· EXCHANGET
· Clɔsing -Quotations :-m
T1, London 386/24.
On Demand Suiz1⁄4ád.
The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED
1881)
Copyright 1918, by the Proprietor,"
WEATHER PORECAST
OVERCAST.
20:17:
June 4, 1918,
7960 日六十八四
Temperature Humidity
i am.
75: 8 p. 74 99
́ TUESDAY,
“JUNE 4,
1918.
FRANCE AND BRITAIN UNITED.
PREY MADE TO PAY,
SPECIAL TELEGRAM,
STRANGE EPIDEMIC IN SHANGHAI
Malaly Confined to Chinese, (From Our Own Correspondent).
Shangbai, Jane 4.
A widespread epidemio affecting the Chinese has broken oat here. Im disgnosis is uncertain, but it has a resemblancs to dengue. So far it is not serious. A few foreignere are affected.
(Reuter's Telegrams.]
THE GREAT BATTLE.
French Troops Still Obstinately Resisting,
Successful British Ventures.
London, June 3.
London, Jane 3.
Field Harehal Sir Douglae Haig reports-We bare carries out successful operations in the neighbourhoods of Vieux-bergain and Metris. We advanced our line slightly at these pointe and lock 193 prisoners. We also captured a number of mechine-guns and french mortars. Our casualties were light.
We succest fally raided to the south-east of Arres, north-weat of Lens and west of Merville, taking twenty rrisoners and capturing three machine gana and a trench morier. We repaleed raidere to the south of Villera Bretonnear,"
RESTLESS RUSSIA.
A Great Counter-Revolutionary Plot.
London, Jane 3.
Common Task of the
Liberators.
Germany's Loot of Captive
Countries.
Germany has won $20,000,000, 000 thus far in the war in loot of captured countries. The Franch man has lost the fear of death and won immortality,
June
1937
Humidity
二拜禮 號四月大英港香
Uber Aller. This is no idle ex [aggeration." It is the simple truth. It is amazing that the people of those states should havO remitted it They do not now.
ENGLAND TO-DAY.
Impressions Coming Home.
SINGLE COPY 10 CE TS.
196 PER ANNUM,
CANTON NEWS.
The Floods Still Contiòne.
Panton 25. corresponde
Owing to the continued henry
Dr. Hill said it had been dia covered that these torchers har been telling their children that Three years and seven months' the acts of the German soldiers ago I left England for the Cons writes as follows :- The President of the Academia
were only the usual treatment of tineat on daty connected with the women and children by soldiers in war, and sizon then I have made downfall of rain, the waters of des Insoriptions et Belles Lettres,
war, and that Sherman, on his only two or three short visits to the harbour have risen to a con M. Heron de Villeforse, bas, in
march to the sea, had "shot the this country at intervale of more siderable height and many low- bodies of women out of cannon.
than & year. On each occasion, lying streete in the City have the name of thet society and of In these words Dr. Newell
In his lecture, Dr. Hillis will say coming with a mind prepared by been submerged. Numerous tale the Institut de France, addressed Dwight Hillis, San Francisco, that America had well nigh lost absence for freeb impressions, Igrams have been received from
recently returned from the
the power to sublime sager until bars been atrook by the change various districts reporting that the following reply to a message western front, contrasts the spirit oly America began to realise which has come over the country the great foods on various rivers of greeting from Sir Frederic of the powers now in death grip that the almoet unbelievable and the people. How vivid not anly show no sign of subsiding Kenyon, on behalf of the British for the mastery of the world. stories of German atrocities were ly do I remember the mingled bat are increasing. The Flood Academy :-.
"The ten commandments are a true.
emotions of the nation as the Relief Society of Canton has held
ینه
A Freach commanique says:-The battle continued, especially
The Academie des Inscriptions great barden in war, materially Ia bie Icature, which he gives tremendons news of the war broke several meetings to disonss zorth. Our troops withstood the shook of enemy forces with et Balles Lettres, and by its speaking. Dr. Hills, esys, and this afternoon and evening at the upon us. To many, to myself maana to render succour to the
of Ouicq to the Marne, where the enemy made bis main abstinate bravery. The enemy succeeded in regaining possession intermediary, the Institute of adds that the great question is Scottish Rite Holi, Dr. Hillie will among them, it seemed that most flood sufferers, The Society has of Favezolles, but the attacks on Corey and Treeanes failed. Our France, have with received whether the force that deliberate say that Americs had well night of our fellow countrymen were asked the Financial Department Sticks weet of Neuilly St, Font drove back the enemy on Passy-en- profound emotion the velcedly casts side that burden shall lost the power of sublime sager utterly unable to form any con of Canton to appropriate a big sum antil slowly America began to ception, even a remote one, of the of money as a Flood Relief Fund. Valcia We retook Hill 163, immediately weet of this, after remembrance and greetings of win and rule.
