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YESTERDAYS
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ADRIATIC NAVAL FIGHT,
London, May 15. The Admiralty announces" that rly on Tuesday an Austrian light cruiser, and destruyers raided the Allied drifter line in the Adriatic and Kank fourteen- British drifters, from which the Austrians claim that 172 prisoners were taken.
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THE WESTERN. FRONT. «
London, May 18 Beuter' correspondent at Head- quarters says when the full story of Bullecourt can be told it will shed an imperishable lustre on several English and Scottish batia lions, who bore the brunt of about fifteen attacks by an infinitely greater weight of numbers and who, while occasionally temporarily yield ing, always returned and went further ahead cach time until, at last, the Bosches were cleared out.
warships Dartmouth and Bristol, with French and Italian
Likewise the Anzacs, to the south- destroyers co-operating, chased off
The chase continged, east of the village, have maintained will the enemy under heavy and their grip upon the Hindenburg tinuous fire, until nearing Cat-line, sturdily defying all the efforts taro, when with enemy battleships of the enemy. appching we drew off.
airmen attacked the warships outside Cattaro and assert that a cruiser heavily afire was towed to Cattaro in a sinking con dition
The British Admiral reports that another was badly damaged and adds that a submarine torpedoel the, Dartmouth, which returned to port
Three were killed and five missing believed dead. Seven' wounded, but there were no other casualties.
FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS
London, May 18.
The return of French shipping for the week shows that the arrivals ambered ninety-two and the sail
Three vessels of ings ninety-one. over 1600 tons were sunk but none under this tonnage. Four were un- successfully attacked,
SUBMARINE SHELLS SPANISH SHIPPING.
Madrid, May 18. A submarine sbelled the Spanish
Patricio. steamer
killing the Chief-Engineer,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1917.1
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THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
London, May 18. A wireless Russian official messa- go say We repulsed an intense attack in the direction of Vladimir Volynsk in the region of Shelvor, and also a Turkish attack in the direction of Ognot. In the rear of our troops, in the direction of Khanikin, the Kurds are attacking. our posts and tearing up the graves and mutilating the dead.
GERMAN TRADE SCARE.
London, May 18,
German newspapers, commenting on the trade conditions after the
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COMPULSION IN CAÑADA.
Ottawa, May 19.
In the House of Commons Sir R. L. Borden announced that imme diate selective compulsory servics would be introduced for the pur pose of raising men.'
BRAZIL'S ATTITUDE.
Rio de Janeiro, May 18. It is expected that the decre guaranteeing Brazil's neutrality in the event of a German-American war will shortly be revoked
GERMAN INTRIGUE IN AFGHANISTAN,
Taskent, May 19 German agents are again busy in war, say that Germany's position Afghanistan inciting an invasion of The final capture of. Bullecourt will be intensified a thonkand. Turkistan, where they declare the has crealed the most interesting fold if America joins in the Russian garrison is weak and the tactical situation. From the bank view of defeating German suprema. Mohammedan population rebellious. of the Sensee River to the cast and cy of trade and establishing Anglo- north-east of Croiselles our line Saxon world domination. takes a pretty sharp sweep, Tho The "Westfaelische” article co0- face the result is that between Monchy and cludes "We have shortly Moeuvres the enemy is bent back most disagretable fact that we in a salient of which the Hinden can only gradually repair the pre- burg line forms a considerable span war position in the world's market.
the conditions of of the southern length. If you rule but a line on the map half-way between offer our first opportunity. Unless, Queant and Bullecourt to the east bowever, we succeed in extorting of Monchy you gep- à very large from England absolutely unrestrict pocket packed with Germans, who ed and most favoured nation treat- are still there presumably bent upon ment throughout the British Em retrieving the lost part of the line. pire, we see our hands forcibly tied The German command knows that in other directions by those who take the political and commercial Bullecourt is the key to important, tactical possibilities. That is the che from her. Our foreign trade reason it has become such a sepul- will inevitably lag behind that of the chre of German guardsmen.
