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TRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
¿Continual from Pagi 2.).
THE LONDON AIR-RAID.
FURTHER CASUALTIES.
LONDON, Jan. 81. In addition to the official casualty list already reported, eight people. THE ITALIAN ATTACK AT were killed in one house, on the outskirts of London, in Tuesday's
ASIAGO.
-
FIFTY NEW ENEMY BATTERIES REVEALED.
raid."
ARAB SUCCESSES AGAINST THE FURKA.
Losios, Jan. 31.` Louros, Jan. 80.
A War Office communiqué states An Italian semi-official statement says that the violent artillery pre-that the Arabs have occupied a Turkish post to the northward of paration proceding the Asiago opera. tion revealed 20 new enemy batteries. Maan, making the garrison prisoners. Nevertheless, the Italian infantry They also routed Turkish forces in the same neighbourhood, eupturing surprised the enemy in bright moon- light early on Monday morning and prisoners. captured Chiesa-di-San Francesco and Col-del-Rosso. They lost them but regained them after a stubborn #ght. The struggle for Cina,di-Val Bell, fluctuated but remained firmly in Italian bands.
THE LOSS OF THE "ARAGON."
- KARRATIVES BY SURVIVORS.
LONDON, Jan. 31.
Letters from survivors published in the Press describing the loss of the Aragon state that there were troops. on, board. The steamer. was ter pedoed after parting company with the troopship twelve miles from their destination. The Aragon sank in
fifteen minutes with hundreds of troops on board still singing. There were also fifty nurses on bearil.
An officer writes that his men, in response to the bugle, formed up aplendidly on deck. They helped the
Durses into the boats and never offered to get in themselves. Al- though the ship we beeling and sinking rapidly, the soldiers stood still. The ship heeled so far that
they fell on the writer against the railings. It was only then that the Colonel gave orders to abandon the ship. The writer clutched on war and remained floating in the water until he was rescued by'n boat.
A WORKMEN'S AND PEASANTS'
RED ARMY.</
**Loss, 'Jun. 30.
THE CUINA MAIL.
STRIKES IN GERMANY.
SPREADING WITH ALARMING RAPIDITY.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
PATROL ENCOUNTERS.
LONDON, Jan. 30. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-
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·HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS,
· didintaistrativo – Dedten by Major H. (L Morgan, “Administrière Commandant.
·Pte. H. Umrigar, "B" Company, is permitted to reign, on leaving the Colony, dated 20th Janney, 1918.
Gr. A. E. Bilkstone, Artillery Compray, is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony and joining the North China British, Volunteer Corps. dated 28th January, 1018.
TANDON, Jan. 30. Reports reaching Zurich, Copenhagen Our patrol successfully attacked a and Amsterdam agree that the strikes post north eastward of Harrincourt, in Germany are spreading with alarming killing and prisonering a gambar of the rapidity,
garrison. Further casualties were in The Ferments on January 29th said : | difted on the enemy in patrol ensountary "The war industry in Berlin and in the neighbourhood of Bullecourt, neighbourhood is as a standstill. A where we captured a machine-gun, quarter of a million people are striking
AVIATION ACTIVITY. and fifty thousand more are coming out
The Administrativo. Commandant re- in the course of the day. Big strikes
Reporting on aviation, the Field-eerds, with doop regret, the death of have also broken out at Nurmberg aud Marshal says: Vigorously and all day Bapper AH,G. Jackson, Engineer Com Hamburg, where all the employees of we bombed billets, dumps and pany, on 31th January, 1918" the Vulcan Shipyard aro idle and the aerodromey while low fiers machine- police brutally dispersed demonstrators." gunned enemy troops. The enemy No. 704 Pto. J. Martin, Signalling Bees The Fortale asserts that all the often attacked our sirmen. We brought tion, is transferred to "B" Company. workers in the Kiel naval yards are down eight and drova down four others. Platoon, dated 29th January, 1918, idle. The bakeries are guarded by Three of ours are missing. The enemy police, supplied with machine guos bombed our forward areas last night. Other reports state that the miners We attacked billets and communications. are increasingly joining the strikers.
NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY. The police prohibited & railway-men's demonstration at the eleventh hour in Berlin.
