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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY
GERMANS VIOLENTLY ATTACK ON FRENCH FRONT.
DISPERSED AND SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES.
THE RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
GERMANY REQUIRES HER COLONIES.
CHINESE TROOPS DEFEAT BOLSHEVIKS. RUSSIAN REGIMENT SURBENDERS AT HARBIN.
Franco- helytan Front,
EARLIER CABLES.
(THHOUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH FRONT.
HUSTILE ARTILLERY ACTIVE.
LONDON, December 27th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig states there was hostile artillery Aring north- eastward of Ypres,
FRENCH FRONT. VIOLENT GERMAN ATTACK.
Italian Front
EARLIER CABLES THROUGH PEUTER'S AGENCY ]
THE AUSTRO-GERMAN ADVANCE.
ITALIAN PIERROTS ROUT, AUSTRIANS.
LONDON, December 27th..
THE ADMIRALTY CHANGES: APPOINTMENT CREATES
SURPRISE.
LONDON December 97th, The dramatic changes at the Admiralty recalls Sir Eric Geddes audience of His Blajesty the King of Christmas Day at Sandringham, which occasioned much speculation. The new appointment has greatly surprised all but it is generally regarded as indicative of new develop meals, especially in operations against the submarine, rather than emphasising theront misadventures in the North
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DECEMBER 20¢A, UTE
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS,
KALEDIN'S TROOPS DEFEATED..
CHINESE TELEGRAMS. HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. Masare Vernon & Smyth, in their weekly share report dated December 29th, 1917, state :
FIGHTING AT HARBIN
BOLSHEVIK TROOPS SURRENDER TO CHINESE AND ARE DISARMED,
PETROGRAD, December 27th The Maximalist News Agency an nounces the defont of General Kalestina troops a Bielgerod HARBE ADMINISTRATION, TO BE AV
ARRESTED.
M.Trotky has telegraphed to Harbin ordering the arrest of the entire Admin- strating which supported the proposal to bring foreign troops there,
BOLSHEVIKS CONCILIATING
FROM OUR PEKING CORRESPONDENT.].
Since our last report of 21st business. has been much interrupted by the Christ- mus Holidays and we have only 2 work
In this Ing days to comment upon. limited period, businces has been fairly PERING, December 27th. A Russian official telegram reports brisk and the demand has not been con- fined to Indo-China Deferred, but has that the Chinese presented an ultimatum
spread to Sugars, Wharves, and Docks. to Butin, chief of the Bolshevika We look for n good demned after the Harbin, on Tuesday. Rutin accepted the ultimatum, but whether under his The fines Correspondent at Petrograd | orders or not, the two regimets of The Government is expected to supple- states that the Bolsheviks are endeavour Reservists made preparations for resist Bent the present bald announcement by ing to come to torts with Ukraine, as the ance
Next morning the 618th Regiment open taking the public more fully into its Commissioners are anxious to employ all confidence, and farther extensive changes their forces against Kaledin, who is reed fire on the Chinese troops, who replied. The following are our to-day's wired in the Board of Admiralty and Navalgarded us being identified with the killing War Staff are believed probable.
PRESS COMMENT. The Daily Telegraph states that the decision was conveyed to Admiral Jellicoe before Christmas, and it was generally known in Naval circles. He had not been at his post it the Admiralty since the 24th instant,"
UKRAINE
Cadets and the cause of the Bourgeoise others. Find pledged to the restoration of the
monareby
Colonel Davidoff and five
Now Year holidays. Investment stocks have scarcely been mentioned. Shangbai market for Cotton Mill shares shows a distinct improvement. Singapore mar- ket continues dull and prices have eagged to a small extent
quotations
Alor Gajchs Ayer Panas
Glencalys
The
Two civilians were wountled. After fifteen minutes fighting the Regiment THE REVOLUTION'S FATE
surrendered and were disarmed. M. Trotzky bus telegraphed to General Chinese then disarmed the 559th Regi- rylenko stating that the dispatch of anment, who did not resist. Army against Kaledin is a question of life or death for the Revolution.
