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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY

GERMANY AND NEW BRITISH MINEFIELD:

THREATS OF REPRISAL AND FRESH"' FRIGHTFULNESS.”

NEUTRAL COMMERCE WITH ALLIES FORBIDDEN.

GERMAN WAR

MOST DECISIVE

POLICY:

STAGE OF WAR TO BEGIN.

ALLEGED PLOT TO POISON MR. LLOYD GEORGE.

Franco-Belgian Front.

Naval Activities,

LATEST CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. [TKROUGH RAUTER'S AURNOY;}

{THROUGH MUTNI'S AGENOT.]"

HINDENBURG EXPECTED.

TO VISIT GHENT AND FLANDERS.

AMSTERDAM, February 1st, General von Hindenburg is expected as Brussels to day en route to Ghent and Flanders.

BRITISH FRONT:

LONDON, January 31st. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports-We repulsed attacks in the neigh bourhoods of Beaucourt, and westward of Serres.

FRENCH ACTIVITY.

PARIS, January 31st. A communiqué says: There have been somewhat violent artillery actions at

different points, aspen ally in the sector east of Eheims, and on the right of the

Meuse.

BELGIAN COMMUNIQUE.

LONDOy, January 31st.

A wireless – “Belgian communiqué 8-Artillery, Infantry and machine- gun fire drove back German detachments which were approaching posts eastward of Peroyce and southward of Broord sabasts, after violent bombardments.

EARLIER CABLES. KAISER'S BIRTHDAY SHOW."

MOST SUCCESSFUL OPERATION.

A TOTAL WRECK.

Lloyds Agency announces that the steamer Clanshaw, which struck a mine and went ashore on January 23rd, has sinco broken hor back, and is a total wreck. The salvage operations have been abandoned.

GERMAN BRUTALITY,

LONDON, January 31st. The Admiralty relates the cold-blooded Cherman brutality in the torpedoing of the steamship Artist in a heavy easterly gale. Sixteen aurvivors drifted about and wore picked up three days after the torpedoing. Seven of these have now died of wounds and from the effects of exposum.

GREAT

· EARLIER CABLES.

NAVAL BATTLE. EXPECTED.

LONDON, January 31st.

The New York World's correspondent in Berlin says that a great naval battle is snticipated shortly

WAR ON SHIPPING,

LONDON, January 31st.. The following ginkings of atenmiere pre reported: Jevington (British), Therese- da, Donstad, and Fulton (Norwegian), and Egret (Russian). NORWAY AND SUBMARINES.

PROHIBITION OF BELLIGERENT VESSELS

AMSTERDAM, January 31st. The King has signed a doeren prohibit ing belligerent war submarines from entering Norwegian waters, except owing to storms and damage, or in order to Bore Life, when they must not be sub merged, must show their nationality and

LONDON, January 30th. Router's correspondent at Headquar fers sonda particulars of “The Kaiser's Birthday Show" which was celebrated on January 27th. It was the most success ful of recent similar operations. In all, 35 were taken prisoner and 500 casual Aica were inficted. The commanding Atrong position ocupied is bringing us a signal the t Appreciably nonces the reduction of Le Transloy

BELGIANS' EFFECTIVE

DEFENCE.

ENEMY COULD NOT REACH

TRENCHES

London, January 21st, A Belgian official night message of January 29th says:-The Germans, Liter

violent artillery preparation, attacked the Belgians to the south of Hetais The Anglo-Balgian fire prevented the enemy. from reaching the trenches, the attack Failing completely, the enemy leaving

dead on the held.

EFFECTIVE FRENCH ATTACK,

ENEMY LINES PENETRATED.

LONDON January 31st.

A Freach communiqué saya—We effec tively bombarded enemy works in the region of Aix-a-Baucourt, in Woeyre. A detachment penetrated the first" and second lines of the German trenches south of Leintrey, in Lorraine, und put out of action the defenders and brought back prisoners.

We carried out a successful coup de suain against an enemy post in the region of Moncal, where, and also in the Vosges, there were numerous patrol encounters wich the enemy.

for their presence. They must leave as soon as the reasons for the entry are no longer valid. Non belligerent war submarines are also pro- hibited, except during daylight, unsub merged and showing nationality Sub- marines contravening will be liable to attack by Norwegian warships.

