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THE WAR.
GERMANS HELD FROM NOYON TO
RHEIMS.
EXPERTS ANTICIPATE ATTEMPT ELSEWHERE.
AUSTRIAN ACTION IMMINENT. REINFORCEMENTS FROM RUSSIA-
GERMANO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE
IMPOSSIBLE.
co-Belgian Front.
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Bra
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÚT.) BRITISH FRONT.
RAIDS REPULSED.
LONDON, June 6th
12.35 p.m.
Fidd-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ports:-The enemy again attempted a waid south-westward of Morlancourt, but was repulsed, with loss.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH, 1918
ENEMY GROUPS PRESSED BACK.
PARIS, June 8th. A communiqué states: Last of Sam- pigny inst evening we continued to press back the enemy groups which had suc ceeded in crossing the Oise. We captured 100 prisoners.
North of the Aisno we appreciably.
improved our positions north and west of Hakebreve, capturing 50
There was rather lively artillery firing,
NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY
LONDON, June 7th The Admiralty announce-Eight bomb ing raids were carried out from June 3rd to Jung ta on Zeebrugge, Ostend Bruges and on Thorout railway station.. Largo quantities of heavy bombs were dropped.
We destroyed two, enemy machines and drove down threo in air ighting. One British machine is miss ing.
A TERRIBLE SCENE.
AMERICA AND THE WAR
· ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL-
WASHINGTON, Juno 6th- The House of Representativos ham passed the largest Army Appropriation Bill in the history of the United States carrying Twelve Billion and Forty Two Million Dollars, and authorising the President to call to military service all men who can be trained and equipped.
DRAFTING FOR JUNE
WASHINGTON, May 31st. Two hundred and eighty thousand men will be called up this month.
JAPAN'S LOYALTY UN- CHANGED.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
ANGLO GERMAN AGREEMENT
UPON DISCUSSION."
LONDON, May 31st. Router's Agency learns that the British and German Governments have agreed upon the bites for discussion of the prisoner questions.
British delegates will shortly proceed to The Hague:
Most probably arrangements similar to those made with Germany will be adopted regarding Turkey and Bulgaria.
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DECLARATIONS
LONDON, June 6th.
10.15 p.:
The Fress Bureau announces-The
and Italy, at a meeting in Versailles Prime Ministers of Great Britain, France
A squadron of large seaplanes carried out a long reconnaissance over the North Sen and engaged a large hostile forma.
·tion. They shot down two enemy machines. Two of ours on returning were forced to alight owing to engine trouble close to the Dutch Coast and have
LONDON, June Oth. been interned..
The Daily Maips Correspondent at THE BOMBING OF A BRITISH | Tokio, telegraphing on May 25th, states: Premier Terauclu, interviewed, emphati HOSPITALA
cally declared that such a contingency us a German Japanese Alliance was impos greed upon the following declarations Lospov, June Gth. sible. He was aware of no change in the First, that the creation of a united and Correspondents at Headquarters, in Japanese feelings of affection and loyalty independent Polish State with free
to the describing the bombing of a British has towards Great Britain. The future of access
sea constitutes one pital on Corpus Christi morning (men Japan was just as dependent upon the of the conditions of a selid and tioned yesterday), say that a German victory of the Entente as the future of just peace and the rule of right in airman hit a fare to make sure of his Great Britain. If the German power in Europe; second, that they associate them of the hospital, and the timbers and future of fame, would be seriously se sentipathy for the nation since masonry crashed to the lower floors, kill-mensced. What the present Japanese pirations towards freedom of the Czecho ing and burying the patients, including Government has done for the Allies in Slovak and Yugo Slav peoples. an officer who was being operated upon.
his appointment has proved his contention. A doctor, describing the scene, says He was filled with admiration for what nothing more terrible could be imagined than that of the nurses and surgeons gathered round the unconscious patient, all being buried in the ruins and killed almost immediately:
HONGKONG WAR CHARITIES COMMITTEE.
THE NEED OF INCREASING MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS.
A general meeting of the European members of the War Charities Committee was held yesterday evening, at the office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. The Hon. Mr. D. Landale pressded over a large attendance and was supported by the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax (Hon. Secretary).
