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THE WAR.

ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID.

SIX. AIRSHIPS TAKE PART.

VIOLENT GERMAN ATTACKS NEAR

VERDUN.

FIGHTING ON BRITISH FRONT.

BUDGET POSSIBILITIES.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT..

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY

IN THE VAUX REGION. FRENCH GAINING UPPER HAND.

PARIS, April 3rd.

6.00 p.m.

A communiqué states: The French aro gaining the upper hand in the fighting in the Vaux region. The battle, which was continued at night-time, was favourable to 需果片。 We gained ground at Boiscaillette. It is confirmed that the German attacks wore on a front of thres kilometres. They were made in successiva waves, which were then followed by small assaulting columns. Our artillery and infantry caused the Ger mans heavy losses.

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Our batteries in Lorraine caused fros

in the enemy lines. The Germans tried to rush a position in the region of Blamont, but were repulsed by rifle fire,

A German aeroplane was felled near Noyon, and the aviators were captured,

RUSSIAN FRONT:

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDE.]

→ GERMAN OFFENSIVES.

CONSISTENTLY REPULSED,

PETROGRAD, April 4th. A communiqué reports minor operations in the northern socters, where the Germán offensives were consistently repulsed. The Germans arousing explosive bullets. The activity in the Caucasus continues, The Russians have crossed the Upper Chorokh basin and seized a fortified mountain posi-

tion 10,000 feet, kigh,

ITALIAN FROMY

(THROUGH MEUTER'S AGENUY.}

AIR-RAID ON ANCONA

MEETS WITH DISASTER.

ROME, April 4th.

It is officially announced that five sea-

ZEMU KAO OMONOHOI M{T

HONGKONG DAILY PRESA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5r¤, 1918,

GENERAL

ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID

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SIX AIRSHIPS TAKE PART

LONDON, April 3rd.

The War Office announces that six Zop- pelins visited Britain last night. This raided the south-east of Scotland, one the morth-east of Engisid, and two raided the eastern counties,

The airships cruised over Scotland from ning in the evening until one o'clock in the morning. They had to special locality of attack. They dropped thirty-six explosive and soventeen incendiary bombe, dainging some hotels and houses. Seven men and three children were killed, and elever wounded, including four children,

Twenty.two explosive and fifteen inten-

(THROUGH EKUTER'S AGEROX, 1

** AURORA'S " ADVENTURES, BUCKLED BY ICE PRESSURE.

LONDON, April 3rd..

WEST RIVER COLLISION.

IMPORTANT ADMIRALTY ACTION

COMMENCES. TO-DAY

BETTY” AT THE THEATRE

ROYAL

The first wireles enquiry to the Auron | STANDARD ́OUL COMPANY AS DEFENDANTS. Inet night. The general tons of this des elicited the reply "Is sal well in the old country? No news for seventeen monda, Reply with the latest way news."

The

ship, hag been on short coumons, mainly seals, penguins a little flour, tea, and tobacco, as a result of which they just held out.

Mr. Stenhouse, the Chief Enginoor, stated that the Aurora was so buckled as the result of six weeks pressure in the ice that he was at the point of abandoning. the ship and of despatching

Wireless message to the King to send & Relief Ex-

*Betty" charmed a crowded and very responsive audience at the Theatre Royal

lightful musical play is in keeping with An important action. in Admiralty the simplicity and wingomeness of the char. Jurisdiction, opens at the Supreme Court acter of "Betty," the little Cornish maid to day, in which three counsel will be who dreams of being a grout fly and engaged, and Commander Heckwith, R.N. walce to find herself the wife of the Earl will sit with the Chief Justice a nautica of Beverly, he to a Dukedom Tho assessor. The action arises out of the col rollicking fun of the piece is pleasingly lision ju the West River on the night of intermingled with many delicate and tendon. January 18th, 191k, between the Shui On, passages, and there are soms musical, num. owned by the Shoi Hing Stenship Com-bore that haunt one long after the laughter pany. Ltd., and the Standard Oil lighter is gone and forgotten, The play is also Ruth, The Steamship Company claim well staged, $100,000 damage and costa from the Standan Oil Company, and the latter also and costs. counter-claim for damages, to be asessed

diary bombs wers dropped along the angth. exition, when they managed to get clear,

