STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS,
ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1918.
London, January 8.
GERMANY COUNTS THE ODDS.
NEW YEAR'S DAY.
Outlook
French communique staten After a lively bombardment, Press Comment on the-Milliary the enemy attempted to approach our lines in the region of Bethin- court on-the-left of the Meuse. Our fire broke up the sttempl Six enemy seroplanes and inflicted loss on the assailants. were brought down or adriously damaged. Our air squadrons heavily bombed daring the night anilins works at, Ludwigshafen, the railway station at Freiburg im Breisgau, an aerodrome at Neubreisbach and factories as Rombach, Maxieres and Hagendingen. A German wireless official message states-We repulsed an English attack east of Ballesourt.
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FRESH SUCCESSES IN ITALY.
London, January 8.-
A British Italian official message miates:-Our artillery had several successes daring the past week and the success in the sir was well maintained. We destroyed sight machines and drove down two other. Oce of our machines was lost. We carried out Deveral ascensial raids on aerodromes. There was mach snow yesterday.
A German official message says:-There was violent enemy ear prise artillery fiting all-day long at Monte Asolous and north of
Vidor.
EXPLOITS OF THE MOEWE.
The Captain's Story.
Offcial Celebrations at Macio.
The O-Progreso of Macao, in its issue of the 8th instant, gives the following soocant of the efficial colabrations held there on New Year's Day
Whistling to keep their sont sea, the German strategists
New Year's Day was celebrated are looking forward to the spring with no little apprehension, and we and a certain uneasiness at Government House in Macso reflected in the press, although with unusual brilliancy. In the morning at 11 o'clock, there took warocmmentsand foreesats remain
48 bombastic as before. The place at Government House the successes in Italy seem to have distribution of osken and toys to
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new enthusiasm into the the poor children of Masao, who Germans, but they still regard went there accompanied by the the Western front as the vital clergy of the parishes of the city. His Excellency the Governor theatre of operations.
The military expert of the and Madame. Visirs de Maitos the distribution, Frankfurter Zeitung still olingu presided st to the "strategio rairest theory which was made by their little and solemoly assures us that daughter, the little ones, being wherever ground has been yield-treated with the atmost kindases and thus being afforded the ples- ed in Belgium it was, “in scoor- dance with Hindenburg's plans."
sure of also celebrating the com- more useful to have the Count's This expert can not conceive howing of the New Year. It was ad confession that he only showed any sene writer can see in these initiative worthy of all sympathy consideration to Sir Edward Here"minor successes" any indication and which, fashioned after the wether and Mr. James because that Germany's position in custom of giving a treat to the he had been told by the German Belgium is in the least weakened. Pcor without the character of public alma-which always pre- prisoners on board the Appa Ee Bays
judioce gifte of this nature- touching impression
that they had treated the Germana "If this English argument is left a
in Sierra Leone and Nigeria well, taken seriously into consider on the few persons who were From time to time we have thas proving an honourable exstion, one can understand how it present at the act and who were seen a few extracte from the ception" to the general ran of is possible for the Entente press able to enjoy the simple - and Recount which Count su Dohna British administrators. 'Bablodien published of the ex- The account of the fight with to be a childish to-day as to enchanting gladness that wi ploits of the raider Moewe, but the Clan McTavish agrees with make such a noise about every depicted on the faces of the now for the first time a copy of what we already know of it. The few kilometres regained in little ones who had gathered at
Flanders, we Germans, on the Government House.--- bis "Moewenbuch," as he calls it, Count's heart-like that of his
other hand, have long been able At 3.15 p.m. His Excellency is available. It is a book; that one reads with mixed feelings; the sailors who were killed. When whoever wants to understand pliments of the members of the
Emperor at Louvain-bleeds for
to adopt as our principle that the Governor received the com. bal, take it all in all, it leaves she spoke to the captain he read the strategy of this war and Municipal Council, and a recep very bad taste in the mouth.
The orders given before the him's severe lecture" about his German leadership can pat sector criminal recklessness" in maps and compasses aside. The ing to defend himself. The cap only point worth worrying about tain's answer was the one that
is whether & break-through svery good British sailor would succeeds or not." have given, and here we have a somewhat astonishing confession:
start were:
"To lay mines at various places off the enemy coast, then a raiding campaign" (Kreu- serkrieg fahren). The Count pays an unconscious tribute to bis chief enemy by saying he had to have recourse to "Mimikry (nate the k), and describes with gusto the way in which the Moewe was disguised. The first post of paint was washed off by a rain storm, and the Moewe looked like
■"Boating zebra." - With amar- ing good fortune the Hoewe #vaded British patrols even in the sunniest weather. His comment is characteristic: "The English
are, after all, obviously nicer people than we are in geners! gale on New Year's Day, 1916, delayed the work of mine Laying, bat it was completed afterwards, and it
inclined to ssSUELO.”
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"Wait and see, you all-too-
held of all civil sad military non was immediately afterwards
functionarisa and other in- habitants of the 'colony who had called in great numbere so.pay His Excellency their respects.
