STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS.
THE GERMans retreAT.
Franch Troop's Victorious March.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1918,
London, August 4. A Paris communique states:-During the day our troops drove back enemy rearguarde and continue their victorious march on a front of about fifty kilometres in the direction of the Veale. On our lafs we reached the southern banks of the Aisne
day:
An American official message, says :-On August 3 the enemy was driven in confusion beyond the line of the Veale. Since July 18, in the course of operations, we cspinred 8,400 prisoners and 133 guna
Allies Rapidly Advance.
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Londen, August 3.
The Allies are rapidly approaching the Vasle. Their cavalry has reacked the river between Ocampagny and Janchers. Fismes, and other villages north of the Vesle, between Maison and S. Thierry arron fire. The Allies occupy the southern bank of the Aisne be tween Pomiers and Tenisel.
Withdrawal Over the Alsar Prophesied.
London, August 3.
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London, August 4, An Apetrian wireless official message states:-The enemy has penetrated portions of our position at Daneo Alto. The enemy has re-occupied the Fiers and Barat line in Albania.
TELEGRAMS
(Reuter's Service to the Telegraph."i
(Cont nurd from rage 1A THE WAR IN THE AIR.
London, August 2
op Zeebrugge, Bruges
TELEGRAMS
a corner,
A GREAT ARTIST.
Sketch of Swiss Palater's
Career.
the central figure and is softened colonies which lie on the sea route in a sort of diminuendo by the to India-Morocco, the Congo, figures on either side. Such are the French Sudan, Madagascar, the old man who are "Tired of the Indian oolonice, and, abors Life" and the more intense group all, the valuable possession of of those who are "Disappointed." Indo-Chips. Yes, says the author, His pictare "Night, considered but supposing Indo China, by many his masterpiece in the Madagasosrand Morocco are taken handling of paint, is also aby victorious Germany? Where,
t
Bynter's Service in the ** Tálsoranh.”)
THE ECONOMIC QUESTION.
• Tiandon, Aug. 2. Mr. Bonar Law, followinż` Mr. The Air Ministry reports for | Tilored Genres, in his speech to British
Ferdinand Hodler, whose death and the Vesie from Soissons to Fiemee, the outskirts of which the August 1: A squadron started out man farthers, dealt with the nues- fis aonounced, was not only the quintuple composition, but the in that case, are we to look for Americans hold. East of Fismes we reached the general line north of to bomb Cologne but being enveloption of control, and said that Gor greatest Swiss painter since Hol canvas is divided more in the Anglo-India's expansion and nea Courville, Brancourt, Courcelles and Champigns, car esvalry re-ed in clouds turned and dropped ernment was anxious to abandon bein, but he will one day be manner of an elongated five of security?
France will never more be able, connaisances operating along the Soissons and Rheims railway. At their bombs on factories at Durga, war-time restrictions as soon as pos-recognised as one of the greatest epades placed horisontally. It is cartsin points our progress has been exceeded since yesterday by causing a fire. All returned. A sible and to allow individual com- painters in the world. And a gloomy picture in colour and we are astuted, to guard the ten kilometres. Over 50 villages have been liberated in this single second formation attacked railway Fetition to have free play. He Hodler has remained thoroughly rentiment, and in marked con- Mediterranean for Britain, and as shops at Treves. These were heavi-pointed out that perfect freedom at Swim. He never attended a for treat to the great picture "Day." England's vassal here France is Americans' Successiul Operations.
ly attacked by a large number of the end of the war was impossible sign saademy, but studied and where Hodler is seen in the fall completely played out. Too late London, August 3.
hostile machines, of which three If free play then was to be allowed worked in Switserland alone, ripeness of his creative power, it will be eager to free itself from were destroyed One British ma- he fully believed that
The son of a carpenter in Garse This picture of fire awakening its chains, Too late! No other chine has not returned.
perhaps organised by old enemies, len (canton Berne), Hodler was nude figures glows with the rose Powers are dangerous. Portugal, Italy, Greece, what are they? A The Admiralty reports: Our Adria would arise in almost all staple raw born on March 14, 1853. At the and gold of dawn.
