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THE
WAR.
AIR RAIDS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY,
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. CONDITIONS IN PETROGRAD.
LONDON, February 17th-
There have been no telegrams
from
ON LONDON. Petrograd since February 6th until to
CASUALTIES AND DAMAGE SLIGHT.
SITUATION IN RUSSIA. CHAOTIC SITUATION REVEALED,
FIGHTING IN FINLAND.
RUSSO-GERMAN WAR TO BE RESUMED
Branco-Belgian Front,
EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]
THE BRITISH FRONT. PATROLS
General.
EARLIER CABLES, ITHROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.}.. AMERICA AND THE WAR. EFFECT OF INDUSTRIAL SUSPENSION.
LONDON, February 17th.
New Yoak, February 17th: Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig te
Mr. Garfield, the Fuel Administrator, ports:Patrols captured a few prisoners
atatos that owing to the five-day indus- north eastward of Hargicourt
There was hostile artillery ring in the,ial suspension in January and the sub- neighbourhood of Passchendaele.
RAID AND AVIATION REPORT.
LONDON, February 18th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:-The enemy raided this morning, a post westward of La Bassco British soldiers are missing.
Three
We repulsed raiders at Poelcapelle There was hostile artillery Aring in the St. Quentin, Lous and Armentieros dec tors, also north-fastward of Ypres.
Our aeroplanes yesterday bombed and machine gunned billets, railway stations and troops.
Sequent meatless Mondays, only a normal number of ships now lie in American ports, and the flow of supplies to the American Expeditionary Force and the Allies has been again established, and the railways aro cleared for the shipment of essential war materials.
FEBRUARY 21st, 1918,
BRITONS IN HONGKONG AND THE FRANCHISE.
Fre
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PERSS.2":
It explained that the conflict in CORRESPONDENCE, Finland lies between the bourgeoise and
MEETING OF HONGKONG, peasantry against the Social Democrats AND MAGA O STEAMBOAT CO. The backbone of General Mannerheim's
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " HONGKONG White Guards consists of several thou-
DAILY PRESS. ] day, when messages dated February 7th and Finns who returned to Germany
SIR, I have read with interest the and 8th arrived, These reveal a-most from Scandinavia after last year's re
report of this meeting, with the quee chaotic situation in Petrograd itself,volution. They are, well supplied with
tions asked and the Chairman's replits where indiscriminate shooting in the artillery.
_________ thereto.____ With special reference to the General Mannerheim commande un questions concerning the leave and pay streets, pillaging and lynching of
army of about 60,000, largely of peasants, of the Secretary, Captain Clarke, I was desperadoes are prevalent
It transpires that an officers con It is declared that the position of the pleased to note the Chairman's reply, spiracy to capture Lenin and hold him Finnish Red Guards would be pre and that it was greeted with applause, I know that a change of residence from carious but for the Russians who r I have known Captain Clatke for any part of Great Britain or Ireland
as hostage has been discovered.
The Bolsheviks claim to have captured the town of Simpheropol in the Crimea, after routing the Tartare
The Bolsheviks also claim to have de feated the Ukrainians at Nikolaich.
On the other hand, it is reported that General Alexeeff defeated the Bolsheviks near Vorone, while the Ukrainians clari to be gaining the upper hand in Kieft.
AUSTRO GERMAN JOY DIMINISHING.
The Austro-German transports of joy over the so-called !' bread penco "with Ukraine are fast diminishing through the unconcealed hostility of the Poles of all parties, including the Austro German partisans, to the alienation of Choun, and especially to the attitude of the Bolsheviks towards Ukraine.
The Rada hus already taken refuge et Zhitomir to escape the power of the AMERICAN FEDERATION OF Bolsheviks, who continue to increase in
LABOUR'S WAR
WASHINGTON, February 18th. The American Federation of Labour has adopted a declaration that this is Labour's war which Labour must win, and every State fighting for the final vic-
We dropped over 5 tens of bombs on tory must count for humanity. different targets.
