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FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1.)

REVIEW OF THE WAR SITUATION.

BY THE BRITISH DIRECTOR OF MILITARY OPERATIONS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION. FURTHER V. C. AWARDS. EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

STATEMENT BY THE RUSSIAN PREMIER.

FETROGRAD, August 2. M. Trowellenko, the Russian Prenier, in a circular, says:

STIKRING STORIES OF HERGISH.

Lossos, August 2. Stirring stories of extraordinary gallantry and heroism are related in the Gazette, in connection with the "At the moment when new and latest Victoria Cross awards, which gmve, misfortunes are threatening include then from six Imperial Begi Russia, we consider it our duty toments, two Australian, one New give the Allies, who have shared Zealand and one Canadian, with us the burden of the trials in

The following are typical Loynoy, August 2.thepasta fard definite explars. Stanges General Maurice Dircetor of Milition of our point of view regarding tary. Operations, on the General Staff, the conduct of the war," animed up the situation to Fresse presentatives as follows:-

In Flanders, Field-Marshat Sir Douglas Haig 14 pursuing plans confining opera- tions to fixel objectives, determined by the power of the artillery, thas gaining grund with a minimum of casualties.

On one third of the front of the pre-

Y

THE ALLIES" "THRUST IN FLANDERS

FIERCE FIGHTING-

OVER 3,000 PRISONERS TAKEN BY BRITISH."

LONDON, Ang.. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re

inports-

"The greatness of the task of the Russian Revolution correspond, with the ungrituule of the upheaval it caused in the life of the entire governmental system, and could not have been effecten without serious and, despite the continuous fire disorders,

froin them, bombed had killed both the cows. Reorganising the rem mits of his Company, Captain

and finally fell wounded."

Nevertheless, äussin je crn-

Rain fell sil day. Our line was of the Zillebeke Zandvoorde rond. advanced alightly in the neighbourhood

".

bave never desired of the Allied case f despair Dow less than ever. I feel confident that Rasis will recover, and beg the House to give her a chance." The Pramior dwely upon the Rasino' Government's difficulth and be appealed to the Bloge not to pasa hasty judg menty and not always to i, ist upon im- mediate explanations why ca "tain courses were taken. The Allies depo. nded apon Great Britain, therefore he aled for

∙appy the preservation of unity, which was', essential in order that the Allied cause would not be weakened.

Government.

LATER.

as

Mr. Lloyd George гpse LITE- Captain B. C. Grieve, an Austra

expectedly in response, to an appeal by Major Mark Sykes, that the lian, during an attack in the fade of Tha French gained further ground on

Government remove the possibility of heavy artillery firing and machine the east bank of the Year Canal. "... the deplorable impression that it was gun fire, after all the officers bud counter-attacked our new positions east-fr. Henderson went to Faris as s Strong forces of the enemy heavily playing with peace, and clarify whether been wounded arch the company had ward and north-enstwal, of Ypres bet representative of labour or of the suffered very heavy, enstulties, beween Westhoek atd St. Julien. single-handed, located two machine-

After resisting repeated attempts we Mr. Lloyd Georgs admitted to withdmw from St, Julien. wore compellet, after stubborn fighting, that Mr. Henderson's position

Secretary of the Labourites was. for Westace, but we now hold the be better pleased than the pacifists if he The fighting was particularly herce embarrassing both to bimself and the Government He declared none would western outskirts,

The enemy in the afternoon again at relinquished the Secretaryship. It was

Ypres Roulers railway, and entered Government in securing the support of our advanced positions on a narrow labour in organising the country's man- front, where fighting is proceeding.

Yesterday the British captured over

of machine guns and trench-mortars.

We captured a few guns, a number

aeroplanes were in contact with the Despite the weather yesterday, our advancing infantry throuhout the day

sent attack damely, in the south, we vineel that there are no other furans Grieve gained the teiginal objective tacked in the neighbourhood of, the Mr. Henderson who most helped the

had got all that we wanted, and on another third of the fruit, namely, the extreme north, we went beyond, an abjectives. In the rentre of the front.

of safety excript, ecotinued common action on the Front with the Allies, The offensive encountered insie

Another instance is that of Faner Corponti .S. Frickleton,

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for 500 yards, we did not site reach nountable obstacles, botly at the Zeulander. The ssaulting troops 5,000 prisoners, including 95 officers..

our objectives. **

...

who he dashed forward at the brad had Beenchecked by heavy fire

power..