The Balkans,

BABLIER CABLES,

[THBOUGH BRUTER'S AGESOT:)]

GERMAN CLAIMS, **

LONDON, January álst. A German wireless official messago ays: We stormed the forest, position on the east bank of the As River and pulsed strong counter attacks, taking

over 900 prisonors.

-After strong attacks to the south of the

Vale of the Putna two of which failed, the Russians penetrated a point d'appui. The Ottomans drove back strong re

a connoiterers in the neighbourhood of the Danube

PLIGHT OF SERBIA, ECONOMIC SITUATION

APPALLING.

Couro, January 31st. The economic situation in Serbis 1 appaling. The enemy has requisitioned everything, and the Serbians are abso lutely destituto,

Rusetan Front

YARLIBE CABLES

[TEROUÚR KÄUTER'S AGRICY.]

STRONG ENEMY ATTACKS,

BAYONETFIGHTING IN THE

"MONE”“”

LONDON, January 31st,

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2ND, 1017.

THE UNSPEAKABLE TURK? DIABOLICAL TREATMENT OF

ARABS

LONDON January 31st Rouler learns authoritatively that the Turks are endeavouring to exterminate the Arabe similarly to the Armenians.

A military cordon purreanded the whole

A Russian wireless official message of the Lebanon region, keeping out food, saya---áfter a bombardment by chemical. ↑ with the result that, helf the population. sholls, the enemy strongly attacked along, died of hunger, The Turks have de- the Kalndom-Chiok highroad, also north vastated Syria and Palestine and deport- east of Kalncem, pressing us back two- fed numerous illustrious Arab families, thirds of a mile. They occupied a small after hanging the londers wholeäule, sector of our trenches,

whether pro fuck or unti Turk Arab soldiers were sent to the worst fronts, end those who cramped conscription,, de- portation, or hanging were forced to

accommodată” typhus-stricken Armenians.

En uf Kalncem, we advanced in the snow-waist-high and captured, at the bayonet point, the heights east of Jacobeni, where we took prisoners and booty

General,

LATEST CABLES. [TEROUGH BRUTER 8 ÁGENOT.]

LIBERALITY OF NATIVE RACES

LONDON, January 31st, Mr. Walter Long (Colonial Secretary) states that Biam he has been at the Colonial Office he has been very much struck with the fine liberality the native races of all parts of the world have shown in order to help the country

SPANISH MAJOR'S INDIS- CRETION.

TWO MONTHS' DETENTION,

MADRID, January 31st. The Military Tribunal have abandoned proceedings against Major Francisco of the General Stuff in connection with

pro-German speech alleged to have been Helivered by him on the 24th instant, but the Captain General has ordered two months' detention as a disciplinary

næssure.

GERMAN THREATS.

STRONG STAND BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT

lit.

LONDON, January The Foreign office announces that the German Government claim to have con- clusive proof that enemy hospital-ships have been misused for the transport of

THE LOST “LAURENTIC,”

SURVIVORS SUCCUMB TO COLD,

LONDON, February 1st. The Admiralty, in a statement, em phasizes that all the survivors of the explosion on the Laurentic were placed in bonte Those lost were unable to reach the shore owing to the cold and severity

of the weather.

INQUEST ON VICTIME.

LONDON, January 31st. At the inquent on the Laurentic victims.

Captain Arthur Norton emphasised that the victims died of cold. For instance,

a boat picked up next afternoon contain-

ed seventeen frozen bodies. In another

boat there were five survivors out of twenty the remainder being frozen to death..

MORE

FRIGHTFULNESS.”

NEW GERMAN NOTE TO

NEUTRALS

Naw Yoar, February 16, A dospatch from Berlin states that a German Note, based on President Wilson's address in the Senate, has been

communicated to neutrals, in which it is declares that the rejection of her peace ofer forces Germany to disregard restric tions on naval welfare from the 1st of February, and asks the United States to co-operate to prevent the sacrifice of life by warning American ships not to enter curtain barred zones.

