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THE WAR.

BRITISH CONTINUOUSLY ENGAGED.

HEAVY FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT. IRISH RESPONSE TO GERMANS.

BRITAIN'S SUPERIOR AIR SERVICE.

AMERICA AND THE BLOCKADE

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT

:are:

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH CONSTANTLY

FIGHTING,

PRIMITIVE WARFARE:

LONDON, May 17th.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] FRENCH DROP BOMBS IN METZ REGION.

PARIS, May 17th.

4:23 pm.go To-day's commdaiqué, saya it is con- firmed that another Fronch seroplane squadron dropped a great number of bombs on the hangars and the railway- stations at Metz, and the railway lines from Metz to Thionville..

A French pilot felled & Gornian at

Vic-sur-Aisne.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGEWOY,]

AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE

ITALIANS INFLICT GREAT LOSSES.

Roy, May 17th

The discrepancy between the long casualty lists, and the seemingly insigni ficant encounters on the British front is explained by letters received from a describing the nature of correspondent

These the socalled small enterprises. consist mainly of mining and raiding. ITALIAN FRONT. The methods of the former are sufficiently known- hage explosion blowing men and weapons into the air, burying many, obliterating trenches, then a frantic rush, and a force fight for the possession of the crater, The raida, which are inces santly going on along the whole front, tre opened by gusts of artillery to smash the wire entanglements; then a curtain of fire, to prevent supports reaching the trench aimed at and,inally, an in- Sometimes the trench is fantry rush.

Then found empty sometimes not. ensues a ferocious encounter of primitive mankind, in which rifle and bayonet are superseded by short stabbing weapons dovised for this close fighting, and Tombs are thrown at close quarters. Soldiers, writes the correspondent, at times speak lightly of These Hal struggles, but along ninety miles of our front is practically one continuous battle and one continuous held of blood.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

MUCH ACTIVITY.

LONDON, May 18th. General Sir Douglas Haig, na con- ge, states that to-day there have been considerable artillery and trench mortar actions. Two raiding parties of Seaforth Highlanders entered German trenches, north of Boclincourt last night Five Germans were killed in one trench Three dugouts full of Germans were bombell, one being blown up. Our casualties were alight and the whole of

The Italians admit a small reverse in Teentino, but as affairs are up to the present limited to the first-line positions, the Austrian claim to nearly 3,000 pri- soners is likely to be the usual exagge

ration.

The Italian communique affirms that great losses were indicted on the Aus

THE HONGKONG DAILY FRIAM.

ZHROTOR NEUTER 3 AGENCY). BRIEF NAVAL ENCOUNTER.

GERMANS DISCREET

RETIREMENT.

LONDON May 17th.

The Admiralty announces that yester day there oorred an encounter between

THEOUGH LUTAK 3= AGENCY. B

IRISHMENTS RESPONSE TO THE GERMANS. MUNSTERS INTERESTING

CAPTURE

LONDON, May 17th.

It appears that on the might after the British destroyers and monitore and Iria regiments in the trenches respond. some German destroyers. After a shorted to the German placards, inviting

them to lay down their BTB DY engagement the enemy withdrew to their

fusillade and the singing

inging of Bule Bri forts, There were no British casualties.

tannia, the officer of a detachme of

THROUGH REUTTE'S AGENCY.) THE BURNING OF

AN

FINDING OF COMMISSION OF

PARLIAMENT

ENQUIRY

THROUGH DEUTER,

INDIAN REPRESENTATION THE GOVERNMENTS POLICY

LONDON, May 18th.. Interviewed by a Reuter representative, Lord Islington said that is the deliberates and steady policy

Government to of the British

OTTAWA, May 17th. The report of the Commission of Inne vestigation into the burning of the Par

The naval encounter was off the Munsters undertook to capture the lea Belgian coast.

BRITISH MONITOR LOST.

LONDON, May 17th. Turkish artillery destroyed a small British monitor Two of the crew were killed and two rounded;

GENERAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] - BRITAIN'S AIR SERVICE

SECOND TO NONE.

BY LONDON, May 17th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Joynson Hicks opened the air debate, strongly demanding the appointment of an Air Minister. He emphasised that the new board would be worthless.

Mr Tennant, in replying, indicated the enormous expansion of our air re Bources It was not true, he said, that Germany had secured a supremacy in the air We had won the great majority of air combais, and had two types of aero- which were faster than the planes Germans and two others as fast as the Fokkers It had been decided to con stitute an Air Board with Lord Curzon as President along with two nayal re presentatives, including a member of the military Board at the Admiralty, two representatives, including a

of

cards The Irish had ent down the tatas gloments to cross the considerable into vening space and were halfway ove when they were discovered by the ene searchlights, and fred at with maxions SOM were badly wounded, but one stirred, and all remained lying o for hours. Then they crept on, reaca and cut the German entanglements, and charged at the trench. The Gorin were startled and bolted, and the Main ters brought back in triumph the cards, which are now in London.

