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THE WAR.

DESPERATE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

FIGHTING ON WESTERN FRONT

HALF GERMANY'S FORCES OPPOSE BRITISH GERMANY SUFFERS 200,000 CASUALTIES DURING APRIL.

AIR RAID ON LONDON.

VENIZELIST FORCES IN ACTION.

Franco-Helgian Front,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.} GERMAN COUNTERATTACKS,"

LONDON, May 7th Field Marshi Sir Douglas Haig ro por The enemy with considerable forces this afternoon launched their third Counter-attack on our Bouthward of the Souchez liver.

wave reached our front The first trenches, where it was destroyed by ride and machine-gun fire.

new

North west of Rheims we appreciably extended our positions sonth of Sopig auel, capturing 100 prischers, including two officers.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, May th A German: official report transmitted positions by wireless states:-Near Lens and Arras the artillery firing increased to great violence in the evening, the battle spreading further eastwards past Bulle court.

The supporting waves were caught by

an artillery barrage and broken up.

No Germen reached our trenches.

A strong body of the enemy was caught

We repulsed a strong advance in the afternoon between Fort de Malmaison and Brayo

Violent attacks developed in the even in the open in the vicinity of Bullocourting and during the night northwards of

by car artillery add machine guns, and Laffaux and between the Soissons-Laon

affered heavy casualties.

road and Ailles.

We maintained our positions, after

Aerial Activities

THROUGH REUTER'S AGINOX.]. HOSTILE AEROPLANE OVER LONDON.

LONDON, May 7th. The Press Bureau reports that a hostile aeroplano dropped four bombs in the oatskirts of the north-east of London. -

One man was killed and a man and woman were injured.

There was slight damage to buildings. CASUALTIES AND DAMAGE,

·LATER The air raid occurred at 12.30 in the morning in bright moonlight.

All the bombs fell in one borough, three close together, one of which wrecked a bath-room, and the others did little

damage,

The casualties were due to the last bomb, which exploded in the top fat of a block of fists, killing one man and most seriously injuring his wife. It also shattered the water tank flooding the

lower floors, Naval Activities,

[THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

NAVAL CASUALTIES.

LONDON, May 7th. The following Naval casualtics are announced:

Accidentally

Killed Flight Sub Lieut. Ronald F. Collins, RN.

Accidentally Injured Flight Lieut

Six German Beroplanes were brought down on Sunday. Another was driven bitter fighting, and inflicted heavy losses Leslie O. Brown, R.N., Naval Division.

down Three of our machines are miss-

BRITISH PROGRESS

CONTINUES.

We drove off & night bomb attack south- Ward of Oppy.

Fierce French attacks between Ailles and Craonno failed.

Killed Sub. Licut. Arthur S. Cooke Died of Wounds. Sub. Lieut. Nathan

Wo recaptured the northern slope of H. Benjamin. the Winterburg height.

John L

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9TH, 1917.

ELECTIONS IN AUSTRALIA.

MELBOURNE May 7th.

It is expected that the Nationalists have 21 seats in the Federal Senate and the Labourites 16.

FRENCH RELIEF FUND. FOR THE HOMELESS IN NORTHERN FRANCE.

NANTH LIST.

Choukman CR. Shields Mmo Frank Allen

at

It is certain that the Government will Collection have the control of both Houses.

Cathedral

A. & J. L. (Gold 820) A. 8. G. Anonymous (£5):

Previous Lists:

Total

The majorities in the Labour strong-hour holds have been enormously reduced.

The elections everywhere were quiet, HUGHES MAJORITIES CERTAIN.

LATER, Although the Election returns are not complete, it seems certain that Mr. Hughes will have a majority in both Houses.

Generally, the majorities in the Labour strongholds are greatly reduced, and several prominent Labourites have been defeated.

MEN

WHO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

CAPTAIN BATHURST AND MR. ROBERTS.