AN EXTREMELY GRAVE

SITUATION. WASHINGTON, February 1st. Preliminary consideration of the Ger

occasioned expressions of opinion giving the impression that the situation as viewed with extreme gravity. Prompt action 18 expected.

munitions and troops. They also claim

to have submitted proofs to the French and British Governments, at the same time declaring that treffe in hospital- ships within the line formed by Flamman Nole has borough Head, Terschelling, Ushant and Lands End would no longer be tolerated. His Majesty's Government has not received such a communication, and also deny the allegation, adding that Ger many has a right to search hospital ships. which she has never used. As it is evid

ent that Germany's intention is to add other and more unspeakable crimes to the long list already disgracing her record, His Majesty's Government hes decided, if the threat is carried out, tha reprisals will immediately be taken.

GERMANY'S WAR POLICY.

MOST DECISIVE PERIOD ABOUT TO BEGIN

Austurvam, Februaryvlst-

GERMAN COLONIES.

NEVER AGAIN TO RETURN TO GERMAN RULE.

LONDON, January 31st, Mr. Walter Long, Colonial Secretary, in a speech at a War Loan meeting in Westminster Hall, said:" I speak with responsibility, and as the representative

of the Overseas Dominions, who are the |pride and glory of the Empire to-day, when I say Let no man think that the struggles by which we have acquired the German Colonion have been fought in

vain. Let no man think that these torri- A telogram from Berlin staks that Dr.tories shall ever return to German rule.” von „Bethmann Hollweg, the German Chancellor, – and Herr Zimmerman, Foreign Secretary, have returned to Berlin from headquarters after lengthily debating Germany's policy on land and

[šen,

The telegram declares that the most

serious, and most decisive period of the

war is about to begin,

THE NEW BRITISH MINEFIELD.

GERMANY THREATENS

REPRISALS.

AMSTERDAM, February 1st-

A telegram from Berlin states that

(Cheers.)

FRENCH ARMY MEASURE.

RE-EXAMINATION OF REJECTEDB/ AND EXEMPTEDS.

GERMANY AND AUSTRIA:

TORBID COMMERCE BETWEEN NEUTRALS AND ALLIES,

MADRID, February 1st.

A German Note to the Government saya that Germany and Austria forbid atiso lutely commerce of neutrals with the Allies. They declare that they will tor

me Dedo all ships without respecting fag or oargo, but will give all ships five days in which to return to neutral ports.

FAZLJER CABLES.

SENSATIONAL CHARGE.

ALLEGED PLOT TO POISON. PREMIER

LONDON, January 31st The Daily Mast amounce that three suffragettes and a conscientious objector have been arrested at Derby and South- amption, on a sensational political con- spiracy charge,

NEW THREATS OF “FRIGHT- FULNESS"

QUESTION OF ARMED MERCHANT MEN

LONDON, January 31st. Telegrams from America, state that there are renewed thrests of German frightfulness in retaliation for the alleged sew British minefield in the North Berwhite the increased arma- ment of merchantmen causing op prehension. The authorities forecast that the State Department will take the po fing that merchantmen are entitlód to heavier armament than before, and can mount guns fore and ads without losing their customary rights,

DUTCH OPINION:

AMSTERDAM, January 31st. Referring to the German newspapers report that Britain is beginning a stricter blockade of the German North Sea coast, the Telegraaf says:-"If this should and says they were lessen the submarine danger, the advant formally charged at Derby with con ago to Dutch shipping would outweigh spiracy to murder Mr. Lloyd George, the the Prime Minister.

The Daily Sketch gives the names of those arrested,

extra burden imposed.

It adds that it is understood that the BRITAIN'S NEW MINEFIELD. prisoners are accused of conspiring to poison Mr. Lloyd George.

STRENGTHENING THE BLOCKADE.

THE PARTIES ACCUSED.

LONDON, January 31st. Alice Wheeldon, Harriet Ann Wheel-RE don, Winnie Mason, and Alfred George Mason, were charged as Derby with con spiring to murder Mr. Lloyd George and Mr Arthur Henderson, Minister with

out portfoliost

Only evidence of arrest was given, and the accused were remanded.

No details have been published..

DECLARATION BY ACCUSED.

LONDON, January 31st. Alice Wheeldon is the mother of Har riet Wheeldon and of Winnie Mason, who is the wife of Alfred Masos.

