1917-05-18 — Page 5

Page

"FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Pago 12

BRITISH WAR AIMS:

REPLY TO A LABOUR MEMBER'S

DEMAND.

NOTABLE SPEECH BY LORD

ROBERT CECH.

Tapos, May 21, bethe-House of Commons, Loud Robert Coil, replying to Me. Snow Tons denbund for a British declara tion of the unitestatisses and

indemnities,

*b.

definitely all reputation for the destruction of peaceful merchant- inch by submarines; He declared emphatically he was not prepared tax do that.

SPEECH BY ME ASQUÍTE. An Asquith followed with an impressive speech. First. It ex plained thas the phrase "us annexa rion, appearing in some of the Russian declarations hail perhaps, through the imperfection of inter national vocabulary, been imper- ietly apprehended. He did not believe it was used in any differant

by responsible Russian leaders faint rulers than in a sense to which

in

despotisni under which they had hitherto laboured. Cheers,) That

not only legitimate, but the purposes for which we drew the

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

FIGHTING AT BULLECOURT.

GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S" SPEECH. AMERICAN DESTROYER

... IRRITES. „CAUSES DISAPPOINTMENT.

TILKA

ካ

Faxnes, May M.

LONDON, May 16, Mekl,Marshal Sir Douglas Haig General disappointment is felt in reports Fighting continued yester-Germany u Dr. Bethma-Holl portion of Bullecourt.. day to our advantage in the western weg's speech, which is described in the Nieuwarandenday as a confession We captured a few priscitiers during fof defeat. a small encounter last night idwords The subsequent debate in the the right of four "position" on the Reichstag showed that the Chancellor Hindenburg line eastward of the hud nos sutished either side, but had Village.

Avoided a fiercer controversy by his Severe fighting is in progress north-reful to state Germany's war alns. wund af Starpe.

41

FRENCH REPULSE POWERFUL

ATTACKS:

Lospos, May 16,

WILL ASSIST. BRITISH NAVY.

Lesbos, May 18. The Admiralty announces that a flotilla of United States' destroyem has arrived, and will co-operate with the British Navy in the prosecution of the war under Rear Admiral Sims. The Forees in Eusipe are in daily touch with the Chief of the Naval Stuff. The services the American Herr Spahn declared that the vessels are rendering the Allied Centre parties had agreed that a cause are of the greatest value, and discussion of war aims was not desir-Jary deeply appreciated. uble at present.

Conservative speakers regarded as

a threat Herr Scheidenihne's des

A French communiqué states:-claration that there would be The artillery struggle continued dur-revolution in Germany if Germany [did not renounce annexations while the night time.

her enemies renounced then."

After a violent bombardment, the snemy in the morring powerfully attacked on a four kilometre front in the Moulin-de-Laufaux district.

We maintained

OU positions despite repeated, efforts,.

Fighting continues 21C Various points.

ITALIANS' "NEW OFFENSIVE.

LONDON, May tá.

Am Austrian official report statas 2— Italians attacked & namorous points on After three days' artillery firing, the front of 25 railea. The battle continues without interruption. “

a

Herr Lebehour announced that the Independent Socialists would propose thas the constitution committer prepare for a German Republic.

THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

BLUE BOOK OF PROCEEDINGS

LONDON, Ainy 18.

›

the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that a Blue Book Superial Conference would shortly. containing the proceedings of the

SHIPPING RETURNS.

LONDON, May 16. The activals during the week were 2,568, and the sailings 2,352 Eigh- teen vessels of over 2,800 toos and Nineteen five under were suit. vessels were unsuccessfully attacked, Three fishing bouts were sank..

ROME, May 16,

It is officially announced time the arrival were 80, and the sailings 162 Four stealers and seven snil

ing vessels were suzuk.

BARBARIC WAR.

would be prepared to subscribe. There were, "however, four different Sizarilar to the new Rassiva dorkarudivaş said that theses in which the word might Government jack seristantly declared pefly he stuployed. First, there fhaut werdal not enter the war with might be negation and there scheme or Imperialistic aggrandises would by annexation if this war, was Will not wompers the to result in a durable and honourable #ortsan Çolenies in order to resen penge which" consisted

the the natives, but as part of the phins emancipation of an enthralled and the f war, but it was had any measureppressed" population Trom of aurons in the war. be would regard with horror the iden of hand- ing back the natives who had been Feed from "Chemiany. Did the sword in war would either not be restoratióis of Poland an annesas accomplished or would be urgoin

published. He declined to styte. tion, or the postraration of Abner plished" inadequately, unless annesia.

the Government's intentions with Lorry if the Italian Trisins?tion, in the sense of emancipation. He deprecated the sigestion of the was ploughly carried out by the Italian offensive.

