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TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

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HOME RULE FOR IRELANIA L

A POSSIBLE CONDITION OF ADOPTION OF CONSCRIPTION.

LONDON, April 8. The Tobby Correspondents of the Daily Telegraph and the farming, THIRD WEEK OF THE

Post state that the application of OFFENSIVE.

eouscription"in Ireland may be con- tingent upon the report of the Con AMERICAN REVIEW OF THE GREAT |vention and the offer of Home Bule

STRUGGLE.

by the Government.

→ SİTUATION WILL REMAIN USCERTAIN FOR SOME TIME,"

New York, April 8. The War Department's. Weekly Review states:---

The general strategie and tactical position of the Allies, is becoming more favourable.

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The enemy, at the opening of the third week of the offensive, is still far short of attaining his principal objectives. It now evident that the German High Command conters < plated overwhelming the British at the outset and driving 8 welge between the French and British forces.

The enemy fully expected to achieve a derision in the course one great buttle,

The success of the olan depented on the ability to break through the British Front and to advance so rapilly time the British and French reserves would not be able to aniv.. in tine to close up the breach and

restore the ort of hatile.

Evidence of the prisoners confirms the fact that the enemy hoped to gain the line of the Somme on the evening of the first day. As a mar. tør of fact, he took ten days to cover ground which was expected to be

aremmin in 48 hours.

The stubbornness of the British resistance and the

severe enemy cnaualties compelled the Germans to draw more heavily upon their reserves than they anticipated. The Germans are now throwing fresh forces into the buttle in an effort to secure some limited objectives.

The Allied military machine under the leadership of Generalissing Foch is working with precise smoothness, insuring the greatest economy. har. mony and effieisney in the use of all forces:

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The Daily Chronicle implores the Government not to make a grunt of Heine Tula a condition of the fadoption of conscription,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

THE GREAT STRUGGLA.

THE MOST CRITICAL DAYS OF THE WAR.

LONDON, April. 7. Reuters Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing on April 6 Thursday we held the enemy and Baya:In the second battle beginning on pulsed him in most places with beary losses with troops entering the battle on

March 25.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SIGNS OF A NEW THRUST ON BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, April 8, Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing on the evening of the 7th, saya

Local ighting bacontinued at various places along the British battle-front and there are sundry signs that the enemy is about to thrust again on a hig scale

By the recent fighting north of the Somme the eneiny emleavoured to improve his positions and possibly to better jumping-off place. Between Mesnil and Buequor the Ger man positions are very unfavourable to artillery movement, therefore there should be a big push to develop this region and only by such could a great concentric attack upon Amiens te carried out.

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The infantry would soon outpace their gun supports if the enemy achieved farther succoME So lar, however, their attempts have been almost entirely repulsed, invariably with very heavy losses.

The attack of the 5th inst. was carried out by four Divisions in waves having only a limited objective.

Since the enemy heavily gas-shelled Aucbanvillers before attacking and us the stuff bange for days it is unlikely he would have employed it if he hoped to occupy the pince.

intense barrage to a considerable depth, Last night," siter twice laying an the Germans attempted to advance north of Auctoavillers but were smothered by artillery and were unable to advance..

EXPLANATION OF A FRENCH WITHDRAWAL.

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PARIS, April 7. With reference the French withdrawal at Abbecourt, south of Chauny, in the Barisis sector, mentioned

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

COMMISSARIES" NEW GRIEVANCE

FETROGRAD, April 7. The Council of Commissaries in a manifesto accuses Japan of striving to crush the Republic and seize Siberia and declares that fapen is a deadly snowy of the Republic It says that the Council has demanded an explanation and warns the Allies that their replies will greatly influenes the Council's foreign policy. NEW AMBASSADOES APPOINTED,

PETROGRAD, April 5.

THE BILYER MARKET.

LONDON, April 5. Silver is quoted at 45. The Market is very quiet.

HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE,

CORRESPONDENCE.

WHO SHALL DECIDE?

[To the Editor of the “CHINA MAIL.”)