LONDON, January 31st.. Though nothing is announced in Lon don, the State Department at Washing- for publishes details of the New British minefield, as communicated to neutral. Its greatest extent to the south-west and north east is about twenty-three miles in length, and, to the north and south, 370 miles. It blocks the approach to the North Bea coast of Germany, except through neutral territorial waters. It extends south-west from a point four miles west of the west coast of Jutland, Boutiewest of Kinghoebing, across the North Sea North Horn's Reef and thence to the south, including the Dogger

The latter is a chemist, and Harriet and Winnie Wheeldon are school teachers | Bank, to a point off the coast of York- shire, south of Flamborough, then south- Alice Wheeldon, in Court, declared that it was a trumped-up charge, because east to the neighbourhood of the Dutch Frisian Irlands, approaching within my lad is a conscientious objector."

The Wheeldons are well-known Derby seven miles of Terashilling, suffragists,

It is stated that others may be involved,

but there are still no detaila of the charge,

LADS CALLED UP.

up,

LONDON, January 30th. Eighteen-year old lads have been called

MESOPOTAMIA COMMISSION.

LONDON January 300h. The Mesopotamia Commission has ex amined the Marquis of Crewe,

U.S. IMMIGRATION BILL VETOED.

THE EARL OF CROMER.

HIGH TRIBUTES TO HIS WORTH.

Lowdon, January dist. The newspapers contain long memoirs on the death of the Earl of Cromer and pay high tributes to his work in Egypt and India

The Times describes him as not only

im as not one of the ableat and meat successful masters of constructive statesmanship, who built up an Empire, but one of the greatest Englishmen, in the high sense that public and private duty, transparent perseverance, absolute sanity and judg-

ment were his most conspicuous charac-

teristics. The Time believes that the

WASHINGTON, January 30th. President Wilson has vetoed the In- migration Bill, owing to the literary test. ledgment of history on Lord Cromer's

FRENCH WHEAT CROP.

PARIS, January both.

It is officially estimated that 10,690,000 acres of wheat have been sowa, as com pared with 12,500,000 last year.

BLOCKADE OF GERMANY.

NEARLY COMPLETE.

work in Egypt will place him even higher than he stands to-day. It says the world hsa seldom, if ever, witnessed a greater trànsformation than that wrought in. Egypt in less than a quarter of a century, and emphasizes that this was in spite. of the fact that: Lord Cromer never had a free hand. It was only by slow degrees, after events had constantly justified his Losnos, January diet.

wisdom, that he acquired commanding. Lord Robert Cecil (Minister of

aathority, which he retained to the end Blockade) in a speech at Nottingham, of his public career. His epitaph might said the blockade of Germany was very well be" He never wearied in well- nearly complete. He believed they had

doing?" absolutely destroyed the enemy's overseas exports, and had practically destroyed so their overseas imports. It was most

difficult to be certain of what was hap pening in the Central Powers, but, for many weeks there had been a stream of evidence from many sources all in one

PARIS, February 1st. The debate in the Chamber on the Bill

to re examina rejecteds and exempteda is

expected to last some days, There are 78 - 20e amendments, testifying to the Leonneme of the opposition.

M. Lyautey, in a maiden speech, said the Bill would enable soldiers who had

recovered from wounds to serve. He

OBITUARY

GERMAN RESOURCES.

There are indications that a good deal of American money will go into the new Britishi war loan, says London telegram. Wall Street and Lombard, Atreet sppear to be agreed that the central empires will make a big fight this year to avoid ruia

refused to bring pressure on their love direction, namely, that there were food and will not go through another winter. allies in order to increase the number of riots, food queues, a shortage of copper Wall Street realises that the Allies have for most practical purposes broken p the effectives:

and an absence of rubber It seemed, great German war machine which has gained nons of its objectives of 1914. especially, to be beyond question, that the the army while still strong, ie not the Germans had little coal and less cotton, army of the first sighteen months and has

not the same driving power.

The army and they were making, clothes, and boots ration is five ounces of meat per day, from paper. He concluded by warning which is enough to live on but inadequate

for the hardships of: figating The Ger- his hearers that the blockade alone would mas strength is being devitalised and a not bring victory, which must be attained signicant sign is the absence of efforts on the part of officers to foron energy out of the men."

ADMIRAL KANE

authoritative circles characterise the new British minefield an aggressive juez- Sure, further evidencing. Britain's ruth-

les, warfare, against which there bua

LONDON February 1st. hoen hithertonD effective protest The death is announced of Admiral made by deutrals, and concludes by Kane, the hero of the Calliope at Somos, threatening reprisals.

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