Great interest is being taken in the gard to legislation on the subject of naturalisation before he had abandomont +15

buble Allie

received further communication (Cheers.) まい

was per THE MOST DIFFICULT FRONT.rom the Dominions on the matter of bombe dropped by Gertian Erppeling He askert, did the teetly sure that the members of the denaand Bo** no fadenīties "megn new Russian Executive wald not i

UDINE May 16. These communications were a result

and seroplanes. Over a thousand per The Italians are advancing on's front of the Conference. The Dominions on were killed or injured, three ho shat there was to be no reparation protest against the annexation of sixty miles from Tolmino towards the Representatives were unable to tuke dra in a mingle day. Airmen, deseand. for Belgium: Serbia and Northern needed for that purpose. Secondly, sea. The sector Talmino-Sarcano in or recomteral action until they landing low, subjected men working in the France, and for the destruction of there was the case of the union of fundoubtedly the most difficult front in consulted their own Governments.fields to machine gun fire. ponocľal shippfis

the war. The Tolmina bridgehead is artificially separates nationalities. the most formidable fortification, bar GENERAL SMUTS' SPEECH- "Regarding the German Chancel- Take the case of the Trentino:ring the entrance of the vallay leading Jor's sqeren, Lord Robert Kovil saldi Annexation in this case

was retowals Laibach.

GENERAL APPROVAL. Mount Kok and Mount San Maret, timr thewine thing was happening geinad to satisfy the dictates of the the other Austrian strongholds are row as happened befran. There was higuselence of the civilised world, respectively 1,500 and 450 feet above a popular movement and a popular (Cheers,) Thirdly, annexation night the points from which the Italians are demand for reform: the appearance flan nemled for the transference-at |

of yielding by the Govermanent, then the abandona 'pentested offensively and the Goverment surrenderedT

„LATER,

sovereignty or territory for the pur pose of retaining strategic positions which were shown to be necessary;

DIMIT-

attacking

L

n

1.

LATI

-ITALIAN SUCCESSES.

".

ENYADERS TREATMENT OF HUMASIAN CIVILIANS.

Assy, March 17. Bucharest bilds the record of victims

Two German seroplanes, perceiving & carriage going along a road, chased it. The two horses bolted. The", airmen killed the cuspads, the driver, and the

horses,

LONDON, May 16.

Newspapers publish information from General Smute received a remark: Bacharest of the razing to the ground of able ovation after his speech. After the houses of the absent, the requisition the cheering had subsided. Ming of all supplies found in the poises. Asquith, Mr. Bonur Law, Lord

sion of inhabitants, Savage looting in the Selbome, Lond Crewe, Lord Haldane, neighbouring village, the violation of the Speaker and many others in dividually congratulated bin.

The speech is everywhere hailed as timely and statesmanlike, and likely to profoundly influence. all future consideration of the Imperial problem.

Our Infantry established them- Sives on the steep wooded heights

THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY. of the stem hunk of the Isonzo. northward of Gorizia. These had

PETROGRAD, May 16 been transformed into a formidably fortified defensive position. One of M. Tesestchenko, hitherto Finance our left wing columns forced & puss-Minister, succeeds M. Minkoff as age across the river and captured Minister of Foreign Affairs, 45 Bombres village!

3,375 PRISONERS, TAKEN.

LONDON, May 16. hot, for aggression, but for self. An Italian official repoft, trans- Loud Bobert Coal's speech as tection and delence against future mitted by wireless, states:The night in the Frame of Corinurms is attack. Then there was the fourth vigorous offersive on the Julian reganies both here and in the allied se, namely mexation,"

front was resolutely continued. ecunisies as an important pronounes-ing conquest for the sake of expan mout regarding British war aštrus, .. sion of territory aid of political and The dedure growl on a motion by economie aggravalisement. He be “Mr. Sudwyden we'vening the repudia. Hieved that there was not man in tion by the new Russian Govern that House or in the Country, and ment of "all proposals for im he was certain there was no Power perialistic conquest and aggravidiso. Jamong the Allies, prepired either ment end calling for similar to practice or justify annexation in We captured in the centre the "British declaration. Mr., Snowden that sense. "(Cheers.) When the heights north-east of Planta.

contended that the Allied Note of ground was thus explored and mand Zagomila and carried the crests We stormed the villages Zameoru January was imperialism and con-biguities renovesi, was there really of Mount Cucco and Mount Vodice. quest" naked and unashamed." said Mr. Asquith, any pactical

Maunt. Santo, and fierce counter- attacks were repulsed.