I have seen the Frenchman, realise that the almost as magnitude of the issue forced upon The River Defence Commissioner desperate fighting. Farther south of the Torcy Bouresches front, their British sisters.
The era, which divides our covered with slime and vermin, believable stories of German as. Who does not remember the has notified the public that no oricket matches at Lord's, the steamer or ship will be allowed two soccersive enemy sits: ka were broken down. On the right we recaptured Champlats and gained ground in the direction of Ville-two countrise, cannot divide climb out of a trench for the strooities were tras.
oar thoughts, which remain attack with a divine light on his There will be nothing like swa tennis, and all the other to proceed at fall speed in the en-Baretenois. The situation elsewhere is unchanged.
stedfast and inseparable. Our features, And I have seen the that behind the allied line, there amusemente which for a time flooded regions. bearta beat in unison for the s:me German roldier, fat with the loot never has been anything like it went on just se before, as if we Although the Peking Govern ideal of justice. Our soldiers are of ravished lande, spending but in modern history," Dr. Hillis were completely unaware that the ment has not recognised the sale fighting valiantly side by side for eight hours in the twenty-four inesys."And it was all done with trumpet of Armageddon bad of the gunboat Kongbai by the the liberty of nations, for the the trench, and idling the rest of the purpose of terrorising the sounded? That war was a new Canton Government, it is reported triumph of hencur, and for the the day while his prisoners do eoldier in the front trench, who sensation, landing itself, together that the bost has retained to maintenezes of good faith in the work behind the lines in should bear what had befallen with much that was noble, to a Canton and that the bargain for thousand manifestations of their has been eattled. The buyer, international relations. They disregard of solemn 'covensate of his loved one."
Reading the reports from the old spirit of snobbishness, false it in stated, is Lo San-econ will deliver the invaded territories the nationa."
According toinformation from the odious yoke that still Explaining in more detail the western front to day, in the light sentiment, and notoriety hunting.
When I returned a year later.I received from Swatow, it is stated weighs upon them; and they will advantage in this particular of of what he saw last summer when wrest them from the hands of the discarding bonour as an ally in he was in France and knew she found much searching of heart that in view of the attack upon modern barbarians, more ornel war, Dr. Hillia says that 2,000,- number of troops available, Dr.ss to the respective merits of Chaidhow by the Fakies Army, and moke impious than 000 ally troops at the frost, Hillis says the situation at the voluntary or compulsory service. the Consula at Swatow have i naur those of bygone agee.
They 1,000,000 will be in the frenabes present moment is most critical. The question of national food requested the Chinese Govern will be the liberators and ́ ́ the other 1,000,000 "Not willingly are the allies supply had not even begun to ment not to attack Swato of the generous-hearted nation occupied with the drudgers giving up day after day strategic Not a thought was given to this from Peking the Lung Chai
occupy the minds of the masses.
It is stated in a telegram received, which has suffered the last iu- of road building, sport, positions, hills 500 feet high tremendous problem. We were kwong has consulted with the The Press Borgen announces that a Raia wireless messge dignity of outrage for having trench digging and the other retire to the valley beneath the making great efforts in the Held Premier on the following three saye that the Executive of the Soviets decided ca May 29 to dömde remained ́trus to its plighted meaial tasks of war; but that guns on the bill. The power that hat the impression" of completa messurés :-(1). To allow--Long soyasily call to time workmen and pecter peasants in the Petrograd, word.- Belgium, by repudiating of 2,000,000. German, rope. Sights without honour is advano absorption of the home population Uhai-kwong to borrow money Moscow, Kaban and Don regions, It has declared martial law at infamous proposals, has earned the 1,000,000 will be resting while ing
in the one and only issue facing with certain property Moscow and ordered wholesale arrests of counter-revolutionaries and admiration of the world, and has prisoners are forced to the hard
The Frenshman has become the nation was wanting. London Canton a security; (2) To won immortality. Integrally re-work close behind the lines, in divine. He does not lask to weat its way ne before, and recruit ten more battalions of vigorous anti-press'measures.