10.00

The Hoage of Commons comes to atten 30.00 10tion with an almost audible click when

Captain Bathurst rises

328.00 The reason is that he speaks for the Food Controller himself in another 30.00 30.00 placed that all M.Ps are now as 36.90 Sensitive under their waist-coats as was any Free Fooder of the old polemical 25,00

Before the wor days. Times change the champion of 4137

Captain Bathurst was the 14,000 that Cinderella of British industries, Ag

£1,000

riculture Now Captain Batharat's Ips

Con $15,246.97 may at any time ho big with fate"

Broncerning to-morrow's breakfast, and mem sit hushed. He is one of the maay very

THE RUSSIAN ZOEDIER.

ENGLAND IS WITH US WE

CANNOT FAIL"

dinarily, very earnest, and extraor industrious men at Westminster, a set purpose and... pertinacity can accomplish anything in grappling with the hydrabeaded problem of food control, the country may rest assured that Cap tain Bathurst will not be lacking Ho

himself applies

a concentrated -energy that ligte in every fibra of his tense, alert frame. He is just un- der medium height, spare and, trim: 02 dark-complexion, his hair and moustache

But it is his eyes. showing tinges of grey. that catch the eye dark, deep eyes, the eyes of one who reflects and ponders. He was educated at Eton and Oxford, has

pleasant voice,

oice, and a post engaging and courteous manner,

ancyclopedia On agriculture lie is an Plagues, pests insects; the chemistry o

of crops:

BY MADAME OLGA NOVISUEE Temperamentally the typical private Mr. Hughes was returned for Bendigo soldier of Russia has much in common with the British Tommy Atkins. Like Tommy, he is stoical and good-natured by is majority of 3,000.

In religion, however, he is somewhat of a fatelist Deep down in his heart he believes that the issues of the war let them turn which way they will, have been dooided for him by destiny long before he goes forth to the battlefield. He fights fiercely dwell because the motive the soil yields and yard are asi

and all the ills of the ABC to him. He has advocated many and things which have now come to pass, in-

for price

Mr. Cook, formerly leader of the Liberal party and now a member of the Hughes ministry, speaking at Sydney, declared that the nation had riesh grandly and had hung true to its traditions.

REFERENDUM IN QUEENSLAND.

BRISBANE, May 7th

The latest figures in the Referendum on the question of the abolition of the Queensland Legislative Council are: For, 116,367; against, 157.194.

CHINA'S WAR ENTRY MINIMISED.

AMSTERDAM, May 7th. The Dumeldorfer General Anzeiger endeavours to minimise the importance of the entry of China into the war. It suggests that Japan's abandonment of her former objection to China's partiel Wounded Sub Lients. Herring, Franois B. Smith, Henry Apation is due to Japan's desire for

China's support against America We brought down fourteen enemy J. Burr, Percy G. M. Pyman, Lionel G. Mitchelmore, William A. I Nicoll, Leo aeroplanes,

E. H. Dan, Edward H. Smith-all of the Volunteer Reserve..

General

We recaptured Chevreux.

LATSE

LONDON, May 7th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- portsWe have improved our position- After a course of sharp fighting this A German official report states:-Rri morning on the lindenburg line, easttish attacks at Roeux and between Fon- Staines and Riencourt were repulsed san- ward of Bullecourt, we made progress

guinarily. Fighting continues at Bulle awards in the direction of the village,

court. Strong French attacks on both sides of Craonnelle failed. jnkzag prisonerat

TWO-THIRDS OF GERMAN ARMY IN FRANCE.

LONDON, May 8th, Reuter's Correspondent with the French Headquarters states that reports from Champagne show that Hindenburg has been forced to utiliso every available man in the trenches in Champagne and Artois Two-thirds of the German Army are now in France, namely, 143 Divisions. Hindenburg's Reserve was 44 Divisions,

FRENCH RESIST COUNTER- ATTACKS.

PARIS, May 7th

A communique states-Last night was marked by frosh German reactions in the zegion north-east of Soissons and on Chemin des Dames, where we identified four new divisions since yesterday.

Very violent counter-attacks, preceded by an intense bombardment, were launch-

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY,)

AMERICA'S ENTHUSIASM.

OTTAWA, May 7th.

Sir George Foster, the acting Premier, has returned from Washington, where he attended the Allied Conference.

