EXCHANGE.'-
Closing Quotations :--
T.T. London 3./5342.
On Demand S./5 7/168.
The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED
1881.)
Copyright 1918, by the Propcister
WEATHER PORECAST
FAIR Barometer 23.81:
Temperainre
ra 2
August 17, 1918,
Humidity
92
8023
日一十月七
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE MILITARY SIIUATION,
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
Important Developments in Persia.
Londor, August 15.
Temperature -f si. 79 $-pm. – 86 70 94
N
SINGLE COPY 10`CENTS.
SATURDAY,
AUGUST
17,
1918.
August 17, 1917.
六拜禮 號七十月八英港香
Humidity
REÜTER'S TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR IN THE AIR.
THE SITUATION IN FRANCE.
MARSHAL FOCH'S SCHEME EXPLAINED,
Further Successful British Attacks.
London, August 15.
The Air Ministry reporta:—ls addition to the operatione which
136 PER ANNUM.
POLICE COURT CASES.
A Magistrate and Press Reports.
were ostris out on the 13th it, re attacked Thionville and At the Hegistracy this morn destroyed two sero plaas. Three British machinga did not returning, Mr. E D. C. Wolfe made a We attacked aerodromes and railways on the night of the 18th inst. statement with regard to Prems and all our machines returned.
[reports of caseF. The Air Ministry reports: Our sirman successfully attacked
He said that an Mr. Goldring, sidings and the station at Offenburg, directly hitting the railway. Is hesry fighting we destroyed two aeroplanes and drove down two the solicitor conosrned in the uncontrollable. All our aeroplane, returned. Night-fier stacked an particular case he wished to refer aerodrome, blast Farasces, railway, sidings and various other to, was in Court he would like to targets. All returned.
PARIS AGAIN RAIDED.
Many Changes in the German Command.
London, August 15. Field Marahal Sir Daaglsa Haig reports:-The Canadians The general military situation remains highly interesting. The paptured Damsry and Pavillers. We also advanced seath-east of village of Lessigay in still in the hands of the enemy, but the French Poyari, taking prisoners in both operations. Our patrols north of now possess the high ground on the ridge to the south. They hold Albert were sil day in contact with the snemy. There was local the whole of the massif and are at present working down the far fighting at a number of points. Our patrols were also active in the ide. Thirty-four thousand prisoners have been taken by the British Vieux Berquia sector and we progressed scath-west of the village, Fourth and the French First end Third Armie and between 600 and taking prisoners. We successfully raided north-west of Locon, 700 guns have been captured, of which 450 were taken by the cting casualties. There is hostile artillery fire on the Kemmel British. The German losses since August 8 have been graster ip Ypres front. Essay aviation has decreased. We dropped twenty- proportion to the Allies' loreen than in any previous battle. Their two tons of bombs on Peronne, Oisel, Engel Damp, and Bragu
London, August 18. dead especially exceed enormously our dead. Indeed, the total Allied Docks. We destroyed twenty-two aeroplanes and drove down si casusities are probably less than the prisoners we took. There is out of control. Fifteen British machines are missing. Our night A Paris official message states that sasir-raid alarm vse given et erez, indication that the enemy intends to fight approximately on
fers dropped thirty topa of bombs with good effect on the Somme 1152. Enemy aeroplanes furiously cat ponaded and dropped several the line now reached, except in the south, where the French poses b-idges, Peronne, Douai, and Cambrai Railways. We brought bomba in the Paris district. There were rom casualties and some sion of the Lamigny massif will compel him to retire probably down an enemy night fler in flames. One British machine is damage. The "all-clear" signal was given at 12.32. behind the Divette River, a small tributary of the Ose. Is will be ←most advantageous for the Allies if the enemy remains in the present- lines, where he is most unconfortable and suffering heavy losses. The German retirement in the Lys sector has been on a front of nine miles, to a maximum depth of two miles. Apparently his intention is to evacuate the whole of this asliant in his own time. The sasmy has sisu started to withdraw from the Serre eslient north of Albert possibly behind the Anors to a depth of three miles. These with drawals strengthen the impression that the enemy has abandoned the idea of an cfensive in the north. Between the Oise and the Anors the Germans have thrown in thirty-fire Divisions, including Alteen from Beserve, of which eleven belong to Prince Rupprecht's armies. Prince Rupprecht now holds the front only from the sea to Albert and General Von Boshm commands the group of armies between Albert and Soissons. He is intimately argosiated with this part of the old Somme battle area.
mieeing.
