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THE WAR.
THE FLANDERS STRUGGLE.
#BAD WEATHER INTERFERES
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 6r#, 1917.
WITH OPERATIONS.
TURKS PREPARING OFFENSIVE.
BRITISH PREMIER ON THE WAR,
RUSSIAN PREMIER RESIGNS.
Branco-belgian Front.
A
LATEST CABLES. {THRONION REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH FRONT.
GERMAN REPORT.
were
no
LONDON, August 4th. German official report wireless
states:-There
important attack, in Flanders, owing to the rain.
We raided south-westward of Lientrey and captured a great number of French
black troops.
EARLIER UABLES. BRITISH RECOVER LOST GROUND.
BRITISH STATESMEN'S MES SAGES TO FRANCE.
PARIS, August 415. On the third anniversary of the Wat, Mr. Lloyd George has telegraphed to the French Government as follows:--
THE SITUATION IN CHINA,
[FROM QUE PAKING. CORRESPONDENT,]
THE GOVERNMENT AND GERMANY,
PEKING, August 3rd, 11 p.m. The Cabinet and Feng Kuo-chaug, the
LATEST CABLES, GERMANY'S PREPARATIONS THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY GREAT SPEECH BY BRITISH
FOR WAR
KING'S STIRRING MESSAGE. PREMIER
AN UNACCEPTABLE ULTIMATUM. LONDON," August 4th,
LONDON, August 4th. LONDON, August ath. His Majesty the King lug sent the fol- Mr. Lloyd George received a great In a letter to the Ties Mr. Lewis lowing message to the Lord Mayor of ovation on rising to address large Einstein, the Inte Special Agent of the London—- meeting held at the Queen', -Hall 70 | American Embassy at Constantinople, "The three years of war, with all the Acting President, approve of a declara says that the German oficial denini of a menn to every home in the British Eon of war against Germany. A pro-
express the inflexible determination. to
continue the struggle for liberty and conference nt Potsdam in July, 1914, ispire, have welded closer together than clamation on this subject will be issued
justice to victory.
Earl Crowe presided, and there was a crowded audience, including the Italian and the Serbian Premiers, memixers of the Cabinet, inany members of parlia ments overseaj soldier and. Allied residents.
Earl Crewe emphasised Great Britain's wargins, sumely, reparation and secu rity, had not changed (cheers) and read: a message from General Botha na fol lows: At the close of the third year of this terrible world-war, I can only reiterate what I said last year, let is
In recent years the French and Bripresa on to complete victory." tish soldiers have fought in brotherly Baron Sonning emphasised that Great
than ever the boods of unity which steel the hearts of the whole nation in a firm re. solve to recurs the nered principles of justice and freedom for humanity. For these we fight, and by God's help wa mwan
apparently no more veractông similar German declarations.
Marquis Garroni, the late Italian Am bassador at Constantinople, told Mr. Einstein that on July 15th, 1914, Baron Wangenheim, the then German Ambas to triumph." sador to Turkey, who returned from Berlin on July 14th, 1914, told Marquis Garrosi that he had been present at a conference at which war had been decided by means of an unacceptable ultimatum to Serbia..
Baron Wangenheim told another diplomatist that a month before the war the Kaiser summoned the leaders of the Army, Finance and Industry, and asked
anion, side by side, in more than one Britain and Italy were united until then if they were prepared for war, desperate battle, and by our common sufferings we have not only attained a more thoroughly mutual understanding tribute to Italy's war efforts, snid
and affection, but have created a better world for ost successors.
just and honourable peace was secured.
Mr. Lloyd George, after paying a
over
They all replied that they were, while Baron Wangenheim assured the Kaiser that he would answer for Turkey. THE SITUATION IN FINLAND
HELSINGFORS, August 4th.
ANGLO-AMERICAN SHIPPING
CONTROL.
NEW YORK, August 4th, The Shipping Board has arranged to commandeer all merchantmen with a view to operating the Anglo-American agree ment for a joint control of shipping and freights. The ships will be operated under Government charter, thus saving the expense of taking over the hulls.
when the majority of the Provinces agree, probably in about ten days,
There was no Cabinet meeting to-day,
DAY COURTESY OF THE "CHING NGOL
SAN DO."
DUTCH LEGATION TO TAKE CHARGE OF GERMANY'S
INTERESTS:
-
SHANGHAI, August 5th, A Cabinet meeting has decided upon declaring war against Germany.
Feng Ka-chang. also, has approved of the declaration, which has been drafted, aud will be issued as soon as Telegram ens dorsing it arrive from the Provinces.