WORKERS BEING DISMISSED. The Intiloff Works und the Tetrograd Metallurgien! Works, respectively en ploying 30,000 and 8,000, arm beginning to pay off their employés,
Admiral Wemyss is best known by his disintinguished services in the landing Router's Correspondent at the Head-st and the evacuation of Gallipoli. He quarters of the Italian Army, telegraph is a man of wide interests and unfailing ing yesterday," states:-Snow is falling good humour, with great sympathy for heavily, making most difficult a continu- the younger generation in the Navy. He Paris, December 27th. communique states:-The artillery ance of the Austro-German advance, has heen Deputy First Sen Lord for struggle has continued north of the especially hampering them in bringing several months past. Churienes Wood. It is confirmed that up supplies and moving big guns. The The Times nuticipates that greater the Gruan attack, here yesterday was suitability of the Italian Alpini under opportunities are in store for the young. [****
these conditions was again demonstrated fer school of retinen, whose experiencies very violent.
operate on Christmas Day, when a detachment of war will enable them - to- clad in white, looking like pierrots, full vigorously, resourcefully, and progres upon the Austrians, ten times outnum sively. Then advent is fully in accord hering the Alpini, The enemy was ance with the war-time spirit and the driven headlong down the mountain. traditions of the Navy.
After a powerful artillery preparation, the enemy threw two battalions into the
assault, but our fire dispersed them.
During the second attempt (memy ele: ments reached our positions, but were immediately driven out
The inventiveness and resourcefulness Referring to the. prevalent helief"
ADVERTISEMENTS IN
NEWSPAPERSY
Rutin, Sclavia, und Lutski, the three Polsharike leaders, apparently escaped.
Two thousand Bolshevik goldiers will now leave the territory
The town is excited but foreigners are safe.
PNEUMONIC PLAGUE..
Pneumonic plague in spreading.
[BY COLETEST OF THE
SAN POT
CHINO NGÔI
The
The Commissioners recently prohibited | Northren. Shans have addressed appeals tho newspapers: -publishing
to Peking for help advertisements, upon which the lunden tial Radical newspaper, fea inserted them gratuitously, but appears to-day with blank advertisment columns. © The paper explains that the Red Guards over- night compelled the taking out of the
advertisements.
FIGHTING AT IRKUTSK. There have been two days fighting at
PRESIDENT AND PARLIAMENT.
SHANGHAI, December 28th, The Premier visited the President yesterday to consult him upon the ques
Kedans
$4.38
11.00
2.46
--4,00..
8.70
Kempas
Malaka Findus
Mudakoffs
2.75
4:25
New Serendahs
4.60
Sandycrofte Tapalis
4.50
21.00
Plantation Rubber in London is quoted at 2/5 Bar Silver is quoted at 434. Sterling T. T is 9/11. Singapore T. T. is 197 Shanghai TT is nominal at about 67 and the Bunks buying rate for 30fs Bills is nominal nt about 68.
BANKS Sales have been ninde at $390, and further shares are offering at 9600.
MARINE INSURANUS, -No sales are of ported. Unions are wanted at $735, and North Chinus at Tis. 115. Cantons are offering at 300. Tangtezes remain nominal at $205 with ex, 73,
The number of enemy corpses testifiis of the Alpini in their new method of that the Admiralty lacked energy and pre Tekutsk success alternating between the tion of the Parliament. The President again been the feature of this market.
to the heaviness of the enemy" a losses.
Ataric
EARLIER CABLES.
(THROUGH RECTEE'S AGENCY. Į OPERATIONS IN EAST AFRICA
LONDON, December 27th.
The Gazelle contains a dispatch from General Hoskins describing the opera tions in East Afrion from January 20th' to May 30th, which deals mainly with the great difficulties of the rainy season which was the wettest for many years, and seriously hampered the operations and by interrupting communications, caused a great increase of malaria and dysentry, necessitating the withdrawal of Europeanie, and South Africn units, it was also necessary to substitute native. enrriors and mechanical transport for animal transport, and also to greatly increase the Medical Services.