French Capture Two Farms.
London, August 16.
A French communiqze alates :-As the result of a local operation, we made some progress in the wooded massif between the Mats and the Oise. Norib-west of Ribescurt we captured Attache Firm and Monolith Farm, both being energetically defended. We took some prisoners.
Marshal Foch's Scheme Revealed.
London, August 15,
expected, pressed on in the direction of Raye. The sitastion developing rapidly, a change of plan was fascible and it was no longer necessary for General Hambert to advance in the direction of Bore. Therefors on the 11th inst. be awung the left round to that the hole line fronted east instead of north-set and began the battle
Beater's corre pladent at French Headquartere, writing on. August 15, states:-General Humbert received correspondents sad sammed up Marshal Foch's manoeuvre as follows:-The Fourth British and First French armies were to attack simultaneously in the general direction of Amiens and Rye Road. At the right Regardingibe position in Rassis, there are increasing indica moment the Third French Army would intervene, paahing in the tions of an impending German attack upon the Karman Railway direction of Roye, when the Germana, menaced by envelopment, The Bolshevik force is reported to be advancing 2,000 strong from would be forced to retreat, our general objective being to drive bin Lak Oega, while the Germans ars preparing an advance upon all back between Amiens and the Oise, General Bambert was to be rail onde in Finland. They are also preparing to attack Petchenge, allowed to attack after the Germans were reeling ander the blow of which would give them a good submarine base. The Bolshevik General Dabenas's and General Bawlinson's armies, by moving rearguards are retiring before us in the Archangel district. They are reinforcements into the sector between Moatdidier and the Somme. committing every atrocity upon the inhabitants and are endeavouring The operation resulted as Marshal Foch had foreseen. General- to burn bridgea and bolding up oar advance. However, we have Hambert attacked at dawn on the 10th instant the thinly-held pached on to north of Obesereyays, which is a hundred miles south of German line, which was incapable of resistance. The man had Archangel. We landed a detachment at Onegs Bay and are taken the precaution of evacuating the Montdidier and Amasin Villere endesycaring to intercept the Bolshevik retirement from Archangel, salient. General Humbert, finding the resistance weaker than Wär There is little doubt that they have got German officers. We have slao despatched another detachment to work up the Drina towards Kotlse, which is 280 miles south-east of Archangel. The situation in the remainder of Rassis is most obscure and it is not even known for certain whether M. Lesia and M. Trotsky have fled. There has been no definite news recently about the Oxsoho-Slovaka but there is which resulted in the cap.ars of the key points of the Thiesscurt a disquieting report that the Bolsheviks are transferring troope to the massif, Volga front and have inflicted a severe check on the Czecho-Slovaks. began to offer most abatinete resistance. Further Germen Divisions It is impossible to confirm this. There is every possibility that had been brought to the line of the Thiesgourt Hills which did not General Alexief and the Cossack General Denekin will be able to surrender without hard fighting join hande with the Czecho-Slovake, General Alexieff hass con siderable force of Don and other Cosescke, all of whom are reliable.
Important development, which obviously cannot be discussed,
- Reuter's correspondent at French Headquarters, writing on the are occurring in Persia and on the Caspian Sea. It is permissible to any that British troops from Bagdad have advanced to the 15th inst., statea:In the German High Command, etcrifices are southern shore of the Osepian, meeting no opposition except from apparently being made to German public opinion. General Vou certain tribesmen. A detachment of these troops was conveyed by Madre, who opposed General Gourand in Chempegue, haa. stesmer to Baka and is now assisting the Armenians in defending apparently been replaced by the Saxon General von Carlowitz, Baku against the Turke. The Allied foroa in Baku, comprising while Genera! von Boehm has been appointed Chief of the he Armenians, Rosisne and others, ie ander the Russian General Army group, including General von Hutier'a Eighteenth Army and Dakuchieff, who ie opposing the Tarks. Neither side possesses Generat von Marwils's Second Army on both banks of the Somme) artillery worth speaking of.
The British at Baku.
London, August 16. In onnection with the striking announcement of the arrival of a British force at Baku, it appears that the advance to the Caspian from Bagdad was began in February and there is already a consiser- The advance was able British force in north-weet Persis: unopposed except by Jangali tribesmen, who are in league with the Tarks and Bolshevika. These were easily overcome and the Osepian was resched through mountainous country, with bad ronde, scarce supplies and in face of great hardships.
