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THE

WAR.

GERMAN

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 10TH, 1917,

PEACE TALK.

HOPES AND FEARS.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

DARING SCOTTISH RAID.

THE FOOD PROBLEMS

Franco-Belgian Front.

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] DARING SCOTTISH RAID.

LONDON, May Bri. Hauter's correspondent at Headquar, ter's reports that last evening the Beot- tish carried out a daring raid into the heart of Bullecourt, prisonering 30, mostly of the 207th division, showing that two Divisions of German Guards, previously opposite Bullecourt, have been cut up and withdrawn,

SEVERE COUNTER-ATTACKS. BRITISH INFLICT HEAVY CASUALTIES.

LONDON, May 9th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports :-~-~There wore heavy counter-attacks early this morning in the neighbourhood of Frespey. The first secured a foothold in one of our trenches north-eastward of the village, but the ground lost was short-

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAID, ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVE. LOADON, May th Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, se |ports:--German artillery has been active, particularly between Fresnes and Loos.

We successfully night-raided at Nouve Chapelle and Fauquissart. An enemy reid north-eastward of Armentieres was driven off after a hand-to-hand fight, Another raid southward of Armentiores was repulsed.

GERMAN REPORT. FOR ENEMY CONSUMPTION.

LONDON, May 8th. A German official wireless message states:-We heavily repulsed attacks at Roeux and also between Fontaines and Riencourt.

BRITAIN'S FOOD PROBLEM. CHINESE TELEGRAMS. NEW MEASURES FORESHADOWED.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

CHINA AND WAR,

THE SHANGHAI RACES.

THIRD DAY'S RESULTS.

THE GREAT NORTHERN PLATE.Seven far

longe

QUESTION DISCUSSED BY PARLIA Mr. Henry Morriss Homekeld

-MENT WITHOUT RESULT

PERING, May 8th.

(Mr. Stewart) 1 Mr John Liddell's Malcolm

(Mr. Rowe) 2. Mr. Ezra's-Rosewood. (Mr. J. I. Ezra) 38

Time, Imin. 45.2-5sech TRE RUBICON PLATE One mile and a

quarter.

Messrs Winsome and Hasty's The

Oriole

(Mr. Hill 1

GERMANY FROM WITHIN, STAGE MANAGED DISCUSSIONS.

Austendam, May 9th,

LONDON, May, 9th. Later telegrams from Berlin confirm In the House of Lords, Lord Devon- that no Itadical change in the Constitu- port, speaking or the food question, said tion has been adopted. The Radical and the meatless day was being abolished in Socialist newspapers continue to urge consequence of the increased consumption that the Reichstag should have power of less plentiful substitutes He antici

The House of Representatives od to dismiss the Chancellor There is a pated that the supplies of breads-stuffs journed their agenda and discussed the disposition here to believe, however, that would suffice till the new harvest if the war question in a secret session. The the Constitution debate in the Reichstek people would respond to the appeal to Premier attended and gave reasons in and possibly even the comment thereon, consume less, and submarine activity did favour of declaring war. Afterwards a Mr. R. MacGregor's The Kangani was largely officially stage-managed, the not exceed reasonable likelihood. The fieres discussion ensued.

(Mr. Sleep) 4 object being, by giving little and talking supplier of fats for 1917, up to the pre-indicated the probability of a Govern

Mr. Ezra's Haywood..(Mr. J I. Ezrn) I

Time, 2min, 41 3-5ecca. lot, to keep the workers quies and to sent, had been better than in 1916. He ment defeat Finally The resßlution was THE PARI-MUTUEL STAKES. -- One mile said impress Petrograd.

stated that a system of rationing postponed until Thursday:

half.

