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AIMS.
ANNEXATIONS.
HEAVY FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
SITUATION IN RUSSIA.
SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.
Branco-Belgian Front.
Italian Front
LATEST VABLES.
{THROUGH REUTER's acknos.]
BULLECOURT CAPTURED.
LONDON, May 17th.
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:We completed the capture of Bullecourt to-day, taking 60 prisoders.
DVANC FRENCH ADVANCING.
PARIS, May 18th,
A communique says: We have com- pletely re-established our line north of Laffaux Mill, and have appreciably ad- vanced cast of Graonne and Hill 10s, and south of Berry-au-Bac, capturing prisoners. Artillery duelling has been fairly violent on the California platean.
EARLIER CABLES.
HEAVY GERMAN ATTACKS.
CASUALTIES INFLICTED BY BRITISH AND FRENCH,
LONDON, May 17th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- porte:-After a heavy bombardment on both banks of the Scarpe, the enemy launched a powerful counter-attack in the early morning between Gavirella and the river. He pressed forward under the destructive fre. of ar artillery and machine guns. The enemy for a short period, by weight of numbers, forced un back from our forward positions. Our immediate counter-attack regained all the ground, inflicting exceptionally heavy losses and taking a number of prisoners.
We progressed on the Hindenburg Line: to the north-east of Ball court. We re pulsed a raid to the south-east of Ypres.
BIG FRENCH CAPTURES.
PARIS, May 17th.
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BITTER FIGHTING.
HEAVY ENEMY ATTACKS
ROME, May 17th.
An Italian official message. says:- There has been bitter and prolonged fighting between Cucen und Vodice. The enemy repeatedly launched considerable masses against the new positions, but all were repulsed. The rocky bastion of Mont Cueco, from Height 611 to Height 684, remained firmly ours,
BARLIER CABLES.
WAR AIMS
LONDON, May 16th. Among the latest naval. casualties. announced are the following i-
KILLED, Lieut. Arthur E. Rudd, R.N.R.R
Women-Flight Sub-Lieurs Hubert S. Broad. R.N.. Edward D. Crandall, R.N
Missrxa (believed killed), Midshipman -Joh Barber, R.NR.
MISSING.-Flight Lieut. Moir. R.N. VE
BRITISH NAVAL CASUALTIES. BRITAIN'S POSITION EXPLAINED,
LORD ROBERT CECIL AND NO ANNEXATION."
LONDON, May 17th Lord Rolfort Cecil's sperch Inst night, both here and in Allied countries as an hin the Hour of Commons, is regarded, important pronouncement regarding
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH FOOD PROBLEM.
LONDON, May 18th In the House of Lords, Lord Devon port said that the voluntary food economy campaign was becoming effec tive. There was a marked decrease in the general consumption, particularly of bread in forty towns, including Birning ham and Leeds. He was hopeful that the voluntary effort would achieve the desired end..
AUSTRALIA'S MAN-POWER.
British war LÄTIS:
1917
IMPERIAL RECONSTRUCTION. COMMENTS ON GENERAL SMUTS SPEECH
LOCAL NEWS,
The Bandman Company had a good "house" again last evening when "Highl Jinks was repeated. Tonight ME Manhattan" will be presented.
LONDON, May 17th. The Daily Telegraph, in an editorial, headed An Historic
Sporeb," General Smuts' speech is one of the facet and most statsmanlike utterances that
It has been reported to the police that the way has produced. If the British two tong ofa "pig iron, valued at $200, nstion has not realised fully before, it were stolen from the Honam when she issuredly will understand now what
com-
the members of the Society of St. An extraordinary general meeting of
Vincent de Paul is to take place on Sunday at 10.30 am, at the Conference
of six months' hard labour
hopes are centred, that he hates war, was imposed upon a Chinese woman at and that all his ambitions are set upon the Hongkong Magistracy yesterday for serving his fellow countrymen, South
responsible spokesman of the
The debate arose on Mr. Philip Shows Charles J. motion welcoming the repudiationment and a strong pillar of was alongside Kowloon Decks,
by the now Russian Government of all statesman who represented the Union at the Empire it possesses in the soldier- ACCIDENTALLY injured.--Flight Sub-Proposals for Imperialistic conquest and the Imperial War Conference, Hitherto Lieut. Arthur E. Hall, RN
aggrandiseinent," and calling for a we have thought of him principally as a Official correction Killed. Flight similar British declaration. Mr Snow brilliant soldier, but the future may well Sub-Lieut. Douglas E Penney, RN, den entended that the Allied Note of reveal that bis political services are even instead of Probationer Flight Officer January was Imperialism, and con- more valuable still This is always a Hall, Glencaly Pennoy, Naval Division,
quest, naked and unashamed."rure and sometimes a dangerous Dr. Captain Valentine H. S. Jones, Lord Robert Cecil, replying, and hobination of genius, but we know from Marine Light Infantry.
