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THURSDAY, APRIL 26,
1917.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
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THE GREAT BATTLE IN FRANCE.
́over three THOUSAND German prisoners.
HOW THE ENEMY IS BEING PUNISHED.
London, April 25, 3.15 am.
The War Office, in a statement commenting on the German wireless message cabled earlier, soathingly exposes the new German methods of attributing to as designe never entertained, in order to prove that they have completely failed. It closely examines and simultaneously explodes the olsims of German succesees, some of which are alleged at places where no attacks were made and at others where we won and retained the objectives with moderate losses. The statement concludes by saying that it can safely be said that this German document is the most encouraging indication we have yet had of the state of the mind of the German Army and people, and the anxiety with which the German Headquarters regard the titustion.
Warriors Wear St. George Favours.
London, April 25, 6.55 a.m. The lesson of the great battle is that the main German armies, obeying the Allied initiative, have been brought to a stand. The flower of the German troops mostly Pomeranians and Bavarians have been engaged. The prisoners taken are superior in physique
to thoss of the earlier engagemente.
Four thousand Germans, massing in a certain wood for s counter-attsok, were observed by our sirmen and were shelled to death, British batteries filling the wood with gas abells,
British troops at many pointe on Monday went into battle wearing red and white favours in honour of 81. George's Day. The tiny Biver Scarpe is oatrivalling the Tser, Somme, etc., as a scene of historio carnago.
The British Thrust.
London, April 26, 2.00 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas, Haig, in a communique, states— We captured the hamlet of Bilhem, north-east of Trescault, during the night.
Fighting socarred in the early morning along our front between Gojaul and the Scarpe River. We farther progressed and secared the ground gained.
Prisoners numbering 3,029, including fifty-six officers, häve been taken since April 23.
Slaughter of the Enemy.
London, April 25, 3.35 p.m. Reater's correspondent at the British Headquarters, wiring on April 25, saye:-The Soarpe Valley continues to be the centre of fierce fighting, which is going on the whole length of our advance between Lens and St. Quentin.
It is generally believed that the enemy has suffered heavier ia this battle, in proportion to the oambera employed, then in any Western Front battle. For example, take the counter-attack apcn Gavrelle. Four Battalions were asen advancing at a distance of four thousand yards. Our field batteries were trained upon them and waited until they were at abort range when shrapnel was poured in the advancing waves sa fiercely so the gunnere could serve their wespons. It was like wheat-mowing and the Battalions seemed to melt into a bluish haze.. When this cleared on the "Cease fire the ground was very thickly strewn with grey figures. Remember that this is only one of many examples of the recklessness with which the enemy has flang bimself upon us. Moreover, our artillery sometimes ostobes bim before he asa advance. One instance of this was when the Germans co tinued to mase în the very heart of the woods just east of Moochy. Throughout yesterday and last night our batteries maintained a searching fire on these woods, and it is pretty certain that these smoking places are now littered with deid.
The French Front.
London, April 25.
A French communiq se states:-We have progressed south-east of Cernsy en Lsonnais.
In the region of the Asine we took prisoners,
Our fire stopped dead a German attack after a violent bombard- ment in the neighbourbood of Hartebise and Vauclers Pistesa.
We aso advanced near Mont Sana Now, in Champagne, where we also captured prisoners and a gun.
Enemy raids near Tahure and Maison de Champigne failed, leaving many dead on our wire.
The German Version.
London, April 25,
A German wireless official message states:Fighting for Gavrelle hes continged since yesterday morning.
South of the Boarps, a British attack on a wide front, on both aides of the Arras-Osmbrai Bond, broke down after a violent hand- to-hand fight, with heavy losses. We made 650 men priscaer on Monday, sad destroyed several tanks,
*The Anglo-French on Monday and Tuesday lost thirty-nine) aeroplanes.
Costly German Attacks.
London, April 25, 11.10 p.m. Biuter's correspondent si British Beadquarters states- Garrelle has been the objective of ning violent counter-attacks for the part twenty-four hours, all of which our artillery repulsed: The Garman losses therein hava bean because they had to cover a son- iderable spaces of open ground. Thair prodigal uns of infantry Ereticista || on The ratio of car lifantry logous is moob lighter
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THE MESOPOTAMIA THRUST.
Great Capture of Booty.
London, April 26. A Mesopotra's official massage states-Boarden the rolling stock, particulare of which have been already osbled, our captures at Latabalat include 20 officers, 667 men, ons 5.9-inch gun, fourteen Krupps' guas, 1,240 rifl w and a great quantity of ammunition.
General Mande, after a night muren, attacked a Turkish divie fisa on the west back at Shatt el Adbsin, compelling it to fall back
tin miles tɔ the north. We took 131 prisoners.
SUBMARINE WARFARE.
German Ministers to Meet in Conference.
Landon, April 25.
The German Ministers in neatral States have been called to
Berlin for a conference on the submarine question, probably owing to the growing neutral indignation at sabmarinism. from shortage of food. There have been farther gress workmen's Meanwhile all the neutrals in Europe ovations to safer acutely demonstrations in Sweden, which has aufered, exceptionally from
submariníam.
