EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
The Enemy's Desperate Defence
London, Sept. 12. The enemy is offering a desperate defence in front of the subterranesh portion of the St. Quentin Canal, which part of the Hindenburg Line is vulnerable to tank attacks. The ground in the Gouzeacourt-Epeby sector, where tha counter-attacks have been most viclent rises to a height of 450 fest, dominating this portion of the canal. The British are steadily increasing their gains in this region. The con- tinuance of bad weather favours the German defence, but the French, despite the foods, are also pushing ahead. They have cut the German line between La Fere and St. Quentin and it is now expected that the artillery will resume the preponderating role in the preparation for future in- roads on the Hindenburg defensive system.
British Captures.
London, Sept. 12
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig announces the "capture of Attilly, Vermand and Vendelles, also the railway triangle south-westward of La Bassee.
The communique states: Yosterday evening we captured' Attilly, Vermand and Vendelles and during the night pro- gressed to the western outskirts of Holonon Wood. English troops carried out successful "local" operations yesterday afternoon in the Havrincourt-Moeuvres sector, overcoming considerable opposition. We crossed the Canal-du-Nord · north-westward of Harrincourt and established ourselves.. on the western bank eastward and northward of Moenvres. During the night we captured a strongly fortified positioni known as the railway triangle south-westward of Le Bassee, taking a number of prisoners and machine-guns.
A French communique reports. North of the Allette we made a raid and took prisoners. There is artillerying in the region of Rheims and Prosnes. Two enemy raids in Cham- pagne and Fosges were repulsed.
A wireless German official message says: English at- tacks in the evening against the Marquion-Havrincourt Canal sector failed.
.Ble Franco-American Attacks,
London, Sept. 12.
A Franco-American attack on a big front in the Verdun sector has commenced.
The Franco-Americans are attacking on fronts twelve miles south and eight miles west of Saint Mihie).
Bouter's correspondent at American Hepdquarters at Nancy reports that Franco-Americans attacked between Eve and eight this morning on either side of St. Mihiel salient. The attack was preceded by a four hours' barrage. The southern attack was on a front of twelve males and the western op a front of eight miles. The weather is fine and there is a great concentration of artillery and 'aeroplanes. The attack has been hitherto successful, the enemy falling back on both fronts, The enemy though undoubtedly suspicious of our intentions in this region were unaware of the time and direction of the attack." Our troops are in- -metisely enger and fighting magnificently.
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derman Destruction.
London, Sept. 12. "Reuter's correspondent at French Headquarters, wiring on the lith, says: Lan, the largest town in the devastated country which the Germans spared in their retreat of last year, has been visited with destruction even more complete and less justifiable than Noyon. They have methodically destroyed it by fire. The inhabitants were evacuated, in- fernal machines were, placed in the houses and the fires started. By pressing a button miles away, bridges were also blown up.
Ham had not suffered, by shell. Neither side was interested in firing on it and the only excuse the Ger mans could make, that it blocked the roads against pursuit, is invalid. The destruction of the bridges alone made iz im- possible for the. French to enter the town until they were replaced.
GERMAN AMBITIONS, REVEALED.
London. Sept. 12. The Times states that in view of the recent military developments and the sudden need for the peace offensive some embarrassment is being caused in Germany by the flood of literature all of which cannot now be suppressed; but which was prepared during the German spring offensive. Thus "Vorwaerts" draws attention to a pamphlet on the colonial war, aims of Germany, which was Snished at the end of June by the colonial enthusiasts Albrecht Wirth and " Emil Zimmermann. The former insisted on the importance" of a German Möhammedan bloc in Asia and Africa, declaring The backbone of our enemies broken we could ask what we like. They would have to give it to us.” Wirth con "cluded that Germany must take the western hall of Morocco end Senegambia, Zimmermann on his part demanded French Sudan, Dahomey, the Ivory Coast and Portuguese colonies. He says "At least we must have Nigeria and we should not grant England an armistice until she has promised to cede us territory. As security we should insist on England hand- ing over the Suez Canal until we have got Nigéria,"
GERMAN ELECTORAL REFORM.
