YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
London, February 21. Field-Marebul Sir Douglas Haig reports: The New Zealandere carried out a successful reid eastward of Polygon Wood and took few prisoners. Hostile artillery was active at Fresqairs,
London, Februarý 21. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We repulsed a raid eastward of Armentierea. Hostile artillery was sotive at St Quentin and La Bartko,
London, February 23.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1918.
YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.
EDITOR OF MORNING POST" "FINED
London, February 21. Colonel Repingtoo and Mr. Gwynne, the Editor of the Morning Post, have been sued £100 each, for contravening the Defence of the Realm Regulations by publishing prohibited article on the
Versailles Council;
THE RECENT CHANNEL RAID.
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FRENCH AVIATORS ESCAPE FROM GERMANY,
Amsterdam, Fabcnery 22.. The famous French aviators; Mms. Garros and Marohal, who
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Yangtazes b. ar 73 $205 Le Basses and pree. Aeroplanes yesterday dropped 300 bombe on
FIRE INSURANCES. billets and also on railway sidinge at Conrirsi, Ledeghem and Dogai.
Landon, February 23. China Fires We brought down seven mschiaen and drove down two. Three of
In the House of Commons, Mr. Lynch asked regarding the H-K. Fires oure are missing. 678 bombe were dropped leat right. Three handred bomber were dropped on an aerodrome couth-eastward of recent German raid in the Channel. Mr. Hissamars replied that Legsies, and by my's nighifiers. Nineteen direct hits were she answer would involve a detailed account of our dispositions, Douglases secured on hangars and anodromes at Ghent and Tournai. Ons which it was not desirable to give. The contention that German Steamboats rsiders and submarines could operate wacosenfally in the Channel Indos (Del.) of our machines hag not returned.
and in the Straits of Dover was entirely unjustified by ficta. Ob Indos (Pref.) viously, no matter how completely we controlled the mea, we could Shells not alwaye prevent such attacks on a dark night. The Admiralty Ferries had every reason to be as tisfied with the results achieved in recent weeks by the Admiral commending Dover.
London, Fabrúary 21. "A communiqué siâtes:-We repulsed's raid at Four de Paris, infl'sting appreciable enemy losses. Our detachmente north of Bures and east of Moncel in Lorraine deeply penetrated the German lines an a wide front. The operation was brilliantly carried cat and a prisbaste tiker, which as at present counted exored 450. number of prisɔ̃aste Three enemy aeroplanee were brought down on the 19th instant, others falling seriously damaged into their own lion,
London, February 22.
A Belgian communique states:-After a violent bombardment enemy detachments sitacked our advanced poste in the region of Kloostermolen. The enemy failed to reach our lines.
London. February 21. A French communique states:-We took 525 prisoners, ing 11 officers, in yesterday's operations in Lorraine.
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A Palestine official_message anys i-Our advance eastward "of Raud“.. Jerusalem was resumed yesterday. Despite heavy rain-storms, Trogobs difficult country and the enemy's obstinese resistance, we progressed Urais 311⁄2 miles on a front of 8 miles to within 4 miles of Jericho. Sim-Oriental Coas. inclad-ultaneously we advanced a mile on a front of four miles westward DOCKS, WHARVES, "
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London, February 22.
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A Palestine official_message anys :-We attacked yesterday A wireless Garmin cincial message saye:We occupied Leal morning east of Jerusalem on a frontage of fifteen miles, WCentrals in Eathonis, reached Pernigal and Lemeal on the Rigs Gulf, traversed secured all car chiotives by the evening, to an average depth of Wenden, approaching Wolmer between Dvinsk and Pigek, and two miles, pressed eastward of Lasingen. It also reporta the occupation of
BRITISH CO-OPERATION. IN ITALY, important railway and road junctions. Continuing, the message SBY: Rovno we cleared off the enemy. Our prisoners isoladed * General, 425 c8, 8,700 men. Our booty consisted of 1,463 guas, 4,500 motor cars, and 1,000 railway carriages, many of them
London, February 21. A message from Lemberg says the discontent of the Polen bas been aggravated by the appointment of General Boehmer-Molles as the Chief of Staff of General Dandoff, Governor of Galicia, replac ing the civilian, Count Hayo. A semi-official Berlin atatement declares that no decisions bave yet been taken regarding the fatore of Poland, whese fate depends on the attitude of the Poles to Germany and Austria-Hungary.
laden with food.
