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THE WAR.

WHITE STAR LINER TORPEDOED.

FURIOUS FIGHTING ON FRENCH FRONT.

HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES.

GERMANY AND AMERICA.

MORE DUBLIN REBELS SHOT.

FRANGO-BELGIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.} FURIOUS FIGHTING.

DESPERATE GERMAN ATTACKS

COMPLETELY SMASHED.

PARIS, May 8th. 4.90 p.m. A communiqué states.-The seventy eighth day of the battle of Verdun saw the French again defeat the Germans, by their stern resistance and then successful counter-attacks." The fighting on the west of the Meuse has been of the fer- cest Throughout the night the Ger mats made furious attacks against Hill 204 which were completely smashed, re- silting in extremely heavy enemy, losses. Then the French sharply attacked, re- gaining ground eastward of Hill 304 where the Germans secured footing yesterday.

There have also been a series of night engagements southward of Haudroment Wood. We drove the Germans from the greater part of the first line in which they made headway yesterday. We also took a uamber of prisoners..

MAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WHITE STAR LINER

TORPEDOED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10m 1918.

Logos, May 9th. Lloyds announces that the White Star liner Cymric is sinking.

(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCZ,

JAPAN AND CHINA.

SINCERE DESIRE TO PROMOTE PEACEFUL SOLUTION.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

INDIAN CONSOLIDATION ACT.

IMPORTANT SUPPLEMENTARY

PROVISIONS

Losos, May 8th...

Torro, May 9th The Foreign Office flatly donicz enemy | The House of Lords has passed the first reports of Japanese intervention in reading of the Bill supplementing the China. On the contrary, the Premier India Consolidation Act, 1915, The most important provisions of the new Bill are the following:

and the Cabinet unanimously declare

LONDON STAR COMPANY. OPENING PERFORMANCE AT

DEATH OF SIR GERARD LOWTHER.-

THEATRE ROYAL

DIFFICULT TASKS IN DIPLOMACY. The audience which greated the first, appearance of the Humphrey Bishop

Sir Gerard Augustus Lowther, former London Star Company at the Theatrey British Ambassador at Constantinople, Royal last night was by no means worthy who died last month at Sandwich, where of the exceedingly high class and artistic he had been lying ill for many months, entertainment provided. We do not in his 69th year, acquitted himself very know whether the Hongkong public have successfully in Morocco of a by no means already commenced practising that econo-ensy task. For though after the Anglo- my and self-denial which has been urged French Agreement, and especially after Clause 2 provides for the insertion in upon them so strenuously of Inte, and the Alegeciras Conference, when ha suc- believed this to be a suitable means of ceeded Sir Arthur Nicolson at Tangier, section 84 of inst year's Act, after the denying themselves, but those who failed British policy in Morocco was necessarily words "Governor-General in Legislative to patronize Inst night's performance subordinated to that of France, German Council," the words "or a local Legis-most assuredly did deny themselves intrigtes continued to find in the nu Jative Council, and at the end of the very, real pleasure.

ministrative chaos of the country ample Section the words or (D) in ense any The programme was so arranged as to opportunities for mischief, and it was the COTTON SPINNERS' DEMANDS. law because it bars the right to sue the cover a wide range of taste and sym-business of British diplomacy to give Secretary of State in Council in parti-pathy, and there could not have been loyal support to Franco whilst con-

that Japan's fixed policy is not to infer

fere in the crisis in China, but to en-

deavour to demonstrate the sincere desire of Japan to promote a peaceful solution and permit the Chinese to establish an effective administration.

LONDON, May 8th,

It is understood that 95 per cent of the Lancashire Cotton Spinner have voted in favour of harding in notices.

calar enses or classes of cases.".

Clause 3 provides that the Viceroy, with.t

approval of the Secretary of ・the

th

tinually striving to avert complications which would have endangered European

Peace.

in the event of a refusal of their demandState, may declare as eligible for ap humorous interludes of the drawing situation with which Sir Gerard was con-

for a 10 per cent. advance in wages.

