THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1917.
VICTORIA
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TUESDAY, 20TH
MARCH,
1917.
"JULIUS CÆSAR."
IN
4 PARTS.
THE WORLD'S GREATEST
TELEGRAMS..
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph.”]
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THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION,
The Tsar's Movements.
FILM PLAY.
BOOKING
London, March 18. Reater's correspondent at Petrograd writing on March 18, says that "Nicholas Romanoff." sa the Tear is desiguated by one of the newspaper, has gone to Liridis.
M. Kerensky, Minister of Justice, has quashed the banishment! of the Grand Duke Dmitri and Prince Yasupo
Rasputin was killed in the latter's garden.
Order is gradually arising out of the food obses..
FATE OF THE L 39.
How She Was Brought Down,
The monk
London, March 18. Renter's correspondent at the French Headquarters ntales that the L 39 was staggering bomewards, having been wingad, with a Franch aeroplane overhauling it, when it was sighted from Compeigne at daybreak.
An incendiary shell, fired by the anti-aircraft battery, bit the stern of the sirahip, which, in a few seconds, was a blazing torch. The cargo of bombe exploded bstore the airship came to the ground..
A Naval Airship.
Later.
According to Realer's o. rrespondent at Compiegne, the Deputy, M. Balin, saye when the Z-ppalia was failing, four of the crew threw themselves out and came crashing to the ground.
Katil battons and the clothes of the crew enabled officiala to identify the vessel ans naval airship, with a cubic capacity of 50,000 | matres, similar to those last brought down in England.
GERMANY'S FUTILE DREAMS.
Scoraful Comment by German Writer,
London, March 18.
According to Renter's correspon·lent at Amsterdam, Herr Maximilian Harden, in the course of a remarkable article, says only
■ blockbend would deny the importance of the fall of Bagdad in obsaging the power in Axis.
Ho sooralally refers to the gushing hopes of sabmarinism, and points out that ruthlessness has merely remitted in the grosios E» publics in the world--the United Binles and China-breaking off relations with Germany. He foreshadows & Triple Alliance, composed of Amerios, China and Japan, vigorously intervening in the war.
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN ITALIAN GOVERNMENT.
London, March 18. According to Beuter's correspondent at Rome, the Coumber has. passed a vote of confidence in the Government by Jól votes to 43.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
MORE MEN FOR CANADA.
Ottawa, March 17,
Filty thousand of the Militia have been called out for Home defence, thus releasing immediately for overace ser- vice fifty thousand men who are new training.
TURKEY'S EXTREMITY.
Loudon, March 17.
The "Times" correspondent at Athens fearns frota a diplomatic source that an a result of their defeata in M60- potamia the Turks intend, if the Germans permit them, to recall their troops from the cast fronts to defend Ottoma territories and also to call out practically, the whole male population.
WOMEN AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
London, March 17. H.M. the Queen was present this afternoon at a crowded meeting of women in the Albert Hall in favour of national servibe: The occupanta of the Royal Box included the wivor of the Dominions representatives and the Dominiona repro- sentative The proceedings were most enthusiastic,
THE FALL OF BAGDAD.
London, March 17.
The King of Hadjar has telegraphed congratulating the British on the occupation of Bagded, thanking God for the liberation of the city from criminal hands and praying ibe Almighty to grant victory to those who are defending justion and civilisation.
AT ANDERSON'S.
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THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION,
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Appointments and Arrests,
Petrograd, darvi 17. The Provisional Government has appointed Deputy M Bodachellinuster for Finland and Admiral Nepenine Com. mander of the Baltic Fleet, and has arrested A. Zem, Gor- ernor of Finland and M. Neoruvitinol, Vice-President of the Econotaic Department of the Finnish Deuste, by order of the provisional Government.
Grand Duke Mickrel's Manifesto,
Petrograd, Alarch 17.
A manifesto by Grand Duke Michael sued yesterday saya be resolved only to accept aupreme power pro vided a plebiscite of the nation declared through its constit uent Assembly egroes. Meanwise be exhorts 'all Kussinna to obey the Provisional Government.
The
A Warning to uermany.
Copenagen, March 17. Yorwaerts" warns German at the revolulou was not pło-peace moling but the work of super-patriots, the success of which wild strengthen the Anglo-BuKMALIA · Alliance.