Of course these pictures aroused ball for England to kick It is tie formations co-operated with the materials. One of the lessons of the age of 18 he want to Geneva, and Italian air forces in the recent raids war was the necessity not only of it was here that his artistio great deal of opposition and in the Eastern Mediterranean has failed The Naar” East on Cattaro and Durazzo and in land thinking of the profits the manufas edastion began under Barthele- controversy amongst the more that England operations in Valona. In connection turers could make but the conditions my Menn. Hodler always spoke scademic people in Switzerland. to score. with the latter & British machine of the men who worked for them with warm admiration of his I was told that an enthusisstic is lost for British aspirations. landed within the enemy lines, but The war rendered, one step easier, master, sad is reported to have young lady student attacked The Anglo Russian co-operation tas pilot and observer were rescued which was an immense move for said that he owed to Menn "le"The Saared Hour" in the Kan- against Constantinople has be
meilleur de moi mems." Forsthaus with a batchet. This may come a thing of the peat, and the the following day when the Allies ward in the whole conception of the captured an Austrian aerodrome. trade policy, namely this Cover 80 years Hodler has been him be an indication that this prophet whole of Asia watched the self the principal professor at the has not always been sufficiently spectacle of British failure on anniversary of France's entry into the war sars that the enemy's hope line, rolling-stock and buildings. if Freference within the Empire were bie pupils, something of the tense interest in art existing in many and Austria for Turkey A continuation of the message dealing with the successes on the Wo raided bridges and stations on ment's acknowledgment of that prin Beaux Arts in Geners, and seoks, honoured in his own country, but the Dardanelles and Bosphorus. the Oriental Railway, damaging the ciple that we were one Empire, and as be ance put it, to infase is to it is much more a sign of the in The sincere friendship of Ger of stabilisising the line has disappeared. He, indeed, has sirasdy
During a
reconnaissance of the established ne was convinced that roffered a strategic disaster owing to the reversal of the strategic
in 'him. position brought about by general Foch'e counter stroke and his coast northward of Imbros we ob- the whole country would endorse the sacred fire" that Menn kindled Switzerland at the present time.took the place of the intrigues Bodler was recognised through wib which Britain sought to Hodler exhibited for the first oat Switserland as a great nation entangle it. Sympathies for hasty retirement upon the Vesle cannot be easy, as the only good served thirteen calques We de Government's decision. One of the road available passes Coulonges, which the French captured stroyed on and damaged two. We lessons of the war was the necessity time in 1872, and in 1874 (at the al asset. His picture "The France in Asia Minor and Syria
also bombed a new aerodrome at to produce, where possible, such yesterday, The Allied guns are now within range of Bazoches, Uzunkeufri, destroying one hangar, things as were essential, preserving age of 20) and gained a Woodoniter" has evan been -en- bare" disappeared, and "Armeni where the only railway connection from the north crossed the We twice raided Nagara and Galata the country's safety and indepen prize for landscape. la 1876 he graved on the 50-frane notes. anism, in its sesence so hostile to Vesle into the eslient and slco Fismes, which is the maio storehouse for a German offensive, while Braten, between between 26th and 28th July, and dence, and the best way to do this was went to Spain, where he stared The result is something which the Turkish State, has lost all its Bascobes and Soissons, through which the main road out of the dropped over half a tor of bombs, to get the largest possible amount nearly a year. On his return he does little credit to the artist, and, in finence,"
and commonplace little "Destiny of India" the writer salient pases, is also exposed to gunfire. "Hence experte are now arting fires One British machine of unity and support in any plan the settled in Geneva, where be stay indeed, no one would suspect this In turning to discuss the
We successfully Government proposed to adopt ed permanently, only making tame prophesying that the withdrawal ie likely to continue over the Aisne. has not returned.
bombed the basin and dockyard at
Mr. Bonar Law believed that if occasional short visits to Paris, picture of having bad any con tells us that the struggle is not An Austrian Admission.
first Dection
with Hodler's demon yet over, and that Britain's Eir. Constantinople at midnight on July the conditions of labour were to be Vienna, and Italy. His
maintained there must at least be great success was the " Wrestlers" woodcutter, as forcible and ener pire in the East will not topple Over fifteen tons of bombs were stability in the Home market.