SIR GEORGE BUCHANAN,

organising in order to secure equality of

Mr. R. Macregor's Upwood Park The Senate also discussed the war

(Mr. Johnstone) supply

mong all classes, would be question, Ting shih-gi opposing it, The Mr. Fay's Nirvana (Mt. Hoard) LONDOS, May ti introduced if submarinism necessitated session was adjourned without any re

Mr. G. D. Coutts' Shirley The evening papers report that the it. He foreshadowed the possibility of sult being arrived at. Rt. Hon. Sir G, W. Buchanan, Arthas further increasing the extraction of Bour

(Mr Dalgleish) 3 Time, 3min. 13L-Decs.. THE RACING STAKES. One mile. sador to Petersburg, is returning to from wheat, and of augmenting the England.

admixture with a larger proportion of Reuter is informed that there is not other cereals than at present. The con a word of truth in this report.

EARLIER OAPLES. MORE GERMAN PEACE TALK.

AGREEABLE POLITICAL EVENT

IMMINENT"!

LON ON, May 9. The Lokalaneger, which is a sent official organ; attributes the postpone ment of the Chancellor's speech to the possibility of the imminence of an agrees political event facilitating his tasă. of making peace.

As the result of fighting at Bullecourt,able the enemy retained possession of the south-eastern boundary,

We stormed Fresnoy, taking 200 pri-

ly afterwards recovered. Two frosh Goroners, British attempts to recapture

anan Divisions delivered an attack in fores eastward of Fresnoy They were repulsed on the right with heavy casual. ties and the positions were successfully maintained. On the other hand, after

fierce resistance on the left, we were compelled to withdraw from Fresnay Village and the Wood.

Seven of our aeroplanes on Monday brought down seven observation balloons

failed,

Costly French attacks failed against the heights between Hurtebise and Craonne,

Attacks from Vanx Aillon and Corbeny failed, except to the west of Craonne

The enemy on Monday lost twenty aeroplanes, and, during April, 202. - We 74 Our air forces are fighting, at the zenith of their capacity.

in flames. Six German geroplanes were Russian Front. brought down in air fighting. Two others. were shot down by gun-fire, and seven were driven down, being uncontrolíuble. Eight of ours are missing.

BOMBARDMENTS. FRENCH AIR SUCCESSES.

LATEST CABLES. (TEROCON REUTER'S AGENOX.]

RUSSIAN ACTIVITY.

ENEMY USE WHITE FLAG:

LONDON, May 8th.

PARIS, May Oth.⠀

4. Russian communique says that apart A communiqué says:-The enemy in from an intense enemy, bombardment on fantry have been inactive north-east of the region of Sventzany, the operations Soissons and Cheminflames, but the artil on the western front have been consider. lory, which oura violently countered, ed customary; fusillading and patrol bombarded in the Cirny, Burtebise and raids. Parties of the enemy in different Craonne sectors. There have been gren sectors attempted to approach

Our nde skirmishes east of Vauxailion, and trenches, white-ngging, but the artillery elsewhere there was cannonading.

dispersed them Twenty-five German aeroplanes were indubitably destroyed in air-fighting be tween the lat and the 7th, besides 51 which were crippled and fell in the Ger man lines.

EARLIER CABLES.

FRENCH FRONT

PARIS, May 8th.

A communiqat states: There has been considerable artillery between the Bomme and the Oise.

The enemy counter-attacked during the night to the east of Yaux Aillon and on Chemin des Damen in the direction of Fantheon and Cerny. Our fire smashed all the Gorman attempta.

Naval Activities.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH RIDEEN'S AQINCE.]

AMERICA & SUBMARINISM,

The German newspapers, generally, are impatient at the delay, especially in view of the growing isolation of the Central PowerB.

sumption of bread had not yet been suficiently reduced, He also indicated the exploitation of prices of foodstuffs. the introduction of measures to prevent

STATE AND THE LIQUOR TRADE.

Lospor, May 9th The Times states that the Government bas adopted the principle of the State purchase of the liquor trade.

THE ALLIED CONFERENCE. UNITY OF ACTION AND UNITY

OF AIM

LONDON, May 9th. Mr Lloyd George, Admiral Sir John

Appearances

THE FOOD HOARDERS.

Mr. Shanghai's Grey Goose -

(Mr. Moller) 1 Mr-Stubbs Morningside. (Mr. Watts) 2 Mr. Russick's Golden Horn

(Mr. McBain) a Time, min. 04. 1:59608 THE YANGTSze Cur - One mile and three

quarters.