Amsterdam, Sept 12.
The "Vorwaerts" states' that two thirds of the Secret Committee on Electoral Reform appointed by the Upper House are sworn enemies of equal sufirage. The plenary. House is "proportionately antagonistic. Meanwhile. the Socialists frame of mind is indicated by a party manifesto published in ** Vorwaerts " protesting in the strongest. terms in the name of millions of uninfluential supporters against continuation of the Electoral Reform comedy and «demanding immediate dissolution of the Lower House, The manifesto proclaims the watchwords “Away with the three class parliament, away with the Upper House, up with miversal, equal, and direct secret suffrage, long live Democracy and Peace."
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COMMENT ON DUTCH CABINET."
Amsterdam, Sept. 12. Beuter's correspondent states the new Ministry's pro- grainme includes partial demobilisation circumstances permit.
The "Handelsblad" says the Foreign Minister has never given any ground for the supposition that he desires to deviate from the policy of strict neutrality. The Premier is the weak spot in the Ministry.
The "Telegraaf" regrets that a National Ministry has not been formed.
The "Nieuwe Courant" says the Foreign Minister és a pro-German and suggests it is intended that the Premier's official assistant shall supervise the Foreign Minister. It describes the Premier as a second rate figure.
THE ALBANIAN CAMPAIGN.
London, Sept. 12,
“An Austrian official message. says: In Albania we cap tured the enemy's position at a few points, on, Tomorica Ridge.
An Italian official message says: Lively encounters oc- curred south-eastward of Berat.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14,
PERMUTATIONS IN?
CHINA.
NEW EPOCH IN RAILROADING.
AMERICAN
PREPARATIONS,
Attractive Lecture by Mr. Kileno.
Real Meanlar of Seemingly Unimportaat Astion.
Foreign Trade After the War.
foreign trade a
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befors. No one expects that they the cocupied before the will be able to start the wheels | The Certain or Trad going the moment peace is tioun through which Germany restored, but for self preservation built up her foreign trade have they cannot long delay in in been maintained. augurating some broad plan of The proposal has been made At the opening session of the
Mr. George Smith writes in the world trade.
that all these associations for British Chamber of Commerce
New York Bosning Post an Is England the various indus- foreign tradeshall be consolidated Railroad man holding express Language School, yesterday after-franks," which entitled them to fallowsTo meet the demand fries are beginning to organiss into one central foreign trade in noon, Mr. C. Kliene delivered a ship express packages without upon American factories both in for export under the stimulation stitution with branches in all lecture to a large and interested charge, received notice recently munitions of war and in staples of the British Board of Trade, export centres. audience, says the M. C. Daily that each privileges had been which heretofore have been which roughly corresponde with The German chemical industry News of Sept. 7. The lecturer revoked by the new consolidated manufactured abroad, there has our own Department of Com- bas been more closely united than kook for his rabject "Permuta company now working in close been sa enormous expansion of merce. Practically every industry ever before and the German Steel tions in Ohins." He commenced harmony with the Government American plants: New buildings has been carefully investigated Syndicate has worked out plans. by showing that from time operated railroads says the New have been erected, new machinery by committees, appointed through for the consolidation of all the immemorial learning was highly York Boening Post. That she been bought and put in the Board of Trade, and recom-iron and steel industries of Ger respected among the Chinees, so nouncement in itself was of no place, and capital has been heavimendations have been made as to many.