LONDON, May Dth.

pointment to any civil or military office to which a native of British India may be appointed a ruler, or subjects of any

It is expected that the Board of Trade State in India, suhjeets of any State form artistes. The artistic note of the countries of the West had greeted the.

will intervene in the Lancashire cotton

A later message states that there are dispute, failing a settlement daring the Adjacent to India, or members of any in which revealed at once the possibilities Turks had been intensified by the action

no passengers on board the Cymric.

The vessel was homeward bound, with general cargo.

LATER.

The Cymric was torpedoed by a Ger- mari submarine in the Atlantic,

[The Cymric was a vessel of 13,098 She was built at Belfast gross tonnage. in 1898)

MORE SHIPS SUNK.

CREWS PICKED UP..

LONDON, May 8th.

A German submarine sank the Swedish schooner Gerteborg, picked up the crew, at their request, as the weather was stormy, and placed them aboard a Nor wogian steamer..

The French sailing-ship Maric Molins has been, sunk. The drew were picked

It is confirmed that the German offen- || "P sive here cost the enemy heavy sacri- fices.

The French batteries displayed great activity westward of Font-a-Mousson.

BAY OF BISCAY DANGERS.

LONDON, May 9th.

The steamer Clan Lindsay reports that

French aeroplanes Telled

led to Germanit exchanged shots in the Bay of Biscay machines at Verdun

at noon on the ard, inst. with a sub

which disappeared. magine

GENERAL

VIOLENT GERMAN

BOMBARDMENT.

PARIS May tb.....

A communiqué states.Left of the Meuse, Avocourt Wood and the whole of the region of Hill 304, has been hom“. barded with undiminished violence. A German attack in the afternOOD OR Hill 287, west of Hill 304, was stopped by a curtain of maxim fire. There has been

active artillery work on the right of the

Meuse and in Woevre.

NEW VERDUN COMMANDER.

ANOTHER WAR DISCOVERY.

PARIS, May 8th General Nivelle, the new Commander at Verdun, is a sexagenarian.

He was only a Colonel at the beginning of the war. He fought in the Boxer Expedi tion, but saw most of his service in Algeria.

“ANZAC” TROOPS AT THE FRONT.

LONDON, May Ath...,

Au official announcement states that Australian and New Zealand' troops have arrived in France and have taken over

portion of the front.

ITALIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REUTER’5- AGENCE.]

ENEMY THROWN BACK.

STUBBORN INFANTRY ENGAGE-

MENTS

Boxs, May 9th.

(THROUGH "REQIZE'R AGENCY,}

AMERICA AND GERMANY'S

CONCESSION.

RUPTURE WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW FURTHER ATROCITIES.

WASHINGTON, May 8th.

The opinion in official circles is that President Wilson, ignoring the “bully ing insolence of the German Note, will accept at its face value Germany's con

ression that submarine crews will be

ordered to observe the rules of cruiser

interval. Strike notices have been issued for the week beginning on the 15th, inst. The result of the card-room workers ballot will be known on Wednesday, and

will be this will probably favour a strike.

SITUATION IN GREECE.

COPENHAGEN, May 9th Owing to the threatening situation in Greece, Prince George has cancelled his summer holiday in Denmark and is going direct to Greece."

MORE DUBLIN REBELS SHOT.

DUBLIN, May 9th,

to

the Indian Civil Service of British sub-chorus andoubtedly sing together with jects who, or whose parents, were not born in His Majesty's Dominions, shall

remarkable effect. Mr. Harry Russon was very prominent in the early part of the evening, and bis studies of the

be subject to such restrictions as the out" caused much laughter. He is law of Europe did not tend to increase

Secretary of State, with the advice of the Civil Service Commissioners, may

scribe.

AIRSHIP ACTIVITY,

one in the house who failed to find some thing in the entertainment possessing special appeal. It comprised snatches of grand and light opera, classical dances.