Mr. Henry Morriss Wakefield

(Mr. Stewart) 1 Messrs. Bky and Hickling's Mechanism

MARAM(Mr. Lanning) a Messrs. Winsome and Hasty's Lucky H. (Mr. Hill) Time, 3min 48 2-Deca

SEARCH AND EXPOSURE.

Speaking at the opening of a patriotic economy exhibition, at Gloucester, Cap fain Bathurst, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, said that at the present rate of consumption there would Hemo potatoes available for anyone in about six weeks time. He warned house holders who were carrying on the con- temptible, unpatriotic, and cruel prac tice of hoarding food that the Food Controller was contemplating drastic treatment with regard to them. He indicated that the treatment would con the houses of suspected hoarders with Mr John Peel's Lights Out (late sist of empowering the police to enter search warrants and to make public Candlelight) (Mr. Johnstone) their mean and criminal selfishnes

Messrs Tocg and Speelman's Sir Mr. Ezra's Rosewood... (Mr. Ezra) 2

EN

Star

The CONSOLATION Cur. One mile and a

quarter.

Lamerock (Mr. Heard) 8 Tine, min. 37. 3-5seca. Tas PAPER HUNTER'S HANDICAP One

mile and a quarter. Mr. Seth's Father Christmas

(Mr. Heard) I Mr. Springfeld) 2

(Mr. McBain) 3 THE MANCH STAKES One mile and

Time, min 283-fence,

The issues of the war (said Captain Bathurst) would be determined at least ne much by economie considerations as by militars strategy and prowess. Battles could be won, and yet the war might be loss and an ignoble peace signed by there hoing non available either money or food. It had been said recently that the war ellicoe, and Gen. Sir William Rob Likely to lie won on the cornfields of Gibbings" Standard. Dahlin,

Britain. To his mind, that was only so have returned to London It is far truer to say that it would he won in Mr Dick Turpin's Viator

partially true. He thought it would he understood that they are completely the homes of our people. There are,** satisfied with the results of the Paris unfortunately, in this country as the he continued, ao large supplies of food; present time, and such supplies as there arc are likely to be more limited as time goes on. The last Jap in the race for Mr. G, D, Coatts' Shirley and will involve the greatest sacrifice 31r. Elrettus Kilversand victory will be by far the most difficult, both for our fighting men and our civil population. The nation is now to be put to the supreme test, and unless face that test are prepared to

all the blood and

been

They point out that last week was a bad week in this respect. Guatemala, Bolivia and Haiti are breaking off or are threatening to break off relations conferences, which were devoted almost exotusively to Military and Naval mat While it is admitted that such events are

ters. Measures were adopted to score relatively small, it is emphasised that they mean considerable loss of property

bots unity of action and unity of air.

and prestige, not to speak of increased post-war econosaic difficulties.

Apparently there are still great hopes of a separate peace with Russia.

Foruderts thinks that if Dr. Bethmann Hollweg boldly and frankly renounced

AMERICA AND WAR. THE RAISING OF ARMIES.

WASHIXADON, May 8th Nine regiments of engineers have been orders to be raised for duty on commum- cations in France as soon as possible,

courage and self-done will have

e quarter,

(Mr. Dalgleish) I

(Mr. Burkill) Mr. Leander's Blighty...(Mr. Moller) 3 -Time, 2min, Y 2-5908, THE CHAMPION, SWEEPSTAKES.-One mile

and a quarter

(Mr. Stewart) I

treesure of the poured forth in vain. There was Mr. Heary Morris Castlefield at the present time than the power of the Mr. John Liddell's Gladiator nothing, he proceeded, more dangerous purse, for to use that

power would bo of the population, who were not so wolf Tene, uin 345 inflicting a cruel injustice on the russes Mr. Lamerton's Ositis (Mr. Lanning)3 (Mr. Burkill) 2

coaquest, the United States might in which is additional to the forces con circumstanced. If the poor were 10 THE HANKOW PLATE.Three quarters of

suffecently fed, war weariness templated by the Government's arary possibly social unrest might compel the a mile, planer.

loss of all that we had

cline towards pesce GERMAN SOCIALISTS PEACE

TERMS.

