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THE

WAR.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

BRITISH MAKING PROGRESS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 5TH, 1917.

THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.

FROM GREECE.

NEWS

GERMANY AND SPAIN.

co-Belgian Front

ENEMY ATTACKS TAIL.

PARIS. June 3rd.

LATEST CABLES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] HEAVY ENEMY ATTACKS, REPULSED THE FRENCH.

PARIS, June 4th.: “A communique says:-Units belonging to two German Divisions participated in the attacks on the Vauclere and the California plateaux The Germans' at Vauclere asuhted in dense waves, some." times shoulder to shoulder. The first Attack retired in disorder. The second, which was accompanied by liquid fire, momentarily entered our advanced trenches, but the enemy was immediately ajected, We maintained our positions entirely.

EARLIER CABLES.

BRITISH HEAVILY COUNTER- ATTACKED,

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN POSITIONS.

LONDON, June 3rd

The Balkans.

EABLIER CABLES. {TENOUGH. BUYER'S AGENOT.) GREEK INTRIGUE. OFFICERS FUNISHED.

ATARNS, June 3rd.

BIRTHDAY HONOURS,

LONDON, June 3rd. The following Birthday Honours" are announced

KNIGHT OF THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUs IDER OF ST. PATRICK-Viscount French. FISCOUNTS. Lord Devonport, Baron Farquhar and Baron Astor.

THE WAR THAT IS ENDING SHAMS.

BY AN OFFICER ON LEAVE

The old England of the great Harries Henry V. and Henry VIII-of the Iron- sides, of the. Napoleonic Wars, has found thelf. Slow to anger, it has at length been aroused slow to move, it has at

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. COSSACKS WILLING TO ASSIST IN THE OFFENSIVE

PETROGRAD, June 3rd The General Council of the Cossack Forces is sending an address to the Gov.

will assist in any offensive to the ntrast, length fastened its bull-dog grip on the ernment assuring it that the

Cossacks

· BARONS.→ LIQUA Col. the Right Honcurable by force of arms.

in the conviction that perce is only penny slow to comprehend but quick to M. Lockwood, Unionist, M. P. for Epp ing; Col, R. G. F. Chaloner, Unionist the Entente a demands. Other superior, P. for Abercromby; Sir Frederick officers have ben put on the Retired List. Hery Smith, Director of Collieries; Sir Gineral.

Ive Herbert, Liberal M. P. for South Monmouthshire; Sir William Hesketh

The Minister for War bas sentenced to two months detention the three superior officers responsible for the concealnient of arms which should have been removed from Peloponnesus in accordance with

LATEST CABLES. THROUGH BRUTEE'S AGESOy.}

NEW AND INTELLIGENT

DISCIPLINE,

Lever

PRIVY COUNCILES-Mr. Henry W

PEACE TALK. LABOUR MOVEMENT.

STOCKHOLM, June 3rd.

a

nak; Mr. E i Pretyman, Unionist M. P. for South Kensington, Mr. Evelyn Cecil, Conservative M. P. for M. Brauting and M. Suysmans, the Aston Manor, H. Pike Pease, generally respected leaders of Swedish

fresh steps towards assembling a general Unimist M. P. for Darlington; Mr. and Dutch Socialists, have now taken

adapt itself to great emergencies, it has not know what desertion is they haveing, tenacious, old England has a heen The message says:- The Cossacks do revealed its wonderful aptness tim never fraternised with the, enemy and I will be for the historian to examino provisation Long-suffering, God-fear-

regret that they are distributed over the and analyse the immense

born again. When

whole front instead of being grouped and more far-reaching than any since changes, deeper together, so as to be able to strike gone since that fateful August 4th, 1014. Civil War which this country has under- powerful blow at any given point.'

Yet one must be very blind not to be aware of the revolution which has taken. place in the mental outlook of the in- habitants of the United Kingdom Old barriers have been broken down, a atendy fusion of the classes has set in, ancient prejudices have been swopt away, politi- professional politician, with all his cal formule have been upset and the mumbo-jumbo of catchwords and copy-

Thomas, Labour M. P. for Derby

she was wont to be governed by a Parlia- book maxims, has been exposed as a humhug. A sane and healthy democracy s on the march to govern England is the Hon. Neil Primrose, Liberal M. P.

ment representing the people. The more for North Cambridgeshire; Mr. Ashton All the countries have been telegraphed war, the clearer it becomes that it is the une examines the abstract issues of this Secretary of the Miners Federation.