East
attack is keeping the enemy in a state of perpetual unrest.
Generul.
EARLIER CABLES. [THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, 1 THE RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
DISCUSSIONS RESUMED.
AMETEUDA, December 27th. A telegram from Brestlitovsk announces that the representatives of Austria, Ger many and Rassia have resumed discus sous, mamly dealing with the reistad- lishment of intercourse,
THE BASIS FOR PEACE
AMSTERDAM, Dreamber 27th, An official telegram from Brestlilovsk id Vienna saysThe Delegates of the Central Powers declare that their Govern- ments are of opinion that the principles of the Russian peace proposals can form the basis for peace,/
General Hoskins pays a tribute to the ready help of the Governments of India,
The Central Powers agree to an in- South Mrien, British
AFrien Uganda and Zanzibar, and he especially mediate peace on the principles of no thanks the Commander-in-Chief in India annexations and no indemnities, and for the readiness with which he met their Governments join with the Russians
justi
Cossacres Cadets and the Garrison.
SEIZURES BY UKRAINIANS. The Ukrainians on the Roumanian Front #sized the-Staff-Headquarters of the Fourth and Eighth Armies, disarmed the Maximdist units and cxpelled resisters!
vision, the Times says the crowning fication of the present changes, which go far beyond the present announcements, is the overwhelming importance of effective ly grappling with the submarines, which the younger scanea, convined of being given a free hand, can entirely overcome.
The Daily Mail states that room They also occupied, without resistance, events made inevitable. Adiniral Jellicce's the Staff Headquarters of the Bleventh retirement, and Sir Erie Geddes deserts Army m, the South-Western Front, dis- the nation's thanks for not shrinking it arming the troops, Beizing a number of a painful duty,
The Daily Chructele saya we must con tent ourselves at present by hoping that those conversant with the facts have been wisely guided.
The Daily Nery advocates the creation of Naval General Stuff as the only
satisfactory guarantee that can be given to the country that it is securing com- petent Naval aministration.
| The Daily Telegraph says time none
CHLIL
demonstrate whether or not the [venture is justjɓable. Admiral Wemyss has the right to demand Fairplay and freedom from captious criticism.
The Daily Entrer says the country looks tor Admiral Wemyss to produca the neces
guns, and 10,000 rifles
The Ukrainians excupied the station at Brailoff had disarmed the Fourth Guards Rifle Regiment.
MARTYRDOM OF SERVIA.
Not long age in the Austrian, Reichs. rath, Dr. V. Kibar, protesting against the systematic extirnination of the Servian population, sud
Go to the Balkans and you shall se how the former fcurishing towns and villages are now but smeaddering ruins. From whole districts the militare authorities have carried off women nad old men and eliten just as did th Assyrians and Babyleninns the conquered peoples of ancient times From the vicinity of Nish alore the Bulgars have carried away 30,000 persons to the deserts of Asia Minor It is a war of exter. mination of the Jugoslavs
In the Hungarian Diet similar
said the old Parliament was dismissed twice, and therefore it could not be restored, but he was in favour of dis missing the Senate and conning a new
Parliament
"Luk Wing-ting and Tang Chi-yno wired to the Government demanding that the Northern troops be withdrawn and Parliament convened.
FIRE INSURANCES.-China Fires could bo placed at $12, Hongkong Fires re nominal at $310,
SHIPPING Indo-Chinn. Deferie have
Business was done up to $180 for cash and we close with this as the stominal cash quotation. Forward business was through up to $106 for March, but put market has slackened somewhat, and at the
finish there are probable buyers at $191 for that date. Douginses are on offer at $77. Steamboats acc
with neglected, shares on offer at 818. Star Ferries are unchanged at 828 nomin
OiIsNothing has been done. Shells ste in demend at 119/ Langkat, els
Caspians also nominal at 30/-. quoted nominal at Tls. 16, and Ural
REFINERIERA better demand has been experienced for China Bugars, at gra dually improving price. There are buyers of cash shares at $84, and busincas has been put through at $98 February, and 2100 March, Malabons have been quiet, and are to be hind at 838-
MINING Raubs are rather easier
with
The Government has wired to the Szechwan troops ordering them not to attack Lochow, and Chungshing.