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.
London, April 25.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the
Imperial War Cabinet yesterday considered the resolutions of Lord Balfour of Burleigh's Committee in favour of Imperial Preference. He promised a statement on Friday concerning it.
AN UNWELCOME SUGGESTION.
London, April 25.
The Government is of opinion that the suggestion cannot be adopted that the Germans should be informed that, unless Lon Cathedral Cathedral is epared, Cologne Cathedral will be destroyed.
LIEUT. ROBINSON ALIVE.
London April 25,
In the House of Commone, Mr. J. L. Baird alsted that there is reason to believe that the missing airman, Lient, Rebinson,
V.C., is alive.
THE MACEDONIAN FRONT. -
London, April 25. A German wireless official message states:-The Bulgariane repulsed British attacks between the Vardar and Lake Doiran.
RUSSIAN MILITARY APPOINTMENT.
-Loudon, April 25. According to Renter' correspondent at Petrograd, the disting- dished Resian Goners! Techerbatecheff has been appointed Second is Commard of the Rumskisn front, where the King of Humania is Generalissimo.
RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES,
Loudon, April 25.
A Bussian official wireless message sister-The Cossacke repelled the Kurds on the night of April 21 near Seiger,
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In the Caucasus our cruiser destroyed the harbour works, At Kerasand one of our torpedo-bosta destroyed three Turkish schooners.
One of our submarines sank two schooners in the region of the Bosphorus.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
FRENCH COMMISSION TO UNITED STATES.
Washington, April 25, The French Commission headed by M. Viviani and Mar- shal Joffre has arrived.
THE BIG BATTLE.
More Hun Admissions.
London, April 95.
A wireless German official report says: There has been fighting all day long for Gavrelle, and new English attacks" have been made along the Arras Cambrai ́road,"
On the Arras battlefield, British troops, standing on French territory, yesterday delivered a second great thrust to break through the German lines. Their heaviest batteries have for days been burling masses of shells of every descrip- . tion against our positions. Early on the morning of the 23rd the artillery battle increased to a very strong dram fire and soon afterwards the English thrusting troops, led often by tanks, burst forward on a thirty kilometre front behind this wall of fire. Our destructive fire forced them in many places to withdraw with heavy losses. At other points the battle sways backwards and forwards with great bitterness, Whenever the enemy gained ground our bewyo and eager infantry drove him beak The suburbs of Lens, Avion, Garrella, Boser and Grismappe were the hottest places in a fierce struggle and their names will be associated with deeds of heroing by regiments from almost every Ger- man district between the son and the Alps. A further attack of particular intensity and with new masses followed in the evening on both sides of the Soarpé. The strength of this attack also broke under our fire and hand-to-bend fight- ing The enemy gained a few hundred färds on the Cam-fi brai-Arras zond and the ruins of Gusmappe remained in, his hands. The Germans solder at the front: knows that. overy man and women at home is worki
sport him in this life and Teath Battis.
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TELEGRAMS.
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THE BIG BATTLE.
Aeroplanes v. Destroyers.
London, April 24. The Admiralty report that thres British naval seroplanes attacked fire destroyers steaming between Blankenburg and Zeebrugge on Monday afternoon. The leading machine dropped sixteen bombs on one destroyer, obtaining a direct hit. The remaining destroyers scattered attacked by two machines, which dropped thirty-two bombs. Thereafter the leading destroyer listed to port and probably she sank, ma only four destroyers were afterwards seen entering Zee- brugge
Forty More Huc Aeroplanes Brought Down,
London. April 25. Reater's correspondent at Headquarters says: One of the most striking features of the advance has been the sud- den emphatic reassertion of our dominance in the air. Yes terday, we brought down forty aeroplanes, of which äfteen crashed to the ground. Only two of ours are missing.
Our airmen are certainly justifying their expressed ability to drive the Huns from the sky in a week given fine weather, of which, we have bad three days now.
Trenches Filled With German Dead.
London, April 25.
A French communiqus says: The day was chiefly mark- ed by artillery actions along the whole trout. There was a continued destructive fire against enemy batteries and organisations in the regions of St. Quentia, the Oise, Corseny, Juvincourt and Champagne. Explosions were observed in a certain number of betteries. We brought back four, 105 mm. mortars captured during the fighting on the plateau of Chemin-des-Dames and hitherto not counted in the gains. Near Moronillers our light troops pens.. trated the German trenches which were found to be full of
corpses.
A Belgian communique reports the heaviest artillerying.
Sir Douglas Haig's Report.
