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THE WAR.

NEW BRITISH CABINET.

POWERFUL COMBINATION.

TREMENDOUS

GAS ATTACK

BRITISH.

ON

PORTIONS OF LINE

NEAR YPRES LOST.

FIGHTING ON

ITALIAN

FRONTIER.

MANY ENEMY ALPINE TROOPS CAPTURED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PEESS, THURSDAY, MAY 27TH, 1916.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ACEROY.] UNSUCCESSFUL ENEMY

ATTACKS.

PARIS, May 25th. B.20 p.m.

MAVAL ACTIVITIES.

{THROUGH KHUTER'S "KOMBOY.] AMERICAN STEAMER

TORPEDOED.

LONDON, May 26th.. Today's communiqué says:-

The American steamer Nebraskan, 4,000 We stopped short a German attack on tons, bound from Liverpool to the United the Langemarek-Ypres road.

States, was torpedoed off Brow Head this We repulsed two

German attacks morning, and sent out wireless messages northward of Ablain, and four to the for help. The crew have taken to the north of Neuville, the latter by our artil-boats, and are standing by. The weather icry. The enemy's losses were litavy. GERMAN USE OF ASPHYXIATING GAS. "THIS FORM OF ATTACK CAN BE

DEFEATED."--

LONDON, May 28th. Field-Marshal Sir John French re- ports:-

Some portions of our line cast of Ypres were lost when the enemy attacked by gas and they have not yet been re- covered. The amount of gas used was

is calm.

GENERAL.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.] BRITISH OFFICERS IN GERMANY, PLACED ON SOLDIERS RATIONS

Loxnos, May 26th. The Foreign Office has been informed that the 39 British officers who are in prisoned in Germany in retaliation for the special treatment meted out to the

HONGKONG CURRENCY

QUESTION,

OPINIONS OF LEADING RESIDENTS.

ANOTHER BANK MANAGER'S VIEWS.

Mr-Tisdall, manager of the Russo Asiatio Bank, said:-"A fized dollar will not go. There is not sufficient trade int the Colony to support it, or to load one The letter from an "Old Resident," now living at Home, which we published any such move. And even if it were others

to think that the Government would sk yesterday, on the need for fixity of wise, it would be impossible without a. exchange in Hongkong, deals with a sub-similar movement on the part of China," jeet which has from time to time been Mr. Tisdall added that a fixed dollar

discussed in the Colony. Twelve might be more convenient from a trade Chamber of Commerce-by 40 votes to 25thrashed out before and no-one seemed years ago a resolution was passed by the point of view, but the idles had been -asking that the Straits Currency Cum very kon about “it. mission should extend its inquiries to

THE HON. MR. HEWETT.: Hongkong with a view to ascertaining whether reform of the Colony's currency Superintendent of the P. and O. Com The Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, CMG, arrangements was advisable, but, after correspondence with the Governor, it Commerce), said that to talk of adopting pany (Chairman of the Chamber of

a standard coin in Hongkong without similar movement in China was absurd..

appeared to the Secretary of State for the Colonics at that time to be out of the question to entertain the idea of adopting He recalled a meeting of the Chamber of

Commercs held about twelve years ago

a_gold standard of currency for the Colony while China remains a silver standard country," and therefore he did a vote was taken on the question of not consider it would be expedient to fixing a standard dollar in Hongkong. appoint a Commission to enquire into the and found that the majority of the He analysed the voting on that occasion again been seriously mooted, but when fixed. Hongkong dollar were those who

The Right Hon. Sir EnwaRD H. CARSON, greater than ever before. It was emitter captured crews of German submarines | subject. Since then the question has not people who voted in favour

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

K.C., was Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1892; and Solicitor-General, 1900-06. He BRITISH CABINET CHANGES. represented Dublin University in the House of Commons since 1892, and since the introduction of the last Home Rule Bill has

A MINISTRY "OF MUNITIONS.