("Schwingeramzug") in Paris, getic a figure as was ever con-over without further struggles dropped
Mr. Bonar Law emphasised that 1887, and at the same place in ceived. But at least the fact that and further Cherman victories. Docks and Ostend. We also bombed Government consideration of the 1891 with his picture "Night," it is there shows that the Swiss Bat this I do say, with all the His most popular works are the Government recognises the great emphasis in my power, that CANADIAN FLYING OFFICER'S GLORIOUS FEAT.
enemy shipping in some waters; matter was difficult and complicated, fresco in the great Armour Bees of one who was among the when treat Powers hostile to A feature of the Gazette, containing a
directly hitting a destroyer with a owing to the fact that they must Gallery of the National Massam, grestest of living artists, a man England succeed in securing large number of awarde to British and Diminion sirmen, is the award of 30 lb. bomb, causing columns of think of their Allies. Fortunately, Zariah, "Day" and "Night" in who will tower in the history of fortified statione and coastal the Distinguished Flying Cross to a Canadian officer. Captain and 31st, we destroyed fifteen aeroraw materials were within the Em-Berne, and a whole series of works painting in Switzerland, öne who colonies on the ses routes to
Between July 25th a very large percentage of essential
W. A. Bishop, "the most
is able to nod to Holbein scross India, which they can reach by a successful, moet fearless fighter
in the Kunsthaus, Zurich.. in the air, whose
The interest of the Swiss in art the ages, who will walk with him transcontinental railway inde- bravery have places and she: down twelve uncon-pire and the question of Preference of outstanding acta
Five British machines was going to be an immense advan- and pictures is at once apparent among the shades of the truly pendent of British control, then already been recognised by awards of the Victoria Cross, Dis-trollable. tinguished Servios Order, Bir to Distinguished Service have not returned, of which one tage to the whole Empire, because
of Britain's world-power begins."" On the Military Cross". The Flying Orose was conferred landed in Helland. One British sea the Dominions present policy of to a foreigner visiting Zurich. No grest-Horace Taylor, in the but not till then the twilight
one can fail to be struck by the Manchester Guardian.
What, seks the author, do thees apon Oup.eta Bishop for "sigually valuable services in per plane was shot dowa aflame and two placing produce, at the disposal of excellence of the posters in the the Empire would continue after the streets, which, in their level of
Indian problems concern" Ger- conally destroying twenty five enemy machines in twelve days, of of the crew drowned.
A telegram from Copenhager | war. He was confident that the
many ? Surely it is a matter of which ive were destroyed on the lest day of his service at the front.
days of the Brothers Beggarstef
happens in Southern Asiz? The in London. Then in this town of about 200,000 inhabitants there
German Empire can surely exist are five or six dealers' galleries,
peacefully and friendly beside all showing (and selling) modern
that of Great Britain? No, that pictures. The Kunsthaus, a new
it cannot do, for the natural development of German overssa building by the architect who Ullstein und Co., Berlin, the trade must in « certain number built the University and, like the owners of the Vorrische Zeitung, of years enable it to far ontfisak latter, a severe but distinguished B. Z. am Mittag, and other papers that of England. And this would modern building, houses a par publieb s remarkable little probe the end of British predomin manent collection where Hodler pagands book on Egypt and
azice." is nobly represented, and small India," the two pillars of British modern exhibitions are held there World Power.”
"England recognises this, and Apart from its therefore, at the present moment" in galleries set apart for the pur- rather ignorant and intemperate and later, it has the one object in pose. In Winterthur, a small one-sidedness, there is really visthe destruction of Germany town of 20,000 inhabitanta close nothing to complain of in the as a world-trading Power This by, there is also an excellent new section about India, and it may idea is more deeply rooted in the Art Museum with good examples be passed over as one of the British notion than the Bevanche of the best modern Swiss painters, ordinary hostile criticisms of idea in the French, and it will not Everywhere one meets with real British rule in Indis to which disappearit may take decades enthusiasm end a live interest in we have been long-accustomed til i coil fuel" defear at art. The fact that France and But it is followed by a more German hands has made its very Germany send collections of their interesting section headed best pictures to Switzerland may "World PowerTwilight," in which
existence imposible, stimulate this interest, but that the author seeks to show that these pictures are sent, that for Britain's influence and power eign students come to study ander in the East is rapidly reaching its regarding the questions of naval at Havre, while there were no casustates. In Albania our troops are become naturalised as Swiss all extinction. The years of the world regelsons regarding A wirelesse Austrian official message Hodler; and even in some cases twilight and atimately its total armaments and colonial policy.
negatiations alties at Rouen in the air-raid on fighing forward-on both sides of the these things illustrate that wit-war have brought Britsiz in the Wednesday night.