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LONDON, Jan. 30: The Forwaerty, after announcing that
The Admiralty, announces :- Naval the strike extends to almost the entire A wireless message from Russia armament industry, saya that those siremit dropped many bombe states that M. Lenin in a decreeremember that movements like the hangars were well straddled' and fire responsible for German polier must Coolkerke aerodrome. The abeds and ssigns 20,000,000 rubles for the prosent are only temporarily upheld by broke out. Our shines brought down organisation of a Workmen's and force. Agreement an only be reached two enemy machines during patrols
by justice. The Government is con- All of ours returned. Peasants' Red Army,
fronted by the last decisive test.
The Tagelu says the strike con- tinues to spread.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, Jan. 81. Silver is quoted at 134. There is no demand and the Market is quiet.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
THE AIR-RAIDS ON LONDON.
OFFICIAL DETAILS.
LONDON, Jan. 30.
An official message states:----- About fifteen bostile machines de- livered a number of attacks against Londos, but none penetrated the capital
One group crossed Thanet Isle and proceeded towards London, but our
Simultane kunire turned them back. ously three or four crossed the Essex coast. They failed to penetrate our outer defences. A single aeroplane later passed round the north sad west south-western of London and dropped bombe in the
outskirts Simultane ously another bombed the north-eastern outskirts, where there were no casualties
and no damage by gunfire. Later they were turned back Others were be tween London and the Kant and Essex coast, three or four of which were engaged. A final attack, between 11.30 and midnight, was equally unsuccessful. There were a few caualties in the south-western outskirts where our
LONDON, Jan. 30.
THE BERLIN STRIKERS' DEMANDS.
TRINAJER...
Bergant J. R. Kinghorn, Engineer Company, is granted one scar's leavO
APESTRY, 1918.
de W. Ahaag, “A” Company,
is granted 100 days' leave from 4.9 18.
Pred E. D. McNicoll, “*A* Company, is granted 3 months' extension of leave, From 19.118
Pte. F. W. Gibbins "A" Company, is granted 2 months leave, from 1218.
DISCIPLINE
At & District Court Martial held at
Hongkong sa 94th January, 1916.
No 3 Pte. H.E. Bellos was arraigned
on the following charge pagka
Failing to appear at the place of ANTILLERY ACTTEITY ON PRENCH parade ordered by his Commanding
FRONT.
Officer.
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LONDON, Jan. $1.
A French communique reports fairly great reciprocal artillery activity in the Miette region, on the Caurieres Wood front and WooTre. In the last named in-region an enemy kid was repulsed.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30. The Forferds states that the Berlin atrikers' demands are —
1.-Pease without annexations or
demnities, based on self-deter mination by the pooples 2-Labour participation in the peace
negotiations.
3-Seizure of all food books for more effective and fair'distribu- } tion.
4. Immediate abolition of State seizure and military control of industry. 5.-Liberation of political prisoners. 6-Democratisation of the entire
State organisation. 7.-Introduction of a general, secret, equal auffrage in the Prussian Lower House. S-Fres expression of opinion for
nawapapers and meetings.
A STRIKE AT KRUPPS.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30. Labourers arriving at Oldenzaal state that the strike is breaking out at Gelsenkirchen.
The Basen Allgemeine Zeitwy says there is no strike worth mentioning at Krupps." This is the Erst mention of a strike at Kruppa.
500,000 ON STRIKE.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 30. Half a million people were on strike
SOCIALISTS ARRIVING AT BERLIN FROM ALL PARTS.
A nurse writes saying how the Tommies standing at their posts. cheered the nurses as they left in aeroplanes engaged the enemy machines.in Berlin yesterday. the bonts. She saw the Arizgon's | All of ours returned. "Sows in the air, and yet the troopa FURTHER CASUALTIES.
were singing. Several truwlers steamed up and were soon actively engaged in rescuing the men who were struggling in the water. funny sight amid the "tragedy wae that of an officer who always wore a monocle, on board the ship, sitting
monocle.
4
Troo
The Press Bureau announces were killed and ten injured is last night's sir mid. It is feared that xix other bodies are buried in the wreckage of a house.