LONDON, May 20th. The Oficial Press Bureau notifies that the Premier has decided to create & Ministry of Munitions, and that Mr. Lloyd George, during the temporary direction of this Department; will vacate the Exchequer," It is understood that Mr. Henderson (Labour) will assist the Government on Labour questions especi- ally arising from the war.

NEW BRITISH MINISTRY FORMED.

LONDON, May 24th. The Press Bureau announces that the King has approved the Ministry, which has been formed as follows: Premier and First

Lord of the Trew sury

Mr. Asquith

Without a portfolio.. Lord-Lansdowne - Lord High Chancel·

Jor

Lord President of

Council

Sir S. Buckmaster

.... Lord Crewe

Lord Privy Seal Lord Curzon Chancellor of the

Exchequer

Mr. McKenna

· Srevrtaries of State:

Sir J.A. Simon, K,C.

Sir E. Grey

Home Affairs Foreign Affairs

Colonies

India

Wär Minister of Musi-

tione

Mr. Bonar Law Mr. A.Chamberlain Lord Kitchener

Mr. Lloyd George

First Lord of the

Admiralty ........ Mr. A, J; Balfour

President of Board

of Trade President of Leenl

Mr. Ruucinar

Mr. Churchill

Govt. Board. Mr. W. Long Chancellor of Duchy

of Lancaster Secretary for Ire-

Jand

Secretary for Scot-

Land First Commissioner

of Works President of--Board

Mr. A. Birrell

Mr. McKinnon Wood

. Mr. Harcourt.

of Agriculture ..... Lord Selbourne President of Board

of Education. Mr. Henderson Attorney-General Sir Edward Carson

Mr. John Redmond was offered a place but was able to accept it.

LATER.

from cylinders for 4 hours over a front of five miles.

Simultaneously our line was bombarded organised the opposition of the Ulster by asphyxiating shells. The gas cloud at

Unionists to that, moasure,

LAIN, the oldest son of the late Right Hon. The Right Hon. JOSEPH AUSTEN CHAMBER-

Joseph Chamberlain, was Civil Lord of the Admiralty frTranstur, 1900-022, pois Bere

to the Postmaster- General 1002-08: and Chancellor of the Exchequer,–1903-06—

The Right Hon. WINSTON L. 8. CHURCHILL was Under-Secretary of Stato, for the Colonic, 1906-8; President of the Board of

Home Trade, 1908-10; and

Secretary, 1910-11, since which time he has been First Lord of the Admiralty."

The Right Hon: EARL CORZOS was Under- Secretary of State for India, 1801-2; Under- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; 1805-6; Viceroy and Governor-General of India, 1899-1905.

The Right Hon. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE WAS President of the Board of Trade, 1905-8, sinco which time he has been Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Mr. ARTHUR HENDERSON is the Leader of the Labour Party.

The Right Hon. ANDREW BONAR LAW, P.C., has been leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons since 1911 He was born in New Brunswick in 1858. From 1902

1006 he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, and at one time wax Chairman of the Glasgow, Iron Trade Asac- ointion.

The Right Hon. REGINALD MCKENNA was Financial Secretary of the Treasury in 1905; President of the Board of Education, 1907-8; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1908-11; Home Secretary, 1911-15,

The Right Hon. EAR OF SELIOCENE WAS Under-Secretary for the. Calories, 1895- 1900 First Lord of the Admiralty, 1900-05: Governor of the Transvaal and High Com- missioner for South Africa 1905.10.

THE NEAR EAST

[THHOUGI REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PROGRESS IN GALLIPOLI,

COLONIALS SLAY 3,000 TURKS.

LONDON, May 25th.

some places was forty feet high.....

Portions of the line remained intact throughout, and our men demonstrated that with duc precautions this form of attack can be defeated. FURTHER FRENCH SUCCESS AT ARRAS.

PARIS, May 26th.

1.00 am.

The evening communiqué Bays:*** North of Arras our attacks yesterday: realised important progress.