bad beard much of the phrase No General Smuts' speeches where his dearest annexations," which he proceeded to General
examine point by point. He took, Bratly, the case of Arabia, No human being, he declared, would suggest that we should Africa and the Empire to which he is having 69 taple of opium in her possession, juse our influence to place Arabia again proud to belong, If we interpret Gene The drug was tied around her ander Turkish domination. (Cheers.)
ral Smuts speech aright, we detect
waist Proceeding, Lord Robert Cecil said therein a note of friendly and earnest Again, even the most Imperialist annexecution to those who think the time Wond at the Hongkong Magistracy yes, Bail of $2,000 cnch was fixed by Mr. tion af Armenia would benefit the people the Empire with a new Imperial Parlia-terday in connection with
ripe for forming a now Constitution of Turks have perpetrated there. The same Imperial taxes. The idea is noble charged with being in possession of 361 Who have suffered such crimes py the
mcat, a new Imperial Treasury, and new which a Chinese man and woman are. argument held good in regard to Syria posing fand logical, but it is none
ini
turned to the German African Colonies above all, opir to the fatal objection and Palestine. Lord Robert Coil next less full of perils and quicksands, and, taule of prepared opium, saying we did not, of course, attack those that it does not seem to be desired by Colonies in order to rescite, the natives the
The news will be read with regret that from misgovernment, but, having rescued Dominions. It may be takel, therefore, Mr. Cyril Eugene Agathon Hance, them, he asked were we to hand them to indicate that the special War Conf formerly of Hongkong, was killed in back The House warinly cheered Lord ference which will be called at the end Robert when he declared that he would of the war to consider the general proaction France on February 28th. At regard with horror the idea of returning blem of Imperial reconstruction will not the time of his death he was a Corporal the natives to the Government which per favour the idea of a unified Parliament in the 19th Battalion of the Australian petrated such cruelties. about Poland? Were they not all agreed to proceed on lines less sensational but Imperial Force..
Then what of the Empire. Reconstruction will have
dependent Poland And what about it has already begun during the last two had to separate two Chinese women who that it was desirable to establish an infar more consonant with the
The British traditions of gradual evolution. Indeed, Inspector Roylance, Police Reserve, Alsace-Lorraine Surely it was not sug. gested that Germany, having taken the Cabinet of statesmen of the Dominions were fighting in Third Street. Despite weeks in the admission to the Imperial two provinces from France; should not restore these Provinces. (Cheers.) - Then
and representatives of India the Inspector's persuasive eloquence there was the Italian Irredenta. Were hoping that General Smity outspoken Inspector Roylance moved them to the The Daily Telegraph concludes by the women would not move on, so selves to a proposition that they would sharply recall to their senson all those was fined £2, and the more violent of the not restore to Italy provinces populated who talk glibly or lightly of what they two had to pay 95. by Italians The speaker here turned call Repablican sentiment in this coun- momentarily to another phrase: No try. It says: The British Empire is The Attorney-General will move" for peace with the Hohenzollerns." He indeed fortunate when a soldier, who agreed there was a great deal in it and fifteen years ago, was its sturdy and the admission as a Barrister of the it was very attractive to the ordinary dangerous opponent, delivers, within the Supreme Court of Hongkong of Mr. British mind, but he thought it too walls of the British Parliament, an Fatting Tinsik Cheng, LL.D. on Mon attractive to be quite prudent as a deaddress cordial in friendship, and in--day, at 10 o'clock. Dr. Cheng obtained finition of national policy The cry of stinet, a are few utterances of our time, No indemnity had also been heard with political wisdom and understand Should there be no indemnity to Belgium? ing." Then what about Serbia and the Northern tinued Lord Robert speaking with rising Provinces of France? Were we, con- emotion, to rule out indefinitely all re paration for the destruction of peaceful merchantmen by submarines? He declar ed emphaticially that he was not pre-
red to do that,
LATER
it for mili
PERTH, May 17th. the Prosper of
The Recruiting Committee has asked stimulate recruiting by removing from Weet Australia to the Civil Service single men bary service,
The Premier replied sympathising with proposal, but expressed the opinion that the Commonwealth should take initial action. He promised to communicate emy counter-attacks eastward of with the Federal Government to that the Government going to coramit, then and resonant tribute to the Crown will police station. One of the fair pugiliste
efect d
We appreciably programed towards the important summit of Height 652, on the Vodice.
