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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG
·GERMANS TERRIBLY SHELLED ON
BRITISH FRONT
BOMB ATTACKS ON BELGIUM COAST.
POLISH ARMY
Franco-Belgian Front.
CREATED.
Aerial Activities.
LATEST CABLES; {THROUGH KRUYER'S AGINOY.]
LATEST CABLES. {THROUGE KAUTER'S AGENCY.}
BRITISH FRONT.
GENERAL WARFARE.
LONDON, June 4th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:We carried out raids northward of Armentieres and southward of Wylschacto, and captured 37 prisoners.
There was considerable mutusi arcil dry firing southward of Gouzeaucourt mad in the neighbourhood of Vimy Ridge.
In the Ypres auctor our aeroplanes on Saturday night obtained hits on four enemy trains, one of which was com Distely destroyed. We brought down even German aeroplanes. Four of ours are missing.
EARLIER CABLES,
GERMANS TERRIBLY SHELLED.
BOMB ATTACK ON BRUGES.
ENEMY NESTS ATTACKED.
LONDON, June õtdi. The raid on Bruges in the fourth attack upon enemy submarine and seroplane
sts in Belgium.
nests
It is officially reported that since Thursday Dutch Correspondents speak of constant Allied Naval air raids upon The Belgian Coast, the sky being illumi
DAILY PRESS,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6TH,
1917:
NATION'S ECONOMY IN CEREALS.
ALBANIAN INDEPENDENCE.
ROME, June 4th. A proclamation was issued at Argyro Castro on June 3rd, establishing the independence and unity of all Albania under an Italian Protectoratë.
NORWEGIAN
SHIPPING
LOSSES,
CHINESE TELEGRAMS, THE AMERICAN AND BRITISH
THE REVOLT IN CHINA,
(THROUGH BOTHE'S AGENOY]
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
NAVIES.
It is a thrice told tale, but it never loses anything in the re-telling, is Hajoj General Sir George Younghusband's A Soldier's Memories, just published, gives it. A chapter is devoted to the Spanish-American War and recalls how in Manila Bay Great Britain was repre- sensed only by a little second-class crui-
• LONDON, June 4th, The National War Savings Committee announces that from the official reports so far received for the month of May by the Ministry of Food the national bread
FORMED, consumption has declined heavily during the past month, When the remainder of
SHANGHAL, Jung 4th.
the figures are received it is anticipated
After a conference, the militarists they will show that the nation's economy huge of 16,397, were annk in May, and ing of Bou Shih-chang, who has held
Forty-nine Norwegian ships, of ston-formed u. Provisional Government consister, the Bonaventure, ander the command in cereals has been heavier that was hopod, especially in view of the complete absence of potatoes.
SITUATION IN RUSSIA:
ALEXIEFF RESIGNS.
PETEOGRAD, June 5th.
General Alexjeff has resigned, and General Brusiloff has been appointed
Gonoralissimo.
General Gurko replaces General Brusi- loff on the South-Western Front.
EARLIER CABLES.
SOME REASSURING FEATURES.
LONDON, June 4th. In connection with the confused und conflicting news from Petrograd it is important to remember that there is no
with which Petrograd is filled, and which in the present constantly changing con ditions are unsuitable, may be called
LONDON, June 4th.
twenty-one lives were lost, ADVANTAGES OF AMERICA'S WAR ENTRY.
PARIS, June 4th Sir Edward Carson, First Lord of the Admiralty, in an interview published in
the Masin, emphasised the immense naval advantages accruing from the entry of America into the war, enabling the use of tonnage which would be regulated so that there would be no longer any wastage of transports. Also, that America could secure the protection of transports en the Atlantic Oceau, ns Great Britain had secured it in the Channel. Moreover, the Allies had practically controlled the food supplies which Germany might be able
maay offices of State, ns Dictator, and Wang Shih-chen, at present Acting Premier, as Premier.
MILITARISTS IN CONTROL
of Sir Edward Chichester.
The arst international incident occur red when the German Fleet Came sailing by your leave." This did not goom to in with never with your leave nor Admiral Dewey a very correct procedure in a blockaded port; but, as he said, ho was not very well up in the etiquette of the ocean, so he semaphored across to his Paxing, June 4th.
friend, Sir Edward Chichester, for ad will hence-vice Bir Edward, a stout old sailor of the best old stock immediately replied that undoubtedly
the
German Fleet had
The Central Government
forth be completely isolated, as the mili tarists have established a strict censorship of the telegraphs.
BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NOOI
SAN PO":
PRESIDENT DESIROUS OF
RESIGNING,
SHANORAL, June 5th. The President has wired to the Vine President stating that he will resign, that the mandate of resignation is prepared,
no right to be there, except by courtesy The blockading Rect. The Germibus had no sea manners, he added,
What ought I to do!" asked Admiral Dewey
Fire across his bows, replied Bir Edward Chichester with great bluntness. In the course of two minutes whiss, bang, wont a shot across the German's bowe, and in an incredibly short space of time her feet anchored hastily. Next we seen a steam pinnace, evidently in great hury pushing off from the German aduiral's flagship and scurrying towards the Olympia. In the pinnace were seated escorted courteously on board the Olym some very angry Germans. They were pio, simply bursting with wrath, and
nated for miles by bursting shelle and sensorship; hence all sorts of reports to obtain through neutrals, for they and that it be issued immediately if the with their feathers flying anyhow.N
terrific explosions of bombs.
EARLIER CABLES.
LONDON, June 4th.
According to an Admiralty announce ment, the Commodore at Dunkirk carried out a bomb attack last night on Bruges Dock and Canal with good results. Russian Front.
EARLIER CABLES. [THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENUS.), RENEWED ATTACKS BY RUSSIANS.
LONDON, June 4th.
A
LONDON, June 4th.. According to Hauler's Correspondent Headquarters, 119 prisoners wore taken from three regiments in yesterday's counter-attacks to the south of Bouchez, in which the chemy employed over a division, as they were under the con- penfrated fire of our batteries which had hair positions registered to a nicely, Wheir Losses must have been very heavy, The Canadians, who were driven bacg from the electric station, suffered from our guns razing, the buildings and ren- Italian Front
A Russian official wireless message states: Our scouts, surmounting four rows of wire entanglements At New Mossor, in the direction of Kovel, dis- persed a bairier guard.
dering them shelterless. Nevertheless,
they fell back slowly fighting hard,
To-day the Germans are being terribly abelled.
POST RECAPTURED.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in #eport anys: We recaptured the post fost during Saturday night south Sent of Cherisy...
We repulsed night raids south-west of Lo Basice and in the neighbourhood of Neuve Chapelle.
We entered the enemy's trenches east of Vermellab
FRENCH FRONT.
ENEMY ATTACK.
PARIS, June 4th. communiqué says:-The artillery Muel became violent last night to the north-west of Froidmont Farm
An enemy attack shortly before ton clock on a salient of our line gained a fucking in some of our advanced elements. After their bloody defeat of yesterday, the Germans have not renewed attempts dr the Vauclore and California plate- but have confined themselves to a fairly lively bombardment of franchee
[ano:
Nina enemy aeroplanes and a captive halloon have been brought down.
The
We penetrated entanglements and drove out the enemy from trenches in the region of Penvi, in the Carpathians
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unhindered:
Reassuring features are L Kerensky's reception by the armies agil his speeches therean. It is also a fact that the Pea sants Congress has shown itself strong against a separate peace and has over whelmingly elected like M. Kerensky mer to its executive, while the extremists, M. Gorky and M Lenin, only polled a few votes,
On the other hand, reports from Cronstadt and regarding the economic situation are somewhat disquieting. Cronstadt is filled with extremists and visionaries and youthful chemistry
atudents
*
Lamanoff threatens to land sailors at Petrograd to overthrow the Govern- ment. The latter, however, is supported
could now search all vessels. These possi- bilities were calculated to increase the Allies confidence
THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS
MELBOURNE, June 4th.
elections gives the following results:
The revised final count în the Federal
Nationalists (being Coalitionists under Mr. Hughes), and Labouritea, in the House of Lepresentatives, and 24 Nationalists and 12. Labourites, in the Senate:
JAPANESE POLITICS. NATIONAL COMMISSION TO BE
ORGANISED
TOKYO, June 4th." After meeting of the leaders of all political parties the Premier," Count Ternuchi, informed the Cabinet that the leaders had agreed to preserve national
by the Soldiers' and Workmen's Delenity in war time, and accordingly gates, and is determined not to flinch and is confident of gaining the upper hand.
WARSHIP CREWS DEMANDS: News from Petrograd continues to be confusing. The latest report is that Euasian warships are en role to Petro grad in order that the crews may demand a re-election of the Soldiers' and Work- men's Delegates, which they allege con- sists too little of the bouryenlete, and also the handing over of the Tsar
National Commission, including the leaders, would be organised for the pur pose of considering the chrrying out of diplomatic measures and policies under the direction of the Emperor.
OBITUARY,
FOREIGN ADVISER TO JAPAN
TOKYO, June 4th. The death of Mr. William Henry Stone, Adviser to the Department of Communi- cations, is announced,
Vice-President will go to Peking.
In consequence of Li King-shi's resigna- tion the President has appointed Wang Shi-chen Premier.
Wang Shi-chon has visited the delegates
the us to the procedure to be followed at their Tientsin beadquarters to consult
connection with the President's re- signation.
