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THE WAR.

ENEMY SEVERELY PUNISHED

AT VERDUN.

RUSSIANS CLOSING ON TREBIZOND.

GENERAL COMPULSION QUESTION.

HEAVY SHELLING ON BRITISH FRONT,

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

ĮTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] WAITING FURTHER ATTACKS.

GERMANS RE-FORMING THEIR

TROOPS.

PARIS, April 17th,

1.35 p.m.

{THROUGH BADERSʼS. AGINCT.]

INDIANS LONG WAIT ON THE CANAL.

CAMELRY LORDS OF THE DESERT,”

TAN HONGKONG DAILY PREAN WEDNESDAY. ALBIT 19m 4914,

LONDON. April 17th. Reuter's Special Correspondent at the It is semi-officially announced as highly | Headquarters in Egypt says that the ex- probable that the Germans will re-attack trene right of the long line of Conudi dés when their troops are re-constituted, but

fences is held by Indian troops, some of it is mom doubtful whether they will fare whom have been for 15 months in Egypt waiting for an enemy who will but come, But the men are cheerful, lively, and reatly Ior anything.

any better.

INTENSE ARTILLERY

ACTIVITY.

AIR SQUADRON ATTACKS GERMAN

COMMUNICATIONS.

PARIS, April 17th.

4.05 p.,

· To-day's communiqué states that there was only artillery activity at Verdun, which, however, was intense at Avocourt Wood and on the front from Deadman to Cuniieres. 1

A French air squadron attacked the Ger man communications at Metz, hombing the railway station at Conflaus, the factories at Rotabach and the railway stations at Arnaville. Pagny and Arg sur Meurthe, HEAVY GERMAN ATTACK AT

...

VERDUN

· ENEMY SEVERELY PUNISHED.

PARIS, April 18th::

1.50 a.m.

The evening communiqué snya:--On De left bank of the Mou. there was great enemy artillery sctivity against Hill 301 And our second lines. On the right bank after an intenso bombardment, beginning in the morning, of our positions from tho Mease to Douaumont the Germans at two o'clock in the afternoon launched an attock by at least two Divisions on a front of four The attack was repulsed by kilometro our curtain of fire and machine-gun fire, except at on point, where the enemy goin ed a Couting in a small sallent in our bus south of Chauffour Wood The eny suffered the heaviest loses, especialy west. of Pepper Hill and the rays between Pepper Hill and St. Andromont Wood,

French serop anca ou the night of the 16th dropped 12 bonus on the station of Naallois and Bricules, and also dropped ngerous tombs on Etain and on German bivonics at Spicesurt and chewhere, HEAVY SHELLING ON THE BRITISH FRONT AEROPLANE MISSING,

LONDON, April 17th.

1.

The Bikanir Camelry have the best of it.. Mounted on their huge, tireless beasts, they are lords of the desert, over which they travel at the rate of ten wileg an bour, doing adventurous patra work.

The Indian garrison of the rocky oasis of Geb-el-Muer, in three months by bard work, have made in fortress capable of willistanding Ariny, Ain Massa is re- puted to be the pleasantest station on the while front, with pali-trom.wells, and dwelling-bousca. The occupants, although they would wrote a change of serce and activity, are very cheerful. The Indian

soldier, hear Indian songs on a gramos phone, see their officers arrange football matches.

golf.

THE ADVANCE ON BAGHDAD SIR JOHN NIXON'S RESPONSIBILITY.

LONDON, April 17th,

In the House of Commons Mr. Chamber lain stated that the first proposal for the advance on Baghdad after the battle of Kat was made by General Sir John Nixon to General Townshend, ani was not com municated either to the Raj op to the Iu perial Government,

A SKILFUL OFFICER, GENERAL TOWNSHEND'S

SERVICES.

LONDON. April 17th.

The

In the House of Commons. Mr. H. J. Tennant (Under-Secretary for War) said that Major Genetal Townshend had not hen pred over for promotion, Home might be well assured that the cir cumstances attending his skilful and gal- lan; deferer of Kut and his conduct of the operations. connected Herewith would resolve adequate consiperation. GENERAL TOWNSHEND

H.M. THE KING.