We can- tured the salient of a large enemy work, stormed another work to the north-west of Angres, and carried a trench kilo- metre long, further south, to the east of the Aix Noulette and Souchez road, ITALIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH HEUTER'S JO150%;} ITALIAN. GENERALISSIMO LEAVES FOR THE FRONT.

ROME, May 5th.

Count Cadorna, the Italian General- issimo, started at midnight for the front. The Duke of Aosta and other Savoy Princes are preparing to join the army. ITALIANS ADVANCE INTO.

ENEMY TERRITORY, OCCUPATION OF SEVERAL TOWNS.

Rose, May 23th. 4.30 p.m.

A communiqué says:—-

Along the frontier at Carnea Austrian artillery bombarded our positions unsue. cessfully. Our artillery then cannonaded

the onemy's gun positions.

Wo advanced everywhere along the frontier in the region of Friuli into the encany's territory, encountering feeble re- The Official Press Bureau states that on sistance. We occupied Caporetta, Cor-1 the 21st May the First French Division mots, Versa, Cervignano, Térzo, and the effeeted considerable progress, and are beights between Indrio and Isonzo.

The now close to the Turkish trenches.

The enemy retreated, destroying bridges and enemy on the 22nd May made a deter-burning houses, mined attack on the Left (the Indian Brigade), and obtained a temporary foot. ing. A strong counter-attack immediate- ly drove the Turks back with a loss of over 500. A number of prisoners wera taken.

ANOTHER ITALIAN SUCCESS.

LONDON, May 27th. -6.00 a.m.

Th Times Correspondent at Campo Zolugan reports an action which occurred The Turks on the 23rd inst. requested.miles east of Tirano (Lombardy),

on the 24th inst. at Coldeltonads, twenty and were granted, an armistico opposite the Australasians, in order to bury their dead, who numbered over 3,000.

A meeting of the Nationalist Party in Dublin approved Mr. Redniond's refusal The French, in conjunction with the to accept office as it was convince that | British Naval Division, made a consider- the old Irish policy of independence able advance on the night of the 11th May. -should-be continued-tilt an Irish Govern. They unstained slight loss. The Terri- ment actually controls every inch of Irish torial Division also pushed forward and soil The meeting passed a resolution a new line was consolidated...

accepting Mr. Asquith's declaration that

the reverstruction of the Ministry is solely far the purpose of the war, and assuring bim of the bearty co-operation of the Nationalists.

The Right Hon. Anrnur Jages Balpotā Was President of the Local Government Board, 1885-6; Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1887-01; Leader of the House of Commons and First Lord of the Treasury, 1891-2; Leader of the Opposition, 1802-5; Prime Minister, 1902-03: First Lord of the Trea. sury and Leader of the House of Commons, 1895-1906.

Sir, STANLEY BUCKMASTER, K.C., was ap- pointed Solicitor-General in 1914, and took

RUSSIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AUKNOT.)]

DESPERATE BATTLE RENEWED IN GALICIA..

PETROGRAD. May 26th.

It is officially announced that the des- perats battle in Galicia was renewed on the ith inst, on both banks of the San and on the front Jaroslay-Przemys).

Repeated enemy attacks on the front

The Italians repulsed the Austrians who had apparently entered Italy, and several hundred Austrian Alpius troops were captured.

IMPORTANT ITALIAN

ADVANCE.

Rove, May 26th..

1.00 p.m. A communiqué says:- Along the Trentiña frontier the Halming advanced from two to four miles, occupy- ing passes and heights and taking som prisoners.

We occupied all the frontier passes in Cadore. Austrian melium calibre artil Jery earnonaded 48 abortively. We stormed at the point of the bayonet Valin ferno Pass.

are placed on soldiers' rations. BRITISH ARMY AND ITALIAN INTERVENTION.

of a

"Old Resident's" letter on the sub- ject was received it occurred to us that it

possessed in real commercial interest would be interesting to learn by direct of the big business men were included

or standing in the Colony at all;

mone LONDON, May 25th; inquiry what views are held on the Headquarters says that the British have below sogin of the opinions gleaned by our paralyse the trades of the Colony, unless

Router's correspondent at the British subject in the Colony today. We print gested,"

among them. “To take the step sug now lost no ground, despite the gas will be published to-morrow.

