REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from page 1)
THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
Mooting at the Colonial Office,
London, June 12. The first sitting of the Imperial War Conference was held at the Colonial Office to-day, Mr. Walter Long presiding. A large crowd watched, the arrival of the Overseas Prime Ministers and representatives,
Dominion Questions Discussed.
London, June 12.
At to day's meeting of the Imperial Conference Mr. Walter Long cordially welcomed the delegates and spoke on various Dominion problems. The representative of sech Dominion replied. The delegates will attend a meeting of the Imperial War Cabinet
to-MOITOW,
A Resolution of Loyalty.
London, June 13,
At the Imperial War Conference, the following resolution of loyalty was moved by Sir Robert Barden, seconded by the Hen, Mr. Masey and carried unsuimously -- The Imperial Conferenos, at the first meeting, as their firet sot, desire to present their huisble. duty to your Majsety, and amure you of the devoted loyalty of all portions of your Majesty's Empire here represented.**
PEACE BY NEGOTIATION.
Opposition by British Women.
London, June 12.
The Women's Co-Operative Guild Congress at Bradford has defeated, a resolution favouring ap International Conference of Workers to obtain immediate pence, by negotiation, the terms in- eluding no annexations and universal disarmament. The opponents of the resolution declared that there could be no peace by negotia- tion with a people who bombed hospitals fall of wounded soldiers.
THE ALLIES AND RUSSIA.
London, June 12.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Balfour denied that the United Statue and the Allies had agreed not to intervene in Russia.
AN ECONOMIC WAR.
Germany's Fears for the Future,
London, June 12,
A'message from Amsterdam states that the German fear of an economic war is relected in an article in ine North German Gansite by Eduard Achelis, tas President at ins Bremen import Association, who days li 28 a 'mistake to suppose tani Germany can find a sub- stitute for her former world economic position 1a, a olone union with: countries east and south-east of the Central Powera, or that Germany can protect herself against an economie war by establishing a large number of monopetustic and militant organisations. Germany's POROS KERTAS MUas inecatoru bo saca sa so induce the Allies to abandon «g the idém dí an economie wuLA
THE ITALIAN FRONT,
London, June 12,
A British Italian communiqué dated the 11th instant state- Yorkabire troope made a successful raid, taking eleven prisoners and inflicting considerable casualties. Our Air Force has destroyed twenty-one enemy seroplanes since the last report. Four of our machines have failed to return.
THE SIBERIAN SITUATION..
Loadon, June 12, According to a message from Peking, Colonel Somenoff reports that the Anstro-Germans threatening his communications have sínos: retired. Colonel Bemenoff reports the capture of Gurko, north-east of Borsia
AUSTRIAN BATttleship torPEDOED.
London, June 13,
Banter's correspondeat at Bale says it is officially admitted in Vianns that the battissnip Szentistván was surpedoad and rank- during the night in the Adriano. Several officers and eighty of the arew are missing.
THE ROYAL SILVER WEDDING.
London, June 12,
On the ponasion of the Royal silver wedding. Her Majests the. Queen has promised to accept a shower of gifts to the Queen Mary's Needlework Guild on behalf of soldiers and sailora. It in suphasised that all the Dominions are contributing and Her Majesty will welcome öffarings from English women in local centres to be formed to collect gifts and money,
INTERNATIONAL SEAMEN'S FEDERATION.
London, June 12.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFH; FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1918,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BATTLE IN FRANCE,
French Capture a 1housand Prisoners."
London, June f
A French communiqus saya: The battle continues today From Montdidier to the Oise. On the left our troops, sup ported by Tanks, counter-attacked in the afternoon on a front of twelve kilometres between Rubeecourt and St. Maxr Notwithstanding a desperate resistance we reached the southern approaches of La Frotoy and captured the height between Courcelles and Mortimer. We carried our "lines over two kilometres east of Mery and also recaptured Belloy and Tioisgealis. We also reached the southern out- skirts of St. Maur. The snemy lost heavily and left a thousand prisoners and several guns in our hands.
In Autre the Germans who had succeeded in praling to the south of Hoges farm and Anthenïi were driven back beyond both points.. On our right the enemy by accentuating his pressure sought to gain Matz Valley. Several violent attacks against Chevincourt were repulsed. The enemy gained a footing in Machement and Bethancourt, which are being bitterly disputed. Americans to the south of the Ourcq this morning brilliantly captured Bellean Wood and 300 prisoners. Our day bombing squadrons continued their work on Monday despite bad weather. Groups of scroplanos flying low shore most exposed paints of the batuefield dropped projectiles on enemy concentrations, dispersing reinforce- menta and inflicting heavy losses. Several crew's made several trip's Eight tons of explosives were thus dropped with the best results. The enemy rear was actively, bombed on Monday night. Twenty tons of projectiles were dropped on convoys, cantonments and stations. Two munitions depots, ware blown up. Four enemy aeroplanes and a captive balloon were felled on Monday by our chasern.
