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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY

BRITISH NEARING BAPAUME: FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN WARFARE.

MORE

FRENCH SUCCESSES.

WEEK'S RESULTS OF SUBMARINISM.

INDIA'S HANDSOME WAR CONTRIBUTION: PROCEEDINGS IN LORDS AND COMMONS,

Franco-Belgian Front,

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ITAROUGE BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE BRITISH ADVÁNUE,

DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN

WARTARE.

LONDON, March 16th, Renter's correspondent, at Deadquar ters reports on the 14th instant:-The British advance which was restined on a front of four miles on the west of Bapaume on Monday resulted in a further development of open warfare. A strong sereen of rearguards covering the Ger- man retreat avoided action as far as they possibly could.

The British are now entering undulat- ing green and wooded country, in most

marked contrast to the brown dreariness they have faced all winter.

The condition of the villages testifies

THE GERMAN RETREAT.

BRITISH TROOPS ENTHUSIASTIC,

LONDON, March 14th Correspondents at Headquarters stats that the British gun, made the fortified Loupart Wood untenable. When the patrols advanced, after a sustained bom- bardment, on March 12th, they found the wood empty. Passing throngh, they entered the fortress of Grevillera, whore there was slight opposition from field howitzers. Bombing patrols followed up. The Germans are retiring from the Bapaume ridge most speedily, and the British are swarming on their heels day and night, pressing them back to the railway

The troops are enthusiastic at entering practically undamaged country. From Grevillers they could see the still unbro ken roofs and chimneys of half a dozen villages west and north of Bapaume, sur-

to the hurry of the chemy's departure.rounded by green helds and undamaged Grevillers is largely intact, and in Mirauniont there are many houses not destroyed,

One of the most amazing spectacles of the advance is the roads and railways creep ing up under the hands of myriads of workers, and the promptitude with which guns and musitions are brought up is

roads. The next drive should take the British there.

The glimpse of the panorama has starred the troops imagination, and over since 1914 heve the infantry watched so interestedly the work of the gunnere

Correspondents agree that important movements are impending, in which the

most disconcerting to the Germans, cuemy is likely to be damaged severely,

The latter have abandoned much munimplanta

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tions and supplies, but wines and cigars. found in dugouts are regarded with. suspicion after our experience of the Huns' dark ways.

FRENCH CONTINUED

PROGRESS

ENEMY TEAR SHELLS.

LONDON, March 15th.

A French communiqué anys :-We havo continued to progress by bombing in the region of Maisons dv Champagne, Rotwithstanding furious enemy bardment with tear shells.

bom-

BRITISH LINE ADVANCED.

GETTING NEAR BAPAUME,

LONDON, March 14th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a -communiqué, says-Our line, has “ad- vanced on a mile-and-a-half frontage on the south-west and west of Bapiama,

We have progressed on a two thousand yards frontage on the south of Achiet-le Petit,

We have occupied a thousand yards of trench on the south-west of Essartaj

which is on the north-east of 'Gomme

court.

DEBACLE

PARIS, March 14th.. The great German retreat before the British is the only topic discussed,

The air is full of sensational reports

that the retreat is turning into a debacle, under the unremitting activity of the pursuers; who are superior both in material and in initiative.

It is at present impossible to say how for these reports are true, but undonhted- ly the British continue advancing on the north-east and east of Gommecourt,

We are probably witnessing the begin- ning of very great events, involving more. then the fall of Bapaume,

FRENCH FRONT.

GREAT ACTIVITY-FRENCH

SUCCESS.

LONDON, March 14th.

Naval Activities.

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SUBMARINISM,

WEEKLY REPORT OF BRITISH SHIPPING

LONDON, March 14th. The Admiralty has issued the follow- ing shipping return for a week.... Arrivals, 1965; sailings, 1959. Sunk, vessels of 1,000 tons and upwards, 13; under 1,000 tons, 4. Unsuccessfully at tacked, 16 Fishing boats sunt, 3

A merchantipan, under 1,600 tons, re ported last week as sunk, has since been towed into port

WEEKLY REPORT OF FRENCH SHIPPING

PARIS, March 15th.

An official report states:-The arrivals in French ports for a week to 11th March numbered 787, exclusive of consters and dahing boats. The sinkings numbered too

BARLIER CABLES,

GERMAN CLAIM.

SEAPLANES BOMB DESTROYERS.

LONDON, March 14th.

A German official message states:-

FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH, 1917.

HIS MAJESTY'S CONFIDENCE. CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

ANOTHER STAGE ON SURE ROAD

TO VICTORY"

LONDON, March 14th. The Ph Bureau reports that the King.. acknowledging the congratulations of the Alded Sovereigua and Heads of State on. to capture of Baghdad, expresses. his confident belief that these successful advances of the Allies were another stage. on the sure road to victory.