Photographs showing the holes ut through the placards by the Irishmen ↑ bullets before the raid of the Munstere have been published.

CHIEF SECRETARY OF IRELAND

LONDON, May 17th, Sir Horace Plunkett, who is in Lon don, has been hurriedly recalled to Dublin. It is rumoured that he may become Chief Secretary for Ireland.

Mr Asquith continued his informal conferences at Dublin with official and

A prominent men.

It is expected that Mr. Asquith will Visit Cork before returning to England, His swearing in as a Privy Councillor

liament Buildings finds hat while there- sociate Indians more and more with is a strong suspicion that it was the re the Government of India, and any sult of incendiarism, there is nothing in

reasonable advance of qualifed Indinos the evidenco which justines finding that

in the services would meet with genetal the fire was maliciously caused

assont and appreciation. The action of THE REBELLION IN CHINA, the Raj regarding indentured emigration

and Indian representation, at the Im NO SIGNS OF ABATEMENT.

perial Conference showed the effective ness of Indian influence in administra, tion, Indian influence in local selb

Government was still wider, and officialz control would be relaxed with the rise,

of public spirit and morality

LONDON, May 18th. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil said that the rebellion in China

soph showed no signs of abatement. It was understood that the moratorium would

not affect the Chinese Government ob ligations, and any measures necessary to safeguard British financial interests in China would be taken. F BRITISH AIRMEN DECORATED.

LONDON, May 17th The Military Cross has been awarded

MARCHAND OF FASHODA. REPORT OF DEATH OFFICIALLY DENIED.

LONDON MAY 17 Leading articles, containing long ap- preciations of General Marchand Ap-

to two airmen in connection with Zeppeared in the British Press pelin raids. They are A. do Bath Bran don, who ascended to a height of 9,000 feat and bombed L16, and G. A Ridley, for conspicuous gallantry and good work in raids CASEMENT COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

Now the death is officially denied by Paris Up to the present no explanation, has been afforded for the mistaken an- nouncement.

LONDON, May 17th. Both Sir Roger Casement and Bailey have been committed for trial.

The Magistrate asket Casement if he had anything to say before he was com mitted for trial Casement replied in a

low voice

Bailey also declined to say anything

WHITE STAR'S HICE PROFI LONDON, May 17th. The report of the White Bar Line shows that there remains a profit of £1,003,286, after providing for the exoces profit tax and other contingencies. Dividends of 65 per cent have already been paid. TEWKESBURY BYE-ELECTION.

LONDON, May 17th.

The result of the bye-election at Tew

trians, who attacked in massed form the armp Council, also Lord Sydenham strengthens the belief that a Chief Secres: LORD HARDINGE'S NEW POETAN kesbury, is as follows:

on, and it emphasises that the Italians and Major Baird, the latter representi

only fell back on a section. Italian counter attacks took houdreds of prison- era, The Austrians on the bulk of the front were unable to develop their attack

The communique adds that the princi- pal Austrian effort was in the Lazarina Valloy where there were five fierce at tacks on the slopes north of Zugna. These were crumpled by devastating artillery and rife fire, inficting enormous lossen. Hundreds of sucmy corpses were carried off in the swift Adige current. Repeated attempts to attack the Asiago sector on Monday night fared so badly that the Austrians were inactive through out Tuesday. The attacks in the Suzano Valley lasted all Monday night, and were continued in the morning. They were repulsed Then an Italian counter- attack forced the enemy to retreat, leav-

the House of Commons Mr. Tennant declared that the new body would poss tower) JIZ ALCALM Than niyon had a bitherto. It had been decided that

W during a great war the friction CE creat ing & Air Ministry would be too great.

MY Churchill expressed Boine, diBSD pointment at the achenie

Mr. Bonar Law vigorously defended the air service, which, he said was far better than the enemys, and more than the equal of any of the combatants. We

náds carried out frequency, regularity and ances which

requen had never been attempted by the Ger mans. Out of 478 sir combats between July and May, only 03 occurred on the Britishside in which 13 German machines were brought down and not a single British machine (Cheers:)

Air VM Tennant added that the new-

matters Board would be free to discuss of general policy, also combined naval and military operations and designs of PARALY

machines If either the Admiralty pr the War Office failed to agree the Pre sident could refer the question to the War Committee. The Board would also co-ordinate the supply of asterisk.

THE BRITISH BLOCKADE CORRESPONDENCE WITH UNTLED)

the raiding parties returneding several hundred prisoners. On the

Fighting continues among the craters at Vimy Ridge.

