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On May 20th st Noon-No returns from Japanese stations Fressere has increased to mederately at all stations report- I slightly anti-cyclone appear to JATO. weakened sad moved eastward; there is no in the general distribution other abange since yesterday.
Hongkong vainfall for 24 hours muiding si 10 am. to-day, 0.00 Inab. Total sinos Int Jaanary, 15,23 inches, against an average of 18 22 Inches.
The forecast for the 14 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows
DISTRICT
FORMOASE.
Burgkong to Gay Rock
E. winds, me derate fair.
Formosa Chanel
(North winds,
25
Bouth Coast of China between The same as
No 1. Hongkong and Lamooks
Soath Coast of China between The same as Hongkong and man. No, 1.
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REGISTER
20TH MAT, A
Wind
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Hour.
11 Ses Lovel
·Barometer
anged ter
1745.
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1. BiBox, reduced to 33 dogreon Hahren beit, on the level of the sew in inches, tentha and hundredtna
2. TREFRHATUER, in the shade, in degres Fahrenbelt.
3. HUMIDIFY, in parentage of usturation, the humidity of air maturated with moisture boing": 100
DARNOTION OF WIND, to two points
6. Fonds OF WIs, according to Beaufort Beals 8. STATE OF WEATERE, b blue sky, detsebed cloud, d drizzling rain, f fog, g gloomy, h hail 1 lightalug, o overcast, p passing abowers, à aqua rrain, snow, i thunder, visibility, w dow (wit
7. KAIN in inches, tenths and hundreds
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
Hongkong Observatory, May 20th.
Previon On DateOn Date
at st Day
at 2.m 6am
po
Barometer Tempersinee Humidity.
29.94
29.1
23.89
78
73
75
69
#5
76:
Wind Direction.
Force
Fast Eust
Weather Rain
Highest open-air Tempersino on 19th 76 Lorest open fr Temperature on 20th 73
Kon.
HONGEONG TIDE TABLE.
From 21st to 17th May.
HIGH WATE
Month
Hong
MORD
Thure 25 m 184
Fr
Every mother should let her children Wed. drink plenty of MONTSERRAT Lime Juice-she will find it keeps the youngsters healthy
Height
LOW WATKE.
Hing
Mean
Time.
11 16 842 datar. 27 m2 56 89 51
Height
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY
THE WAR.
The following Cables were received on Saturday night, and sirved in our Early Morning Extra yesterday:
Franco-Belgian Front.
(THROUGH ENGLER'S AGENOT.]
06
THE IMPORTANCE OF BULLECOURT.
A SEPULCHRE OF GERMAN GUARDSMEN.
Luspos, May 18th. -Reuter's correspondent at Headquar ters says when the full story of Bulle court can be told it will shed an im-
perishable lastre on several English and Scottish battalions who bore the brunt of about fifteen attacks by an infinitely greater weight Sf. mumbers and who, while occasionally temporarily yielding always returned and went further ahend
Russian Front...
21ST, 1917.
ĮTAROUGE, BEUTRE B AGENCY I RUSSIANS REPULSE ATTACKS.
LONDON, May 18th. Awireless Russian official message saysWe ropnised an intense attack in the direction of Vladimir Volynsk in the region of Shelvor, and also a Turkish attack in the direction of Ognot. In the seur of our troops, in the direction of Khanikin, the Kurds are attacking our posts and tearing up the graves and mutilating the dend
Naval Activities.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] FRENCH SHIPPING. THREE VESSELS SUNK DURING THE WEEK.
LONDON, May 18th:" The return of French shipping for the week shows that the arrivals numbered ninety-two and the sailings ninety-one Thren vessels of over 1,600 tons were Bunk but none under this tonnage. Four were unsuccessfully attacked,
each time until, ni Inst, the Brisches were DOZEN GERMAN SUBMARINES cleared out
Likewise the Anzacs, to the south-east of the village, have maintained therr grip upon the Hindenburg line, sturdily defying all the efforts of the enemy,
The foal canture of Bullecourt has created the most interesting tactical situation. From the bank of the Sensee river to the cast and north-east of Croiselles our line takes a pretty sharp sweep. The result in that between Monchy and Moeuvres the enemy is bent back in a salient of which the Hinden- burg line forms a considerable span of
the southern, length. If you rule a line on the map half-way between Queant and Bullecourt to the east of Monchy you get a very large pocket packed with Ger- mans, who are still there presumably bent upon retrieving the lost part of the line, The German command knows that Balle court is the key to important tactical possibilities, That is the reason it has become such a sepulchre of German guardsmen,
ENEMY RAIDS BEATEN BACK,
LONDON, May 13th:
Sir Douglas Haig reports that last evening two raids to the north-east of Armentieres were driven off.
GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED?
FRENCH RETAIN ALL THEIR POSITIONS
LONDON
SUNK
A GOOD FIVE DAYS WORK.
PARIS, May 18th.
The Echo de Paris affirms that between May 1st and May 5th a dozen submarines were certainly sunk principally by the British.
SUBMARINE SHELLS SPANISH STEAMER.
SPAIN TO ENTER A PROTEST.
MADRID, May 18th. submarine shelled the Spanish steamer Patricio, killing the Chief Engineer. The crew abandoned the ship The Cabinet has discussed the outrage at length and a protest is being prepared.
General,
[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.] THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN NAVIES
EXCHANGE OF OFFICERS.
LONDON, May 18th
THE IRISH QUESTION.
ATTITUDE OF THE TWO PARTIES.
LONDON, May 18th. Mr. John Redmond, in a letter to M Lloyd George refuses the proposal of immediate Home Rule exclusive of
vention
'LOWANCED.
OVERHEARD IN A REGISTRY. OFFICE.
And when she came down to give orders she brought a newspaper, and told us we should all have to be put on much bread and sugar week, and a meatless day as well.
So I fired up and said, I never have Ulster, but accepts the alternative Con
Sir John R. Lonsdale, on behalf of the heen lowanced in any situation yet, and Ulster Unionists, undertakes to submit I never will Me, that have been cook in the proposals to the Ulster Council's titled families where the was as much careful consideration, but, according to loft as used 111 leave this day month, tho Press Association, the Ulster loadera so there. Lowanced, indeed!"
It transpires that Captain Evans, of H.M. Destroyer Brake has been lont to America in exchange for Admiral Sims (The Broks, it will be remembered, under the command of Captain Evans, wou great distination in the fight against German destroyers in the Straits of Dover last month. Captain Evans is also well known as a member of Captain Scott's expedition. to the South Pole-
We states that the S90
A French
enemy violently borabarded the California Plateau in Chemin des Dames Severul attacks at the north-eastern end of the plateau were repulsed after the most lively grenade fight. The French main tained all the positions.
THE AMERICAN ARMY FIRST CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN BRITISH PORT
LONDON, May 18th. The first contingent of the American There was a somewhat intense artillery struggle at night in the regions of Mont-Army, in the shape of a medical unit,
has arrived in a British port. Cornillet and Montbaut in Champagne.
GERMANY'S LATEST ENEMY. HONDURAS SEVERS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
Italian Front
(TARDOOR REUTER'S AGENCY,]
ITALIANS ADVANCING
HOURLY,
FURIOUS FIGHTING ON MONTE SANTU
UDINE, May 17th.
The Austrians, re-inforced, furiously and frequently counter-attacked along the crest of Monte Sauto. which changed hands many times, the enemy striving to preserve his last stronghold whence they threaten Gorizia and the middle Isonzo. The Itplans, in a series of brilliant drives, are advancing hourly.
HELP FROM BRITISH ARTILLERY.
GUNNERS ENTHUSIASTICALLY
WELCOMED IN ITAL
LONDON, May 18th
The War Office announces that British heavy artillery is co-operating in the Italian offensive on the Julian front, and ik afo-ding material assistance. The gunners met with an enthusiastic recep- tion in Italy.
THE ITALIAN ADVANCE.
A HIGHLY SPECTACULAR
MOVEMENT
LONDON, May 18th Renter's correspondent at the Italian Headquarters states that the Italian advance was highly spectacular, crossing the precipitous Isonzo gorge on narrow bridges, regardless of clouds of shrapnel The first line trenches fell immediately
WASHINGTON, May 18th. Honduras has severed diplomatic rela tions with Germany.
RUSSIAN ARMY SUPPLIES IMPROVING. GENERALS WITHDRAW THEIR RESIGNATIONS.
in the House of Commons stated last
INTER ALLIED COMMERCIAL CONFERENCE
night that they would not submit the" All this talk about rations is just one Convention proposal to the Council nor of their dodges," said a fretful-looking person in rusty black, who sat next themselves serve upon auch a body,
They cut you down here, and pinch you there, till the very salt is begrudged yon." We must economise because of the Potatoes war, cook, she enya to me, are very scarce and dear. Here's a recips. for using up what's left cold: One Cup of mashed potatoes, one cup of cream, and three yolks of eggs: all to be beaten And up together and nicely browned." that to save, with eggs and cream as dear, as denrées a
Generals Alexieff, Brusiloff, Gurko, Dragomiroff and Scherbatscheff attended several conferences with the Government over the questions of munitions and sup plies. It is announced that the position in regard to these matters is improving It is understood that General Britsiloff and Gurko have withdrawn their resigna
tions."