DEATH OF DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.

LONDON, March 14th. The Duchess of Connaught is dead.

The late Duchess, Princess Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes, was a daughter of Prince Charles Frederick of Prussia. She was born on July 25th, 1860, and was married to the Duke of Connaught on March 13th, 1879. She had abovere illness four years ago, during which sie underwent a serious operation.

BABLIER CABLES.

SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE.

£50,000,000. WANTED

LONDON, March 14th.

It is understood that the supplementary Vote of Credit to be announced by Mr. Bonor Law will total £50,000,000,

COUNT BERNSTORFF HOME.

LONDON, March 14th- Count von Bernstorff, former German

arrived in Berlin, AUSTRIAN CABINET CRISIS. IMPENDING CHANGES,

German seaplanes, on March 12th, bombed Ambasador to the United States, has two Russian destroyers, which had ap proached Constanza, and forced them to

return

Two hits were clearly observed on one destroyer fore and aft

The Near East.

FARLIER CABLES.

{THROUGH REUTRE'D AGENCIE.)

THE MESOPOTAMIA ADVANCE.

KUT GUNS BECOVERED

LONDON, March 14th. A Mesopotamia official message says:- We have advanced in detachment, thirty miles up stream from Baghdad Steps have been taken, to prevent the flooding

of the city during the coming rise of the

The small arms factory at Baghdad is

la good repair. The milway shops con--

tain uninjured and serviceable machin ery, and five locomotives and rolling

stock.

BERNE, March 14th. A Cabinet Crisis is imponding in Vienna. It stated that Count Martinic will be succeeded by Count Czorain, whom Count Tisza succeeds Count Julius Andrassy will succeed Count Tisza, and will form a Hungarian Coalition Cabinet.

MILITARY CONFERENCE. GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN GENERALS,

DERNE, March 14th. A Berlin message says General van Hin denburg and General Ludenborff are con ferring with the Austrian Generals Hotzendorfi and von Ara at the German Headquarters regarding the impending operations on the Italian and Western

fronte,TAN

IMPERIAL WAR COUNCIL. ITS SIGNIFICANCE,

London, March 14th. Lord Milner, presiding at the British Empire Producers' luncheon to Bin Edward F. Morris, Premier of Newfound land, said that the development of the Empire's resources belonged to to-day's new and constructive era, the guiding principle of which was to regard the Our guns lost at Kut in 1816 have Empire as an economic whole. The signi

ficance of the War Council was not fully been recovered at Baghdad,

appreciated. It was an executive Coun cil of the whole Empire, and was capable. General.

of deciding questions affecting every part The time was coming when the direction

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S JOINOT;]

INDIA'S HANDSOME WAR CONTRIBUTION.

BEFORE LORDS AND COMMONS,

LONDON, March 15th The Commons debated & Government resolution authorising acceptance of India's war contribution of £100,000,000 sterling, and a Lancastrian amendment opposing the increase of Indian Cotton duties, arising out of it.

CHINA AND GERMANY.

GERMAN SHIPS AT SHANGHAI

BEING: WATCHED BY CHINESE WARSHIPS,

(CHUNG NOOI

BY COURTESY OF THE

SAN PO,"

Shanghai, March 15th. Yesterday the President issued two Mandates. These declare that diplomatic relations with Germany have been severed, and they order all officers to protect Ger- man civilians and to manage "various affairs."';

The German ships at Shanghai are being watched by our warships."

Yesterday the Government telegraphed Admiral, Sho Ching Ping instructing him to go to Shanghai.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent passports to the German Minister yester day..

The German Minister has stated that he thinks he will go to Java,

The Government has telegraphed to the Chinese Minister at Berlin instruct ing him to request Denmark to manage Chinese affairs,

(THROUGH KEUTER'S' AGENCY.]

CHINA'S BREAK.

GERMAN SHIPS IN CHINESE PORTS.

LONDON, March 14th. Reuter learns that there are 18 German ships, representing a total of 35,000 tons, in Chinese ports,

GERMAN REPLY TO CHINA'S PROTEST.

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PEKING, March 14th. Germany's reply to China's protest against submarinism was delivered just prior to the rupture of relations. It is couched in flettering terms, and expresses curprise at China's attitude, because she has no shipping interests in the submarine. zone. Germany would treat the threat of rupture as if it had not been made.

GERMAN MERCHANTMEN SEIZED.

LONDON, March 14th... China has severed relations with Ger- many, and has taken possession of German merchantmen at Shanghai.

of Imperial affairs would be in the hands KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION of Government representative of, or responsible to, all the Dominions.

The present Cabinet was morally reponsible. to the Empire for the conduct of the war, hence they were anxious to have the Dominion, representatives' counsel at the Collference, g

WHAT WILL AMERICA DO? STRAUSIVESSEL SUNK WITHOUT

WARNING.

