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THE WAR.

MORE SUBMARINE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29rk. 1928.

CRIMES.

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH ATTACK.

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GERMANS” OBSTINATELY RESIST RUSSIANS

FIERCE FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT.

LABOUR TROUBLES IN ENGLAND.

#MAN CO-BELGIAN FRONT.

{THROUGH MRUTER'S AGENDIT:]

THE VERDUN STRUGGLE.

Pins, March 27th.

To-day's Jommuniqué siyasi Wed of the Meuse it has been relatively eal, while uninterrupted, artillery fight- ing has been in progress along the Daunu mont-Vaux frout.

Mina grenade fighting in Argonne has born favourable to the French.

BRITISH ENGAGED.

ENEMY TRENCHES TAKEN.

LONDON, March 28th.

140 m.

THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.)

BULGARIAN AMMUNITION DEPOT BLOWN UP.

SALONIKA, March 27th,

A large Bulgarian ammunition depot at Middine has been blown up. Thirty per suns were killed and 150 injured.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[HOUGH REDYER'S AGENCY.]

RUBBIAN FRONT.

(TSROUGH BROTEK'S AGANDY-)

REPEATED RUSSIAN ATTACKS

MASSES OF MEN AND AMMUNI

TION EMPLOYED.,

AMSTERDAM, March 27th.

THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGESGT.]

AMERICA AND THE LATEST OUTRAGES.

ANOTHER GRAVE" SITUATION,

WASHINGTON, March 27th. Thinking of the Susic and the Eng Dahman has again red the question of A Bertin communiqué says:-The Kus-breaking off relations with Germany, if it sians have renewed specially violent at seksis definitely confirmed that the vessels were against Field-Marshal Hindenburg. They employed masses of men and ammunition to the north and west of Jacobstads to an extent hit erto unknown in the Eastern Theatre. The communiqué makes the usual statement about beavy Russian losses,

The Russians are also attacking towards Vilms. The communiqué admits repeated attacks by the 3rd. Bussian Corps in the Lake Narotch region, where it says the West Prussians counter-attacked and re- took the ground lost on the 20th inst.,, capturing 2,000 Russians,

FIERCE FIGHTING.

RUSSIANS MEETING WITH OBSTINATE RESISTANCE.

PETROGRAD, March 28th.

A communiqué“ states:The fighting in the Jacobstadt region continues German -oviators ary increasingly, notive along the whole front. They dropped twenty bomba- at Dvinsk. After a desperate struggle we MORE SUBMARINE CRIMES. captured two lines of tronches north-west of Postavy. Our offensive between lakes LARGE BRITISH SHIP SUNK, Narotch and Vischuskoge is encountering

LONDON, March 27th.

an obstinate resistance. The British steamer Minneapolis, 14.000 GENERAL.

All on board were rescued except 11, who were killed.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]

GEEAT ALLIED WAR COUNCIL

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DO YOUR OWN SHOPPING. HUMOURS OF A HUSBAND'S

POINT OF VIEW.

[BY AUGUSTUS MCIR.]

JAPAN AS AN INDUSTRIAL COUNTRY.

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR

DEVELOPMENT.

I have a story to tell (anid the husband): Dr. Sakita contributes an article to the I rose this morning hale god hearty, genial Shin Vilm on the subject of industrial and generous, cheerful and chirpy. To developrnt in Japan, The war in night I sit clono by u dying års with weary Europe has brought about the stoppage of limbs and stricken soul. But i would give inports of various accessary commodities. still, for the glorings hour of crowded such as drugs, dyes, iron, machinery and muol for a short five minutes-og better torpedoed. but it is probable that, Pre-trife with those people who Inde out printing paper, be anys, "and with this sidot Wilson will first consuli Congress, wife and egg her on a to her own shopping stoppage an extraordinary rise in the pries praelicu! counsel for the patriotic house-

as a rupture will probably ons war.

