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THE WAR.

DARDANELLES AND MESOPOTAMIA

PAPERS.

MR. ASQUITH'S STATEMENT.

ANTI-HOLIDAY CRUSADE

ENGLAND.

IN

CONTINUOUS SUPPLY 'OF AMMUNITION VITAL.

BRITISH PRO-WAR TRADE POLICY.

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED.

CASEMENT APPEAL DECISION.

FRANCO-BELOTAN FRONT.

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BRITISH STILL PROGRESSING. MORE PRISONERS AND GUNS CAPTURED.

4088IA# FRONT.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] VAIN GERMAN EFFORTS,

PETROGRAD, July 18th On the Riga front the Germans, inany places, made raín attempts to capture Jest trenches,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY. JULY 20ra 1918.

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STEAMERS SUNK.

LONDON, July 18th, Thestermer Euphorbia (British) and Sérra (Italian) have been sunk.

The British steamer Virginia and three smacks have been torpedoed.

The Captain of the Firginia, and 47

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DARDANELLES AND

MESOPOTAMIA.

STATEMENT BY MR. ASQUITH

LONDON, July 18th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith stated that the Dardanelics Papers could

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CASEMENT'S APPEAL DISMISSED.

LONDON, July 18th. The Court of Criminal Appeal has dismissed the appeal of Roger Casement: The Attorney-General was not called.

NEW LAMBS FOR OLD. SURGERY MIRACLES.

[BY A PHYSICIAN.]

The most terrible aftermath of former wars has always been the thousands of permanently erippled and deformed mon, wno, nihuugh they have escaped with their lives, nevertheless are doomed to. carry with them to the end of their daye tho lasting effects of wounds received in Thanks to the indefatigable energy and resource of the modern sur- geon, there are already many signs that after this, the greatest. and. sanguinary of all wars, the percentage irremediable deformities is to be reduced

men, indading six wounded lascars, not be published at present, except in The Court held that adherence to the battle.

King's enemies without the realm con stituted treason in the same way as within the realm. Subjects owed allegi- ance wherever they were

have landed at Malta. The Chief Officer is missing, and one lascar was killed.

THE JUTLAND BATTLE. NEW ZEALAND'S SYMPATHY.

LONDON, July 18th.

New Zealand has subscribed £14,000 on behalf of the dependents of those killed in the Jutland battle. GENERAL.

completely, and the War Council were unanimously of the opinion that their publication would assist the enemy.

A later message states that the Case- ment case may be taken to the House of Lords.

[Casement was found guilty of high trcason at the High Court in London or June 19th. ED.].

PRO-WAR INDUSTRIAL

POLICY.

Every step in Mesopotamia had been taken on the consentient advice of the military authorities. As regards the conduct of the campaign, undoubtedly there had been incidents which had aronged anxiety and doubt as to whether the best means had been adopted to (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

secure the end in view. Mr. Asquith added that the Commission of Inquiry THE LATEST PEACE MOVE,

into the medical arrangements in Mesopo

LONDON, July 18th. LONDON, July 18th. Lamis had reported that when they left

Mr. Asquith has appointed a Com Tay Morning Post correspondent at everything possible was being done. The mittee of seventeen to consider the com Bucharest says that the popular lender, Government was also satisfied that the mercial and industry policy to be adopt- Count Karolti, has resigned the Chair-imperfections in the transport arranged after the war, with reference to the manship of the Independence Party, and ments were being remedied. He sug- conclusions of the Economic Conferenc is forming a new party to demand im-gested a discussion of the subject on mediate peace. re-IRISH PRISONERS RELEASED.

LONDON, July 18th, Irish prisoners to the number of 1,174, who have been able to establish, that they had no complicity with the rebellion, have been released.

LONDON, July 18th. General Sir Douglas Haig reportar-

IMPORTANCE OF VOLHYNIA. Mist and incissant min have interfered with the operations on the Somur, The victory in Volbynia has complete but north of Ouvillers we made substan-ly cleared the enemy from the northern tial progress lust night on a front of bank of the Lips, and we are using the 1,000 yurds, driving the enemy out of captured beary guns to bombard posi- strongly-defended- points, capturing tions on the south bank. prisoners and six machine-gans. also successfully raided trenches

Wytschaete..

HEAVY FIGHTING.

We

Hear

ENEMY'S DISORDERLY RETIRAL

The explured material shows that the enomy must have retired in great dis order. German prisoners in all sorts of

NO

HOLIDAYS.

WORKERS' HEARTY CO-OPERATION WITH THE ARMY.

LONDON, July 18th.

At the National Conference of Trades

Thursday,

Mr. Asquith continued:--The Army Council were strongly opposed to the publication of the Mesopotamis papers, as these would furnish the enemy with valuable information, and the General Staff were of the opinion that their pub lication would prejudice the success of the operations now proceeding.

