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THE GRIM STRUGGLE IN FRANCE.
A Struggle for Bapaume.
London, March 25.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
THE GRIM STRUGGLE IN FRANCE.
ENEMY DRIVEN BACK WITH GREAT LOSS.
GERMAN STORY OF CAPTURES DESCRIBED AS ABSURD.
London, March 25.
The booty is enormous. The English in retiring are burning
The opinions wxpressed by com
-pondents are not necessarily thom of the "Hongkong Telegraph CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER.
To the Editor of the Hongkong- Telegraph:");
THE RECENT NAVAL ACTION.
Details of the "Scrap" off Duokirk.
London, March 25...... "An eye-witness'a narrative of the destroyer sction at Dunkirk A German wireless official message saya:—A gigantic struggle on the 21st instant states that the British destroyers Botha and in still proceeding for Bapaume. The battle is progressing on the Morris and the French destroyers Mabi, Magon and Banchier were Traneloy-Comble Maurepas line. We crossed the Somma at maay Patrolling the Channel at dawn when they heard firing northwards, Sir, was surprised to rand points between Peronae and Ham. We are progressing between the enemy in a futile manner bombarding deserted French watering in last evening's face of your the Somme and the Oise and bave captured Chauby.
placsa,
paper Mr. Clarkson Dra'e latter, The Allied craft, the Boths leading, made fall speed towards addressed to Dr. J.T. O. Johnson, London is talking and thinking of nothing but the battle. Crowds yesterday waited for special editions containing Sir Douglas towns and villeges. We tombarded Paris with long-distance guns, the fishes, firing star shelle, which caused the raiders to disappear. wherein it is stated that I joined The Allies then searched to the north-west, still using star shells, the writer in the views and Bsig's communique and Renter'a sp cial wires. The feeling in obe
Another Expert's Views.
and presently they sighted the shadowy outline of an enemy division suggestions expressed by him. of undiminished confidence in the Army There was momentary
London, March 25, sneaking off in the darkness and mist. They immediately fired Mr. Dre must have miennder- depression consequent upon the phrase in Sir Danglas Haig's Shur-
Colonel Repington, writing in the Morning Post,
hasvily and a running fight eqaned.
stood me when he connected my day morning'e communique that the defensive system weet of St.
The Morris, emerging from the enemy smoke-screen, aut of Dams with his letter. He did Quentin bad been broken through, but the later commaniques were the number of prisoners claimed by the Garmana ia for more confident, showing that the Army was holding and that there inferior to what supposedly have been left wounded on the sad torpedoed a large destroyer, which blew up and saak.
me about the epidemio, The Botha's main steampipe was severed by a shell, but she but I do not remember having were on sigue of disorganisation and no new that any division had field. The camber of guna claimed is only a fraction of the
those heroic rear gard posts, enabling divisional artillery, supporting the first lines.
Only one been (*)
fired both torpedoes at the leading boats and, putting over her helm, expressed any opinion beyond masses of infantry and artillery to be steadily withdrawn. On the of our Armies appears to have been fally engaged, while the rammed and cut in half the fourth enemy boat. The Boths swung saying that I saw no objection to contrary, all accounts suggest that the enemy is bleeding ropicasly, direction of the enemy attack was fally exposed. The battle will round and tried to ram the next asters, which dodged but was the publication of to
The message ecmea through in the form given. There are be resumed with larger meane on our side without the andde pounded to pieces by the French destroyers,
Chiness advising people to con- evidently some words missing from the zt of the telegram.-Ed, weakening of others which may be attacked. Consequently, we are and mist and took the Botha in tow,
The Morris meanwhile relinquistou the pazanit in the smoke salt a doctor when they are entitled to regard the events with osim confidence.
conscious of experiencing any of HKT)
French destroyers picked up survivors, and these stated that the symptome of the disease. German Generals Decorated,
the raiders numbered eighteen, that they were unhesitatingly attacked and manied by five Anglo-French destroyere.