The Germans at Peking have requested the Dutch Minister to look after their interests.
The chief if the German-Chinese bank
The chief aim is to get more ships into the trans-Atlantic service, to where many coasters on the Pacific and South Ameri-will be sent to Java. can traders will be diverted, neutral and Japanese ships replacing the latter,
FOOD CONTROL.
CO-OPERATION BY LOCAL GOVERN- MENT BODIES.
LONDON, August 4th..
The Peking-Hankow Railway has been damaged by fonds.
We are fighting to defeat the most dangerous conspiracy.
plotted Lord Milner telegraphed :-" We are against the liberties of nations, and we determined to follow the beacon of the bave striven three years for this not LONDON, August 4th. heroic example of France, without look-
The Senate has decided to publish the
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] Field-Marshal Bir. Douglas Haig re-ing hack across the long dark night, to checked the ambitions of Germany, dissolving the Diet, and ordering eleo- unsucoussfully. (Cheers,) We had Provisional Government's manifesto
A UNANIMOUS DECISION. ports:We recaptured the remaining a certain daybreak in which the free The Kaiser knew it was not true that tions. The decision was communicated. tronch which the enemy forced on Thurs peoples of the world will together, cele Germans were fighting to protect Ger- to the Diet, which adjourned sine dic.
PERISC, Angust 4th. The new President of the Republie day night, to the east of Monchy-lebrate the final triumph of the rights of man soil. Even now neither the Kaiser The Governor-General told a nucting of Rhondda has invited the local govern- which unanimously decided to declare It is officially announced that Lord presided over & Council of Ministers, Preux. The positions here have ben nations.
nor Dr. Michaelis said they would be Naval and Military Committees that mant bodies of Groat Britain to appoint war upon Germany. completely re-established.
Sir Edward Carson
telegraphed: satisfied with German soil. They talked force would be used if tho Diat refusedFood Control Committees to administer We have entered together
glibly of peace, but stammered when to dissolve, war for the defence
the flow spend og TELIOUL Came tot
"The manifesto points out that the under which retailers are required to our rights. We will Before we enter a Peace Conference rights of the ex-Tear us Grand Duke of register. Sugar cards will be issued by carry on until our combined efforts on they must learn to utter that word to Finland devolved on the Provisional the public committees who are land and sea bring the common enemy to bogin with. (Chears.) Our gallant Government, which cannot recognise the requested to continee the Food Economy his knees,"
fellows are gradually going to cure the right of Finland, which only enjoyed a Campaign and to deal with other food Russian Front.
Kaiser of his stutter. Restoration is the domestic autonomy, to prejudice the staffs, including meat and bread, and tỏ first letter, then we will talk loud. decision of the Constituent Assembly on enforce fixed food prices. (Prolonged cheers.)
the future relations between Finland and Russia.
The Allies have further progressed, to
the east of Kortekeer-Cabaret.
There has been heavy rain during the liberty and night..
FRENCH FRONT.
BAD WEATHER.
LONDON, August 4th.
10-
A Frouch communiqué stavce: Despite the bad weather in Belgium, we gressed beyond Kortekeer-Cabaret and reconnoitred farms beyond the front reached, repulsing enemy patrols.
There was reciprocal artillery activity on both banks of the Mense.
Two enemy attempts in the region of Avocurt. Wood failed.
INCIDENTS OF TUESDAY'S
BATTLE.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY.}
RUSSIAN FRONT.
our
RUSSIA'S LAMENTABLE TALE.
LONDON, August 4th. A wireless Bussian official report atntes: --We attacked northward of Husijyn and cleared out, the enemy on the eastern bank of Zbrucz. We map- tured 43 prisoners.
LONDON, August 4th. We drove out the enemy from Chus Reuter's Correspondent at Headquartouka and Chernokozincy, southward of ters, telegraphing on the evening of Skala. August 3rd, states that the weather has become worse and the battlefield is a Quagmire of agoons and brimming rivu lets.
Today's news can be suamed up by the "Both remark of an officer, who said: aides seem to be trying to keep out of the
rain.
T
Further details of Tuesday's fighting to the north-east of Ypres, where the counter-
restoration.
COMPULSION IN CANADA. TORONTO, August 4th.
War was aghastly business, butit. was not so grim as a bad peace. There was en end to the most horrible war, but a bad peace went on and on, staggering.
