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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1918.
August 23, 1917,
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
ANOTHER SUBMARINE ATROCITY,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
IMPORTANT PROGRESS BY ALLIES.
GERMANS GET A HEAVY GRUELLING.
THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL PRISONERS.
London, August 21.
IMPORTANT PROGRESS BY ALLIES.
Achieve
CANTON NEWS.
Our Canton correspondent
writes se fallawa:-
General Byng Achieves Important Results.
Relief Ship Torpedoed Without Warning.
The Provincial Assembly, London, August 21.
London, August 21. Reater's correspondent at the British Headquarters, telegraph Gasconier, en route from Brooklyn to Rotterdam; with a cargo of several resolutions were passed, It is reported from Copenhagen that the Dutch "stesmer, oial Assembly on the 21st inat, At the meeting in the Provin ing on August 21, seye: General Von Below's Army to-day got a grain and far for the Belgian Relief Committee, was fired on among which was one requesting heavy gruelling from General Byng, who has achieved important without warning by a U-bost in Norwegian waters. The vessel, the Abority to abolish the atrategic resulte. The prisoners and guns ere swelling into fine round which was fally marked and a special flig, lowered lifeboste house rent borrowing roheme as numbers and the enemy casualties are admittedly very high. The The U-bost bombarded the lifeboate, one of which was destroyed. it means suffering for the popula Reuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters states:-/tanks have fought with irresistible spirit, and swarms of our ly attempted to save their comrades, bat six of the wounded died in dismisest of the Chief of the Eighteenth German Army Corps suffered terribly. Infantry and Several seamen were frightfully crippled. The Datch are heroication; acother requesting the General Byng'e attack, in which tanka participated, was a taotical aeroplanes have participated. The main line of the enemy defence the water. The stesmer took fire and sank in tweny minutes. Financial Dapartment, sileging surprise in's thick morning mist. The Germen infantry was found was the embankment of the Albert Arres Railway, which wa Twenty-one of the crew, including some wounded, were subsequent that most of bie doing we to be weak in some places. Some companies were only filty strong boneycombed with machine gave, but some of our heavy guns have ly rescued, bat the U-boat mede off without attempting to save the against the law; soother Beking We captured a number of field-gans in the early stages of the been burried up and are now esfilading the line. There is an an- viosime advance, which is progressing well Our sirmen were at first confirmed report that infantry and tanks have crossed the railway. restricted by the fog, but as it lifted they took a full band in the There is general astiaiset on as regards the progrese of the battle. battle.
Valuable Gains.
London, August 21.
Freach Still Going Forward.
Blow After Blow.
London, August 21.
PREMIER'S APPEAL FOR MORE COAL.
for a general meeting of the shareholders of the Canton- Hackow Railway Co., in order to effect important improvements On the line.
London, August 21. necessity of saving enal and increasing the outpat.
Mr. Loyd Georze, speaking at Criocistb, emphasised the
Attack on Robbers.
minimising British sufferings, they were not comparable for one robbers at Ko Tan Hill in Suo A report from the Commander Without who is ordered to attack the hour with France's. All the latter's coal mines had been taken Hui saye that in a fight between away and the least we could do was to provide her sate. Great his soldiers and about 300 robbers Britain alas needed coal for war purposes sad minere could help yesterday afternoon, 60 of the jast as much as if they were in the buttle-line. He appealed for the latter were killed, and over ten ase of more wood as fael.
were captored. The remainder are being surrounded.
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AN AUSTRALIAN TANK BRIGADE.