A. Kerensky (Minister of Justice) succeeds 31. Gutchikoff as Minister of War.

·IRISH HOME RULE.

Our right wing we made consider. THE PREMIERS PROPOSALS." Lord Robert Creil, plying, said difference between and ourable progress on the steep slopes of truch had been heard of the phrase friends of the deniseracy of Russia, nd annexations," which he proroguring the general lines on which ceeded to examine point by point peace should be considered? He He took firstly the case of Arabin. did not believe there was, (Cheur.) No man being, he ileclared, would suggest that we should use our induende to place "Arabin

again

under Turkish domination. (Cheers)

THE SUBMARINE ·

CAMPAIGN.

Again, even the most imperialistic "WE ARE GOING TO STICK THIS

annexation of Ammonia would benefit the people who suffered such 'crimes the Turke had perpetrated there. "The same argument held "good of

Syria and Palestine,

Lord Cecil turned next to the

Colonies in order to

BUSINESS OUT."

#

到 LONDON, May 17.

Sir Edward Carson, speaking at a

Navy League huncheon, to a toast in honour of the United States Navy, declared that the strival of an American

We conquered castward of Gorizia strongly fertifed lights northward of Tivoli. Insistent counter-attacks were beaten brick.

We captured 3,375 prisoners, of which were officers, mountain battery and much war material.

"THE BALKAN THEATRE,

BRITISH ADVANCE

Losnox, Alay 16.

women and young girls, and numerous fires all the outrages perpetrated by the German, Turkish, and Bulgarian soldiery.

Bungarian Honved troops stabled their horses in churches, profaned the sitars, and lit fires with the holy images.. -Reuter.

22,000 ENEMY WOMEN. GOVERNMENT DECIDES AGAINST

DEPORTATION.

Lord Sandhurst, answering Viscount Gaway in the House of Lords recently, said "the number of women of enemy nationality now in England was from 22,000 to 23,000. ( this number so

13,000 were British "bora The 30.000 foreign born were the residues of som 25000 wernon of" enemy, nationality-of whom two thins were German, the re mainder, except a very few Bulgarians and Turkish, being, Austriane

CALLICURA.

THE NEW AND CERTAIN CURE FOR CORNS.

WITHOUT PAIN OR INCONVENIENCE

DIRECTIONS.

Apply over the Corn until a thick pellicle or skin” is formed; and repeat the operation each morning after the bath, Is. is advisable before the first application, that tha Oka: bh pared; or the foot bathed with soda and water.

Price 60 cents per bottle.

Queen's Dispensary

ESOZINH TAILORE

IN THE COLONY,

31, Queen's Road Cecites

Diss Bros

(hower Street)

*Only one can be best!” and the best isn't the just as food” kind; in it? The best Roofing in

"MALTHOID"

because a "Malthoid

my

experience of over s.. quarter of a century is found in,svery'jard, Ask our experts, who will instruct or super vize "FREE, and whose experience entitled them to your confidence Use "Maltheid" as they recommend then tell your friends what you think of it!

WATERPROOTS

CHEAP

CLEAN! LIGHTT- SAFEL SNOWPROOF!.

MALTHOID."

Agente

BRADLEY & Co., Ltd.

HONGKONG.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORP. brought by everyone attending. Mufti

Corps Ordaw by Lieut. Col. £.

Chapman, Y.D.

GTRANSFERRED.

