THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1817-
INDENBURG'S WASTE
CHURCH SERVICES:
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G. EL. Porris writes from Front-on May 11, na
night and again this morning the troops of the Prussian Crown Prinos were sent forward: to wrest from the French the ground the latter have taken on the road from Oraonne to Cor her. They complately failed, salluring heavy loss.
I have left the official ballstina speak of a series of similar actions resulting similarly during this week; but it is important that our public should understand the general character of the con- sant engagements that all the intervals between the major batties of the concerted offensive of the Allies.
In the first place, it is to be noticed that the strategical initia-|--- tive is exclusively held by us. We deliver carefully conceived and prepared attacks on wide points, and in the intervals necessary for new concentration of material conduct detailed operations to strengthen the new Fines. The Germans sitempt no large offensive, but launch strong local counter-attacks in the hope of recovering lost ground.
The defensive, varied by local counter-attacks, is necessarily more costly than the wide fronted offensive when the latter is se:Ted
July, 1917.
(7,50°1⁄2.m.) Matins (11 Responses:** Ferial. ~Statusï- Psalms
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Woodward. Ta Denn: Russell, Jones and Pys. Benedictust. Goodenough. (22nd evening).
Hymns: 206, 323. N.B.-Psalm 75 verses 1, 2, 11 and 1%, in unison. Psalm 76 verses 1,3. 6 and 8, in unison, God Save the m King Holy Communion (13 noon.) Evensong (6 p.m.) Re- sponses: Ferial. Paalins: Oakeley. Magnificat: Stainer (29th evening). Nune Dimitkin: Felton. Hymns: 242, 238, 16. St. Andrew's Church. Kowloon,—
6th Sunday afterTrinity-July, 15th 1917, Holy Communion. at- Morning Services | Morning Prayer 11am. Responses. Ferial. Venite: Ousley. Psalms; LXXV Havergal, Chant No. 240 W. À. LXXVI: Woodward. LXXVI Dupuis. Te Deum: 8t. Jude. Jubilate: Croth, No. 275 W. A Kyrie Thorne. Hymns: 105, 131, 578, 581. God Save the King Evening Prayer 6 p.m. Responses: Ferial, Psalms: Oakley Magnificat: Smart, Nunc Dimittis: Foster. Hymns: 385, 261, 329 (Tane 147), 224 Vesper Hymn. God' Save the King. `
Union Church, Kennedy Road.
Sunday Services, July 15th Moming 11, Hymns: 382, 5:6, 284, 298. Subject: Providence versus Worry. Evening 6, Hymns: 373, 201, 158, 160 Subject: The Call of a Saint and that of a Sinner. Preacher: Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie.
with a greatly superior artillery St. Peter's Church, West Point and "an infantry tactic such as that evolved by generals and ether chiefs to which Hindenburg: himself has given a reluctant testimonial.
The roll of prisoners, of which the enemy does not pretend to any such numbers sa ours, is pro- bably typical of the proportions of total losses, although swollen somewhat by a difference of moral which leads the sons of the Fatherland to surrender more freely,
"The desperate bravary, of these döunter-attacks is not to be -denied, but their only permanent "result is a ceaseless and frightful usury that doubles the guilt of the men who decree them.
After the French advance, which I witnessed last Friday to the north of Bheims, the German commanders ordered a large force to attempt to recover the lost trenches, throwing into the struggle two new divisions which had only just arrived on that part of the front. They were broken | to bits under a crescent of gun and machine-gun fire, 700 pri- Boners remaining in the hands of our Allies.
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11 am. Morning Prayer and sermon. Preacher: "Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Victoria. The Gospel Hall.-(No. 10 and 12 Pedders Street). Weekly Services:-Sunday Breaking
of Bread, 11 am. Gospel Meet- ing, 8p.m. Tuesday, Exposition of Scripture. 8 p.m. Thursday, Bible Class,8 p.m. Friday, Bible Class for Ladies, 5.3" p.m. Saturday, Prayer Meeting. 8
p.m.
Weselyan Methodist Church Wanchal,- Sunday Morning Service 10.15 am Sunday Evening Service 6.15 p.m. -
and Saffors" Home Soldiers'
Arsenal Street.—Sunday Eyen-* ing, Gospel Services 8 pm St. Joseph's Church. Garden Road.-Mass and Sermon at
10 am, followed by the Bene- diction of the Blessed Sacra- ment-
Roman Catholic Cathedral, Glen- ealy.Low Masses at 6, 7. and 9.30 am. High Mass at 8 ám. 5.30 p.m.-Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
First Church of Christ Scientist. -MacDonnell Road. Sundays. 11.15 a.m.Wednesdays, 5.30 p.m.
of Vauclero and California, above and delicate manœuvres are im- Oraonna last Friday and Saturday possible for a like reason: “nime- the enemy brought up four newly, that in general the German divisions and spent them in soldier has now neither the long series of useless assaults in courage for solitary resistance nor which he lost several thousand the intelligence for delicate prisoners and many thousands of mauvres. Read and wounded.
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I may be asked why the very failed. The new German line is elautio. With a different plan attributed to Hine not at all denburg is not being carried out, rapidity That plan, much advertised in made anyone softer than its the German Press and wireless, author weep hot tears it fell into promised above alla strict sa extreme, rigidity. This is at 2000s, kas resson of our immediate Doonomy of life.
Ite essential feature was to be difficulties and the surety of our. the gradual drawing back of a ultimate success.
highly elastic line of defence in
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