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THE WAR.
LULL
IN BIG
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY Sab, 1017.
BATTLE.
LARGE BRITISH CAPTURES.
FRESH ONSLAUGHTS IMMINENT.
DUTCH TOWN
DEALING WITH
Franco-Belgian Front.
LATEST CABLES. [THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.]
FRENCH SUCCESSES.
SOME HEAVY FIGHTING,
LONDON, May 1st, Benter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegraphing on April 20th, baya: As a result of to-day's French
BOMBED.
SUBMARINISM.
LULL IN THE WEST. RI
PREPARING FOR FRESH ONSLAUGHTS:
LONDON, May 1st. Except for the new French thrust east of Rheims, there has been a comparative
full in the Western battle. This, how ever, is merely the breathing space necessary for the shifting of forces for fresh onslaughts,
There has been increased serial activity, attack in Champagne, six miles of the German front line was captured. The which is usual at such times, when nero They offered desperate resistance, manag-plane observations are the main source fing to bring up fresh troops, who had of information of enemy movements. The not suffered from the bombardment. This weather is pleasant and contraste re
The Was possible owing to a haze mitigating markably with that of last wook. against the artillery. Nevertheless, in an quagmires have disappeared and the hour the chief objectives were achieved, shell-craters have dried up. The im- poverished ground is absolutely bare, and although every yard of ground was sown
with perils, the onery clinging to every the gaunt shell-slashed trees stand ghastly
vantage-point with the courage of despair. When come up furious counter-attacks, in which the Germans suffered heavily. The French clung on to their gains, being greatly assisted by the rute of sending ap clouds of dense smoke to obscure the
„Organisation of the new fine,
HEAVY ENEMY COUNTER- ATTACKS.
LIVELY FIGHTING ON FRENCH
FRONT
PARIS, May #nd.
A communique says:-At Chemia-der Dames there has been fairly lively artil lerying, especially near Hurtebise and Craonne and in the region of Coure In Chumpagne there has been viole artillerying south of Moronvillers, where bur barrage machine gun fire twice broke heavy counter-attacks against the posi tions captured on April 30th, North east of High Mount we inflicted heavy
losses, and captured 620 prisoners. Five;
and naked in the strong sunshine,
The marching troops are covered with white dust. Water is scarce, but the Gorman dug-outs afford liberal supplios of beverages.
According to French estimates, Hinden- burg has already thrown in 33 of his 43 reserve divisions. All the former are practically useless. It is reported that. Hindenburg recently, in the Lens district, furions at the loss of Vimy, reprimanded the Commanders.
VIOLENT ARTILLERY
STRUGGLE.
FARIS, Mays.
A communiqué statos-— A fairly violent artillery struggle continines in the regions of Troyon and Hurtebise We consoli- dated the captured positions in Cham-
pagne,
Wet 400 prisoners yesterday.
SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAID.
LONDON, May 1st.
guns were captured in the fightin Fold-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- April 30th A Belgian "communiqué re-ports-We carried out a successful raid ports a violent reciprocal bombardment northward of Ypres last night, and cap- Dorth of Dixmuide.
LARGE BRITISH CAPTURES.
MEN AND MATERIAL.
LONDON, May 1st. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports:-Wohave captured (period) 33,343 prisoners, including 393 ouicers 257 guns and howitzers (of which are heavy guns) 227 trench
470 machine-guns. tare, and
artillery
also
destroyed many other guns.
During the air-fighting on Monday our arolases broight down eight machines and drove down nine which were uncon trollable. As the result of gun-fær vo
"shot down another Nine of our дего
planes are missing.
BARLIER UABLES.
GERMAN NEWS.
ST, QUENTIN CATHEDRAL HIT.
LONDON, May 1st
A wireless German official massage states -There was minor fighting near St Quentin yesterday, The Cathedral received five hits.
Lured prisoners. The Balkans.
LATEST GABLES, (THROUGH REUTERʼN AGHISOT.
IN MACEDONIA,
COUNTER-ATTACKS ON BRITISH
POSITIONS.
PARIS, May 1st.
Naval Activities,
EARLIER UABLES.
{THROUGH, KNOTER'S AGENCY.]