Gorizia broke down. We occupied an im portant height southward of Grazigan, and threw back, with serious losses. powerful enemy attack in the northern sector of Cars: The enemy shelled a field hospital-at Cervignano, there being air victims."
We prisonered, from the 14th to the 16th inst., 4,091, of which 124 are ollicers
AUSTRIAN CLAIMS.
LONDON, May 17th.
An Austrian communiqué claims 2,000 prisoners in the Isonzo battle, but Dagain on the left bank,
admits an Italian.
EARLIER CABLES.
AN ITALIAN OFFENSIVE. OBJECTIVE GAINED BY GREAT DASH.
UDINE, May 17th.
The Italian immediate objective, the Tystir Mountain, on the loft bank of the Isonzo, was attained by admirable dash
AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.
BRISBANE, May 17th. The Referendum has resulted in the defeat of the proposal to abolish Quem and from the Upper House
BIRLEQUENE, May 17th.
It is now known that the soldiers votes were largely cast for Mr. Hughes.
The latter, in the course of a speech, said this fact was one of the most wealth elections. A Nationalist victory gratifying features of the recent Common would spur Australian troops to earn fresh laurels
To
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
AN AGREEMENT REACHED.
THE IRISH PROBLEM.
Ulster Unionists, replying to Mr. Lloyd
LONDON, May 17th George, state that they will undertake to Asquith followed with an impies submit the settlement suggestions to the sive speech. First he explained that thement under which three Democratic and Ulater Unionist Council's sympathetic phrase no annexation appearing in consideration.
ispatcome of the Russian declarations had Mr. Redmond, replying to Mr. Lloyd perhaps, through Imperfection of interna George, says that the Nationalists are tional vocabulary, been imperfectly ap prepared to recommend the assembling of prehended. He did not believe it was a Convention, provided that Irishmen ased in any different sense by responsible of all creeds are represented.
Russian leaders and rulera than in the BRITISH TRADE
sense to which we would be prepared to subscribe. There were, however, four
CORPORATION.
CAPITAL OF £10,000,000
LONDON, May 17th,
PETROGRAD, May 17th. After day-long negotiations, an agree and Boldiers Delegates and the Govern ment was reached between the Workmen's
three Nationalist Socialists will enter the Cabinets
Generals Alexeff, Dragomiroff, Gourko and Brussiloff are coming to Petrograd to confer on the military situation. PRACTICAL HELP FROM AMERICA.
WASHINGTON, May 17th.
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his degree at the London University, is an honorary member of the Grotius Society in England, and has won prizes for essays on International Law
Attorney HJ Mohr and his wife, Attorney L. H. Mohr, world-travellers, have arrived in Hongkong route through China Their itinerary started. at San Francisco, California, last tralia, Pajina, Celches, Borneo, Java, the December and has covered parts of Aus
returning home they will visit Hawaiit Philippines, China and Japan. Before
Captain (acting Major) J. "A Pym. MC, the famous Cheltenham, Black- heath and English International Rugby half-back, who was a well-known and the war broke out, was recently reported popular sportsman in Hongkong when killed in action, and his photograph ap
different senses in which the word loan to Russia of twenty millions sterling, has turned out to be untrue, the mistake The United States has made its first Peared in the Sunday Pictorial with a notice to that effect. Happily, the report. * annexation might properly be emas additional evidence of the strong ployed. First, there might be annexation friendship which exists between the having probably arisen owing to con-
and there would be annexation if this American and Russian peoples."
Was to result in a durable and honourable peace which consisted in the emancipation of the enthralled and oppressed populations from the despotism CHINESE TELEGRAMS in the 88th Company R.G.A
under which they had hitherto laboured..
A communique says:-The Germans in despite the extraordinarily strong Aus the daytime continued their attacks to trian defence, which the Italian artillery the north and north-west of Lafinux mill entirely destroyed, and also despite the millions, and it was necessary that-000 Mr. Asquith went on to say that that as far as the Boissons-Laon Railway, fact that a large number of Austrian They were sanguinarily defeated, despite troops had been brought there from the strength of their effectives and the Galicia. violence of their attacks.
We brilliantly counter-attacked at some point where the line wag momen torily bent, recovering the whole of the Jost ground.
The Germans lost heavily in attempt- ing. to arrest our progress by fresh at
Hundreds of prisoners and numerous German wounded have been captured.
Three German teroplanes were felled on May 15th
The Balkans.
LATEST CABLES. STEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. ] BRITISH HEAVILY REPULSE
ENEMY ATTACKS.
LONDON, May 17th.
[EY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NOOI
SAN FO
CHINA AND WAR.
SHANGHAI, May 18th the Lower House urging the discussion The Premier has sent a second Bill to of the question of the declaration of war. The Chairman of the Lower House has discussed the question with all parties.
In the House of Commons, Sir Albert Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, stated that the new British Trade Cor poration would have 210,000,000. It was proposed to raise 21
capital of
million should be subscribed before the prospectng was issued. He had inter was not only legitimate, but the purposes viewed representative bankers, and for which we drew the sword in war, plained the scheme to them and asked and would either not be accomplished, or for their support. The Banks were prae accomplished inadequately, unless an tically unanimous in support of the nexation in the sense of emancipation scheme, although he could not say that werd thoroughly carried out by the all of them were equally, enthusiastic in Allies: (Cheers.) He was perfectly sure agreeing to subscribe capital. A number the members of the new Russian Exec of the larger Banks had subscribed to tive would not protest against annexe ward the million which was necessary in tion needed for that purpose. Secondly, order to launch the scheme. The Govern there was the case of the union of artif ment did not propose to Subscribe cially separated nationalities. Take the capital, or to subsidise the undertaking case of the Trentino. Annexation in that in any way. He believed the Corporation case was required to satisfy the dictates
THREATS OF RESIGNATIONS. would serve a very useful purpose of the conscience of the civilised world. Sucks, which were shattered by our cur- A British Balonika official message was strongly criticised, the terms of the needed for the transference of a sovereignet meeting at the residence of Nis In the course of the debate the schame (Cheers.) Thirdly, annexation might be prescatatives at the Military Conference Yesterday morning, the Tutahs and re. tain of machine-gun fire.
saya-We heavily repulsed two counter-
The Charter being attacker ty or territory for the purpose of retain-Z Chenng to discuss the question of the attacks at Kjupri, on the Struma front,
ME Chamberlain promised that Government would re-consider the mattering strategis positions which were shown dissolution of Parliament. It was decid: in the light of the criticisms, but he was to be necessary not for aggression but ad to consult with the Premier on the taking 95 prizoners,
unable to promise to revise or to with for self-protection and defence against matter to day, and the view was express draw the Charter
with future attacked that if the President does not approve
Mr. Asquith continued:Then there all the Tatuhs will resign their posts. was the fourth case, namely, annexation meaning conquest for the sake of expan sion of territory, and of political and economic aggrandisement. He believed. there was no man in that House or in this country, and he was certain there LONDON, May 17th.
was no power among the Allies, prepared There is much interest in the now in that sense. (Cheers.) When the either to practise or justify annexation feature of the Government's Irish pro ground was thus explored and the ambi posals, namely the Council of Ireland,
Mr. Lloyd George's lexor to M John Buities removed, was there really any Redmond states that the two delegations practical difference between us and our of which the Council will be composed friends of the democracy of Russia e summonable on the initiative of any six should be considered. He did not believe members of the Council The Council there was, (Hear, henr.) would be empowered by a majority of Private Bills and legislation affecting votes of each of the delegations to pa
AMERICAN TROOPS FOR both the included and excluded areas; also to recommend to the Orown the FRANCE. extension to the excluded Order-in-Council, of Parliament; also to agree to the inci FRENCH GENERAL'S ADVICE
any Act of the Irish
Home Rule Act, subject to the assent of sion of the whole of Ireland under the
LONDON May 17th.
BRITISH PROGRESS. AT BULLECOURT
LONDON, May 17th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Heig, in a communiqué, says: There was fighting during the night at Ballecourt
We further progressed through the village and reached the western edge.
GERMAN WASTAGE.
Naval Activities.
LATEST CABLES. [THROUGH PEUTER'S AGEECE,3 TO THE U. S. NAVY.
A TOAST.
LONDON, May 17th.
At a Navy League luncheon, Sir. Edward Cargon, First Lord of the
EARLIER CABLES.
