WEATHER REPORT.
On May 27th at 19.36-No zeturns from Japanese stations. Pressuro has increased moderately over S. Manchuria and Shantung. and alightly over the Philippines; it has decreased lightly along the east coast of China, and ramsing stationery over Auts.
The northern depression pa moved esat ward, the southern in now situsted over Slam, *Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours ending" x1" 10 am, to-day, 0.20, inob. Total alace ist January, 17.99 Inches, against sz-average of $1,78 inches.
The forecast for the 24 heurs ending at soON to-day in follows
DISTRICT
Hongkong to Gap Book
Forncarz.
E winds, moder Jate, cloudy, geaorally som
Mormons Channel
Bonth Coast of Chiam between "Hongkong and Lambeka
No, 1:
The mms me
No 1.
meas
Na 1.
METEOROLOGICAL
South Cost of China bolwoon. The
Hongkong and lulum.
REGISTER
CHINA
Station.
COAST
Vladivostock
Nemuro
Hakodate t Tokio me
Kochi
Nagasaki
Naha
Bonia Li
Weihaiwel s Hankow 8900. Ichang
Shanghai
harp Peak
Tainan
Roshan Pascadores Cauton Hongkong Gap Rock Bacao
Muchow
Hoihow
Pakhos
Paulien
gurane
Caporis Aparri Dagopali Manis Lega
moloban
Roilo Surigao
Labuan
Самій
YĨNH MAY, AG
Hour.
Barometer
Ben Level
Wind
Temperature.
Humidity,
Direction
29.88 63 100
29.78 64 1008 2989, 70
1
29 85) 7101
1988 71 100 NI 99,26 74 08
39.82
J82
29.84
#
1973 95
NE
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T. E. CLAYTON, Director.
1. Banguntur, redused to 32 doganes Fuhraa-- "Maik, on the level of the non în înches, tentha
mad hundredtas,
2. Kriminatuma, in the abado, in degrors Fahrenhalti
3. Komunity, in partantage of mitralia, thi Humidity of air saturated with moisture, being
100
Dissorself of Wren, to two points
5. Fosen as Wao, socording to Banufert Souls
6. SAPAN 07 WRAarman, 1 blue sky, e detsshed, ́"cloud, 'd'drisaling rain, t fóz, g gloomy, h hail, 1
̈y rain, snow, * thunder, v viability, 'dow (wit;.
T RATS in inches, tenths and hundreds
'HONGKONG - METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER
THE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 282H, 1917.
WAR
The following Cables were received on Saturday night and seaued in our yesterday Batra,
Fran
-chelgian Bront
{THBODOH RIUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH FRONT.
General.
(FHROUGH RAUTIR 8 AGMICY.]
THE PREMIER'S REVIEW.
COPING WITH THE SUBMARINE MENAGE
LONDON, May 26th In the House of Commons, on the motion for the adjournment for Whitsun tide, Mr. Lloyd George said he could not LONDON, May 20thi at present definitely state the compost Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hoig retion of the Irish Convention, but the portsA attack to the south- rest of Fontaine-les-Crois was heavily re- Government had lost no time in keeping pulsed, as was also a raid to the north in touch with the various parties with a Wn captured a further portion of the view to securing u basis for representa front trench system to the south-east of tion which would carry out the outline of Loos this morning. A counter-attack the Government scheme as explained to failed as morning. A counter-atter
We successfully raided to the south of the House on May 21st. It was very in
cast of Arleux
*
that if the nation economises and is not guilty of waste it those who have lands Lavourable for the production of food munke the best use of the if the working men turn out tractors enable us to plough if the Army helps us with the men available in fact, if we all behave like reasonable human beings who want to gave their country from disaster, priya- cion and distress the submarine menace is not one which need rauze us any fear at the war is going to be lost for that reason. (Cheere)
GENERAL SMUTS ON THE
GREAT STRUGGLE
A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO TAKE
PART IN IT.
Lonbow, May 27th.
EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATION.
LONDON, May Yoth Empire Day was pover more solemnly celebrated than yesterday in Great Britain. The occasion was overywher utilised to impress upon the nation the
The following is a continuation of Gen-necessity of a universal movement of self- eral Smuts speech which appeared in our defence against submarine piracy. His Majesty the King's proclamation, ex- Saturday's issue
borting food self-denial, was tead from the steps of all the Town Halls in the presence of murteipal dignitaries and large crowds, many of signed the voluntary of whom afterw
I see to-day that the Germans are de pending mainly upon boat warfare for
He was mucli amused on visiting a cer success. All I can say is that if that itain South African camp to 6nd South their hope of success it is doomed to dis- appointment: I say, with a full tense of Africans who could not speak a word of responsibility, and on behalf of the Clov- erament after the most careful considera. English. It was difficult for them to mean that people need not economise that they considered these difficulties it was tion of the whole facts that does not understand words of command. When
means that it everyone does his duty truly wonderful to think of the splendid farmers need not plough up their land;
then the German hope of triumph in service they had rendered to the Empire. war based upon submarines is going to be
AS PARA tracons in the schools.
the greatest miscalculation in the whole to him it was a wonderful thing to see was very in-series of miscalculations of that fated English, Dutch and South Africans
There were also the customary demon-
seas Officers' Club, a Pall Mall, de Their Majesties visited the Royal Over beld a reception, afterwards informally Conversing with many of the Dominions ofhoorn
Armentierea, and to the west of Messines.portant that the nation shoild Empiren they wanting together in order to lay on the two gatherings of the membors of War
A notable participant in the celebra- Lions was General Smuts, who addressed pressed the hope that the fembers of the alter the best they could give for the Clubs and of the Women's United Ser
In conclusion, Mr. Lloyd George ex-
House of Commons, in commenting upan
vices League, respectively, at Marylebone and Stepney d
TRANSAnd a good many interests must be cont everybody confidence in the future. In this great struggle for humanity
people, that their co-operation was an live in such times and to take part his speech would make it clear to the good canse. It was a great privilege to essential part of their statement, this policy, and patriotically and contributes cach-in his he added, does his duty own way to the common stock then I say the aubmarine is not going to defeat us. (Load cheers)
INCREASED AERIAL ACTIVITY, such as to command the confidence of LONDON, May 25th.” the people of Ireland. It was not an Field Marshal Sir Douglas Heig, in easy matter to do so; a good many con
Any w communiqué, says-Our machine-gun fire drove off a raid in the neighbourhood siderations must be taken into account of Armentieres.
Aerial activity increased on Wednes sidered, and it was very desirable that day. Five German machines were brought. down and six were driven down. Three the Convention when it was summoned of our machines are missing. At
should be of such a character that it would make the people of Ireland feel that the Government had made a sincere and MR BALFOUR'S FAREWELL genuine effort to secure the real repré sentation of all views and aspects of the question. It would be a great mistake If,
FRENCH FRONT.
PARIS, May 26th,
TO AMERICA-
(Cheers.)
GRAPPLING WITH
SUBMARINISM.
HOPES OF BETTER DAYS.
LONDON, May 25th.
A communiqué anys: The artillery in order to be able to make an announce HIS HIGH HOPES FAR SURPASSED Lord Curzon, in the House of Lords, duel is intermittently violent in the re-ment to day, the Government were to take Rions of Vauclere Mill, the California an unnecessary risk and by that means Plateau, and Chevreux alienate the important bodies of opicion
During the night of May 23rd, our
aeroplanes dropped 2,200 kilogrammes of bombs on a railway station in the region
of Rembel, and fires broke out.
Italian Front
THROUGH SKUTER'S AGENCY.]
WASHINGTON, May 25th
surpassed
ونه او
JAPAN AND THE ALLIES,
said that the reason why the Premier sug gested the postponement of the decision in Ireland Therefore, they had come to _Ar. Balfour, bidding farewell to the conclusion that it was better that to the American people, said that what of the stoppage of horse racing was that statement should be made to-day, seeing the United States had accomplished the greater success in grappling, with sub- that the negotiations were not completed, in the forty days which had passed since but he sincerely trusted there would be no its entry into the war was most remark marinism might after the food situation nble I came with high hopes he con prolonged delay in making this neccssued but they have been fare con in the next six weeks or two months. announcement In fact, delay would be the reality The Mission was received her fatal, and might not only create unncoes with a welcome which none of its mem sary auspicion and distrast, but might bere will ever forget. It is confident that give the impression that the Government Congress will not refuse the President THE ITALIAN VICTORY. did not mean business, and he, therefore, and the Government all the powers that VALUABLE NAVAL COOPERATION
appealed to all sections in Ireland to are absolutely necessary for the success assist the Government in coming to a ful prosecution of the war, and also LONDON, May 25th.
speedy decision. For that reason he that, when given, the powers will be used The tactical result of the Italian very much regretted that the important to the utmost. › The Mission believed that victory in that the Italians have at length leaders of Irish opinion had been com the weight of America will be decisive. fought their way to the lower of the palled, doubtless for very important T that belief he would make his report rocky terraces descending from the Carso reasons, to return to Ireland. Begard-o the Allied Governments. The dawn to the Adriatic, na part where the table-ing. Mr. Redmond, they all knew too well of a happier day was coming not merely land touches the sea, thus giving them a the reason why he was compelled to go to the kindred communities but to all firmer and more secure hold on the coast, to Ireland. His health, although hap mankind who love liberty and pursue road and railway to Trieste, which is pily restored, required rest and recupera-righteousness. only thirteen mile from the point 100. V
attained. Moreover, the Italians have After again appealing to the IBETTER NEWS FROM RUSSIA.
made important gains near Gorizia, cap. leaders to do their beat to assist the turing the formidable Monto Santo, Government in coming to a spoedy deci- which had resisted repeated attacks forsjon upon these various questions; Mr ten days.t
Lloyd George dealing with the labour the engineers dispute was concerned, the situation, said he trusted that as far as matter was happily ended, but there had
Summing up the fortnight's fighting the Italians have captured two of the
hitherto inflicted.
country resembles an enormous netrified sponge elaborately fortified, and this makes the feat all the more remarkable.
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE
ADVANCE pd
of those who had ulterior motives. The
AVIGAPPEALS TO THE TROOPS, C
LONDON, May 25th. Generally speaking, the news from Crews of the Baltic Fleet have returned Russia is better than that of a week ago. to their posts and
has there
making a big
Front,
LONDON, May 24th
In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil, replying to a question, anid that the activities of the Japanese navy had
not ended with the operations resulting with the co-operation of the British navy, the extermination of the German naval forces in the Pacific.
BRAZIL AND GERMANY.
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 24th. The Foreign Minister, Senor Pecanha, states that Brazil need not declare war on Germany, but must accept a state of war which circumstances have imposed on her. She must give full attention to military and neval organisation, especially with
for any eventuality. *. a view to collaborating in the policing of the South Atlantic, and she must be ready
GERMAN INFLUENCES IN
PORTUGAL, J
LONDON, May 24th.
The Portuguese War Minister, who is at present in England, has been inter viewed by Reuter, and ho attributes the food riots in Portugal to German in- Huences.
INEW BRITISH FIELD- MARSHAL
LONDON, May 24th. His Majesty the King has handed Sir Charles Egerton his Field Marshal's baton.
BAR SILVER FOR INDIA.
LONDON, May Bithi The New York Banks are at the re quest of Indian customers, shipping bar silver to India, zid San Francisco, in settlement of trade balances, at the rate
A special detachment of cruisers and destroyers had been despatched to the Straits Settlements, where it had been Resisting the British navy in guarding the Indian Ocean, east of Colombo, of 2200,000 per week. Japanese cruisers last year carried out THE LATE RAJAH BROOKE-
northern Pacific detachment of
iron standards cemented into the stone representative, an employer, and an im-favour of a voluntaritary salute in Pacific Oceans. B
INDIAN EMIGRATION
LONDON, May 24th- The War Cabinet has decided to dis- continue the erection of a large explosives Factory at Bristol, owing to the entry of the United States into the war
PAUL'S
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TODAY.
Whit Moudsy-General Holiday
TO MORHOW:
3 p.m.-Anction of Crown Land st Public
Works Dent.
4p.m-Hongkong General Chamber of
Commerce General Meeting in the Chamber Rooms:
strongest mountain fortresses north of been great unrest in certain quarters, upon been revived, at the instance of Great Britain, exten- | Goriata, repulsed an Austrian counter The Government have their views res. The new Government sive cruises, which were of great import MEMORIAL SERVICE AT ST. attack in the Trentino, and indictedgarding how that been fostered, but at effort to evolve order out of chaos anco to the Allied cause, while more upon the enemy the most severe reverse same time there were some genuine Kerensky in this particular is most active the naval situation, the Allied Govera
recently, in view of the development of In the Carso region the nature of the grievances which had assisted the design At present, touring the fronts and urging ments had deemed it necessary that the
LONDON, May 24th. the neccesity of maintaining tho fighting.
His King was Government, therefore, bad appointed to efficiency. His speech, cabled on May co-operation of the Japanese navy, should at an impressive memorial serveronted Commission to enquire into the indus it the Sevastopol Garrison inme Government and despatched a consider Cathedral, at which the Downgor: Ranes, has already had some effect. One extended. Accordingly the Japanese late Rajah of Sarawak held in St. Paul's Lin of war energo my measures ir par diately volunteered for service on the pane in, where it was now co-operating other relatives, Me Walior Long, many
reading emergency in regard
ranean, members of the to labour. It was proposed to divide Colone Yakubovitch, Assistant War with Britain's and the Allies naval the country into seven areas and to Minister, addressing the Council of Dele. forces. men connected with Sarawak were pre- service, and many other distinguished BULONWON, May 25th, appoint a separate commission of enquirygates, begged the soldiere not to misinterà new detachment of powerful fast gont, Correspondents on the Curso front to investigate the canses of the unrest in pret the paragraph in the declaration of cruisers had been despatched to assist describe the enemy line as a quarried and each of these areas. The Government the new rights of soldiers which supprotect shipping in the Indian and South hofed rock, with acres of wire hold up by hoped to secure the services of a labour
presses compulsory
reciprocal salute. As valuable as this assistance had been On the eve of the attack a Furious partial third person to constitute caci The Franco-British Socialist Minions it was additionally valuable as showing "bora" vind swent the sick of the commission ith the submarine mennes Mgress of the Second Army at Petrograd, and it indicated the greatness of the also doing good. Addressing a con- the spirit existing between all the Allies, Italian guns back upon the observers, Dealing with and even waftcu round the great slow Lloyd George said it was much more they said that a general peace was only assistance we might expect in the fature. lightning, & overcast, y pauing lower, a gun same bursting near their own batteries on this question than upon other topics the fate of the Tsur
ten inch bombs of the trench mortars, dificult for him to give a public answer possible when the Emperor William had Wednesday dawned calmer, and then It is very difficult,” he proceeded, N
AMERICA AND MUNITIONS. hundreds of enormous trench mortars give information without to a certain
THE IMPERIAL WAR blew the solid trenches, asunder, while extent revealing things which we had
CONFERENCE. a hailstorm of shells of every descrip. better keep to ourselves. All I can say tion pounded the enemy lines,
is that we are making substantial pro- Tess. (Cheers.) During the last three wecks or a month we have dealt more effectively with submarines than during pager, dealing with the proceedings A Blue Rook, of one hundred and sixty a goblin in a gas mask surmounted by any corresponding period of the war of the Imperial War Conferences steel casque, thrusting forward into That is true of this week as well as of issued. It contains the resolutions death fog of shells, tripping over jagged the preceding werks. There is no doubted which have already been published, rocks, methodically-bombing machine-gun that the effect of this has been mani extracts from the minutes, and a number positions, till they umbled across the fested in the considerable reduction re of papers laid before the Conference, shattered parapita into the Austrian corded in our shipping losses. It is true trenches. A
that we are not through the month notably a Memorandum on emigration the second reading of the Electoral Re At one point there was a system of wast but, if the ratio of losses during the last from India to the Dominions, which was form Bill by 328 votes to 40, wen
OVERSEAS CLUB. subterranean shelters, where it garrison twenty-five days is not exceeded, then the was packed like sardines. These sur-reduction upon the figures for April will rendered en masse.“
be very considerable indeed. There does not seem to be any reasor to anticipate any worse figures in the coming week The arrangements for dealing with sub marines are increasingly efficient. We owe a very considerable debt of gratitude to the great American people for the for the craft they have placed at our cffcntive assistance they have rendered and
disposal. Now that the American nation is in the war it is easier to arrange for the protection of our mercantile marine than it was before. I think the nation has very good reason to congratulate itself upon the substantial improvement which has taken place, and. I may say, the unexpectedly early improvement in
month of May has been a
Hongkong Observatory, May 27th,
Baromedar Temperatuse Humidity Wind D
Weathe Bain
Previous On DawOn Date
Day
at 2 p.m.
29.80 39.82 29.82
95
73:
£15
87 East East
·040
Highest open-air Tempomaturo on 18th 73 Lowest open-air Temperature on 27th 78
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
From 28th May to 2nd June,
HIGH WAIRE,
Tod
Thurs, 31
Month
பின்
Height
HOW WATER.
||Height=
high or low-water
B
The infantry advanced at four o'clock in the afternoon, gach man looking like
Naval Actv/tips,
(THROUGH REUTKE'] AGENCY.]
THE TORPEDOED TRANSPORT DESTROYERS RESCUE THE
SURVIVORS.
LONDON, May 25th. An official megenge says that escorting destroyers picked up the Tramylvania survivors
THE FINAL SCENES
The
dealing with the submarine menerable
April, but A nurse survivor from the Transyl-improvement not only upon vonia, says that when the submarine, upon the anticipation formed by the fired a torpede, the Captain endeavoured Admiralty regarding what would occur." to reach the shore, tan miles distant, but Turning to the question of food supply, another torpedo struck the engine room. Mr. Lloyd George said: There is a dis- The vessel sank in an hour The boats tinct improvement in our food prospects were launched most orderly, and the result of the improvement in the men on deck sang as the boats left, shout submarine position. It is very difficult, however, to give a favourable answer
were to say
no?
has been
Presented by the Indian representatives,
and which the Conference revozrended
to the favourable consideration of the Governments concerned. The Memoran dum suggests the following as a basis for agreement N
ELECTORAL REFORM BILL
of Innoy, May 24th
Wednesday, 80th May —
Noon Star Ferry Co., Ltd, Meeting of Sharaholders at the Offices of Messrs. Safardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. 5.15 pmHolub. Extraordinary . General
S1st May
The House of Commons has agreed to Thaßt. George's Society, Pablis Meot-
THE
OVER ONE HUNDRED AERO- PLANES PRESENTED.
t
1-As regard Indians already per
LONDON, May 26th. manently settled in the Dominions, they Mr. Walter Long, if the annual meet- should be allowed to bring in their ing of the Overseas Club, banded a cheque. wives (subject to the rule of monogamy) to the Flying Corps for the purchase and minor children, and in other re of the hundredth aeroplane of the Orez- apcets should not be less privileged seas Imperial Aircraft Flotilla, aub than Japanese settled emigrantescribed by Britishers overseas! It was - - 2-Future admissions of Indians for explained that sines the choque was re- labour or settlement should, if possible, ceived Durhan and Shanghai had pro- be regulated on lines similar to, and vided additional machines not less favourable than, those govern Mr Long, after paying a glowing tri ing the admission of any other Asiatic bute to the Air Service, alluded to the race je wa Colonies, and said that there were those 3-If this is impossible, there might be in this country even today who failed reciprocal treatment in India and each to recognise the future of the Overseas Dominion of immigration for the pur Dominions and who were blind to the poses of labour or perraanent settlement possibilities of the British Empire. fa Dominion is determined to exclude Some of the Empire's greatest possibili. these two classes of immigration from Incis. India should be free to do the ties were to be found in the most distant same as regards that Dominion. It parts. If the Empire was going to bo would clearly be recognised that exclu- what it ought to be, namely, the most nion in either case was not dictated by united, self-reliant, and peace-loving in
ing to the women Good-bye, see you which would not be mischievous moves of race prejudice, but was the the more distant possessions, the immen-
again soon."
tions,
realise.
ing in the City Hall, Tuesday, Sist July
Hoca Anction of Valuable Leasehold Pro perty from the Liquidators of Messrs. -Jobean & “ɔ by Mr. Goo, P. Lammert.
HAVE YOU A
BAD LEG.
with wounds that discharge or otherwise, perhaps surrounded with inflammation ant swollen, that when you press your fuger on the inflamed part it leaves the impression If so, ander the skin you have poison, whic defies all the remedies you have tried. Pet. spe your knees are swollen, the Joints being mlcerated, the same with the which the skin may be discolour
there
y be proands, the disease, Hallowed kinne, will deprive you of the power to walk. You may haveattended variou been told your case is hopeless,
vised to the
Grazepampriation; but do not try Grenhopper Treatment whick
cases of Bad Legu, Ulcers Lead Housemaid's Knee, Roisoned Hande, Absoësses Glandular Swellings, Carbunclei, Bunions, Brake, Insect and Dog Bitesand ally
Eend at once, to the Drug Stores for a box -
GRASSHOPPER.
el of outcome of different economic condi- sity of which few of us today could There wore troops aboard, but, owing staan Ood of cuttingcal arrangemente would be made for Overseas Dominions had gone. The test OINTMENT AND PILLS
to the rough sea, it was impossible to save them. One hundred and fifty men
Bank.
a deck at attention when the ship
Captain Breuel! dived into the sea from the bridge. He was rescued, but died the following day. Many men masyam ashore.
our grassland
saying
up
and what ક rationing ourselves?? People must not rush. from one extreme eme to another. We must appeal to the com mon sense of the nation I say, after taking counsel with my advisers and after going into figures very carefully,
The long days of lip service to the Along with such exclusion recipro, granting facilities for the admission of mony of regard which the British Govern- tourists, students and the like, and forment had received during the war from business visits entailing temporary re-native races touched him to the very sidenpo
so long as this residence was heart. Many such testimonies had been not for labour purposes or for perman1 received, thanking us for their relief eat settlement
from German ruleaza to
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