The statement of claim filed by the 'BS s bad home-coming, but the plaintiffs states, inter alia, that the Shu ship was utterly useless. He hoped On, when coming down the West River, as to return with the game personnel to pick the oatrance to Wongmoon Crock, and be up the landing parties Enough hawsers tween six and seven cables from the Ewoshway light, at about 2.15 am, olid and anchors were out to moor a battleshiped with the oil lighter Ruth. They allege but á blízzard snipped them like throad, that the lighter could not be seen before and as they drifted away they saw the the collision as no lights were exhibited, lights of the little hat which was occupied The Shus On at the time was being care. motif_fully navigated on the cast channel of the by the Zanding party.

cast coast. The Zeppeling over the eastern counties cruised about from ten o'clock till one Both were engaged by anti- adrɑraft gung and machines and were thus prevented from

rom solesting

as definite locality as their objective. Thirty-thre explosive and sixty five incendiary bombs were dropped. So fos na is so stainable there were uo casualties in England, GERMAN SPY

ON BRITISH SHIP,

"ORDERED TO BLOW VESSEL UP:

NEW YORK, April 4th.

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON WILL "WIN THROUGH."

DUNEDIN, April 4th.. Mr. Senhouse was welcomed by the Harbour Board. In the course of a speech

A scrisation has been waused by the dishe said that he was fully confident that Sir covery of a German stowaway on board the Ernest Shackleton would win through, and British steamer fatoppe, from New York he did not doubt that the landing party to Vladivostock, Ho attempted to assume wou'd manage to lay depats towards the command of the vessel with the aid of twa pole for Br Ernest Shackleton to pick up, revolvers. He admits that he was a Ger- and possibly they would meet the explorer man spy and was ordered to blow up the AMPLE PROVISION FOR LANDING ship but refrained from doing this owing to the presence of the Captain's wife and daughter, The Captain is convinced that the man is a Gorman ex-aaval man,

PARTIES.

LONDON, April 4th.

The Daily Chronicle publishes along telegram from Mr. Stenhouse, sont from

planes, escorted by two torpedo hoat des PLOT TO DESTROY WELLAND Dunedin, describing the experiences of the

A Zeppelin bumbed Dunkirk, two civi.troyers, appeared at Ancona on March 30th,

tians being killed and four wounded,

VIGOROUS GERMAN

ATTACKS.

ENEMY LOSE HEAVILY,

April 4th.

2.20 a.m.

communiqué states :--The Germans vigorously attacked the north bank of the Forges brook between Haucourt and Bethencourt, which had been previously evacuated by the French, who had taken up positions on the south bank. The Gor mans were surprised by a most violent fire from the wow positions and lost heavily The French o-ocupied the western part of the village of Vaux, after a violent engagement.

BRITISH FRONT.

CRATER TAKEN FROM THE GERMANS,

They were attacked by the batteries, an armoured train and aircraft, and were forced to retreat, Three were brought down, one of which fell in the sea and was

captured. The second fell in the sea burn- ing, and the third sank while being towed in. The damage caused was slight, but three persons were killed and eleven wounded.

EFFECTIVE ITALIAN

BOMBARDMENTS. AERIAL ACTIVITY:

Rowe, April 4th

A communique states:-There have been vigorous artillery operations from the Lagarina to the Betgana valleys. The Italians effectively bombarded troops and transports, Enemy aviators failed to make any reconnaissances of the Italian lines, and were forced to retreat. Italian infan. try seized the height dominating the Cris tallo valley, There has been an intense artillery bombardment north-west of Gori.