April 9. SIR-Your reprint from Truški. regarding the matter of Herr Buchner formerly Conductor of the Viceroy's Band in India, which appeard in your Saturday's issue in interesting because it brings to the fores question on, which nobody seems to be able to give con-

M. Joffe has been appointed Amviasing reasons for answering st yes or bassador to Berlia and M. Kamenet to po That question is, thould Germana Vienna,

like Herr Buchner be treated as enemy subferta and dealt with accordingly i The subject' in particularly interesting to me because Herr Buchner was at one. time a personal friend of mine and as tuck Thala good insight into the man's ebaracter. A family man Herr Buchner exhibited all the traits of an English gentleman, courteous and charming, be endeared him The following is the annual report of to all with whom he came On behalf of the Committee I have much pleasure in presenting the Ninth into contact, not the least with Annual Report of the Tennis Langua

those officials with whom his appoint League

There were two Divisions of the ment brought him into daily touch. Now, Sir, I am as big a Huh hater as The following the previous season.

"Clubs constituted Divi-

any in this part of the world and that

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Vanguard, Hongkong Cricket Club being so it emphasises the high minded (A) Chinese Recreation Club (A) character of Herr Buchner that I can University(A) Chinese Recreation describe him an I bave done and if any Club (A), United Service Club, further corroboration of what I have and Kowloon Cricket Club (A), sad about him is useded, surely it is The following Clubs constituted Diri-forthcoming in the action of the Govern- sion. II

iment of India itself, as described in the print.reThis brings me to my point.

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Craigengower, Naval Yard, Civit

Service, Ladies Recreation Club, Kowloon Cricket Club (B Univer sity (B). Chinese Recreation Club (B), Club de Recreio, Chinese Y. CA., and Kowloon Dock Yard.

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The closing days of March were among the most critical of the war. ise and the Somme but confronting The Germans had been stopped on the

them between Montdidier and Moreuil was a mere cordon barring the way to THE ENEMY OUT-MANŒUVRED. sector bundreds of miles distant as fest Amiens. Troops were railed from a

as possible and engaged the enemy as

should like to hear the opinion af oma of your readers on the subject. soon as they detrained. The General,

Should a man like Herr Buchner, after years of faithful service, be treated as an carrying a carbine, and the Stuff had arrived and were scouting in the battle in last night's communiqué, it is semi-Yard, and Naval Yard, were welcomed to and interned! To those who care to Two new Cluba namely Kowloon Dock enemy, discharged from his appointment field with only a few eavalry patrols afficially explained that the French line Division II. They took the places of reply it would be the more interesting between them and the Boche. A Staff there formed a dangerous sector which Olympic and Wigwams who wore un Major was actually killed engaging the the French High Command decided to fortunately unable to enter teams owing if they would give reasons Personally, German mounted troops.

The Srst reduce. The Germans balieved they to dimination in their membership. I am unable to answer the question reinforcements arrived on March 25, could catch the Franch napping by to be hoped that they will be able to My patriotiam forbids the ingative, but the main body several days later. anticipating the movement and attack-

neither can I find convincing reasons. It is to be regretted that some of the for the affirmative. I might add that Meanwhile, the enemy was preparing a ing the point. They were unable Clubs in Division II did not complete Herr Buchner is not the only German grand attack. critical for on March 27 nine miles of the French manoeuvre and their attempt that the attention of Club Secretaries

The moment was most however, to prevent the conclusion of their fixtures, and the Committee feet in India who has been retained by the line were screened only by cavalry was as costly to them as it was usel as, should again be drawn to this, in order the British Government. Mr. Oertel patrols and a few guts. The line was The withdrawal merely makes the plebe the fixture lists i futurons of the this regard was asked some time ago in that they may do their utmost to com- an Executive Engineer of the P.WD was similarly treated and a question in The Tennis is both Divisions League during the season reached the House of Commons when Mr. high standard of excellence which was Austen Chamberlain was Secretary of maintained throughout the season, and State for India Nor need we go as although the Club de Recreio won the Championship of Division I comfort far as India to find instances of this A wireless German official messageably, there was a hard fight for League kind. Up till, at any rate, a year ago

honours in Division

Herr Buck, the conductor of the Shang- The United Services Clab, Chinesa hai Municipal Band was retained and Recreation Club, and Eowloon Cricket although he did not take an active part Club (A) tied for Tnt place and had to in the bazd performances, he was still LAST DAY for receiving THURSDAY, 11th April, 1918. replay each other twice before then receipt of a salary. And Herr Buck ultimate Championship went to the Chinese Recreation Club,

re-established on March 29th, but beld by only three French Divisions. These lad for four quecessive days to meet the shock of thirty enemy Divisions. It is

General with three Divisions held up sober fact that for those four days the

ten times our numbers and thera has been no finer military feat during the war During the whole battle relief was impossible, yet fresh German Divisions were thrown in daily.