It concludes that the German influence in the Far East is irrecoverably lost, and predicts a struggle for the Pacife after the war CHINESE STUDENTS IN GERMANY The Prussian Minister for Education has decided that Chinese students may continue their studies in Germany if they

desire to do so.

IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.

LONDON, May 7th:

In the House of Commons, Prof, A. & Hewing asked whether the question of Preference had been taken from the hands of the Imperial War Conference by the Imperial War Cabinet.

power behind him is his blind, unreason ing love of his country. Just why this love has been inspired in him, he really cannot explain. After all, why should cluding a gua

love no matter whether it be love of

RAYA GROWING FALLENDSHIP

the

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intricacies of company law and to sir Clement Kinloch Cooke why coal porters will not work if it is wet. He has been an industrious worker in the cause of Labour. He can swing a meeting round to his view with considerable power and

droitness

het For is not Montaigne's defnition of Standardaranteed

lenders who look There are s

part," and others who do not. Mr. one's country or love of an individual George Roberts is one of those who do the true one-- Je t'aime parce que not. This is not meant in any uncon c'est toi, parce que c'est moi

plimentary sense quite the contrary; it' The British soldier, of course, is more is merely indicating that Mr. Roberts, practical in outlook Although he though a well-recognised leader of Labour overy whit as patriotic as his Russian opinion, has not the figure and the mien comrade, his patriotisin is not nearly of of a burly son of toil. He was brought such a dreamy and elusive kind. His up in the printing trade, where brains views on the subject are more cut and more necessary than brawn, and deft dried He is cleverer than the Russian fingers are a greater asset than biceps

As a at explaining things away. But even He has not a robust constitution,

several times give though there is this fundamental differ young man he was so as short, and in the possession of one color dark, with a smooth rotundity com ence between them, both soldiers rejoice character. They are both equally brave, tenance and a fresh complexion. He Both of them fight to the last gasp. Both always well groomed-there is never a stick to the post of duty to the last halt awry-wents his moustache well

pointed, and has about him an air sørene content. Invariably good-hamour second of their lives.

The Russian soldier on his side is quicked and companionable, he did well as

present office, The post of Parliamen to recognise this bravery of his British Labour Whip before he was called to his comrade. With England with us, wetary Secretary of the Board of Trade, 19, know we cannot fail, a wounded private an arduous one

was the drudge lately remarked to his nurse no he looked The Board of Trade was up at the civic coat-of-arms of a British amung Government Departments. township hanging over his bed in the new work that had to be undertaken by Anglo-Russian Hospital at Petrograd. the Government was thrust on to the The incident may be trivial. Yet it Board of Trades accordingly. throws a powerful sidelight on the friend Roberts must needs be authoritative on ship which daily grows closer between a score of industries and interests, equal- England and Bussia a friendship to ly ready to answer puzzing queries on promote which I, mysülf. have tried to work in my small way for so many years. But how came the coat of arms of a British town to hang over na Russian soldier's bed you may ask. And here in the answer. This pleasing fact is part of a splendid scheme to cement theo already firmly established friendship

TION IN FRANCE between Great Britain and Russia which GERMAN POLICY OF SPOLIA- has lately been initiated by the Anglo

Mr. Philip Gibbs, the British Presa Russian Hospital Commitice from their headquarters at 38, Victoria-street, London By means of this scheme, beds, correspondent at the West front, paints a vivid picture of the wrecking of endowed by different British cities and townships, are being placed in municipal French chateaux. In one case the taber- and other hospitals throughout Russia, nacle was flung down in the chapel, Already many British cities and towns priests vestments were trampled intu aion that the Conference was not wholly contributed the necessary funds for the mud, sacred vessels were broken into the endowment of beds in this way, and fragments, and mixed up with filth. The A below was torn open, exposing the it is now intended to expand the scheme coffin of an aristocrat buried in the vault Inhabitants of cach English town. romains. In another chateau, where the endowing a hed, have the satisfaction of German hadquarters staff was lodged, the officersbred, their revolvers at prominently displayed over or near the pictures and mirrors They asked the bed they have given, and under its lady of the chatean Shall we take your placed an inscription, printed in Russian, piano or break it! It must be one thing announcing their gift. These inscrip- or the other. The lady smiled ironically, tions stand as a permanent proof of the and said " Break it, gentlemen," and the