Far more difficult, however, was the

room" variety, und in ditition the confronted when he was promoted to the post of British Ambassador in Constan- tributions of two members of the Cantinople after the death of Sir Nicholas Public opinion in the liboral pany who are essentially concert plat-O'Conor.

Turkish Revolution with the utmost en- evening was struck in the opening chorus, thusiasm, and sympathy with the Young

dependent race

or tribe în territory of the voices. It was rather a pity that of Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria in tak- adjacent to India.

ing advantage of that critical period to room could not be found in the program gratify their own ambitions at the ex- Cena 4 provides that admission to

me for more concertad work, for the ponse of Turkey by the annexation of

Bosnia and Herzegovina and the pro clamation of Bulgarian independence in defiance of existing treaties. The triumph achieved with the help of Germany's shining armour over the international the influence of England and her E a real humorist, and mimics very clever fente friends in Constantinople, und prey, while his singing is very pleasing. It from that moment the Young Turks, whe | had at frat shown some signs of revolt must have been regarded by one familiar against the tutelage which Germany had with Hongkong audiences as passing iz posad upon Turkey with the conni strange to hear a violinist accorded the vance of Abdul Hamid, also began grad warmest and most enthusiastic applause cally to turn once more towards "th

Dalam in with the big stick" in Berlin. in a variety entertainment such as that Bir Gerard Lowther, be it said to s presented. Miss Sybil Keymer came on credit, was umong the first to detect pe the stage when the house was beginning to cloven hoof under the mantle of libere relax the restraint with which the carlier ism with which the Young Turks jad

With th originally clothed themselves. items had been received, and the appre overthrow of Kiamil Pasha the ver ciation of this accomplished violinist's passed definitely into the hand of the Committee of Union and. Progess, and. effort was prolonged and spontaneous.

the worst elements in it too control. Mr. Humphrey Bishop, an artist to But whilst our Foreign Office was driven

mellow, bass voice of considerable range, into an attitude of increasing antagon his finger-tips, and, the possessor of a by the revival of all the worst method's of Hamidin misgovernment in Turkey and Miss Nora Moon, one of the bust ism to the Young Tarks, the desire tu sopranos we have heard for a long while, avoid any appearence of thwarting fa balanced the Kuncur of Mr. Husson and Leconomic expansion of Germany, though her influence at the dainty, sprite-like dancing of Malle. Constantinople once more obstructed Buzaune Ferney, whom alone to see is every attempt to hold the Young Turks. worth the while, and Mr. Stanley Vilven, to their promises of reform, imparted to British policy measure of uncertainty. a-powerful, pleasant tenor, also, sang and vacillation for which the Ambassador very acceptably. His voice harmonised was often held by the outside public perfectly with the violin obligato of Miss undeservedly responsible. The straia bold heavily upon Sir Gerard Lowther's Keymer.

health, especially during the Balkaus Wars, and he was already a very sick man when he retired. As is often the Case with mon of his powerful build, whosi health has once given way, he never recovered sufficiently to enjoy the rest and leisure which his long years of dig- tinguished service might well have carn- ed for him-Lives

:(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCI]

THE ZEPPELIN BAID.

FISHERMEN'S STORIES.

Losnos, May 6th." Four more rebels have been shot,

Fishermen who have arrived at Hull twenty-two have been- sentenced various terms of penal servitude, and England on the 2nd inst, sumbered nine, state that the Zeppelins which raided

two have been acquitted.

DAYLIGHT SAVING-

NEW MEASURE PAVOURED.

LONDON, MRY 8th.

Their trawlers, 40 in number, immediate- ly dispersed and scurried toward the coast. The Zeppelins accompanied them

at a low altitude for eight hours, with out attacking, although a trawler äred In the House of Commons 11. Nora rocket to attract attention. The man moved a resolution in lavour of the Zeppelins then scattered in the darkness, Daylight Saving Bill. He emphasised and the trawlors resumed fishing. the simplicity of the idea. The clocks

ONLY ZEPPELIN IN THE will be put forward an hour on Satur

BALKANS. day, and the country will gain 130 hours of daylight in the summer and save two and a half millions of pounds in lighting charges.