LONDON, April 17th Major-General Townshend (commander

in reply to HM the King's wags of the beleaguered British forces in Kut),

TO

[#HROUGH HIUTER'S MORNOT-]

SHELLED WITHOUT WARNING.

AMERICAN WOUNDED ON RUSSIAN STEAMER.

WAS INNGTON April 17th. Two Americans, one of whom is wound-

ed, are aboard the Russian steamer 20- perfor which is on its way from the United States to Marseilles. The steer, according to officia) advices, was shelled without warning by an Austrian marine,

MORE SHIPS SUNK,

LONDON, April 17th. The British silip Cardonia has ben sunk,

LONDON. Apr 17th.

1 is reported that the Brizih steamer Harrocian and the Norwegian ship Glendoon have been sunk.

GENERAL

(THROUGH PEUTERʼN AGENDI-J INDUSTRY AND THE ARMY REQUIREMENTS. PROMISED STATEMENT BY ME ASQUITH

GENERAL COMPULSION, PREMIER'S PROMISED STATE. MENT POSTPONED

CHINESE TELEGRAMS. LUKONG'S PLUCK REWARDED.

A{FRÓM DUR OWN CORRESPONDENT..

RUNAWAY ROBBER CAUGHT IN WATER. RESULTS OF THE NEGOTIA-

TIONS

A SUGGESTED ARRANGEMENT

PERING, April 17th, A telegram fra Chenglufu za it is reliably reported that the result of the negotiations between represcutatives of the Governor of Szechuan and Tsai Ao, the Yunnance che leader, is that the Intter has agreed to Yuan Sih Kai remaining President provided a responsible

shall be controlled... Cabinci îi appointed by which the Army

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Tani Ao is now curs ting with the other rebe province, to see if they are willing to accept Base terms,

CORRESPONDENCE.

HONGKONG'S NEGLECTED

OPPORTUNITIES.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY · PRESS,”'] SB.--I should like, sbrough the medium of your paper, to bring to the notice of the Hongkong public a for suggestioni which bave courred to me

At the Criminal Sessions yesterday Wong Kwong admitted burgis ious'y en- tering a house in Caroline Raid, but donied a charge of attempting to shout constable.

BLUE FUNNEL STEAMER AGROUND.

The Blue Funnel steamer Ningchow, while coming up the forway to take up her moorings yesterday afternoon, wint aground at a point about 100 yard+ fræn the ferry wharf at Kawinen. The stramer. was in the path of the ferry-boats, which at food pido swoop round this point to take the wharf. Tugs wer, sent to the ni stanes

the evening, no very serious damigt, ap- of the steamer, and she was towed off in

partly, having been caused.

GERMAN PLOTS.

DISCUSSION IN ITALIAN CHAMBER

The Crown Solicitor stated that prisoner. went to No. 10. Caroline Rond. Ermed with

ing in a door. The jumales word at once a revolver, and gut into the place by break

aroned, and he evidently got frightened, because be turned round and an away. He was chased by the imustes of the house, and he dodged them through various streets until he came to No. 1. Ye. Wo. Street

inside. He crossed over baitcas This was an empty house and he went

into No. 30, and wa, chised by a number of people and a Chinese constable. The man ran down the street and jumped into

The earli part of a recent try of the water at Causeway Bay. The con- the Italian Chamber was noteworthy for stub'e very pluckily followed him, and an interesting spy ch by Signer Lev one caught his in the water, He had in his the sub ect of German intriguts and possession a revolver, loaded in four championnge In Britzerland. Signor Berions bers. It had been stated in evidence that asked the Minister for

Foro he shot at, but missed, the constable who "whether the passive on of dipomatic chaud and final'y arrested him

credentials permit ed the organization with impunity of dynam te attempts against railways and military establabments in Italy as recently happened in By br-

Prison said--If you will not be lealeat With me you can take me and have me say or do anything you like with me. I did not point the revolver.

His lordship told prisoner that burglary is a very serious offence indeed, and he was liable to imprisonment for life. There was no doubt that he pointed the revolver at the constable. It might be that he was fortunate to be standing there on a charge

land."

gu Affar.