AMERICA'S MILITARY POLİCY.
To Win in the West.
On the 12th. inst,, the enemy received reinforcements and
·
German Army Changes.
London, August 16.
and the region of Lessigny and Thiescourt hills, General voo Boshm is credited with snatching the German Army from disaster alter General Hangin'e attack on July 18 It is his role to accept the responsibility of failures like the Malmaison battle last October and the retreat from the Maras this year. His immediate business is to take the discredit of the next unpleasant episode between the Somme and the Oise, which the German High Command expects at no distant date.
VICTORY NOT ENOUGH,
International System Must be Rebuilt."
London, August 18.
·· The Government gave a dinner in London last night in celebra- tion of the fourth anniversary of the establish, wat of the Inter- estional Food Supply Committee. It was mentioned that the Com mittee had already voted supplies to the value of a hundred millions for the Allies:
London, August 18. According to Ruter's correspondent at Washington, reporting
Lord Babert Cecil, who presided, said that the immense strain in the Senate on the Man Power Bill extending the Draft ages from 18 to 45, Mr. Chamberlain, Chairman of the Military Committee, on the nations in partnership could only be met by sfcomplete pooling quoted General March, Chief of Staff, as saying that it was the duty of resources. He expressed canfidence that their united efforts would of the United States to send to Francs enough men to win the war lead to victory, but victory was not enough. Tis internations! in the west. The Committee's report reveals that the war programme system must be rebuilt, hence the vast majority were passioante provides for sighty divisions of over three million men being in believers in League of Nationa which he believed could be ultimately bailt upon an organisation like the Food Supply France next Jane," with eighteen divisions more in training.
Committee.
To Force the issue,
London, August 16.
According to Reuter's correspondent at Washington, Mr. Baker told the Senate's Military Committee that President Wilson's policy calls for the concentration of American forces on the Western Front, including Italy. The theory of the fighting in fature is that we muet forca the iæus Bud win on the Western Front.
Mr. Chamberlain, Chairman of the Senate Committee, zeferring to President Wilson's policy, said:"We decline to be diverted from the policy that the military programme be centred in France."
CANADA'S FORCE FOR SIBERIA:"
London, Adgust 15. According to Reater's correspondent at Ottawa, Brigadier Elmsley, Royal Canadian Dragoons, has been appointed to the command of the Osnadian contingent of the Allies' Expeditionary Force in Siberia..
CANADIAN WHEAT CROP.
London, Angust 15.
General March said:"We can win the war, but how long it will take depends exactly on what we do. If we put a small force over there we are playing Germany's game. I believe that with an Beater's correspondent at O'tswa atalan that there are indications American army of four millions in France under one Commander-in- of improved prospects in the Dominion wheat crop, which is now
likely to approximate last year's. Chief, we can gǝ through the German line wherever we ́ ̈ please.”~
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
REVIEW OF WAR SITUATION.
Paris, Aug. 15.
A Havas message says: Under constant pressure from General Humbert's troops between the Matz and Oise the Germans have been forced to relinquish their hold on Ribe- court and are falling back along the Oise river. They had made desperate efforts to cling to the town, owing to the im- mense importance of its situation on the Compiegne railway to Noyon but in vain. Figures as taken from the official reports of captures made since July 18, the date of Marahal Foch's counter-blow in the Karne salient, up to August 13 are 70,000 prisoners and 1,700 guns. This is the greatest total of captures made by the Allies during the war in such a short period,
Wert of Bapaume, following his withdrawal at Hebuterne on the British front, the enemy has evacuated other advanc ed positions in the neighbourhood
The Italians have been carrying out large scale raids on their front, keeping the enemy on the alert and prevent- ing him detaching troops to France.
Not only Germany's dificulties and defeate in the West- have to be considered, hut also the new trouble which is breaking out in Russia, where the Bolsheviks are tottering. Ukraine is in revolt and the German plans are shattered
Great uneasiness is shoving itself in the German prese which complains that Germany can no longer make certain of victory.
It is disclosed that British, French and Japanese troops have now landed at Vladivostok.
FURTHER BRITISH PROGRESS.