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The new attack launched on Sanday evening and continged A French communique says:—Between the Oise and the Aiane throughout Monday by French troop over a 15-kilometre front the enemy made no attempt at reaction. Oar troop this morning wsa limited, according to the exrot terms of the communique, to the continued to progress on the whole front. We have taken Car-le-Pont southern region of Ost-le Pont on the one hand, and, on the other, and Cata and we gained ground after lively fighting west of "by the villege of Fontecoy on the Aisne, the farthest point of the Lassigny. We repelled several raids in Champagne. counter-ofensive of Joly 18.. It was in the same region in the centre of the present attacking front that a successful local operation bad been carried out on Saturday, this attempt having given France the command of sufficient information. Troops were thrown in to
London, Augusi '21. Reater's correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegraph- sseault the enemy's positions on the next day. The communique ing on August 21. saya:-General Humbert's Army continues to gives the real meaning of this new cffensiva action. It is merely advance. Between Ligny and the Oias the enemy has been matter of rectifying the front line. The results are, covertheless, pressed back to the lias of heights overlooking Divette. Although moet interesting. The captore of Marsain and Nouvron Vingre and the Germsas are still holding Replemont, the French from the west also the plates of Nonvron, commanding the valley of the Aisne, have reached the outskirts of the village,
Looden, Acgust 21. helps to free Soisaona. The occupation of the ledge on the ravine of Audignicourt and the plateau sweat of Nampeel, gives the French that the inference is that the Boobe will be given no respite but Brigade for service overfess.
Commenting on, General Byog's attack, the correspondent says that the military authorities are considering the formation of a Taak According to Renter'a correspondent at Melbourne, it is stated a valuable view and also excellent fortified points. On the other blow will follow blow until the enemy is forced to make a biggering special qualificatione as mechanics would esgerly join such a hand, the fighting is very intense on the front of Roye and Lessigny. step backward than yet contemplated.
It is believed that many men possess Despite the enemy'e stubborn resistance, Allied troops are pro- gressing continually, particularly on the outskirts of Liseigay, the soberbs of which the French have reached on the west. German commaniques will doubtless try to diminish the results obtained in various operations on Sandey and Monday over the whole of the Sghting front, where, during those two days, the French alone captured in the Oise sector, between the Oise and the Alane, more than 22 (?) prisoners.
The Allies' Tapks.
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BRITISH NAVAL AIR RAIDS.
River Still Rising. The river ia still rising. Most of the streets in the western part of city are submerged to a depth Sai train cennes proceed beyond,, of two feet. The Canton-Saco- the three-arched bridge.
peers,
Important French Progress.
PART THREE. London, August 22. ing on the evening of August 21, says: The troops advancing Reater's correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegraph
Whenever the H.K.D.C. eastwarde between Tartiere and Cartil have made important pro-
Embark aron their masketry London, August 22. grees. They have eurreanded Pommiers on the Aisce and captured Force contingente attached to the Nagy dropped between 15 sad 10 The Officer bares into teare
The Admiralty announces that between Adzuet 15 and 18 Air Become the wonder of the Corps.
Tho' but a private, I once more Laval, two miles north-west on the edge of the Juvigny plateau. tons of explosives on Solway Works, Zerugge and Brogee Dook; When down my rifle bore he Some thousands of prisoners have been taken to-day. One Army on anti-aircraft batteries at Westende, Otead Doke, Zeebrugge, Corps captured 1,600.
Aartycke and Middle kerke. Paa-cheadaele caoul, St. Atsille dump. Then shows it to the N.0.0.’g— The advance of General Mangin's troops was continued all-night Meetkerke, Lefoghe, the Zeebrugge an1 Bugee.Cacat and enemy As an example, I suppose! through the forest of Carle Pont. We captured Monte Poisy, 500 feet shipping. Good results were obtaire. We destroyed nine enemy general movement to the rear high, in the evening and other heights on the castern edge of the machines and drove down eight others. We lost four maschines, one Danates my time for finega nest. think by this my friends proclaim They do not wish to spoil my aim. The marker too, who bes to spot Tae situstion of sich shot, By joy and admiration led Finitera a Rig above his head. They never said hon mash I
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London, August 20. A message from Berne etates that the Austrian newspaper, Neue Freie Press on August 13, says the new tanks used by the Allies are real ambulant fortresses. The Arbeiter Zeitung, of the asme date, writes :-"We do not know if the Germans are able to forest. make up for the technical advance the Allies have been able to make. The latter, who have the industrial development of three countries at their disposal and also the raw materiale of the whole world, may be able to speed up the conetraction of tanks en masse."
