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THE WAR.
GERMANS DELIVER ATTACKS
WESTERN FRONT.
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THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH, 1917.
ON
SPLENDID RESULTS OF BELGIAN COAST
ATTACK
AMERICAN STEAMER SINKS ENEMY SUBMARINE,
anco-Belgian Front,
LATEST CABLES. ĮTEROUGH MUJAM'S AGENCE;}.
BRITISH GAIN OBJECTIVES.
EARLIER CABLES. GERMAN SUHMARINE SUNK, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE,
CHEISTIANIA, June 6th.
A bottle has been picked up off the Norwegian const containing a
paper
LONDON, June 7th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig resigned by the entire crew of a German portsWe successfully completed the operation commencod last night north- ward of the Scarpe, and gained all out objectives.
We captured positions on the western slopes of Greenland Hill on a mile front, Capturing 162 prisoners.
submarine, stating that the submarine 16th, between leeland and Norway. was sunk by a British cruiser on March
A WEEK'S SUBMARINING. BRITISH RETURNS,
LONDON, June 6th, The Admiralty announces that the arrivals during the past week numbered There was considerable mutual artil-2,859 vessels and the sailings 2,642 The Jery firing, particularly northward of the vessels eunk were fifteen over and three
Raids northward of Ypres yielded a few prisoners
In the neighbourhoods of Vimy, Armen- theres and Ypres we brought down eight German acroplanes and drove down eight
there beyond control.
·Beven of our machines are missing.
EARLIER CABLES.
GRADUALLY PUSHING FORWARD.
LONDON, Jung 6th, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re parts:-We attacked last night to the north of the Scarpe River and further progressed on the western slopes of Greenland Hill
We gained ground slightly to the west of lens and carried out successful night- raids to the north of Armentieres,
We entered trenshes at a number of points and indicted many casualties.
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ENEMY DELIVERS ATTACKS,
PARIS, June 7th. A communiqué, states: -Aitor a bom- bardment the Germans delivered several Attacks at different points between the Alletti-Laon road and north-west of Braye-en-Laonnois.
Our fire immediately smashed two attempts against Mortier Wood. The enemy suffered appreciably.
Concentrated efforts north of Chemen Bas-Dames only succeeded in reaching our lines at a single point,
Some portions of our front line trench remain in the enemy's hands, but every- where else he was thrown back.
The artillery struggle was lively in Nieuport sector in Belgium,
EARLIER CABLES. FRUITLESS GERMAN ATTACKS, PARIS, June 5th. ▲ communique states: There has been most intense artillery duel at Chemin des Dames and to the west thereof.
The Germans last evening launched two
(under 1,600 tons.
and five fishing vessels were sunk.
Seventeen were unsuccessfully attacked,
ITALIAN FIGURES.
KOME, June 8th, The arrivals during the week numbered 482 and the departures 448, excluding fishing boats and small coasters.
The sinkings were one steamer unter 2,300 tons, six sailing ships and two fish ing boats.
Italian Front
EARLIER CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ITALIAN FRONT. AUSTRIANS CLAIM OVER 0,000 PRISONERS.
LONDON, June 6th,
An Austrian communiqué says:-We have regained an important position south of Jamiano, saptured by the Italians a fortnight ago.
We took 6,600 prisoners, and repulsed the enemy everywhere ITALIANS SLIGHTLY WITHDRAW.
ROME, June 6th.
An official message states-To the souch of Jamiano, the fighting is less intense,
We withdrew our new line frouting on Flordarto a more factically advan tageous position.
We
took 256 prisoners yesterday. Our aircraft dropped two tons of high expletive on the station of San Pietro, on the Trieste-Lubian Railway. AUSTRIAN COUNTER.
Aprial Activities.
EARLIER GABLES:
THE RAID ON ENGLAND OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF CASUALTIES.
LONDON, June 6th.
An official announcement says that the total number of casualties in yesterday 8 air raid was twelve killed and thirty-six injured,
GERMAN VERSION, A Berlin official version of last night's air raid says that the raiders dropped fire tons of hombs on military establish ments at Sheernca and that good its were observett.