LONDON, April 4th,

1.10 8.m: A communiqué states:-Early in the morning we attacked a crater at St. Eliza. which the Gormans had held since March An Italian airship dropped sixteen 30th. We captured the crater and estab-hundred-weight of explosives on the rail.

lished our lines beyond. We also took 84 prisoners, including four officera. The artillery have been mutually active shout this neighbourhood. One of our aviators yesterday shot down a German machine in the neigbourbourhood of Lens. Another attacked and drove off five machines after a doso combat with two,

"ALLIED OFFENSIVE

IMMINENT ?·

AMSTERDAM, April 4th,

way junction at Opains, north of Trieste, and returned safely. Bix seroplanes raided Adelsberg and big fires were noticed.

NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENŰT.]" CAPTURE BY THE ** YARMOUTH." AND £7,333 SALVAGE MONEY,

LONDON, April 4th. The Admiralty Court has awarded £7,333

of H.M.S., Yarmouth for capturing the Groeld steamer Pontoporos which was seized by the Emden in the Bay of Bengal on September 9th, 1914.

CANAL-

KRUPP'S AMERICAN AGENT ARRESTED.

LONDON, April 4th. Captain Taucher, Krupps agent in Amerion, has been arrested in New York on a charge of being connected with a con spiracy to blow up the Welland Canal.

DETAINING SUSPICIOUS

LETTERS. FRENCH REPLY TO AMERICAN NOTE.

LONDON, April 3rd. The French reply to the American Note concerning the deben'don of letters affirma that the incessant cases of smuggling into Germany justify an examination of the

Aurora. He says that the ship reached Cape Crozier on January 9th, 1915, and procealed westward to Capa Evans, where s large depot of borzine, kerosine and coal

was established. Three depot-aying parties wore di patched into the interior, one which, under Commander Mackintosh, with three men and ning dogs, had not returned to the ship. A party of four more, who had buded at Cape Evans on March 23rd, of the same yeay for scientific work, had also remained behind. Mr. Stenhouse emphasises that there is ample provision for the landing parties' needs,

there is no fear of survy. The Aurora observed a romakable comet May 2nd, 1916, over Mount · Enchus, The length of the tail way ton degrees,

fairway course, and was keeping a good look-out, but no special sures were taken to avoid the collision as the Ruth could not be sopa. The port of the Shui On struck the port side forward of the Ruth. The plaintiffa state, also, that they did not know whether the Ruth was eground, or as anchor, or adrift at the time in the course of vessels pacting between of collision, but she was lying water-logged

Wonginoon Creek and the Canton River, and was not exhibiting the lights required by the regulations for preventing collisions

The work was more evenly distributed than

in previous plays presented by the Band- man. Opera Company, Miss Mariprią Mannery was a sweet-velced, winamo and govable "Betty As the ne'erdo-woel heir to the Dukedom of Crowborough, the last

of his fine and one who has a pronounced horror of matrinbuy, Mr. Leyland Hodg- son had a somewhat difficult rôle, which, he portrayed with much skill. Mr. Phil Carlton as the Duke of Crowborough, an- gious for the preservation of his line.. figured in several touching epizodes, while Mr. Compton Coutts, as Lord Payne, was un admimble partner of the Earl in his escapades.

Mr. Johnny Osborne, as the Mon Milliuer, took the fullest advantage of the opportunities offered, while Miss Dorothea Temple, as his model, collaborat ed in some very fine work.

We can safely predict that not a few of those who had the pleasure of witnessing

tunity of swing the play again at the Betty" last night will seize the oppor

second performance to-night,

WAR NEWS.

GERMAN PROVOCATION IN CANADA.

sea, or any other light; neither did the Ruth make any signal, nor was her position marked or indiented in any way. A pro- per look-out was not kept on the Ruth, and none of the precautions required by the ordinary practice of the road to avoid collisions were taken by the Ruth. Also, received a report from the officer command- the Ruth neglected to observe Articles 1.ing the Oversea Battalion at Berlin, On- 4, 11. and 29 of the regulations for pre venting collisions at son

The Canadian Minister of Militia has

tario, stating that the anti-Gorrann out- break there was unpremeditated. After securing the Kaizer's bast in the German Club rooms the soldiers found a picture of King George draped with a German dag. This infuriated the soldiers and building, plan who proceeded to wrack the

MUNITIONS TRIBUNALS.