The Under-Secretary, Signor Bonarelli, repled stating that a Italian hol bez approached by an emissary of a belligerent Power, no uffered large sums for the organization of attempts to terrorize the population of Italy and to hamper the pro duction of munitions. The Italian, who pretended to accept the proposal was in-

LONDON. April 17th. Mr Asquith announced in the House of Commons that he hoped to deal teinerrow. In reviewing patriotic enim your in this with the maximum number of men which Colony since the war begun, it geems to could he withdrawn from industry for theme that the European community has not army.

even yet fully realised its cigations,

it is true that the women of the Colony have done a great deal in the way of Rat Cross supplies, and that subscriptions to a fairly large amount have been sent of burglary only and not a charge ofstructed to go to the Lugaso Consulate of England for War Charities, but have wurder. He could not pass a les sentence yet made any real sacrifices? I think not that ten years' hard labour. His lordship In the first place, no attempt has been nudi said he agreed with the Crown Bolivine by the Government or the British Banks to that the action of the Chinese constable popularize War Leans either by advertise was very meritorious, and he thought he inviting subsriptions and providing the tent of the conditions of issue or by was deserving of praise,

facilities for investment of sanil auount; by the people generally

LONDON, April 17th. Mr. Asquith has postponed his state. ment en recruiting, which he had promised to make today. The Cabinet is doubtless awaiting a further report on the means of securing the necessary men demanded by the Military authorities.

That there are differences in the Cabinet but so far there have been no resignations on the Compulsion question is not denied,

There is a strong desire on the past of all: parties to preserve the national unity.

ITALY AND GEHMANY.

NO WAR DECLARED.

LONDON, April 17th; Is the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated that way had not been declared between Italy and Germany but all cam mercial intercourse with Germany bad been forbidden by the Italian Government,

SMUGGLING RUBBER INTO GERMANY,

I feel quite certain that there is

present in the hands of Eumpenn wag?- goodly amount of money in soil suns at

earners which would be available for such louns if facilities for investment were provided.

The Crown Solicitor-I understand that he has already been rewarded with a medal.

**A BRUTAL CRIMEP SEVERE SENTENCE ON A CHINESE,

The most recent Treaty botwem Great

6 is at prejen iguing Britain and Portugal stipulates that extra-

the Power in anest on to arrange für smuggling explosives into Italy with the ab Joct of destroying & railway bridge, He informed the Prefect of Turis but the emissary unfortunately disappeared the Goverment brought the matter to the notice of the Swiss authorit es and an aver tigation was now proceeding. In view of this fact Signor Borsarell said it was accesary to maintain the greatest reserve,

Bigtor Beylone declared himself dis satisfied with the answer, and said thet the foreign Power in question was Ger many, and proceeded to give further do tails The principal organizer of the at tempt was a certain Count Passenheim, Intely a member of the staff of the Gorman Consulat at Milan He had been arrested: in Switzerland, but was released on prosen tation of bis. Consular credentials and was Lugano, Rigmor Bevioso urged that the now attached to the German Consulate at Government should press the Federal Gos. call. He said if no steps were taken a ernment to request Count Bassenholm's re Poubt would justly arise whether despite the war, the days of Italy'sobedient policy" were after all, quite forgotten.

Signor Bovione's speech received loud and unanimous applause. There is prac ically no Press comment on the question. rent may be trusted to deal with the matter It is probably thought that the Govern satisfactory.Timer

loan of $15,000,000, hearing in-dition shall as ho granted for certain Lerent at 6 per cent, freo of income-tax, offences in which is included that of mur. payable hall-jearly and repayable in 1991, der," said Mr. G. N. Ormo, in explaining which they propose to give to the British to a jury at the Criminal Session: yester Government for war purposes Could not day why a prisoner, extradited from something of the kind be done in Hong Macao who was alleged to have bon can kong? The FM.8. is a wealthy Govorn- cerned in a robbery with fatal violence was ment, and it is not suggested that Hong- not charged with the capital offence kang should put up a similar mount; The prisoner was charged with robbery but a lona of even $3.000.000 would help with violence, and the case was heard by bit and not be outside our scope.