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ملكة في تلك العلامة
A correspondent writing on the battın moniam :— 20% the enemy's. reserves are mul Lukanausubje as proved by we fact that this tirown fruce has wiTHLY DEON furcsa ku burrow four walviskalla ironi te bevarasa Crow AS
Zoo. I was through these that the enemy captured. The "Vilages of Alery, Benny shi At laur. Grelotany, speaking lilo wastio prosion at present", that the French nave koju la thes: contee, but nave fauen back a bite vo their ragak The situation of the French between ine Vise and the Aisha Doooming, di̟thouus as the wooded sallont whereof Aoyon is "the apex: is endangorm and the enemy is threatening the nige road from anyon to Compiegne. There will be much very costly ngsung, however, before the citrinana suc osed in reaching. Compargne. The strength of the French resistance nas denghted Farisians, who, though_conndent taat r'aris will not be reached, are energomcally, pushing preparations to defend the capital, "
British and American Successes.
· London, June 12. Northwestward
An American communique says:
Of Chatonu Thierry we again advanced our positions in Bel leau Wood, prisonering 250;
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We repulsed raiders on the night of the 11th inst. on a post in Avelzy Wood. We carried out a successful raid on Boyelles prison-
There was hostilà artillerying at ering a few.
IN TEZTELE during the night westward of Lens
Aerial Fighting.
London, June 11. Beucar's correïpondent, as the British "Headquarters, writing on June 11, says: The fine weather ana been pro- dućtive of great aerial souvity. Our flyers have socompitah- od wonderzul feats. Un June 6 one of our nghting machines leading a patrol met a Halberstadt which fired a grosz light and showed no disposition to escape. Suspecting a trap the British machine hovered whereupon ar Albatrosses entered the scené. The rest of the British patrol was-com- ing up to, gave battle when six more Albatrosses appeared and dived upon the first half dozen which they mistook for enemies. A regular meles ensued into which our patrol plunged causing a Halberstadt and two Albatrosses to crash and sending down several others out of control.
FUTURE OF GERMAN COLONIES.
London, June IX.
The Daily Chronicie” in an emtoriai un tas imperial War cabines Couterence reters to an 'arune by Mr. Artaur fienderson in, stà countins "uscussing our war dilda be tuty concern the War Carinet. The "Duty Caronicle', says: With the general proposition of disinterestedness which President Wilson ja down Los Leeung Laroughout the Nether the Empire nor any Britian Empire is in accord. of at Dominus want territory for territory's sake. They are, however, not " the same situation as the United States Had there been a German mexico, a German West indies or a German Colombia before the war, we may be tairly certain that America would not tolerate their renewal after the war- and her objection would not infringe her resi disinterestedness anymore than ours need in our present What our southern Dominions want is not territory for its own sake, but as a security for the Monroe doctrine for the southern hemisphere." A league of nations would enhance such security, but he would be a bold prophet who could guarantee, that it bould render 12 superftoza”
case.
The "Daily Express" lobbyist understands "that the Dominion's Premiers, intend to discuss' the faturs of the German Colonies with the Home Government in the frankest manner. Mr. Hughes is particularly earnest on this point. They want the Munroe doctrine applied to their Dominions. The "Daily News" in an editorial says that the control of raw, ́material and the fnturn of the African colonies must play a most important part in the Conference, but their considers- tion must take into account wider-interests than those of the British Commonwealth whose policy in resettlement would and must conform to the policy of the American Com monwealth. That is the most urgent present nseil-
arthy would be increased, in size CENSORSHIP
and that the figures would depend upon the increased tonnage and equipment that could be scraped
togethey might have been stated
PROSECUTION.
by the Secretary of War wook Nominal Fine of #y la “Hong- ago, for the necessity for more kong Telegraph** Case, man-power has been, as plain, as
the proverbial hand-writing on the wall.
At the Magistracy this after-
KING SEES THE GAMES CURE.
Boslög and Handball Replace
Pill and Potions.