SIX SOCIALISTS IN CABINET PETROGRAD, May 18th The Cabinet has been constituted, in cluding six socialists.
DEATH OF A FAMOUS ENTERTAINER
JOHN MASKELYNE
LONDON, May 18th. The death is announced of John Maskolyne, the entertaner
DEATH OF SERBIAN EX- GENERALISSIMO,
GERMAN SYSTEM OF TRADE TO BE CRUSHED:
ROME, May 18th. The Inter Allied Commercial Confer ence has opened.
Lord Gainford, on behalf of the British delegates, emphasised Britain's desire that the resources of the Allies should ho co-ordinated
The Conference approved resolutions relating to trade marks, the application of science industrially, the health of munition workers, the employment of disabled soldiers, a system of police to protect trade after the war, a scheme for an inter-Allied insurance umon, and measures to crush the German system of trade with its espionage and corruption.
Begging your pardon, nun'am,' I says, I could use it up cheaper for the kitchen breakfast with a rasher or two of Wiltshire smoked.
And she almost sercamed. You can't bave Wiltshire any more. It's onn and ten a paund. And about the pastey bit Lady Schemely tells me she gete nowadays. lovely things made with beef dripping
Lady Schemely may, I says, lofty like: I never demeaned myself to make dripping pastry vet, and I shan't begin. Besides, ma'am, the dripping is my per
I never said so, she dared up, so in course I fared too, and here I am, with quisite and can't be interfered with.
APPREHENSION IN GERMANY three ladies after me at once. But I don't
PEACE WANTED ON PRE-WAR
go under forty pounds this time and perquisites,"
They wanted us to eat margarine at my last place, and the smart housemaid and Miss Margery had in the corner, TRADE CONDITIONS.
the grocery
brought to the side door and LONDON, May 18th. teed to take the papers off before it cams, The big industrial paper, the Rheinisch downstairs, but, law, we weren't having but I was Weatfaelische Zeitung, publishes an any Them can eat it as likes, Miss
further spread of Margery. I says, emphatic article showing a
after-the-war brought up genteel.' So they had it up- regarding the
sca.re
started in the Ger stairs and we had butter down. trade, which MAD banking press, including the before Berliner Tageblatt, the Lokalanzeiger Well, I wish the war well as much as and the Frankfurter Zeitung,
It seems that its deliberate intention is to prepare the German nation for a sur- render of all political claims, if only pence is obtainable on pre-war trade con- ditions. The article is specially appre hensive regarding the effects of the Im perial Conference, which it dreads far more than the Faris Conference. It says that the establishment of an Imperial Customs Union will be a matter of extreme gravity for Germany as it would, by its weight, draw a number of smaller States into its orbit.
any body," said a stolid-looking general, out all this fussing about food is sicken-
:
She's
week
breakfast... ing. The district lady went to my sister's
porridge for childrek and wanted her to give the had eleven and burled seven, so in course she didn't need to be learned her duty by a woman as haven't so much as been married. So she up and said, Oats is horses food, miss, and as long as I can teil and mail my children shan't be fed the same as they, It's bad enough to give manage they shall have it now for tea they fetches If the baker haven't them stale bread for breakfast, but I do
alon, and the baby RIM AUG
of kipper or sausage.like a man..? THE CONSTITUTION OF THE takes his slice and, a
EMPIRE.
telling
FURTHER COMMENT ON GENERAL SMUTS SPEECH.
like ladiebut
to
go folks
how they ought to live, war;
again. of no war," said the rusty person
"The Ain't their money their own? ocokery instructor at the Council school gets mad because the mothers won't buy Belt the cakes and tarts the girls can do, but LONDON, May 17th the soups at cost price. Says she can The Time, Riter describing General the soups are
Working people wants Smats speech as worthy of a great quite right too on her hands. And, occasion, comments on his reference to something solid relishing these days. It's work, that wants slope and the War Cabinet, saving certainly the only gentry, that never does a hand's turn meetings of the past few weeks have of hard work marked an immense advance on the Im
They
Meet Aby
perial Conferences of past dayllent ably.
well," said the speaker comfort- the working classes are turning tables on gentlefolks nowadays.