Mr. Chamberlain dwelt on the splendid part played by India in all the of war.

LONDON, March 14th. The American steamer Algonquin, of 1,800 tony, from New York to London, flying the American flag, and carrying foodstaffs, has been sunk by shell-fire by a German submarine.

GOODS SHED TO BE ERECTED.

At yesterday's meeting of the Hong kong Legislative Council a report was laid on the table dealing with a meeting of the Public Works Committee. This stated that at the meeting the Chairman laid before the Committee drawings and an estimate for a goods shed adjoining the passenger station at Kowloon Point, which had been submitted to the Government by the Railway Manager. The estimate was as follows: Pulling up and remov ing present ramp, 8204.84; Raising re- mainder of prays wall, 80,074.10; Plate- laying, $1,030.35; Ballasting, $3,802.80;

Weighbridge

Mr. Asquith moved and The submarine opened fire at a range Permanent Way Materials, $13,762,34;

to

increase

A French official message says:Be tween Butte de Mesnil and Maison de Champagne, the Germans delivered two violent counter-attacks against works the Government motion, that t which we had captured to the left of the be reconsidered after the

the war in connec sector. The enemy was unable to reach tion with the fiscal relationship of the

Empire. our positions anywhere, and sustained heavy losses,

Throughout the night an obstinate We raided trenches on the east of grenade struggle continued between Hill Armentiores, and

Movely bombarded

positions on the north of the Somme,

To the cap of Arzas two explosions

were caused.

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GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, March 14th,

A Berlin communiqué says:-In the Ancre region, the English attacked with out artillery preparation between Achiet Petit and Grevillers, also during the night after a heavy fire on both sides of Bucquor. They were heavily repulsed. We made prisoner of fifty,

The Champagne battles continue south

of Ripont, with varying success.

French thrusts near St. Mihiel failed.

185 and Maison de Champagne, where we captured mone trenches.

Between the Meuse and Apremont, our

troops penetrated the German trenches at: four points, reaching the second line and capturing prisonera

The Balkans.

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GERMAN CLAIMS.

LONDON, March 14th,

A Berlin communique says:-We cap tared 256 Russians and several machine guns on the Narajowka front,

French thrusts between Ochrida and Prespa Lake zad strong enemy attacks north of Monastir failed.

of three miles, fring twenty shells without warning. The Commander refused to tow the lifeboats towards land.

The crew was saved.

foundation and installation, $3.173.00 Goods Examination Shed, 369,817.44; total 887,804,891,

Mr. Winslow the manager, explained that such a shed was necessary to enable LOYAL AMERICAN RAILWAY gooda trade to be conducted by the rail-

MEN.

WARRINGTON, March 14th. The Federated Railway Unions have Mr. Lloyd George neopted the adgen boon threatening a huge strike for a

vers eight hours' day, but have now written dum, and the motion, sa

amended, was President Wilson stating that if the unanimously adopted, after the Lancs nation is involved in war, while negotia- tiong with the employera continue, they shire amendment had been rejected by 265 will co-operate with the Government to

the fullest extent,

votes to 125.

The minority consisted of Lancastriens, Nationalists and some Labourites,

IN THE LORDS. The House of Lords agreed to the Government resolution accepting India's war contribution, Lord Beauchamp with drawing an amendment in favour of post ponement to consider the question after the war, upon the Government giving an undertaking to review it after the war RUSSIAN DUMA SUSPENSION, IMPERIAL UKASES ISSUED.

* Petrograd, March 12th- Imperial Ukases issued suspend the Dama and Council of the Empire from 11th March till April at latest, according

to circumstances,

FAR EASTERN MEN AND

THE WAR.

CORRESPONDENCE.

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ON

THE PEAK TRAM,

[TO THE BUITOR OF THE "HONGKONG \DALLY PRESS.""},

Sin--A Mr. Fisdall's letters of 11th. and 13th inatant are calculated to con- vey a wrong impression to those who are no familiar with the conditions prevail- ing on the Peak Tramway, we beg to mako the following statements

In his letter of the 11th instant Mr. Tisdall refers to the "edifying spectacle" of two petty officers being turned out of the central part of the car. The petty officers were merely told by the ticket collector that if they remained where they wore the fare was 20 cents, but they could go to the back or the front of the car

chose the cheaper fane. There was no and only pay 10 cents. Naturally, they question of being turned out in the sense which that expression usually con- veys; a civilian would have been

turned out." if he had declined to pay 30 cents (ten cents more).