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much so that the literary classes general interest; however, is invaated in these extended the precise forms in which sech In fact, Germany has gone so stood on a much higher plane in appears that the week's newe i plants. Much of this capital separate industry should combine far along this line that protecte Chinese society than other classes. only part of the Government's invested bas been written off and for overseas trade.
have been heard in many queriers The four great Shih, Nang, Kang programme for bettering
more will be written of by WAY Quite apart from this govern against the practical elimination and Shan, i... scholars, agrionl position of the railroads of the profits. But it must be remem- mentally inspired organization is of all individual effort. turists, skilled craftsmen, and country as a whole.
bered that our soonomic life has the proposed British Manofao- More than one million tons of tradespeople, and thay rank in Galy little more than ten already adjusted itself to these turers Corporation, which has marine shipping have been booked this order of precadense.
new conditions and the capital already been provisionally or by German shipbuilding concerns เ ears ago railway passes were As class the scholars, or issued freely to abippers, news involved is only one phase of the ganised. This oorporation is to during the war. Sadaidies are to literati, are decidedly arrogant paper men. State and local problem presented by there ex consist of approximately 1000 he continued, and the roating and conceited. Their prond boast politicisas, United States Con-tended planta.
manfacturers, banded together and loading of all German Tesssis has always been, "there- ie gressmen and Senatore. The is European war, the domestic foreign trade. The Enbecription, absolute control of the German For the ten years preseding the for the general benefit of British are to be placed under the age like Confucius, and there is ending each practices was passed no moral teaching like the teach by Congress in 1905. But that ads of the United States in- or dues, in this corporation is to Government. ings enanoisted by him; he is only applied to the public one billion and a half a year. provide a fand of $1,000,000 Economics was created in April The Imperial Industry of oressed at a rate of approximately be $1,000 a year, which will the teacher of teachers, and we are and interestate travel. When the bis disciples." This boast is what Eastern railroads renewed their Daring the same years, America's annually. The object of this is 1, 1917, to bring together all made the literati all over the land application for an increase in foreign trade incressed at the to represent the British men- Germany's social and economis so pretentious and es intolerant. fraight rates in May of 1914, the 000 a year. A comparison of every principal city of the world, what is known in Germany a rate of approximately $250,000,-facturers through an agent in problema under one head, for Another factor that added to their Taierestasta Commerce Commis this natural increase with the This agent is to transmit all the "transitional" period after conceit and gave them great in- sion, which had just been given sudden increase brought about by manner of information to British the war. fluence sa the fact that they power to regulate rates, declined the war gives us food for thought. manufacturers, and co-operate, in were looked upon by the masses to permit the proposed increase Daring the past year the increase big particular field, with the is clear that Germany intends to as men whose dicta could never on the ground that each bardes is the domestic trade of the private agents of, each British restrict her import of practically be wrong, and what they did not should not be placed on the publio United States was $18,300,000,- firm know was not worth knowing. until the railroads themselves had 000 or more than twelve times
everything but raw materiale, They were sppealed to by the first cleared house. One of the the natural yearly increase before gunizations is the British Trade her entire energies to restoring ignorant people in all matters recommendatiota then made concerning daily life; all sorts of was for the railroads to enriail the war. Similarly the ingrense Corporation, authorized by royal her export trade. ggestions were referred to them to pass privileges, which had not in our foreign trade during the charter in 1917 with an authorised In seeking new markets for. be measured by the rule prescribed been made illegal under the law three years of the war has been capital of $50,000,000. Under American goods we shall have an state of of 1905. A an illustration of at the rate of $1,700,000,000, a the charter of this corporation, is abundance of competition. But affairs akin to this, but probably what was meant it was pointed year or nearly seven times the is to act as agent for the Govern- if we recognise the opportunity worse, must have existed in the out that a brief investigation had former rate.
ment, or for any British banker, that now is oare, if we take days of Shih Busng Ti B.C. disclosed the fact that seventy-must, it will bring with it's read-carry on business on its own now open before ut, we can be in When peace comes, as come it merchant, or shipper. It is to advantage of the possibilities that | 259-210) and it was no doubt the
eight Eastern railroads during the literati, and the baneful sangal paares, 408,840 presse for to face power arrogated to themselves by eleven months had ierued 629,668 jaetment which we must prepare account. It is to fasnos under a posilien to defy this competi
with wisdom and takings of every description in tion and to make "Amerios one of infuence exerted by them over a shorter period, and in one month age.
developing the trade of the the foremost exporting countries the people, that led that Emperor alone 482,709 single trip pastes, America after that readjustment world. That this trade corpora
domestic markets of British Empire in every part of of the world. to teach them a severe lesson. the last item being estimated still be opened once more to for- tion is already fairly under way money to fuance our foreign. In the first place we have the Another might not have resorted an equivalent of $18,520,000 per sign, manufacturers; the world may be seen from the fact that operations. To-day we are tre to the drastic measures adopted; sanum. but Sbih Huang Ti was not a man
trade, which now invited us, will it has made its first annual world's senior creditor nation. to temporise indefinitely.
