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THE WAR.
BRITISH
THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH, 1917,
CONFIDENCE:
KNOCK OUT IN THE AUTUMN.
RESTRICTING BRITAIN'S IMPORTS: NO MORE LUXURIES.
FOOD RIOTS IN HOLLAND.
neo-Belgian Front.
LATEST CABLES,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
THE BRITISH KNOCK-OUT.
DUE IN THE AUTUMN
LONDON, February 16th.
Router's correspondent at Headquar ters, writing on the 11th inst, describing the British advance on the 10th, says that the attack was timed at 10.30 pm
It was very dark, and the ground was most dificult. After a brief hombard-
ment the British crossed the soft snow
and entered the enemy line. There was little opposition except to the left of the
centre and on the right, where strong posts were still holding out although sur-
rounder. The fighting was mostly con- fred to hombing, and there was consider able sniping..
As in recent similar exploits, the machine-gun fire encountered was not grout. Most of the prisoners were Prus sians, who fought anything like tradi- tionally. The enemy did not counter- attack.
All the recent experience indicates an increasing disinclination on the part of the Germans to try to turn out the British from the captured positions.
The talk of the prisoners shows that thy Germans greatly dread the next push, which the present operations are directed to making more overwhelm-
ing.
The army s convinced that the knock-
ou will be scored in the Autumn
RAIDING EPIDEMIC ON BRITISH FRONT.
CANADIANS GOOD WORK
LONDON, February 10th Router's correspondent at Headquar tors, writing on the 14th inststutes that raiding is becoming an epidemic There were three successful shows during the past thirty hours, excluding minor affairs, which are now not considered worth mentioning.
The Canadians, who initiated regular raiding, went out at four yesterday morning and stirred up the 11th, Bavar
jank between Givenchy and Souches on a frong of 600 yards, and advanced 700 yards. They remained away an hour, wrecking the German lines, including a fortified quarry. They also blew up four mine shafts, burying the miners, and hrought back prisoners. Though there was a comble barrage there was a second raid five hours later by forty-six Canad- dans, who killed sixteen Germans.”“”. They also bombed ten dug-outs at a cost of three light casualties. The third raid, at Rochiin Court, was made in brilliant
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GERMAN CLAIMS.
Loxnox, February 15th.
A German official wireless mossage says:There have been numerous recon- noitring engagements, inflicting consider. ablo enemy loss, at Armentierea, and Arras
The Balkans,
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH EBUTER'S AGENCY.]
HEAVY GERMAN, LOSSES.
London, February 16th, _A__ French ____ Salonika.« communique states: An Italian counter-attuck on Hill 1,010, cust of Paralove, recaptured the whole of the lost trenches The enemy counter-attacks in the afternoon of the 13th inst, were completely repulsed. The German losses on the 12th and 13th
were heavy.
FABLIER CABLES.
SUCCESSFUL BRITISH
ATTACK.
FIGHTING INCREASING.
LONDON, February 15th, The reor descence of fighting on the Roumanian and Macedonian fronts is
The prisoners supplied us with valuable not merely the result of enemy aggressive- information,
BRITISH FRONT.
SUCCESSFUL BAID.
LONDON, February 15th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- porta-We carried out a successful raid to the north-west of Gueudecourt,
Enemy raiding parties to the north of Loos and to the west of Measines
were
ness
A telegram from Salonika reports that the British, in an attack, ejected the Bulgarians from a redoubt in the hills eouth-west of Doiran on February 10th maintained their ground against counter attacks, and took prisoners,
Paralore, mentioned in communiqués, is ten miles cast of Monastir
The German counter-stroke in Rou
TO RESTRICT BRITISHI IMPORTS.
NO MORE LUXURIES.
LONDON, February 18th The Premier on the 10th inst will adnounce in the House of Commous the Government's policy for the restriction of imports. It is believed that the importa
ion of all luxuries will be prohibited. FOOD TROUBLES IN HOLLAND. DEMONSTRATIONS DISPERSED BY
POLICE AND CAVALRY.
THE HAGUE, February 16th. A revolutionary socialist demonstration was dispersed by the police, who refused to allow a deputation to protest against the dearness of food. The approach to the Ministry of the Interior and all the streets to the inner town were closed The cavalry had numerous collisions, and several people were wounded.
