial
LONDON, Murch 26th.
prestige and strengthen Canada's credit The Asturian was torpedoed at midnight should Canada later have recourse to the The torpedo struck the quarter deck, foreign monty markets, but Cariada, if damaged the rudder and thence went into she chooses, can do her war financing. the engine room, damaging the machiner. He urges Canadians to save their money. nad extinguishing the whole of the electri- 50 ns to enable Canada to finish the war cal illumination. The vessel had landed with the greater part of her debt held by
100 sick, and those on board corsisted of Canadians.
FINDINGS OF THE INQUIRY.
PETROGRAD, March 27th," Advices from Tishkent report that the Tartars at Kirghiz and Barts have joined the Evolution. There were
great festivals in the towns and villages, which were beflagged, while thanksgiving ser- General Kuropatkin addressed 200,000 demonstra- tora at Tashkent,
GRANDMOTHER OF THE
REVOLUTION.”
PETROGRAD, March 27th, The arrival of Madame Breshkovsky, the Grandmother of the Revolution, wag the occasion of rejoicings at Omsk, She way received by the Commanding General coremoniously conducted" to hor and residence-the ex-Governor's Palace, which is now styled the House of the Republic.
MACHINE-GUNS IN PETROGRAD.
PETROGRAD, March 26th. ..An
Commission Extraordinary
is investigating the illegalities of ex-Minis- ters and officials under the régime, It is stated that six hundred machine guns Lava
At the frst performance at the Opers House since the Revolution, two members of the Executive Committee of the Duma addressed the audience from the Imperial -box. The workmen's and soldiers
delegates spoke from another box.
the crew, members of the Medical Corps, THE EAST LONDON DISASTER been found in different parts of the city. and a number of nurses, Distress signald were answered, and a patrol boat towed in several of the Austuric's beats with survivors. Between 300 and 400 were landed, The survivors were thinly clad, some were injured, and three died after landing The others were rescued by a destroyer and another patrol boat.
LONDON, March 97th. The Committee of Inquiry into the East London disaster, waen there was a fearful explosion at a munitions factory, report that a fire preceded the explosion, but
there was no evidence that the disaster The Austuria's was sunk about two was malicionaly caused. The report re- montas ngo in the Mediterranean. She corda the fact that sixty-nine persops was formerly a R.M.S.P, liner; of 12,000
were killed on the spot, and ninety-eight
Long.
OFFENSIVE AGAINST ITALY General
FORESHADOWED,
A BIGGER AFFAIR THAN
VERDUN
Rowe, March 27th,
M. Barzilei, when visiting the front,
conversed with General Cadoroa, who
referred to the reports of the coming
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MORE BARBARITY.
BELGIAN DEPORTEES DYING OF STARVATION.
LONDON, March 27th. The Belgian Government have received
great chemy offensive against Italy. He letters from eye witnesses describing the said that the Italian Army was quite terrible fate of Belgian departees in Ger Their treatment is animagin
starvation, and are even eating rate
court, which we occupy, and a number of Headquarters, writing on the 26th ing prepared. He himself had neglected any.
saysThe only change yesterday was nothing to meet the strongest attack. Ifales tiny are dying by the scores through the retirement of the British outpost at the enterprise attributed to the enemy Bottel before a strong German force of was carried out, it would be big cyclist infantry, which suddenly appear-
ed. We still hold the railway junction
between Marquaix and Koisal,
attack to the north of Beaumetz the tem porarily successful. We recaptured the post and re-established the position Chur ~fire drove off a raiding party to the east
of Ploegsteart.
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GERMANY S MAN-POWER.
LONDON, March 27th.
A message from Amsterdam quotes the Nieuwe Courant which says that between March 12th and March 18th the German
transport of troops to Belgium was on a larger scale than in 1914
Jaffair than Verdun, but it would bare
the same resnit
Our macapation of Beaumetz les Cam-
brši evidently annoys the Germans. They
attempted a bombing attack to the north
Naval Activities.
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THROUGH REFTER 5 AUSNCY,
CHINA AND GERMANY. GERMAN MINISTER AND STAFF LEAVE PEKING.
PEKING, March 27th..
The Germso Minister and his staff have
left for Shanghai, from where they will wail in the Dutch stoeiner Rembrandt for
of the plane yesterday morning, but were LATEST FORM OF PIRACY San Frenchco. From here they will
repulsed with sonsiderable Jos,
German artillery is more ant ve, but
the firing is resultory and nervons
LONDON, March 27th
The new governing body of Finland. comprises six Social Democrat members. The Bourse Gazette states that the boly and six representatives of other parties. of the monk Rasputin has been burned.
GUARDS FOR REVOLUTION.
PETROGRAD, March 27th, The Volynsky Guards was the firsh regiment to declare for the Revo,ution. "It murched to the Touride Palace to express loyalty to the Government, carry-
LOYAL SERVICES.
were seriously injured, of which numbering red flags inscribed Don't betray our
comrades in the treaches Make shells. four died. Three hundred and twenty- † The band played the Mareillaise, v eight persons were slightly injured, and hundreds were affected in a trifling man- ner. The report adds that His Majesty the King conferred the King Edward Medal, first clasa, on Mr. Auge, chemist in-charge, and on Mr. Wenborne, the lead ing male hand and the Kinga Police Medal upon P. G. Greenoff, all of whom
Becrificed Heir lives through remaining at their posts.
FRENCH 1918 CLASS, TO BE
CALLED UP.
PARIS, March 28th, The Chamber has authorised the calling
up of the 1918 class after Easter
PARTS, March 28th. The Chamber have adopted the Senate's Bil authorising the withdrawal of naturalisation from ez-aubjects of enemy
powers...
PETROGRAD, March 27th, A telegram from liga says that M Gutchkoff, Minister of War, has arrived. and was given an ovation by Bailors and troops, who took the oath of fidelity to the Government,
Delegates of the Government who have returned to Petrograd from the Riga front give an excellent account of the spirit of the troops in the trenches.
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE. IMMEDIATE ACTION URGED.
LONDON, March 27th
request
At a meeting of the members of the FRANCE AND NATURALISA- House of Lords and the House of Com
mony
supporting
the principle SATION,
Imperial Preference, it was resolved that in view of the Paris Economic Conference resolutions of June, 1916, and of the fact that Lord Balfour of Burleigh's Com- mittee has reported in favour of the adoption of a policy of preference and commercial treaties with the Allies, bos the Government to submit the Paris resolutions and Lord Balfour of Burleigh's report to the Imperial War Cabinet and Conference. The meeting fur- ther requested the Government forthwith to set up machinery to give effect to the resolutions and to carry out a policy of Imperial Preference, in accordance with Mr. Asquith's announcement to Parlia ment in February, 1916, that it was not the Paris resolutions
EXPLOSION AT MUNITIONS FACTORY.
LONDON, March 27th. The Press Burean announces that there travel across the United States, and make was an accidente) exploron at a munitions for Germany probably viz Holland factory in the north of England this morn
days ago.
It is stated that twelve Belgian relief (The Rembrandt left Hongkong a few. There was no serious damage done,
ships have been tärpedoed since 1914"-
but one person "was killed, and mine jutended to await reace to give effect to Linjured, three Boriously.