The Daylight Saving Bill was adopted by 170 votes to 2.

LAST DERBY GROUPS TO BE CALLED UP.

LONDON, May 8th

Derby groups will be called up on the It is understood that the remaining

13th June.

GREAT BEJOICINGS AT ITS

DESTRUCTION,

The Wedgwood Classics is a high-class melange of grand and light opera, class LONDON, May 9th.

il posing, aut dancing, and it is most Renter's special correspondent at Balooctively staged. One is not disposed to nika says that there were great rejoicings evil at the writer who described it as at the destruction on the 5th, of what the finest artistic production on the is believed to be the only Zeppelin in Vaudeville Stage." Especially effective is the setting for the singing of "The the Balkans, the L. Z75, which is a mid-

Rosary by Miss Nora Moon. Mdlle

CANADIAN SHELLS. dlo-sized airship. It seems certain that yerngy dances delightfully and captivat the crew consisted of more than the ingly to the music of Schubert, Huben- PREMIER REPLIES TO SUGGES twelve Germans who were captured, as stein, and Greig. Due recognition must

TION OF A SCANDAL two bodies were found among the debris also be accorded to the very fine “Praon

Scene" from Faust, in which the char- In the Dominion House of Commons and others may have been killed by shell acters were sustained by Mr. Humphrey warfare, but will refuse to discuss with GENERAL TOWNSHEND AT fire. Also, it is thought as most probable Bishop (Mephistopheles) Mr. Stanley Sir Wilfrid Laurier moved a resolution Vilven (Faust) and Miss Nora Moon for a Parliamentary inquiry into pur that some Bulgarians were aboard. It (Margarita).

chases and contracts for munitions made Altogether the entertainment WAS is almost certain that the credit for the thoroughly delightful one, and it was by the Shell Committee of Canada. destruction belongs to the naval guns, especially creditable to the Company in charged the Shell Commitice with re- General Townshend and four other which Iamed the airship almost with view of the fact that, as Mr. Bishop Generals and Staff Officers have arrived

Raid,

they only arrived at 6 pm that sponsibility for loss of time in furnishing their first volley when travelling at its evening, and could not get their scenery shells, and said that because of this at Bagdad. Other officers and men will lowest. Probably the airship was set on

antil 7:30, white in addition the sea had battles had been lost and thousands of not been very kind to them.

lives sacrificed. For that he held the. be brought there gradually,

Government responsible and demanded fire by the crew. The AUTHORITY ON DUTCH EAST sumed and the framework was bent and

investigation.

INDIES DHAD.

broken. A Britis

"middy" was the first on the scene of the wreck and secured the flag. It is understood that the pro- pallor will be given to the battleship which scored the first hit.

Germany the differences between the

A

United States and Great Britain. rapture will inmediately follow any fur- ther atrocities.

POPE'S MYSTERIOUS

MESSAGE.

TEUTONIC DESIRE FOR PEACE.

WASHINGTON, May 8th. The Pope's message to President Wil- son has ousted the German Note as the

topic of discussion. Profound secrecy,

BAGDAD.

AMSTERDAM, May 8tli.

Bil

London, May 8th. The death bas occurred of Dr. Dirk

Bos,

the Dutch Liberal Democratic

is maintained as to the nature of the leader, who was an authority on-the message, but it is believed to refer to Dutch East Indies

the Tel sonic desire for pesco, It is con- sidered, unlikely that President Wilson will beed the Pope's appeal or the obscure hints in the German Note, sup ported by the pretende of a concession that President Wilson, under the guise A communiqué, states:-Artillery firing of negotiating with Britain concerning has been generally more intense along the blockade, will persuade the Entente The entire Trentino front, and in Upper to discuss terms with Germany. Adige There have bean stubborn in.. fantry engagements in the Plezzo Hasin, where the enemy was everywhere thrown back. A number of prisoners were

taken

An Italian airfotilla raided and bombed troop concentrations at Mat- tarello, Calliano and the Adige Valley, and returned safely.