from Petrograd by the Soldiers and by the Hohenzollerns and the Hapsburgs, conflict between despotism, as represented BARONETS.-There are twenty-five Workmen's Delegates asking them to send and democracy as represented honors, including Mr. A. H. D. Steel delegates as quickly as possible so as to and Russia

by the peoples of the British Empire and France Maitland, Unionis If P for East be able to confer with them and the the historian. We are still too close to Birmingham; Mr. H. M. Jessel, Unionist French and British Socialists as the this great revolution to be able to weigh But this is infringing on the task Of M. F for St. Pancras, Mr. Imbert latter pass through between June 10th and effects. It hears on its surface, how- and appraise correctly, its whole scope Terry Vice-Chairman of the Overseas and 15th and then fix a date for a con-ever, certain symptoms which are worth Forces Reception Committee; Sir Thomas ference.

noting new only na indications of what that

A communiqué says:The enemy: viol- POWER OF RUSSIA'S ARMY. Fonter, Conservativo M. P. for Seven- ently bombarded in the Craonne region all night long, after which three attacks were made, one on the California Plateau and two on the Vauclero Plateau. The my was overywhere repulsed with im- portant losses, especially in the eastern portion of the California Plateau. where the storming troops were scattered by our Gro. They left numbers of bodies in the front of our trenches. A number of pri- soners was taken.

Various enemy attempts at coups de main in Champagne and the Vosges failed.

Naval Activities.

EARLIER CABLES. THROUGH KEUTES'S AGENOT.]

SUBMARINE SINKS SUBMARINE.

French submarine,

Rous, June 3rd. Field-Marshel Sir Douglas Haig re A large enemy submarine was torpedo porta:-There has been force day-longed and sunk off Cattaro on May 28th by fighting, with varying fortunes, to the south of Souchez river. The enemy, who Fost heavily at our first attack, subse- quently relivered a number of violent Mounter-attacks with considerable forces, oring to which we were unable to main- tein our progress made in the morning We took 92 prisoners in these operations Our patrols and raiders also took pri- Boners to the east of Larevic, and to the south of Wytschaete

We brought down ten acroplanes, Four

ours are missing.

It is not certain whether this is the als affair as cabled on May 30th, but it is noteworthy that the French papers recently also gave some details of a fight the locality, of which was not revealed, between British and German submarines, the former ramming the other,

RUSSIAN FLEET

ACTIVE.

LONDON, June 3rd

KIEF, June 4th.. M. Kerensky, replying to speeches by the Military Delegates, said that after touring the whole of Russia, and the fronts, he could affirm that what was regarded as the dying agony of the army was the laborious travail of the now

Russia. Notwithstanding the destruction of the old discipline, the power of the army was increasing daily. It was based on new and intelligent discipline. Fra ternisation with the enemy had com- pletely ceased

M. Kerensky also reviewed the troops, who accorded him an ovation.

GERMAN PEACE RUSE. RUSSIANS AT RIGA THREATENED.

PETROGRAD, June 4th

The Russians at Riga have detained Saxon Lieutenant who came into the Russian lines with provocatory separate peace proposals.

inst

German aeroplanes have dropped de mands for his reiurn by the 5th) otherwise be will be terribly avenged.

The Russians have replied that the Lieutenant will be regarded as a deserter, and be sent to the interior of Russia. EARLIER CABLEB

BRITISH PRISONERS. WITHDRAWAL FROM THE DANGER ZONE.

LONDON, June 3rd. The Frons Buru announces that arrangements have been concluded with the German Government for the with

A Russian official message says:-The Black Sea Flect cruising off the Anato REASON FOR THE LULL. lian Coast on May 29th, destroyed muni- LONDON, Jupe 3rd. tion depois, barracks, factories and other correspondent at Headquar-catablishments at Shekirogly, Samsun, tems emphasise that the bigger the Ovenie and Ordeh. The Flest also-de-drawal of all British prisoners of war

Reuter's

modern offensive the longer are the pauses between operations. This is the real rea son for the present full.

GALLANT CANADIANS.

A BRILLIANT LITTLE ADVANCE.”

LONDON, June 3rd..

Teuter's correspondent at Headquar- ter's gives details of the most brilliant. little advance on the Souchez river re- ferted to by Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.

stroyed 147 sailing ships laden with up plies, and brought two schooners into Trebitond.

the Eastern and Western Fronts, thirty kilometres from the firing line on

Two thousand British have already been withdrawn, and Germany is being

ANNIVERSARY OF JUTLAND asked to announce when the withdrawal

will be complete.