Four naval pilots patrolling from Dun kick on Tuesday afternoon indecisively An Admiralty annuncement states :---
engaged eightcon Gorman aircraft well out to sen neer Ostend We chased them to England, and, while they were return. ing, our mayal machines from the Kentish coast engaged them, driving down two.
Our naval machines digaged the enemy over the Thames estuary, and ten nuval pilots from Dunkirk later encounted six- teen returning from England.
AFTER THE RAID
There were numerous fights off Ostend and we completely destroyed two, and drove down four others which had become uncontrollable, two of which are con sidered destroyed.
HALF THE ENEMY SQUADRON
ACCOUNTED FOR.
raiders, announced in today's common
The losses inflicted on yesterday's air que, do not include two enemy aeroplanes officially reported brought down yester day. Hence altogether four of the raiders were completely destroyed and six driven down. Thus more than Bulf of the railing squadron, probably con sisting of eighteen, machuca
out of action.
BELGIAN COAST ATTACKS.
GERMANS ADMIT LOSS OF TORPEDO-ROAT.
LONDON, June 5th.
Russian Front,
EARLIER CABLES. MTBROOCH EEDTER'S IGIROLAMA THE RUSSIAN SITUATION. ANOTHER APPEAL TO THE ARMY
LATEST CABLES.
POLICY OF FRANCE.
FALSE PASSPORT CHARGE AT SHANGHAL GERMAN CONSULAR AGENT
ARRESTED
Paris, June 7th. In the Senate, M. Regis Manset intro duced an interpellation inviting . Ribot to define the general policy of Franive He said the Seinte, was unanimously
THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION. PETROGRAD, June 6th.
indignant when soven Faeochmien pro posed to go to Stockholm to confer with M. Kerensky, addressing the Epldiers Germans.
Abraham Ettinger Turk, of the and Workawen's Delegates, reminded then admit that Frenchines show the lens up at the Mixed Court, Shanghai, before
It wished ment's responsibilities, being unable
to share the Govern. German Consulate-General, was brought liberties than any soldiers in the world, M. Itihot, replying, said: --- The Geriaun that the Russian soldiers now had more of buiting, when the country is still Mr. Grant Jones and Magistrate Waung,
invaded. but Russian democracy and diplomacy re. Secialists from the first were conscious
charged with unlawfully committing an quired the support of an organised force anity. Even now they approved of the trary to article 126 of the Chinese Pro accomplices in the crimes against hum May 31st, 1917, during a foreign war con. not against the neutrality of China on
added: It is imperative that the the middle of the war when Fraues was charged with unlawfully attempting to That
was the present problem He atrocities by their culpalle silence.visional Criminal Code, fle was also Army should be prepared to fight at any still invaded to confer with such vas morally impossible for Frenchmen in moment, either offensively or defensively enemies. military units assured M. Kerensky that until we have regained what is our blood. At the conclusion of the aptech, various Cowardly enough to accept the 1. There is not a single French idea that we will not continue they were ready to march anywhore.
Subsequently M. Kerensky proceeded to ties if it were a question of humbling Hut what is meant by No Indemni- the north-western front.
Justice which is our aim. I am convinced the conquered, we would have nothing to do with it, but no French Government could renounce reparation
for the damages, and atrocities after the unpre- It is not an arbitrary act, but an act of cedented devastations of our territory. defence.
GERMANY FORESEES AN OFFENSIVE.
General Brusiloft's appointment as prov ing that the Russian Government serious
LONDON, June 6th: The Gerisan newspaper interpret
intends initiating an offensive
ALEXIEFF'S
APPOINTMENT
Reuter announces that General Alexielt
LONDON, June 6th,
the Russian Government. has been appointed Military Advisor to
A POPULAR POLICY
LONDON, June 6th. Mr Havelock Wilson, the President of Union, interviewed, said he was receiving the National Bailors and Firemen's in all parts of the country supporting the résolutions from branches of the Union resolution cabled on the 4th instant. The Union had cabled this resolution to the Council of Soldiers and Workmen's Delo gatos at Petrograd. The Union was receiving hundreds of letters from all berts of people, including M.P.'s, clergy- men and barristers, endorsing the Union's policy.
*.[The resolution referred to refused to per they signed & guarantee that they would mérubers to man edy vussel conveying pacifists to Stockholm or to Petrograd unless Allied men and for the destruction of insist on restitution for the murder of Allied ships by U-hosts.]