Part of the Recent Offensive.
London, August 21.
reached the Oise and capigred an important beight at Pommeraye, The battle se resumed on the whole front in the morning. We 560 feet high, overlooking the enemy's zones of retreat. The German preket in the Thiescourt massif which is faced by General Humbert'a Troops in front and General Hangin's men in Car le Pont forest, will baendangered when our guns have been moved close up to the Oise.
General Mangin's Victorious Army,
London, Anguet 21.
The successes achieved yesterday by General Mangin's Army, over a 25-kilometre front, forme part of the battle engaged in since August 8, which is developing normally. From Albert to the village. of Osly, the farthermoet point the French reached on the Aisne, to advanced to-day to a depth of three miles and captured Sempigny, Reuter learns that on the left flank General Mangia's Army' the weet of Soissons, the distacce is more than 100 kilometres, junction is made between the battlefields of Picardy and Tardenois Blerancourt, St Aubia and Vezзponin. From thence the line is A Pontoise, La Pommeray and resoled the outskirts of Camelin, Never were the Germans able to engage a fight without intermissions unchanged to Coartil. In the centre the Germans have abandoned a over such a stretch of ground. Before July 15 they never could do great deal of material. more than break through the front on a misximum of 70 kilometres
The German Version.
"The British Allack,
London, August 22.
in the manner of a bull-fight. On July 15 they tried, in Champagos and Tardenois, a strategical manoeuvre which piteously failed. I was left to Marshal Foch to revive real manoeuvre in a war in which states:-North of the Anore strong English attacke on a wide front A German official message issued on the evening of August 21, continuity of front. seems to exclude this possibility, and to give broke down with heavy losses. "General Ludendorff a strategical Teston of which the General Quarter Master will keep a smarting remembrance. Yesterday's victories are a reply to the Order of the Day issued by General von Ladendorf on August 4 to his troops. General von Ludendorf
London, August 22.. afirmed that the French, British and Ameriosne onald no more in the morning on a ten-mile front from the Ancre to the neigh Field Harshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: Our attack launched assume an offensive, when four days later the offensive between the bourgood of Toyenne Ville wae successful. We penetrated deeply Anore and the Avre began, followed by an offensive between the Oise and the Aisne, operatione which, beside the extremely extensive ground reconquered, have already given more that 50,000 prieoners. Germans Troops Speak of Revolt.
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London, August 21.
into the enemy's positions on the whole front and took a number of prisoners. English and New Zealand troops, accompanied by tanks, atormed the foremost lines under cover of a mist, capturing Bean- court-eur- Anor, Paisaumont, Pacquoy. Ableinzer Ville and Moyenne Ville. English divisione continued to advance as far Reater's correspondent at the British Headquarters; telegraph- Achite-le-Petit, Rogeset wood and Courcelle-les-Comte. There was as the neighbourhood of the Albert and Arraa Bailway, capturing ing on August 21, says that the following German order, signed by aerere fighting at different pointe along the line of the railway and General von Ludendorff, bas fallen into car bande: "It has west of Achiet-le-Grand. A hostile attack was repaleed. Qar come to my knowledge that men on leave have spoken publicly of battle patrola actively engaged the enemy opposite Thiepval and to a revolution to break out in Germany after the war. One Foldier the north of our attack. We advanced our line between Boislesar, from Rheinieh Westphalia declared that with this object men i limare, Merostel and alas advanced the line on the Lys front in the his district going on leave were taking weapons with them, namely neighbourhood of Le Touret, east of Paradis, and between Merville captured revolvers or hand grenader. I desire the kit of men going and Oatteratene, taking a few prisoners. We took 138 prisonere on leave to be searched as teat cares when occasion offers. Offences south of Locre. which are detected must be severely punished. Above all, I wish to imprese upon superior officers who hear sach talk or hear it through othere that they must deal with it immediately."The Home authorities and the Director of Military Railways will take corresponding
measures.
Aviation.
London, August 22.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, aya: We brought down one seroplane, and ore Britiab machine is missing. German Imagination.