French line more solitL

BAYI

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, April 6.

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We have captured Pierremande and Folembray

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THE PREMIER'S CALL TO INDIA.

always THE VICEROY'S ENCOURAGING

The enemy is fully exploiting his Auperiority in numbers by attacking incrushing strength also, with fresh troops. A 2000 23 an enemy Division gains its objective it is withdrawn and its place taken by another. A retiring Division is reinforced, resta a few days, then is The wordle of the Allied troops again sent to battle. Hence within a week the First Guards Division was remains high.

engaged un two different sectors.

The fiennan offensive has not spent itself and, owing to the enemy's determination to gain some

sort of a success at any out. the situation will continue uncertain for same time..

However, the general strategic and

tactical position of the Allies is becoming more favourable.

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Heporte continue to indiente that the enemy contemplates an offen: sive in the Italian theatre, possibly along a broad front, including the entire northern vector from the upper Piave to Lake Garda.

AMERICAN TROOPS ENGAGED.

ACQUIT THEMSELVES SPLENDIDLY.

PARIS, April 8. A despatch hom the American

Front states :—

The enemy on Friday evening attempted at two points a ruid on American trenches.

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The first attack was easily re- pulsed, while the second was allowed

We still hold essentially the line wat- held on March 28. The enemy hold Mereuil and a number of villages on the west bank of the Avre but they are dominated by the heights we retain. We hold Grivones and the chateau despite determined attacks on March This fight is 28th, 29th and 31at.

typical of what is occurring daily. The village was held by five hundred Franch infantry men, commanded by a Colonel, who blocked the windows of the chatean with mattresses and took up a ride to help the defenders. They repulsed three regiments of the First Prussian Guards Division, accounted the best in on in waves, fushed and fed by thick the German Army The enemy came:

columns of infantry, The French fought them from tree to tree of the park back to the walls of the chateau, whereupon the Colonel ordered a counter-attack and the Poilu, crying Fire la Francz, charged. After a hideous mêlée among the trees, they drove the Germans from the park. Fighting against similar odds occurred on those four days along the whole Avro front. The enemy halted on the 31st for a breather and the attacka wore renewed on the 4th inst. with fifteen Divisions, including the Guards and Brandenburgera. The onslaught was repulsed with a slight loss of ground little more than the villages of Emailly, Raineval and Sauvilly. Today, the eremy is quiescent excapting for artillery activity, but the lull is expected

AERIAL ACTIVITY,

WORK IN THE RAIN..

LONDON, April 8 reporting on aviation, says

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig

Our aeroplanes, watching the enemy

REPLY.

LONDON, April

7.

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The shields were presented to the winners by Miss Ventris at the conely sion of a very successful Tennis after noon on the Chinese Recreation Club ground, the members of which were at bome for the occasion, and the thanks of their hospitality.

THE SOCIETY OF ST GEORGE, HONGKONG.

TOMBOLA

(IN AID OF WAR CHARITIES.)

GIFTS WANTED FOR PRIZES

HAVE YOU SENT YOURS ?

is just such a man as Herr Buchner. 1 might also add that I have certain reason for thinking that it is not only the British who have retained the services of Gorman employees. I have certain grounds for thinking that a RECEIVING DEPOT Masers. LANE, CRAWFORD & CO. (Office,

The Press Bureau announces that Mr. [ther Lengua are tendered to them for German arm in Shanghai has seen to' it | Lloyd George has sent a message to Viceroy of India as follows:

the

Matches were played between the Winters and the Rest in each League: The Chinese Recreation Club lost to the Rest in Division L the Club de Recreio likewise losing their match against the

Best in Division II.