London, April 25,"
Field. Marshal Sir Dongles Haig reports: Further in- formation regarding Monday's battle shows that the fighting was exceptionally fierce. · Seven - German- divisions were engaged on the Croisilles-Gavrelle front and several points · of tactical importance changed bands, more than once, all of which remained in our hands except a few buildings to the north of Roeux. Our massed artillery sbattered ire- quent counter-attacks while those penetrating our barrages were cut down by rifle and machine-gun fire. Ove Kritish corps took prisoners belonging to four divisions. We ad. vanced along the whole front. There was considerable fighting to-day, though it was somewhat less fierce at a number of points on the battle front. Progress was continued between Sensee River and Moncby-le-Preux and the line was advanced within a few hundred yards of Fontaine-le- Croisilla and Cherisy. A counter-attack by strong forces in the neighbourhood of Gavrelle this afternoon was broken up by artillery and driven back in disorder..
Over two thousand prisoners have been passed to the rear since Monday morning and there are others not yet counted.
There was a greater amount of air-fighting on Monday than on any previous day. Our aeroplanes attacked the enemy's machines wherever they were to be found, going far behind the lines, bombing railways, dumps and aero dromes, and compelling the enemy to give battle, Fifteen German machines were destroyed and twenty-four driven down A large three seater, machine was brought down in our lines and the occupants taken prisoner. Two of our machines are missing.
More Hua Lles Exposed.
London, April 23. The War Office makes the following announcement :——— We did not attack the suburb of Lons or Avion, which are a considerable distance from our line." Our attack was on a fourteen not a thirty kilometra front. We' captured Gavrelle, Guemappe and the outskirts of Boeux, which village was our sole objective.
The Way into Belgium.
London, April 25. The Scarpe was chosen by Field Marshal Haig for the principal attack as being the weakest point of the German lines. Its valley leads directly to Douai, the centre of the German defences, and it does not require great progress here to "cause the evacuation of Lens. Then the main Ger- man porition between Drocourt and Quesat, which is an extension of the Hindenburg line, and which there is reason to believe is unfinished; will be threatened and the wày made open to the broad plains towards Belgium. Thus Field Marshal Haig is striking a blow at the invader'i heart.
"TURKISH MATTERS.
London, April 24.
An official message from Egypt Boys: Reinforced,» the Turkish forces hold a strongly entrenched position from Gaza towards Beersheba...The organization of the positions we gained on the front of the Turkish main line is proceed- ing satisfactory. We blew up an ammunition dump at Gaza.
SPAIN'S NOTE TO GERMANY.
Amsterdam, April 25.
The Spanish Note relative to the San Fulgenmo, recent snak without warning, has been published in Berlin emphasises that Spain's existence is imperiled by in
able submarinism, and earnestly invites discussion with view to the mifagation of the evil. The German press points out that the Note was framed by the ex-Premier, Bendr Romanos. In is noteworthy that the Nois hea skil not
ibad-In Spain..
CHUNG LING SOD,
To Visit Hongkong Next. Wes
Residents will be interested to learn that Hongking in shortly to be visited by Obang Ling 300, the world-famous conjurer and illusionist, scompanied by s drat-alase variety company, dirsek - from the leading London variety thestree. The party is being brought out under the personal ». direction of Mr. Mauries E Bandmin, and will commence its s season at the Theatre Royal about the latter end of sex3 work,
The Company has had a hugë success in London for over a year, and those who have already seen Ching Ling-400 in Hongkong, or at Home, know 'full well, how brilliant and mystifying his per- formances always are. Now fort ares are to be introduced here, and the sesson should be a great emocess in every respect.
CHESS MATCH,
Hongkong University 'v. Sa! Ylog Pan,
This match for the school shield
the
of the Hongkong Cheer Club took place yesterday, being 1-
University. Sal Ying Pan,
T. P. Khoo
1st Round,
(black) A. de Souss
(white) O
H. A..Phippe
(black) 0 Thomsa
(white) O
Za I Ding
(black) 0
Total I
Yuen Kwai
Tung (white) 0. Chan Po. Ming
(black) 1
Chun Kwan
Obia (white) 1 To U Law
(black)-1
Lo Hing Koen VIDE
(white) 4
2nd Round.
T. P. Khoo
(white) 0
A. de Souss
(back) 0
EL. A. Phipps
(white) O
Thomas
(black) 0
Za I Ding
(white) 0
Total (
Total: 4
Yuen Kwai
Yang (black) 1 Chan Po Hing
(white)
Oban Kwan
Chin (black) 1 To U Lau
(white) 1
Là Eine Kin
First Round: Hongkong University Hai Ting Pan
Second Bound: Hong- kong University Su Ying Paa...
Total
(black) Į
Armed Robbery.
Total 5
A man named Lo Kai was charged before Mr. J. E. Wood, at the Police Court this morning, with armed robbery" (with two othere not în custody), which is alleged to have taken place on s waterboat in sumati Bay on the 20th inst. Property valued at about $300 was stolen. The cams: was adjourned.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY
Victoria Theatre-9.15 pm: Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinématograph 915
S" TO-MORROW. Victoris Theatre: 9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre-9,18 » m New Hongkonghi Cineri zraph -9.15 pm
Saturday, April 28. Scenes from Shakespeare Thestra Royal 9.15 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 Meeting of the H. K. Ora
Club.