LONDON," "May 18. Mr. Lloyd George, has despatched letter to Mr. Redmond proposing the immediate introduction of a Bill

Some 15.000 of these had been repatri extablishing an Irish Parliament, excluding the six. Ulster counties, sted at their own quest or for public rensoon. Of the 10.000, who remained subject to a reconsideration by Parliament five years hence, if many had been resident in this country exclusion is not meanwhile termi- for 30, 40, or 5 years, and they had in nated by a Council of Ireland, com- many cases children who were fighting for prising delegations from the Irish or who had died for us." Parliament and the Ulster Members Apart from these considerations, the Pe P. Cobb having joined, is of the House of Commons. The question of tonnage came in, and it would allotted Corpe No. 2007 and posted to Government recommends that the be very difficult to get ships to repatriate Scouts Company-

Spr. G. Carvalho having joined, is A British Salonika, report states: Bill, after passing its second read-these people. The amount of food they sletted Corps No. 2088 and posted to We advanced our line south-west-ing, be considered by s conference consumed was in his view a negligible Engineer Company. ward of Krustuki onla front of 5,000 similar to the Speaker's Electoral entity comparable with the enormous

Reform Conference. The Govern- labour javolved making the necessary Gr. E. Beck is granted 2 months' leave yards and to a depth of 500 yards... ...We consolidated our positions and ment alternatively, is ready to con- arrangements to send thear people away from 18th May, 1917."

BRAIGNED. German African Colonies. We did flotilla in British waters was one of the occupied the village of Kjupri or the roke a Convention of Irishnen for In these circumstances, the Government

Spr. L Souza is permitted to resign. not, of course, he said, attack those most important events in the history. Struma front, taking prisoners.

the purpose of producing a scheme dil not propose to deport them.

with effect from 115, 17: rescue le of the world for it was a recognition of We captured advance trenches for Irish Self-Government if the fore natives from mis-government, but the fact that the Old and New Worlds south-westward of Emnekoj to a going proposals are not adopted.

LATER. living reseted them, he asked were mean complete reserve of the freedom of length of 3,000 yards, and captured

It is stated that the Government's · we to and the buck? The House the seas and the interests of the Civilisa 70 prisoners.

Home Rulo schema is for the im

Some striking figures as to the declita. warmly cheered when he declared tion and Humanity against plunder and

mediate establishment of Parliament in drunkenness are given in a chart that he should regard with horror savagery. He admitted that submarin the idea of returning the natives teism was a real danger but the Navy' with the sasistäzce of the United States Government which had perpetrated Navy would counteract it (Cheers.) Then what about Foland? Were out," he added amid cheers.

"We are going to stick this business

they not all agreed that it was desir able to establish an independent. Poland And what about Alsace Loraine Surely, it was not sug- gested that Germany, having taken two provinces from France, should not restore these provinces? (Cheers.) Then there was the Italian Irreden- tin Were the Government to com

it themselves to a proposition that they would not restore to Italy provinces populated by Italians?

such crudties...

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ENEMY'S TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT.

4

GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACE

*... REPULSED. :.

Our casualties were slight. THE ARMY IN EAST AFRICA.

THE NEW COMMANDER.

WADA LONDON," "May 16, ́ It is officially announced that General Vun de Venter has succeed- ed General Hoskins in East Africa with the temporary rank of Lfouter- ant-General.

...

BOBER LONDON.

Gr. S.: H. West is transferred from Artillery Battery to HK.V.R. dated 18th instant.".

STRENGIL.

Pte. G. Perkins having joined the in Dublin for twenty-six Nationalist showing the convictions in Greater Malay States Volunteer Rifles in re moved from, the strength of the Corps, counties, excluding the Ulster coun- London during the last two years. The dated 14th instant ties, with the option to join later:everage monthly convictions for 1913 and The leave graded to

to Sergt.

HH

A National Council will be establish 1014 ware 5.437 and 5.838 respectively. Wilson. LeCpl. FWT. Ross Sor e representative of both rections.

they are, re

BRAVE FRENCH BOLDIER

HONOURED./

PARIS, May 16.

may be worn.

8:30p.m. Artillery Battery at Belchers Battery.

6.46 p.m. Signalling Section “A”clash at Happy Valley

Wednesday 23rd instant-

5.15 p.m. Recruits of all units, at Headquarters, under Corpls. Edgcumbe Grimes and Edmonds.

5.30 p.m. Signalling Section "B" clas

at R. A. Theatre... Thursday, 24th instant :---

6:15 pm. Mounted Section at. Jockey Club Stables.

5.30 p.m. Actillery Battery at Belcher Battory..

Friday, 25th Lastent

7.30 am. Belchers Section at Bel- ehers Battery.

