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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND, 1916
MUTINIES IN GERMAN REGIMENTS.
SEVERAL OFFICERS KILLED.
PRO-ENTENTE MANIFESTATIONS AT
PRAGUE.
COUNT HERTLING ON PEACE PROSPECTS.
UKRAINE'S PLIGHT:
TOWNS AND VILLAGES A MASS OF FLAMES.
Branco-Belgian Front.
LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH FRONT.
'A SUCCESSFUL RAIN
LONDON, May 20th.
EARLIER CABLES.
AERIAL OPERATIONS.
Field-Mars
LONDON, May 10th.
Sir Douglas Haig, ro
SPANISH STEAMER
TORPEDOED.
PARIP, May 20th.
The Spanish steamer Villa de Solla has been torpedoed.
EARLIER CABLES.
BELGIAN RELIEF SHIP MINED.
A THRONE IN THE EAST GERMANY'S LATEST DESIRE.
AMSTERDAM, May 19th.
FAMOUS FRENCH AIRMAN KILLED.
PARIS, May 19th. The famous airman, M. Gilbert, was killed in a flying accident.
EARLIER CABLES.
CHINA TEA AT HOME.
LONDON, May 20th.
The Forwarts states that various Ger mans Courts are very excidet regarding the opportunities of obtaining a Throne in the East agents are jouracying in all directions on behalf of competing claims, as there are nt, most six Thrones
In the House of Commons, Mr. J. R. to distribute and the German Dynastics Clynes, replying to Mr. J. W Hills, AMSTERDAM, May 19th.
The Forwaerte suggests stated that very little good China ten number 22. with' Cole, The Belgian relief-ship
filling the Thrones with Turkish Princes,remains in the United Kingdom. The Ministry of Food is purchasing a certain 4,000 tons of barley from New York to Rotterdam, has been mined on the Dogger otherwise German unity would be, im- quantity in China, but the availablo transport is very little, and when the pur chases arrive the moderate supplies will Bank Assistance has been sent.
be made available available."
DECORATIONS FOR BRITISH ADMIRALS.
Panis, May 18th.
awarded The French Government has 1 the Croix de Guerre with palm to Yice Admiral Keyes and Rear-Admiral Tyr- whitt and 16 other officers who particularly distinguished themselves in the prepara-
perilled
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA GERMAN MILITARY OPERATIONS CONTINUE.
LONDON, May 10th. A wireless Russian official report points out that the Germans, despite the agree ment for a cessation of hostilities, are still engaged in military operations in the Don region. The Government has
porting on aviation, states: Our nero tion and carrying out of the recent communicated with Dr. Mirbach, point- planes on Friday dropped, 22 tons of
“very daring and brilliantly executeding out that there is no justification for bombs on Tournul, Courtrai and Obaul-
operations at Zeebrugge and Ostend." nes railway stations, also on several Sir Douglas Haig reports:-We took aerodromes and billets all along the a few prisoners in a successful raid on front. Hostile aircraft were less native the 19th inst. in the Albert sector and than recently, although large formations were encountered well east of our lince. heavily repulsed an attempted enemy raid to the northward of Hinget...
We brought down 10 acroplanes and Hostile artillerying has increased con-drove down four. Ten of ours are mis- siderably at night on the Albert-Bucquoy
sing.. front.
AUSTRALIANS CAPTURE A VILLAGE.
LONDON, May 20th.
2.45 a.m.
Sir Douglas Haig reports: A local operation at Villes sur Anere was com- pletely successful, Australians carrying. the German positions in and around the village of which they took possession, "enpturing": "300" prisoners and twenty machine-guns. Our casualties were light. We susiegefully raided a post to the of Meterem, inflicting southwestward casualties.
"AERIAL OPERATIONS.
LONDON, May 20th Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig porls: –Our aeroplanes dropped 10 tons of bombs on railway stations at Cour Arai, Valenciennes, Aulnoye, Roulers and
Chaulness, also on aerodromes, dumps, and billets.