Mr Justice Gomperts and the following Let us consider what a loan of this size jury:-Messrs. E. Des Voeux (foreman), would entail. Three milion dollars repay J. H. Mend, E. A. Ray, H. B. Umrigar, able in 10 year means a sinking fund of CP, Pins, E. B. Raymond; and E. M. $300,000 per sunum, and interest at 6 per cent,

additional $180,000 altogether $480,000 prx innum calculated at simple

Mr. Orme said the story with the wit interest and simplify matters, allowingnesses would put in their own words wou'd nothing on the sinking fund accuinilations, very soon appear to them to be anew hac to be provided out of additional taxation, more serious than the usual robbery whic Always bearing in mind that the best came before these Courts, for in the cours paying taxation is that which does not of that evening's adventure as less than require additional machinery for colle

four perous lost their lives. Of five people Australian farmers have already receivaltion, I would suggest the folowing for three mon and two weinen) who went out ft young Irihm a to join the Colours are

A LUCKY FIND.

CHRISTIANIA, April 17th. The accidental bursting of a coffee hug on board a liner from America resulted in the discovery of 250 lags partially filled with rubber. To whole consignment was

confested

AUSTRALIAN WHEAT. PAYMENT OF THE FARMERS.

MELBOURNE, April 17th..

over twenty-one millions sterling for wheet delivered under the Government scheme.

INDIAN ARMY OFFICERS.

· THE QUESTION OF PENSIONS-

LONDON, Apr 17th. Mr. Chamberlain stated in the Hou e cf. Comming that if an Indian Army, officer died in consequence of a wound or injury received while holding temporary rand, his family would be granted pensions appropriate to the higher rank even Sir Douglas Haig riports heavy, shelling

though at the actual time of his death the officer had ceased to hold such rack. about Voormeze le, Dickebusch and between

IMFERIAL INSTITUTE BILL. St. Eloi and the Ypres Comines esinal. and some artillery activity on both sides is hard for me to express by words PASSES THIRD ERADING IN THE Low profoundly touched and inspirited

Bays:---

It

LORDS

LONDON, April 17th, On The Imperial Institute Bill passed its third reading in the House of Lords on March 24th.

about Hebaterne, between Carnoy and hull ranks under my command have been by Somme, and alco about Souches and Noeux-Your Majesty's per ona) mezago, les-31ines.

Mining activity is reported in the Hohen-

their behalf and on my own I desire to express to Your Majesty the assurance zollern sector,

that the knowledge and experience we have gained of our hooved Sovereign's sympathy will be our sheet-anchor in this defence." MAVAL ACTIVITIES.

There was considerably serial activity yesterday and one of our machines returned.

THE NEAR EAST,

has not

[TÉROUGH PENTER'S AGENCT.} DRAWING CLOSER RUSSIANS ADVANCE ON TREBIZOND.

PETROGRAD, April 17th.

A communiqué states that the Russians

have occupied the village Arseuckelessi, twelve miles east of Trebizond.

[MKODAN REUTER'S AGENUT.]

FIGHT IN THE NORTH SEA, GERMAN WARSHIP ATTACKED BY AEROPLANE.

AMERICANS FIGHT REAR- GUARD ACTION.

REPORTED DEATH OF VILLA-

NEW YORK, April 7th. There is an unconfred report that the nephew of Carranco is bringing to Chibusbua the body of Fills who is said to have died after the aspatation of a leg. The American commander reports that 300 Carranzastas aided the townspeople of Parral and attacked the American troops A French gnu-neroplane, at a height of who were forced to fight a rearguard 300 feet) attacked an enemy warship in the | aétion frors Parral to Santa Cruz Of the North sea, Ering sixteen shells the majority Mexicans, 41 were kid. Two Americans of which hit

were killed and seven wounded.

PARIS., April 17th,

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considerationê

Rickshas,

Hazeland,

in sampen, only one. actually.

the

181SHMEN AND THE WAR.

ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS. PASTORALS.