THE PETROGRAD CON-
FERENCE
ALLIED PROTESTS.
war
General in Shanghai, contrary to articles issued by His Spanish Majesty's Consul. forge a passport purporting to have been
239 and 200 of the Chinese Provisional Code
Mr K E Newman appeared for the prosecution and Dr. Fischer, for the
shall find these ideas reflected this was a case in which there were Mr. Newman informed the Court that in the Note which President similar points regarding the jurisdiction Wilson is about to address
to Petrograd.
we
We are thus in complete agreement of the Court to these which had been raised with the conscience of the civilised inte. Let us jealously guard the moral world. That is an immerse force whose forces fighting for us, full value we ought to know and appre
The resolution was adopted by Chamber, and M We must demand guarantees to safe
Ribat added of such horrors. Shall we find them in guard our children from the return geenpations of territory, or in the territorial acquisitions, or temporary questions will be considered when the neutralization of territory? All these time comes,
BRAZIL'S SEIZURE OF ENEMY
VESSELS,
instructed that morning and would ask
the case of the defendant Katz.
for a remand in order to prepare his Dr. Fischer stated that he had only been
jurisdiction by that Court, arguments against the assumption "of
uld hear that, in consequence of infor- in possession of a passport purporting Mr. Newman told the Court that they mation received, the accused was arrested
Llanks had not been filled in, but in the to have been issued by the Spanish Consulate in Shanghai in which the top left-hand corner of which there was a
Majesty's late Consul at Shanghai ap photograph of a notorious Gerthan, one Nielson. The signature of his Spanish
but that, undoubtedly, was a forgery. peared at the bottoni of the document,
The Dutch Minister, on behalf of Ger-
RIO DE JANEIRO, June oth
right to demand in indemnity for the many, has presented & Note reserving the seisure of German steamera
Mr. Vizenzinovitch, Chancellor of the GERMANY'S FOOD SUPPLY.ment produced to him in Court was un- Spanish Consulate, stated that the docu- doubtedly a photographic copy of one of through his hands, he was certain that their passports. As all passports passed
Losdos, June
8th
A message from Berlin says that a wee ing of Prussian Ministers and Provincial Governors arrived at the conclusion that the available foodstuffs afford complete security for holding out for the remainder of this harvest year and until a victorious peace is attained.
OBITUARY, nt of
Arfin Hundzion Chomer
PRIROGRAN June 6th, and M. Vandervelde have written to the Council of the Soldiers and Workmen's
LORD ST. AUDRIES. Delegates, protesting against the Coun cil's convoking ax International Confer-Andries page
LONDON, June 5th. The death is announced of Lord St. enes before the negotiations between the Council the Anglo-French and Hus the Right Hon. Sir Alexander F: Acland ian Delegates in connection therewith Hood, was created a Baton in 1911 Hay The deceased, who was best known as have been concluded. They emphasise ing entered the Army in 1875, he served that the Conference, including supporters through the Egyptian campaign of the present poliny of the majority of held the post of Governor of Victoria from the Socialiste of the Central Empire, the German Socialists proclaimed a tup mon action would be possible only when National Union is against such Imperial. ture with aggressive Imperialism. The ism as a duty incumbent upon all classes, and Socialists could not hold aloof there from without abdicating and compromis ing the vital interests of democracy and Socialism.
such document as the one produced had been issued. The fact that Nielson's photograph appeared on the passport showed him that the document was clever forgery but there was also an error: in the forging of the first 5 of the consul's name
After cross-examination by Dr. Fischer, the case was adjourned
Mr. Grant Jones, British Assessor, and Mixed Court in cases with German de The question of the jurisdiction of the fendants was raised the game day before larceny preferred by James Magill against Abraham Katz who was in the Magistrate Waung on two charges of employment of William Katz, a Turkish subjent, under Garman protection and re gistered at the German Consulate
extraterritorial rights
A German communiqué, referring to would be harmful and dangerous Com 1880 to 1801 Retiring from the army Mr. B. FC Master for the prosecu
yesterday's British attack on Ostend, says and wounded It admits some material that many Belgian civilians were killed damage and the loss of a torpedo-boat-
A GERMAN FALSEHOOD.