Though I have not been warried to Selina of these" goods,"" The plethora of capital. Officials regard the situation as

long, have a crow to pluck with Selina, k very But if furious I will be frank. Seling is and the lack of various commodities ha grave,

the last word in war-ting housekeeping. In brought about proposals for the promotion one copious phrase, she has the goods, She of concerns for the manufacture of these LABOUR DISTURBANCES IN

runs my house at rock-bottom rates. Har goods. Most of the people who are interest- books prove it. She herters with the bated in these enterprises, however, are not ENGLAND.

cher, delude the dentist, fights the fish really serious in the development of the monger. Alusters the fruiteror, and at the particular industries in which they are in- grocer's she can wage a ent-price war with terested; what they aim at is an acquisi nillo dexterity which would do credit tion of profs in the promotion of those con to slick-fingered financier on the Now cerns by disposing of the shares they have York Stock Exchange. With tradesaurn acquired when quotations have been arti Selina is crisp and compelling.

mag assistant who ventured to assert that moters of new industrial schemes appear to To the feially forced up. Consequently he pro- they lacked errand-boys she threw one be little concerned about the difficulties. alluring sente and departed; and errand that will have to be overcome in the develop boy turned up. Selina got her wants everyment of the industries. The shares of a gly tirile,

STRIKE FOR INCREASED WAGES,

LONDON. March 27th. There is a big strike of Dundes jute workers owing to the masters refusal of an increase of fifteen per cent in wages. ・・・ LONDON. March 28th. The Lancashire operative cotton-spin- ners have decided to ask for a ten per cent,

A

advance in wages,

AURORA "

ceriao concern have been oversubscribed 70 "Fetch your own bread. and fetch your

times and those of a dye company 800 times. grocery and fruit and fish and auch went But if you are inclined to take the phero and vegetables as you can possibly carry,"

mens as signs of industrial prospority or rend Seling from her entrenchments behind future hopefulness you will be greatly, mis- THE ANTAROTIC EXPEDI-

the coffee-pot.

Go out as early as pos- taken. They are nothing more than the TION.

sible in the morning and takenservant with manifestation of a speculative craze, The you." Have you read this article, deart healthy, successful growth of the chemical PROCEEDING TO FORT It's so sensible and sound and patriotic industry in Japan is most desirable, but it CHALMERS

that I feel awfully incon. It has made me should be borne in mind that this can only quito, make up my mind about it. I will be attained by dint of careful povestigation. WASHINGTON, N.Z.. March, 27th,

shop early after this and I will take some and an acquisition of expert knowledge, one to carry home the paresh, Course No financial success must be expected in the The Aurora, bas gent a wireless message work to do. And rook-well. I do want more it should be remembered that the t

can't take Lisabeth Ann. She has the house initial stage of the industry. Further-

that she is proceeding to Port Chalmers in office. This is what we'll do, dear-oh-h-h to recapture the positions they have lost, to Mr. Massey, the Prime Minister," saying cock to have n dinky little lunch for youmination of the war will be followed by an sigco you've got this morning off from the invasion of German goods in an endeavour a disabled condition.

it'll be lovely! We'll go together and do and so the young Japanese industries must Mr. Masty replied assuring those on what's the inatter, dar?"

all the shopping, and you'll carry--why. bo prepared to stand keen German coupes boart of a warm weleque.|

Nun-bun-nothing." I splattered,

tition. Of course the Government may bo Well, as I was saying, that's what we'll expected to do everything for the protec The Government is considering the ques-do this afternoon, and you'll carry the tion of the domestic industry by the grant tion of despatching a stewnor to the parcels. You weren't doing anything else,of sabsidies and the imposition of Customs Aurerats assistance, "...

A British communiqué states: --After "exploding mines, the Northumberland Fusi-tons, has been su»k,

liers, and the Royal Fusiliers infantry this German salient at St. morning assaulted Elai successfully, taking the front and second line trenches on a front of 600 yards.x was torpedoed, and that 163 of the PLANS OF SUPERLATIVE IMPORT-of opinion that Sir Ernest Shackleton ha:

It is known that heavy casualties were. enused to this enemy. We took two Officers

and 168 men prisoners,

The artillery activity to try has been mainly confined to the neighbourhood of Angres, Wulverghen, St, Eloi mud Wieltje. Last night and to-day there has been much mining notivity. We successfully exploded

amino at La Poiselle. There has been crater fighting, in which we were successful!, south of Nraville St, Vast and near the

Another message states that the Minnea

crew have been brought to Malta,

(The Minneapolis belongs to the Atlantic Tran sport Co. She was built in 1900 and had a speed of 16 kunts. Her gross tauringe is given as 18,628 ]

LONDON, March 28th.

The British steamer Cerne and the French steamer Hebe have been sunk. The crow of the former and ten of the latter have been landed, and it is believed that

ANCE TO BE EVOLVED:

LONDON. March St.