Semeni bend and almost reached the serland is becoming a centre of East diesppointed hopes, her navigation would be fruitless. line Fieri-Beret. We met a violent artistic sotivity.
schemes have been destroyed, her Arrangements if arrived at would resistance in the
upper Devoli
It is not too much to say that relations with the people have not be kept. They would" "mly valley, but stormed several points. Hodles himself is largely respon- been seriously disturbed, and, hamper and binder our growth.
sible for this, His paintings are what is of still more importance, British World Empire crack and "When the pillars of the little known in England, but after her prestige and authority have collapse a free imperialism will the war pilgrims will wander to been undermined." Switzerland to see the Hodlern, as
Still, England'a foes have a hard they used to go to Bayreuth to task before them. The Briton hesr Wegner. Hodler's early never despairs as long as he has
smoke to arise.
The total number of machines destroyed by this distinguished officer states toat in the recent British air statement which the Government / achievement, recall the palmy THE DESTINY OF INDIA, indifference to the Garman what.
is seventy-two. His value as a moral factor to the Royal Air Force
cannot be over-estimated.
il
JAPAN'S INTERVENTION IN SIBERIA.
raid on zeppelin sheds at Tondern would be able to make would not two zeppelins were completely de conflict with the views of any of the stroyed."
Allies, especially America, whose goodwill was vital
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, sayt-We dropped over 24 tons of bombs os August 1st. A large number of these were directed at an aerodromne from
ters. Six bangars and sixteen ma-
A TRAITOR'S SENTENCE.
to servitude for life.
Promise to. Respect Russina Sovereignty,
London, August 4. Beuter's is informed that the declaration gezetted in Toyko on
London, Aug. 3. August 2 announcing the despatch of Allied troops to Vladivostock,
very low height. During a raid Lance-Corporal Dowling, who has Baya: The Government of the United States recently approached the Japanese Government proposing the early dispatch of troops to of our squadrons we greatly been sentenced to death by shoot relieve the pressure upon the Czecho Slovaks. The Japanese Govern- damaged bangars, and living quaring, has had his sentence commuted ment, anxions to comply with the desire of the American Government, chines were set on fire.
Une ma- desided to immediately proceed with the disposition of suitable forces
chine was blown to pieces on tae for this mission. A certain number ol troops will be sent to
ground. We brought down twelve Vladivostok forthwith. All Japanese troops will be withdrawn from
three Bassian territories when the objects of this mission have been realis aeroplanes, and drove down
out of control Our night-fiers also ed, and the sovereignty of Bassis will be left wholly unimpaired.
shot down two enemy night-bombers KING OPENS AUSTRALIA HOUSE,
over their own aerodrome. Two
British machines are missing. We dropped at night ten tons of bombe on railway lines, stations and aero- dromes. We again heavily bombed
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THE AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
Laurenco-Marquez, August 1 The Anglo-Portuguese pursuing column engaged the camy between Nosmerri and Names between and and 24th July, inflicting heavy losses
the above-mentioned aerodromes. THE FIGHTING IN ALBANIA.
Rouen, August 2.
London, August 3. His Majesty the King, 8000mpanied by the Queen and Princesa Mary, to-day opened Australia House, the magnificent new Com monwealth Headquarters erected on the finest site of the Strand at a cost of a million sterling. Mr. Hughes, Mr., Fisher, Mr. All our machines returned Cook and other prominent representatives of the Dominions welcom- ed their Majsaties. Tae King's inaugural speech was most cordial and included a glowing tribate to the services rendered to the Empire by the Australian Naval and Military forces. English and Australian troopere escorted the Royalties to and from Buckingham Palace. A fine body of hefty Anzace farnished a guard of honour at the opening ceremony. The King conferred a Knight- hood on Mr. Joseph Cook.
"THE WANGHAI MURDER,
A Question of Sanity.
The case resumed before Mr.
CANTON NEWS.
One was killed and four wounded}
BULGARIAN TROOPS MUTINY.
London, Aug. 2. A telegram to Amsterdam from that & serious Oar Canton correspondent Germany etates
out Inst weck writes ander date of August 4, aamutiny
in the Bulgarian Army, the troops follows.→
Most of the piees-goods shops demanding an immediate peace. In-
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broke
J. R. Wood at the Police Court in Bhaki, which were plundered tense dissatisfaction prevails at the
. London, August 2
GERMAN DEMANDS ON RUSSIA.