555 CONVICTIONS FOR STRIKING.

It is claimed by the defendants that the Ruth, which was of anchor and aground, carried the Lights which were required by the regulations for preventing collision at sea for ships of less than 150 feet in length, and at anchor and aground. namely, one white light less than 20 foot above the hull, and also two red lights

Up to the end of the first week of Febru vertically placed where they could at once ary 555 munition workers were convicted be seen. The Shui On, when fira men for striking bys the tribunais established was about a mile and a half away, nearly of the fries imposed worked cut at a little under the Munitions Act and the average due west. The light of the Shui On first under 30s, for each man convicted. In com Con wore the forumast light and the parison with the vast army of workmen and groen etarboard light. No other lights were employers subicct to the jurisdiction of the tribunals this is not considered, exces- seen before the collision. As to the mea-ve, Beventy-one emplovers have been con sures taken by the Ruth to avoid the victed of enticing working away from their collision, the defendants claim that when employment and have been fined on an aver-

letter-pust. The reply cites many instances HOLLAND AND THE ALLIES. the Shui On was seen approaching the Ruch ge over £5 ench, exclusive of costs.

where contraband, especially rubber, has been posted to German rios All genuine letters are immediately forwarded.

Router understands that all the Allies agree to this policy.

BRITAIN'S BUDGET,

PROBABLE NEW TAXES AND INCREASES.

SENSATIONAL REPORTS DENIED.

LONDON, April 4th.

Reater is officially informed that there is no development, between Great Britain and her Akis and Holland to account for the various sensational reports. Nothing

adverts to Holland was even mentioned at the Paris Conference. The stories air culated in Germany wers a pure inven- tiou. The report that the Allies contem. plated landing at armed force in Holland was absolutely untrue.

DUTCH SHIPPING..

HOW TO AVOID GERMAN SUB- MARINES.

London. April 4th. The morning papers state that the coun- try is awaiting the Budget statement with unusual calm, and there is an absence of speculations, It is generally suggested that there will be an increase of, possibly. twenty per cent, in income tax, and that the excess profite tax will be raised from fifty to sixty per cent. There will also

AMSTERDAM, April 4th. be an increase in the duties on cocos,

Dutch steamship lines are conferring as coffee and chicory, and possibly an increase to the best route to be taken in EDREQUENFO and cinema tickets and perhaps a tax on many big lines are not sailing on spirits. Thore will be x tax on theatre of the German submarines. Meanwhile,

the man in charge and on the look-out shouted as loudly se possible to those navigating the Shue On, but was unable to do anything further. The stern of the Shui On and the port side, nearly amid- ships, of the Buth came into collision. The allegations made by the defendants against the Shut On are that she failed to keep a proper look-out, that sho was proceeding at too great a speed on a dark night and in narrow waters, contrary to the rules of good seamanship, and omitted to proceed through the comparatively deep channel of the West River in the direction of the Wongmoon entrance light on the course usually and properly followed by steam ships in these waters, and endeavoured to take a short cut through shallow waters, nor Wongmoon Island, not keeping out of the way of the Buth, and not observing Articles 91 and 20 of the regulations for proventing collisions at sen

Mr. EH. Sharp, K.C., (instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner), will represent the plaintiffs, and Mr. Eldon Potter and Mr

MEN FOR THE NAVY.

NEARLY A MILLION IN THE SERVICE.

the House of Commons on January 28th In fulfilment of a promise made to him in Dr. Macnamara has sent to Sir Gilbert hers employed directly or indirectly on the Parker, the following details of the num Navy

"As regards the Navy proper, we are now authorized to work up to a maximum of 350,000 officers, men, and boys by March 1st, 1816, if necessary. Of that number

we already bear something like 200,000.