The accounts show a balance to hand

of 3.1.83.

At this time, when the inten. tion of Germany's rolera to establish tyranny

Bat only throughout Europe, but in Asia, has become transparently clear. I ask the Govern- ment and people of India to redouble their efforts. Thanks to the heroism of the British Armies and their Allies, the enemy's attempt in the West is being checked, but to prevent the menace spreading eastward every lover of freedom. and law must play bis part. I have no doubt that India will add to the laurels already won and equip itself on an even greater scale than now as a bulwark which will save Asia from the tide of ARMED ROBEERY AT HUNGHOM, oppression and disorder which it is the enemy's object to achieve.?

The Annual General Meeting will be held in the. Hongkong ricket Club Pavilion, on Thursday, April 1th, at 5.15 p.

The League tenders its thanks to Mr. c. Bernard Brown for kindly auditing the Accounts.

"F. LINDSAY-WOODS,

Acting Hon. Secretary

An armed robbery is reported to the The Viceroy has replied that—

Police to have taken place at 137, Wahu All India is stirred to the depths by Street, Hunghom, last evening. It was the noble sacrifices of the British stated that at about 3 pr. six men, people in the cause of the world's three of whom were armed with revolvers and the others with daggers, entered the freedom and the stern and analterable shop and stole from a drawer in the resolution that those sacrifices evince. counter $43 in notes and coins, The Indis, anxious yet confident, fully | alarm was raised by one of the fokie who realises the great issues at stake and sounded the police whistle. The robbers your trumpet call at this crisis will ran away along Chatham Road and not fall on deaf ears. I feel confidentescaped by way of the railway path in that it will`awake the Princes and.

the direction of Hongkok. people's leaders to a keener sense of the grave danger which, stemmed in Europe, now threatens to move eastwarda I look to them for the fullest effort and fullest sacrifice to eafeguard the soil of their Motherland against all the attempts of a cruel before. Mr. E. U. C. Wolte this morning, Chinese pleaded guilty when charged

THE MAGISTRACY.

THEFT OF AN IRON CABLE.

that a formar British employee shall want for his bread and butter until peace

IF NOT, please send immediately to

1st Floor) 10 AM to Noor and 3 pac to 5 r.x.

la declared. I have no definite proof of Bulky Articles will be sent for or application to

this bat existing circumstances point very much that way. And if my sarmize is correct, should this man accept a

Hon. Sec. "Tombola," P. O. Box No. 94, Hongkong

retaining fee? He has given many NO GIFT TOO LARGE.

years' good service to the firm before the war and they paid him a salary, which he could "not justly expect to receive, starting with a new firm as a new hand.

I fear I have encroached upon your valuable space to an unwarranted extent but I think you will agree that the point is an interesting one and an expression of opinion with resaons for and against, can đò no harm. --

I am yours etc.,

DOUBTFUL

KNOCKED DOWN BY A TRAM.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Mr. E D. C.. Wolfe acted as the Commuer at the inquest on an unknown Chinese, supposed to be a beggar, who died as the result of a fracture of the skull caused by being knocked down by a tramcar at Praya East on the 25th ultimo. RESU

The jury empanelled were Messrs. J Graca (foreman), A. Lay and C. Gandall

Dr. McKenny, Superintendent of the

and austrupulous enemy and to secure with stealing an iron cable from a coal Government Civil Hospital, said the the final triumph of the ideals of yard in Taumeti." justice and bonour for which the British Empire stands.

NO GIFT TOO SMALL

THE SOCIETY OF ST.

HONGKONG."

GEORGE.

WAR BOND DRAWING

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QUESTIONS

AND

ANSWERS

Bergt Murphy said that thieving of deceased was admitted to the hospitalUESTION A-How many ANSWER, A.- similar nature was becoming epidemic on the evening of the 25th ultimo in an

tickets havA YOU PRE- chased or how many are you interested in?

in Yaumatis. The cable defendant stole unconscious condition. He had a wound. AMERICA'S THIRD LIBERTY LOAN. was found concealed in a basket he on his left cheek and s fracture of the

carried whilst walking signg Reclamation skull, from which he died the EC QUESTION B.-is the winning ANSWER B.-OL Coarsel Street resterdays wedd

morning. Witness made a post-mortem Mr. Wolfe imposed on the defendant a examination and found an erlendive fine of 45 with the alternative of fourteen facture at the base of the skull. In his days' bard labour.