Powers who are now preparing by amwing closer the bonds uniting them to conquer us in the coming trade war.
London, May IS. Sir Douglas Haig reports that last evening two raids to the north-east of Armentieres were driven off.
London, May 18.
A French "communique" states that the enemy violently bombard ed the California Plateau in Chemin des Dames. Several attacks at
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London, May 18. The death is announced of John Maskelyne, the entertainer.
Toudon, May 19.
WAR HEROES.
Stories of Trench and Air Fights. A further list of honours for gallantry and devotion to duty in the field appears in a supplement to the London Gazette, i:saed on
March 17.
Two officers are awarded a bar to their D. 9. O. and piz ficers a bar to their Military Croep, There are also a cumber of new D. 8. O.'a and M. C.'e, and some hundreds of awards to N. C. O.'s and men of the D. C. M. and M. M.
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Some typical stories of bravery for which the decorations ste bestowed are given below
2nd Litat. Alfred Burgess, Berkshire, who is awarded the D.S.O commanded a raiding platoon which entered the enemy's trenches, and returned with 52 prisoners. He was severely wounded.
Lieat. (temp. Capt.).Selden H. Lang, H. C., Durham L.L. and
The crew aban- the north-eastern end of the plateau | The death is announced of Sir doned the ship. The Cabinet has were repulsed after the most lively Alexander Binnie; the well known B.F O, gets the D 2.0. for great |
engincer.
discussed the outrage at length and
a protest is being prepared.
AMERICA'S FIRST CONTINGENT.
London, May 18. The first contingent of the Ameri.
grenade fight. The French main-į tained all the positions.
There was a somewhat intense FIGHTING THE SUBMARINES. artillery struggle at night in the re-
Paris, May 19.. gions of Mont Cornillet and Mont
The "Echo de Paris" affirms that Haut in Champagne.
between May 1st and May 5th a
London, May 15.
Field Marshal Haig reports: The dozen submarines were certainly can Army, in the shape of a medical hostile artillery is more active at sunk, principally by the British. unit, has arrived in a British port. Gavrelle and Lens
London, May 18. İ Our artillery successfully engaged
It transpires that Captain Evans, the German troops on the Arras
of HM Destroyer. "Broke" has Cambrai road and north-eastward been lent to America in exchange of Fresnoy. for Admiral Sims,
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Tandon, May 18. Generals Alexief, Brasiloff, Gurke, Dragomiroff and Scherbatsebeff attendeded. several conferences with the Government over questions of
itions and supplies. It is an nounced that the position in regard to these matters is improving.
It is understood that Generals
Bruiloff and Gurko have withdrawn their resignations.
The Cabinet has been constituted, including six socialists.
Patrograd, May 19, The Socialista joined the Cabinet on condition at M. Miliukoff re-, signed.
A deputation from the Black Sea Fleet to the Soldiers' Congress de- hared that the crews of the Black Son Fleet would never agree to a aparata peace.
The Congress of Peasants has opened. It is believed that it will be a steadying element on the town
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Iondon, May 19. Field Marshal Haig reports:--We raided last night north-east of Gouzeaucourt and captured some prisoners. We repulsed hostile raide eastward of Loos, north-eastward of Armentiers and eastward of Ypres."
London, May 19.
A French communique states: Last evening, after a violent bombard
meat, the Germans attacked north west of Braye from the Chevrigny ridge to the Oise canal.
Our bar- rages and machine gun fire broke up the assaulting waves, which were only able to gain a foothold in our advanced elements west of the at- tacking front."
ANOTHER ALLY.
Washington, May 16. Honduras has severed diplomatic relations with Germany.
FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.
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London, May 19. British official message from Saloniks states: We drove back the enemy's heavy counter-attack on our new positions on the Struma.
Our Naval air service successfully bombed an aerodrome and camp on
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THE IRISH QUESTION.
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