London, Aug. 15, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: Severe local fighting on the night of Wednesday was to our advantage eastward of Rainecourt. The line was advanced slightly in this neighbourhood and a British patrol rusfied a post northward of Albert. Between Albert and Ayette patrols: were active all night and maintained close touch with the enemy. Further progress was made at a number of points, prisoners and machine-guns being taken. We repulsed raid- ers at night-time south-eastward of Arras and near Mer- ville. The enemy's artillery is active eastward of Rebecq and in the Scherpenberg sector. The total number taken prisoner by the British Fourth Army since the morning of August 8 is now 21,841 and by the French First Army 8,500, totalling 30,344, on the Montdidier-Albert front,·
A wireless German official, message states: We repulsed oft repeated attacks southward of Merris and also repulsed attacks northward of Amiens-Roye road and southward of the Arre.
EUTILITY OF ENEMY DELIBERATIONS.
Amsterdam, Ang, 15, Commenting on the Emperor Karl's visit to Main Head- quarters "Voraserts" dwell on the futility of deliberatione ained at the solution of Eastern problems, unless an over whelming German victory in the West is obtainable, at which it expressse doubt. The paper utters a warning against manufacturing kingdoms and states which might react against their creators. It declares the miserable Brest Litoval peace to be not worth the bones of a single German soldier
PRICE OF SILVER FIXED
London, Aug. 13.
A Treasury order fixed the maximum price of silver bullion sold in the United Kingdom at 48 3164. per stan- dard ounce The Shanghai exchange is above parity," in- dicating that the Chinese demand is likely to increase. It is believed that some supplies will be secured from Ban Francisco, but insufficient to meet requirements.
London, Aug. 14 The price of silver is unchanged and has been fixed by Government as the maximum price.
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the Telegraph"
CHINA'S CURRENCY,
Alming at a Gold Standard. London, August 16. According Baer's correspon dent at Peking, the Government "for the convenienos, of inter national trade and to pave the way" to the adoption of a standard” has decided to issue!
فادي
gold notes through the banki nominated br the Currency The Government is | Bareso.
negotiating with Japanese bank era for a loan of twenty million yen in connection therwith,
DON'T FORGET..
-TO-DAY,
TO-MOR OW." Victoria Theatre 9.35 p.mi
Victoria Theatr-9.15 p.m.
mention the question ofiascourate reporting of osses in Court, of which a certain amount had been said and published in the nawei. pepers. "I should first like to say that when i mentioned two dayago that I had seen the reporter of the Daily Preis and said that I was satisfied that he was doing his best to report sconrately, I did not wish to imply that ́sil" the other papers did not do their best. I have also received a complaint from the Manager of the South China Morning Post, and he' saks me in fairness to him whe- ther I could not make a few
| remarks on the subject of the cans which I was dealing with at the time-the morder of an amak. The Manager forwards me a copy of what appeared în the paper at. the time and complains that Mr. Goldring made certain statements on it, which, he maintaine, worr
| just” as insecurate perhaps as his own paragraph.He draws attention to the words "terrific blow and appercut," Well, I wast state de finitely that thereport of the South this China Morning Post on occasion TAX undoubtedly inaccurate and, on the other hand," I must also definitely state that Hr. Goldring, in quoting from this report, was also inaccurate.
Mr. Goldring I was, but I was substantially correct.
His Worship: The only point that I wish to make now is that in the future I hope, as a result of what has been said, that the re- porters will endeavour to obtain ss sccarste reports as they can and that any member of the bar or soliciter having any reason to complain should in fature brings copy of the newspaper with him and rend the report and then comment OD it. I think that will avoid question arising as to the report of Any individual being mis quoted..
any
Mr. Goldring :-Quite so, and in the ordinary coures of events I should have done so, but on this particula: occasion I did cite from memory. I noticed very much to my surprise that the original so count of the occOUTTS106 W38 VERY inaccurate and I spoke entirely from memory and in asing was the worda “terrific appèront” wrong.
His Worship:-There is no doubt that the report inaccurate.
WA
#1
Mr. Goldring i came such a surprise to me, when I heard the evidence, that I proceeded to comment without
a copy of the paper. I appreciate exactly the value of bringing a newspaper report and I would have done, only I was so surpris. ed that I quoted from memory.
His Wohip I think that covers the matter.
Mr. Goldring ---I do not with draw from my comment that the paper's report was incoursts and I amply withdraw the words " "terrific uppercut."
His Worship: I think we are all agreed that there was undoubtedly an insecuracy and that in order to avoid the danger, of misquoting there should be the report setually read. Then all will be quite clear, there
This concluded the matter,