One of the first orders ised afford the warring nations of report, showing a gross profit of La the second place, we have sin by the Railway Administration ordered the burning of all their was to greatly reduce the number Earope the opportunity to rebuild
the Federal Reserve act, a credit books (bamboo fablets)
Supplementing these organies machinery which gives the and of passes exchanged among the their fortunes. At home and commanded that the more refracailroade themselves. Now that abroad, the American business tions at home is the Empire American manufacturer the meane tory members be cast into the the railway men have had their man will find himself engaged Producers Association, which is of competing upon equal terme. burning pils to be consumed by express franks revoked; doubtless then he has ever known before of raw materiala throughout the other ocuntry. Finally, for the in a competition more, energetic an organisation of the producers with the manufacturer of any The conservatism of the express employees will no longer
receive free passes from
There is no occasion for me to British possessions. The purpose first time since the iron ships of literati is well known, and even railroade. Instead of the time-of contraction would mean to the Atarciation is to control the raw clipper fist from the seat, we draw s picture of what a period of this Empire Producers' Great Britain drove the American in more recent time they have honored practice of exchanging shown themselves to be obstruc passes for freaks in the fature, country but the effects of this products of England's far-dang now here in great messure, and tionists and the enemies of the expressmen as a class will contraction would touch not the colonies in order to give prefer will certainly have within a reform. Not knowing anything pay to travel, and railway men
manufacturer alone, but would antial supplier of raw materials short time, a merchant marins applied sciences, the will pay for packages cent. by learning of foreigners WES looked upon in the " early days of foreign intercource magic," subversive of the
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ramify, through natural obannels to British industries in the period which Can CATTY American products in American bottoms to into every line of activity, into following the war. every field of endeavor, and effect So much for private British the four corners of the globe. with equal loss the laborer and enterprise. The activity of the The rest is up to the American the banker, the mechanic and the British Government along the saletmen, and with the equal A Baron's Prêcautio as. merobant,
Pame lines is no less sweeping opportunity that is now sfforded It is usid that during the recent
There is a way, a clear way and The Board of Trade has been him, sed with proper organization Chinese ancestral beliefs, and rice riote the residence in Tokyo a straight way, for the United reorganized, with a particular behind him the American bringing calamitieron the people. of Baron Geto, the Foreign States to avoid the economic eye to developing foreign com salesman, se we know him, can It was, therefore, the bounden Minister, was guarded
dangers of to-morrow. The loss merce. The Department of walk away from any saleeman'in daty of the literati to oppose 50 policemer. Even tradesmen of markets, which we can now Overeens Trade has been added the world. foreigners at every turn and by who have for long been patronis by the creation of new markets, comprises the former Depart would leave
forersee, may be counterbalanced to the Government, which There is one other thought I every means in their powered by the Baron's family were. The fatare prosperity of the ment of Commercial Intelligence prosecute this war, we have built with you. To Thanke, however, to the object strictly examined at the gate cation may be assured by seizing of the Board of Trade, sad the and are still building in Wash-
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the preeant opportunity to create Foreign Trade Department of the ington a great co-operative new and permanent markets for Foreign Office. It has its own schinery We have attempted" American goods in every quarter Parliamentary secretary and is to gather the best breins. and of the globe.
beaded by an efisial, appointed initiative of the country for a With the rest of the world jointly by the Board of Trade and common effxt in winning the sharing our domestic markets the Secretary of State for Foreign war. with us after the war, we must Affairs.