J

Fut al in the interior. Enemy We had six times as many troops agents made use of it criminal engaged as the French, and the English propaganda, ang irresponsible units utanbered these of the overhonents, atul provoked a revet at his section although wounded, eas troops by fair to age.

into our own barrage, and personally THE RUSSIAN MILITARY POSITION,

The Premier pointed out that the French Minister, M. Thomas, attended the Socialist Conference at Paris, not representing the French Government, then spoke of Rassis, mentioning that but bis organisation. Mr. Lloyd George bombed and destroyed the chin and they successfully bombed and appealed for unity, and not to she had asked the Allies' forbearance at the Front were seduced by the gun anal itsrew and then attackedmachine gunned the enemy aerodromes, begin by ringing valuable colleagues |

Petrograd, and a part of the troops

ال

officers.

CAPTURES IN JULY,

into the arms of the pacifists.

The adjournment action was talked

CROP PROSPECTS.

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Tonos, August 1.

oglock in the evening, we captured In July, al including yesterday, to

A report by the Bound of Agricul

We also captured eight Sekl-guns Sweden the vick is expected to be 4.039 prisoners of whom 85 wereture on the crop prospects says that

53 machine guns and 32 trench-mortars a low the average. In Canada and 1]1 Fance, Italy. Tenurk and

EXPLOSION, AT A MUNITIONS

the United States at present" the Con-lition of the crops is good and the FACTORY...

yield expected to be satisfactory. In Switzerland and Central Russia. an average crop is expected.

sne propagand. They forgot their a second gun, killing its crew of machines attempted to fly.

transport and infantry. Few enemy Shaming up ria situation

duty to their country and facilitated | twelve men, thents witing his own Gallen, Heneral Matrige, Sid: te eetag piercing our front.

Wobrought down six enemy machines.out. fal other minite, and by his magni-Threa of ours are missing. ius pincel gratie Burdens on tig

The Rusdan Jeople have shown | ficent courage, pustred the expture rest, of the Allies and the War, has unshakeable will, the revolt has of the objective. born lemahenet The brother Frati originatos Second Lieutenant J. S. Dunville, strategien aspect, the Rission front į bright tee justion i will that it would take » vey "The Glovermjent intends to bring Scent "exapople of unge, deter Flute the Dingos, set a magni- big baka affer stormbly the stressful end the task of iation and devation to duty when sifuction on the whole front, mal establishing an administration: önp-in charge of this there is no reason to inticipate, Jable of rageting all dangers and barbed wire. Despite the fact that a pirty destroying provisad the Hussians hot on now, giding the country in the path of he was severely wounded, he took but farther retreats may affect the teration. The country will coup an exposed protecting position. rest if the brant, The most thate, with renewed" contrage, the Leasuring the success of a mid. He

Lossus, August 1 van he hopal for my is, the the grüht work of restoration and pr-las sine, sccetabed to his wounds,un, explosion, causing considerable Ti Press Bureau announces that Russians will go gother and paration for the coming campaign. Sexon-Lieutenant.

We cannot extret a

"Du the threshold of the fourth Maufe.

T. H 3. danu, occurred at a minitions

dontia efensive, for some time.

your of the war, we

the Artillery, under factory in South Wales" yesterday firmly believe intet artillery fire, repaired un-and three injured,

uorning. Six persons were killed The Raisaitan quavement

that Russian eitizens will combine altaided," a telephone wire, enabling

·Spaus "part of the Russians offensive. The their efforts in defending the beloved his own battery" "opre fire. He Romania? Army his definitely re-contry against the enemy. We are covered and has sling, that it can | des effecitok, hot it would the jus prodent_föraktimpate låg efforts on the part of Humani, bile Bussia is moldy, to copemre.

AMERICA'S LOANS TO ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

Wasmsaros, August 2 Th Gigament has lent Hrvat Britain 937,600), 8300 .... and France £32,000, to cover the needs of YearHterm marks during

Angust.

เ

THE STOCKHOLM SOCIALIST CONFERENCE.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S

ATTITUDE.

LONDON, August 2.. In the House of Commons, replying

convinerd that the retreat of oup anuies is only temporary emi-that fly will victoriasly finish the great work for which we were compelled

to take 1978,

4.

subsequently prevented" a

disaster

by tinguishing a fire at an "am- inition, dump, regardless of the risk from gas shell which he knew to be there.

