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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY,
MORE AIR RAIDS ON ENGLAND.
THE
MANY NAVAL MEN KILLED.
KAISER'S DUPLICITY,
DEVELOPMENTS AT RIGA.
ACTIVITY IN THE WEST.
Branco-Belgian broni.
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BRITISH RAIDS.
MUCH BOMBING.
LONDON, September 5th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports: Last night', àir raid worthward of Lens yielded a number of prisoners and four machine guns. There has been con- siderable artillerying on the Ypres front. The enemy bombed various places behind our Hues, there being a few soldier and civilian casualties,
There has been great serial activity We dropped five tons of bombs on railway stutions, billets and aerodromes, and brought down thirteen nnd drove down five enemy machines. Seven of ours are
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ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
PARIS, Beptember 4th. A communiqué says: There has been great artillery activity in the region of Laux Mill, between Cerny and Ailles, and on both banks of the Meuse.
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BRITISH LINE ADVANCED.
LONDON, September 4th,
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ze
Naval Activities.
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SHIPPING AS USUAL.
LONDON, September 4th.
Lloyds Register shows that 63 new British ship, mostly Jarge, were added to the Register within six weeks.
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BRUGES BOMBED,
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Russian Front.
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FALL OF RIGA, DUE TO DEMORALISATION OF RUSSIAN TROOPS.
SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1917.
"ANOTHER AIR RAID, LONDON DISTRICTS BOMBED.
LONDON, September Blk. A British official message saya:-A considerable number of enemy aeroplanes crossed the south-east coast at 11 o'clock Jast night.
NEW GERMAN AIR TACTICS THE KAISER'S "DIPLOMACY.”
HARVEST MOON RAIDS:
SOME INTERESTING REVELATIONS.
LONDON, September 4th,
cerning the
LONDON, September 4th. The Germans seem to be developing new aeroplane tacties. The harvest moon Further documents raids are not confined to the south Kaiser and the ex-Tsar are published in cast Correspondents report raids in the New York Herald. The Kaiser quotes They dropped, bombs at a number of Flanders. Messages of last night's raida Reuter's telegram of July, 1900, nis places
on the south-east const say that several nouncing the forthcoming visit of the Some of the machines reached the Lon-henry huds were heard in Kent, some British Fleet to the Baltic, which, he was den district, where bombs were dropped. miles inland. At midnight the air reef opinion, was intended to frighten
No reports, úf. daringe bave yet been sounded with ded with
the noise of aircraft him. The Kaiser, in a subsequent tele- received.
engines, The bombs dropped on the 2nd gram, complains of the coolness of his were very henyy, causing forty feet reception at Copenhagen and of Danish
LONDON, September 4th No attempt is made to minimise the fall of Riga, but it is painted out that the disaster is entirely due tra the demoralisation of the Russian troops, who nhandoned the strong Dvinn line practically without firing a shot. All the country south of the Dvian, and wany
New Yous, September 5th. miles up the river, is already ernenated,
Messages from Montreal state that It remains to be seen whether the Ger- mans can make full use of Riga as a base, plots to assassinate Sir R. L. Borden, and to the Solicitor General, and to dynamite as the Russian navy may be able
the Parliament building have been frust seriously interfere with convoys.
GERMAN NEWS.
A German official message says:-The Russians have evacuated the bridge-head westward of the Dvina at Riga. We stand before the mouth of the Dvina. Riga is ablaze na many points.
In a bitter struggle we overcity strong Russian forets on both sides of the Great Jangel. We took thoumads of prisoners and 150 guns. We also captured a hill south-eastward of Cerwowitz ·
RUSSIAN ACCOUNT.
Loxox, September 4th.
PLOTS IN CANADA.
inted by the arrests in connection with dynamiting of Lord Atholstan's house.
AMERICA'S NEW ARMY,
WASHINGTON, September 5th. The Presiden beaded a great parade, which inchaled Congressman, high officials, soldiers and marines of the - Civil War and other veterans, is a tribute
to
ky
of the new army,
AND
STOCKHOLM
Losnos, September 5th,
The resolution passed at the Trades
craters.
PACIFIST SENTENCED.
DEFENCE OF THE REALM,
LONDON, Beptember, 4th
E. D. Morel, the Pacifist who was charged with ineiting a woman to convey a pamphlet to Switzerland, contrary to the Defence of the Realm Act, has been sentenced to six months” „imprisonment. En the second division.
Morel "piended guilty, and offered to undertake not to repeat the offence. The Magistrate declared that the offence was most surious, and described one of the pamphlets as an attempt to vindicaté Germany.
FIGHTING IN MACEDONIA.