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, JAL 20.
on a raft on the sea still, wearing his A German official message say; Amid the rescue work Our aviators successfully bombed another dreadful explosion occurred London, Southend, Dunkirk, Gravelines
and Calais.
and a destroyer erumined with troops just resevéd was torpedoed and sunk. It was terrible to see the poor boys go down again.
THE SUBMARINE PIRACY.
BRITISH RETURNS.
Losnos, Jan. 30.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
\"TWO ENEMY DIVISIONS
DESTROYED.
LONDON, Jan 30.
numerous counter-attacks.
We captured Mount Valbelle yester The Admiralty weturn for the past day, almost completely destroying two -week shows:-
enemy divisions.
Our captures so far are a hundred 2,852"
officers, 2,500 men, six guns, a hundred 2,800 machine guns, numerous tronekuortars
Arrivals
Seilings
Sunk (over 1,000 tons)
#
Sunk (under 1,000 tona)...
13--
Unsuccessfully attacked...
8
One fishing vessel was plao sunk,
FRENCH RETURNS.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30. Socialist representatives from all parts of Germany and Austria are arriving at Berlin, alic Rhinish and Westphling Deputies, who report that the miners are joining in ever-increasing numbers.
Four thousand miners in this area were out on January 28, where hundreds of thousands are employed..
Nine mines are affected.
...
THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.
A MAXIMALIST, STATEMENT PETROGRAD, Jan. 31.
An official Maximalist statement $479-
THE ALLIED WAR COUNCIL AT PARIS.
•
A PRELIMINARY MEETING.
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PARIS, Jan. 30. The Allied War Council meets to day under the presidency of M. Clemencesu. General Pershing, Field Marsbal Sir Douglas Haig, General Cadorna and several French Generals, with Mr. Lloyd George and Signor Orlando, beld a Preparatory meeting.
CONSERVING MIN-POWER.
LONDON, Jan. 30. Io, the House of Commons, Mr. Outhwaite, Liberal Member for Hanley, suggested that in order to conserve man-power the British Army on the West Front should remain on the defensive until American réinforcements! have arrived.
Mr. Bonar Law, replying, emphasise 1 that the Government fully realised the necessity, not merely from the huraan- itarian viewpoint but from the viewpoint of winning the war of conserving man-power.
BIG VIENNESE FLOUR MILL
DESTROYED.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30. The Foncerts announces a great disaster at Vienna, where the biggest four mill, which was the chief supplier of the city, was burnt down.
The machinery and all the stocks of grain and flour were destroyed.
SWEDES IN FINLAND.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 30. The Swedish Government is prepar ing to send warships to Finland for the repatriation of Swodes.
THE ELECTORAL REFORM BILL. COMMONS REJECT LORDS'. AMENDMENT.
LONDON, Jan. 30.- In the House of Commoris the
Everything indicates that the general Aa Italian official message states :- We captured Col-del-Rosso and Col-strike in Austris has shaken to the de.Ctale on Monday and withstood foundations the Austro German annexa proportional representation proposals tiouist policy in the East. ་་་་ inserted by the House of Lords in the Formerly Germany decided to unite Electoral Reform Bill were rejected by Customs agreement and railways, but The question was left to the House, the occupied provinces with herself by 223 to 115. the Austrian workmen compelled Count the Government not using the whips. Csernia to dissociate himself from the German annexationist plan. If Austria STRIKES SPREADING IN SPAIN. refuses to adopt the German plan of putting the Emperor Karl on the throne of Poland, the whole of the Central Powers eastern plans will collapse. Peace will not be concluded at Brest- litorak, but in the streets of Vienna and Berlin. It the Russian Revolution refuses. to compromise with the Hu henzollerns and Haysburgs victory will
and several thousand rifles.
We brought down seventeen ero- places in two daya
GERMAN REPORT.
A German official message saya Strong Italian forces maintained their attack on Asiago Plateau. We gave up The French official return shows Monte-di-Valbells and Col-del-Resso, Arrivals
aftor avere fighting
Sailings
Sunk (over 1,000 tons)
Bunic (under 1,800 tons).
781
803
8+
Unsuccessfully attacked "...
B
One belonged to the previous
week.
ITALIAN RETURNS.