When the war is over the.
arranted with so much labor
are very different from west 1889 in was changed into a square they were when foreignere firet flag to make it accord with the kaccked at the portals of China shape of the national figs of Whils acknowledging the aid of other countries. these powerful influences it should The lecturer.also spoke bumor-arrange to share foreign marketeThe commercial attaches for machine which has been con not be forgotten that fret and onely on the subject of asmes, with the reet of the world. We merly attached to the Foreign should not be permitted to dis formaat it was a knowledge of the and pointed out how easily a for- must make ready now to put of hats heen handed over so
Chinese langusge, and an ao-signer might make himself American products into Europe, the new department, and the appear. What will have proved quaintance with Chinese manuere laughing stock to the Chinese by Asis, and South America, wher-number of and activities of theses tremendous engine of war: nsy and customs that removed mis not selecting suitable characters ever the demand for our products attaches have been isoressed. well become a powerfal iassa. #nderstandinge and paved the to represent the sound of his exists or can be created.
The Imperis! Trade Commis ment for the nation's peaceful way for the enterprises that name, and how the names of many To discuss the desirability of pionera Service, established by progress. And I know no better followed. By a knowledge foreign firme do not conform to such a courte is, I feel, academic. Lloyd George while president of use to which the nation sy of Chinese Wo. were able the established rule of designs. The big question is the possibili- the Board of Trade, has been place the trained and co-ordinated to conelyde our treatise and tions for business houses. He also ty of accomplishing this result.
extended. These Trade Comis instrument it now is shaping, conventions, and through an noticed the fact that there is a To doubt that it is possible is sioners represent the Dominions than to employ it in assisting in scquaintance with the manners growing liking among Chinese to doubt the initiative, the and crown colonies, in keeping the nation's export trade.
Lesisting in the development of and eastoms of the people we are for foreign Christian nemes, even energy, and the will of the England informed on openinge enabled to avoid colliding among. Chinese ladies.
American nation. There may be for British trade. :
With private manufacturers with Chinese susceptibilities. With regard to reforme gen difficulties in the way but they In addition to the Department and governmental agencies work- The lecturer paid a tribute to the erally, he thought that the Chinese cannos surmount. The battle of Overseas Trade, a Ministry of ing in harmony, the way should early pioneers and showed that in should distinguish more between for world trade will be a battle Reconstruction has been setablish be easy. Where the nation's
those
distant days learning the essential and the unessential, between foreign producers who ed, one of whose chief functions prosperity is at stake, there is Chinese without aids that we the feasible and the anfeasible, have been accustomed to paternal is to have charge of commerce room for the united service of have to-day, must have been a The best adries the Chinese con sesistance from their Governments the war. The Minister now has every American. mach more difficult matter than possibly have on this subject is and American producere who in hand plans to reconvert 5,000 what confronts the student now. contained in the first pages of the bare learned to stand upon their British factories si proment zaak.
With regard to reforms and Ta Beach, or "Great Earning." ot legs and to way to the goal ing munitions, to direct a to Mera Christian Science Chaplains. foreign innovations, the lecturer In conclusion the lecturer urged without fear and without favor.umption of normal commaron, showed that one of the first for the tady of Chinese sexterns The rest of the world is pre-and to centralizə she activities of eign ideas to be adopted by the of farthering the long locket los pacing for world widscompetition the entire Government in bästen Obiness was a national flag. Up millenniam in thie oospʻry; the after the war. Pashed by the ing the resumption of Britmb for to 1873 these was no such thing millennium which is amaredly goad of stern pesengity, the big trade.
Two more Diristian Examfinis George B Bonner and Arifur 0. Whitney, Boston, have been missioned as "chapisins
sa a Chineze national eneiga; in dawning, whe there will be people and the Government of rom the fragmentary informs United State that year the triangular dragon peace on earth and good will vary warring country are now sion available, it is apparent that darskic flag came into existence, and in towards all men.
maturing plans to recoup their Germany
making rank of