THE-HENDERSON INCIDENT.

MOTION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.

THE CHINA TEA TRADE.

Losos, August 2-

At a meeting of the Ehini Associa tion, the Chairman, Mr. E.Anderson, referred to the Bouril of Trade's re- fusal to puss shipments of Clina teu which had been arranged prior to the prohibition on the ground that the

for the ten prior to the prohibition of consignees in England had not paid

been-impounded in the London Docks He said the tea had consequently for over two incntlis.

Lorpos, August 1. In the House of Conpuons, Vis Second-Lieutenant F. H. Weirne, count Duncannoh moved the adtea imports, RUSSIANS STILL RETIRING.

late of the Essex teginent, into the condnet of the War Cabinet Journment in order to call attention attacking gained his objective and, in allowing at a gritical period one LONDON, "August 25 magnificent daring maintained of its members to proceed abroad, "A Russian offend message, trans-the position. Seeing the situation accompanied by a pacifist member subject, says that since it was clearly The Times commenting on the initted by wireless, reports t-s

was critical, he jumped on the paru-of the House of Coupons on busi impossible for a firm in London to Between Zortez and the Thiester,ut of the trench," firing and bomb-duties and on a mission which had order to forestall e prohibition order ness unconnected with his. Ministerial pay for tea in course of shipment in our troops abandoned their positions in the enemy and throwing them not the sanction of the Government. that was not notified. the Board of to the north-west of Khotin, and back in disorder: He rehuined. Viscount Duncannon rejected the Trade's claim appeared to be utterly between the Driester-and Pruth. directing the operations, despite to Paris as Secrebury of the Labour any justification for making the tea contention that Mr. Henderson went unreasonable. It was difficult to see The enemy carried out an offen- being severely wounded, and he was Party and not as a member of the itself useless" to anybody after its sive along our side of the Dniester subsequently mortally his ail ccmpied

War Cabinet. He,uccused the Gov-arrival in England." a number of positions, wo retiring to the erat...

departure of Mr. Henderson and his erminent of tacitly consenting to the We fell back to the west of Putna

companions by issuing passports, and River.

QUESTIONS BY MR. GERSHOM, declaration that it will not allow requested the Government to make STEWART.

Englishmen to go to meet Germans at Stockholm. Mr. Henderson baving thus committed himself be should either retruct or be asked to resign.

WE drove back the oneniy neur Moldavien, taking - 154—prisomits."

We slightly, fell back in the re-e

to Mr. Wilson. Mr. Fox and others, Mrgins of Mount Paucha and Mount

Bunar Law emphasised that no Govern- ment representative would attend the Stockholar Conference, and it did not depend on the Government but on the Labour Party, whether they approved of such a conference. Personally, he hoped they would not allow anyone to attend the Conference, but in any case, the question would be most carefully considered... THE PASSPORTS FOR FRENCIL

LONDON, August 2 Lord Robert Cecil stated if the "House of Commons, that the.

-passports for Mr. Henderson and Mr. Ramsay Macdonald were endorsed on July 26, for. France, at the request of Mr.

Laumuntelu

1.

THE GOVERNMENT PURCHASES

OF SILVER." -

MR. HENDERSON EXPLAINS.

WEST RIVER FLOOD RELIEF FUND, 1913

A Report by the Hon. Mr. E. R Hallifax, Hon. Secretary of the West River Relief Fund, 1914 was laid before the Legislative Council yesterday, reading as follows:-

LONDON, August 3. In the House of Commons, reply ing to a question by Mr. Gershon

The accounts of this Fund, adminis- GENERAL BRUSILOFF RESIGNEent would arrange for the purchase Stewart as to whether the Govern

tered by a joint European and Chinese Committee, are published for general of any silver requirements-whatso

· PethqGrad, Augusí 1.

information. They show a balance in LONDON, Aug. 2 the hands of the Treasurer of 85,934.89: ever, either through the Bank of Cientral Brusiloff has resigned and England or a special committer of Paris in order to discuss the war situs 39,490.27, the account may be consider In the House of Commons Mr. Hender this balance being less than the Con- General Korniloff has been appointed bankers, Mr. Bonn-Law and that tion, but to examine with the whole of ed as closed. Some $242,000 of the son said that delegates did not go to tractor's retention (rule below) of Generalissimo, and General Tchere.

isot has been appointed Com.in view of the high price of silver the French Socialist Party and the total subscribed was expended on the the South and in order to co-ordinate the Russian Delegates the new invitation to immediate relief of destitution and re- the International Conference issued by pair of earth embankments-principally Government requirements, the pre-the Dutch-Scandinavian Committee, and on the second item. This repair work sent practice of the representatives also to discuss & proposal for an Inter was carried out on a plan which included of the departments requiring silver Allied Conferenca. The Goverment ap such improvements as the time available

proved of the intter. for themselves or for the Allied Governments, was to meet weekly and to settle, after consultation with

pander-in-Chief on Western" Front.