Mr. Lloyd George, Sir Edward Gre- and Lord Kitchener necompany Mr. Asquith to Paris.

PARIS, March 27th,

has been opened and is creating the most The great War Council of all the Allies intense interest as it is expected that it

MELBOURNE, March 27th. - Dr. Masson, the Antarctic explorer, is

abandoned his Ross Sea scheme and has returned to Weddell Sea,

EXPEDITION TO ROSS SEA TO BE ORGANISED.

The foal victory will be won by countries that produce goods of superior quality ad comparatively low prices, and those that turn out goods of inferior quality are cer tain to be defeated.".

duties, but there are limits to official pro*. E

I said. n-no-nothing-tection and the new industries must lako That is I Inean,

nothing whatever. care of themselves beyond those limits, Really,"

I knew I would have to phone Wagstaff to put off our little bit of golf But you have got to make these little con promises in married life.

The morning was a nightmare on which I shudder to dwell. Selinc shopped: I rallied round, stalking her tripping heels. My more immediate duty was to play the ALLIES' ECONOMIC LEAGUE part of a sort of strolling delivery vau. I was a walking pantechnicon; I was a Jarder on legs; I was a human hallstand. I filled the bill as a combination uspery. The Araki says that recently the Japanmo

ton and Mr. Mackintosh were present,plendour, where haughty assistants stare press and boot-cupboard. My pockets were fingers were pegs. shelves; iny.

buttonholes

Government received an invitațion do parti- were hooks; my

deelded that immediate steps should b

cipato in an Economic League which is I followed her through halls of festooned charged with the consideration of remonio

measures to be adopted by the Allies dur at me as n the low vasant who bears myng and after the war as against Austria na obedient

Inp-dog, tucking pare afters for Japan to stand aloof from the parcel under my arm. Os my thumb bung League and isolated from Great Britain heavily half a dozen eggs at thres-and-a

LONDON, March 27th.

A meeting of supporters of the Shackle ton Expedition, at which Lady Shackle

PARTICIPATION BY JAPAN.

the remainder have been picked up will evolve co-ordinated wor plana of super taken to organise an expedition to Ross ladye's tram. I tripped after her, like and Germany. As it will be disadvantage-

The Hull fish carrier Khartoum has been sunk. Two of the crew have been

· Hohenzollern Redoubt. The enemy explod-picked up, but it is feared that nina have

ed mines opposite Halluch last night, been drowned, danaging our trenches and causing some casualties. We hold the erster formed by the explosion.

SUCCESSFUL BOMBARDMENT.

ENEMY GOODS TRAIN. DEMOLISHED.

PARIS, March 28.b.. 1.05 am,

THE "SUSSEX "

OUTRAGE

ALL AMERICANS SAVED.

LONDON, March 7th.

The missing passengers of the Suster in clude a leading America physchologist, Professor Baldwin, and his wife,

LATER.

The American Embassy announces that all the Americans who were on the Sussex

lative importance, concerning all future operations.

The delegates to the Allied Conference received whole-hearted ovations.

The Conference sat with closed doors, but Reater's Agency understands that it spe cially considered the means of achieving a decisive victory.

CONFERENCE AT ROME.

ANOTHER INDICATION OF ITALY'S RESOLUTE DETERMINATION,

LONDON. March 27th, Beater's Agency learns that at the conclu.

Sea

ALLIED CONFÉRENCE,

JAPAN AND PORTUGAL TO BE REPRESENTED.

LONDON March 28th. Japan' and Portugal will be represented at the Allied Conference in Paris.

JUNK RAIDED.

It would appear that the sun of the pirates has not yet set. The master of a cargo juck has reported a somewhat daring Pratical attack on his boat. About 9.15

were saved. Two are dangerously wound-sion of the Allied conference in Paris, Mrs., on the thuhe alleges that when in the

and another seriously wounded. Professor Baldwin and his wife are safe, Their daughter is in hospital in Boulogne.

THE "ENGLISHMAN.”

A communiqué states:-West of the Mouse the bombardment has continued. It has been somewhat, intense on our front at Methincourt, Morthome and Gumieres,ed and also east of the Mouse region, at Vaux

and Douaumont,

somo There have been artillery salvos in Woevre. There has been no infantry action. We bombarded, at long range, the station at Heudicourt, nad north-east of St, Mihiel a goods train was demolished. The Germans completsly failed in a coup de main on our first line trenches in the environs of Maucourt. Our ITALIAN FRONT. artillery continues activo in Argonne, parti- cularly in Cheppy Wood.