In the same letter Mr. Tisdall says: "there is a rule, law, ordinance, etc., prohibiting soldiers and sailors from using the central part of the car." There

is no rule or ordinance or even custom which precludes them from using it.

uniform can use the central part of the Any soldier or sailor or policeman in

car on payment of 20 cents (à civiliam has to pay 20 cente). Any soldier or sailor. or policeman in uniform can uso any other part of the car labelled first' class on payment of ten cent. (a 'civilian has to pay 30 cents). It is, therefore, very hard to understand what Mr Tis. dall means when he says "soldiers should get better treatment than civilians " (paragraph "d" of his letter of 14th March); they do already, and always have done. In the same letter (14th Marcle) Mr. Tisdall makes a further mistatement (paragraph "Ho to assume, as they do by their bye-law, says: the Peak Tramway have no right

that the civilian travellers on the car want a special reserved space. No such bye law or law exists; therefore the Com- pany can assume nothing, by virtue of it. The only thing which has any. bearing on the matter whatevere (and it is neither a law nor a bye-law) is an arrangement between the Company and the Naval and Military authorities in regard to the issue of "Service" tickets. These tickets are issued it a specially cheap rate upon the condition that they are not available for the central part of the car. Yours truly," "S

JOHN S HUMPHREYS & SON,-

General Managers, Peak Tramway Co Ltd.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,"

HONGKONG

Sin reply to X. In the first place let it be understood that Service inen do not ask for charity

They morely ack and expect manly treatment, and if the reduced rates of the Peak Tramway are the obatnele to that, then discontinue the reduction and let them pay for a seat and have one, but not amongst the coolies,

I should like to ask where distinction is made in any other publie "conveyance, e, town trams or ferry? If there is note why make a distinction on the Peak. tram? Are Service men not fit to mix reason what is it! with civilians There must be some

With reference to the several Instifa Bailors," a little enlightenment is neces tions under the title." Soldiers and

sary which can be given gratis if required, Lasty, as balm to his conscience, I for- wards 36. Go and ask the thousands of maimed and wounded soldiers and sailors what they have given to King and Country and blush at the inadequadr of your gift. Yours, etc.,

THREE ROWS OF TAPE.

ANOTHER FINE PAID,

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE if

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

→

SI-I have turned up a copy of your

way and that, judging from past experi-issue of the 8th inat and fail to find any- ence, a shed of the dimensions proposed, thing there upon which "Refrigeratora ** namely, about 400 feet by 30 feet, was required.

After full discussion, the Committen unanimously agreed to recommend that the proposal be approved.

CONTRADICTING GERMAN

LIES.

base their fines; but, being fined so lightly, I console myself that they at least, are in agreement with the subject. of my letter which you so kindly inserted in your issue of the 10th inst. My fine herowith (2). Believe me, sir, yours faithfully,

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CHINA AND THE WAR.

CHINA'S PROPOSALS TO THE ENTENTE POWERS.

Apart from telegraphing instructions to tor at Tokio, to obtain the views of the Mr. Chang Tsung-heiang, Chinese Minis

China's foreign policy and her proposals Japanese Government with regard to as regards a quid pro quo for joining the Entente Powers, telegrams have also been despatched (says the native Preca) to the Chinese representative at the Entente Courts to ascertain whether the approval following proposals would meet with their

THE BUBMARINE OAMPAIGN AND BRITISH EXPORTS TO CHINA.

The British Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai, is Lieut, Butland, 2nd York and Chinese, the following timely leaflet, issuing, in English and Lancaster Regiment, who has recently headed "British Shipping":— recovered from a bullet wound in the Whereas the Germans in China have lungs, has been mentioned in dispatches I spread reports that owing to their sub by General Sir Douglas Haig, Referring marines there will be no Allied ships to this in a letter to Ehanghai, he says: bringing cargo to China from Europe and "I was Lover more surprised in all my it is possible that such malicious lies may life. I have done a few small stunts on obtain credence among Chinese merchants to shout about, and all is the day a work; supplies will not come from the Allies, active service, but nothing, in my mind, who, acting on their belief that further but anyhow, it's ripping to think one' tion, it is desirable to warn Chinese that on effective ad valorem duty may be may thus be involved in ruinous specula- (1) To revise the Custame tarifs yo work at times is appreciated.

Among those who have recently left business men that there is no probability collected, the reform to he gradually Shanghai to offer their services to the Phatever of any serious stoppage of spread over a number of years Government are Mears. H. Teesdale, Majesty's Government, knowing the mean be deferred for 10 years.

Allied importa juts Chinese porte. His (2) The Boxer indemuities payment to Dr. Edward J. Stuckey, of the Union J. McDowell and H Bridges. devices of our enemies, publishes each week Medical College, Peking, he enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps for ser vice in Franco. Mrs, Stuckey and the children are remaining in Peking,

the numbers of vessels entered and cleared confined to supplying to dstuffs and 3. (3) China's part in the war should be

the numbers sunk by submarines, and these (4) All terms in the Treaties providing at ports in Great Britain, together with facilitating coolie emigration, facts are telegraphed by Router for public inequitable treatment towards China information,

should be exeluded.