LATER. The Admiralty, referring to the Ger man communiqué on the Ustend bombard. ment says that the photographs cbtained show no damaged house at all other then buildings in the dockyard. If then Bel gians were killed as stated, they must have been employed in the dockyards,
SPLENDID RESULTS.
SWEDISH REFORMS. EXCITING DEMONSTRATIONS. OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT.
Conservative
and held the seat at inember in 1892, he was returned.
the Treasury from 1992 to 1906. The were governed by the Sino-German- He acted as Parliamentary Secretary tong off of diplomatic relations by Chino,
er for West Somerset the same year, ti, kaid the
the time of his death enjoyed by Germany prior to the break- heir to the baronetry is the Hon Alex Treaty of 1861, and nowhere in that ander. F. Acland-Hood, at present treaty was there a single word to be found serving with the Somerset Light Infanwhich purported to give Germany any try]
rights whatever over any others than her own nationals Article 4 referred exclu CHINESE TELEGRAMS.ains lie aubmitted for a time Get- sively to nationals and German subjects. On the breaking off of diplomatic re-
[UT COURTESY OF THE
CHÚNG NHết
SAN FO THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
SHANGHAL, Jane 7th offering to mediate.
Lu Wing ting has wired to Tientsin
STOCKHOLM, June 6th. dag, admitted the need of suffrage and The Premier, M Swertz, in the Riks- industrial reforms, but said that the Government was too pre-occupied with war problems, The Socialist and Liberal leaders recalled the Universal Democra the Movement and regretted that that golden opportunity was lost.
assembled in the Gustaf Adolf Square,
During the debate, the adjoining streetament resigning cffice were barricaded and a large crowing today.
The Chairman of the Senate has signed.
The Vice-President has wired to Parlia
A strong force of soldiers and mounted the Navy, to Shanghai,
Chang sun leaves Hruchow for Pek
Stones were thrown and the police charging the Manchu Dynasty, but Tan Chi-jui, The President has sent the Minister of police was present, and collisions ensued,
eneral.
injuring several,
Bome. Tuchums are in favour of restor the ex-Premier, is opposed to this pro posl.
OFFENSIVE. ENEMY'S TERRIBLE LOSSES. LOEDOR, JD th. Reuters Agency has received details graphic reconnaissance over Ostend shows The Admiralty announces that a photo. from the Italian Headquarters of the that yesterday's bombardment either tremendous battle which has been raging seriously damaged or totally destroyed
dockyard, badly damaged the entrance the majority of the workshops in the
gates of the dockyard basin and the whar?
the submarine shelter, as well... (TBROUGH BEDTEE'S AGENOY.]
yer under repair.
in the Carso
counter
The Austrians violently effensived on a ten mile front on June 3rd from Faiti, just north of Castag
wizia, to the sea. Preceded yan intense bombardment na a deat
waves of attack against our positions the enemy infantry were dung against
Hurtebise, but the assailante were Faiti, and after Aurce
ound, but WRO
they
thrown back to their own trenches after gained some farious fighting, in which the enemy on June 4th by the third consecutive Bushatred heavy losses. Our line was Italian counterattack.
EARLIER CABLES.