Fourteen hostile machines were brought down, seven were driven down and anti aircraft guns shot down two, one being a large bomber with four occupants, who were minde
prisoner.
We also made prisoner those of another machine driven down uncontrollable near one of our aerodromes.
Five of our machines are missing. Last night, we dropped 400 bombs on aerodromes in the neighbourhood of Ghetet, Tournai and Laun, and we also bombed from a low height the Conflans Failway station and sidings, when bursts were observed at the latter..
All our machines returned
FRENCH FRONT. ENEMY SURPRISE ATTACK FAILS, A communique states:-There was fair ly considerable reciprocal artillery firing
The declaration urges the Russian workers to make common cause with those of America. Britain, France, and Italy
GENERAL ROBERTSON
THE GOVERNMENT. NOT ENDANGERED.
LONDON, February 17th. The Sunday Times and the National
Yews state that they have been informed by General Robertson that he has not resigned.
General Robertson töld a Sunday Times reporter last night that it is quite true I will not accept either position."
The Political Correspondent of the Sunday Times says General Robertson considers he has bon diamissed.
numbers and strength, and threaten to overrun Ukraine, and they certainly will not permit the export of the grain upon which the Austro-Germans ars confidently reckoning
THE CAPTURE OF GERMANS,
pouring in.
WHITE GUARDS OCCUPY TAMMERFORS
PETROGRAD, February 18th.. The Anvaya Vrednosti states that the White Guards have occupied Tammorfore. after twelve hours sanguinary fighting.
RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. HAS RUSSIA RENOUNCED THE ARMISTICE?
AMSTERDAM, February 17th. Germany announces that, owing to the conduct of the Petrograd Government, the armistice is regarded na having been renounced on the 10th instant. Accord ingly, after the lapse of a week's notice of the termination of the
mastice, as provided for under the Treaty, Germany; serves a free hand in every direction.. GERMANY AND ROUMANIA. FURTHER GERMAN GRACE TO ROUMANIA:
BABLE February 17th Germany has extended until the 22nd inst. the period given to Roumania to
which I heartily endors
SIR-I ehould be glad if you would kindly states not #aly for my henent but perhaps for the benefit also of others who may be in the saine condition of doubt, whether a native of Great Britain bad
before the outbreak of war not enjoyed any advantages in Hongkong of any kind
by other nationalities, say, for instance, Germans
to Hongkong has always meant, and still twenty-seven years, was with him ̧ us
means, the loss of the "vote, and the Chief Engineer in the steamer Heung Shan for seven years, and I think the power the vote carries with it of deciding who shall govern, but I have been unable Company extremely fortunate in his ecr to discover what compensating political vices. I have served with twenty
advantages we Britons have Hong Cuptains of steamers, but never with one kong to make up for the loss of elective more careful of the vessel and of his owners interests than Captain Clarke.
franchise.
DISFRANCHISED COLONIAL.”
The answer to the question. wo believe,
My dictionary defines the word fran- A strict disciplinarian, he had no chise as “A political or constitutional friendship where daty to the Company right reserved to or rested in the people, was concomed; he ever showed discrens the right of suffrage,”! tion, tact, great coolness and sound judg- Thanking you in anticipation, I remain, mant in chunger or difficulty, and was sir, yours respectfully, always a gentleman As Secretary of the Company he continued to crince these qualities, and has served the Company, is for a period, I think, of some forty-five years, joining the Company as second officer at a salary of $60 per month, and attaining bis present position by sheer merit, steady service, and by a knowledge of the business of the Company from bottom to top.
It seems to me, sir, that, in these cir cumstances, shareholders may well seek curtailment of costs elsewhere than in the salary of one who has given them & life. time of faithful service, at so moderate a return to himself, and I hope the Directors of the Company, should their
The Germans are now confronted with reply to the ultimatum demanding peace Sceretary be. unable to return, may grant
the prospect of fighting, the Bolsheviks, who are believed to be collecting a big,
army.
negotiations ROUMANIAN DELEGATES ARRIVE.