The remaining fifteen on making home towards Ostend were
HAYS
Experta ste ananimously optimistic in their comments. The Daily Chronicle says that, assuming the German losses are at least
London, March 25, 150,000, they have sustained a reverse, for they have not obtained a strategical zoocere directly conducing to a decision, whilst they have According to Rapter's correspondeat at Amsterdam, a lost eight or ten per cent. of their effectives, without similarly lower message from Berlin says that the Kuiser, at Main Head.combed and scattered by eesplanes, which afterwards fought a ing the Allies efficiency. This is a matter of the greatest import- quarters on March 24, conferred upon Marshal von Hindenburg Badron of enemy seaplanes, felling four.
The troubles of the raiders, were not ended at Oriend, for a
snoe to him at the present moment, when the man-power pendulam the Iron Oroes with gold rays, which, up to the present, bsdainister unseen thing, travelling 'st an incredible speed, rashed in á is swinging in favour of the Allies. No weakness in the Anglo-only been conferred upon Pricoe Blacher and General von Laden toload of spray across the face of the water, spparently from nowhere. [ Frenen junction has yet been disclosed, and the taek before the dark. He also conferred the Grand Croaa of the Iron Crosa da A torpedo struck the stern of a Geriau destroyer, and, scampering enemy in the next phase of the battle is more formidable than that Departmental Obiefs at Headquarters, ciklesvas etc. on the ross through a clond of spray, the British submarine which laurched of the Departmental Chiefe, together with the Kaiser's portrait with bis signature, the date of battle given being March 21 to March 23, the projectile vanished anecathed amid a bail of bullets.
yet accomplished.
British Doggedness. -
Enemy Repulsed with Great Losses.
London, March 25, Field Mazabal.Sir Douglas Haig raporte:-The battle continues with great violence on the whole front.
We heavily repulsed powerful attacks yesterday afternoon and last evening to the north of Bapaume. The Germans at only one point reached the trenches, from which they were immediately.
London, March 25, The doggedness of the British defazos is illustrated by incidenta described by correspondents. English advanced troops surrounded at Vendeail held hat from early on Thursday morning until four o'clock on Friday afternoon. The open country south of St. Quentin contained's number of strong redoubts equipped with machine-guns, sed these were enveloped by the advancing hordes, but resisted till nightfall when they sorrendered or were stormed. The Boffs and the London Regiment portionlarly distinguised themselves in two wooh episodes. In one case on Saturday, twelve machine guns held
Our firs stopped attacka elan where bafore our positions, the sridge against overwhelming masses long after the infantry on both enemy being driven bank with great loss. Fresh hostile attacke siden had been forced back. There was particularly sanguinary developed during the night and this morning in this neighbourhood fighting in the village of Mary, where a small body of the British and also south of Bapaume. Our counter-attacks to the south of were cat off and fought all night till their comrades, repeatedly Peronne drove back enemy parties, who had crossed the river be counter-attacking, resoned the remnant at the point of the bayonet tween Licourt and Brie.
on Saturday morning. The orderly activity in the rear shows that
the spirit of the troops is in powise shaken by the vast resðjustment
of the front.
German Claims of Prisoners Absurd.
London, March 25.
thrown out.
THE SIBERIAN SITUATION.
Japan and the Question of Intervention,
London, Maroh 25.
Mr. Perry Robinson, wiring from France, says that instead of making a break which the enemy anticipated, our line is firm and Count Terauchi, replying to an interpellation, said that the Govern The Daily Mail learna from Tokyo that in the House of Peara, continuous before him everywhere, and, so far from baving any ment had not considered, the question of intervention in Siberia action of being beaten, the moral of our men remains high and because Japan was not menaced by the presence in Siberis of magnificent. The German gains are large, bat we know that they counted on getting by this time from three in five times further than numerous prisoners of war, whose power was negligible. they have actually got. The German claims of prisoners are absurd. Instead of open warfare, the Germans have before them armies anbroken and fall of heart and spirit. As our resistance stiffana, their artillery Ering geta less formidable.
Enemy Alming at Channel Ports.
London, March 25.
Another Statement.
London, March 25.
The Times' correspondent at Tokyo saya that, despite political disruption, which is likely to reach a climax in the resignation of the Cabinet, there is indispatable evidence that Japan is preparing to enter Siberia after a declaration of her motives and objects to the Russian local authorities.