THE SUBMARINE PIRACY.

ITALIAN WEEKLY REPORT.

Roxy, August 2, The Italian skipping returns for Henderson. The War Cabinet had the week ending July 29 show

decided that it would not be right to withold the passports, in

Artivals

the

Espartures.....

610 530

Sunk 4 small smiling vessels. FRENCH RETURNS.

circumstances.

THE POTSDAM COUNCIL.

BRITISH GOVERMENTS. INFORMATION.

LONDON, August 2

In the House of Commons, in connec

PARIS, August 2. The shipping returris for the week how:

Arrivals

Departures

3.008. 1,072

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HONGKONG YOLUNTERR

RESERVES.

The following extract is from the auuual Report of the Royal Observatory for 1916, laid on the table of the Major Wakeman, Commanding BLY.R. Legislative Council yesterday:-

DETAIL

The results of the comparison of the "- daily weather forecasts with weather sabecquently experienced are given the 5th August to the juorning of Sun- On duty from the morning of Sunchy below, with the results of the previous day the 12th August H.K.VO. five years:

1 Next for duty "B" Coy. H.K.VR

"Orderly Officer Lieut. B. Branch.

Year

1911

..1919

1913

1914

1915

Completo

Success:

Partial

Buccess;

Partisk

Total

RAINFALL MAPS OF CHINA.

Failure.

PARADES FOR, NEIE; WEEK.

Tuesday, 7th instant.

and "B" Coy, Recruits, Machine Gun Section, Munted Section and Signallers on the road outside the Orderly Room at 5.15 pm. Taikoo See- tion on the Palo Ground at 6.30 p.m. Dock Stion at Kowlin Bocks at 3.15 p.m. for Tests of Memes 1tary Blusketry

1

Kowloon

Order excy Training Dre

which may parade

Dock Section in plain

clathry

comate

dow

Officers and N.C. Os conducting the testa laid

in paras. 297-299 Chip. IV.

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to allow of the planting of new crops. Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director of the Mr. Henderson twitted members on permitted, and the money was paid Hongkong Royal Observatory, in his ketry Regulations Part I 1909 (reprin their belated discovery that membership directly and publicly by our representa Report for 1915 says: of the War Cabinet and the Secretary-tives to the representatives of the the brokers, the total Government irreconcilable, He deemed it of the all the cases the work stipulated for from data published by the Zikawei

ship of the Labourites were absolutely various districts carcerned. In nearly (China have been contructed; principally Orderly Room

1919) Copies of the paras. referrulit Provisional monthly rainfall maps of may be obtained an application it the purchases required for the ensuing highest importance that he should join was inspected, either completed or in Observatory, and the records from hers must attend this parade O

Evory man including exempted werk That procedure hud worked the Sub Committee going to Paris when handfull reports by Mr. A. E. Wood stations of the Chinese Maritime Customs Bergt-Majors will send to the Adjut

ho realised that Mr. Macdonald was were from time to time during 1914 and well, said Mr. Bonar Law, and they going, in order to keep Mr. Macdonald 1915 published in the Fress. saw no reason to alter it.

The results show that the wettest area on 8th August a list of all absente right. He declared he had done what There still remained a balance to the January, becoming more and more south

ia near the mouth of the Yangtze in Colony okon sick leave.

noting therein three absent frour th he conceived to be his duty, not only in credit of the Fund of over $50,000 at until in May the wettent district is all members of "D" Coy, will attend) the interests of his party but of the the end of 1915, and it was decided to little to the north of Hongkong. In June

