EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from" page L.)......
THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE.
Evidence of Huge German Casualties"
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London, March 28.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH
RACECOURSE DISASTER.
Some Admissions by Mr. Chatham2 »
"At the enquiry into the Rage- course disaster aflar we had gone to press on Thursday, some in- The following message from Amsterdam confirma, from ensmy portant admissions were made by contoes, the British accounts of the bags Gorman casualties: the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Direc "Travellers from all parts of Germany relate that thousands and tor of Public Works, who thousands of badly wounded are arriving daily, totally eclipsing all questioned by the Coroner, the experiences. The casualties are being picked in every town and latter putting the following i village with any accommodation. The recent closure of the frontier queries from the jury:- is believed to be due to the transportation of masses of wounded.”
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The Battle Renewed.,
London, Maroh 28.
O the laat occasion when you went into the bor you said that: the Buildings Ordinance was in your opinion anworkable and · that it bad
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Sir Douglas Haig reports: The battle was renewed this morn ing northward and southward of the Summe. There was intend been held to be applicable to mat fighting during the day from southward of Rosierea to northward sheds. The foreman of the jary of Ablainse-Ville. Last night's mosucosesful attempt to drive in our line southward of the Somme was followed this morning by a series would like to ask whether even if that is so your Department has of heavy sitsoke in the neighbourhood of Rosieres and northward. All the enemy's assalts on Rosieres were beavily beaten off. Our executed its duty in leaving these line was maintained farther north in the earlier part of the day, ed ?-I am afraid not, your Wor matabeda practically unregulat despite great pressure by large fordea. Fresh attacks, developing ship. later, boat back our line a short distance. The latest reports show that counter-attacks have completely restored the situation. Fieros fighting resulted from a number of determined attacks between the Somme and the Ancre, and northward and southward of Albert.
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London, March 28.
Do you think that the Bailding. Inspector, Mr. Sara, was competent
to notice these defois which you bare been discussing this even ing 7-I think so.
Do you think he baa. showe Sir Douglas Haig reports:-There were great concentrations of some form of incompetence in pot our seroplanes to-day over threatened points, sad masses of our noticing it, or do you think that machines bombed and machine gunned infantry and cavalry. Thirty really only an executive engineer tone of bombs sad thousands of roaode of ammonition ware fired. could have noticed it ?—That is Twenty German machines were shot down in sir fighting, and two the real point. It is a very dif by anti-aircraft guns. Twelve of our machines are missing. Oor calt question to answer becaus Bigh giers continuously attacked enemy troops at Bapaume, Cambrai the whole point is whether the and Peronne, 250,000 rounds being fired. Twenty four tons of matsheds remained intact in the bombs were drooped an important centres on the battle front; also condition in which they were foar tone on Valenciennes Railway Station, through which troop when Mr. Sara inspected them trains were passing to the front.:
Did anything occur to them after he had inspected? Did anyone remove a strat beesuse it happen- ed to be in bis way?
The Coroner-We bare
They
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100 yards, 3 husts, 1:2 in esch best for fiacl at the starting points pacctually, Competitora are requested to be The following gentlemen
are requested by the Committee to assist:-Starter. Hr. Steed, Ch. Gr.(with pistol); to aasist starter, 8.0. Donovan, and P. O. M3 Clelland; tepe-holdere, let Wr. Warp, and another; Judges (To
Mr. Kennett, Mr. Hennessy, take names of winners and pass to Secretary),ker. Basting Lient. Medway, Mr. Gibbons; M.
"Severe Fighting Continues.