The Times correspondent at Peking says that Colonel Seminoff's movement against the Bolsheviks is receiving substantial
The Timer asys it is extremely significant that the enemy appears to have appointed a whole series of new Generals to conduct the great offensive. It was General von Haster, who took Riga in sopport -September, that broke the British defences west of St. Quentin, with the resultant retirement of the whole British line between the Scarpe and the Oise.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
Enemy Offensive. Expected Soca.
London, March 25.
Mr. Ward Price, writing, from the Italian Headquarters, saya
Broadly speaking, all our forces between Arras and Peronne are moving back in the direction of the old line we held at the begina- ing of the Battle of the 8ms in 1916. The ultimate objective of the German advance is clearly Amiene, whose fall might enable the that a great enemy offensive in the Trentino is expected in two or enemy to threaten our mothern line and strike at the Channel ports three weeks, when the snow has cleared from the mountains. Besides and endanger Paris. Bat the Germans have not broken through our powerful preparations in the rear, the Austrians at the front are trying armies, and positions are available which are believed strong enough to sap the Italian spirit by distribasing mendacions literature. to check a farther advanos, however formidable. The real test is still to Boke
The Paris Bombardment.
London, March 25.
There is much speculation as to the nature of the gun which is bombarding Paris. French experis estimate that the highest point of the trajectory is at twenty-three miles. The damage done is insignificant as compared with Gotha bombs,
The ex Premier, M. Painlevé, considers that the Germans have invented a process of trebling the speed of a projectile with a view to osusing a moral effect, as shella of ruth velocity cannot have a powerfal material effect,
It in expected in London that the gun may be tried against the shares of England,
Our Airmen Still Busy.
London, March 25.
́U. S. WAR SECRETARY IN LONDON."
London, March 25,
Mr. Biker, the American War Secretary, has arrived in London.
NAVAL CHANGES.
Long March 28,
Vice Admiral Sir Richard Peirse has been prompted Aimiral in ancoassion to Admiral Sir Edward Bradip has retired at bie own request in order to facilitate the promitton of younger cfficers.
ENEMY'S AIRCRAFT LOSS
London, March 25.
Field Marshal Sir Douglse Haig, reporting on aviation, says :-. Dar night-fiers all night bombed hostile concentrations, dumpe and large guns. Over fourteen tons of homba were dropped, of which two and a half tons were on Bruges Daoks. All the machines 15, fifty-two enemy seroplanes were brought down or set afire, A French official statement says:-From February 15 to March- returned. We also dropped ten heavy hombe on important railway while fifty others were disabled. We lost twenty-nine mohires. bridge's and works at Kars, south of Troves.. Eight of these bombe barst among the railway works. Nearly two tons were dropped at a low altitude on an serodrome. south of Matz 8x bomba, burat among the hangare and est fire to buts. All the machines returned.
Ode aaroplanes yesterday made a most successful raid on factories at Mennbeim, Nearly a ton snd-a-half of bombs ware dropped, Bursts ways been on a Boda factory, the railway and
AIRSHIP PASSES OVER CRETE.
March 25. The Greek War Ministry sanounces that on
ing of the 21st-instant, an sirehip sppeared over Crate, travelling northwar
"EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT BATTLE IN FRANCE.
German Story of Progress.
London, March 24. A wireless German official message states: In our victory near Monchy, Cambrai, St. Quentin and Lafere, the English third and fourth armies and portions of the Franco-Amer- ican reserves were beaten and between Paronne and Ham and at Channy were repulsed with the heaviest losses
General Vor Buelow stormed Monchy heights and ad. ** vanced beyond Wancourt, General Henia is now engaged in a fight north-westward of Bapaume for the third enemy position. Strong English counter-attacks were repulsed General Von der Marwitz, following on the heels of the vanquished enemy, advanced on Friday right as far as the third enemy position in the Equancourt, Nuria, Templeux, Fosse-Bernes line. He renewedly attacked the enemy yee- "terday morning, defeating him despite the desperate defence and continual counter-attacks, and made a junction with von Baslow's left wing. We crossed the Tortill sector and are now fighting around Bouchavesnes. Von Huber, having pierced the third enemy position on Friday, some divisions traversed Peronne and advanced southward to the Somme. Ham fell after a desperate fight." English reserves thrown in against us sustained sanguinary losses." We crossed the Crozat Canal, Anglo-French, and American regiments brought up to counter-attack were thrown back en Chauny and south-westward.