Estimantenne vargai Didareef noon, Mr. J. R.- Wood delivered The Ketag paid serinitia figures have been suggested. The his decision in the case in which to the command, depots in Istost that seems probable is Mr. G.W. O. Burnets, as publisher Eastern Cordaad, where he saw that which would provide anal, the Honghong: Theraphy was the "human" eide ofoonvalescent increment of 1,500,600 troops, charged on remand-with, com treatment applied to the wounded. exclusive of those already travening the Censorship Begals. He was accompanied by General called for this year, This tions on May 11.
Sir William Bobertson, Command-
rould bring our total force up to The Crown Solicitor, Mr. Ging the Eastern Districh about 8,000,000 men. Of this E. Wakeman, who prosecuted, Li bindertipstion the Ring was number at least two-thirds ought and Mr. H. W. Looker, who had received by Lord Leconfield, Lord to be in France within the neat conducted the defance, ware Lieutenant of Sumer, and in s twelve months, bus the whole present. -
car driven by a woman of the A
thing depende, of course, on In giving his decision, his 8. C. he drove first to the Longing shipping. Mr. Baker bss Worship asid :-It is not disputed Command Depot, where 6,000 thus far failed to give the that the defendant has publishad, officers and men are loostad. Congressional committees in ides movements and descriptions of Many of them is undergoing of just how many men he wanted certain of His Majesty's ships and special treatment. Bere the King because the General Staffa and his contravened the terms of made a long and detailed inspec the Shipping Boards of this Regulation No. 1 of the Censor- tion, afterwards going on to the oquntry and the Allies have been ship Regulations, 1917.
| Eastern Commană Depot, unable to fix upon the number af 2. Bat I have been naked to men, they can accommodate. It dismiss the summons on the
At both depots the King paid
of carstive treatment, including and the masssge of injured himbe, a variety of physical exercises.
and other
is not merely a question of ship around that the publication in partionlar attention to the system to convey the men being trained question--being & repetition ar to be trained, but a question of information already widely of tonnage to carry the supplies circulated in the press in Shang He also made a point of visiting necessary to keep those men in hai and having reference to move-
all:- the institutes and recruation". good physical condition.
ments which were in no way Arguments that it would, do no concealed and were of a date sub hute ran, by the YMCA, the harza to summon more men than stantially prior to the defendant's Salvation Army, were actually needed, because it publication did not in any organisations. A cinems theatre is better to err on the side af degree prejudicially affect the included, though no per plenty than scarcity have been safety of the Calony, which it is formance, was then in progress.. mst by the suggestion that it the sale object of the Order-in- The King sair mány: Jesus of would be folly to withdraw from Council, authorising the Remen engaged in all sorts of games......... industry at this time men who gulations, and of the Regulations which form part of the curative can be useful therein in, the next | themselves, to preserve.
treatment. Handball, and various
eix or eight months simply to 3. No one can reasonably doubt round games: take a prominent have a large quantity, of men that the Colony is as safe now as place in the system, and all are drilling in training campe who it was before the publisation here designed, to mid- the proosne, af- could not possibly be shipped considered.
convalescence, and to make it an ahraad for another year."
4. The issus, however, is wider pleasant and agreeable as possible. Just as soon as the maximum than thie. In the present, war Ha sekad matry questions about number that can be trained and the inter-relation of events is such, the, forms, of entertainment PROM transported in a given period" is that the defence of the Colony in vided, sa wall as questions about fixed, the War Department will involved in the defence of Grésf the physical exarcaren.
sak Congress for legislation; and Britain and of, her Allies. We Some of the mare advanced?
without doubt the request will be are indebted for our safety here
granted instantly. Attempts pro- to His Majesty's Navy and Army Cace were able to undertake bably will be made to amend the wherever in the world they may exercise of strapious character, measures to include a larger be operating. The Colony, which and the King saw some clever number but the Government will was little more than an onlooker and amusing boxing honts. Ha have to bear the responsibility for in the recent South African War, alec inspected a "stadium”--
in the which is being made for the better insistence on the quota determinis participating
ed upon by the War Department efforts and in the risks of prosecution of these ourative Indications are that at least one this wer. The Bagulation aner. After questiming all the and a half million men will be under which this summons is officers directly-concarsed in the. Baked for.