London, February 21.
Renter's correspondent Petrograd-says it transpires that Leniu, who was the chief advcoste for accepting the German demande, declared that it was necessary to sign the pesce in order to have a revolution, and the Soviet authority and five Bolshevik Commis sioners voted its soceptance, four voting against,
London. February 21, Reater's correspondent at Petrograd says that Russian troops are reported to be abandoning their posts.
London, February 21. General Ysnuskevitob, ex-Chief of Staff, has been murdered by the Red Guards in the train in which they were being brought down to Petrograd for imprisonment.
Shanghai, February 21.
A Harbin telegram states that Garman prisoners in Siberia are entirely free, many openly trading in German goods, while others, including many civilians, who were engaged in commerce in Siberia and Manchuria before the war, are coming to North Mancharis with Russian passports, which can be purchased for a hundred roubles. Prompt Allied action is necessary in order to combat German occupa t on of these rich districts.
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Loudon, February 22, Cantinning his speech in the Lower House of the Reichsrath, Dr. Beidler, stated that Germany was resolved to march further into Eethonia and Livonia in order to help her co-nationale there. Twenty thousand war prisoners have already arrived on the frontier. The telegram continues that it was hoped the war prisoners would soon be back in Austria-Hungary, while the fairly large number of prisoners in Ukraine would likewise be speedily returned,
A WAR BOND APPEAL."
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A British-Italian official report statee:-Daring the past week we carried out successful raide across the Piave, taking some pri- Our eemaplaner made several successful bombing raids, and also destroyed a dirigible ahed.
Since we arrived in Italy we destroyed 58 hostile aeroplanes and drove down many others, We lost eight machines.
London, February 22.
An Italian official message statesBritish accoplanes electively bombed Casares serodrome, destroying an airship shed. Our seroplanes dropped two tons of bombs on an aviation camp șt La Comins. A large fire was observed. All the machines returned.
AMERICAS' PART IN THE WAR.
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AVAILABLE ALLIED SHIPPING,
London, February 21.
An Asociated Press meenage from Washington announces that the low point of available Allied shipping has been passed's fort night earlier than expected. The officials are now confident that in fature the available shipping will steadily increset,
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THE KAISER AND A LAST GREAT FIGHT.
London, February 23. Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam states, that replying to a Mr. Boast Law, appealing to the public to buy War Bonds, says: At this moment it is more imperative than ever that we at congratulatory message from the Agricultural League, the KaiserT/T-San-Francis-1 Home should do our part, and support the Great Cause for which exhorted the people to close the home ranks for a last great fight. those dear to us are fighting sud suffering.”
NATIONAL WAR EXPENDITURE.
London, February 20.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the daily average National expenditure for the four weeks ending the 16th inst. was £8,384,000.
LAST YEARS' ARMY PURCHASES.
London, February 20.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Macpherson mentioned that the following Army purchases were made last year :-Manufacturer, £270,000,000, including #26,000,000 for the Alliee; raw material, £113,000; wool £88,000,000; preserved mest, £12,000,000.
BRITISH HAUL OF GUNS LAST YEAR.
London, February 20,
In the House of Commons. Mr. Misphereon said our capturee Last year included 168 heavy howitzers, 68 heavy gons, 437 field. guns, 1,000 trench, mortare and nasaly 3,000 mashin
FRENCH TRANSPORT TORPEDOED.
Paris, February 2L
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