Following the reception, which
This expert, however, sees quite "I must confess that I liked clearly that the Flanders front the sturdy frankness with which next spring is going to be no bed the old Scotch sea-dog defended of roses. Ele pays it is impossible was held in the State-Hall, Elis for the Eatents to find a "way Excellency and Madame Visira bis point of view. I shook him by roand," and proceeds to discuss de Mattoe gave a tea-party to the hand, and admitted that in the possibility of a "way over persons of their acquaintance, his place I should probably have
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done likewise. I still think so are making gigantic efforts to was a matter of general comment
"It is certain that the Entente which was largely attended, and i POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
to-day."
new was the extremely artistis orna- A few lines lower down he prepare and support a repents, seemingly, of his kindly offensive next year, with bombing mentation of the table. Many thoughts of the captain of the attacke which will leave every indice and gentlemen Clan MoTavish, and he conclades thing that has been done hitherto present, hia exposition of Ses Law with for behind. Nor is there. any
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Orders insual by to-day Mr. were F, O Jenkin, D. 8. P. (B.),
His Lordship the Bishop was
Musketry. doubt that the Entents are placing also present st both the reception No. 4 Platoon, will stand at the remark, "Anyway, I don't the greatest reliance on the aid and distribation of oakes and Headquarters Club on Friday, think he wept a tear over the dead Indians. They are, after of the Americans in this respect, soya, his call being returned by January 11, at 5.80 p.m. Uniform all, only coloured, not white We do not doubt that the Flis Excellency the Governor on
technique will effect very great the same day. Englishmen."
welcomed the German allies of
things in this new branch of waz- His Excellency sad Madame He has a good deal to say, by fare, but this, too, has its limite, Vieira de Mation ware exceedingly the way, about Indians. They and the first and most important kind to all their guests, who felt the Commander of the Faithful limit will be the German conater delighted with the amiable at measures. ... To sum up, the tensiona bestowed, without dis confident rulers of the ocean,
brethren, and complained what perhaps the very near future bitterly of English cruelty and so strategic problem of the Entente tinction, upon every one of them. has in store for you. With the forth. This is, of course, for has simplified and at the same
fall of the last mine the first appointed minefield is successful. ly completed, and who knows but that in a very short time the first gull's egg (Moewenei) will have its effect !".
Another gale nearly drove the Moewe back on the her own minefield, but the good. Ger-
se
home consumption.
The story of the way in which the Moewe took in coal at from the Corbridge, which was one of her earliest captares, is Dew to us, and new, 100, is the scoount of the escape of the West, bura from capture by a British cruiser, owing to the sinking of man God" intervened,
the cruiser just outside the har Another revelation of the cap-bour of Teneriffe. The Westburn tain's less pleasing self comes in had just discharged Ler cargo of the passage:
"For swelve days we have prisoners, mostly English. cruised in English waters, and
time has increased to one of the Eastera greatest difficulty. and the forcible colation of she possibilities have disappeared, strategical probleme of the West
Billiards.
At the V.R.O. at 9 o'clock on The Friday night the new billiard table will be opened, when Sergt. Pitt sad Gunner Lord meet in match of 600 up.
hope of encress in Flanders over
scarcely imaginable. looks the wealth of Hindenburg's strategical ideas."
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Disciplinary Board: od for Tuesday, January 8, will The anting of the Board order. like place on Thursday, January 10, at 530 p.m. j
AGENTS
""INDIAN" "REFORMS,
Mr. Montagu Kept Busy,
~~COURT CARDS.”
The Farewell_Sesson» - An event of great importanoA in theatrical circles to the return visit of Edgar Warick's pack, the "Court Gards," She doma Osloutte December 19:The their rewall sesson the Viceroy and Mr. Montagn received theatre vodBayal on A Batrday, this evening a deputation from January. There
the Menghy, Loyalists League, variety, about a marty little chand The Hon ble Kumar Siranandan like the "Court Cardyline payer which approved of the present gradeci ammament-loree; su Prasad Singh read the addrees fails to maths big appeal to sway System of administration and
Mr Warsick
opposed to any violent change., publis taatê to aɛnicasy més ha The address strongly condemned hit on the Court Cards ”-” and Band and Grefiestra Practices.
Band Friday, sausry 1; the conduct of the Hindus with every card a trip he ha
in the Bebar Riots, and not made, a misdeal
thera Your L Friday, January 18; Wednesday,
said that the reason for is one thing more prominety than January-23; and Tuesday, the riots was that the ignorant another in the entertainment January 29.
clamen of Hindus bad thought given by the Court Onede" it Orchestra, Mondays, January that Home Rule mentit that, where in the way they all play gather. 14, 21, and 23,
the Hindus were in the majority, Esch in bis or her own Ularionet Olasa, Tüseday, January 16, and Friday, January they were entitled to prevent the way is a specialist
Moslems from doing thing re- are alike in appearing paguant to their feelings. The what, no doubt, the
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Thursday, January 10, No. Section
Friday, January 1L-Nos. and 6 Pistooms.