brought has been adopted, with organisation, be complimented This number will not be this fact in vicus. It has been them very highly on the müccesa difficult to get. Provost-Marabel devised sa one of our own which had been achieved. - Crowder, whose businem it is to mesaures of defence, And, where- A large detachment of South supply men, is ready to furnish as any particular contravention of African soldiers lined up and the million and a half, and could it may have a negligible result, greeted the Royal visitor with a even call to the colours three another may occur which will be wild-war whoop," At another million- mer by carefully of the first importance. The strict part of the tour Corporal Balik re-combing
different observance of this Bagulation in of the Queens, vinë ipression to clames of draft age. Such a required by the military situation. the King and, acid, the charm of revizion will undoubtedly be 6. The editor of the Hongkong his comrades, he was deporated necessary, whatever the War Telegraph, lind not fully considers with the Military Medakove Department finally settled upon ed the position when he med Particular interest was shown. as the number that owns be sooomy that it in his discretion to by the King in the aliokaasal gan
}ziona which are being sultivMO modated this year, because it is pablish the paragraph_in
by soldiers at the depota,
the
the business of the Provceton. He ind no Marshal's office to have men ready, cretion.. Kidulto, facer of exercise alee ja sin for agy emergency that may arise, obtain the approval of the 22 the carative
found to be hig By inquiring carefully into Censor before publization. deterred clamifications the Provost 6. In their correspondence with the patients i Marshal may discover that more the Attorney General the solicitans neofia The men should have been places in for the defendant stopped short fine trim, particu ▲ class and explicit instructions to of admitting, the offence allegedli: shle gardeni,, and Government appeal agents to look I imaging that, if they had been learned that moms of into all cease previously regarded instructed to make this drained last year over 200 sa olone may give the necessary mission, this Court would not potatovaan penge p reserve supply of man without have been troubled with these pre On Insring, the King dre souching the lower classe. It ceedinge, The contravention is in that his visit had given him greate is estimated that such a itself of miner importinon, has plasture, and added that he was revision may bring the number so long as the legal coding series, very messed to see how rauch, was of registranta in olam 1 up to ofthe defendant's notion remained, being; done to restore the Health 3,000,000/ This means, of course, in dispute, between, the Gromm and promote the "comfort of mym reducing the number in the and the defendant, ao courahiad deserved so well of skeir deferred classes in such, fashion, would seem to have been opin nonntéy. se to miske olied 2 larger than to the Crown Solicitor azospt të heretofore.
ask for a publio, daciaioa... The three million would indlady I fine the defendant $5. incidentally the 600,000 physi cally fit who will have becoma “di twenty-one yourn on Jané
tel
America has, the man power The question solely is one tommaga Opinions, difer.. whether there ngis - muficient eamp and cantonment space to house the incresse, but it would
£37,000 for Six, Raeburna. Baabararns, from the collection
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telegram from Copenhagan states that an International | Beaman's Federation has been formed with Mr. Bavelook Wilson an President and M. Teemm, of Copenhagen, secretary. The head INCREASE OF AMERICAN is emphased that "very large not but earpring to web w Master Alexander quarters of the Federation are to be in London.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
“DARING ITALIAN MAYAL RAID,
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Bome, June 12
An quicial message say: Two Italisa torpedobosts On the dawn of Monday near the Dalmatian Isles ettecked an Anstrisa naval darisian consisting of two battleships of the Vizibuzanitia type, protected by ten destroyers." Our túr podobosta boldly passed the line of destroyers and bis sim loading battleship with two torpedoes and the other with one. They were chased by destroyers but they rekurzad jačoją to tznie kan skiæ badly damaging sa MIDWE
ARMY.
Probably-About 1,300,000 Mars Man This Year.
Mr. David Lawrence writes in
quotes" of American troops will be built at least be required *in the immediata. memetal additions to the future,” it has been apparent that | pantonmenta both în Congromé und karonghont,
Critical whan lain
the country' the demand for a larger foros has been growing, tr Becretary Baker's mistise" on subject immediately turn from Europe commirned in any w anapathy
York Evening Post from shington under date of April 20 na follows:
1:--There is to be a enbatantial, increase in the sise of to his desire not to anni
the: Aminican army. Eatin
anide from the signifoent wor
of today's week! Taraw from imf
the War Department, wherein
Somsday this and – announE BESON Baker may be zpes ezept: number of them? |
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Bands for Troops going to the Front
of the late Mr. Colin, J. Mooken: -- The question of providing fram, 10, af Portmore, Feehlambire, und die bends for troops leaving latched high prices at Christion. Tondon is under the consideration portrait of Ers, Colin Campbell of the military authorities. The Mait of Ciardy, Territorial??and; othác, brought in $12,000;
kansie froup, having queriere in London #8,190, and another portrait of joolf or the neighbourhood are by mother member of this family always played other sistions, bys 41.999: portrait of Labul, fbez own, benda. The sta
was without bands seen in the streets Chimera! Maokasie Fra
fae mold for, 28 750, and, 179, okzori sze drafts from caro- portemifi" went respectively. faz: osantry on their: and the Sondon/i (43,360 and £2,205
Croops are moving
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