The Delegates of the Win the War from one war to another. The Prussian war-lords had not yet abandoned their Convention are here, perfecting plans ambitions. There must be no "next time."
for a vigorous pro-conscription cam Let us have done with it. Don't repeat
paign. this horror. (Cheers.) Let make victory so that national liberty, whether for small or great nations, can never he South Africa, moved a solution declar challenged.
ing that the Convention would not sup. The small nation, must be
port any candidate not favouring com pulsion.
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as well protected as the big nation. On all roads there were ups and downs, and doubtless the Russian collapse was rather a deap glen ve were passing through, and he was not sure that wet had reached its darkest level, but across the valleys he could see the ascent.
We abandoned Czernovits, after blow ing up a bridgo across the Pruth.
The enemy took
possession of Czernovitz, Rachkovpoliana and Rarancze. Our troops are fighting the enemy north-castward of Kimpolung.
The enemy occupied Watra, on the Loud cheers) Moldavitza.
GERMAN VERSION.
partiely prominent persons, of all
delivered addresses. The Colonial, Molloy, who was blinded in
THE MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN. PREPARATION FOR A GREAT OFFENSIVE.
LONDON, August 4th.. The Daily Telegraph's Correspondent at Athens states that a great Turkish offensive in Mesopotamia, for September, is being prepared. Two Divisions from
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CORRESPONDENCE,
THE CINEMA AS AN EDUCATOR [TO THE EDIT OF THE HONGKONG DALLY PRESS.””].
Sie, I should like to draw attention To a very revolting and horrible scene now heing shown in a series of pictures, entitled the " Wandering Jew," at the Victoria Theatre.
It is that of a wretched horse being attacked and mauled by a tiger. The de- lighted public is afterwards shown the poor creature lying covered with blood and presumably dead.
The object of a picture show is to en- tertain, not to sicken and horrify.
I understand there is a police, consor ship of these pictures.
pictures. What curious ideas of what is "moral and entertain. ing the individual must have who allowed this picture to pass involving situst have done in the making shocking and needless cruelty to the horse'!
It is to be hoped that the censorship
Mr. Lloyd George continued:-We could not allow a sectional organisation LONDON, August 4th. to make peaca The nation as a whole A wireless German oficial report makes war, the sacrifices are pretty the Dobrudja have concentrated at will alter or the Victoria Theatre, states:We crossed the frontier north evenly divided amongst all classes, and Allepo, to where troops are also moving I imagine, will lose some of its custom eastward of Chernowitz and occupied the nation as a whole must make peace from Thrace, besides a large portion of Yours truly, ke retirement of a large and hard pres-Galicia, with the exception of a narrow (Cheers.) and rearguard. One hundred and thirty
Austrian heavy artillery in Turkey
attacks were very heavy, show that fine deeds were done by the troops covering
man who had occupied the ruins of a firm arrested the German advance with rieg and Lewis guns. The strength of the party was reduced to 30, and the rvivors decided to cut their way back. te their own lines. They emerged in the open with fixed bayonets. Some did not return, but the valoraus self-sacrifice arted a much heavier casualty liet
Many bad obstacles were encountered at the advance in this district, mainly farms, from where machine-guns enfiladed
stretch from Brody to Zbaraz,
G.M.R. General von Falkenhayn will be in THE DIFFICULTY OF FINDING
ARBUTHNOT ROAD,
We are advancing rapidly on Bukowitz RUSSIAN PREMIER RESIGNS command.
General.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.].
THE COTTON TRADE,
LONDON, August 4th.
It is announced that the Cotton Con trol Board, employers and operativer have agreed to a scheme for the future
the troops and had to be stored condunt of the cot on trade which will be separately.
quently, the first intima-submitted to the Board of Trade tion the British received of the presence
of Germane lurking in shell holes, was
shot in the back.
August 0th.
SILVER MARKET,
LONDON, August 5th, The silver market is steady
EARLIER CABLES.
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PETROGRAD, August 4th The Premier, M. Kerensky, has re- signed owing to the impossibility of reconstituting the Government in a
THE FRENCH MINISTER OF
ARMY'S UNFALTERING
DETERMINATION."
SIR DOUGLAS. ITAIG'S MESSAGE.
The following talegram was received the Secretary of State for the Colonies:-- on Saturday by H.E. the Governor from
Sir Douglas Haig sends the follow- ing: Our Armies in France, drawn from every part of the British Empire, bring to the fourth year of the War & stendy confidence justified by their past achievements
Unfaltering in their resolution to camp'te the task to which they have put their hands, they will fight on until the enemy is overthrown.—Love!
..
FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.