The mea-nge eays that a great counter-revolutionary plot, tup stored, she will soon come to life, direot contravention to treaty survive the war. He has found business sa usual" was still the troops; and (8) That all Govern ported by foreign capital, has ben discovered in Moscow and again; her pain sad grief will end; obligatione.
immortality, and does not fear motto of many minds, if not of Petrograd, ramifying Russia. The plat was responsible for the and she will emerge from her Dr. Hillis, who has made a
menį troops attacking Kwangtang should be under his control. mating of the Techechoslovak Corps which captured railway jane rains radiant with glory and with tions and lines. Large owners in other regions are mobilising the heroism,
ground of German atrocities, say and America.
Another year passed, and again bas seen it.I came back, this time with grea- ~? Every day we applaud the that the unspeakable conduct of Bat eball the power of righteounter difficulty and at greater per richer pessante to resist the commandeering of far, Agenta in the oitier, izolading the starving mas es, are Basinst the Soviets efforts of your magnificent German solidere against civiliso Depots of far in Kaban and on are menaced by a counter-revolu. Armies. Your invincible Flest populations is by order of their nose and justice conquer the sonal tick owing to German that rights without horoar?" submarine activity. It WR8 tionary bank which beps to provoke foreign intervention. The remains undisputed mistrera of officers and for a carefully con
Beserved, stalen supplies end a another England that awaited Soviet is confident that the calling op of the starving people in the the sess; the enemy's ships vanish sidered purpose.
1st its approach, On the most judustrial and corn-growing province will frustrate the plot.
"Germany herself olsime," Dr. freedom from the restraints of the we, au England which had learn- raried fronts in Mesopotamia, in Hillis says, "that she has stolen ten commandments are on the side ed many lessons end auffered Syria, in the Balkans, in the two $30,000,000,000 of property from that is advancing to-day on the many losses, an England sobered Flanders yoursoldiera repel with looted countries, English baskere western front, and the situation but purites by the ordeal, sa Vandeville Co.; 9.15 pm. indomitable energy the furious tell me they will admit that what is “serious," De. Hillis says. amsults of the invader. Their she has taken smonnis to $20,-" And when will the end come successes are brilliant and their 000,000,000 or nearly her entire That being the ultimats que exploits admirable. Fur troly war debt, and this estimate does tion-could not be entirely Christian peoples the capture of Dot take account of the labour of avoided. Jernaslem has been a source of captured peoples who are now "Well, to be safe, I would any consolation and of joy. To-day working to provide food for sometime in this century," the British and French flags float | German soldiers.
Hillia said.
احد
EARLIER TELEGRAMS..
ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
London, June 2 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports only reciprocal artillerying on different sectors of the British front.
London, June 3
Reporting on ariation Field Marshal Haig says: Fins weather on June 1st, enabled much observation work. We brought down twenty-one German aeroplanee and drove down four uncontrollable. We destroyed four balloons Four British aeroplanes are missing. We dropped during the day twenty tons of bombs on Zeebrugge mole and on railways' as Armentieres, Rosieres, Basiguy and Flers and on other targets. Long distance bombing aeroplanes heavily attacked railways at Korthaus and Metzsablons. One British machine bas not returned. The night of June 1st. was misty. We dropped five tons of bombs on targets in Sommo Valley. „All our machines returned.
THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.
London, June a
A French Eastera communique of June 18k reports that several, enemy attempts during the night to re-capture posi tions south of Huma completely failed. The Greeks extend- od their gains west of Skradiligen and prisonered a hundred.
THE MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN.
London, June 1.
A Turkish communique states: We occupied territory south and south-east of Kirkuk,
Balloon Device.
thorough investigation on the death. England, too, has seen most.
the meaning of the atrnggle,
Korean-Tobacco.
?
England learning slowly bat surely the magnitude of the tark degrees that the bour was appro confronting ber, and realising by
#sching when her destiny would
be decided.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY. Victoria Theatre-
Ball'
TO-MORROW. Victoria Theatre--9.16 p.ra
And now again I sw in Eng has cord 2 A Dr. land, in these fair March daye our nation's life, when every- above the Holy Places; and "Germany could well sfford to
when the land is flooded with thing, yes, everything depende Palestine, that Holy Land, where give up Belgian, sad pay for all
But ebine and the promise of the spirit of the song and Christ, the Master of ne all, was the submarined ships, if she
spring. What is the impression daughters, I feel, for the first born and died, has been wrested might be allowed to Yeep the oil
which England makes on me to time since the outbreak of the from the infidels,
fields of Ramanis -and Southern
day? It is one that any English. War, that its lesson has been. Eternal glory be to those whc, Bussia, the iron mings of France
man may reverently thank God learnt and laid to heart, and that without a tremor, rush to meet and the rich lande of the Balkana;
for experiencing. The Dey so long as people we are prepared for death, in order to prepare for our for, stripping every captured The Broul Press reports: Mr. desired by our adversary has trials, sacrifices, and children more quiet days. Our country clean of material and W. G. Bennett, of Bernstt & Co., dawned, the hour in which Eng. privations that this most search- God will not allow their generous machinery, she has taken sloot Chemn po. has come to
land's fate bange in the balance ing of tests may impose upon us. blood to have been shed in vain that is practically equal to her arrangement with all the tobacco is here. As I have passed There is no mistaking the serious He will grant as the blessings of entire war debt. The allies have planters in North Kyong Pro through the streets of Lonnees with which the free is of peace by giving us the victory, no such method for discharging vince, with the consent and don, travelled in the Under being watched by all our We have the will to conquer, and their obligations.”“
spproval of the Provincial Office ground or in omnibases, taken fellow countrymen. Young and and we shall conquer.