-Anniversary,
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add however, urged for a barn of an exfactor larger share in the responsibilities of ourds.
of seministration, greater facili. Individually and collectively 5ties for education, on-off the Court Cards" are first bismu ohairman for District Arday and artista." Novelty is the apron thas the revival of the system of apella success to the entertaine
nowadays and it fethiepifizonier spice that Mit Eigu
Court Cards én tHele Gril
really was one. Did the bad are told, the British Intelligence English gamble of men and guna dona is prepare the way to an January 10, in the Mess Room at received this morning two All The booking in st Montržvi
a single auxiliary cruiser did we sec, and even about her to keep the seas, Mozeover, we can't be quite sure whether she weather perhaps keep the brave British sentinels of the see from their post? In Nelson's time they say things were different."
We now come to the descrip- tions of the various sinkinge. He tells us how the first thing he did on sightings ship was to
Bources,
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We know that
Accidentally-Killed.
The Miharaja of Darbhanga aminations and comma read the addigrof the Zemindste the Arms were also urged and Leodhakinnranda All-India, The Mabsesja“ of a Dáviðsngs urging suitebla representation slap led the Aff Júdia Ozibodor
the Hinda deputation, and thes ~ of the Landholders deputatio
The RAIC Sf R arged address
Another leading organ of Ger- men opinion is equally confident that we are fighting a loziog battle. The Kolnische Zeitung economic situation, into-day with triumphant gesture pdiata talapaing into that tone about The arrival of the Appsm in an to Italy, and then proceeds to way-sims which it adopted at the An informal- meeting of all villagesdministration, fer. American port, and the presence examine the situation on other beginning, and if the Batente Superintendents, and Inspectors sellement of patty dapates; fl no one has disturbed us. Only of the West burn at Teneriffe, frouts. It says:
repadiate in the most impolite (other than these on duty is call- Calon, 11th Diver Pa made it impossible for the Moewe In the West the tremendous fashion everything that has been ed for 6.p.m. on Thursday The + flooroy..
and the desperate efforts of the understanding, the real reason of Headquarters Olth to discuss India deputations. and Department is perfect. So she
Franch show no success in effect this attitude-as is proved by the with the DSP.E. the croognition deputations · from.... Biber made for home. She had several ing the desired breach through exuberant reports of Wilson's of the ârd anniversery, of the Grimacest of narrow escapes from capture, bat
which an Anglo-French victory war-preparations, which are pour formation of the Force: for obvious ressons we are not
might march. In the East ing over just now from Americs told much about them. How the Bassia has suffered a blow which the hope that American help Moe we reached Heligoland escort ed by warships, and with the situation as unfavourable as ever situation that has gone wrong for once more makes her general is still capable of no improving a honse flags of the ships she had it was, fat now that we dominate three years that something like a
A Chinese, aged 58 years, was for the landed arie sank and captured firing on the the Baltic we can exert a new good political result, at least for Path Kahedy Road, Empire adequate, apren
accidentally killed near Mon contemplated Cof try to find out whether she foremast, we know from other pressure of the greatest weight England and France would yesterday by a quantity of earth on the juzgested? carried a wireless, installation. If she did the Arst shot 925 A few human touches. The pon Russia without the Entente casad
and stones hiding from a new Councils, substantial poWERE CLOT being able to alter the situa-eren' in the coming offensive buildingile, burying the tha: Government of India L meant for it, and before shooting crossing of the line was celebrated tion. Thus the paralysis of and with the arrival of American deceased. Although the man wa regard to soal and
chattering in the traditional fashion. The the enemy laagis continues and help, the general situation will quickly dug out by earth coolies at The addream wildly" himself, so that nobody Germans taken over from the all its hopes of being able to stop not change in favour of our work on the spot, life raggested the constitution "off could understand the other's Appam were treated to sparkling this paralysis by strong comntar enemies, if only because the found to be extinct.
Mosells. The Emperor sent s When he sights the Appam he wireless message to the Micewe Pressure are vain, in spite of the utmost that the United States can and schiers will be balanced by the in- is overjoyed, and saya:
telling the Count that he could "aperiority in numbers
material. Even in this fourth arossing, weakness of the Ratento "That each a huge ship should distribute fifty Iron Crosses year of war, moral and intellectual quite apart from the submarios carry a valuable cargo it is safe
among the orew. The Count'e to sesume; but also that in 80-greatest regret during the craise factors retain their superiority war which will draw a smudgy over mechanical and numerical line through the American cal cordance with the criminal was the loss of 1,000 cases of factors that is to say, the Entente colations. Thus the practice of the English she is Pommery on board the Maroni, remains the weaker party add newest hopes of the Entente will bai, armed with guns, the use of which The taking over of a large
How our European "Allies can and in just as immense s failure would be fraught with the most quantity of eggs and excellent be so fatuons as to believe that as their former hopes and ther serious consequences for the cheese was a poor compensation ships, and more particularly for Bills of fare from the Appam we can help them is an insdinhle app paly, mystery to the German mind, come st before and after capture In a pitying paragra We have hasil this before, but reproduced. The Arst contains Tomische Zeitung remarks it is useful to know that it is not 21 items; the second consiste of "If the English pres galike in shia vtrain. Is i Hill K. in the Desky Nm
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