TO FIGHT SUBMARINISM.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE AT THE ADMIRALTY
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GERMAN - ATROCITIES.
TERRIBLE CHARGES MADE BY THE RUSSIAN COMMISSION.
PAUL DUFAULT.
THE BUSINESS NAMES ACT.
There was a satisfactory house 12th
NEW LEGISLATION IN BRITAIN the Theatre Royal lust evening to welThe Registration of Business Names come Paul Default, the popular French Act, 1916. came into force on February A further report of the Commission Canadian tenor on his return visit to 2nd in Great Britain, writes a legal corppointed. By the Czar to inquire into
respondent of the Manchester Guardin the Colony, along with his accomplished. It is, therefore, of interest to record German atrocities has been issued. The nssistants, Ás on the last occasion. Paul briefly, the main effect of the somewhat report, which is accompanied by photo SUB of & most revolting elaborate and complicated provisions of Eraphs, Dyfault was here, the programine dealt the new statute.
character, deals with outrages.
with
com-
LONDON, Mny 1st..
mitted during various stages of the war, with was of a most entertaining charac Substantially the Act applies only to Dealing with the employment of ex- The Times sintes that at the request offer, the various contributors selecting individuals and firms engaged in business plosive bullets, the Commission certify
(which includes the professions) and hay- his colleagues in the War Cabinet Mr. numbers which were bound to appeal to ing a place of business in the United that they have investigated and sub- the most critical audience. Paul Dufault Kingdom The Act does not extend to stantiated no less than 1,873 cases of Lloyd George spent the whole of yester-
was often before the audience, and its Gems that have no place of Bussian soldiers wounded by them. bustness within the United Kingdom. These figures, however, give but very. day at the Admiralty in connection with will be a long time before thoas present Nor does it affect association of persons faint idea of the enemy's use of thosp the submarine menace. They held a
will forget his rendering of Little therefore are not partnerships in the com- only
which are not carried on for proft and diabolical weapons, as they compriso the cumparatively few cases. thorough stock-taking of the anti-sub- mother O' Mine." All the rich dramatic mercial or legal sense, such as members in which the victims survived
clubs, literary or religious societies, or the enemy began to 1730 marina organisation, and conferred with fervour of which Dufault is capable was
were co-owners or co-tenants of property. I builots at ull points of the the officials concerned.
infused into this renderings, and in his Again, corporations and limited com- from the very beginning, in spite of theip panica, whether public or private, do not constant declaration that they were only General.
other numbers the delightful tenor was as a general rule come within the purview employed for range finding also heard to grent; advantage. Miss of the enactment. The ease in which a Corporation or company comes within the Bindley again made herself areal Act and must register are, where it car In this connection it is significant that favourite with her various renderings, Ples on business as nomince or trustee for their systematic e induced a number of and she reached the audience in a most agent for a foreign brm. (Also, where a the War Ministry at Vienna, in which someone else, or where it acts as general Austrian officers to address & protest to Temarkable manner with her singing of company trades in partnership with so they said. The wounds caused by these A Memory." Mr. Empson, the pianist, other persons or companies its name, as mallets are frightful In the name of a member of the partnership firmi, Will humanity we protest against the further also dealt with his various numbers in a
have to be disclosed in the same manner uso of them, and beg you to discontinue manger which was thoroughly pleasing partners.) But apart from these excep That these bullets are used in enormous as the names or surnames of the other the itse of these range-finding cartridges." and, like the other artistes, he had to tional cases a company does not come quantities is proved by the fact that at under the Act, and there is, therefore, one period between September and Jan- nothing to prevent a firm which otherwise uary over 31,000 were collected along dab." raply te encores,
would have to register from avoiding refront only of the Russian army. Austrian gistration, with its attendant disadvant
LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]
EMPIRE HARBOURS
LONDON, May 2nd. In the House of Commons, replying Mr Lamb, Mr. Walter long said it was unlikely that any action would be possible during the war respecting the Dominion's Commission's recommendations in regard to the co-operation of Empire harbours.
SAVING WOOD,
THE PACKING OF COTTON.
LONDON, May 2nd
The War Office announces that the use of wooden packing cases for exported cotton goods will be limited to certain finer Fabrics. It is estimated that there will be a saving of wood by this audus
of 50 per cent.