"The question of the men engaged in ship construction, repairing, and in auxili ary work, upen which the maintenance and fighting efficiency of the Fleet depend, is very much more difficult to arrive at In the first place, we have somewhere about 85,000 men engaged in the Royal Dockyards and other naval establishments. As regards. the number of men engaged on Admiralty work under contract and sub-contract, I am afraid it is quite impossible for me, in the time at my disposal, to give even the most speculative estimate, except to say that the number is certainly several times that of the figure which represents our own en-

establishments. If I were asked to put the matter in a sentence I should say that for every man in the Navy, of whom there are, as you see, something like 300,000, there are certainly two persons, and pos sibly even three, at work on ship construc tion and repairing and contributing to the general maintenaurce and fighting effidency of the Fleet."

The papera unite in urging the neces sterling as salvage money to the personnel domestic servants. Additional imposts on GREECE. SEEKING GERMAN F. 0 Jonkin (instructed by Messrs Wil. ployees in the Royal Dockyards and naval

measures taken

sity for calm and affirm that the by the Government are merely precautionary. The Telegraaf suggests that the Goverment, believing that B Allied offensive is jamminent, wishes to secure the frontier against the retreat Ing Germans.

ZEPPELIN REPRISALS.

Panis, April 4th.

As a reprisal for the Zeppelius bombard mat of Dunkirk, Allied aircraft dropped 83 heavy bombs on four German Frontier Cantonments, A squadron also bombed Conflans,

There have been many sir-fights at Ver- dun. Four Germans were brought down, while others wither took flight or were Forbed to descend

TWO BRITISH STEAMERS

SUNK

LONDON, April 4th. The British steamer Perth has been surk, Six persons have been lost and eight hape bean landed

AMERICAN LOAN.

Pas April 4th, Greece is negotiating with a Gorman American firm for a loan of £8,000,000 sterling. The molarity of Greek Civil Ser- vants have been suspended

CLYDE STRIKE ENDED.

kinson & Grist) will appear for the Standard Of Company. The hearing expected to occupy about ten days.

SHIPPING NOTES.

STEAMSHIP PROFITS.

is

further duties on imported luxuries. motor-cars is also suggested, and, possibly,

The Times believes that any changes will be on the lines of an extension of existing taxation. It is improbable that there will be any big departure from tradition.

It is expected that Mr. McKenny will make an appreciative reference to the

The Redcroft Steam Navigation Company King's gift of £100.000,

(Ltd.), Cardiff, which has a subscribed capital of £100,000 and owns four steamers MR. ASQUITH AT ITALIAN

of 28,800 tons total deadweight capacity FRONT.

return to al profia for the year 1915 at £117,043; £35,000 is added to the reserve, ROME, April 3rd.

and £53,000 placed to income-tax and ex- The Norwegian steamer Ino has been front, He was given mot cordial greet- Mr. Asquith bag arrived at the Italian

coss profits duty, and the sinebuders The Rev. and Hou. T. Lyttleton has re receive 20 per cent, for the year. In 191 ings, and the villages were gaily designed the headmaster:hip of Eton college, the profite with one steamer loss were corated.

whition he has occupied ning 1905 | £13.195; and the dividend was 10 per cent, ia by a bucket on the end of a long pole,

The British steamer Ashburton has also been sunk. Five of the crew have been saved,

Sunt

There were no casualties

LONDON, April 4th The Clyde strike is ended and work will be resumed to-morrow.

HEADMASTER OF ETON RESIGNS.

LONDON, April 4th.

Won the German she'ls fall in tho. streams here writes a Manchester officer from Flanders, they make splen lid columns fish One day I went out with the of water, and incidentally kil hundreds bombing officer of our battalion, who want- ed to catch fish, and catch them he did, as fing perch and pike as you could get in Pickmere or anywhere else. The method: was quite simple. Some bombs had to be tested, so after fixing the detonators we fah appeared on i'e top and were brought throw them into the water, and vala! the