Hi added, would simply representative. and a further selection China also went gold." " attack in the region of Ypres.

dissociate China from the scheme.-Sinya- You cannot

The news that Italy has joined the Allies was received, with intense enthusiasm. throughout the Army.

WILL

ITALY'S ENTRY

SHORTEN WAR.

WITH RUSSIA.

THE COLONIAL TREASURER. Pore has been put forward as an example, The Hon. Colonial Treasurer was quite but Singapore and Hongkong are two frank and emphatic on the point. If different places. With others I wrote a

memorandum on the subject at the request

of Sir Henry Blake, and this was sent to the Secretary of State. Amongst

the traders of Hongkong want a standard dollar, and ask for it, the Government will give it to them," he said. "The ATTEMPTS AT A SEPARATE PEACE Government has never been approached others, one of the arguments that was pub on the subject, and the natural assump-forward against a xrd dollar, and tion is that everyone is satisfied. I know seemed to me a sound one was this: You PETROGRAD, May 25th. that the local business men have always fix a dollar here at 2/4, a dollar in China Sazonoff, interviewed by a representative might be useful in one or two ways. It worth, roughly, 2/-. You want repairs

The Russian Foreign Minister, Mbeen against the

Change, although it is worth 1/9), and a peso in Manila is.. of Italy would very much shorten the war. worry, and we should always know where Because of the difference in the value of Reuter's Agency, said that the entry would save a lot of bother and exchange done to a ship, or something of that sort. He significantly pointed out that there we were, Still. ne one complains. If of the dollar, that ship is repaired,. had been attempts at a separate peace they did, and if the business inen wanted quite anturally, at Manila with a 27- with Russia not only by Austria, but the us to fix a standard osin, we should do dollar, or at Shanghai, Amoy, or Swatow with a 1/91d. dollar, or its equivalent, or attempts Failed Such peace was abso

Mr. Thomson added that a system of fately impossible. GERMANY AND THE AMERICAN NOTE, WILLING TO MAKE GREAT CONCESSIONS.

standard

coing for self-contained

even in Japan with a 2/ yer People would smply go by Hongkong. It is

the whole of her business, including her banking business, to silver countries, The iden underlying the proposal is no doubt, a good one, but we have to move with

in this,

countries, like Indid, for instines, waste impossible in a place like this, quite proper, but Hongkong was really

to move withone China. In my opinion, a suburb of Canton, and an ocean if we ars to have a fixed dollar here. shipping port for China. Therefore, te before China goes gold we should adopt a stapling coin here without similar almost rained.

China would transfer AMSTERDAM, May 26th.

nction on the part of Chins would be The action of Italy in joining the Allies apkwaril, to say the least, because, we has caused a marked change in the should always be changing around. H attitude of Germany towards the Ameri- thought busîne si people, generally would can Note. Germany has now asked for a really like a standard coin, but they were delay before replying and it is understood afraid to move and ask for it without that she is willing to make great concelet things remain as they were.

China, and most people were inclined to sions in order to canciliate the United States and avoid trouble. FOOTBALL AT THE FRONT.

INDIANS' APTITUDE FOR THE

GAME.

LONDON, May 25th- Reuters correspondent at headquarters states that a football match was played on the 22nd inst, between the ard Skinners Horse and the 18th. Bengal Lancers and the thunder of guns a few miles off. The garne excited a great deal of interest, officers and nn playing. The whole of the Indian fores were among the spee tators, applauding keenly. The Indias Troopers displayed a remarkable aptitud for the game,

CHINO-JAPANESE TREATY

SIGNED.