The CHAILMAN said they had been called together to discuss the scheme which batt been approved by the Executive Cat- mitter for increasing the monthly sub- scriptions to war charities. They would. recollect that nt the last meeting the Hon. Treasurer land pointed out that the monthly subscriptions. amounted only to $3,000 and that practically $1,000 of that sum came from two persons and one firm. That could not be considered a satis factory position, and, he (the Chairman): thought it was the duty of the Committeo. to do everything they could to remedy it. It was not large subscriptions they wanted; what they wanted were small subscriptions-sny, of $1 or $2 a month- and by that means they ought to get something like from $30,000 to $60,000 ш year. They would then be in a more
their biggest contributions, such as the amount they had undertaken to provide for the Flying Corps Hospital and the Ladies' Work Party and other contribu tions, and prevent the necessity of hold-
subscriptions in order to make sure that they did not run short of funds. Several schemes had been discussed as to what were the best means for increasing the monthly subscriptions or incore time 16
Another party rushed a post in the especially in the regions of Longmont target. A bomb smashed the upper storey the Far East cannot be broken, then the sefrer with America in an expression of satisfactory position, and able to pay off
neighbourhood of Boyclles. Two British soldiers are missing.
We repulsed attempted raids northward of Lens, northward of Bethune, and cast- ward of Nieppe Forest, inflicting casualties.
Neuilly and La Poterie and west of Rheims
BELGIAN REPORT.
LONDON, June th
4.35 p.m.:
A Belgian communiqué states:-There was somewhat intenso artillery firing in Hostile artillery were active in the the regions of Dismude and Merckem.
GRIP ON RHEIMS TIGHTENING. Stratiele sector.
LONDON, June Oth
11.60 p.m.
LOCAL ATTACK REPULSED.
LONDON, June Oth
9.30 p.m.. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports:The French repulsed local attacks in the neighbourhood of Locre.
FRANCE WILL NEVER YIELD"
LONDON, June 6th.
8.25 4.m.
The Germans have drawn the line closer round Rheims. They hold three-quarters of an armed circle.
FRENCH POSITIONS MAIN- TAINED.
PARIS, June 6th
The whole hospital wing was ablaze, the staircase to an adjoining building was destroyed, and patients here had to be
rescued by ladders.
While the rescue work was in progress ancther raider dropped five borobs in the vicinity, but fortunately these were harm- less. Then a long-range gun started shell- ing an adjoining village.
Several WA.A.Cs, were killed in shelter.
The bombed hospital stood isolated in a
*** establishments near.
the British people have done since the BOAT-WOMEN ATTACKED BY ing back large sums from their annual
war in the lommation of a great army,
and their achievements were positively wonderful.
ROBBERS
''TWO GIRLS AND A ROBBER. DROWNED:
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester day, before Mr. J. R. Wood, three Chinese were charged with (1) murdering
a woman after having assaulted her with intent to rab; (2) murdering a child. aged 4 years; and (3) assaulting a woman (who is still alive) with intent to rob ber.
Asked his opinion on the progress of the war, Cuneral Terauchi said that the outstanding fact was that the great Ger- man drive was broken and the violent onslaughts had been arrested.
General Termuchi concluded by reiterat Ing his admiration for the
and courage of the British people of the incident which culminated in the cedented war effort, sacrifice, tenacity
Inspector Gordon, giving a description
had every faith in the final vindication deaths of two of the unfortunate victius of the principles for which in common we and one of the robbers, enid complain are all fighting.
ANNIVERSARY:
anpre-
unt's boat was lying alongside Yaumati Ferry wharf, early on Wednesday morn
was proposed to organize district collec
tions. Ite, however, did not think that that would be very satisfactory, as they would have to form other organizations, which would not be quite so efficient. Ho suggested that it would be advisable to approuch the secretaries of all the clubs in Hongkong and ask them to allow their organisations to help in the collection of small subscriptions. In no way would
connection to be sent to, the secretaries impossible subscriptions be asked from members. He would read to them a circular which had been prepared in this. of the to subscribe small sums monthly by add- clubs simply asking membera them on to their bills
ing be
following is the covering letter addressed to the Secretaries:
Sin--I am directed by the War
her two daughters Two men came on ties Committee to approach the com
A communiqué states:—The enemy in The battle situation is generally un- the daytime at different points multiplied changed. The Germans are held up for his efforts to accentuate progress, but the time being on the whole front from was repulsed everywhere, losing heavily Noyon to Rheims. They lost very His attempt to cross the Oise in the heavily during the last few days, parti-direction of Mont Alagachi completely conspicuous position, with no military BATTLE UE JUTLAND ing. In the boat were complainant and cularly ba_Monday and Tuesday, when failed. vs. their
gains were very small French experts now anticipate that the Germans will attempt to break through somewhere else, possibly between Noyon and Mont Didier, with the object of con verging their advance towards Paris, Though it is not impossible for the enemy to attack in a totally different sector, this will be in accordance with the habitual German strategy of pressing the attack in
one sector until the
Our counter-attacks north of the Aisne recovered all ground the enemy had Italian Front. momentarily occupied.
We took 150 prisoners near Vingre
The Germans progressed somewhat in the wood region of Longpont, but were driven back, leaving prisoners.