gentlemen broke it, good will of Britain, and are seen by every Russian soldier passing through the The French population of love, hospitals a wondrous outward and Voyennes, Nesle, and other villages came visible sign of the inner meaning and out to greet the rescuers. They were beauty of that new entente cordiale which often mere spectres, worn down to skin has lately sprung up between the peoples and hone, starving and clamouring for of the two great Empires, and is certain food. They had had no meat for six to, play a vital part in their mutual 1 months, no milk or eggs for a year, while future welfare through the ages

bread was so aticky that it felt like pusty. ANGLO-RUSSIAN HOSPITALS,

Only the work of the American Relief Words fail to express our grasitude for Committee saved the people from starv all the British help that has been given ing to death. Some of the German to Rugsis, and especially in this connec soldiers were kind, and spared the child- tion I would mention the names of Lady ren some of their rations; others, how Mariel Paget and Lady Bybil Grey, those ever, were brutal, and went through the two brave Englishwomen who have houses with axes and explosives, destroy worked with such noble self sacrifice and ing everything. They said that their energy in our country's cause. The officers' orders were that the towns must scheme I have outlined is a mere side line be laid waste Of individual brutalities in the activities of the Anglo-Russian by German soldiers and of beastliness too Hospital an entirely English organisa, foul for words Mr. Gibbs heard many tion founded in Russia for the period stories from white faced women with In the House of Commons, Sir Lof the war A complete system of how burning eyes, English and French sold- pitals, comprising one base hospital two iers seeing and bearing these horrors G Chiozza Money admitted that another Bold Laspitals, a dressing station and wonder that man who belong to the food ship which had to leave port on a motor ambulance such has been the human family could to disgrace it.

sum total of this English achievement arrival, owing to the lack of facilities for during the past 18 months, and to meet MR THEVOR CHANNER'S POEMS. the requirements of the inevitably heavy unloading, was then torpedoed while et route to another port.

Bir George Foster emphasises America's enthusiasm for the war, and states that arrangements have been advanced to assist in shipbuilding, in solving the submarine problem, in producing with Canada food and munitions for theARA Allies, in military and naval co-opera-atisfied with the treatment of the ques- ed against our positions at Froidement approximately 450,000 men. Already 33 tion, and in joint Americo-Canadian retion would not be wholly correct. The

gulation of the food prices.KR

Mr. Walter Long replied The impres

resolution was debated in the Imperial

still further

Farm, Cerny, Hurtebise, in front of the Reserve Divisions bave been enges is probable that America's catry War Cabinet by the Dominions repre knowing that their civic cost of arms 18

heights at Craonne and Vauclere, Des- perate fighting ended in favour of our troops, who victoriously resisted the most furious assaults, and we maintained our positions everywhere.

The German masses were mown down by our artillery and machine guns and they sustained considerable losses.

half of which have been withdrawn to re-form on account of losses.

The German casualties in France during the month of April were 200,000.

A telegram from Paris states that nearly half of the German forces are on the Western front opposed to the Bri- tish, though the latter's line is only one- third of the French line.

During these engagements we increased thether of our prisoners to over 8,200, Pussian Front. making a total of 29,000 since April 18th,

ENEMY LINE CAPTURED. During one of these attacks, & German battalion was caught by our fre and re treated in disorder, leaving a great part of its effectives on the ground.

Up to the present 6,100 prisoners have been counted.

THROUGH ESUTER'S AGENCY.]

RUSSIAN FRONT.

PETROGRAD, May Tib.

A communiqué stater-Near Vladi- mirvolynak, south of Zubilnow, after intense fire by minerwerfers and bomb- throwers the enemy to a company strong

will remove the Anglo-American misunde derstanding, and aid both in the war and the settling of the pouce problems.

SUBMARINE PROBLEM

SOLVED ?