Mr. Asquith omphasised that the poli- tical were never allowed to override the military considerations regarding Meso- potamia. He declared that the Govern-

of the Allies, and the following quez tions:-(.) The steps to maintain an- establish industries essential for the safety of the nation. (2) The steps to be taken to recover the home and foreig" trade lost during the war, and to secure

now markets.

The last question means the develop ing of the resources of the Empire, an preventing the sources of supply withi the Empire falling under foreign con trol.

Lord Balfour of Burleigh is the Chair man of the Committee, which include.

General Sir Douglas Haig, in a rom-uniform show the mixed character of the Unionists in London it was decided to mont were convinced that the transport Mr. A. J. Balfour, Mr. Harry Gosling

muniqué, states: -The Germans are latest fornuations. attacking car positions in the vicinity

of Longueval and Delville Wood. Heavy fighting is proceeding.

GREAT TACTICAL SUCCESS.

Perconan, July 18th. The hammering given to the Austrians HARD FIGHTING ON FRENCH and Germans in the Ostroff-Gubin sector twenty miles southeast of Lutzk, is a great tuction! success.

FRONT.

REPULSED.

ENEMY EVERYWHERE

PARIS, July 15th.

·

The Russians have smashed the enemy front on a width of a mile and penetrat

A comunichiger gentes: The Gintamansed to a depth of several miles. The delivered a night attack between Biackes enemy has been most active here since

the Russian thrust towards Lutzk.

and La Maisonette, but, despite repeated i attempts, costing them heavy losses, they

The Bulgariaus are co-operating with Failed to gain La Maisonette Parties the Germans, in the Buranovitchì sector.

of the enemy crops along the Canal into the eastern part of. Diaches, where fight- ing continues.

LATER

A communigar states: South of the Somme the enemy renewed their attack ni La Maisonnette.

We expelled the Germans from a few houses which were held by them at Binches.

Belgians raided a treurh northward of Dismude, killing most of the vecupants and prisonering, the remainder.

VERDUN FIGHTING

PARIS. July 18th. An enemy rup de main at Hill 301 collapsed under our fire There have been grenade attzoks at La Chapelle, Sainte Fine, avel west of Floury, but the jeremy was everywhere "puked. There has been livly artillery firing set la Laufee and Chowis,

ITALLAR FRONT.

A COSSACK RUSH.

PETROGRAD, July 18th.

A communiqué states: The Cossacks,

war.

postpone all holidays till the end of the difficulties would soon completely dis appear, as far as local conditions per- mitted,

LETTER FROM GENERAL HAIG. The following Fetter was read from General Sir Douglas Haig appealing to the ambition workers to support the Army

"Two idle days would possibly add many months to the war. The pressure against the eneiny must not for & moment be relaxed, The troops are eager to maintain it, but

continuous supply

(Labour), Sir Henry Birchenough, and Professor A. S. Hewins.

In the House of Lords Earl Crewe HIS MAJESTY'S ADMIRATION.

similar statement.

Sir Edward Carson undertook to frame a motion for a discussion on Thursday

LONDON, July 18th.

most

of

to what oven a decade ago would have been considered an impossible minimum.

2

Experience has shown that the great wounds are received in the arms or legs, proportion of serious while not fatal Naturally, therefore, it is in these re gions that what may be called recoa- finds its greatest structional surgery

copo. A recent article in the Prac- itioner by Lieut.-Colonel Openshaw on he prevention of amputations showe by its very title how far we have advanced.. from the not very distant day when the inilitary surgeon's chief duty was the im- mediate amputation of shattered limbs, vhich, if not treated in this terribly adical manner, too often: cost. their ives. "Wherens twenty-five of thirty Years ago, writes Colonel Openshaw, I used to do one excision at the hip sint every week of my life, I have luring the last ten years practically over excised one. The number of am- utations in peace times, owing septic surgery and the advances of nedical knowledge, has considerably lecreased, in fact practically vanished."

But in war time, and particularly in his war; the number of limbs cut off is ragically large.. This is unavoidable wing to the conditions in which the wounded have to be treated, and thus the Large numbers of men with artificial ecessity has arisen for supplying, very

timba. For British wounded soldiers about 3,500 artificial limbs have been re- quired up to the present. At Queen Mary's Hospital for the Limbless, too- ampton, 800 limbs have been supplied, while 1,900 are waiting to be fitted. So perfectly constructed are

these legs, trms, and hands that the wearers chai fien perform all the operations of daily ife and even do useful work.

to

The main requirements are strength und lightness. The science of artificial. limb-making at the present day has be rome well-night perfect. The artificial leg must be sufficiently strong to stand

he wear and tear of a working man's ife. It must be simple und noi con- stantly requiring repairs. A gentleman

with both legs artificial has been

wearing ais present pair for eleven years."