There were 7 aerial combata yester day. An Albatross was attacked, driven

-down and wrecked near Lille, and an

other was driven down north of Vitry in a damaged condition. A third was attacked by one of our Scouts and was seen to turn upside down near the ground. One reconnaissance machine failed to return, having landed in hostile territory. One Boout aeroplane is also missing. Much successful artillery and photographic work has been, accomplish

ed

GERMAN ATTACKS.

FRENCH AEROPLANES ACTIVE.

rest of the front there were numerous sporadic attacks in the nature of diver- TASHA

approved sione, all of which were repulsed with

Rorious enemy losses. The aircraft on both sides have carried out incessat bombing raids..

RUSSIAN FRONT

THROUGH REUTERS AGENCY]

TURKS RETREATING.

PETROGRAD, ay, 16th. The Russian while successfully holding the contre of the Caucasus front are now progressing along the conat, and the Turks are retreating to Kerasun, seventy miles westward of Trabazond. AVAL ACTIVITIES.

STATES.

LONDON, May 17th There has been further curr regarding the blockade.

clearly

Great

PARIS, May. 17th

GERMAN MINELAYER BUNK

COPENHAGEN May 17th.

the

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German

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ark Baved some of

The defeat of further German attacks of recor

as a feature of the communile.

nade attacks on the edge of Dea

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Iman A German minai.

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mont Farm The artillery continued active on both banks of the the crer

Lease and in Champagne

DUTCH STRAMEN BLOWN UP

The Un

rien

the expectation that steps to sYOU!

Britch reply out ist

tary will not be appointed at present, and that Mr. Asquith will temporarily Assume responsibility in the House ut Coupons for Ireland

WAR ECONOMY.

BEER AND TOBACCO

LONDON, May 17th. The Board of Trade announces that

the imports of tobacco will be reduced by two-thirds from the lat July

Mr Reiman has introduced Bill to reduce the brewing of Iver 15 per cont

RELIEF FOR SOLDIERS,

IN CASES OF HARDSHIP

LONDON, May 18th.

In the House of Commons, the Right Hon. W Hayes Fisher announced that arrangements had been made for grants up to £101 sterling yearly both to mar

tied and unmarried soldiers in cases of hardanto

WRPRISONERS IN GERMANY. FORCED TO WORK AT MUNITION PACTORIES,"

PARIS, May 17th

It is officially anounced that the Allied war prisoners in Germany har

the munition been forced to work

threats of tortura and Inclories,

an intensely heated cells. impris

The French Government has threatened

o retal inte GERMANY AND SIR EDWARD GREY'S STATEMENT VIOLENT VITUPERATION

LONDON, May 17t

LONDON May 17th. The Morning Post understands that Lord Hardinge will succeed Sir Arthur Nicolson (Permanent Under Secretary af the Foreign Office), who is retiring owing to ill-health.

It is officially announced that Lord Hardinge has been appointed, temporari ly, Formanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office, The Right Hon. Sir Arthur Nicolson is retiring on account of ill

alth

COTTON SPINNERS DEMANDS. WORKERS AGREE TO MEET EMPLOYERS,

HICKS BEACH (Goalition Boogey (Antz Government)

$197

"majority or 0.020

THE RECENT SHIPPING

STRIKE

TERMS OF SETTLEMENT AsAnnounced in our cable columns on Monday the China Coust shipping strike in over. 'A Anal conference between the Chiun Coast Officers Guild and the owners was held on the previous Satur day afternoon at the Merchant Service Club at which all differences were settled to the mutsl satisfaction of both sides, on board their ships for duty the same, and masters and officers were reporting night. Next toorning the Marine Engine- ors Guild of China met the owners for the first time and terms were concluded after a conference that lasted only about half an bour

In the settlement between the owners and the two guilds there was a little give and take on both sides (says the A. (^-*- Daily News) SANDA

LONDON May 17th. The Committee of Operative Cotton Spinners and Card-room Operatives at Manchester last evening agreed to meet The Officers Guild is recognized by the owners, but with squabustion, the the employers with reference to the

owners having stipulated for a Board of demand for an increase of 10 per cent. Adjustment composed of an officer of the company or companies concerned, a mem wages, with the object of arriving stber of the Guild, their secretaries, and

a settlement before the end of the month. The spinners' Executive has decided that the notices tendered are inoperative at

present

MR. AQUITH,

LONDON, May 18th, In the House of Commons, Mr. Ton nant said he expected that Mr. Asquith would return from Ireland at the end. of the week.

LOSDON, May 18th, YM Asquith is being sworn

to-day on the Irish Privy Council He ~ thus becomes a gember of the Irish Executive Council

The Press of the Central Powers indulge in violent vituperation in regard to Bir Edward Grey's recent statem

HM Shipping Vice Consul Should the board fail to agree on matters put before it, such will be referred to an Arbitration Board composed of members from each side and a third (neutral) to be named by them.

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