Zurich, Aug. 2,
J:
Seen Through Enemy Eyes:
The author sees no prospect of an understanding with England
be the foundation on which
Greater Germany will rest, not a breathing freedom and good will despotic imperialiam, but one
Dr. Helfferica has sent a note to work was exclusively national in power in his hand. His fore to the nations.” It will be so in a houseboy, is charged with thejowing to lack of capital. It indications point to an impending Trotzky, demanding the severest Character. He painted the village fathers have endured and eur Europe;-it-will be so OverSeza.”2.
this morning in which Lak Chi, by soldiers, cannot be re-opened front, owing to under-feeding. All
Quarters in Queen's Road East.
of
this
to
Field-Marshal von Eichhorn, and also the destruction of the hotbeds of anti-German intrigue in Moscow and Petrograd.
FRENCH MAŃ-POWER,
Hong. on the Turkish Legation A special art. Goldring, who is Rong, merchants have sufined guard was requested and given defending prisoner, sppeared this considerable loss due to the fact the German Legation morning and stated that he was that a result of the looting they desirous of having his client have many bad debts, The Piece HONOUR FOR REAR ADMIRAL medically examined for insanity, Goods Guild, & report states, has be being subject to spells of sent an urgent request to the insanity and epeleptic fita, Im Tachan seking him to oruss ́s mediately he (Mr. Goldring) had strict enquiry to be made into the been instructed ho had matter.
'Hi
shoemaker, the carpenter, village church, and the hero of ences. Be trusts his fortunes maich, antil the last moment. *- he the village wrestling Later he gave a new life to his fature will give the answer, torical painting and celebrated whether his hopes and faith are
Butter Without Coupons. Lady Rhondde, at Mitcham're, the Swiss fighting man, the great any longer justined
cently, opening's festival organis soldiers of the Middle Ages, sad The author of the book admita ed by the Women's League of of course William Tell. There is that, although Britain is rapidly Service, told her audienos, they something almost brutal in the losing power and prestige in the could easily get butter without stern vigour of these virile Land Eset, she has, nevertheless, couponsby keeping-ogostej The Senate has passed the Eill for almost in the blood-stained secured a number of advantages which would give milk nine Rear-Admiral Halsey has been the census of the 1929 class, prepare warriors, of "The retreat from which must not be ignored and months of the year.
tory to calling up the class if neces-Marignano" (the fresco in these important factors in the witn Bays Wanted for the Harvest.
M. Clemenceau zaid that National Museum), and the tin. For example, she has got Demands for over 7,000 school- France had made enormous sacri coloanal single figure studies rid of all rivalry. Her moet boys to help in harvesting the thing necessary for vistory.
HALSEY.
London, August 2 The Press Bureau sanoaaces tha
pointed KC.M.G.
A TRIBUTE to generaL FOCH.
London, August 3.
stry.
Paris, August 1.
ficea, but would go on doing every which hang in the Konsthana. faithin) vanna!; France, in, we are hay, corn and potato..crope he
THE EX-TSAR'S FAMILY.
written the Colonial Secretary's Many complaints have been Office about the affair, requesting received in regard to officialo that his client may be medically engaged in tax collecting demand- examined, but he did not receive ing that their travelling expenses a reply until last Saturday, when shall be paid by the property
Gradually a desire for something told, heavily struck, and has loas siready been received from be had written another letter, owners. The magistrates in Lord French, speaking at Belfast,
mora universal made itself felt, so much in prestige that it is farmers by the Ministry of and told that the osse bed not then various districte bave been aprised said that Generalissimo Foch's ex-
and his work became more hardly probable it will be able National Service. Of these rhythmic and decorative Many to hold ita Colonial possese least been considered. He urged his of the practice. prevailing, with hibition of leadership and military
8,000 were required Madrid, August 2 of the pictures of this period are mona, Very few of France' during June and July, and Worship to expedite the matter, instractions to put an end to it genins would cause his name to rank He thought a private doctor might where possible.
in history among the world's great On the initiative of King Alfonso composed of rows of single colonies are remunerative, and farther 3,500 daring October for be acquainted with prisoner's There are persistent rumours est commanders. · His splendid the Foreign Minister has approach figures. He had a special fond- it is pretty certain that Britain potato lifting The boy history. An independent prac- that Obang King-ming's Army achievements were also largely due od Bussis, with a view to the remor new for a purely symmetrical would willing a purchase from be not younger than 16, and offers sioner might conents with the on the east front has been defeat to that neity of commend secured al to Spain of the widow and out-grouping of five figures in with her sucks posessions as she might of service should be made thredaa prison doctor,
the expression is concentrated in wish to dispon
thom head masters The game was adjourned;
ed in three directione owing to by Mr. Lloyd Georga. the lack of communionki.
dewo of the wa-