GERMAN LOSSES AT VERDUN.

SOME SIGNIFICANT FACTS,

LONDON, March 28th. The terrible losses of the Germans at Verdun is shown by the fact that the greater part of more than twenty-seven Divisions which had hitherto been employ. ed by the Germans had to be re-constituted." For instance, two thirds of the regiments. of the Third Corps have been replaced, and the shortage in Companies has been aade up by reinforcements, of which two fifths are of the 1916 class. Even then the Companies total only 120 instead of 200

THE BALKAN S

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ENEMY DRIVEN OUT OF GREECE.

SALONTEA, March 27th. All Germans and B Igarians have been driven out of Greece by the French

LONDON, March 28th, An official announcement states that ten persons were drowned in the Englishman,

(THROUGH REUTER 8./YGENCY.]

SANGUINARY FIGHTING.

THIRTY HOURS CONTEST FOR A

TRENCH,

Rour, March 28th,

A communiqué states:A strong enemy attack captured a trench at Palpiccolo,

the Italians. but

fiervely counter. attacking en an extensive front frem Monte Croce to Palgrande, captured 恐 whole Zeries of entrenchments;

taking prisoners. The fight at Pal- piccolo lasted for thirty, hours and was of a most sanguinary character, The Italians, After six attempts, reentered the last trench, bayonetting the defenders, and hundreds of enemy dead remained on the ground.

An enemy air squadron abacked the Isonzo communications, Three of the ma chines were felled, a Comunander was killed, and five airmen were captured,

Asquith will proceed to Rome to attend à conference of the Allies there.

penny from my forte fing demurely and Franco in the adoption of concerted dangled custard powder; my second finger action of economic measures, the deali enys supported tea-cakes; my third, a pound of Japan has expressed her willingness to join coffee; from my little finger daintily twirthe League, The Japanese Government, led a fourpenny pocket of pins; and under however, ha, not yet appointed a repre- the same arm I clutched an onswathed.eu-entative to attend the forthcoming cos- cumber thus my left side On my other forence of the Allies to be held at Paris, thumb was suspended a pound of Gorgon Commerce would be the best representative arm butg my umbrella; from my right Naturally the Minister for Agriculture and

zols, the small of which mingled with the but there are circumstances which do not aroma of orangee on my fore-finger; next allow the departure of Mr. Kono from cam pork pies; on the fourth peg of this Japan, human hold-all was booked a jar of double cream; on my little finger twitched a packet of yeast for the bread Belius baked; and under my right arm was a huge had doek,

It was the haddock which gave me the

According to a later report the Japanese Cleveniment has decided to dispatch Mr. Wakatsuki Reijiro, formerly Minister for Finance, as Japan's representative to takes part in the economic conference to be heki at Paris.

FRENCH AVIATOR'S DARING.

most trouble. That peculiar quality of fishiness, had penetrated to the surface of the parcel. It would slither from under my arm and land on the pavement with a flop. Every hundred yards the perfor

A BOLD CHALLENGE, manco was repeated. I would squeeze harder to prevent the catastrophe, but, the

The courage and dare-deviry of tho harder I squeezed the more the haddock French aviator is well exemplified by thei slithered, and once it spurted from under action of the captain of the airsquadron my an like a bullet banged across the which hog on several occasions bombardel pavement, and landed inert and muddy in Metz, Muenster, and other places in Alssca

Selina

vicinity of Kowloon Bay and all the crew were asleep, several small boats came out to his junk and ten men, Arned with re- Mr. Lloyd George has also been pressing- volvent and knives, at once jumped on ly invited to attend this second conference, board. Three of the number "covered" the which is important as being another master, and the

remainder ransacked the indication that Italy is resolute in her juuk, eventually getting away with cloth the determination to victoriously prosecute the ing, etc., to the value of 8228.