BATTLE

AMERICAN TRIBUTE.

LONDON, June 3rd.

was overcrowded at a thanksgiving ser- The commodious London Opera House

Battle of Jutland. vice to celebrate the anniversary of the

The Canadians stormed and occupied the central electric power generating station and brickstacks between Avion and Elendit to Aurette. They crossed the river, established a post on the north seamen, who had consecrated the waters bank, and prisonered eighty of the of the North Sea with their blood. enery. The gains rob the onemy of Rounds of cheering were evoked by a several strong machine-gun positions. statement that American forces were al- ready doing active service in British There has been great reciprocal artil-walera, fighting alongside the Britiah, lerying, and the airmen have been very buy.

with most cordial and complete coopera tion.

The fight still continues.

BRITISH MAKING GOOD

PROGRESS.

LONDON, June 3rd.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-

portsWe attacked on a front to the

wo

FOR WAR SERVICE INVESTITURE IN HYDE PARK. LONDON, June 3rd. London yesterday witnessed the first open air investiture since the Crimea

war

decorated 351 officers and men for services, including eleven Victoria

of the Broke and Swift. was very fine.

The Royal Pavilion was danked by

Dewai; Mr. Alan Sykes, Conservative

socialist conference.

will bo upon which the sur- vivors of this war will have to lay the foundations of the great work of

MP for Knutsford; and Sir William CHINESE TELEGRAMS. reconstruction

Henry Dunn, Lord Mayor of London.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

THE CRISIS

One of the most remarkable changes which this war has brought about 18, in my opinion, the triumph of efficiency over the old traditions of birth and age. Tho young man has come into his own. It is haveman has always had his chance, but al true that in modern Euglend the young

CHUNG NGÓI

The city is quiet.

[BY COURTESY OF THE

SAN PD."] PRESIDENT TO RESIGN?

PEKING, June 3rd. The Generalissimo's headquarters been established at Tientsist

most solely in business and in one or two professions What happening now Chang Haur his delayed his visit to is that the young man is getting his opportunity in the Services and in the State Departments as well, and this altogether Irrespective of his family tree or with. Nor does the triumph of the young man mean that we have adopted the

Too Old at Forty theory

The senior and the junior a working hand in hand but only the efficient senior and the eficient Junior; the incompetent is being weeded out, and neither his grey hairs

nor his

shall ve han sucinnovation let us remark on another In contemplating this most satisfactory

feature of this symptom of our renas– ence. The young man is disappearing. It is the age of precocity. A hop leaves. school has three months

of intensive training at Woolwich or Sandhurst or in a cadet corps, gets his commission, and you And him earnest, self-possessed hy presto! before he is out of his teenk responsible, and, by some trick of nature, wearing the air and Troops have gone to Tientsin.

Mars his sonide manner of a man ten And the surprising The Tukun of Kiangel will declare it as well as that man would, though thing is that the boy does his work every neutrality.

SHANGHAI,June 4th. The President will reaign his post and ask the Vice-President to be his

KNITS.There are forty-six awards, including MY, WH. Cowan, Liberal M. P for East Aberdeen, ir. J. Row lans, liberal M. P. for Dartford: My Leeds Mr. A. W Barton, Liberal M. P. R. B. Barran, Laboral M. P. for North

for Udham; Mr W H Houghton | Peking. Gastrell, Unionist M. P. for Lambeth Mr. Elenezer Parkes, Unionist M. P. for Central Birmingham, Mr. Samuel Robert Unionist M. P. for Eccleshall; Mr E Marshall Hall, K.C., Conserva- ive M. Por East Toxteth Mr. WE Thornycroft, R.A., the sculptor, Mr. A S. Lope, RA. Professor Thomas Erskine Holland, K.C.; Mr. William Watson, the poet, Mr John Foster Fraser, the well-known Parliamentary correspondent; Mr. Alfred Robbins, London correspondent of the Birming ham Pod; and Mr. Grimwood Mears, Secretary of the Dardanelles Commission.

AND ST. GEORGE.—The Sultan of Perak,

HONOMRY COMMANDER OF ST. MICHAEL

HONOBRY COMPANION OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE--The Emir of Kans.

COMMANDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. Mr. Dering, British Minister at Bangkok,

KNIORFOODS-Mr. Ellis.

Kadoorie,

cessor.

The Tukuns will establish au traordinary Government.” át Tientsin.

King shi has resigned again, and some of the members of Parliament have gone to Tientsin

SHIPPING NEWS. BLUE FUNNEL WRECK SALVED.