Do you know, sir," exclaimed the in- furiated German emissary that this actixi of yours might entail
the
grent German Empire for with replied
Dewey with great cool- and courtesy. Then hospitably with a cooktail or a munt julep. invited his guests to assuage their wrath
Add feelly aware of the fact"
ness
flounced himself off to report th
But the German was not to be
pacified with a cocktail, or even a mint julep, and the matter to Wilhelm II
And do you know," said Admiral Dewey to us, I'd never have risked i Chẳng Hwai-tzu's troops arrived at cruiser, representing the British Fleet, if it hadn't been for that little British Tientsin yesterday
presentatives a
EMPIRE
TRADE AND SHIPPING There are signs that the seade sown by the Dominions Royal Commission in their. recently-published repost have not fallen.
E
on barren ground (says The Timer), and
at my back
General Younghusband also gives an admirable version of that other incident when the Germans were so angry and so bent on mischief that they actually asked Sir Edward Chichester what he would do in the ovent of their trying to stop the Americans from bombarding Manila What were his intentions?
gentlemen, seid Sir Edward, Those
are
known only to Admiral Dewey and myself."
States, the effect of which is to make it the lonavered up her anchor. Deal*
The final touch came when the fatal
All foreign fests: of certain of the commercial recommenda- more is likely to be heard before Jone moro had weigh and clear to the
wern ordered to north ard out of the line of fire before tions. Among these is the proposal that and cleared away till last of all, and 10. Each in its turn up-anchored legislation should be introduced on the alone, was left H.M.9. Bonaventure lines of the Harter Act of the United Very slowly, and with great deliberation, illegal for clauses to be inserted in bils slow she followed the foreign fleets for å every glass in every Het on ber, of lading relieving shipowners from short and calculated distance, then slowly negligence, fault, or failure in proper sweep, she came back and anchored along Hlability for loss or damage arising from turned, and, making a wide, deliberate loading, stowage, custody, or delivery of side the American Fleet Could the merchandise. Legislation on similar highest diplomacy do more? The Ameri lines has been passed in Canada, in Ausans evidently thought not for us the traiu, and New Zealand. Sone of the little, Bonaventure passed along one hugo other questions particularly these con- cheer went up from every American ship. corned with improved Imperial shipping L. and C. Espress. services, although of immense interest to the future then for the present. For shipowners and merchants-ure rather for
instance, during the war the proposal to build 18-kot steamers for the South African route to Australia is hardly like- ly to come within the region of practical politzes Even in normal times it would Here stands the hunting-box of Wilhelm'z
ise many questions, although, prob- AND THE STRAITS.
sbly, with the development of the tur- bine, issued of a commercial rather than The Governor of Hongkong recently a technical kind. An 18-knot steamer for a long voyage means a large ship with stated at a Legislative Council meeting cargo space of sufficiently large earning. that the Chinese community owned four capacity to offset all the space required fifths of the wealth of that Colony and
on for powerful engines and fuel. A very With a population of twenty millions paid 97 per cent of the rates and the large chip involves long periods for load- taxes.ing and discharging, and these operations sha cạn soon raise an Army which should Sir Frederick Lygard made use of a are complicated in the case of Australia SPIES ARRESTED IN AMERICA, prove of considerable assistance in the similar statement, but a Hongkong paper is unable to find any official NEW YORK, June 5th.
authority for the statement. We doubt Four arrests for conspiracy to tran
As far as is known, ne German (says Topicist" in the Singapore Free amit military and navy information to hips have beer seized in Brazil pra Prete) if any authority exists.
ROME, June 4th." An official message
states:--Enemy artillery became more intense to the cast of Gorizia, and extended from Vertoi bozza to the coast. It was particularly violent at San Marco, upon the Dosso and Faiti lines, and to the cast of Floadar. We replied, effectively stop- ping attacke
Enemy attacks penetrated the western slopes of San Marco, but our reinforce ments severely drove the attacker back.
General
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Germany, including advance news of the sailing of destroyers towards Great Britain, include a German and a Swede. All were released on heavy bail AUTONOMOUS POLISH ARMY.
PARIS, June 5th.
A Decree creates an autonomous Polish Army, subject to the French Supreme Command, but fighting under the Polish fag. The Polen serving in the French
BRAZIL'S EFFORT.
TO HELP THE ALLIES TO THE FULL
LONDÓN, June 4th Reuter learns from an authoritative source that it is certain Brazil will utilise all her resources in the war
European war theatre.
CHINESE WEALTH IN HONGKONG
by the numerona porta now visited by
liners which would not be atisfied to be treated as other than ports for ocean traffe But the tendency before the war was to build larger and faster ships and far-sighted owners undoubtedly look to see to the policy developed further after the war. The main question is one of
Even eally undamaged, and will be imme Governors are not exempt from the fatal diately placed at the disposal of the habit fatal to logic of making unveri finance
Allica
THE SOCIALIST CONFERENCE PATRIOTIC STAND BY SEAMEN'S
UNION
fied assertions, The Topicist begs to
THE WAR.