DUTCH WAR CREDIT.
THE HAGUE, February 18th. A new Dutch war credit of ten and a half millions pounds sterling has been passed.
CHANGE IN AUSTRIAN COMMAND.
VIENNA, February 18th The Emperor has relieved the Archduke Frederich of his post of Second in Com mand.
THE “YARROWDALE ” AMERICANS.
NEW AND VIGOROUS DEMAND TO O BE MADE
caught by artillery and machine gun fire manin, described in the communiqués, re may shortly, with a full statement
and dispersed
A third party reached a post to the northeast of Ypres, but it was driven off with losses,
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
PARIS, February 16th.
A communique says: Ducamy artillery was vigorously countered by curs, which
furiously bombarded the Maisons de
Campagne sector
There was no artillery duel to the right of the Meuse.
Naval Activities.
LATEST CABLES.
{LEROUGH REUTER'S AGEBOY.]
“MOST HATED AND MOST OBSTINATE ENEMY?
THE KAISER AND BRITAIN'S BLOCKADE
AMSTERDAM, February 16th.
A Berlin official message states that the Kaiser bas issued the following order to the Navy
25.
In the impending decisive battle, the task falls upon my Navy of turning tha English war methods of starvation, where- with our most hated and most obstinate enemy intends to overthrow the German people, against him and his Allies, by combating their sea-traffic with all the means in our power. Herein the sub- marine will stand in the first rank, and
I am confident that the enemy's war designs will be broken.“
FRIGHTFULNESS.
ATTACKS ON TRAWLERS,
LORDON, February 16th.
A trawler from Barnsley was attacked without warning, and blown up with bombs after the pirates had pillaged the
food,
The Captain and an engineer were taken prisoners, and the others on board were landed in boats,
The crew of another trawler were ninety
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captured part of the ground won by the Russians when they drove back the enemy to the borders of Bukovina a fortnight
azo,
Russian Fronti
EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH MUTER'8. AGENCY.]
GERMAN NEWS.
LONDON, February 15th German official wireless message saysWe stormed northward of the railway between Zlowwow and Tarnopol and penetrated one hundred metres. Wo remained for five hours and destroyed extensive mine-slufte. We took 951 pri
We effectively bombarded the harbour and military establishments at Calat
BATTLE PROCEEDING.
PETROGRAD, February 15th. An official wireless message says The enemy attacked south cast of Zlotcher.
The battle I still proceeding. General.
LATEST. CABLES.
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.] INDIAN PUBLIC SERVICES.
LONDON, February 16th In the House of Commons, in Teply to Sir John Rees, Mr. Chamberlain etated that the Raj had been asked to consider and report upon the recommendations of the Public Services Commission as soon as possible
Sir John Rees suggested that the con- sideration of this matter should be de
ferred until after the war
Mr. Chamberlain pointed out that that would involve great delay, but whether action should be delayed until after the war was another matter whereupon he would express no opinion.
MACHINE-GUNS FROM INDIA
LONDON February 16th:
HM the King made an inspection of nine machine-guns presented by the Chiefs and people of Rajputna and Ajmer, His Majesty was most interested in the inspection,
WASHINGTON, February 16th. A new, and vigorous demand to release the Americans who were taken off the Yarrowdule will be forwarded to Ger
regarding the treatment accorded to Ger- State mans on German ships in the United
1
PARLIER GABLES, BRUGES HARBOUR BOMBED,
LONDON, February 15th. The Admiralty announces that aero planes again on February 14th dropped. a considerable weight of bombs on the harbour at Bruges, with most successful results.
One of the machines did not return,
CHINA AND GERMANY.
RELATIONS MAY BE SEVERED.
PERING, February 14th
the Chinese Government protests ener In replying to President Wilson's Note, setically against unrestricted submarine warfare, and says that if, contrary to ita expectations, the protext should be in- effectual, it avut be contrained, to its pro found regret, to sever diplomatic rela tions with Germany..
NEUTRALS WARNED. VEILED GERMAN THREATS.
AMSTERDAM, February 14th.
KAISER IN VIENNA
EMPEROR CHARLES ANXIOUS.
ANSTERDAM, February 14th. There is much speculation on the Kaiser's visit to Vienna, where he and the Emperor Charles exchanged toasts It, in reported that the latter is anxious to keep peace with Spain and America.