PETROGRAD, May 25th.

general adoption of a standard coinage would, no doubt, be better all round.

but

MR. ROBERT SIEWAN.

I consider that a Hongkong dollar, work," said Mr. Robert Shewan, boad of The fixed independently of China, would not Messrs, Shewan, Tomes & Co. He added': "If we had a gold standard dollar judependently of Chine it would not, in my opinion, be to the advantage of Hong- kong; indeed, I think it would be very much to the detriment of Hongkong's trade. The dollar would have to be turn- ed into silver for transactions with the

did not think the change would make such a difference as to justify any movement in that direction. "I had an idea-n passing idea-at one time that a standard minage would be much better the adoption of a standard currency than the present system" he added all round, but now I do not think the change would be worth the trouble, even

China: 7

BANK MANAGER'S PROPOSAL

Chinese, and if the exchange were not done here it would have to be done in Cauton, It would only mean driving business away from Hongkong to ths

In the opinion of Mr. Dunion, the benefit of Canton. Exports hars to be Handelsbank in Hongkong, the intro true that isiports may be bought at Home manager of the Nederlandsch Indische Paid for in silver, and, although it is duction of a gold standard is not advis.in sterling, the notes have still to be able it would seriously affect Hong turned into silver before the Chinese can Long's position as the tasking cratra of tell the price." South China.

The present currency system however,

On it being pointed out that Singapore contrives to live very successfully with a

i also inadequate. The margin between fixed dollar, Mr. Shewan said that the the speelo points is too big; it tends to position in the Straits was not analogous nu excesiva over quotation of sterling to that of Hongkong in respect of coin- A Treaty between China and Japan hasrates above silver-parity, and to an age. In the first place the Straits Settle- been signed.

I QUITE FORGOT P SIGNALMAN'S DRAMATIC

ADMISSION.

LONDON, May 26th.

excessive dépreciation of the silverments were very much bigger than dollar (or, rather, an appreciation of Hongkong; and, in the second place, the notes), whenever the balans of trade or Straits really formed part of Ladia, and rather the balance of payment is against it would simplify matters in the Straits Chine

if they were to use the Indian rupeet But Hongkong-is-a mere-tager-on-to-

The introduction of silver "exchange

At the enquiry at Carlisle into the ter-standard, eliminating the silver Mexican China, and I carrot ser what benefit it and British dollars as legal tender, might would be to us to have a gold currency in be success?UZA The Government should this little island, while we should still control the not-issue in that case, and have to turn everything into silver when

silver stucks should be married locally we went to "Canton."

rible railway collisions, a signalman referring to the local train which he had switched on to a track on which the troop train was running and left it there, tragically admitted." I quito forgot."

Italian columns on the Trieste front

LORD HALDANE DECORATED. continued to advance successfully, and

LONDON, May 26:h. consolidated positions on the heights. His Majesty the King has conferred.on The Austrian artillery made another Lord Haldane the Order of Merit. useless bombardment. Our offensive, in order to reach the lower Isonzo, continues.

and in London.

Assuming that both Hongkong and. China adopted the same standard er reney, would not that be a benefitt

This, he thought, would not tend to do harm to the trade between Hongkong and Canton. If a silver market. were

Thers would be no objection t that. established in Hongkong it would do Df course, the ideal would be for both away with all the present difficulties of currency or standard; but I am afraid the Hongkong and China to adopt a gokł exchange, without injuring trade.Today for that is very far distant. To have go gold," however, without China also a standard dollar for Hongkong indepen- “going gold” would be a direct attack trade of Hongkong, and, naturally, I am dently of China would be bad for the against anything which would be detri mental to the trade of the Colony."

charge of the Press Bureau when the Right Gusakuva-Krukenitza were scattered by Everywhere, the enemy is retiring and sfty-four, of the Marquis Guilio delle upon the Colony's trade.

Hon. F. E. Smith, K.C., went to the Front.

our artillery..

is destroying bridges.

The death is announced, at the age of Chiesa, younger brother of the Pope.