À BANISHEE'S RETURN..

Before Mr. Wolfe this morning,

opinion death was due to the factors of the skull. The facture might have been caused by knocking against any hard substance.

to approach close to the wire. Then to be of short duration. a fire was opened by the Americans, whose infautry immediately leapt. over the trenches and drove back their assailants. The nrst German

$3,000,000,000 SUBSCRIBED ON= trench was cleared, and the enerny

FIRST DAY. was compelled to retire to support

NEW YORK, April 7 trenches.

The first day's subscriptions to the American artillery replied to the movements, reported a hostile con- Third Liberty Loan wore three billion

A Chinese tram driver said he was. very violent enemy artillery, allenetration southward of the Bomme dollare. In New York and throughout Chiness was charged

Large formations immediately went out the country they exceeded the subscrip from bonishment before his term was taking the car from Happy Retreat to ing two German batteries.

in the min, and dropped over five tions of the first days of the two former over

Whitty Street on the evening of the | hundred bombi and frød fifty thousand loans,

Sergt. Pepperlow raid the defendant fatality. After turning the boud part rounds on the assembled infantry. Dre Over one hundred millions was sub-three year age was banished for a term the Kwong Sang Hoog godown, abogb We brought down fifteen and drove scribed in New York. of 20 Feark an had been banished uclock in the evening, he saw six or

three times already and had returned GERMAN INTRIGUE IN MOROCCO. [down eleven enemy machines. Bizteen The subscriptions include the Bankers each time

seven people, including the desensed, of ours are not yet located, many of Trust Company twenty-five millions, Defendant said he was sick and had rush across the road to the serfront which doubtless were forced to land the National Park Bank twenty millions; returned to the Colony to be treated for He rang the bell and put on the brakes. behind our lines owing to the difficulty the Corn Ezchauge Bank sizteen | his sickness.

The brass hand rail of the car The MagistratoBut you knew very struck the decossed, knocking him down, of finding their aerodromes in the millions. heavy rain. The Canadian airmen aro

well that even if you were sick you Decessed fall eqtside the tracke. Wit. were not to return.

PROPOSAL TO MASSACRE ALLIED SUBJECTS.

LONDON, April 8.

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doing zoost valuable work in the present battle.

APARENT'S DUTY...

TOUR boy is always getting scratched or cut or bruised Eecause these wounds have healed all right is no sigu

with returning

The Times Tangier Correspondent

A sentence of one year's hard labour tem got out of the car and lifted, the deceased, who was unconscious, into's and four hours stocks'wag passed.var states that the Germans in MorocEO

sitting position. Water was procured and dashed to his foot raviving him to 'have' made proposals to Raisull and BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN. other tribal loaders, that in the event subject to disorders of the wabaye will get bottle of TUBE- fame of Chamberlain's Cough which he did Corne

URING the summer months children

SERVES THE WHOLE FAMILY e extent, Witness was then told by the ticket inspector to proceed ct a German victory over France, bowels and should receive the most Chamberlain Pain Lalms and see that

Remedy is world wide. It is good. In reply to the Coroner witness said, they shall rise in revolt, masacre the careful attention. As soon as very injury is cared for immediately for the deep sestol cough of the adult or he had been a daver eince Octorber Inst uznatural Icoseness of the bowels You can get nothing better, mad blood the croup and whooping Cough of the Allied subjects, declare the indepen noticed Chamberlain's Colic Cholere poison is top dangerous wellicoana to rink, child 100 esme battle, stres the year. He had beeix a conductor befor

Diarrhoea Remedy should be given. dence of Mordo and nominate and arrhoeal Chemins and Stone Formle by, al Chemists and Blore whole family For sale by all Chemists After further, evidence the fury gave

verdict of Dentit by madventute and Storekeepers pro-German Baltan.

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