The minority group of Socialists pro pose more liberal terms,

and

terrible struggle for in this Mr. John Peel's Sandy

One hundred and eighty thousand men most auscientifle, and what was thrown Mm Toeg and Speelman's Swance As a nation our domestic habits were maker (Mr. Johnstone)

were Mr. Fash's Wynona...(Mr. Hill) 2 have already been recruited by Mr. out at the back doors or poured down Roosevelt for service in France.

our drains would supply the food of an They are largely composed of substantial basing from minds the effect of our actioners of a mile

(Mr. Heard)

ness and professional men, from 25 to upor

Ermy When we were eating, or refrain

Tue, 1min 500CK

50 years of age, and will be self-support

Mesere. Bahnson and Mailliw Kron we should all keep pre THE NIL DESPERANDUM CUP-Three quar. sent to our

ing. They include Mr. Bacon, ex-Minis

Grayland's Feau Brummel

ter for War, and Mr. Stimson,

(Mr. Grayrigge)

N. L. Sparke's Wild Oats

borg (Mr. Wuillaumer) ☀ RUSSIAN LABOUR AND PEACE,

Mr. Springfield) 3 Time, 1min. 321-Eseci. A STRIKING DOCUMENT.

LONDON, May 9th

of

KO

who

UNION WATER BOAT CO.. LIMITED. REDUCTION OF CAPITAL.

PETROGRAD, May 8th A meeting of the Executive of the Workmen's and Soldiers delegates, at Borgberg, representing the Labour par

most bread staffe and potatoes, Capt. ties of Scandinavia, has transmitted the

Bathurst proceeded Adults can upon the really poor the

After referring to

shortage peace terms proposed by the German

without sugar, but children cannot, and Socialist Party majority group,

than they have ever been. The reason of therefore we want to serve children, lyThe right of freedom in national

are more precious at the present moment development; compulsory arbitration in

its inequality of distribution is due to An enemy attack in the Oitos Valley, future international disputes; restitu-

the selfishness of individuals who are in Roumania, was repulsed.

getting more than they are, entitled to.. Our ad- tion by Germany of the occupied terri-

The hoarding of The Federation of Labour telegram groceries,"

this and other vance guards crossed the Diala, north- tories; a plebiscite in Russian Poland on mentioned yesterday, from Russia, is of the Food Controller, and he is con- said the speaker, “is receiv ng nt present the paramount attention west of Khanikin, but Turkish counter-the question of independence or German striking document. It protests against templating the most drastic treatment attacks compelled them to return.

of or Russian snnexation; the restoration the pro-Kaiser Socialist demand of "ne practice. (Cheers.) Under the Defence terday, before Sir William Rees Davies, this contemptible, unpatriotic, and crusl In the Hongkong Supreme Court, yes- of the independence of Belgium, Serbia annexation as a trick to compel op not merely to examine trade books, but .C., Chief Justice, Mr. E. H, Sharp,

of the Realm Act it is possible for him and Roumania; the restoration to Bul-pressed non-German Peoples to remain instances of hoarding, and he has powers K.C., made an application for the reduc saria of the Bulgarian districts in Mace in the domination or Prussia, Austria to enable the police to enter the houses o

of the capital of the Union Water donia; the grant to Serbia of a free port and Turkey. To says that there must be warrants, and to make public their mean suspected hoarders, with search

Boat Co., Ltd. on the Adriatic, and an amicable recto forcible annexations, but every people steps which we have reason to believe he cation under section 48 of the Companies and criminal selfishness, Those are the Mr. Shary said that this was an appl Ecation of the Lorraine frontier.