NEWSPAPERS.
RIGHTFUL WOUNDA,”
hii true surname together with his Chuids pours burning and corrosive.
ages, by changing itself during the next machine guns, have also been captured mouth into a limited company
provided with explosive ammunition, With regard to ordinary persons and and it has been proved that for whole day HALVING THE SUPPLY OF PAPER firms it is important to consider in what together the enemy kept up uninterrupted cases registration is and in what cases it ride and machine gun fire entirely with AT HOME
is not required
explosive bullets. First with regard to individuals. An One section of the report deals with In the course of his speech in the House individual trading on his own account the employement of corrosive acids for of Commons, MT, Lloyd George said under a business name which consists of kork de combat, and says The enemy not required to register if he trades increasing the sufferings of men pat The next question we had to consider
tian names or forenames, or the initials
over the Russian soldiers. The was the question of paper, which absorbs thereof; and to this may be added, with effects of the use of acida are frightful. good deal of tonnage in this country, out need for registration, an indication When it falls upon the body it burns that the business is carried on in succes deeply rough the clothes, the skin at I meau-pupor for newspapers and papersion to a former owner Thus John Jones once begins to smoke, the flesh falk away John Jones, or LaJ. from the bones, and the latter become for wrapping packages. I had no idea muy trade
bones, and the latter bec Jones
or simply as Jones, or as carbonised. that such a quantity of paper was used Jones, successor to Brown, without The men attacked with these acids for that purpose. They both consumé an being registered. If, however, the busi generally expire in the most awful enormous tonnage of paper. Now 1 ness name contains any other or further eganies. The suffering victima, very LONDON, May vad cannot say whether I ought to treat addition beyonil those specified above ru rarely survive. Jars containing a fluid newspapers as a luxury, a comfort, a gistration becomes necessary; thus John for destroying eyesight have also been The late Earl Cromer has left £117,608 stimulant (loud laughter), or a necessity Jones trading as Jones and to or as discovered in the possession of a German
of life (An Hon Member. Or a -sterling
Jones'' must register. Again, an in-officer and soldiers who
pri- puisance) But I think if mon had to dividual trading under a fictitious or an soners." Choose between their breakfast and the assumed name must register, and it killing of wounded Russians, who were Instances uro cited of the deliberate morning newspapers they would choose no difference whether the change formal brutally murdered by bullet wounds and
was mado by deed or the former. Still there is no doubt that or informal manner, or whether it was sabre cute. In one case a German Ecd they have been of enormous nasistance to before or after the Act. Indeed, the only Cross stretchor-bearer, when asked to us in the effective waging of the war cases in which a change of name does not bandage a wounded man, coolly drew a (Cheers.) There is no better proof of that necessitate registration are (i) where a revolver and twice shot the unfortunate than the brilliant success achieved by the woman has changed her name in conse. man Chancellor of the Exchequer in his requenre of marriage; () where the name A TORTURED COSSACK cent war loan (cheers), and I am sure of a natural-born British subject has been One seotion deals with the torture of a that he would be the first to acknowledge
THE LATE EARL CROMER
SILVER.
LONDON, May 2nd: Silver 78 quoted at 37 9/16. The mar ket is quiet.
1. EARLIER CABLES:-
TILBURY DOCK TROUBLE.
LONDON, May 1st.
The Tilbury dock workmen have re samod work, pending, negotiations. RUSSIAN ELIGIBLES CALLED
UP
LONDON, May 1st.
The Russian Government has ordered the Russian eligibles in Great Britain to roport by the 78th inst.