BULGARIAN COMMUNIQUE.
LONDON, September 4th.
distrust of Germany, but thinks that tho¬ Danes are gradually reconciling them- selves to the inevitability of accupation 1in ense of war. A telegram frosa. the Kaiser to the ex-Tsar: on Septem-
the Russo-Japanese War, suggests that ber 29th, 1808, in connection with
Frande lett Russia rotoriously in the lurch, whereas Germany helped her ne far as possible. The pats Russia mórally ünler obligations to us." Other telegrams from the Kaiser advise the Tsar to put the responsibility for peace negotiations. on the Duara, so ng tổ shield bimself from possible disastrous consequences. Alto, gether the correspondence leaves the im- pression of almost incredible duplicity. The Emperor conclures in a Lypical passage We have joined bands before God. Who heard ane vows, and what is
FUTURE OF DENMARK,
Loxpoy, September 4th.
BRITISH AIRMEN ACTIVE.
Loxtos. September 4th. The Admiralty amouners that naval aircraft on Sunday night bombed the docks, submarine shelters and railway A wireless Russian offeint message Union Congress means the adoption of sidings at Bruges, causing a fire to break | says:--We evacuated Riga yesterday the Parliamentary Committed's report out at the lock-gates of the Cluse Canal.
morning, blowing up the fortifications affirming that the conference nt Stock- A Bulgarian communique says:-There signed is signed by God, our, Testator.", We bombed Varssonnere Herodrome at the mouth of the Dvin, and the holm at present would not be sucresstal, was a very violent day-long enemy bum- yesterday morning. Six aeroplanes nt-bridges. Our retirement continues north and urging that everything possible bandment ou the Macedonian front on Lacked our of ours who shot down one eastwards. Enetay ships are now shelling should be done to axente general agree the 2nd continuing at night with gwnt the Riga coast villages in the directionment as to the aim of the working classes fary. At dawn yesterday the French The enemy dislodged our of all the Allied nations, as the funda-attacked Tchervená, Stern, and west of troops an the Great Jaegel, and penetrat mental condition for a successful Inter- Bitolia, Our curtain fire repulsed the ed our positions on a 13 verste front, and occupied Valdendade, We are retiring northwards. Measures are being taken to readjust our front. Our troops are failing to withstand the enemy pressure in the region of Mildep, Rybak and firm. Kranzem. We retired north-eastwards.
of the Burmy. Other combats occurred. One of our machines is missing.
CHANCE FOR JUNIORS.
LONDON, September 4th, Admiral Slade has retired at his own request in order to facilitate the promo- tion of junior officers.
NORWEGIAN SHIPPING.
Losnos, September 4th. Twenty-one Norwegian ships were sunk daring Angus.
ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTIONS ·
ports: We advanced our line north-" CITY OF ATHENS” SUNK eastward of St Julien. We successfully raided northward at Lens, and drove aff railers south-westward of La Basser.
IGNORED.
CAPETOWN, September 4th. The stramer Fity of Athrus, from New York, was sunk on August 19th. She
of Ikskul.
national Socialist conference.
SILVER.
Londos, September oth. Silver stands at 479. The market is.
attack.
CHINA AND THE WAR.
Losos, September 4th-
The complete, text of the telegramis pass. ing between the Kaiser and the ex-Tsar regarding the Baltic and Demark has now been received. It shows that after the meeting of the two Emperors al Bjorko, the Kaiser, in agreement with the Tsar, undertook the realisation of a The Chinese President bag telegraphed | scheme to declare the Baltic i closed sea. to the King his sincere thanks for Your but, owing to the resistance of Denmark telegram of congratulation on Chim's, and the threatening attitude of Britain, entry into the war against the common the Kaiser decided in 1995, in the event of enemy of the world. Chinn, as is ani-war with Britain, to treat Denmark a: he treated Belgium luter namely, to Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam NAVAL CASUALTIES AT CHATHAM, versally recognized, is a nation standing says that the Kaiser has telegraphed to
Losos, September 4th. for peace. Now, for the sake of justice
Prince Leopold af Bavaria, the captor
A British official message says and humanity, 1, on behalf of my people of Riga, his congratulations on theBix acroplanes participated in Jast and Government, have the pleasure to capture. He says: The fine sucers is night's raid. They proceeded as far as due to your Tar-sering leadership. will steel our hurd will to vistory. On
KAISER ELATED.
LONDON, September 4th.
ANTICIPATION.
was carrying a full cargo and ninety- ward with God." seven passengers, of whom seventeen were The Court of Inquiry has drowned. found that the sinking was due to the
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THE AIR RAID.
occupy neutral Denmark with his armies in order to secure the advantages which Dentonrk refused by declining to join the secret Basso German combination.