London, August 22,
A German official wireless message states: Between the Ancrs and the Avre since the 8th inst, our troops report that more than 500 tanks have been destroyed. A French attack between the Oise sed the Aisne penetrated our front lines, but was broken on the line of Oar-la-Pont, south of Blexancourt, Vezaponin and Pommiers. Our counter-attacke drove back the enemy advancing on Javigny Ridge to Bieuxy: French attacke late in the evening collapsed along the whole front.
WAR DECORATIONS.
London, August 22.
ad Service Order, Military Cross and. Distinguished Conduct Medal The War Ofoe has decided that from August 1 the Distinguish- shall be awarded for "Services in sotion" only.
THE BUS STRIKE,
London, August 22.
concerned and Sir George Arkwith has recommended that the strikers A conference of bas strikers, representatives of the Unions resume work pending a reference of the disputed questions to the Committee of Production those award caused the strike,
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of which finded in Holländ.
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EARLIER
TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIES' NEW ATTACKS,
Germans Suffer Heavy Losses.
Paris, Aug. 21. Reuter's special correspondent on the French Front says that General Mangin yesterday found, the Germans strongly entrenched and ready for his attack, which they made every disposition to parry with their best naits, Thus there is no question of surprise or withdrawal according to plan. It was
a battle of equal forces, wherein the Germans had to retreat after defeat, suffering extremely heavy losses. The French are now £ghting in more hilly and difficult country.
The British Advance,
London, Aug. 21. It was the Third Army under General Byng that attack- ed this morning. The front was nine miles between Moyenne- ville and Beaucourt-sur-Ancre. The attack was launched without artillery preparation and was a complete surprise for the enemy. It is reliably reported that Courcelle and Achietlepetit have been captured. It is unofficially reported that Achiet-le-Grand also fell into our hands. If the latter report is correct the advance at this point will be three miles.
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MORE GERMAN HYPOCRISY.
"Amsterdam," Aug. 21./ The German Colonial Secretary, Dr. Solf, addressing the German Society, referred to Mr. Balfour's speech cabled on 8th August. After denying that Germany did not interd to restore Belgium as an independent State le spoke of the Balfour references to the German colonies. "Dr. Solf declar- ed that consciousness. was spreading among the German. working classes that the retention of the colonies was a vital question for Germany's honour. He denied that Britain could govern colonies better than Germany,
. Dr. Soll proceeded to claip: that Germany was the only power which adopted the demilitarisation of Africa as one of the war sims. "Neither in the Pacific nor in Africa did Germany wish to pursue an aggressive policy. We desire a compromise as regards colonial questions on the basis that colonial possessions shall correspond to the economic strength of the European nations and to the merits which they havo shown in the matter of protection of the coloured races entrusted to their care. Colonisation means mission work. The States which endeavoured before the war to respect the humanity of the coloured races have won a moral right to be colonial powers. This right Germany won, before the "war" Dr. Solf concluded by, urging Britain to endeavour to cultivate more confidence in Germany. All the belligerents should awaken to a realisation of their common tasks, the prevention of future vara, insuring the efficacy of interna tional agreements and the safety of non-combatants and the sparing of nentral States in future wars and the protection of national minorities
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OUTER.
Property Sale. There was offered for esle by auction at Mr. G. P. Lammert's salea rooms this afternoon lense held property described as Sec- tion "A" sad the remaining portion of Inland Lot 752, Containing 5.072 square feet, with the buildings situate thereon. The property is situste in 8t. Francis Yard and is held for the residue of a term of .999 yeats from 1861. The lót was sold for $30,000 to Mr Li Wai Po.
A Fatal Quarrel. The body of a Chinese boiler- maker, bearing many stab wounds has been sent to the Fablic Mortuary. The wounds are sap- posed to have been inflicted on the deceased by a fellow-worker with a dagger, just outside the main gate of the "Kowloon Docks whilet the deceased was returning from work on the 22nd inst. It appears that the two men had a quarrel on the 13th fast, over the dropping of a rive on the deceased's head, and that the etabbing in a sequel thereto. Bo | far, no arrest has been made.
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