We also dropped: 10 tons of bombs on the railway station at Metz. Those wore several bursts on the track and factories Falongside. All our machines returned.
LATEST CABLES.
FRENCH FRONT. DETACHMENTS PENETRATE ENEMY'S THIRD TRENCH.
LONDON, May 20th. 4.40 p.m.
A French communiqué, states. There was fairly lively artillerying in the region of Hangard, south of the Avre
Detachments penetrated as far as the enomy's third trench, north-west Reims, in the direction of Bernericourt and carried out much destruction. They brought back prisoners and material.
ONLY ARTILLERY FIRING.
PARIS, May 20th,
A communiqué states that there was only intermittent artillery firing north and south of the Arre
The majority of the airfighting oceur red well to the eastward of the lines. Italian bront
LATEST CABLES. We brought down 21 and drove down two. Eight British machines are missing.
THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY-] Tying was possible only, for half the
ALLIES ADVANCE night, owing to a thick mist, but ten
THEIR CINE IMPROVED. tons of bombs were dropped on railway
LONDON, May 20th. stations at Harcoing, Haubourdin,
Douai, Chaulnes, and on billets in the A French eastern communiqué states. neighbourhoods of Bapuume and Bray, that the France-Italians carried out be also on the railway works and the lock-tween the 15th and 17th inst. a series of operations to the west of Koritza with gates at Zeebrugge.
the object of reducing the most pro minent salient in the line of enemy positions and also of extending the allied front more, advantageously.
OSTEND SHELLED.
LONDON, May 17th A German communiqué states that an
monitor shelled Ostend. enemy The Near East.
EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH KEUTEE'S AOSNOY] TURKISH ADVANCE ON PERSIAS
LONDON, May 10th A message from Moscow, dated May 11th, states that a Tifis newspaper reports that Turkish regulars and Kurds are advancing on Persia. They have occupied Sujbulak and Ushnue, south of
Lake Urmis.
A despatch from Tebriz says that the Turkish objective is Enzele, which bas become the base for the Central Powers
mentice to the British General.
LATEST CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.) MUTINY IN GERMAN REGIMENTS
SEVERAL OFFICERS KILLED.
Moscow, May 19th. There has been a mutiny in German Regiments stationed at Wesenberg and Several officers were killed Esthonia. The German High Command has sent trustworthy troops, who arrested 200 mutineers, ten of whom were immediately shot.
Another mutiny occurred in a German regiment, No 375, at Dvinsk, in which prisoners of war returning from the interior of Russin assisted.
THE AUSTRO-GERMAN ALLIANCE
AMSTERDAM, May 18th
One of ours did not return. MEN POURING STEADILY, INTO THE FIGHTING LINE.
LONDON, May 20th.
All the objectives were attained despite Reuter's Correspondent at British the most considerable difficulties due to Headquarters says:-Parts of Northern the nature of the ground in a France hare become almost suddenly Lainous, trackles region and the vigorous thickly populated. American fightingsistance of the enemy who frequently standing regarding the basis of, a sub
troops and great American training
counter-attacked,
camps and depots have sprung up in Our advance reached
spots where two months ago only British khaki was normally to be seen.
A message from Vienna states that Count Burian informed the newspaper moun rest that the discussion at German
depth
the centre. twenty kilometres in the CONSIDERABLE LOCAL FIGHTING
LONDON, May 20th-
An Itálian official message says there has been considerablo local fighting on the whole front. We completely repulsed an attack on Mount Mantello and also an attack in the Adamelle district where we compelled the enemy to retire, leaving a hundred dead and wounded.
The outstanding impression of the American organisation mag besuained up in the word thoroughness.” One is conscious at every turn of the resolve of the "Sammies" to fight till victory is won. Intensified training is being tire- lessly carried out in combination with the British and French. Large-forms- tions are steadily being drafted to augment the Americans already in the at various points. fighting line and there will be immediate
ly replaced by still larger numbers.