Our positions everywhere elsa were maintained.
AIR WARFARE.
momentum is Our airmen were very active on June exhausted, thon turning sharply off to 4th. They dropped 17 tons of projectiles
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TRIBUTE TO MERCANTILE MARINE.
of European clubs of the to the whart and, clambering on to the Colony with a view to enlisting their boat, engaged it for a trip to Mongkok, cooperation in the stimulation
periodical subscriptions to the War Oo the way thither they were hailed by Charities Fund. I therefore, forward two other men who were rowing in of the Committee of the Club with the the papers attached for the consideration request that they will be good enough to put some such system as is therein out- lined into operation through the club organization.
the request of the War Charities
Club circulates the papers herewith Committee, the Committee of the
LONDON, June 1st. Admiral Sir John Jellicos, speaking at seull sampan at the time. The nien in the Jutland Battle Anniversary in the the boat greeted the new-comers, who LONDON, June the
joined them on complainant's boat. The Reuters Correspondent at Italian Albert Hall, said that the spirit of the direction of the boat was then changed Headquarters, telegraphing er May 31st, men of the fleet on the occasion of the to Tai Kok tsui. When the boat had stated it was the general opinion battle even surpassed his high expecta covered half the distance the men sud- and expresses the hope that the members
daughters, the motive, apparently, being that enemy action was imminent Rein- tions. He paid a tribute to the men of denly assaulted complainant and her forcements had arrived from Russia, the merchant marine, who gallantly to steal their jewellery. In the struggle and in greater comfort than any belliger.all the occupants were thrown into the ent or neutral. Despite submarinism, water. In the confusion the men man- even the worst enemy outrages at sea, aged to make their escape. Ao man flinched and no ship was delayed
strike elsewhere. The proximity of Parison concentrations of troops, which they their artillery, which had been sent to enabled Britons to be better fed, clothed which ensued the boat turned turtle, and European Clubs in the Colony to assist,
On the night of June 4th, 14 tone of bombs were dropped on various stations. Four enemy machines were felled and two captive balloons set on fire.
An enemy aeroplane with four materi
in this case, however, may dictate dispersed. departure from these tactics. The atti- tude of Paris in the face of the present -bracal inspires the most glowing eulogies in the British Press, which pay a fervent tribute to M. Clemenceau's speech as expressing the invincible spirit of France and affording impressive evidence of mutual confidence and the Allies' reliance apon the growing might of America, The papers declare that M. Clemenceau spoke for the British nation when he said that France would never yield"
GERMAN CLAIMS.
A wireless German official report states:-Our captures since May 27th are 55,000 prisoners, including 1,500 officers, 650 guns and 2,000 machine-guns.
June 1st.
Aerial Activities.
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SACRILEGE CON- DEMNED.
GERMAN
PARIS, May 31st. The newspapers unanimously condemn the fresh sacrilege by the Germans in bombarding Faria similarly on Good
We brought down 46 aeroplanes on the Friday and Easter Sunday regardless of 4th and 5th inst.
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AERIAL OPERATIONS.
LONDON, June 5th,
11.35 p.m. In overcast weather the enemy aircraft were inactive.
On Tuesday we brought down one and drove down one.
We dropped 14 tons of bombs during the day and night. There were no British losses.
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FRENCH FRONT.
FRENCH SOLDIERS' LEAVE BUSPENDED.
PARIS, June 1st: M Clemencesu in a circular suspends all Teave, except in case of illness,
the Western Front, had returned, and thore was every sign of a formidable con- centration of men and material.
Emperor Karl has visited the front. and presided over the Army Council.
Generali
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GERMANS FORTIFYING FORTS:
stadt
PETROGRAD, May 31st
EMIGRATION BILL.
Complain ant's two daughters wore drowned before
and generously circular was then read :— Fund will support the
appeal who are not already subscribing to the Circal regularly The following.
The War Charities appeal to the cach through its own organization, to stimulate regular subscriptions to the War Charities Fund. Their letter states-A ravenue upon which reliance can be placed will increase the value of the whole of the Fund by permitting
for a crew. It was computed that 12.500 pay effective assistance could be rendered. some economical working and by making and complainant's life was also it unnecessary to hold balances in hand scammen had been murdered by the jeopardy. She, however, had the proto meet obligations, as is now being done. An average of quite a small monthly enemy.
sence of mind to cling tenaciously to the subscription from the Europeans of the
make a substantial total, ENEMY BARBARITIES WILL FUT keel of the over-tarned boat, and was
rescued from her perilous position by It is
BE FORGOTTEN.
even a
$1 amcath is of account.: are many in who can afford small sums LONDON, June 6th.