SHACKLETON'S PERIL,

GOVERNMENT ORGANISING RELIEF EXPEDITION.

LONDON, May 8th. The Daily Chronicle says that the Government has decided immediately to organise an expedition for the relief of Sir Ernest Shackleton.

CHENG-TU DECLARES

INDEPENDENCE,

SHANGHAI, May 9th. Cheng-tu, the capital of Szechwan, has declared its independence. MEXICAN BANDITS ATTACK

AMERICANS.

EL Paso, May 8th. Fifty of Villa's band crossed the Rio

Grande and attacked the American

garrison of ten men at Glen Springs. killing four and wounding four. They then escaped,

INTERESTING VISITOR

Loon, May th Zil-les-Saftan has visited Mr. Asquith

was con

1

CARDINAL GOTTI'S CAREER. COALBEAVER'S SON WHO STOOD

NEAR PAPAL THRONE.

Cardinal Gotti, whose death has been announced, was one of the most brilliant of the surviving cardinals created under the Leonine Pontificate.

Ho

Sir Robert Borden, in reply, deprecated the charges, which, he said, were founded upon newspaper rumours, and promised to contradict every allegation made by the Leader of the Opposition.

Replying to the accusation that only 2 per cent, of the total orders had been the Premier said that A son of a coal-heater in Genoa dock-forwarded, yards, be gained early distinction in £20,000,000/worth had been delivered. mathematical and nautical sciences, and The shells were said to have been pro so great was him XIII.'s appreciation of nounced by Mr. Lloyd Georgs as second his abilities that he recommended him as to none in promptitude of delivery. Tho a possible successor, and a few days price was as low and the quality as good before his death, secretly gave him as of any other shells.

The Premier zuded that the Imperial 540,000 he had saved in Vatican expenses. This am Cardinal Gotti was able to authorities are so stished with the first present, amidst general amazement, to

to the Papacy.

A terrible actadest occurred a few days ago at Yawata, Kyushu, Japan. A water reservoir collapsed and almost the whole town was abmerged. Forty houses were washed away, and about a hundred houses partially wrocked, while the rail way End the tramway were damaged seri Pius X on the morning of his election pply of shells that they placed orders ously. The deluge continued till the re- servoir had emptied itself. · Firemen, policemen, and also troops belonging to the garrison at Kokura were called out for-rescue operations. Bo far thirtee dead bodies have been recovered, and it is expected that the casualty list will be an appalling one.

In the course of a case beard in the City of London Court, a yanng woman, named Lilly Harvey, who said she had been a stewardes on P. and 0. liners, and had a liking for the water, told the Jadge that she served as mate on the barge Annie Bryon because the master could not get a man to act in that capacity,

subsequently for £80,000,000 worth.. All Patil succussive conclaves, ed or approved by the British Govern Cardinal Gotti himself was a leading the prices paid in Canada were either fix- but, being a staunch Carmelite friar, his mout, and amounted to £3,000,000 less membership in the monastic order finally than the prices paid in Great Britain. precluded his election. He succeeded the The Prime Minister read out a letter veteran Polish Cardinal Ledochowsky, from Lord Rhondda reputating an the Red Pope and imprisoned victim of alleged interview hinting at partisan- German Kultur, in the Government's ship in the awarding of contracta. vast institution known as the "Pro

It would be contrary to British prac-

pagands Fide, and for the past 4 years tice to investigate theas allegations dur had acted as the foreign secretary oing the war, and it would bamper the the Catholic Church.

Though a warm admirer of the Kaiser, production of munitions, besides expos- one of Cardinal Gotti's last hopes, ex-ing British methods to the enemy. There pressed on his death bed, was that before would be-no-investigation, unless it was the end of the war Palestine might be authorised by the Fritish authorities, but, wrenched from Turkish rule and placed. if any charge was made against a mem preferably, as he said, under the liberal ber of the Government, an immediate protectorate of Great Britain.

Inquiry would be granted.