LONDON, February 18th. Russian wireless report states that German is much perturbed over the capture of Germans and pro-Gorman the Delegates of the Roumanian General Esthonians at Reval, whom the Bol. Staff have arrived in Petrograd with u sheviks regard as hostages and have proposal for an armistice with the object already threatened their massacre.
of considering peace conditions
Germany is now threatening reprisals. Austria has intimpted that she will not employ her troops against Russia, which is no longer her neighbour, but is ready to assist Germany with technical material.
"RESUMPTION OF WAR
A wireless Russian official report states:-M. Trotzky has asked the German Government for information concerning a message from Generals
The proposal is agreed to, subject to the suspension of attacks during the armistice.
The message admits that the creden tials of the Roumanian Delegates are
doubtful.
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF
ROUMANIA. AMSTERDAM, February 17th
The Handelsblad leams from Vienna
him a pension at tie rale named —I am, sir, yours, etc,,
W ́S BAILEY·· Kowloon, Hongkong, February 20th, 1918.
THE EARTHQUAKE AT SWATOW,
[TO TER EDITOR OF THE
DES DAILY PRESS,]:
HONGKONG
Sin-The results of the earthquake at Swatow are certainly such that no ex- aggeration is required to make an account
in the negative. —ED., £.1)·P-]
SUMMARY COURT.
BROKER OR INTERPRETER
An interesting case was heard yester day by Mr. Justice H. H. J. Gompertz at the Summary Court in which Wong Kam Sang Fued the Wing Loong Co., of 60, Dos Voeux Rond Central, for $900, for salary at the rate of $30 per month from March 24th, 1915, up till the issue of the writ,
Mr. R. O. Faithfull appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. J. H. Gardiner for the
defendant.
Mr. Faithfull said that his client was a broker and introduced the defendants to n Japanese firm named Koshiko Hors for the purchase of coal Whether the transaction was completed or not was no fault of the plaintiff, who was cotitled to his brokerage.
Mr. Gardiner Is that sof
Continuing, Mr. Faithfull said the Courty translator in translating the agreement between the plaintiff and de- fendants did not give the exact interpre itation in English of some Chinese charac
of them sufficiently startling, but in the toe. The agreement as translated by the interests of truth I hope you will publish hereby engage Mr. Wong Kam Sang to Court translator was as follows !—“* We
some correction of the very much over-ssist this Company to conduct middle drawn account published in your issue of transactions with Yuen Fiu In Shi, a the 18th inst. The number killed in the Japanese merchant, and shall pay him town is probably something between two and three hundred, the number of in jured is, of course, difficult to estimate,
Hoffman and Samoilu in which the that Roumania intends to negotiate with but as one who is in somewhat close touch coal and that of Vien Fit In
state that war will be resumed at midday on Monday.
The correspondent adds:-The post was offered to General Plumer, but was declined, before it was given to General M. Trotzky claims that seven days.
noties must be given before the resump tion of hostilities,
Et night time in the region of Chavignon,Wilson, and it is anticipated that other cast of Rheims, and in Champagne.
The enemy surprise attack cast of Auberive proved resultless.
Aerial
Activities,
BARLIER CABLES THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] AIR RAID ON LONDON. LONDON, February 17th
officers will follow General Robertson into retirement, but it is not expected
that the defection of Generals will wreck the Government, because there is no great
MASSACRE AT KIEFF
PETROGRAD, February 10th.
A belated Kieff telegram states that the syropathy in the House of Commons White Guards are with the Junkers. After defeating the Red Guards at. Petchersk, the former massacred 1,500 workmen, also
towards the attitude of soldiers.
OFFENCES AGAINST THE CENSORSHIP.