**DO PRACTICALLY ANYTHING.” The range of usefulness of the hand vill depend very largely on the amount of he natural limb that the operator has been able to preserve. If the Сагрия (small bones of the wrist) is left an arti

His Majesty the King has telegraphercial hand can be fitted allowing very to General Sir Douglas Haig his admira The discussion was fixed for Thurs- tion of the continued successful advance day.

of the troops, and also conveyed the Car's congratulations.

General Haig replied, conveying thr Army's thanks for Their Majesties'

THE BANDMAN OPERA AND COMEDY COMPANY,

LATER. Thursday's debate in the House of of ammunition is vital.. 1 ant sure Commons-will-be-on motion by Sir this appcal will not be in vain. Lot Edward Carson for the appointment of the whole nation forgo its holidays fill the goal is reached a speedy and operations in

Select Committee to inquire into the gracious appreciations..

the Dardapelles, at decisive victory will then be ours,”

Gallipoli, and in Mesopotamia. The Conference ananimously agreed to send a message assuring General Haig the table a resolution with reference to The Liberal War Group have placed on

the inadequacy of the transport and medical arrangements in Mesopotamia, which is tantamount to a vote of censure. They have also decided to support Bir Edward Carson's motion,

in an impetuous advance from Plas-that the supply of munitions would not touny, captured 34 Turkish officers, 608uly maintained but increased in Askiris and two machine-gunN. HAVAL ACTIVITIES.

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GERMAN STEAMER

TORPEDOED.

STOCKHOLM, July 18th.

A Russian submarine has torpedong the German stramer Cyria.

MORE

FRIGHTFULNESS " EXPECTED.

LONDON, July 18th. There are frications that, owing to the severity of the blockade, Gering will resame extreme sabmarine methods. FXCITING FIGHT WITIE SUBMARINES. PLUCKY BRITISH CAPTAIN.

LONDON, July 18th.. According to a Press Bureau announce: ment, the captain of the British steamer ROME July 18th-~-

Le Coy, of 3,419 tons reports: On A communiqué records continued pro-

June 18th a submarine opened fire from gres at Pasubio and Posina Astico, a range of four miles, and, rapidly clos despite a vigorous resistaner by thing with him, we opened fire with our gun. Our fifth, shot appeared to hit the submarine, which kept up a constant fire.

TOUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.) ITALIAN PROGRESS

new

every possible way.

The Hon. E. Montagu, the Minister of Munitions, assured the Con- ferencs that the workers would not suffer.

The Trades Union Congress have de cided to send the aforementioned | solution to all the Allied Comyunders, showing the spirit of the British work

WAR WORKERS' REGISTER.

LONDON, July 18th. Mr Herbert Samuol to-morrow will move that the Selce Committee ensider the desirability of pre paring new Register, including the w presentation of those engaged in way work, and conducting their election on it during the war..

SIGNIFICANT AUDIENCE.

ENEMY FIRMS IN INDIA.

LONDON, July 18th.

In the House of Lords, Lord Sydenham asked whether the firm of Schroeder & Schmitt, of Bombay, which was closed, was still dealing in manganese ors under the name of Ettlinger & Company, of which it was an adjunct.

"OH, I SAY?"

former

Considerale movement. If the limb has con, amputated at the wrist joint tho rtificial hand may be pronated and upinated-that is, turned with the palo downward or upward. When the opera- ion has to be performed in the forearm nen do exceedingly well with an arti- icial arm with a ring or hook at the nd. But it is when the arm is cut off from a point not far from the shoulder hat the perfection that has been reached n the construction of artificial limbs is Ben. With what is known as Carnes rm the wearer can open and close the hake hands, write, raise his hat, carry a angers, can pick up a sixpenny piece, ook, strike a match, and do practically nything"

But what is to be done for a man, such | as the German officer who came under Colonel Openshaw's care at Roenampton, 7th the complete loss of both arms from ne shoulder joint? One arm amputated at the shoulder is bad enough, but whep woth arms are off the man is practically ncapacitated and is dependent upon siher people for everything. No Carnes. ria is any use unless the patient has at east four and a half inches of the bone eft. By a series of operations this unlucky Jerman's shoulders are being prepared for the reception of pieces of bone to which the artificial arms will be attached, nd Colonel Openshaw hopes, in about ive months time, to fit a Carnes arm hich will enable the patient to perform all the actions enumerated above. A

Bir Arbuthnot Lane, in a recent article. "The Operative Treatment of Frac ures in War Time," describes & Bow method by which the shortening of limba after wounds in which the bone is badly oroken up can be entirely prevented. This hortening has borotofore been the rule, in such cases, with consequent scrious dis ability to the patient.

on

Some months after the beginning of he war Bir Arbuthnot noted the large number of cases of fracture of the femu

the thigh bone) in which the wounds had healed with great shortening of the limb. Most of these limbs were perfectly useless for any form of military service.