SPORT
meny a extraterritorial righty were with- drawn, but there was subsequently some sort of to grant of those rights to a limit. ed extent a number of offences being excepted. It was absurd to suggest that which Germany had under her treaty, and such re-grant could extend any rights. the Consul General for the Nutherlands rights than Germany. That the Consul- could, of course, not claim any greater General for the Netherlands claimed as the fount of his jurisdiction the Sino
portant part of that letter was that after German Treaty of 1861 was shown by his letter to the Chairman of the Shanghai. Municipal Council published in the nection with the Seubert case. The im Municipal Gazette of April 10th, in con-
referring to the mon Seubert having been brought up before the Mixed Court he said he ought to have been brought to answer for his behaviour to the com petent judicial authorities which the Sino- TIENTSIN CHAMPION STAKES
German Treaty of 1801 still enforced an provided for him as a German subject the Tientsin Spring Race meeting was stances is Her Netherlands Majesty' The race for the Champion Stakes at end which under the present circum one of the most thrilling in the history It was absurd to attempt to extend Times). Generally, it was believed that
Consul General in Shangbai.” of the Club (says the Peking & Tientsin Germany's extraterritorial rights to the honour would fall to either Woozes Bayern persons such as the Kazon or The Viscount, with Buusiin nobody hit German subjects were on- the first three, but while the first-named Germany had in the past claimed to titled to these rights, and, although nobly fulfilled the expectations of his shock by failing to secure place. But nationals of other countries unrepresent backers, The Viscount caused quite a exercise jurisdiction aver protéger ne the greatest surprise, perhaps, of this ed and registered at the German Con- eteral response to conscription behind the winne: and half length in al-General had nothing whatever to do race was the showing of Coronet, which, sulate there did not appear to be an ne the result of a positively startling right to support such claim and the same y thro arrests at heen made
effort, claimed second place, a length only had never been recognized by China He submitted that the Netherlands. Con note was the out-growth of aed remarkable stamins, in his last rush with this case and had no right to inter
front of Bunyip, third, This pony show- and seemed to be making a greatar, pace fere, he entirely misconceived his position than-Woozee Kazoo when the poet wation of such rights as now claimed with The authorities regarded the substantia reached. Result
grave apprehension in view of the number
settlement. He submitted, and he under gia German or Turkish employ in the
stood that this was the view held municipal authorities, that'
CONSCRIPTION IN AMERICA. CEN MILLION MEN REGISTERED.
rently aank several vessels, sval aeroplane from Dunkirk at kad on Monday a German machine
WASHINGTON, June 6th. Over ten million young Americans fifteen miles out at spa, and drove her
registered on June 5th for wat service, Own at a vertical nose drive,
All the Governors are unanimous in reporting a complete and quiet registra Bruges on Monday night and observed a
We spocessfully bombed shipping at READY RESPONSE
tion,
big explosion and many smaller oned. We again raided at daybreak and many tab tens of bombs were dropped. All our and many
3rd the enemy in wayce
attacked in the sector fume and time again, and ulsed after most fierce hand
completely maintained.
On June There were lively actions on the Bel-simulta
in front at midnight,
Baven German aeroplanes and a captive
were only to hand
balloon were brought down.
Naval Activities.
LATEST CABLES.
renewed swayed Evento tions,
points. Meanwhile, alter bardirent
bayonet Italiane
from son tions on subsequently the whole
4th the enemy stubborn)) pir attacks, MOKE
ckwards
and Italiana
the
ree bom fighting, the
of the
Occupied
positions
AMERICAN STEAMER SINKS ENEMY SUBMARINE
WASHINGTON, June 7th
An cficial announcement states that 15
So believed a German submarine has been lost sank by an armed American steamer in a offensi ronung Bgh
this al
the counter esulted in the enemy incre
machines returned safely.
The registration days throughout the States were most orderly: The Attorney General, in a statement at six o'clock in the evening, that the reports received Department indicated a ready and
of
Cosed
serious situation.
No resistance had come to the attention of the rtme LORD NORTHCLIFFE VISITS Woozes Kazoo, 182 lba, Mr. R^F. represented rogues and vagabonds
AMERICA.
HEAVY CANNONADING OF BELGIAN COAST.
AMSTERDAM, June 8th Reporta from the Belgian frontier con tinue to speak of the constant beary can nomading of Ypres, and also of the Helchiffe has sailed for the United States in
LONDON, June 6th It is oficially stated that Lord North gish toest
response to the War Cabinet's invitation Eight hundred wounded from Flanders Mission there, and to continue the task to co-ordinate the work of the British ga single night last foek
which Mr Balfour to successfully initiated in that respect.
Coronet, 152 lbs., Mr. A. JP Heard
Patriot, 150 lbs., Mr. T E. Vatta.... Dalliant, 159 lbe, Mr. AH Watts Bunyip, 155 lbs, Mr. W. Hil
Biplane 152 lbs, Mr. FJ Shaw
Commona The Fiscount, 149 Montrachet, 155 lbs, Mr. Holler lbs Mr. A
Fremier, 140 lbs Mr. W. F. Hunt
fors
the jurisdiction. He clsumed that the 0 this Court and this Court alone to decres present Court was the proper tribanu try the tocused
The Court, intimated that: