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THE WAR.

LEF

BRITISH OPERATIONS SUCCESS. FULLY CONTINUED.

FRANCO-GERMAN DESTROYER

DUEL.

RUSSIANS REPEL TURKISH ATTACKS.

BRITISH REQUISITIONING DUTCH

VESSELS.

Branco-Belgian Front

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY"]

LATEST CABLES.

BRITISH FRONT.

FIERCE HAND-TO-HAND

FIGHTING.

LONDON, May 21st. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haigre ports-The operations between Bulla!

Fontaine and Le Croiselles court, were successfully continued during the night

We captured a support trench last evening after, fierce hand-to-hand fighting, and heavily beat off counter-attacks.

FRENCH TORPEDO-BOATS ENCOUNTER GERMAN

DESTROYERS.

PARIS, May 21st.

encountered

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28mÐ, 1917.

IRELAND

LATEST UNLES PREMIER'S LATEMEN ON

EARLIER CABLES CONFERENCE AT GERMAN HEADQUARTERS.

AMSTERDAM, May 218t Count Crernin, accompanie by the

to Berlin,

con

LONDON, Masist,

muna-Hellweg.

Mr. Lloyd George, in making his state- meat on Ireland, said there was a thingAvstrian Ambassador common to failure in the attemps as an cluded a three days visit to the German Irish settlement, namely, that he pro-Headquarters, where he met Herr Beth- posula emanated from the British oven ment The Cabinet, therefore, ad te cided to invite Irishmen themelves to put forward their proposals. · D) tortic present Great Britain had unertain

all the ion and Trolavelle

criticism.

It is belloted that peace was discussed GENERAL PERSHING'S

DIVISION,

WAEDINGTON, May 21st..

It is announced that 2,000 Marines will

THE

GREAT TRAGEDY OF

RETREAT. PITEOUS STORIES OF THE KAISER'S VICTIMS. GERMANS WHO LOATHED THEIR BRUTAL WORK.

FROM PHILIP GIBBS,

THE DAILY

CHRONICLE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] In this dispatch I am moved to write again of the old men and women and of the young women and children who have been libereted by our advance.

CANTON NEWS. (FAON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTÍ

CANTON, May 21st.

·ROAD CONSTRUCTION. At the request of the commercial com munities in Canton, the Civil Governor Chit has invited the local gentry and r prominent merchants, to hold a meeting. walls and constructing big roads in to discuss the question of razing the city Canton in order to increase the then

of communication:

I 20x moved because day by day. I have ARRIVAL OF SİTE PERING, REPRESENTATIVE. - been visiting the places that were once heaps which lie about that great stretch Canton to investigate the political situs- The Peking Government recently ap their homes and

and are now the rubbish pointed Wong Che Cheong to come to

ce Irishmen were onfrat accompany General Perahing's Division of country laid waste by the enemy in the rtion. His duties will include the reduc problem they would remaking, with the Engineers, a total of

ed with the weight to the chstacles and dikilos

The Government proposed that Irelad should try her own hand at fraging instrument of government. Theexpi ment had succeeded in Canada, Ausga lia, South Africa, and he could at hip thinking that what had been scmplik Ai Naval communiqué states On the

ed there was achievable in Ireld. moming of the 20th inst., patrol of necessity for the Conventie) heing The Premier especiallymphood the French torpedo-boats

towards Dunkirk, Botilla of German destroyers making not be a Convention merely opolitical

thoroughly representative.

parties, though they must alle repre- Bented the followers of Mr edmond, Mr. Wm. O'Brien, the Ulsternionists, the Southern Unionists, and, hope, the Sinn Feiners also but in thin the ought to consist of the represatives of Government's view is that thonvention

the local governing bodic churches, trades unions, commerciainterests,

made for their bane at high-speed

After a short engagement the enemy.

A French torpedo-boat was damaged. The German official version claims that their vessels were not damaged, while the French vesicle were repeatedly hit.

Our mased artillery, is engaging, the General. enemy in the open.

A large number of the enemy dead were found and 130 prisoners were captured.

Two German divisions have been en- gaged in this neighbourhood since yes terday morning.

We successfully raided fear Loo8, and drove off raiders south-westward of Messines,

FRENCH POSITIONS

BOMBARDED

PABIS, May 22nd. A communique states:-In Champagor the enemy violently bombarded the post- tions we captured yesterday, in the region south of Moronvillers.

Bombarding aeroplanes during the night of the 19th inst, dropped 2,200 kilos of explosives on the railway stations bivouace in the region of Epoye and Betheneville

and

The Near East,

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the height southward of Banch to retire. Naval Activities

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(THROUGH KHUTER'S LOBNOZ.]

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.] BRITISH REQUISITIONING

DUTCH VESSELS.

AMSTERDAM, May 21st.

10,000.

AUSTRALIA'S DUTY,

MELBOURNE, May 21st Sir W Irvine in a speach strongly Furged universal military service. Until

that step was taken Australia would not have done her duty...

This sentiment was loudly applauded Bir EW. Irvine is an ex Attoney Hughes to accompany the futter to General, and was selected by Mr. W. M. England to attend the Imperial War Conference.

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AT THE FRONT”

spoke with

GERMANS

HORRIBLY

ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY'S INSPECTORS.

wake of his retreat where there is silence and black ruin, because, also, I ment of their wages.

only tion of the military forces and the pay- have just been among these people, seeing their seats, hearing their pitiful badoa, touched by hands which plucked my sleeve

I should listen to another story Electric Supply Company that some off of outrage and widery, have

It has come to the untice of the Canton builds. ip into a great tragedy. These been adding lights and fans without first All they told nie, and all I have seen the official departments in Canton have young girls, who went before he, shaken notifying the Company of their inten the terror of their remembrance, these tions. The Company has, therefore, re those old women who did not weep but permits to its inspectore to investigate old, men, tiden,quested Governors issue- life's great ironies, revealed to me in a ROBBERY AT A GERMAN- HOUSE.

strange, smiling eyes as to this matter,

a little so that these people have escaped. behind the German lines now shifted back The Superintendent of Foreign Affair fuller way the enormous agony of life

has received a letter from the Dutch It is an agony which includes the Ger- German Headmaster of the Chinese

AFRAID EVERY MAN TO TAKE HIS PLACE doom which has killed so many of their instant. The total loss reported is of the Consulate stating that the house of the man soldiers, themselves enslaved wretch- Gerinan College at Lai Heung Yuen ed, disillusionised men under the great was robbed on the evening of the 17th brothers, ordered to do the things many value of three hundred dollars. Imme of them loathe to do, brutal by order even diately on receipt of this despatch, tho PERTH (WA), May 21st

when they have gentle instinets, doing The Recruiting Committee have un-ent for charity, stricken both by fear obbors.

kind things by stealth, afraid of punish-gal Governor instructed the police to animously resolved that, following upon

and bunger

use their utmost endeavours to arrest the. the people's unmistakable mandate, Mr.to me.

Why do you go!" they were naked by educational interests, in frreal re. Hughes be asked to introduce immediate British attacks, "they answered.

one of the women who have been speaking The re-upening ceremony of the Chine

CHINA BANK'S RE-OPENING presentation of Irish life, ught andy legislation compelling every eligible English gunfire smashed us to death on

Because

to escape the new instant.

Bank in Canton took place on the 20th activity in all their leadingpects. man in his proper turn to take his place stand that horror a second time. the Sommey The officers know

EXAMINATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS. In order to reform the educational They spoke as mon horribly afraid,

work of the Province, the Civil Governor Of their hunger there seems no doubt places to examine teachers of all private has despatched examiners to different

co-operate with the examiners: They begged food of these civilians, who schools. The Magistrates of the various would have starved to death but for the districts have received instructions to cals and dogs to provi a taste of

theinselves with ngat bot taste which otherwise they do

This, although the German

minn kotondan My thres sisters were taken away tur soised all the cattle and foodstuffs of when the Germans left, said a young- the French inhabitants, and registered all girl Hru Asichang has declined to come to the bailiff of Mme. In Marquise they are my

their bens and took the eggs the here had Yvonne, Juliette, and Madeleine and She spoke her sister's names, Jaid

aaid they were 18 and 22 and 27, and then, turning

ne, went very hit are my daughters said a

mid-

The Government, therefordoposed to the Front. summon immediately, on lf of the Crown, a Convention of men in

3

The

We cannot

The newspapers state that Great Briment and Parliament a Cotution for

Ireland to submit to the B Govern CHINESE TELEGRAMS, American li supplies. They killed tain is requisitioning three Dutch vessels the Government of Irelanithin the at British ports, besides neutral ships in Empire. The Convention / be repre- which there is much British capital sentative of all classes annterests in invested, on the ground that it is impos Ireland, including the Sifciners. aibloy to protect the British interests

It must be really reputative of

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1. BAN PO.

CHUNG NUDY

THE POLITICAL ORISIS.

SHANGHAI, May 22nd,

PLUNDER AND

SLAVERY

terly way from

involved so long us the vessels sail un-Irish life and activities in their forms. Peking to take over the Premiership. de Caulincourt," said an elderly aman, alonged woman. When they were taken

armed under a neutral flag.

Saturday's settlement.

A portion of the men at Barrow are still out

EARLIER CABLES. BELGIAN RELIEF.

If

to ask him not to resign.

THE HAPPY DAY."

coronet on the badge When alte Ger- away I went a little mad. My pretty taking off his peaked cap to show nee all the harvesting, and then they forced all the menfolk up to 50. They have gone mans came first to our village they sized girls And all our neighbours daughters us all to work for them, the mon at 3 sous slavery, and for the girls it is a great and prison for any who refused to work all the tools, and all the form-carts, and have gone, up from 16 years of age, and

tapestries, the pictures and anything them had surpassing courage, but some an hour, the women at 2 sous an hour, peril. How can they escape??

How can one write of these things. From the chateau they sent back the the women i was always worst. Many of For which pleased this Commandant or that were weak and some very bad. The back until there was, nothing left. the last days they burnt the chateau to

Then Wilp that it seems incredible

in women preyed on the others in a way so the ground and all the village and all the orchards,

There was no distinction of class or sex

E me the forced labour of the harvest fields,

woman. There were processions of compelled to labour on the soil with girls "It was the same always," said and delicate women of good families were good houses"

pengaduanderings the linen was the furniture stolen from many who died of weakness and carts covered with linen, and underneath strong and used to this toil. There were

Pouilly,

There were

It was suggested that

Chairman PREMIER OF NEWFOUNDLAND the terms of reference ed be those

should be rominated by

Crown, and

The Tuchuns hove visited the Premier ST. JOHN'S (Newfoundland), May 22nd contained in his letter te. Redmond

The Tuchung have decided again to The Right Hou. Sir Edward Patrick The parties who entered Convention request the President to dissolve Parlia- Morria, Premier of Newfoundland, has would be pledged to ncclusion, but ment. If His Excellency should refuse returned from the Imperial Conference.

cach man would be pledo do his best, second time they will leave Peking and He has announced his intention tò

As an Irishman, a pay end a mun take other steps. confer with the Opposition

leader re-

of honour to settle the roversy specting measures to

a substantial agreement reached as arantain the strength of the Naval Reserve and the stitution to be frame the future to the character and of the con- Newfoundland Regiment until the end of Government of Irelangbin the Em-

The Bandman Opera Company con- the war.

Gove me aporial coment would Theatre Royal last evening there was a tinue to attract large houses. At the THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE.

accept the responsibilor taking all large audience to witness Soymour Hicks the necessary steps re legislative new musical play in two acts, "The who had lears in his eyes as lie spoke, barbarians for ever I asked a woman of LONDON, May 21st.

HOW THE CLOUDS LIFTED. Mr. Lloyd George, in the House of vention should sit ret, and that had a long run at Daly's, and the man- from neighbouring villages, some Madame be said, very gravely, “Wo effcct thereto. He that the Con- Heppy Day. This very tuneful comedy raignes. There were 1,915 of us people ut, like others, had tried to soften, the

"Fourteen days ago," said an old men *** A wireless official report states that the generally had resumed work. Meanwhile Mr. Redmond, who red Mr. Lloyd ing by the talented Bandman Company Some of the women were stripped and than ourselves, and we are bound to ober

PETROGRAD, May 30th.Commons stated that the engineers invitations would be shortly, in which it was

you not afraid of being called I passed the night in the cometery of a German officer who had not been brutal Russians ropelled repented Turkish there had been meetings at certain places, George, said that cessite or supplied the explanation of this: There searched because otherwise iwe should be thet. Ent ner in which it was produced last even searched us there and took all our money, under the orders of people greater attacks westward of Ardasi, and com notably at Leeds and Sheffield, to decide ernment had made unsuccessful is plenty of rich fun interspersed with and dark, but all around the sky was those who have made it. One day we will

church and some in the cemetery. They

hardships of the people,

pelled the Turkish cavalry approaching whether they would resume, in view of attempts to reach ement, but the tuneful music The company never fail fading with the fre of our villages make them pay for the

In the cemetery it was told night we hate the cruelty of war, and we hate prosent proposal entirely noveled to bring out the features of the piece, Tretcon, Moushy Bernes Harcourt, and What stringe little dramas, what tragie Ireland was being herself to draft with the result that the large "house" many more. The people with me wept little stories

Bouvincourt, Marteville, have had to do. a Constitution for untry, He was

vile things wo Bare that every sect Irishmen would land Hodgson was ideal as the "Prince plosions came to our dars

was thoroughly entertained. Mr. Seyburning, and all this hell. Terrible ex- priest. Here is he tale of another, an Mand cried out loud to see their places days I have told the tale of one old be glad to partie in the Conven of Galania, Mr Alex Kellawan ang mines everywhere under the roads. Then Ham. In the neighbourhood was no have heard in these recent tion. The latter not only be free,

te told it to me in the midst of ruin. very encoessful as Mr. A.D,C.," and us, and we were stricken with a great Christian brother, and now, unfrocked, Vraignes was set on fire and burnt around enemy, too, a Frenchman, who was once but representativ all sections,

He is the Abbé Barbe of Maille, near Mr. Compton Coutts, The Captain, terrors a brand and County Councilsforations, trade councils, church teaching pro

again displayed i mirth-provoking last Uhlans had left The English we the abbe of having telephone in his

Next dey the English came fession, Irish pe the various

qualities Ax the Princess of Valarin,shouted, and ran forward to meet them, cellar from which he sent messages ta political parties,

Miss Marjorie Manners was seen and Scon shells began to fall in Vraignes. One night there came a bang at the

stumbling, with outstretched bands the proposal, the Government ported by the other lady members of the full of women and children, Come priest. He was taken to the fortress of Mr. William Of while welcoming heard to advantage. She was well sup the enemy was firing upon us and fome of the abbe study. Five soldiers entered

Paris a

about German military secrets. that there wouldnt difficulties, to company, and the chorus was especially away said

of the abelle fell very close to a barn quite with fixed bayonets and

doox overcome in tion to or the good. The scenic effects were in keeping

your Buglish soldiers, and we Ham and put into a dark call with one

the Mr. Lloyd Geo explained that tion, the Palace of the selection of invention. And

with the general excellence of the produc Russian prisoners were brought to worker who told him of the grave

small iron grating and a plane bod the Redmondi O'Brienites, the Valaris being a strikingly beautiful were too weak to

Hero, he was interrogated by a German Princess of

tion agaical him, th Ulster Unioniste uthern Unioniste, scene, AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. And the Sinn would all bo repre-

Bearch La Poor devils!!! mai à vou To-night the Company are producing them. "IRON DISCIPLINE SPEECHES sented at the

my cellars and the Abbe Tomad, it

young French- If there is on. As far as pos

made

telephone my heart ache to see as a apy. If not, sure there, shoot me The Bing Boys are Here."

She watched sible the dele puld be chosen by

day through her window. He was so the Abbe was taken away by German sol- French prisoner martial. After four days in the darkness court-martial. There a no court- *me irse, after your Spain has demanded from Germany an

PETROGRAD, May 21st. the body who represented, but

faint that he staggered and dropped his M. Kerensky's Iron Discipline indemnity for the sinking of the Patricio, speeches and other Ministers utterances might be case it would be desir-learned deliver into the forgotten past

thedanssible-and there fully reconstructed by some patient and Sale béte 1" she cried to the German Germans left. When he went into his pick A German sentry knocked him diers and set down, not at Maille, bat at When the history of this war is pain-The young Frenchwoman opened the forbidden to go back to hi

down with a violent blow on the ear. and that Spanish ships shall not he for- are welcomed, as they indicate the sup-

Voyennes, ten kilometres or so away, and and the blood rushed to her head. He went back a few pedoed without warning in the safe zone, pression of the Anarchists,

able to have representatives who say, somewhere about the 30th century sentry

his churche

to his village or might be chony of the categories it is to be hoped that one incident will. He spoke French and under the win hans be found that it had been sacked It is also annomood that Spain will

days ago when the break off commercial relations pending Sunday, at which the Black Sea dele opinion veronted

At patriotic demonstration

ood escape his researches (says The Sale bete '1 mentioned ans would be taken Globe). It deserves to ga echoing down to secure, ther elements of Irish the corridors of time that to the BerShe repeated the words, and called him Sir, said a sister of charity, these All the rare old books in his library bad. a reply.

mondsey Tribunal 1 was pointed out

For those words con barat. There go to prison, medemed him was nothing left galon were prominent, the Serbian Norway has enquired from Germany Minister declared that if Bugis abandon

Sir Edwa on arged that if the the army his place would be tekan byQue voulez vous en la guerre, tinual fear and servitude. The tale that if an English baker were sont into monster, and at last, the man spoke in people whom you see here were brave, but regarding the fate of the crews of four of the Serbians he would shoot himself.

Convention delegaten should at his rivals who were all Germans. This C'est crucile, la guerre 1 a shamed way and said:

tortured in spirit and in body, Beyond torpedoed Norwegian ships,

pleasing ceprrence took place when we

the Gorman lines they have lived Germany has callously replied that present repudiated the possibility of country tribute towards bring Carrol could approach this factwo fortnight

The mighty, cheers from the thousands He trust all sections of the climax of the desperate conflict. Not the cigaretics, and some who were caught did in holl, perhaps, for the Emperor Wil- Mr. Deypored the Convention. three years and were approaching the they gave them a little brandy and creatures. There will be a special plane had been at war with Germany for rearly Stealthily pitying the Russian prisoners good God weep at the wickedness of His in con- comrades,

which they have told us must make the Kusis backeliding.

most topsy-turvy imaginings of Lewis two hours extra drill each day for a liam and his gang of bandits" ing about atial agredment,

She spoke the words as a pious, convic tron, this little pale wom and kindly eyes, in her nun

SUBMARINISM EXASPERAT- ING NEUTRALS

LONDON, May 1st.

The continued submarinings are fur- ther embittering Germany's relations with the remaining European neatrals,

There is intense indignation in Sweden regarding the sinking of the three large food-ships

mentioned

in yesterday's cables.

The Government has protested, and the newspapers are demanding stronger mea-

sures

there is no information.

AMERICA ASSUMES ENTIRE RESPONSIBILITY

LONDON, May 21st. The National Committed for the Relief

of the Belgians announces the suspension of its appeals to the public of the British Empire, the American Govers ment having assumed all anancial re sponsibility for the work of the Relief Commission.

tend withou roposals.

make no comment

When the

BRAVE FEINUR.WOMAN.

behind the lines and some French prison ers, They were so badly fed that they

dow

you shall

This man had kinder

(Continued at lost of neat column.)

arrested

IN HEAL

• old

to

bright