There was plenty of amusement ir "Oh, I say!" which was presented at the Theatre Royal by the Bandmar Opera and Comedy Co., last evening. I is difficult, however, to understand the reason for the title unless it is the ejacu lation which a "conscientious objector or a maiden aunt might be presume likely to make, at frequent intervals ar the plot is unfolded. The piece i described as a farcical comedy, but it often develops into farce and, occasion. ally, into very broad fare indeed. A marriage ceremony, with which the first

Lord Islington replied that since his of a well-known actress a

not opens, is complicated by the arriva

previous speech Er had found that

fiancé of the bridegroom. There are al Ettlinger Company before the war had

the usual subterfuges to prevent the

had close relations with a

bride from becoming acquainted wit firm in Frankfort

the other lady," and the situations ir Orders had been issned which the bridegroom finds himself be terminating the firm's trade in India..come increasingly embarrassing during In order to secure complete power over the honeymoon trip to Paris. The lady Such firms the Raj was issuing tw, news

who has, at all costs, to be avoided is, of the Raj w Ordinances, one einpowering the Raj to

course, always hovering upon the scene, and the "gay old dog" of a father-in-law prohibit and restrict imports in any way

and the stout and deluded mother-in the Raj sees fit, and the second closely law are also continually putting in an following the British Trading with the appearance when least expected. Some Enemy Act. The Raj long ago bad of the dialogue was, perhaps, not quite prevented hostile frais conducting busi- in the best taste, but, apart from this LONDON, July 18th. news in India for the benefit of enemy

no further criticism need be offered: A shell pierced the steam-pipe, and I In the House of Commons, in reply interests, but for the purpose of deter-

The first case quoted was a prisoner, Mr. Compton Coutts as Marcel Durosel, ordered the crew into the boats, leavingberlain said that the regulation pro-

to Mr. P. Snowden, Mr. Austen Cham mining what was a bostile finu it was of the piece. He had a

the bridegroom, was the life and co captured by the German, who had been ont back to England since they con- on board three engineers, a boatswain,

tremendous | idered that he was a helpless cripple and infit for any form of military service. myself and two gunners. I continued to

hibiting conscientions"

necessary to decide whether a fi ru whose amount of work thrown objectors from

upon bis His femur had been broken by a riffe fire, and the twenty-sixth shot got the entering the examination for the Indian business was carried on before the war shoulders to extricate himself from the bullet on October 31st, 1914. The limb subinaring on the water-line and she dis

Civil Service was made under section for the benefit of the enemy

interests most upfortunate positions in which he was four and a half inches shorter than ite fellow He was operated on in King The Belgians have defeated an enemy appeared in a cloud of smoke. A French

97 of the Government of India. Act, 1935.

was likely to be resumed on similar lines found himself, but he was only allowed Edward's Hospital on March 27th, 1915. force to the south-west of Lake Victoria, patrol boat came up, and I informed him having

#fa minute in which to explain.” Mr. The operator after certain meainula capturing seventeen Europeans, many of the facts, and was picking up the men.

moral objections to the

to close down firms which we re now

fragments in accurate apposition and to natives and a large quantity of bouly.in the boats when a second submarine eircumstances could not perform all closed down but were prepas ing to

use of force by the State in [uny

law," and these two very capable actors restore the femur to its original fengili, The German losses were severe, and the fired from a range of 2,000 yards. We the duties which were required of resume business after the war.

ware chiefly responsible for the suCODER

form and function. Here is a striking instance of a man who a decade ago remnant of the escaping enemy is being narrowly escaped. We fired three slots, Indian Civil Servants, who were respon

of the entertainrnent.

would have been condemped to lifelong Lord Sydenham expressed his as proval pursued southward.

enusing the submarino to submerge."

To-night "A County Girl" will be serious lameness restored by modern sible for the maintenance of order. of the Ordinances.

surgery to what is practically his normal given.

condition-Daily Mail

AFRICA..

CONTINUED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) BELGIAN VICTORY IN EAST AFRICA

LONDON, July 18th.

LONDON, July 18th. There is some speculation. regarding the audience General Willocks had with His Majesty the King yesterday, CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS. AND I.C.S.

LAME NO LONGER. DAARN Some new method had to be found to restore these shortened and deformed. femurs to their normal length. Bir Arbuthnot worked out such a method, and describes a number of cases. in which it has been used with striking results. The method, although too tenehnical for description here, can readily be Trasped by any surgeon. The point for emphasis here is the remarkable results attained.

It was justified because any person after the war. This gave the Rt tj power Johnnie Osborne was the "father-in.ions, was able to place the ends of the