THE QUESTION OF SENDING AN sales reported at 22.95. Tronohs
hominal at 317 Kailans are on offer at
ARMY TO EUROPE.
The French Chargé d'Affaires visited the President to discuss the question of sending an army to Europe.
MURDERED NEUTRALS, NORWAY'S OFFICIAL PROTEST. The Norwegian Minister at Berlin has Minister of handed to the Gerinan
Noke protesting Affairs D against the German attack on the Norwn
Foreign
ere
DOCKS WHARVES AND Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have loog Wharves have been in good demand and are wanted at for cash. For improved to a buying rate of $125. how
ward business has been done up to $104 March. Shanghai Docks are offering at
AND BUILDINGS.-There LANDS. Horre is no business to report, but market is firm with Landa, Centrals and. Hotels all standing at 80 buyers. Humphreys West Points are are wanted at 51. nominal at $91.
::
COTTON MILLS--The market in the North shows a further advance and we
Cs 161 Yangtzepoos at Ils. 7. 10, quote Ewas at. Tls. 1781, Kung Yiks st and Ori Sentuls Tis
all buyers
beek
anany demands. He also pays a tribute in condemning the eontinuation of the 1sary change of spirit and method and to his bood made by M Zoltan gian convoy. The Note makes the follow Shanghai Cottong at
to the spirit and keenness of the troops, was with the solo object of conquest the work of the technical troops, SupCENTRAL POWERS WILLING TO ply and Transport, Medical Services, and to the assistance of the Mercantile Marine and Nar3,
He emphasises that the enemy: suffered
SIGN PEACE IMMEDIATELY.
The Delegates solemnly declare that they are willing to immediately sign a peace on this basis if guarantees are
The Norwegian Government will not
observationis; –
again atate ile views, as it has already one so o overal pocassis, as to the
my duties called me to the mining village violation of the ptinciple of the freedom Waterboats thing Lghte at $34, and
make the Naval War Staff roat and who, referring to the barbarity of the Bulgarians and their crimes against the unfortunate population of Servio, effective. GERMANY S COLONIAL WAR | A Commandant of a detachment,
AIMS.
of Maidanpek, from which neighbour of the high scos incurred by the proclams hood is obtained the pyrites necessary for ton of large tracts of ocean as a war LONDON, Deecber 27th,
The the manufacture munitions. In an article entitled, "The world- Monarchy needs some 130,000 tons of zone, and by the sinking of neutral mee
contraband. carrying political importance of German East pyrites, of which quantity this mine chant ships bo
altno produces 40,000 tons; us regular It is owing to various mineurs of this
done to a extent at $7.40, and there are now buyers at 87.50. Ilopes have changed lands at $281. A few China Providents have been done: at. 973, aud $12. China Borneos ero at 87 wanted Dairy Fox's at 820 Electries have buyers 14 48 Iers could be placed at better. Watsons are offer $150 or rather ing at $3.00. Steel Foundrys remain nominal at $10,
AMERICAN ARMY REGULATIONS, W
less than the British from the diffoforthening that all Russia's Allies will | Africa," the Cologne Guzette frankly working, therefore, is of capital import-kind thai Norwegian ships, as well as of the rainy season, because his whites
adopt the principle of no Jannexationa confess that Gormany has for years ce for the Monarchy. There are work those of other neutral countries, have been asing in the time 1,080 labarers, invalided compelled in order to procure for Norway were more acclimatised and his native soldiers were indigenous to the country and no indemnities regarding Germany aimed at the creation of a German wedge soldiers and interned persons from the her essential imports, to seek protection
dividing africa from sos to sea. It says Serviar civilian population: But the in the past, as they will in the future, by The neat and even elegant appear- Moreover, he was operating on interior and her Allies:
mine is adjacent to the Bulgarian allowing themselves to be convoyed by ance of the American soldier isn't main- LATENT JABLÉN..
that although Germany by the treaty of administrative territory, where the warships belong to Germany's enemies Stained,mid War Secretary Baker in lines with veteran troops, and his power
The Norwegian Government
beark This return of the German Colonjes con
1911 with France apparently made a Bulgirians pursue with the cruellest
severity bend, insurgent Servians, and that in a memorandum
of living on the country was nccentuate stitutes an essential part of the German final, renunciation of the idea of a great hoss islatives, they systematically put to the German Government and Loan address, withous hard work **.