The "Rheinisch Westfaelische"
says if the revolution
is the work of AL Mulinkoll, as appears to be the case, the the career of the Grand Duke Nicholas is not yet ended, for be sud: "Embody the anti-German feeling and then we shall have war to the knife."
The isar's Downfall,
A do-
l'etrograd, March 18, Details of the Tsar's abdication are avaUEDÍC, putation including Genersi husky waited on the Tear at ľakolí al munight, described the intest events and nevised hure not to send troops to Petrograd from the front, be cause every soldier would pecque a revolutionary when be approached the capital
"What do you want me to do ?" asked the Taar. "Abdicate" was the reply.
The Tsar was momentary silent. "It would pain me to be separated from
Then he remarked
my wn. Therefore
I abdicate in favour of my brother. Ho thon, signed the degree of abdication, which had been already, drafted,
Normal Raliway Servica,
Petrograd, March 18.
The passenger service on the railways throughout the revolution was normal The only trouble with the troops was due to General ivanofl's command of a troop train, threatening the employees with summary punishment if they delayed. The employees were not moved by the threats, and sent back the train.
THE IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE.
Loudon, March 17. Bosides a special series of meetings of the War Calkast attended by representatives of the Dominions and India, the Imperial War Conference will meet at the Colonial Office to be presided over by Mr. Walter Lung. The date of the first meeting of the Conference is not yet £xed but will probably be on March 20. It is expected that the War. Cabinet and the Imperial Conference will sit on alternate days.
ZEPPELIN EXPLOITS,
L39 Felled it. France.
London, March 17. A French summunique says:-At 5.30 this morning Zeppelin Lau, which had flown over the region of Furýs, wak hit al a height of 3,500 metren above Comprigne by one of our anti-aircraft guns and fell are in the town gardens. All the crew parished Neither the fall of the airship nor the explosion of her bombe did any damage,
A later message states that the Zeppelin fell upon a wall separating two gardens, a maaa of formlass debris,
The Raid on Kent.
London, March 17,
Accounts of the Zeppelin raid on Kent siste that one WAs reported to be heard first then others later, but the ongines were clearly audible and the fashes in the sky visible, while some of the bombs scemod powerful as they fell with loud explosions.
AURTRALIAN POLITICS,
Melbourne, March 17,
Mr. Hogher bas been invited to contest thirty-fome. out of the seventy-Ave Fedural constituen and has de
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THE BRITISH PUSH,
Advance Beyond Bayaume.
London, March 17. Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters, wiring on the 176 states:-Our troops entered Bapaume in the morning altor a staff fight. The place was in names, the Germans having evidently made all plans for setting fire to it when iorced to retreat. Uur troops are reported to do beyond Bapaume Le Transloy and Achist-le-feut are also reported to be in our bands,
London, March 17.
The Admiralty is in receipt of a despatch from. Field Marshal Dir Dougins Haig expressing appreciation of the the work done by the naval air squadrun attached to tuợ acquies in France in which he states: "It certainly destroy- ed tourteen bostile aircraft and drove down thirteen, the majority of which were undoubtedly wreckOOL,”
london, march 18.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-napanic was captured alter stiff bgning with the German rearguaruS The town had been systematically pillage by the enemy, who destroyed private houses and public buildings and carried off or burnt everything of value.
Our advance
proceeded rapidly to-day astride the Somme. Southwards of the river we entered the enemy's positions on a sixteen miles iront and occupied Fresnes, alerguy, Villers, Carbonnel, Barlean, Eterpigny and Le
Di Kinouctie.
Northwards of the river in addition to Bapaume we hold Le Transloy, Belvillers, Hibucourt, achiet-le-grand, Achiet- ie-l'euit, Abiainzeville, Busques and Essarts, also Quesnoy thrm, which is fifteen hundred yarda qurth-eastward of the jast nanje We have gained the western and north-western dolences of Monchy-au-vols and carried out successful emias eastward and northward of Atras, reaching the support line. Eight of our aeropianes encountered mxteen of the chemy's and broke up the hostle formation. In twenty minutes, we destroyed two German machines and drove down two damaged machines. All ours returned.
London, March 18.- Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters, writing 90 March 17th, states:-The rapid hardening of the ground and the fine weather were responsible for activity on the Sealine and the Ancre. There was mạch nghững to-day because the patrola are pressing the enemy reargusros everywhere. The sharpest counict was at Bapaume, where the British were upon the enemy before they could clear away. The Germans are doing their utmost to avoid action, Their covering troops began to withdraw unmediately we advanced in the. early morning. The rupidity of their retirement inowed that the German main army had fallen back a considerable dis- tance,
The landscape is blurred with smoke from the destruc tive conflagrations which the enemy lit at Bapaume, which is blazing freely; but lo-night our troops were well beyond the town, where working parties are already grappling with
the flames.