LONDON, February 17th Mr. De Wend Fenton, editor of the Jorld, has bien fmed £100 for publish
It is officially announced-Bix aero- planes approached the month of the Thames last night and carried out an attack on London. All the raiders were turned back, except one, which penetrated ng an article in which he referred to
the
with the E. P. Mission hospitals, which
the only are the only ones in the town, I can
that sure you that the statement
hundrade, minus arms and legs, were
(Wong Kam Bang) the exact sum of $30 monthly as wages. It is distinctly ngreed that his services will be required from March 24th until the date that wa
up the purchase of Shi's
shall be no. the Central Powers, provided.
records to the contrary This writing is Central Powers give a previous assur
made as proof: Dated March 24th, It was signed by the defendants Houmania, and leave the colution of the ance not to sail the sovereignty of
Mr. Faithfull said the word should be "invite, it should be
conduct consulton mat- dynastic question to the Roumanians being conveyed to the hospitals" is instead of "wages, and to themselves. Roumania will then declare her treated in the hospitals up to res-nent; it must be signed, an agree
The
Judge This is her readiness to cede Dobrudja to terday was about two hundred, cad, Mr. Faithfull-That is an open ques Bulgaria, provided the Central Powers while many amputations were necessary, benevolently support Romania in the I doubt if anyone arrived in the con-
Cabinet is not yet
Bessarabia question.
The Averescu
altogether cxtravagant. The total num terso
tion. It is only an engagement. the Registrar for opinion.he
The Puisse Judge I shall send it ta
all the members of the Revolutionary formed, but it is stated that the first Europeans have teken refuge in the he had come to the Court previously, the
Military Committee,
GENERAL STRIKE IN LEMBERG:
ZURICH, February 18th.
A Lemberg telegram states that at a t great demonstration held on February
point in the Averescu programme 18
dition described in your account. It is equally accurate to say that "all the
various ships in the harbour your informant contradicts himself a few lines penca by agreement with the Central further on where he speaks of a family
who slept on their lawn, and I am per sonally acquainted with quite a number of other foreigners who did the same, or
Powers,
The plaintiff stepped into the box and Mr. Justice Gompertz remarked that his features were familiar to him. Asked if plaintiff said that he was once a party
guity being defendant in an action.
He must have lost the Mr. Faithfull He does not say so. He may have come out "top dog
The
on was decrced against him. Continu ing, he said he was to act as a sort of Japanese interpretez and not a broker.
plaintiff said that the suit in ques
the capital and dropped a bomb in the Col. Repington's article in the Morning 14th, attended by the United Polish DI INGE ON MUTUAL SUICIDE. south west district at ten d'elock, de Post, and also for publishing a confiden Parties, it was decided to organise a gen Dean Inge, speaking at a conference at even slept in their verandahs or rooms Puzne Judgo Bo you ar molishing a house and burying an in- tine warning to newspapers in regard to eral strike in all the public offices, in-th the World Alliance for Promoting In the roads some veritable chaams with
the Versailles Conference.
valided officer, his wife and two children.
The raider previously dropped other bombs in the eastern outskirta
PACIFIST LEAFLETS.
Mr. Arnold Lupton, ex-Members of
The casualties and damage were not Parliament, has been sentenced to six
serious
A RAID IN PROGRESS
LONDON, February 18th. The Press Bureau announce that hostile eroplanes crossed the Thames estuary at ten o'clock this evening and proceeded towards London.
Some bombs were dropped on Longon, The raid is still in progress.
ATTACK ON DOVER
An attack on Dover at 10.45 was driven out
months' imprisonment for circulating a Pacifcist leaflet, the printer of which was fined £90,-
THE PRIME MINISTER -
LONDON, February 17th. Mr. Lloyd George, though indisposed,
stications, schools and factories as a pro
test against the new Ukraine frontier.