CONSIDERABLE LOSSES
INFLICTED ON ENEMY
LONDON, May 20th 11.25 p.m
Wo carried out several successful raids
Naval Activities.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY], FRENCH TRAWLER SINKS GERMAN SUBMARINE
Reuter's Correspondent at: British
LONDON, May th Bcdquarters, states:-Our line has been A French trawler sank a German pub advanced over useful ground in the diree marine, captured her commander and tion of Dernancourt. Considerable losses liberated Captain Cres, of a Spanis! were inflicted on the Germans of whom sailing ship, who was aboard the sub
marine. 200 were taken prisoners,
Headquarters led to a complete under
and extension of the alliance which had now become an im perative necessity in order to resist the terrible embrace of the common enemic The new alliance would be defensive and
would show that a united Anstro-Ger- many was unbeatable.
refusing an armistice, and requesting Dr. Mirbach to expedite his reply with: a view of restoring peaceful conditions. CREATION OF A RED ARMY. The Russian People's Commissaries have despatched a message to the Pro vincial Councils ordering their compli ance within a week of the decrce for the creation of a strong united Red Army to defend the republic against internal and external onemies.
GERMANS VIOLATE BOUNDARY.
LONDON, May 20th,
A Russian wireless report states: The Gerninns in the eval region violated the boundary her on March 6th and nd vanced eastwards despite protests by the Russian Commander of the Foreign Commissary who requested the with drawal of the troops,
A HUNNISH AFFAIR. The White Guards at Helsingfors executed the Russian Fleet Commissary Jemtchuji on the pretext that he was conducting a revolutionary campaign among the German Marines.
DUTCH SHIPPING.
THE HAGUE May 20th In the States-General, Jonkheer Van Loudon, referring to the intention shortly of placing several ships in the Dutch West Indies under an armed convoy and probably accompanied by a conling vessel, said he was unable positively to state that no international difficulties would arise, but he presumed this would not be the case.
THE GERMAN FLOT VIRELAND.
PERSONALITIES ARRESTED.
IN
LONDON, May 18th.
It is reported that altogether about one hundred arrests have been, effected in Ireland.
Mr. Joseph MacGuinness, Sinn Fein MP. (Longford, S.), member of the Sinn Fain Executive, has been arrested.
Mr. E. de Valern is, the President of the Sinn Feinbe
Mr. Arthur Griffiths is the founder of the Binn Fein, and a candidate for East Cavan.
Mr. J. Cosgrave is the Treasurer of the Sinn Fein, and a member of the Dublin City Council.
Mr. Darrett Figgis in the Secretary of the Sinn Fein
The prisoners were taken on board a naval ship at Kingstown,
The military and detectives raided the Sinn Fein Headquarters at Dublin, taking a number of documenta. The arrests were made at night-time in Dublin, Belfast and other towns.
LATER.
COUNT PLENKETT ARRESTED. LONDON, May 9th The Sinn-Feiner, Count Plunkett, has been arrested.
GERMANY'S FOOD SUPPLIES
COTTON SPINNING RESTRIC- TIONS.
LONDON, May 20th.
Волка has The Cotton Control announced that after June 10th mills spinning American cotton may only run fifty per cent of their spindles 46 houra weekly, nills spinning Egyptian cotton eight per cent. 553 hours, and mixed villa 40 hours.
THE SUEZ CANAL BRIDGE FAVOURABLE GERMAN COMMENT.
AMSTERDAM, May 19th.
The Cologne Carette, commenting upon the new El-Kantara bridge over the Suea Canal says that as a whole. Great Britain's campaigns in Mesopotamia and Falestine are far from being failures. The new bridge joins Africa and Asin,
and it must be admitted this facilitates the transport of supplies to Palestine. AUSTRALIA AND THE WAR.
INCREASED ENLISTMENTS,
MELBOURNE, May 19th The latest figures show that last week's toral enlistments were the highest sinen April of last year. They also exceaded the weekly quotu of men required in action.
PROPOSED ADDITIONAL
TAXATION.
Premier Watt, addressing the Pre- miers Conferenze, said the Common wealth Government during the next few months would have to ask the people to bear heavy additional taxation.