The Italian official returns show: "Arrivale
"-1-10-
Sailings
Steamer sunk (over 1,000
toba)
Saling ships sunk funder, "100 tons)
430
One damages atcamer resched
DUKE OF CONRAUGHT IN EGYPT,
LONDON, Jan. 80.
The Preis Bureau announce that the Duke of Conmught has arrived Egypt. His Royal Highness has been deputed by the King to visit
ian Command
THE RECENT LOSS OF A BRITISH
TRANSPORT...
MADEID, Jan. 39.
Finding Guilty.
entence-14 days detention, of which "days"was, remitted by H. E the Governor...
COMMUNICATION DRILL
At headquarters on Tuesday, th February at 6p.m. Offers an N.COs. of "A" and "B" Companies will attend. Other Officers and N.O.Os. may. attend If they so desire. Platoon Drill will be practised.
LECTURE.
At Headquarters, Friday, 8th Feb- reary, at 6 pm. Scbject Military Engineering.
rders for Artillery Company by Captain
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YAZANES.
SUNDAY, 3rd instant.-
Right and Left half Companies Fall charge practice at Belchers Battery. Parade 9.1.
Tuesday, 5th and Thursday, 7th inst.-
Right and Left Half Companica. All Officers and N.. Os. Mastetry instruc
tion at H.K.D.C. Headquarters at 5.15 FRIDAY, 8th instant-
7.30 am.. Right Half Company. Full parade at Belchers Battery."
5.15 p.m. Lelf Half Company Full parade at Eelchors Battery!
Deders for Engineer. Company by Captain. RusIN). "
1st to 8th February. E. L. Manning nightly at Eelchers and Lyceum. Pardon as ter Rosters posted at Bendraarters.
Engine drivers at 6 pm, Electricans at. 0.15 p.m Officers next for duty. Belchers. Endi Lieut Marley, Lycemun, 2nd Lieut. Hill, Stonecutters, 2nd Lieut. "Brow
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Detail of duties at Lyeemun from Leb to 16th February, is posted at Hend- qusrter
Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major H. Mordia.
PARADES.
**A" Company. MONDAY, 4th insti
4.30 p.m. No. 3 Platoon. Annual Musketry Course, Fart 3, Practices 13, 14 and it at King's Park Range. Dress: drill order with panebes. TUESDAY, 6th inst
4.3 p.m. Nos. 1 and 2 Platoong 40-
naal Musketry Coarse, Part 3 Practice 15. 18, and 17, and 18, at King's Fark Range Dress drill order with pouches
5.16 p.m. No. 4 Platoon, on Cricket Ground Platoon drill, dress, drill order. MD Company,
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Booking at ANDERSON'S.
PRICES
4.20 p.m. 7 Platoon, Annual Mus ketry
Course Fart 3. Practice 13, 14, TUESDAY 5th instant: Provincial reports indicate that the and 19, s. Kings Park Range. Dress: agitation due to high prices-is more drill arder with pouchon. FRIDAY, 6th instant ::--- more accentuated
5.15 pics and @ Platoons, an Cricket Ground. Platoon Drill Dress
Tho Barcelona strikers are still out and the movement is spreading to new industries b
There is the samas likelihood of s general strike in the mine fields
bo hera PEACE WITHOUT ANNEXATIONS | Asturia
[IMPOSSIBLE.
LONDON, Jan. 30 A Petrograd telegram says that at The Admiralty tates that the losses the Soviet Congress M. Trotsky admitted announced in the House of Commons on that peace without annexation was 23rd. inst. were the transport dragon, impossible.
LONDON, JA, 30,
torpedoed and eunt on December 30th. DELEGATIONS REASSEMBLE. and the auxilliary Oamenich, mined and
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30, sunk on December 31st both in the same locality in the eastern Mediter bled at Breathtovsk, including Dr. The Peace Delegations have reassem The destroyer called on 7th ist, was Kuchmann, Count Casenin and M. torpedoed and sank whilst ploking up Trotzky. the fragon's envivors.
The Aragon's casualties were 610 including Captain Bateman, and Ormanichi's casualtics 119, including Captain Mason and eight noreca.
THE DARDAHELLES FIGHT.
THE CASUALTIES
LONDON, Jan. 30.