Londen, March 28. Field-Marshal Sir Daaglas Haig reports:-Torre 44 serere fighting yesterday evening and night astride the Samme and north- wards from Albert to Poyelles. We repulsed repeated attacks along policed a series of weaknesses in the Somme Valley and in the neighbourhood of Beaumont Hamel, the model. The weakness of the Paisieur and Moyenne-Vile, asptaring a number of prisoners and floors being at different levele, чеведена of having machine-guns. Fighting continues fiercely on both banks of the the Somme. The enemy heavily bombarded our defences eastward of ineofficirat cross bracing in the Arras this morning, and the attack is developing in this sector. rear in the absence of struts. Tue
Albert Occupied.
question is whether, these two Landon, March 28.points are points which should The Frees Bureau announces that the Germans occupy Albert, have occurred to a competent man
Big French Couster-Attack,
looking at the msuheda London, March 28. may or may not have been The Press Bureau sanoarcas:-The enemy during the night the cause of the colla pec. crossed the Somme southward near Chipilly. Consequently, on: Do
you think the Build- left flank southward of the Somme was compelled to fall back to ing overseer showed's want of wards Hamel, whither car line rana through La Motte-en Santerre, bompetence in not noticing and Caixverly and Warvillers. Southward of this print the French reporting these defects If those Germans have entered Montdidier. Our line runs from Warvillera to have noticed them and report were pressed bank last night along the Rye-Breteuil road: The defects existed he certainly ought through Arvillers, Davenescourt, Gratibus-Meenil St. George's to ed on them. Bainvillers. The French this morning counter-attacked in force The foreman notes that Mr. with great dash and drove back the enemy between Bainvillera and Sars in conducting his inspection, Commr. Gibeon. Pont-le-Veque, southward of Noyon, on a froat of tea kilometres to had no plan or anything of that a depth of three. The French pressure in this ares continues. Our kind with which to compare the line northward of the Somme is substantially unchanged, We work and seeing that he had to Tapalsed several night attacks in the neighbourhood of Beaumont plans do you atill think that he Hamel, Rossinguol Wood and north-westward of Paisieux.. The was competent in not noticing enemy, this morning, opened a heavy bombardment northward and these defecte or that he showed southward of the Scarpe, followed by an attack opposite Arres with lack of competence ?-It is an a minimum of seven Divisions and penetrated our forward sons, extenuating circumstance that be resulting in a fierce engagement. Our line now rana Arlenx-had no plan. Fampoux-Neuville-Vitasse Boisleux, and from thence it is an changed. Fighting has been severe, and it is reported the enemy loit very beavily.
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WORLD'S PEACE.
How The British Soclallis
Would Settle Matters.
As an alternative to the cfficial memorandum on War Aims, to be considered by the Special Joint Labour Conference next Friday, the British Socialist party has submitted a programme of its own.
Starting with the assumption that there is common responsibili ty for the war, this progamme contemplates peace without sa- neration or indemnities, on the basis of the right of nation. alities to choose their oWL government. The restoration of
B-gian independence is a sen
tal of the settlement,
Teople of Aleece-Lorrain and the by the arbiters of their wo
government,
"Neither Germany ner France. nation Alsace Lorraine shall ove has the right to decide to whiob
allegiance, but the people of those provinces, even though a jaz! settlement entailed division be tween the Fracoh speaking and German speaking populations."
On the same lipes the popula time to the three divisions of
themselves. The Balkan Staten Poland should be free repetately to determine the question of unity should be encuraged to settle their diffrer ces by the formation' of & Confederation.. Armenis, It have been decided to hold India, Egypt, Ireland Algiers, to decide this event on Tuesday, 2nd April, are to be free at 5 p.m. Competitora should be their own course.
Hesopotamis is to be trans- at the Main Gate of the Dockyard by 4.50 p.m. Starter and Judge.ferred to Turkey, the Gemen colonies are to be given back to Rev. Hastings.
Germany under an administŝtion such sa may be approved by a generous democracy" Hostility is expressed in the erection of tariff barriers between the autions, and to all proposals destined to restrict the economic development of any nation,
The following are requested by the committee to assist on the routest: Wr. Warn, P. O.'e Donovan, Harris, Losch, Sh. Opl. Craze, Sgt. Bacon, N. Y. P. Sgt. Clayforth.
CRICKET.