- POISONOUS GERMAN METHODS,"
LONDON, September Atl. British and Amed newspapers feature the correspondence between the ex-Tsar the common enemy, will earnestly endeavand the haiser as throwing a lurid light our in the direction of peace in order to Jun the poisonous methods of German attain the object of the war."
ATTEMPTS TO SEDUCE RUMANIAN ARMY.
assure your Majesty that we, in concert. It Chathen and dropped homla on the Isla] with the friendly Powers equfronted with
of Thaves, Sheerness and in the Chatham area. There were no army estufties.
Our machines went up and the anti aircraft guns fired, but withmat result.
The Secretary of the Admiralty reports i that during the raid 107 naval ratings were killed and 86 wounded.
FRENCH RAIDS.
SOME GOOD PROCRESS.
PARTS, September 4th. chamonyní says: Our fire sunshit
London, September sik, up, xo attack in the region of Hartebise
Renter's correspondent at Petrograd Farm by enemy detachments, with heavy vessel striking mines The Captain's says that the attack against Riga had losses. There were reaultless enemy re-certificate has been, suspended for six conmissances. We penetrated an enemy mouths.
LONDON, September 4th. Reuter learns from an authoritative theyp frequent Dusso-German
Source
international dealings and the appalling danger of autovrats controliing di juomacy. The incompleteness of the correspondence, which continued throughout 1905 (and perhaps later) leaves one guessing why the flow tailed, but it seems certain that it was owing to the growing Franco-Russian approchement before and during the Algeciras ineistent, The Times says tho correspondence is fresh proof of the Kaiser's insincerity, and points out that
this was the man who furnished the British with a plan of campaign against
been anticipated for some considerable
And the message says:---Last night's time, and the evacuștion of the principal salien: east of Sapigneulles yesterday, The sea was calm at the time of the offices and institutions had been already air raid involved the heaviest non-civilian and killed or captured the garrison explosion, but a south-easterly gole carried out. This decision was owing to losses of any raid yet. It is not stated attempts tu seduce the Roumanian Arely after a lively engagement. We made an "prang up and the water quickly breame the undependability of bodies of troops officially where the naval casualties ac-and to incite prasants to revolt and seize important raid on both sides of the very choppy. The lascars were paralysed on the Northern Front, where, as rise-curred, but unofficial reports wention and have utterly failed, The Roumanians his honour and good faith "7 and adds ;-- Sonain-Sommery Road, in Champagne, with fear, and the white people had to where, they had been contaminated with that the Naval Barracks at Chathnau was are most loyal and very courageous. TheyYet it is at this rotten foundation that
safety of the world." last night. We penetrated the enemy do all the baling; they sang hymns as the international Maxmalist propaganda-struck, involving serious lors. Apparent are determined to continue the strugula 1 Penco fanatics desire to build the future
RUSSIAN BANK RETURNS.
mortar and much material.
back
boats.
GERMAN ACCOUNT.
LONDON, September 4th, A. Gerinau official
mesango says : ---
We bombed Dover, Chatban, Sheerness and Ramsgate.
The Roumanian reserves have filled the gans due to the defection of the Russian Divisions at Focsani,
The King and the Crown Prince are still at Jassy.
front-line front for 1,800 metres, destroy darkness descended at six o'clock. The The offensive began on September 1stly the raiders were over the coast for afat all costs.
# six-hour botabardment with considerable time. It was a clear. LENNY ad a great many gas tanks and blowing up salvage boat arrived at nine o'clock. with
light night. dug-outs. We brought
forty The horrors of the situation were in- asphyxiating shells and with gas waves. prisonera, four machine-gons, a trench-creased by a shoal of sharks following the Then the enemy threw his first pontoons Three hundred bags of mails across the Dvina. Some were destroyed German acroplanes barbed Dunkirk despatched from New York on July 12th by the Russian batteries, but the Ger and Calais, in the region of Duneville, were lost.
mans ultimately gained a footing on the and north of Nancy. There were several
The crew numbered 115, mostly Inscars. opposite bank. Subsequently bitter fight. Two terrife explosions occurred forwarding occurred, the loyal Russins coatter- lais. The damage was Casualties at Calais... insignificant. Frenth seroplanes drop in the afternoon. There was no panic, attacking, singing the Marseillaise and Ped 15, tous of lambs on aerodromes, and the launching of the bouts was headed by fing carriers. The enemy RHINE AND DANUBE CANAL. bivoutes and railway stations, including carried out in a cost orderly manner, brought up reinforcements during the Cambrai and Metz, causing important the women and children receiving first night, whereupon the Russians withdrew
Seven hoats cleared safely. and northward. damage. Thirteen German aeroplanes |Care. wen brought down.
were
GERMAN CLAIMS.