must be free to choose their allegianen may have to take in consequence of the

We are of the opinion that the only (Cheers.) There has been much said to confirm a reduction of capital wa

meanness of the persons to whom Iroler. Ordinance and he asked His Lordship way the German people can speedily issue of food tickets. We do not want to had been duly passed and confirmed by about compulsory rationing, and the The Executive has promised early dis terminate the war is to force the adbica bave recourse to any such un-English a special resolution at an extraordinary tion of the Hohenzollerns and the Hope we don't want it because we still believe meeting of the Union Water Boat Com system (Hear, hear.) In the first place, burge. Therefore, the German Secialists we can trust to the honour and patriotism pany Limited The Company was in- must cease their underground intrigues course. In the affcet very largely,

of the people to save our taking such a corporated in 1905 with a nominal capital

place, undoubtedly to secure un abortive peace by calling 16 would fail in

corporated pretended international conferences.

as it did in Germany. There are wore capital of 50,000 than five million tickets amongst the Ger- per share man public more than there is pop of 3000,000, of which 27,723 shares had AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.

tion, owing to frand, and, moreover, THE FINAL FIGURES.

The Times states that the main lines of The following are the final results of

LONDON, May 8th. the constitution of the new Naval War the Commonwealth elections: Staff have been virtually settled. It is House of Representatives: Liberals, 35; understood that Bir John coe, as Hughesites, 15 Labour 25. Chief of Staff, will be freed from all The Senste Laberale, 10: ughesites administrative detail, in order to Fire Conition Ministry thus have majorities

13 Labour, 18. Hughes'

ational W

policy and strategy, asisted by a Direcover the Labourities. his undivided attention to questions of of 25 and 10 m the House of Repre tor of Operations, and a Director of Intel-

sentatives and the Senate, respectively;

ligence Organizers, who

inve made their mark outside the Service as well as inside, will be called in.

TO SPEND $200,000,000.

WASHINGTON, May 9th Congress will be asked to appropriate £200,000,000 to build America merchant- men to overcome submarinism

The Shipping Board are proposing to The artillery struggle was occasionally

the Government the taking over of all violent further east, on the Vauclero steel mills and the cancellation of private

platean and in the Craonne distric. A contracte. coup de main carried the enemy centre

The Board estimates that from 5,000,000

of resistance to the north of Vauclerc to 6,000,000 tons of steel and wooden plateau, ninety prisoners being taken. vessels will be constructed in six months.

Fruitless German atten footing in the trenches which we recap- empt attempts to regain a

General, tared yesterday, to the north-west of Rheims and to the south of Berry an Bac, led to a sharp fight, ending to our advantage. We took 120 prisoners here:

Yesterday we captured a redoubt to the north-weat of Prose

We repulsed a strong German attack on the crest at Teton, to the north-east of Mons Haut, inflicting heavy enemy Losses and taking prisonerS,

LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. MISSION TO AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, May 9th Mr Balfour, Rear-Admiral de Chair, and Brigadier General Bridgee were received in the Benate, being greatly brated. They subsequently went to Plancheon with the Vice President

MR. KIPLING.

Hour, Hay th, Mr. Rudyard Kipling has visited the Italian front-

NEW NAVAL WAR STAFF.

LONDON, May 9th.

SILVER.

LONDON,

Lay 9th is quoted at 37 15-10 Hather offering The ma

with a nominal

shares nomina

#810 capital

such a system would involve elaborate ad- been fasued. The remaining 22,000 old ministrative machinery and the employ had not been issued. The scheme was ment of a very large staff of men and

national importance. If the poor are to nominal value per share $7. The un women, who would be far more useful that the issued capital should be reduced employed in other directions, in work of by returning 83 per share making the be adequately opliet with food in the issued capital of the Company next six months it will be largely owing remam unchanged. The method of re

would to the thoughtful buying of their food by duction under section 47 with which they the well-to-do (Cheers.)

had to comply, was under sub-section

Mr. Sharp said that the capital was in excess of the requirements of the Company With regard to the creditors an order dated April 7th of this year, made by His Lordship, settled the list other affidavit, made by SH of creditors and there is on the flean- Dodwell showing that all the creditors had been paid

An advertisement

stating that applica tion was to be made had appeared in the Gazette and other popers

EMBASSIES IN ENEMY

COUNTRIES

In the Civil Eervice Estimates relating to public works and buildings nublished recently provision is made for the main vince of the Embaray house at Berlin, ienna and Constantinonle and the Legation housen at Brumela, Bucharest.

His Lordship granted the application.