JAPAN WILL SUPPORT AMERICA;
NEW YORK, February 15th. Assurances have been received: that Japan will support the United States in the event of war, :;}
HAPPY SEQUEL TO
SHIPWRECK,
HONGKONG MAN'S WEDDING.
The marriage of Mr E. Newhouse, of the Public Works Department, Hong- kong, to Mies Elaic Gertrude Hancock, of Broadstairs, at Holy Trinity Cathed- ral, Shanghai, on the 10th inst, was a happy sequel to a moss romantic court ship. Commenting on the romance, the Not Daily News says:
Miss Hancock and Air Newhouse were fellow-prasengers on the ill-fated NY. K. steamer Tanaka Maru when sho sailed from England on December 7th, 1915, but they were totul strugers. Tho. GERMAN TROOP MOVEMENTS.hip was torpedoed off Alexandria on December 22nd and during the rapid ex- citing minutes that passed between the
LONDON, February 13th.
It is reported from Danmark that Ger- | striking of the torpedo and the getting man troops are massing iu - Schleswig. | away in the bosts the young lady was Holstein,
resoned by the man who is now her hue- band. After some hours in the boats the passengers were picked up by a trawler and taken to Port Said where they were detained some days until the arrival of
THE HAIG INTERVIEW.
QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON February lash, In the House of Commons, in reply to questions us to whether the published interview with
Sir
Marshal Field
Frmica mail steamer on which they continued their voyage to China, Mr. Nowhouse landing at Hongkong and Miss Hancock coming to Shanghai An ac
Douglas Hair was authoriseil and cor quaintain hegun in such romantic cir rectly reported, Mr. MacPherson, Financunstances became ripened with the inter cial Secretary to the War Office, stated change of the correspondence that fellow that the Government had taken steps toed until the marriage that took place on discover from Sit Dougins Haig exactly the 10th inet, was arranged." what happened.
Mr. and Mrs. Newhouse have now re- turned to Hongkong,A
BRITAIN'S WAR LOAN.
THE LAST HOURS RUSH
LogDON, February 15th. The Banks, and Post Offices will be open Inte to-night and to-morrow to cope with the last hours rush for the War Loan, 1407!
The Lord Mayor and the Metropolitan Mayors will proceed in state to Trafalgar Choirs and bands will he participating Square to-day to preside at the final War Loan demonstration.
BRITISH SHIPYARDS BUSY
GANTON WAR INVESTMENTS ASSOCIATION,
DETAILS OF THE SCHEME
just been organised in Canton nud pros
A War Investments Association has
being circulated. The scheme has been pectuses giving full details of the pinn upon which it is proposed to work are
Darch, A. Peal nud EH Smyth, inaugurated by Messrs. 0. Eager, O. W
LONDON, February 16th,
who will not as a Committee, Mr. Smyth Sir Joe Chiozza Money, speaking in secretary and those interested who have has undertaken the duties of honetary the House of Commons, said that there not yet received a copy of the prospectus werd 4,000 more menn the shipyardshould make direct application to him.” now that at the outbreak of war
OUR SEA HEROES
LUNDON, February 15th.
The Investment will be made in the Straits Settlements War Loa Bonda and the hetual War Loan Bonds will be eventually banded to subscribers, as
An instance of the heroism of merchantsued by the Straits Bettlements Govern- men is provided in the fact that the surment with compons attached for interest. vivors of the Fedomore, immediately they arrived in London, went to the offices of the owners to be re-engaged.
SILVER.
LONDON, February 14th.
The market is steady!||
The price of silver is 38 profit-taking
FACTORY FIRE.
LONDON, February 15th Through the Press Bureau, the Minis ter of Munitions anounces that in a small fire on Wednesday, in a factory in Hertfordshire, two workmen were killed
There was little damage.
FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.
which is payable half yearly these coupons enn he cashed through practically shy Bank. It is pointed out, however, that guy one who wishes to apply for these Straits Settlements War Loan Bonds direct can do so through his bunkere the Association having been formed primarily for those who wish to pay by instalments
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tipona
It is explained in tho circular that the Straits Settlements War Loan Bonds $100 (and for higher mounts also) mid are being issued in denominations of bear interest at 6 punt per annum. payobic half yearly and the whole Boud repayable at Par on the 15th November Subscribers are
ers are asked to take up or more units; a unit being One Straits Settlements War Loan Bond for $100 An inspired article in the German
the price for each unit has been fixed at nowspapers states that though submarines
$108 Hongkong Currency, to be paid for will not attack neutral warships,____ the
in 4 instalments of 927 ench, the whole latter, in view of the mine danger, will The Rev. Captain Peter Grobel, Army purchase being completed within 4 enter the war zone at their own risk. Chaplains Department,, who has died on months. On receipt of the first instal. Whether convoyed or not a marchant service was commissioned CB for ment of 327 the full amount of Bond--viz man in the war zone is exposed to intense service with the troops of the North $100 will be applied fox in Singapore as submarinism. For instance, Norwegian | Chins Expeditionary Fores in 1900 and arrangements have been made that read- steamers bound for Britain would not be organised the frat English-services in ing the completion of the remaining immune, though convoyed by Norwegian Feking and Tientsin for English-speaking three payments the necessary funds will warships
Catholics. Afterwards he was chaplain he
he advanced; the intercal at 6 per cent. and interpreter to the French Comper annum commences on the day the mander-in-Chief. Cocht de Pélrcot, when Boud is issued and subscribers will there- visiting the Korean and Manchurian fore be getting a bond with interest battlefields of the Russo-Japanese War already accrued for nearly 4 months by He wrote extensively on missionary work the time the last payment is made, the and travel, and was also engaged with Bond by that time being worth nearly the Jesuit Fathers of North
$102 Straits dollers, the interest, on the ST JOHN HENRY Maden, (Coali Second Lieutenant Ralph Noel Heath for the Bunde
translation works Ching in advance has been allowed for in the prico
BYE ELECTION. "PACIFIST OUSTED,
LONDON, February 14th.. The Rossendale bye-election resulted as follows:
Mr. Tayton (Pacifist),
tionist),
........ 6,018 1804 of the military.
Mr. Taylor was absent in the custody
SUCCESSFUL ALLIED CON-
FERENCE
PETROGRAD, February 14th.
cote, East Yorkshire Regiment, only surviving son of Dr Ralph Heathcote, 17th of wounds received on Nov. 13th West Didsbury, Manchester, died on Nov He was an assistant in Messrs. Cornes and Co., Kobe, Japan, when war broke out, and returned to England to serve his country
Lord Milner, speaking at a banquet, ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF M.
indicated that the results of the Allied Conference were completely specessful in determining the details of previously con- perted, common plans on which the Allies had been deliberating.
REVOLUTION IN CUBA,
~ - ́ ́ GERMAN INTRIGUE
DANTIN
SUFFOCATED IN HIS BATHROOM.
A gloom wa cast over the Franch and Allied communitics of Shanghai yesterday says the Daily News of February 11th, when it became generally known that the death occurred on Satur
THE ADEN FIELD FORCE
LONDON, February 18th, In the House of Commons, Mr. Cham berlain, in reply to Colonel Yate, suid that it intended to place the Aden Field that the Raj informet him in December LONDON, February 14th day night of Mons. Dantin, Secretary
expeditionary forces: He was inquiring when the order would be actually issued and what decision had been arrived at regarding field allowances,
Reuter's correspondent at New York
the French Municipal Council, and
For the purposes of this scheme the price of $100 Hongkong Currency las bable that after deducting the small been fixed for $100 Straits, but it is pro- expenses incurred, the actual cost will he less than this sum, in which case a proportionate refund will eventually be made to subscribers,
Subscriptions for each unit have to be made as follows
1st instalment $27.00 on or before th
March, 1917
End instalment $27.00 on or before 5th
April, 1917.
PUSA
3rd instalment 827,00 on or before 5th
May 1017.
5th instalment $27.00 on or before 5th
June, 1917.
accounts will be made up and the Bonds On completion of the 4th payment, the for $100 for each unit taken up will
Bunshine at eleven in the morning, forty hours in the boats, two of the men being Force on a similar footing to the other reports a revolutionary outbreak in Cuba the flags over Municipal and other build. I be issued to the subscribers; if it 18 te
six Saxons being brought back
frost bitten
BARLIER CABLES.
FRENCH SUCCESSES.
HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES,
PARIS, February 15th.