PROPHECY BY COUNT. HERTLING.
AMSTERDAM, May 19th. Count Herling, interviewed by the Berlin. Correspondent of the Budapest cwspaper dzest, said he rejoiced at the German and Bargarian comradeship in arms. It had obtained a better protec- tion for Hungary's frontiers and other. guarantees against a Roumanian attack: He hoped this would impress Germany Hand Hungary with the necessity for main- Moscow, May 19th.
taining a lasting friendship. Ho dwelt The Bolshevist Press Bureau publishes upon the beneficial effects of the new
which wan The Gerinan Commander feplied to the secret circular which the German Austro-German Alliance protests of the Russian Admiral that Government addressed to all newspapers aggressive, but was designed to secure demtchujin had outlawed himself by in: in Germany stating that the German our place in the sun, he added citing mutiny. Con equently the execuCommissioners had convinced themselves smilingly. If the world ever became of the dearth of supplies of cereals on united in an International Peace Leaguo tion is an eclusively Hunnish affair.
Ukraine owing to insufficica, sowings Germany would unhesitatingly and joy- GERMANS OCCUPY BJORKO.
last year, and to stall owners secreting fully join it. Unfortunately, the present. LONDON, May 20th. supplies. The peasants in Ukraino were conditions give small, even the smallest, Anessage from Petrograd dated the early all armed and anti.German. Fos-hope of it. Our desire is to win and pre- We are now fighting 17th inst states that the Germans have sibly greater supplies may be discovered serve the peace. occupied Bjorko on the Gulf of Finland in the course of Germany's further ad- for our existence and the peace which to the soul of Viborg.
vance, and better results may be obtained we long for. I am optimistic enough to by armed force, but in any ease the hoped believe we shall have pence this year, for improvement in Germany's food sup- although the Enteufe statesmen still talk
oferushing the Central Powers. It plies was exceedingly problematical,
might have been thought that the attack on Mr. Lloyd George, which, after all, in- dicates a strengthening of the peace idea, would have created a better hasis for peace, but this has not been the case. Nevertheless, I am fruly confont tha
FIGHTING IN BAKU. The Soviot forces in Baku are in deadly conflict with the Mussulmans.
A Moscow paper states that 2,000 wera killed and 2,000 wounded in various. parts of the town. Entire streets and the Persian bazaar are burning,
RUSSIANS EVACUATE KURSK
GENERAL SMUTS, SPEECH.
The following concludes General Sinuts speech at Glasgow University, which appeared in yesterday's issue:
LONDON, May 18th.
further events in the West will bring
OF IMPERIAL -POLICY IN INDIA.
LONDON, May 20th. The day might come when a body like Indications that the Germans are still that representing the whole Empire nearer a speedy end of the war.
like this in advancing in south Russia are gathered would have to talą, 16th inst. stating that the Russian and broad lines, but he should not adinit from messages from Moscow, dated the land and deal with it, on large, wise THE GOAL the railway traffic thitherward is mill to the common obligations and the com- evacuation of Kursk has begun and that the right of anybody to be an exception tarily supervised
mon duties of our common Empire Ha Pravda was sure that if a large licarted and wise urges the speeding up of enlarged pre and statesmanlike line were adopted in parations for the renewal of bostilities dealing with this problem it would not and says that the Breatiitorsk cntracte be insoluble. id drawing to a close.
The Communist
newspaper
THE RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY
THEIR PRESENT LIFE.
A STOCKHora, May 20th.
from Berlin says the Ancange Dowager Empress of Russia, the Grand Dukes Nicolas and Peter Nicolaivitch are interned in the Crimea.
The Grand Dukes do gardening and the Grand Duchesses Olga and Xenia do housework Nicolas also teaches in an infant school
All get soldier's rations.
THE PLIGHT OF UKRAINE, TOWNS AND VILLAGES AFLAME
UNREST IN BOHEMIA.