A Titaolé Struggle:
London, March 24 Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters writes: The enemy is now throwing his last ounce of weight and resource into the struggle. Upon the course of the immedi ate future hangs the issue of the war. A captured airman stated "The offensive is the result of desperation. We must have peace quickly now. Our troope throughout March 23 were very hard pressed by the English onrolling legions, through whose weary ranks fresh divisions are continually pouring in"
The magnificent defence which the slowly retiring Bri- tish line has thus far made assuredly constitates one of the greatest epics of history. We find in high quarters today unbroken serenity, confidence and satisfaction with the general position. During the afternoon of March 23rd. in the region of Ham things temporarily looked ugly when the enemy outflanked us and harried up cavalry in order to extend the enveloping movement; but a vigorous counter- attack drove back the enemy and restored the positions. When reading German claims remember the extent of the battle front and do not forget the enemy's concentration of guns, which is the greatest ever known. Pecollect the awful hetacomb marking the wake of his advance. The French troops on our right, after a lengthy rest, are at the top of their daaning moral.
Yesterday there was Homeric fighting in the centre of the battle front wherein our machine-gunners a number of times bad, to cease from sheer exhaustion from killing, Never have the British arms so superbly met such an over- whelming test, including the South African contingent and the Newfoundland Battalion, both of whom have been fight- ing magnificently. The fourth day of the offensive did not bring any surprise, although the enemy long range guns are doing their utmost day and night.
Between Legnicourt and Hermies the British were 'con- fronted by 9 or 10 divisions and 700 guns. The preliminary bombardment on the whole front on the fret. day was the heaviest ever experienced and ranged to exceptional depth. Probably owing to the German gunning not being so accurate asours, before the infantry advanced the barrage lifted a con siderable distance as the Germans won't hug a barrage as de the British. Otherwise the advance was similar to our attacks, except the enemy waves were far denser." Since the preliminary-bombardment the enemy artillerying has shown a tendency to decreases from 4. The situation at present,appears to be that we are hold- ing the enemy on virtually, the whole front, although he is pressing attacks very heavily. For example, one village was taken by the Germans, retaken by pa, retaken by the Ger mans and yet again re-captured by the British At present it is not definitely known to be occupied by either side, There are wide stretches of No Man's Land with pocket of the enemy intersecting our down portie des
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Mr. Dre did not mention to me the saggestions as outlined in his letter; nor do I agree with them.
Yours etc. TANG YAT-CHUA Hongkong, March 26, 1918,
ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES,
European Charged This Moratag.
WBS
At the Police Court this morn- ing, before Mr. A. Dyar Ball, Frank Valaiatril Collins. charged with obtaining by false pretences board and lodgings to the extent of $168 80, from December 20 to Jeansry 12, 1918, at the King Edward Hotel.
Sergeant Blackman stated that' there wers several witnesses whom he would have to subpoena, bat he did not think the case would last very long.
His Worship asked if defendant could find bail if an amcant were fixed, and defendant replied that he was only a seafaring man out. of a job, bad he had no money: either bail or for a solicitor.
The case was adjourned, defendant being remanded in Police Custody.
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS,
Orders issued to-day by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, CBE, stale:
Commendation,
P.O. 217 Leung Shu Man is commended by the OS.P. for plack exhibited whilst oft daty, in a recent street robbery cas8. 5. Summer Uniform. Men who have not yet passed for sommer uniform must st'once make written appliestion to their respective", Equipment Offoera for same.
Search Supervisors. Reference previous Order, the whole of No. 1 Flatoon (except Water Poline) will attend as Head- quarters on Thursday, 28th | instant, at 5.30 p.m. 7:00 Appointments..
The Hon 08.P.' approves the | following:--
P.O. 428 Eldridge, ex Regular Police, to be Inspector. on the Staff.
P. C. 456 Brook, ex Regular Police, to be Orown vergt. on tha Staff N
P. 0.472 Ballook, Sergt. H. K. D. C., to be Sergesat.
P. O. 431 Thamse, Sorgt, H. K.D. O., to be Bergeant,
All the above will do daty with the Sontoh Sapervising Equid... Strength Re-joined... 482 Gɔll- ring, to No. 1 Platoon
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