•A communiqué states: In the Puisa line district, between the Oise end the Aisne, detachments entered the second German line and wrecked works and dug- outs, inflicting considerable losses on the enemy.
There was violent artillery firing in the La Tourbe sector, and considerable patrol activity elsewhere.
In Champagne, an enemy aeroplane was brought down afire.
French squadrons successfully bombed aerodromes, a railway station
at
Ivoures.
BARLIER CABZES,
ARMED BRITISH MERCHANT- MEN.
LONDON, February 14th.
In the House of Lords, Lord Curzon said there were nearly fifty per cent more merchantships armed now than at the beginning of December: 1
SINKINGS.
AN AMERICAN WOUNDED.
RUSSIAN" FIREBRANDS.”
PETROGRAD, February 16th
It is attributed to German intrigues. AMERICAN EXPORTS HE
SHELD UP.
ings were half-masted ME SONA
found that the cost has been a little less than 8108—duo return will be made.
Dantin
to Came
death by dent.izmost distressing circumstances It is hoped that everyone will make in the bathroom of his apartments in an effort to take up at least one unit and the French municipal building A bath as many more as possible, but for those had been prepared about 7.30 o'clock, who wish to pay a smaller monthly sum M. Dantis intending to attend the final than 827 an arrangement, will probably which he was much interested as he was for 8 monthly payments of $11 performance of La Navarraise" in be made (if sufficient numbers in charge of the sale of war souvenirs boy heard sounds coming from the bath-English money during the interval. At 145 o'clock his fixed exchange of 9/42d; hence a $100 Strait Bond is equal to £11. 15.5 im room, but concluded that his master singing, as was his custom.
When e o'clock had come and M. Dantin
the bathroom was entered
NEW YORK, February 15th. There is an immense Rocumulation of goods at American parte, owing to non- sailinge. A million tons of steel for ex The Central Industrial Committee, in hort have been detained at New York champions who were recently arrested, the congestion of the railways, the course of a statement regarding the The movement of grain is disarranged by for fomenting labour troubles, says that the Group consists of the more moderate
*・・ PRODUCTION DECLINING and non-revolutionary Labourites, who have valuably aided the settlement of con- Thirty of the leading railways have not a fortunate man was found lying
WASHINGTON, February 10th, agreed virtually not to accept shipments and the for export from the eastern seaboard till on the foor with
has
as
fict and strikes, and any recent action of the Group is due to the general
arms stretched out political situation, which was reflected in the congestion it relieved Trains at if reaching for the door, and gasping the pronouncements of the Duma, the ports are unable to unload through the for breath an
Dr. Ricou was summoned immediately, the Noblea
The Straits Settlementy MAY
WHAT CAPTAIN NOAH SAID
frivoleus, says The Spectator, a cannel If our renders will not think us
better illustrate the nation's attitude fon
Council of Empire, the Congress and by lack of ships, which will not sail but it was too late, and nothing could the peace proposals) than by the very
LONDON, February 14th, that the ship was shelled before she was The Burvivors of the Sezonian state
sunk. The Captain was made a prisoner, and the boatswain died of wounds. FourN were wounded, including an American.
The latest sinkings reported are the steamers Parcland (British) and three British and one Norwegian small craft
The total tonnage, including the Afric, is 14,000 tons.
GERMANY AND RELIEF
WORK
THE HAGUS, February 15th. The German Legation states that the continue relief work in Belgium and the American delegates have been allowed to
north of Trance
the Government provides convoys
Factories are shutting down
and other cities in the interio in Chicago be done. The bathroom was tightly sealed Id but very good story of the way in with felt to keep out the north wind and hich Noah met the overtures of the There is a general lessening of product is supposed, the room had become devil. Noan, during the food, looked out tion owing to freight diffenties filled with fumes from the heating ap of the window of the ark and saw the paratus, and M. Dantin was suffocated devil towhy in a punt "Misty westher, MESOPOTAMIA COMMISSION.
Evidently
the deceased realized that he Mr. Noah, began the arch diplomat A was being overcome and made no effort with an ovident, dovize to open negotia- LONDON, February 140he to reach the door, and possibly what the The Mesopotamia Commission bas com boy thought was singing was in reality pleted the examination of witnesses. calls for help.
tions. You be damned Janhet, shut
the window was the reply of the master at the world's first cattle boat,
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