HOW CAPTURED GERMAN SHIP PING. IS EMPLOYED,
LONDON, Jan. 30. Beater's Correspondent at American Headquarters in France says that approximately half a million tons of farmer German shipping is engaged in bringing the American Army to
THE FLOOD DISASTER IN AUSTRALIA
TOWN COMPLETELY SUBMERGED.
4
of
Drill, ordering
MACKIES SUN COMPANY.
5.30 pm, Qualified Signallers Field Work under 0.8.M., Blair at Happy Valley. (Dress Clean Fatigue) WEDNESDAY, Bth instant
5.15 pm-BClase Signaller-In- struction under bergt. Mitchelmore at
Dres for all parades clean fatigue and Defence Carpe Headquartera - (Dress
Clean Fatigue zutties ĀDA
Note:-Bergh MerryHeld, RGA will MONDAY, 4h instant-s
attend all these figualling Parades FRIDAY, 215
6.10 p.m. Drill at Kowloon Dock, Nor
1 and 2 guns only. Hongkong residents proteed by launch from Queen's status Pier at 4.30 pm
WEDNESDA 5th instant
instant
$2
$1 & 50 Ckrts,
Order for Cadet Compally by d
1. E. Beard.
CHURCH PARADES BUNDAY, 3rd instant
No 1 and 2 Sections fall in at the
Star Ferry, Hongkong side, at:10.30 p.m
Dos 3 and 4 Section fall in at the Star: Ferry, Kowloon side, at 10.15 am. Band to carry instruments MONDAY, the fast
: 5:15 pm. Noći and S Rostigns at Ken-
as pan-Muaketry Instruction-Alley Road Ranger
quarters.
signallers who have got passed the pm. Band practice at Hea Muskotry tests (TRT) parade under WEDNESDAY, oth inst 8.10 p.ru. Drill at Headquarters No. 8. L. Blair, Happy Valley. (Drill 3 4 and 5 guns only THURSDAY 7th instant
order).
5.10 pin Drill at Headquarters. The STRETCHES BEARER SECTION. BRISBANE, Jan 30 following man only need attend. Pues There are meagre wireless details Field, Irvine, Logan, Moher, Pingoot, TUESDAY, sth instant:
6.15 pm-Drill at Headquarters. from Mackay, but it is known that and Ntapleton
FRIDAY, 8th instant many perished.j
KAKA, & mual Muskotry Course, An immense tidal wave sccompanied Part 3 Practicas 13, 14 and 19 at Kings MONDAY A the cyclone and the town was complete Park Range Dream Drill order with ly submerged. Three vessels were lost pouches and others damaged.
All the wharves and sugar stores collapsed. It is estimated that sugar Telded at £800,000 was in store.
The Mackay railways and telegraph are dislocated
In the House of Commons, Dr. France. Macnamara, Financial Secretary to the The steamers include the cream of Admiralty, announced that six officers Germany's mercantile marine, potehly and 127 men wors killed and twenty the Vaterland, Amerika, Cinemnali, Konij seren men wounded in the Dardanelled Wöhlm 11 Kaiser Wilhelms II and the Con naval setion with the Goeben and Braila Basbaros.
The Government is sending reliet.
TICKLING IN THE
por nf
Bomedy.
MONDAY 45 Intent
5.15 p.m. At Jockey Club Stabliss Drea orill order WEDNESDAY, 6th instant
thost
5,15
Bergta Edmonds", and Drill order,
D" Com Ground, ander Teade Dress,
p.m. Anúna! Musketry Course MONDAY, 4th ins Part Practices 12, 14 and 19, at King Park Bangs,Dresy drill order with bouches.
THURSDAY 7th instant
6.11 p. At Jockey Club Stabl Drem order without rifles INCREAS
BIOXALELKO ERATIONA
MONDAY,
Cises Signallers:20-
striction under Bergt Defence Corps Endóns
5.15 pm No
Murray Parade Grow struction.
penches, Sergt. Grimes will attend
FRIDAY 8th in
Murray struction.
pokrenes Grimer vill
5.15 Nos 3 and 4 Sect
5.30 p.m. Band practice at Head quarters.
6.30 pm. Gymnasiu
Church Hall,
Adjolant,
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