AMSTERDAM, May 20th A message from Prague states that in consequence of pro-Entente demonstra tions the authorities have proclaimed that meetings are forbidden as well as pro
have sup-
LONDON, May 20th. The Times, in a leader, states that the Right Hon. E. S. Montagu's Mission is the most momentous landmark in the affairs of India, because it marks the pro- gressivo realization of responsible Gov ernment for India as the goal of Imperial policy. None can complain that Mr Montagu listened only to a one-sided presentation of the issue.
The Times is confident that Ministers realise that constitutional reform is a vital war question, and that its solution has a most important bearing on the
Entente manifestations ed young mobilization of the utmost resources of
newspapers)
pressed Slavs from visiting the threatened to close the national theatre. GERMANY'S SOMERE ECONOMIC FUTURE
AMSTERDAM, May 10th, At a meeting of the Farmers' League at Munich, the well-known Bavarian Hader, Dr. Heim, sombrely depicted the economic future of Germany. He said that the cattle stock had been decimated and the soil exhausted. It was a self- deception to believe that pre-war condi- ticns would ever return. The re-build as would take decades, and Germany would be unable to export goods which were needed at home Salvation, lay be- tween free frade and compulsory State control.
AIR RAID ON LONDON.
MANY BOMBS DROPPED.
LONDON, May 20th. A Russian wireless reports states that LONDON, May 20th.
General Skoropadski has been declared 3.35 a.m.. an impostor various places in
that Ukraine. His decrees are disregarded. The Press Bureau announces
The Peasants Assembly of Kieff num hostile aircraft crossed the waste of bering 20,000, has been closed by the Ger Kent and Essex at eleven on Sunday mans. The population is exasperated THE JAPAN-CHINA AGREE TE District Assemblies have decided to evening going towards London. The raid burn all the bread and other provisions, is progressing.
FOUR ENEMY MACHINES
BROUGHT DOWN."
LONDON, May 20th.
5.20 g. m.
The Press Bureau announces that four £ the aeroplanes which raided London and the south-east on Sunday night wore
Right down.
The raid appear to have been on a arge scale and a considerable number of bombs were dropped-
and the landowners have been declared outersts --
MENT
of the war. The Mission has helped to produce the warm response which princes and people have made to the recent appeals. They feel more strongly. than ever that the Empire, which in the midst of a great war pledged itself to set the feet of the Indian peoples in the path of self-Government leading ultimate- ly to an equal partnership in the Empire worth fighting for If the fresh wave in not to spend itself unprofitably the Mission must bear fruit without und reasonable delay
Although arduous and complicated problems await settlement, their solution should not present insurmountable dif ficulties, now that the principles of our Imperial policy for the first time hate heen clearly enunciated. The people of India are thoroughly sound at heart and the influence of perverse agitators now and again is waning. Hitherto their influence was largely due to a vague WASHINGTON, May 19th sense of uncertainty and distrust as General Skoropadski has no troops It is understood that the State regards the genuineness of our profes except a bodyguard of a hundred. Department's reports make it clear that sons, which might revivo if India was The country is groaning in hunger, Japan and China have entered into an kept for any length of time on the misery and slavery. Everybody is en agreement purely of a defensive charac-tenterhooks of expectation. After our deavouring to free Great Russia, and ter sad only for the period of the war definite professions it is idle to hope guerilla bands are being formed against German aggression in the Far that any scheme will get universal assent, Thy members of the Rada are regarded East The Department does not believe and it cannot be denied that swall as traitors. Almost the whole population that it directly concerns the United section of extremists is already working is armed, and attempt, to disarm are States, and consequently involves no for the defeat of our efforts at concilia change in the Department's Far East tion, but there has never been a better resisted to the deathRADA
policy, which, however, might be properly chance of rallying permanently the larg Towns and villages are affame... The Germans everywhere are appoint subject to revision if Japan and China body of moderate opinions in a whole- ing their own officials and are exporting foture And it necessary to ask the hearted support of British rule, if we
effect to our pledges. to Germany all the provision they can assistance of the United States or the know how to give a speedy and wisa
Entente in carrying out their plans.
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