RG.A., who was a Sergeant in the 58th Battery Sergt. -Major J H. Cooper, Company, and at reking before the war, has been awarded the D.C
TSAR AS A PRISONER. STRICT MILITARY GUARD: The Petrograd correspondent of the Times telegraphed on June 7th :----
On account of the large influx of sam- or residents into Tarako Selo, addi- Nicholas 11, and his family from possible tional measures have been taken to guard indiscretions. The a-Tsar is permitted morning and evening. A military escort to take exercise for only two hours daily, follows all his movements from a distance
and his wife have to appear at their take their outing separately. The ex-Tsar not exceeding 25 paces. The children
officer commanding the guard may be able window twice daily, in order that the to see them. A triple cordon of troops surrounds the Palace, Banga
the Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna to The Minister of Justice has authorized Leave the Caucasus, where she has been. wider domiciliary arrest for six weeks, and to go to Finland.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG MUNITIONS.
At yesterday's meeting of the Labour DAILY PRESS"]
section of the Petrograd Committer it wha PARIS, August Atb.
resolved to demand the transfer of the BIR, Coolies who are instructed to ex-Tar and his family to the prisons of Socialists would deliver goods, letters, telegrams, etc., in
Kronstadt Two of the Socialist Ministers who have returned from that
The fear that the
manner compatible with the necessities compel M. Thomas, the French Minister Arbuthnot Roud often labour under the town describe the local prisen as the
of the moment,
Therefore, M. Kerensky can no longer assume responsibility for developments
The Government has decided not to, accept the Premier's resignation.
EARLIER CABLES.
STRONG MEASURES.
worst they haererer seen. The Krun prescrivere leuders have agreed that inquire into the charges against the representatives of the Government shall
be transferred for trial to Petrograd. officers who bave been incarcerated there, and that nltimately the prisoners shall During » visiz yesterday to the Peter
of Munitions, to leave the Government difficulty of not being able to find this has been dispelled by a resolution, roughfare owing to the fact that the adopted at a meeting yesterday evening
junction of Hollywood Road and Wynd by 56 votes to 9: instructing the Political posted up either in English or in ham Street has not unyetreet-name Committee to apply the decisions of the Chinese. The only name-plate for Dais party's National Council, and, in agree road at the present moment is at hand Paul Fortress, where the ex-Ministara ment with M. Thomas, to define a policy Caine Road end, but this entrance is not in accordance with the
the interests of so commonly used by messengern, etc., as nasional defence, and permitting the Hollywood Road and Wyndham Thomas to continue in
Street Cad. Hoping the authorities will in the Ministry
take the hint to that effect-Yours, etc.,
RESIDENT.
TYPHOON WARNING,
has been
no undue hardship has been imposed, and are confined, I formed the impression that that if he relaxation of rules in Permitted perpes well that this should be so in the interests of the prisoners them saves. ey are daily attended by a well-known physicien, whose orders in respect of diet are scrupulously observed. The prisoners wear the regulation dark blue dressing gown while in their, cells, over ordinary civilian clothes. When they go on for their daily exercise they wear their own hats and overcoats. They are permitted to see relatives once a week one letter a week. Their ordinary fare is. for 10 minutes and to write and receive
who guard them. Each inmate passes the whole tin in solitary confinement, in a large, well-lighted, and well-ventilated Several of the Ministers devote their time cell, and well provided with literature. to learning English
PETROQIAD, August 4th, Thore was much buyonet fighting st
M. Kerensky, in an order, forinds The resolution was adopted after a plose quarters. which prevented the
assemblies of military delegates or com speech by M. Thomas, emphasising the gunners shelling the counter-attackers,
mittees of soldiers. The men of mutinous necessity of the Socialists collaborating but the doggedness of the English and
regiments are ordered to wear a black with the Government, and also a speech Scottish troops, mainly the Lancastrisus, NORWAY'S SHIPPING LOSSES band round their arms until they have by M. Guesde, pointing out that the minimised the loss
The following telegram regained their honour on the battlefield resignation of M. Thomas would be mis received by the American Consulate The ground cost the Huns urribly fear and the net result has tactically Thirty-three Norwegian ships of a and the Cadets, with a view to the latter men's and Soldiers Delegates had in
The Fourparters between the Government interpreted, since the Council of Work-General, Hongkong, from the Masiloxactly the same as that of the soldiers been the creation of a temporarily wide total tonnage of 58,241, were mink in joining the Coalition Cabinet, have been vited the Socialists not to collaborate
No Man's Land."
July
broken off,
with Imperialist Governments.
Loster, August 4th.
Observatory
August 3rd, 5 p.m. Cyclone or typhoon E. of Bushi Chan
nel, direction unknown.