IRELAND,
GOVERNMENT SCHEME FOR
SETTLEMENT.
EMPIRE DAY SHOOT.
TEAMS REDUCED TO FIVE COMPETITORS.
The following teams have, so far, been entered for the Police Reserve Team and Individual Shoot which is to take place May 24th, commencing at 9.30 am -
Hoyal Navy, HMS-in Port),
fusion of initials. Captain JA. Pym has since been promoted Acting Major while in command of a siege battery. On the outbreak of war he was a Lieutenant
FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR,
Captain J. T. Kirby, of the S. and T. Corps, Indian Army, son of the late Mr. Richard Kirby, or fokyo, has been Mesopotamin awarded the US. O, for service in
CM.G., Dragoons, who served in the Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel B. Vincent, China Expedition of 1900, has been ap pinted Brigade Commander, attached to Headquarter Units, with the Tem- porary rank of Brigadier-General. He
War of 1904-5. was attached to the Japanese Army in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese
D.S.O., RA, formerly of the British Lieutenant-Colonel R. H. F. McCullock Legation in Peking, mentioned in our issue of the fifteenth instant as having had the Legion of Honour d'Officer, conferred on him, has been Crolk appointed Brigadier-General,
RA attached to Headquarter Units, with temporary rank
Mr. C. Bowern, son of Mr. T. W. and Mrs. Bowern of Shanghai, has left to go home and offer his services to the Briti Government, Mr. O. A Bowern is Shanghai born and Public School boy and was accountant up to his departure in the firm of Messrs. Getz & Cat He is the only son of the family and best wishes go with him for his future career.
Admiralty, in proposing the toast of the will be bumerically equal to the Council garding the general lines on which pears on King's Park Range, next Thursday Flight Lieut. Ronald Graham, of the
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U8. Warahip(in Port), Royal Artillery. Royal Engineers..
74th Punjabis
Hongkong Police.
18th Infantry.
Royal Naval Flying Corps, son of Mrs. W. Graham, of Yokohama, has been awarded a bar to his Distinguished Service Cross Second-Lieutenant Gra- ham (he has since been promoted) received the Distinguished Service Cross for best- ing off Germen seroplanes while ing transports off the
of
The particulars of the H.K.V.C., and coast of
Belgium
PARIS, May 17th.
United States Navy, declared that the A communiqud states:-Fresh enemy arrival of an American fotilla here was attempts to re-take ground we gained in one of the most important events in the the Laffeux mill region failed, The history of the world, for it was a recogni struggle, which was meat lively at car. tion of the fact that the old and new tain points, turned everywhere to our worlds mean to completely reserve the advantage, and the enemy suffered heavy freedom of the seas in the intereste of
C. Halahan, RN, who Jossee. We took more prisoners civilization and humanity against plun-he majority of the voters of the excluded The New York Times publishes a mes reach Mr. F. C. Jenkin's Chambers to day Taku clasps for the Boxer rebellion, has H.KVE, H.K.P.R., Middlesex and took part in the China War and bolds Dockyard Defence Corps teams must the China medal with, the Peking and Our harrages inflicted heavy losses on der and savagery. He admitted that in the Crown to extend the Act to all that American volunteers should be sent It has, as exiled, been necessary to prevent war. He was mentioned in the
area whereupon power would be invested sage from General Petain urging that (Saturday), by noon. three German assaulting detachments submbriniam was a real danger, but the Freland by an Order-in-Council. The to France within three months for train expected, bet nection to
come into considerable prominence in the which made several fruitles attempts to Navy, with the assistance of the United at its own initiative Aganliging, and to be used later as skeleton ve hemen on Competitors of Lord French of November, 1915, and Dover Petrol despatch, and in that reach our lines at the Roycre Farm, in States
regarding Frish questions, including an amendment of armies. The message concluded that it have a suce inforza Mr. Jenkin which and then the b Navy, would counteract the Hoan Rule A The President of is of paramount importance that an organisations for arriving American
have already sent in six names was awarded first Letter on Vellum the Epine de Chevrigny sector, north (Cheers)We are going to stick this the Conncil will be elected by agreement American General Commissioner should name they will withdraw
of Leopold, added by Albert in west of Braye en sonnois
by the delegations, or, failing agreement, be immediately appointed to come 10 business out (Cheera)
January for his work in Command will be nominated by the Crown
the heavy naval batteries attached to the Belgian Army.
it
Council may also make
France
(Brd) F. O JENKIN
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Brot
the Order