changed before
in
any other
makes
that that access is in a very large measure in the case of RE BEC of 18, end (a.) wounded Cossack with a view to extort and analogous titularing information. The examining officer, g by the great newspapers of this country. Nexha
due to the patriotic support given to him
A when, thi Cossack did not reply to hir with regard to firm; or partner- Still, in war, when we have to choose be ships As in the case of individuals, so tion, struck his victim with his ast,
saying: tween very stern alternatives, I am afraid Arms need not register if their business swine
Speak
you Bussina we shall have to deprive ourselves of name consist merely of the true surnames
The mat was then conducted to a certain number of pages of the prints (with or without the addition of Christian torture chamber, where he was stripped which we peruse with such satisfaction names or initials) of all the individual naked and placed upon a table. The and instruction every morning. In partners; and here also a mere addition officer then attached an electric needle France the newspapers have been out indicating succession to a former owner connected with a dynamo to the Coszek, down to practically two sheets. I find the is permitted. Thus John Jones and Tom wanded leg, and applied the torturs for name thing in Italy, agora charm Brown ning trade as Jonce and Brown half an hour. The victim heroically re
have come to the conclusion that Robinson, and so on, without being re- torturing process was repeated on the J. Jones and T Brown, successors to fused to give any information, and the we have got very substantially to reduce gistered. Again, whers two or more in two following days. This proving unsac the paper and the paper material dividual partners have the same surname cessful, the officer applied a bar of red imported into this country. In 1914 ans may be added to that surname in hot iron and rubbed it over the Cossack's NO NEWS FROM GERMANY. 1,800,000 tons was imported. I think my order to represent those partners in the feet. In spite of his frightful, right hon friend was responsible for plural, without registration becoming the latter managed to escape b ZURICH, May 1st.
bringing that down to 1,200,000 tons necessary; thus a firm consisting of two During an advance on the Russian left We propose to halve that supply and Browns and a Jones may trade, without flank, the Germans placed a company of There has been no nee from Germany,seduce the annual import to 040,000 tons, ragistering, as Brown, Brown and Russian infantry Fasoners in boats,, took the reduction to be distributed equally Jones," or as Browns and Jones But them out one by one, and after raising between the printing and the packing any other or further addition renders re them on the points of their bayonets, except the Wolff telegrams, since April
trades. We recognise that it is a very
or Brown 640,000 tons is a very important addition & Sons must be registered. So, too, if the captured 20
soldiers, and impri- imperative that it should be made. has changed his name (with the like excep- When the Germans withdraw, they seb tive name, or if any member of the firm without food or medical assistance- soned them 10 house for three days importation of printed posters, paper. hangings, and certain kinds of foreign tions as those enumerated above in the are to the hense after placing cartridges printed matter, such as books and if Mr. Brown, of the firm of Junes and but the rest were burnt to death.
case of individuals). Thus, apparently in the roof. Ten managed to cravi out, periodicals, will be prohibited, otherwise
into Smith it would be unfair to our printing trades Brown, changes his Dume into the at home Restrictions on the use of firm must register whether it retains its paper for posters, catalogues, and Gov original business name of Jones and
Brown" or whether it
that name The effect of the bombs at Zierikzeernment departments will also be made.
into Jones and p
Where è firm, individual, or corpora tion carries on business es nosinee or Sir Alfred Turner recounts the follow- was terrible. All the houses in one street
trustee for some other person, person, ing concerning von Hindenburg in were destroyed, and others were unroof-
or corporation fof whatever nationality), ed. Fire broke out, but was rapidly
24th
DUTCH TOWN BOMBED.
The Hague, April 30th. An neroplane last night bombed the towns of Zierikzee, Zeeland. Three per song word killed and there was much damage.
HEAVY DAMAGE.
extinguished.
or Brown Brown Jones & threw them into the river
org
#
serious hardship, but a Baving of Co. necessary, to our national security, sod I feel it is firm trades under & fictitious or descriptured 30 lage fight the Germans
HINDENBURG'S COLD-BLOODED
CRUELTY
MUD ON THE WESTERN FRONT
qualities of the mad on the Western front, firm, such nominee, trustee, or agent mast illustrate the cold-blooded cruelty of tho No English dictionary can express the or acts as general agent for any foreign letter to the Saturday Review. “ To A Macedonian communiqué asys that on
says The Observer, but a writer in Truth register and supply various statutory par man the battle of Tannenberg April 30th there was a new and strong
dona his best. Basing his description on telars Hence executors who carry on number of Russians were driven into the The population were panic-stricken remark of a private that the and the business of the deceased-must, registris for help were piteous.. they began gradually to Bulgar counter attack on the recently
The nationality of the aeroplane has (Ancre variety) was like a particularly the fiduciary capacity of agent for Bri- The German soldiers were moved to pity
as trust.ces. Whether a firm which acts in sink. von British positions near Lake Doiran, not been established. It is stated from only he used another word--passionate tish principals comes within these
and
tried to rescue them, but were pre- The man that the kiss," he proceeds: But all mud is not This was repulsed with heavy enemy Sluiskil that two German seroplanes last like kisses. Some of it is like beer, and Visions seems doubtful Trustees in bank.verted from doing so by their brutal ruptcy and receiver and managers ap offers, and Hindenburg said Let them Josses The artillery broke down an enemy evening appeared ahova Sasvangent and some is like stout, and some is like grue pointed on the Court are exempted Russiane not to defile East Prussia with ted drown. It will be a good lesson ta and some is like honey, and some in where registration is necessary it mua their presence aga on the day of like treacle, and some is like newly-laid be effected by sending to the 1
local register
Our Russian Allies cement, and some is like old Cheshire
grenade attack on the Cerno Bend. There has been the liveliest artillerying on the whale front,
Russian Front.