20th
by the fact that while the British took demands, from which Germany wil ever Colonial Empire, she really aimed at death; thus at Maidanpekxecutions are 16, occasioned by the sinking of NorwOn the train the other day (remarks
and paid for only what the villagers
could spare,
the Germans did not scruple. to take all, and after using men, women and children as porters, they sent them
back slarving, thus increasing the diffi- culties of the advancing British.
desist
the
ecreation
BARLIBU CABLES,
FRENCH SHIPPING.
LONDON, December 27th.
Wäs
the order of the day
after another whole villages are cle death of Norveman loro danger: never hear of by-law 217 gib-section, D
of the friends and relatives of these up- happy people; the Bulgarians round up
Yes, the work is hard, but doesn't the Now result more than justify it 1 ginn ships in an ice-cold sea by German Bubmarines, it called
attention to the flet the Washington Star) a private rat with Germano BelgianNobody troubles to bury the bodies that the Norwegian nation considered in his tunic unbuttoned, for the tempers. eronome arca is the Congo Basin from of those who thus meet their fate, one the light of violation of the laws of ture was high. A sergeant strode up to
manity each fresh ease in which the him and said the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic
Was causedButton up that tunit! Did your their lives or
of health Thus, when the war commenced, Germany
deliberately exploiting her incom the people underd them off, some to and on that occasion the Norwegian Gov I'm Sergeant Jabez Winter bottom
thehent behind in East the Dobrudsha, others to Asia Minorenaient cace again
the Gorman Agentleman in regtas.ed parable geographical
aphics, position, in East
so that can tipped the sergeant ffly, on the
The Cologne
Land cattle to stray over the country, and manders of German Ray that this position constituted even se richest villages fall into a state not expose the lives of Norwegian sailors T wedge between the English claims to sole of atter wretchedness, en that the work rear of judgment. It has made a pro home and rend par
whether by negligence by How dare you issue paters with i danger,
pipe in your "mith lac hỏ domination in East Africk, and South men in the mine tre unghie with my found impresion on the Norwegian part 1X Africa—a dividing and immovable wedge, cartainty to procure in the bareste
German long ns England did not let itreome nosies of life Representations had people that not only, have
to sink peaceable neutral merchant ships. Paying no aften- that The newspaper
but that An Italian official report states:The difficultis confront Germany's colonial garian Government. It appears on tion, to the fate of their crews, assuming the possession and operation of sinkings were three steamers over 1200war nims All our wishca would be that the matter is not urgent in Bulgarian now over German warships hare adopted UN
only if by our battles i Europe Yes Therefore the moral obligation rests the suis tactics The Norwegian, Govern, tons, and one stiling vessel over and two we could compel England to recognise with the Hungarian Government of tak ment has decided to send this note in Mr. McAdoo has been appointed Direc under 100 tons. Two steamers which us as an equal colonial Power and tong the matter into its own hands and order to bring to the auction of the Ger. will learn
Braw the necessary consequences in proportion of these poor people.
of trying to see the lives of at least mar Government the impression that these in the presen
not lighth or General of Railroads.
acts have made on the Norwegian people were torpedoed were beached.
future rearrangement of Africa.
A French official report states:The Africa do proceed in this way farms are left masterless Government to take ones should shoulder
AMERICA AND THE WAR.
CONTROL OF RAILWAYS..
WASHINGTON, December 27th. President Wilson announces that he is
all the United States' railroads,
sinkings were one over and one under 1,600 tons.
ITALIAN SHIPPING ________LONDON, Dererober 27th.
to u trial of the bees made without result to the Bulwarices continued to
Carroll
Here white moust other side of
répa
tion:
the