Then shall we be able to ensure
the works of peace with the seren
On the other side of the pie at Tsiku, and the Finsace my simple meals ia public res-old, men and women, boys and ture, Dr. Billie, went on to speak Department of the Government taurante or tesshope, mingled girls all are alive to it, and all of what he had observed in his General in Seoul, whereby be with the crowds in the busy are facing it with a calmness for ity of heart that springs from the speaking tours for each of the controls for a period of five thoroughfares, or conversed with which I, as an Englishman long Batisfied sense of duty done. three Liberty bond issues, of the years the export - to foreign frienda in the retirement and teardent abroad, cannot feel too In this spirit the Academie des change in the temper of the countries of all Japanese leaf intimacy, of home, I have found proud or too thankful. How | Inscriptions and the whole of the American people.
tobacon produced in the Province, one spirit animating my fellow often during the war have not the Institut de France address to "When you lights fire," he after the demands for home can countrymen. Not a spint of words of Shakespeare, who knew and interpreted the heart of Eng- your learned Bocisty their cordial says by way of illustration, semption have been smply boastfulness or arroganco, not land her than any other has greetings.
"there is at first considerable provided for. As is well known, spirit of pride of overweening ever cone, echced and reoboed smoke but not much heat. North Kvongsang Provinos inclf-confidence, but a quiet, through my memory. Bat now the ocals are born proved to be the best in Korea resolute, osim spirit of steadfast-aught shall make us run, ing. America is falling into step for the cultivation of tobacco; but ass and ocurage such as I have
made by his manager, Just Siamese Royal Party Returns, at one regiment: The transform up to the present there has never in my life met before. If England to itself do rest bat Captain J. W. Price, the sero what is the exBot asture of
ation was low in some of the been no particular control over Eacial distinstions have not hates ng dab
To-day the convictionfis irres nant whose balloon ascents were Captain Prios's invention could The Siamese Royal Party, to agricultural districts Bat in the the industry. This has now been disposted, but the epirit of one of the features of the last not be learne?, hat it is under-gether with Prince Chatstatch last for 7 days there has been a remedied, and every encourage brotherhood and sisterhood has istibly bans in upomme that the Manila carnival and who has just stood that he has had several (brother of H.P.H. the Prince of great change, particularly in the ment is being given the placters, asserted itself in way never steel of character has bean tem Fitored to Manila after a trip tattering offers from represents- Kambheng), who has just retura Middle West, The Liberty Load under the direction of Govern before revealed. For the first per more Smely by the fierce Cochin China, has invented a lives of variene nations for bis ed from studying in Europe, have sales show La I have seen it. ment experts to improve the time since the war which has trial through which we have for patent for use on military obser- patent righte, Capt. Prios, who arrived in Kaals Lampor from "In Iowa, Minnesols, the two cultivation, caring and grading worked so many and such woo-red rests and a half been Ta'ion balloors, which he intends in one of the oldest living bal from Singapore. The Royal party Dakota and Nebraska there were of the lost. Under expert guid, derfal olanges, I find myself as offfer to the United States Gow toonists of the world, has been are expected to make a stay there until recently 1009 Garman anpe there is every reason to in-a great family bound together. ernment through thecommanding around the world seven times and of several days, a suite of room teachers in the schools who were believe that the export trade in by the most mored of genesal of the Philippine Depart bas mede more than 2,000 bal- having been reserved for them in sotnally touching American tobacco will become an importans by the mat snared of gor „At-thig - supreme moment ment, forording to a statement loon aepente during his travels. the FM 8. Bailway Hotel.
children to sing, Deutschland one for Kores.
end that saught, indeed,
Will contin to rest tree 16 Itzelf.
in