In the'r Lent pastorals many of the Trish Roman Catholic Bishops direct atten tion to the mess ty for thrift, and the raising of ng much food and provisions na poss.be un the farm. The exhortations

relarned, tewer than in ght have been expected. 1. A Tax of 190 per annum or all private Mr. Orme explained why the charge of he Bishop of Tanni, Dr. Healy, who hopes The art emphase of these comes from murder not preferred, and ad the that while the people wit til their side 2. Amend the Starop Ordinance, making man was surrendered by Macno o

they will also be ready to fight for them al contracts for any purpose what

against alloomers, especially against the ever subject to an adhesive stamp charg, of robbery with violence, and theis German Irishmen were able to fight, as duty of 10 cents. At present stamp fore it was on that charge he dust band be "roved on every battlefront in duty on contracta iu, I believe, 81, for tried. It appeared that on the might of acres sized by the brutal foe, and what Europe They did not want their fertile which reason, and because of the ex- tremely laboured system the Govern the 12th February, about 9 o'clock, the way to save them but the strong arms and mẹnt us. I mean the embossing of the men came down to the wharf at the Yan stamp at the Revenue Office the re

ourageous hearts of the Irish people and the Allie He hoped that they would sultant income is practically sil. An mati refuge and engaged a sampan, on rally to the flag, not by compulsion or ever adhesive stamp (postage would do) which were a young woman and girl, con, but from a sense of duty as bemer would ng entail any more now machinery, and would bring in the to row then to a junk in the Harbour, Afreen The man who struck a blow

hawker would say that he heard a female justice, freedom, and right n

against the Prussing struck a blow for voice crying "Save life." He blew a 4. A Bicy Tax (for the benefit of our the cries with as much courage as even tive war in history, but a war that seems whistle and proceeded in the direction of not only the greatest and most destruc- Cardinal Logas speaks of the war as sporting trick-riding friends).

would warrant in the case of an solated

revenue,

3. A Motor Tax.

do without

5. A Poll Tax on all Chine arriving hawker, He thought the man probably to have stirred up to their lowest depths in the Colony who are put in posses went sowly. However, other boats rowed the worst and most depraved of human sion of $18, say (This wou'd serve up, and when the hawker arrived on the sins the distinction betuwen soldier sex check on the budnash" who scene off he could see was two men struggland vian and public and private pre comes over from Canton to live at the ing in the water, one of whom he saw reach nerty seus to be ignored. Even neutrals expense of the Hongkong Government, the breakwater and run along it. A man and the property are no longer immihe He is certainly a luxury we can well who knew the prisoner was sciptied to from des ruct on Feaceful ait gens travel- 6. Increase the tax on Rholgung.

see him running by the Lee Koo wharfing ty co with their wives and children dripping wet, with bood running dawn seat to the bottom without warning. 7. Increase the Dog Tax

his face, and mings certain of his cothing. Men o'd and young helpless women and Perhaps some of your readus can offer The fugitive went to the house of a woman poest ohildren, often in their beds at valuable suggestions, but I'm afraid the and beggel shelter until dawn." He ght are made victinus of is sudden and laat word must remain with the Govern subsequently went to Macao, where terrible death.” ment as to whether anything will be done according to the evidence, he confessed that Dr. O'Dwyer, Bishop of Limerick, the or not--let us hope so, for our credit's sake, he and two other men attacked the women author of a recent Letter which gave much I notice are graph is this morning's whom they threw into the water. When joy to the Sinn Feiner, says in lus pas- issue that H.. Sir Henry May has in. they cried out, they hit them over the toral that the war wil leere the world in timated that during the war le proposes, head with an oar. Two of prisoner's com tonlt on of the direct poverty. From aan example to others, to wrestsick The panions wore struck to death" and he time to time there have been ugly thristen. consumption of alcohol in his house to on alowe engaged, das POSTMANings of Focalism, but he fears that they four kings,hg is very laudable, but I Evidence was called, and the jury found were to more than the first mutterings of cannot ace what object fi served if no prisoner gity, facilitie, me to be given to An public fol

the storm-which wil break upon European His lordship in sentencing prisner to society when the war is over. If he invest the retent savings in War Loans, 15 years bard labour and 20 strokes with adds anyone thinks that the millions of

Yours faithful"

the car," said it was a very brub, crine working en trained to arms in Europe PATRIOT.

To obtain a few paltry trinkta prisoner will se tle down peaceably to start.on and other had thrown these two yonne at the end of the war in order to help to women inte the Harbour, and then bestreamm brian for their better he them with en car

may hơn * tuse awakening."--Timur.

Hongkong, 1th April, 1918,

[The F.M.S. War Loan is already niyo find, we notice, in Shinghai newspapersEv.]