We shot down yesterday, 19 airmen and two bullcons..
AMSTERDAM, September 4th. The King of Baváris, in a speech at The German artillery Nurenberg, announced that the construc the steamer sank an hour later. Denso seriously damaged the town, but the nt- tion of the Rhine and Dunbe Canal had volumes of smuke were witnessed from tack was not accompanied by naval been agree to and said that it would be the shore. A salvage tug was immediately operations. The news has depressed the navigable for 1.200 ton vessels. despatched and after a vain search was] people of Petrograd, and Bourse prices A wireless German official message about to return, late at night when siro have fallen considerably. says:--We threw out the English who sighted six bouts and took aboard the General. had penetrated our line north-west- occupants. The seventh boat was sube-
LASDON, September 4th.
ward of Lens.
Italian Front
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AERIAL RAIDS.
ROME, September 4th."
An
official message says:-Thirty aeroplanes bombed military works and the feet at Pola harbour and the Fasaia Canal. Nine tons of bombs were drop ped, causing destruction and fires.
quently found waterlogged with several of the original complement missing. The survivors, when rescued. were sitting waist deep in water, ausolotely exhausted. The dead included the Rev. and Mrs.
Duckworth and six of their children, and Miss Roliticu, bound for Bombay Among the passengers were a number of American missionaries bound for Central and East Africa to re-place Germans.
The Court of Inquiry found that the disaster was due to the ignoring of Ad-
miralty instructions.
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(TAROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.] HOMAGE TO FRANCE. EXCHANGE OF IMPORTS.
PARIS, September 4th.
The French and British Governments have agreed to an unrestricted exchange of imports, with specified exceptiona.
Sir Albert: Stanley stated that the British Government had consented to this as an act of homage to France's valour and heroism and her immeasurable service to the Allies.
APPEAL FROM SERBIA. DEPLORABLE INTERNAL
'CONDITIONS. -
The Queen has gone to Kherson.
STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE.
BRITISH TRADE UNIONISTS'
DISAPPROVAL **
LONDON, September 4th. The Trade Union Congress has post poned disenssion on the Stockbulm Con- ference question until to-morrow,
the Boers! It asks: Who can trust
LONDON, September 4th. The flowing figures are from the current return of the Russian State Bank compared with: July 1914:--Stock of gold, £130,000,000 against £160,000,000; gold balance abroad, £230,000,000 against | £14,000,000; not circulation, £1,487,000,000
against €103,600.000,
RUSSIAN GENERAL TO BE
BANISHED.
PETROOLID, September 4th. It is reported that the Government has decided to banish General Garko.
PRICE OF PETROL.
LONDON, September 4th.
The price of petrol has been advanced' by Bld. per gallon.
SILVER.
Losbox, September 4th. The Trade Union Congress at Black- poul decided against sending to Stockholm, it present by 2,649,000 to 97,000 voles
Mr. Arthur Henderson has issued a
LONDON, September 4th. Silver is quoted at 178. There are smail statement agreeing with the Trade Toion supplies. The strength of the Chin Congress' decision against sending ticle exchange is firm,
Lenex, September 4th.
grites to Stockholm. Ife says at the The Press Bureau announces that the failure of the Allied. Socialists Confer Serbian Press Bureau publishus an appeal ence to riach within messurable distance to all the Allies to help to save the unfor of agreement rendered a reconsideration. tanate Serbian population. The in- of the whole position regarding Stockholm ternal conditions are deplorable. The inevitable, saying: An International enemy has removed the whole of the Conference with suen divergent views as
harvest.
OBITUARY.
MR. JUSTICE LOW.
Loxox, September 4th. The doath is announced of Mr. Justice. bow, Judge of the High Court of Justice. King's Bench Division, since 1915,
The Hon. Sir Frederick Low, Kt., was Sighted in 1909, He was admitted, ne a- solicitor in 1878, called to the Bar (Middle
The inhabitants live only one were manifested at the Allied Socialist | Temple) in 1800; appointed a K.C. in 1902;
loaf each per week. Children are dying by Conference between different sections of thousands for lack of milk. About 80,000 one nation and diferent Allied nations interned Serbians and prisoners have would be not only barmful bit might be perished in Austro-Hungary.
disastrous.
Bencher, 1911,He was Libera} M.P. för
Norwich from 1010 and Recorder of Ipswich from 1908 to 1015. From 1880 to 1850 he as Captain in the 4th VB. Royal West Surrey Regiment and 22nd Middlesex RV. He was 00 rears of age.]"