A ROYAL SPORTSMAN.
NEAR ST. QUENTIN, 17
Son
And here the plumpent Hohenzollern
drank
With boon companions when the chase
was done,
Steeped in an atmosphere of beer and
Here on this ring-marked table we behold The mugs which late the royal roysterer
drainedAR
While to the fond, admiring crowd be told. The story of the triumphs he had gain
ed
But lo! there came a portent and a sign
That he must cease bis hunting of the
boar,
For larger game was not in Eitel's line, And from the distance came a lion's
The royal huntsman rose in haste to flens From that fair paradis of sport and
Had previously constructed in the rear.
But are he went he swore a Prussian cathe
That every neighbouring village shoala?
be made IRAKA
say that, as regards the Straits Bettie NEW ZEALAND'S SHARE IN Towards another safer line which he mente Loan, the Chinese subscriptions are insignificant compared with the total, The money has come from others, as the LONDON, June 4th. | published figures of subscribers show. So The Executive of the National Sea that, if the wealth of the Chinese in the Straite is in the same proportion as men's and Firemen's Union has passed
Hongkong, they consent it pretty well, resolution refusing to permit members
ops and the Collector-General of War Tax
Decupants of three aeroplanes, including Army will form the nucleus of the new to man suy vessel conveying pacifists to has a harderob than he thinks. ;
three officers, have been captured
Enemy aeroplanes bombed Nancy and Dunkirk There were several civilian victims at Dunkirk
ARTILLERY DUEL,
Paris, June 5th. A communique statesThe artillery. duel was most active in the region west of Hraycan Laonnois and more eastwardly in the sector of Craonae Chestraux Our front lines were intermittently bombard
Army.
Stockholm or to Petrograd unless they
FRENCH CHAMBER'S SECRET 8n a guarantee that they will insist on
SESSION.
restitution for the murder of Allied sen- men and for the destruction on Allied ahipa by U-boats
PARIS, June 5th. The Chamber has concluded a three
The Union has instructed Mr. Tom days secret debate on M. Ribot's speech Mann to proceed to Petrograd to submit on the subject of Stockholm,
The Chamber adopted by 453 votes to 35 vote of confidence in the Govern ment, recalling the solemn protest of the Alsatians at Bordeaux in 1871, afirming the necessity for the restoration of Alsace Lorraine to France.
their views
AIRMAN KILLED.
LONDON June 8th. In officially announced that the air man, Captain Ball, who was previously reported missing, has been killed.
CUNARD COMPANY MAKE A PROFIT OF £2,500,000.
A profit of £2,501,000 was made by the Cunard Company in their last financie forward from 1925 bat, on the other year. This sum includes £162,088 brought hand, provision was made for a further reserve for contingent liabilities arising out of the warp
After debiting income tax and deben tura interest and reserving £1,470,177 for at the credit of the proft and low account depreciation of ships, etc., there remains 03,55 Ten per cent is to be paid on the ordinary shares with a bonus of 6 per cent to be paid in War Loan Stock
A place of desolation: Nothing loath,
The servile henchmen instantly obeyed No prayers nor tears might stay that ruth-
Les strike;
To hunt the boar might fill an idle need; But here to gaze on simple country folk
Homeless and weeping that was sport
indeed!
TOUCHSTONE
men to the armed forces of the Empire The actual contribution of New Zealand up to March 21st, taking into account then personnel of all the forces enrolled and a population of 1,160,000, or 1 in 13. paid by the Dominion, is 80,593, out of
of this total 62,918 have gone to the Main Expeditionary Force, and as re inforcements for that body. The Mauries, now utilized as a pioneer unit number: 1,978. The Samoan Expeditionary Fores has kept 2,000 men employed, and with other divisional troops, naval units, men sent to the Royal Flying Corps, hospital ship crews and state, and men in train: DEATH OF THE PIPER OF L008 ing, the total named is reached. - Over 10,000 horses have been sent to the front and at present there are 639 in training as The piper of Loos, has died in the Alexander Macdonald DC.M., known camps in the Dominion
Cottage Hospital at Cupar from appen- Other New Zealand war figures are dicitis, aged 28. War expenditura to March
He joined the Black Watch eight years £23,680,000 ago, and at Loos in September, 1815, 2,500,000 after he was shut down, ha played his 215,000 comrades on to victory His left leg was 200,000 amputated above the knee, and since his
discharge he had been working at a shoo 219,000 ing forge at Bonesange 193,500
318
Patriotic funds, over Value of goods sont Belgian Belief Fund gian relief..... Government subady for Bel Was pension payments Liability on all pensions to date
Net pension liability
Three weeks before his death he war 342,000 married to Miss Annie Simpson of 270,000 Buckhaven.