Wednesday, 8th instant Mr. Henderson advanced as his ren-water gate of a permanent character neighbourhood of Pakhof in August Elementary Musketry Training Dress utilise this for the erection of a sample it is farther north, and in July is in the at the Cricket Club l'avilion at 5.15 p. sons why the Conference was necessary A site as typical as possible and September it is apparently alightly Plain Clothes, Rifes

for's lecture by CSM FL Cook! that in order to dispol Russian sus was selected at Fu Was near Shiy to the south of Hongkong In October Considerable interest appears to be pitions and doubts as to our aims and to Hing: and the gate was built by Messrs and November it. las over, the lower Thursday 9th instant taken in the suggestión chat Germans neutralise pacifist propaganda Such Sang Les and Co. (Hongkong) to the Yangtze Valley, and in December its Classes will parade at Happy. Valey for who patronize the trams should be Conference must be consultative only design and under the supervision of Mr. position is doubtful, but probably some Station

ignalling Section and compelled in some way in contine Farticipating out that the best Talk of the PW D., who had the where between the lower Yangtze Headquarters at towards the cost of killing off their mitted to vote and thus ledd the British resistance of other o

Station Work. Fall in at the monument fellow countrymen."

and C Cluss at Volunteer writes to point out that it is

officers of his Valley and the south coast of Chine delegates to an indefensible and danger Department. The total cost of the gate The Oricat area is in the neighbour Fatigue. Machine Gon section at Wel necessary for the Tramway Company ous position so far as the Empire was was about $58,000-rather in excess of bood of the Gulf of Fechit fr achington Barricks at 115 pur Dress 5.37pm. Dress; Obe that the Central Power, in July 1914 The result of the Oaks is as of fact, at the present time, when the war were unaltered.

LONDON, August 2.

to inake any special contribution out concerned. These were his objects in the balance of the Fand: the difference month The wettest month fade and of the monthly receipts. As a matter going to Paris. His views regarding has been made good by the Hongkong the rest is December Mounted Section at File Ground at decided upon a policy, which in their

Clean Fatigue

opinion, would almost certainly lead to follows:-

Han buys a son-ticket or pays s for, he

Mr. Lloyd George said that the does credit to the Celony and though necessary before detailed rainfall.maps Govérument. It is a piece of work that he is making direct..contri Government had not altered its views there is little likelihood that it will be can be constructed. On May 18 a live pn under Instructor Sergt. Oxberry

Returns from many more stations are Friday, 10th instanta

3.30 pm Dress Dril Order tution to the fund for killing Ger in the least us regards the only possible directly copied, the influence of the inch ringauge was sent to the Rev. Dre Drill Orders mans. This, he explains, by

incidence of the Excess peace conditions consistent with our example will it is hoped make itself felt Van De Velde, of the Roman Catholic Proita Tax The Tramway Company honour and security. The Government in the re-building of the subsidiary Mission at Hakiso, Ortos, Mongolia, Eleven ran Sunny Jene won by under the operation of this tax, which is whatever in the Conference as described the system in the area of which the new number of rainy days at his station, sau

having its bead office in Londer comes proposed not to park simts in any form guten which are necessary to complete who had for several years noted the allotted Corp, No. 100 and posted to Co. half a length, four lengths separat purely a war measure, and to proceeds They did not propose allowing any gate is the key Some such gates after each fall of rain measured the

Jennings

ing

second and third. The betting carrying on the conflict with Germany and dictate peace terms, which the Mr.Jaffe's work was purely voluntary: the ground having no ningaligen tenant a fan

are directly applied to the purposes of

pes of sectional Conference to decide on already exist, in the ancient from, depth to which it had penetrated into permite

Plato No. 2. Section Was Synny Jane 4/1, Diadem 7/4 Consequently the local Huas actually

louvin 100/8. Place betting have the pleasing consciousness when responsibility of the Government

proportion the travel by the trams that they are Mr Lloyd George recapitulated the fen of $1,000 should be made over to rain or snow fall daily, and very kindly 5/2 Moravia, the others pr

the only condition imposed was that Father Van Do Takie now mensures the Uficers with effect f aiding in the work of world-purification unremitting war services rendered by the War Charities on bis account when forward the returns to Hongkong ate.

N.C. Daily Neck

Mr. Henderson, and proceeded the work was completed

tioll with the Potsdam Council of July

5, 1914, Lord Robert Cecil stated that

the Government information indicated

war against Russia and consequently against France

FRENCH MINISTER OF THE NAVY

RESIGNS

PARIS, Angust 2 Admiral * Lacazo, the French Minister of the Navy, has resigned.

Sunk (over 1,600 tons) Sunk (under 1,600 tons),

RESULT OF "THE CARS."

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