EARLIER CABLES {THROUGH BHUTEE'E AGENCY.]
ATTACKS BY KURDS
CAVALRY TO THE RESCUE.
LONDON, May 1st. Awireless Bussian official message states that near Armirda, south-westward
A French attac's between Presnes and of Banas large party of Kurds heavily Auberive failed
attacked our barrier guard. Our cavalry
A second attack from the southward of restored the situation. Naurey also failed.
We brought down twenty five aro planes and five balloons yesterday.
Attacks by Kurds on the local inhabit tants in our rear are becoming more Frequent.
disappeared south-westward.
AMERICAN LOAN TO BELGIUM cheese, and fome is like ripe Camenibert, the proceribad form (which will heb will not forget
the and some is likes over stened beef, and with the follow los particular do the rec
alled in reckoning."
WASHINGTON May 180,
In addition to the loans to France and Italy, the United States will shortly lend Belgium about £30,000,000..
BRITAIN AND AMERICA.
MUTUAL HELP
WASHINGTON, May 1by Mr. Balfour and Mr. Lansing lengthily
conferred at the White House. ́ It is un-
derstood that they reviewed the entire situation, particularly considering where Great Britain's experience would be valuable to the United States, and pre paring a way for the major decisions
which will be worked out later
boiled egg, and some is like a hard-boiled in some cases their nationality of origin, nationality is not the national Thear
Non-com-
some is like underclothing in a washtub, business name; (b) the general nature of and some is like jam roly-poly, and some the business; (4) the principal place of show cards, and business letters the fol- is like French mustard and some is like business; (d) the present and any former lowing particular: present and any form English mustard, and some is like con- Christian name and surname of the proer admes of the proprietor partner their densed milk and some is like an underprietor or partners, their nationality and nationality it not British, and (if their egg, and some is like, the waters of the their usual residence and business occupa i gin) their nationality or origin. Dead Sea, and some is like molten lavation and other details The statement.
be will ultimately be filed by the registrar, particulars, however, need only stated in the crater of Manna Lox Moreover, who will issues certificate which must be on trade catalogues, etc., which are issaed its colour is just as various, and so is its kept exhibited at the
or sent to any person in any part of of hie principal place amal." the composite smell being that
business of the firm All changes of name
s dominions not on those of half-ripened apples left to rot or personnel in the firrig must be register- Various penal- ed within fourteen days.
with these provisions is punish- ties are imposed for failure to register or able by one provision
Lastly, there is a provision enabling furnishing
addi Te gold medals, won at Cambridge for
false statements in University by one of the most distintion incurring heavy penalties by way frm name containing the word British
the
rng strar to refuse to register ar guished scholars of his year, were sent of fine, a firm or person that makes de if he is satisfied that such name is míg to the Chancellor of the Exchequer as a fault in registration may lose their civil lending by reason of the nationality gift to the country to help to win the rights of enforcing contracts entered into the persong owning or constelling the because although the financial strain fa
The meda's have been returned during the period of defaultdal or firm firm. There does not appear to be much
required by every 1
the Act to be registered must necessity for this clauan, seeing that in Freak, it is not serious enough to permit state in all trade catalogues, circulars
Continued at fout of next column.)?
ware
the country to grant the sacrifice of a great scholars laurels.
event such a firm would have to re- gister and so disclose the name and na→ tionalities of the partners.