NEW YORK, May 7th. The Chairman of the Naval Consulting Board announces that the anti-submarine experiments are most encouraging. It is believed the problem is solved.

sentatives and accorded hearty support. It was moved in the Conference by the

petek Prime Minister of New Zealand and carried unanimously. The members of the Conference desired it fecorded that the reason why they did not speak at any length on the resolution was that the question had already been fully debated by the War Cabinet

Mr. Long added Any suggestion that the Imperial War Cabinet could take the U.S. LABOUR AND RUSSIA matter from the hands of the Conference

LATERI

The American Federation of Labour has telegraphed the Executive of the Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates nrg- ing them to support the Provisional Gov-

One Army Corps took 1,800 prisoners, attacked, but were driven back by our ernment against pro-German propagand

and on a front of four kilometres we captured almost the whole of the Siegfried line

ARTILLERY DUEL CONTINUED.

LATER.

A communique states During the day the enemy did not renew their attempts north of the Laffaux Hill and against Chemin-des-Dames:

The artillery duel continued furiously

in the direction of Hurtebise and the Craonno sector, where our troops have consolidated their positions.

On the California plateau, accord- ing to the statements of the pri

gonors taken on this part of the front, four fresh regiments participating in fruitless attacks last night in this plateau suffered very heavy losses,

artillery and rifle fire

On the Kabaravcezboruff front there Was an intense enemy bombardment

The Balkans,

[THROUGH NEUTEK'S AGENCY, J

VENIZELISTS REPULSE

BULGARS.

PARIS, May 7th

A Macedonian communiqué states In the region of Jamnica an attack by the French and Venizelist contingents enabled us to occupy advanced enemy

ists

would show an imperfect appreciation of the powers of the Conference, and would he warmly resented by the Dominions.

SAFETY OF FOOD SHIPS. LONDON, May 7th

NO SURRENDER.

LONDON, May 7th. The Times Correspondent in Petrograd states that General Alexriell while in the capital denounced the propaganda in favour of No annexation and no in- demnities, which the Army at the frontGY TRANS interprets as an advocacy of surrender. AID TO GERMANY BURNED

DOWN.

CHRISTIANIA, May 7th

positions on a five kilometres front. The nickel refining works at Chris A Bulgarian counter-attack was restinnasand, regarding which recently pulsed by the Venimalists, who took there was auch discussion, owing to the prisoners in both actions.

whole output going to Germany, has

The Venizelista behaved brilliantly.

been burned down."

Sir F, G, Banbury Dd not the Govern ment consider the safe arrival of food aufficiently important to provide facilities at the nearest port for all vessels arriv- ing in England 7

Sir LG Chiozes Money-The whole subject is having most serious considers tion.

FOOD WASTAGE

LONDON, May 7th, In the House of Commons, Cant Bathurst stated that an order would be

red penalising food wastage.

T

The

Trevor

tghting which will take place in Russia The poems written by Mr. with the opening of the spring campaign, Channer, some of which have appeared the committee intend to extend the work from time to time in this paper, while. on a still more considerable scale. This others have appeared in papers both in Published year as meny feld hospital detachments, England and Calcutta, will be

profils with English nurses and surgeons, as can in book form very shortlyUT be efficiently staffed from Petrograd, will from the sale of the volume Mr. Channer be sent to the Russian Fronte intends to hand over to the Committee of the How, then, is grist found for the mill handling the funds for the Bollet of these varying international activities 1 Children of Belgium Largely, the money has been raised by

The title will be "

the Night book will alco

Seedarkness and Bisht.

the Russian Flag Day movement. With and other Poems" the help of this organisation, of which contain a contribution from the Rt. Rev Lord Rossbery is president, town upon the Lord Bishop of Assam, entilled town throughout the length and breadth

e to sat

the public will purchases. 8 Mr Changer modest ing their flag days. The men, women ly puts it, and children, who buy flags for Russia of literary merit about, the verses, yet the as they pass along the street little think, perhaps, of the glorious and praction

in which they are helping their Hussien soldiers

of the British Isles are patriotically hold the book bec 720 there may be little

way

Children of Belain are the metag

from the skies Inasmuch as ye have dose it onto the last of one of the my brethren ye have done it unto MoTM