And he said.Tinned pheasant, sir; the very best brand, and only four shill-
have had, for one thing, the result of
establishing the position of the India
a partner nation in the British There was an old shepherd down our way, General Smuts knows, named Billy Button, and the children Commonwealth. and no man better the dangers which used to call after him, Billy Billy But
of the
of mutton, And didn't Had a leg ton, lurked in the anomalous relations Dominions and India, and he, as much as know how to cut n. He'd know, if he "statesman in the Empire, must rejoice was alive to-day said the housemaid [any
at the better promise implied by the see? That's true, presentation of India in the Imperial quickly Our Jane, who lives near the Cabinet. He had we may conjecture, big munition works, wag in their head his full share in the happy establishment grocer's the other night. They had been of cordial relations between the represen unpacking a lot of new goods at one coun tatives from the Dominious and India.ter and a gentleman said to the shopman," General Smats did not enter into the What are those 2 possibility of more complete constitutional developments for the Empire. He agreed
row ful life, and a workman, black from to a special conference after the war te settle the problem, and feels, no doubt, The gentleman shook his head sor that it may be left there for the moment. We are not disposed to quarrel with this the forge standing by, says, Hand us discretion. The people of this country over a couple of 'em, mister. They'll just would do well to reserve judgment on that do for me and my old woman's supper, 14. And he had then, and paid like a matter and pay grave attention to what A General Smuts said about the future prince, and went off with them on one Wages is something security
of the Empire. There is real arm and half a dozen pounds of prime MRJ in the need for his reminder to bear in mind ham on the other not merely Central Europe but the like, down there!" British Empire when the peace settle Daily Mail mont comes There is a tendency here to concentrate upon the problems of Europe and leave the rest of the Empire to shift, more or less, for itself. This will not do any longer, and General Bmuts is absolutely right to tell us Bo frankly."
RUSSIAN ARMY AND THE MINISTRY.
GENERALS CONFIDENT AND SOLDIERS ENTHUSIASTIC
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, May 17th. Messrs Montagu's report states that the market is steady in tone, but there. is no feature of special interest except the continued paucity of sales from America
There have been a few general orders.. but the bulk of the business has boen for- coinage.
NICE, May 18th. The death is announced of General Putnik, the Serbian ex-Generalissimo THE ENGINEERING STRIKE LABOUR DILUTION NECESSARY.
LONDON, May 18th. Generals Alexeiff, Dragomiroff, Gurko DEATH OF THE RAJAH OF
SARAWAK. In the House of Commons, discussing and Brusiloff declare that the Coalition Ministry will restore discipline in the the engineering strike, Dr. O Addison, the Minister of Munitions, emphasised Army, which is enthusiastic over the ap the importance of the Munitions Amendpointment of M, Korensky as War Minis-
PETROGRAD, May 18th.
LONDON, May 18th
and then the Italians made a steep ascent ment Bill In view of the tremendous ter 2 SAMANTsionál Govern. The death is announced of His High
of Monte Knk to the Austrians second line eight hundred feet high, bristling with machine guns,
The battle raged all day and all night fill the Italians outflanked and captured the whole position Monte Kuka sum aits, 1,800 feet high, were captured later, but furious counter-attacks on both crests followed
Sir Charles Johnson Brooke, G.C.M.G, Hajah of Sarawak
ment and the Executive of the Workness men's and Boldiers' Delegatos, the Premier, M. Lvoff; declared that the de feat of Russia and her Allies would be nations disaster. Hence the Govern dent was confident that the revolution
programme of Beroplane engines, guns At a meeting of the and shipbuilding it was absolutely neces sary to take skilled mezi from private commercial firms, and the dilution of labour was the only way of maintaining such firms. He stood most firmly by h Bill bat was prepared to discuss the details with the representatives of the
Sir Charles Johnson, Brooke was second! Rajak of, Sarawak and was born in 1829. In 1840, he joined HM. Navy, but in 1851 resigned to serve his uncle in Sarawak, a population of 500,000 and a country 40,000 squazo miles in extent 12
After heavy fighting the Amalgamated Society and whoever thery Army gould not allow the German and became Rajah in 1888. He ruled over
enemy was repulsed and Monte Kuk was
a.finitely WORK ON
brought, but he declined to receive direct ly the representatives of the strikers
to be victorious
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