5.15 pm. Recruits of all units on Murray Parade Ground, O. S.-M. Wit chell, Corpis. Grimes and Edgeumbe will altend

6.30

p. Signalling Section B class at B. A. Theatre Battery at Belchers

6.30 pm. Artillery

Battery

DETAIL

On duty with instant Scouts Company. On duty 8th instant Civil Service Company

On daty zach instant Centre Bection

In February, 1915, ther had fallen to Pass, Spr. G. Gillies and Spr. W. G.

moved from the. ain risen to 3,1017 13

dated 18th instant. There were some sharp variations dur.TCHED

Fis 3. Gibb is attached to the Mount ing the summer months, and in October

4,321, but three months later they had Mooney having extired of the Corps. M.G. Co.

ENGINEER COMPANI

of that year, the figures were 4,404.ed Section FL.K.V.C. dated 18th instant The Legion of Honour has been From that period when the no trene awarded a machine gunner for holding ing order came into forum followed six an eremy sap single-handed, repelling a

Detail of Engineer Company duties at

THE CHANGE IN THE FRENCH COMMAND.

London, May, 15.

counter attack, and disposing of 800 weeks later by the new hours regule Lyesman from 17th to 31st, instant is The change in the French command is Germans

ips, there was a sudden and remark. posted at Headquarters. surprising, ass. decree last week defined

Wable fall in the number of convictions August 1916, when the figure stood

powers in the post he now vacated and enlarged upon General Petain's GERMAN AND RUSSLAN SOLDIERS

Losnas, May 16 Reuters Correspondent at British Headquarters reports:Preceded by most heavy cannonading, the enemy, the popularity of General Petrin, whose fulfilling unticipations,⠀⠀⠀ fiercely came to the soldiers is, aynonymous

Correspondents - în Paris" emphasise |

PRATERNISING.

From then until about Christmas there LONDON, May 16, was a steady rise until 0,270 was touch- In the House of Commons, Mr. ed. Since the beginning of the year there The speaker here turned inomertoxunterattacked in great strength with victory. He met the Brun Cone Pemberton Billing asked regarding the Has been rapid decline, and as the dad against Rooux, Grey waves of picked Office authorities at the recent Confraterning of the Germina and Russian of lairs, mouth the lowest figure daring die arily to another phrase: No peuco troops swept over from Plouvain and ference in Paris

soldiers.

past twenty x months was teached, with the Hohenzollerna." He were met by a whirlwind of our General Foch, who has fought on the

Mr. MacPherson (under Secretary to namely 1852. agreed there was a great deal in it, urtillery machine-guns and rifles, ide of the British since the beginning of the War Ofice) replied that he had no and it was very attractive to the Although the enemy were mown the war récently retitel

official communiqué.!! Culinary British Inind, but he down like ripe corn some reached If any changes are made in the Allied knowledge beyond that contained in the

relations, it will be in the direction of

thought it too attractive to be taite the Chemical Works and fought mereasing the co-operation and co-ordi prudent as definition of national promptly restored the position and

The cry of No tulemni

hand to hand, but our counter-attack

inflicted terrible punishment. The had struggle is continuin

ALWAYS RECOMMEND

DEA

N.CO's and men on guard will wear helmets until further orders During weather, raincoats may be carried in stead of greatcosta Monday 21st instant

DAY PARADEFAL

On duty 20th instant Right Section MG. Co

On duty 31st instant Scouts Compar Ondaty lat Juan Scouts Company On duty 2nd June Ciril Berrics

Campany,

Orderly Offer from 27th May to ad Jane lieut Wright

HONGKONG POLICE RESERYE

RIYLIA, AND” ACCESSORIDE ÜT

1All Servico Rifles, must be returne ed to Armoury at Central Station either. of the two following data, between 5.15 and 6pm

Monday, May 1st, and Tuesday, May

All members not in possession

$16, p.m. The Corps (with the ozcep- tien of members of the Engineer Com pany on fad Belief on Sunday night and 1st and 2nd Belief on Monday night and Hetruita) will parade on Murray Parade Ground for

or presentation of Lang Service Cleaning gear for thei- Ritles must dea Medal by His Excellency the Governor same on Tuesday, May 22nd, between to Fort Major, A.J. Mackie Drem 5,16, and 8 pm Nor order (shorHelmets to be worn that date will be Officers will wear

fection at Bel-

FOR A LAME BACK

heard. Should ere be The latest news from Füllecourt is most

have tom to Belgu

Then ezbia nod the northern

you have pains or loa

wo bathe the par

Fain Falm twice

amber

Remed

art: Cecil apsa