Operations to-day partook of the nature of a drive on
■ broad front. The fall of Peronne is unpending, as the place is quite untenable by the enemy.
German Admissions.
Loudou, March 17.
A German official statement received by wireless says: English detachments between Sailly and St. Pierre Vaast Wood and French detachments between Beuvrsiques and Lassigny established themselves in the wrenches abandoned wocording to our plans, The French advance to the west of Tabure failed.
French SuceRESSI,
London, Marek 17, According to a Paris inoasage, a French communique says:—— Oor detachments are continuing vigorously to pross the eneiny and we again progressed north of the Avro and bo tween the Avre and the Oise on a front of more than twenty kilometres mud to a depth at certain points of more than four kilometres. We made prisoners of a hundred. A. Lisema atinck north-west of Berry au Bac was anashed up by our Bro. Bomo enemy irsetans which sucoseded in entering a portion of our tranches were driven out immediately with the bayonet, We made substantial progress by means of grenades in the region west of Maison de Champagne and captured several portions of the trenches. Lively artillery fire continues throughout this sector, and in the direction of Auberice,
A briak struggle developed east of the Mouse. In the. region of Ferme des Chamboches, several onomy attempla on one of our trenches were finally repulsed after, si series of advanons and retirements. The Germans - maslained, up- preciable losses. We made several successful raids west of the Mouse in Cherpy Wood, Bois le Pretre and near Re- minogreile, west of Pout sa:Mousson; “alað at Budelkoff, in Alasoj. -Wa- took mumerous prisoners, ShweN, WERDEN FARIDKARS= 5, omn: pirhghta – mad? night, they aeroplanes were down," throw by Ciptak
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THEATRE
SATURDAY'S MATINEE.
Over $1,000 for Local Fund,
There was quite a good at- tendance at the City. "Hall- on Saturday afternoon on the co- casion of a matinee given by the members of the New Bandman Opera Company, the object of which was to beneft a fund to provide soldiers and milors in Hongkong with entertainments during their stay here. This is the second time during the Company's present vizit that its members have come forward to ausist local objects, and the manner in which they "wers roosïved on Saturday after- noon demonstrated that their generosity has been much sp preciated. Among those present. was Lady May and a number of military and nevel officers,
The programme was in avery s way enjoyable and encores were demanded after practically all the items. The leading members of the Company were prominent in individani turns, bat mention should be made of the fact that practically every member assisted | in one way or another,
The items were contributed by the Three Bowlynn, Mr. Billy Rex, Mr. Compton Coutts, Miss Marjoris Minners, Messrs. A. L. Cowen, Alex Kollaway, Leyland Hodgson, Miss Beatrice Rowe, Mr. Fred Wion, Miss Adis Leigh, and the oborus,
It was mentioned by Mr. Frad Wing that as a result of the en- tertainment over $1,100 had been raised.
We are since informed that the total proceeds of the matinee amounted to $1,129,30,- This re- presents the whole grom proceeds, and a cheque for that smonat kas been handed over to the Rev. 0. L. Cooper Hunt, who in nosing na Treasurer to the Fund. The band- some smount thus realised givan the new. fund an excellent start and augure well for its fatare, There is no doubt that the object of the Fund-the- entertainment of the men of H. M. Services in the Colony-com mends itself to all, and there is little fear that a well-ad-
ministered fund will lack support. The Committee is much indebted to the members of the Bandman Opera Company, for
their generous assistance; to Mr. Paine, of Memes, Montris and Company! to the lowal papers for their willing help; and to all friends who contributed to make the matinee so succesfal.
The Deposed Trar. The Tear of- Bamis, 'whone abdiostion has been “annonmoed over the week-and, was born at Petrograd on May 18, 1888. Ha maccceded Alexander III, me "Emperor of All the Bussins," on November 1, 1894 Elismother, the Empress Marie; is a' ainter to Queen Alexandra and the Dombon of Cumberland. - He married three woske “after 'ascending the Throne, the dangbier Alion, Grape has four daugh Dachenses Girs, and Annetalia- Grand Do