DIFFICULTIES OF DEMOBILISA- TION
As for the statement that there were in Central Hull of the British Council ternational Friendship Through the hot water gushing up as if from a Churches, moyed & resolution stating that
spring, I believe that in some places s just and lasting pene could be secured only by Christian principles of recon- hot water did issue from cracks in the ciliation and brotherhood of
ground, but one or two inches would, 1 to all
a broker? Judge you are not
The plaintiff
tiff said he int
he introduced Hors to the firm to do busine and acted simply as an interpreter between the rties, for which he received $30 2 parties, month as salary $000 was due to him up till the date of the issue of the writ
Cross-examined, he said he did not fo ay interpreting after March, 1917- |n though be claimed wages up till Sen
tember last. He did not receive 330 as wages but as remuneration,
By Mr. Gardiner-This is to go on for life-Up to the date that the Wing business connection. Loong Co. has
kind bang Ha declared that I think, cover the breadth of the cherasany
ships between the
would be theathed tomorrow referred to. It is quite misleading to BWord if only we were
not BO much" afraid of
other. If we were crushed in this such an expression as that all the war we should not take it lying down, houses have been razed to the ground
would our opponents
die land
ETROGRAD February 18th. Difficulties have arisen in connection with the decobilization, owing to the soldiers demanding money, also the
atural suicide dub would use to be dise and the greater part of the city has
with Hora tribution of reserves of clothing and solved The disunited States of Europe been destroyed. It is probably true to
Are you aware that there was no busz- able to exist if not be
they say that there is scarcely a house which ness between Horn and the Wing Loong riflea
mained armed to
in the fame of There
has not been damaged, and a very large Co. The reason why there was no- the United States of America.
business, was because. the Japanese anked was a widely held notion that we
might proportion seriously, but you can still for 350,000 as deposit, and the defendant admit that their Government and adopt amore pos
The Military Commissioner has refused
the
is working incessantly. He went into the the rifles which are needed for the Red compel or persuado the Germans to find many strects in the city which show did not produce the AS country on Friday, but was recalled yet Guards, but has promised the seller Igible Constitution, which we hoped would very little traces of the earthquake exact was not a Bombs were dropped in the open counterday on urgent business
Barozal pilots engaged the raiders, and
one action resulted in -a largo, enemy machine crashing down into the mea
"The casualties and damage apparently are light
GERMAN REPORT.
THE JAPANESE GOVERN-
MENT
Тожи
Tosno, February 17th, z ln the House of Rep
A wireless German offrisk report
states:—Our aviators lest night bombed
Ipposition motion of non-
to 117
idon Dover and Dunkirk and the the Government was defeated by 241
forces on the North Count of
certain, moneys which are being obtained by taxation of the bourgeoise ---
THE CONFLICT IN FINLAND. The Freno Pest states that the 42nd
Arias Corps has been ordered to begin perations against the White Quards in Finland.
chispered to
the
Gardiner said that the plaintiff, makes them mless aggressive, and, we
rhaps, here and there a building as a matter of fact, owed defendants $415.
which was the balance due for the supply Hex efficient selves, certainly much cent
the war had shored up. The distre Stacient. No nation
among the
of cord to binz, and a letter of de usod юге развода alty to its Glov
Chinese population in the port in very was sent to him, and when no reply was vinnieat than the
The Ger- mare believed in their
ozni of govern Ten
it is to be hoped that speedy received to it a writ was isme Shortly
the plaintiff brought the present ment. It was not an idea
measures ill be taken to relieve it, but after
claim, which Mr. Gardiner characterized crament, very far from but the te
esired: the ASSISLANDS) should that
ted by exaggerated accounts of Mr Faithfull sud that he wished
withdraw His client had not told him ain, yours faith all the facts and then expected him to
win the case/ FF WALLACE *** Judgment was given for the defendante
Would not chanj
Dino of Alorcester
Large detachments of Petrograd trpons out would mean that we should have krev rouda to Vibarr
it is not
ba pran