Do you think that these shede ought to have been inspected by properly qualified engineer or architect7-I had confidence, sa London, March 28. far as I am concerned, in the The assurances from Paris of the imminent intervention of the Overseer in charge and I should reserve is most welcome, for experts emphasise that the fate of the not have said it was necummary.“ battle largely depends upon their concentration. The critical teat Mr. La pointed out that Mr. will come when either eide atteoks or counter-attacks from the Barn saw the sheds on the fir present positions. In such an encounter the Allier will have the two occasions when the work had The following have been eelset advantage of fresh troops. The enemy bar, apparently, pansed on just begun, and on the last occased to represent the University the northern front in order to reorganise his line and bring up on when it was still not quite Past, and Present in a friendly artillery, while cautiously advancing in the old Somme battlefields. complete, on the Saturday before match against Kr. Ponsonby-ternational Socialiam is pot for Here is tired masses are shelterless in the moonlit wilderness and the Races The sheds where Fane's XL on Monday, April 2nd, ward as the tras remedy for war. are pounded throughout the night by British big guns and bombed actually Amished on the Bunday on the University Union ground
by aeroplanes. The enemy main attack is now, apparently, afternoon. pressing south of the Somme.
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The Coroner, the jury:- Mr. Percival Phillips says the enemy has brought ten divisions You have admitted that the De from Flanders, foar from Lorraine, and one from Lens, so if he in- partment was at fault in con tende making his principal attack on the British right flank instead nection with these shada?-It was of extending his activity north of the Bearpe. He is thus concentrat su oversight. ing his strength in the area covered by the Crown Prince's army,
Äilled Flanks" Standing Fest.
London, March 28.
at 2 pm:-Ng Sze Kwong (Capt.), Yew Man Tean, A. H. Ramjohn, Chos Man Ping. Ho Win Kin, W. Hall, A. J. Ksw, W. Gittins, J. M. Jack, D. K Samy and K. S. Lim. Reserven : «
T. L. Chesh and Ang Swee Ching...
ARE YOU UNHAPPY
Which officer has to accept the responsibility ?—The only cfficer who has anything to do with the The Times anticipates that an equilibrium in the fighting will sheds is the officer in charge of be established within the next two days. The most encouraging the Bailding Ordinance Office, change is that in the centre, where the enemy is only 12 miles from Mr. Wright, Amiens, the British troops yesterday were winning back and holding Mr. Wright has is accept the for no really good reason? If so the ground, with reinforcements rapidly coming up. The messages personal responsibility for any she danse moet probably is dis- from France are cheerful, while the note of elstion has vanished fault of the Department in con ordered liver. You can easily from the enemy bulleting. Both Allied flanke are now standing fast, nection with these sheds ?-0! prove this with the help of
· German Tributes to British Valour.
course it may equally be said London, March 28. that I was at faali-or the First Auri-tant D. P. W. It is one of those thinge-
The German war correspondents continue to pay tribute to British velout. The Visische Zeitung, telegraphing on the 25th inst, gaye: They do not give up a foot of ground without fight ing, sve me they are threatened with being at off. Also, it most be aitted that the British and French, when counter. attacking, fight with extraædinary bravery A Violent Batule.
London, March 28.
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If the fault in to be abared I suppose it would really be Mr. Wright, yourself and Mr. Bara? Yee, and bur predecessors. We followed the same coarse se hit been followed in pset years, A French commanique, says :-The battle continued with Mr. Wakeman -1 think it his stained villence et vening and during the night. The enemy already come cat from Mr. Was blocked by pars aliant troops and crnelly tried before the Chatham and Mt. Wright th front Lessingoy on and on the left bank of the Oise. He they did not consider at the time sdirected all his efforts to our left flick, and threw forward import that the word building included thoogbuo soply, you still think ant forces is the region of Menididier, where asprecedentedly wetsbeds, which pretty well at the Department was at fault in "desperate fig ting occurred, our regiments etrügeling foot by foot plains the whole of the matter,
leaving matcheds unregulated ? and it flicting heavy losses on their sensilante. They were never Witness concurred.
| Mr. Chatham -I think it ven momentarily weakened and have fallen back in an orderly
The Coroner:-Yea; that is would have been wire to frame Amalner to the heights, immediately west of Monididier.
quite clear, but Mr. Chatham says i provisions,
this afternoon" thất, having the 1: The equity is: adjourned until
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