Futter.

und take more eare, rebuked with to ling effect. He has successfully led most of the raids, and has invariably re war, and is a good sugary of the unani

"It will add a piquancy," I asserted gained the French lines safe and sound, mity of the decisions reached at Paris.

grimly as she stuffed it for the fifth time

His prowess, according to German pri- under my arm Whoa, there! I'm not somers, is the admiration and envy of the going to stand this rocket business any Germons themselves, and eventually à re- A MOBILE DOCKERS'

longer. You can put that aside into ward of 100,000 marks (£5,000) was my overcoat pocket, "

promised to the aviator or artilleryman Selina raised the flap and rammed in the who should succeed in bringing him down. fish.

dead or alive. On hearing this the captain immediately flew over the German lines and dropped a shower of circulars to the effect that the reward would be's useless expendi ture she was not worth the price, espe cally as there were lots of other French his place, pilots willing and fully qualified to

tako

BATTALION.

TO RELIEVE HOME PORT CONGESTION.

LONDON, March 27th. The formation is announced of a mobile dockers' battalion, composed of dockers at present in the Army, which is to be used to relieve the congestion in British ports.

The men of the battalion will receive the sual dockers pay from their employers.

AMERICA'S MEXICAN

CAMPAIGN.

VILLA ESCAPES TO THE MOUNTAINS.

WASHINGTON, March 27th. The escape of General Villu from the Mexican forces is announced by General Pershing, commanding the United States troops.

Villa is taking to the mountaing near Manniquipa and American cavalry are in pursuit.

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THE NAVAL SCANDALS, MITSUI DIRECTORS PARDONED.

Moers. Iida Ciichi, Yamamoto Jotaro and Iwahara Kenzo, formerly Directors of the Mitaii Bussan Kaisha, Dr. Matsuo Tsurutare, formerly Naval Constructor General and three others, were sentenced about a couple of years ago to terms of nown as the Mitni-Vickers navat seinda! imprisonment in connection with what was

case, Execution of sentence, however, had been stayed in respect of all these defend ants. On the 13th instant all the persons mentioned received through the judicial anthorities a special Imperial pardou, owing to the Coronation umherty,

PREACHING TO GERMAN PRISONERS. ANOTHER MISSIONARY BARRED,

Recently, we reported the prohibition of Gerinan missionary from all German camps in the country axing to the die covery that he referred to the war and politics in the course of his preaching at Tokyo that a German missionary in the the Ciaka camp. It is now reported from capital has been in the habit of paying a weckty ving, to the Lierman camp et Nara shing, but the mil try an horities have pro hibited his admiss on in future owing to the discovery that he had been acting as m median of communication between the camp and the outside. Vajan Chronicle,

"

Just you wait here a moment," said You don't mind waiting, dear!" Selina. I'd like to buy sons meringues.

"not"

Certainly not, daring. Certainly By this time I was too crushed to raise objections to anything.

But Selina had not gone a minute before I felt uncomfortable. I was conscious of a slight dampness at my side

A haddock is not a self-contained thing

In order that I may be a better mark in a machine with the wings painted red." for you," he added, "I will in fature fly

I yearns to give itself to others, to show This he has done on several occasions gince, itself off, to let its influence be felt. It and he can still boast that neither he nor permeates, it penetrates The haddock was his machine has been hit. soaking through! I shuddered in any misery and longed for Beina to return. But Selina did not,

come, Theira was the ribald Bangh that, jarred.

In desperation I laid down on the pave In the centre of a swelling crowd I had to ment the eggs, custard powder, teacake, stang like a tailor's dammy on stills whis coffee, packet of pins, cucumber, Gorgon Selina rehooked the parce's on my fingers. zola, oranges, pork pies, double cream, and Through weary streets I followed her, yeast; I leant my umbrella against the glum of countenance and poured in spirit. Lamp-post, and I dived into my pocket for Old men's jaws dropped and they gazed a the haddock. It came out in slipp

me, Old ladies erected their pinenez and anass, emerged from ite trappings, shot scrutinised me. Newsboys ceased their across the pavement, and disappeared into throaty clamour and gaped. Cahmen shop door. It was Selina. She had wit wide, pointed little plump forefinger. It moment there was a little woream from the clutched their nurses and, their blue eyes agriting below & shop window. At that stopped their horses and stared. Obidrem need the last act of my little tragedy. It was my Black Morning, my Off D hea teken me sel day to convince her of oue veritale Valley of the Shadows. At Selina's small fact that I did not fine that had horls I reeled home, said as soon as Beling dock away in a heated moment

Meanwhile crowd of small boys had couch, My sorrow is my own. Selipa does was out of the room I collapsed on the gathered to scoff at my discomfiture and the not know. And I dare not tell her. half-moon of parcels on the pavement. Daily Mail.