the scone by her cries for help. They which they are anxious to pay, if simplo machinery for collection is provided, and The crews said that the German bar-picked the women up and took her to it is this machinery which it is hoped to
through their club. organizations.
some junk people, who were attracted to the that there
of
barities, including the sinking of passen the Yaumati Police station, where she subscriptions could bo mada Pravda states that the Germans have ger ships and attacking hospitals on land, made a report. The Police immediate through the club, either in the form.
of $1 and upwards, ill
as in the forms -Seized and fortified some forts in Cron- will not be forgotten when peace condict to work, and a detective from Yau a regular subscription or single donations
mati, was sent out in a boat to search ditions are being considered. We will for the men. On arriving in the neigh monthly. Nunes of subscribers will not
attached, which
bo, circulated then possess the power to exert an iron bourhood of the incident he discovered be published unless at their own request. pressure on the Central Powers through that one of the robbers had been picked Otherwise, the publication will take the
form of: up from the water by some junk people,
***Club for month of and taken into custody. Another man This system is 1 was found in the water, apparently to supersede direct dealing
not primarily intended. our undiminished command of the den.
the Hon. applied against these outrages as well offsetting any territorial gains the enemy might enjoy when peace is made.
LONDON, May 31st- The Emigration Bill passed its second
Bill was considerably criticised.
the generosity of the British in agreeing reading after a discussion, in which the Our control of raw materials should be attempting to swim aahore, while the Treasurer for those who prefer that
to the request of the Cardinal of Cologne
PAINFUL IMPRESSION IN SWITZERLAND.
to respect the Corpus Christi celebration. Mr. W. A. S Hewins, replying, said It is emphasized that girl communicants it would be within the province of the knelt to receive the Sacred Host amidst statutory body to suggest that emigrants should choose some portion of the British the noise of the explosions
Empire. The Government did not with to forbid emigration, but it did wish to encourage an imperial policy and the building up of the Empire CUBA'S WAR EXPENDITURE.
LONDON, May 31s The President of Cuba has authorised.
BERNE, May 31st The German action has produced a painful impression throughout Switzer land.
AMERICA'S AEROPLANE
CONTRIBUTION
LONDON, June 6th A telegram from New York states that Mr. Julius Kahn, a member of the Con greca Military Affairs Committee, says that 1,300 aeroplanes kavé b been sent to France, mostly during the past month
THE DERBY.
LONDON, June 6th. The race for the Derby resulted a follow-
Gainsborough Blink Treclare
quarters at police found a pair of thought the lack of monthly subscriptions third man was arrested in the servants course For Chairman said, be
Aston Road In a Continuing the cubicle the
wet trousers and a wet cont. The
Police were unable to trace the fourth was due to a great extent to the fact that
man, whom they believe to have bee drowned
Mr. J. R. Wood remanded the case till Tuesday afternoon.
the
people were not sufficiently reminded that monthly subscriptions were required.
If they compared accouts with the peop's
at
Home they would recognise that they who were out here were very fortunate. At Home they could not enter a railway train, &
without being reminded of the war.
hotel, theatre, excites
DEVELOPING OVERSEAS TRADE
different. He thonght everybody The following gentlemen have been up. Should help by subscribing every month pointed to serve as a committed to advise what he could afford. They did not wish the Department of Overseas Trade to interfere with various footies and (Development and Intelligence) on mat clubs which had
ters relating to the activities of the de hoped the proposal he had says it He
their
special
mado Thirteen ran. Won by a length and apartment.
would meet
with the approval of all and Bir Francis Barker (representing the that they would have the
co-operations half, two lengths between second and
Federation of British Industries), 8r of the Press to bring i it to a successful an expenditure of $800,000 annually third. The betting was 13 to 5 on Gains- Algernon F. Firth, Bt. (representing the conclusion by constantly reminding towards the Cuban Red Cross activities.
borough, 100 to 8 agst. Blink, and 20 to 1 Association of Chambers of Commerce of people that subscriptions are wanted. the United Kingdom), Mr. W. H. N. There was no discussion.ned.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, EC, in Europe.
agst Treclare
Goschen, Mr. W. Hitchens, Lord Inchcape, Mr Walter Leaf, Mr. Kenneth expressed the opinion that the scheme was and he moved that it be Lee, Mr. GA Moore, Mr.Jan excellent
adopted Murray Bir George A. Riddell, Mr. C. V Sale Captain Albert Smith, M. Colonel Frank H Wedgwood,
The sum of $2,400,000 is allocated to aid civilians in the war-zone and the relations of killed and incapacitated. Foldiers
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, June 6th.
The silver market is quiet,
Mr. B White seconded this, and it was carried unanimously,
The raceting the terminated.