The wreck of the Blue Funnel steamer Pingsuey, which took place off the Cape last year, and was sold by the owners as Hongkong; Mr. Justic Beaman, Bom a total loss, in reported to have been bay, Mr. Justice Chaud Huri, Fort Wil-salved, and to have been got into dock. Jiam; Mr Justice Vachhe, Bombay Cor- poration; Mr. Bray, President of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce; and Mr. Henry Stanyan, barrister-at-law, Nag

rows of chairs for the recipients, to TO FOMENT TROUBLE IN

INDIA

MORAL " OF GERMAN ARMY. REDUCTION OF PUNISHMENTS.

A Bill has been presented to the Reich

It

・

years ago the idea of an officer con- minding a company at the age of 20 would bare struck down with apolexy balf the denizens of the smoking room at the United Service Chitb.

One of the most visible effects of this breaking down of old barriers has been to simplify life. It is only by the pro cess of retrospection that one can really up to the war, was controlled by snobbish understand how utterly life in England, Be There is not space here to enumerate the things which in different grades of society, from Mayfair to Wigan, one might and might not do, the one might and might not know. quicker way is to reflect on the things which the most.

exclusive folk are dong, from necessity, from patriotism, or because it is the fashion (English such bishness will always have its say) in war time All of us have each and

Peg

оп

war, when the King, in Hyde Park, pur. The India List cso includes Mr.

severally discovered that we can get States Navy, was the principal speaker, Vice Admiral Sima, of the United

Nethersole, ex-Inspector of General

stag providing for a reduction of the quite well without Monte Carlo, racing, Irrigation; Mr. McCleod, Chairman of military law for certain offences.

minimin punishments under German yachting, professional football, cham and happid a glowing tribute to British Crosses, and the Commanders and men the East India section of the London sheds an interesting light on German our addresses and call, West Kensington pagae for supper; and even if the Post Oilce carries out its threat to desnobhify The weather Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Mallett, moral. The offences which it is now the letter paper of the Maida Valers, wo Hammersmith and shear Hyde Park off ex-secretary of Indian Students.

found necessary to treat more lightly in

hile shall donbtless manage to put up with clude absence without leave, desertion, that also. grave disobedience, insubordination, Margarine has been one of the dis striking a superior, provoking mutiny, coveries of this war. In our topsy-turvy and grave neglect of duty by sentries.

English way of doing things, lots of people who can afford better at 29. 4d. According to the summary in the Ber-pound are eating margarine, while lin Lokalanzeiger, an explanatory state who would not demean themselves" by many others who cannot afford butter, but ment says that changed circumstances eating margarine, Are still ating butter. have made offences in the field appear in Thousands of moneyed folk, who hardly CR1000, June 3rd. a milder light. It is observed that the inexpensive necessity for the servants"

knew what margarine ves except as Fourteen persons, including Baron tong duration of trench warfare and the hall, are now eating margarine necessity for constant endurance in Reizwitz, a Consul at Chicago, have been tions of danger excite the nerves, pasi covering how little different in taste, it is

that modern weapons seriously disturb Necessity is

from butter indicted at the Federal Court, charged moral quilibrium called updded that, eggs at 3, or 48 € dozen and the nation our life. With since men have been with conspiring to forent a rebellion in unnecessary in former wars, masy men put on it, honour in the matter of the have had to go into the field who pay ration, people are finding Out and

Russian Front.

EARLIER CABLES. THROUGE REUTER'S AGNKUI.]

south of the Soucher River Inat night, TURKISH HEIGHTS OCCUPIED

end have already made good progress, taking a number of prisoners.

The enemy attacked our advanced posts

at night to the south-west of Cherisy and made some progress but a counter-attack regained the whole of the lost ground. Except one post

We Buccessfully raided to the south of Ipra

German artillery is active at Bulle 2douris

LONDON, June 3rd.

nions and the Allies and other distin- gether with representatives of the Domi-

guished vicitors.

Thousands witnessed the impressive teremony,

GERMANY AND SPAIN.

BINKING OF A SPANISH STEAKER.

MADRID, June ard It is

understood that the German reply regarding the sinking of the steamer

to compensate the family of the engineer Patricno is extremely cordial and offers

FOURPEIN PERSONS CHARGED IN

India

AMERICA

GERMAN SCHEMING IN

AMERICA

A Russian official wireless message Kurds sttacking to the south-east of damaging Spain, and insulting the flag, says:-We heavily repelled five hundred killed. It disavows my intention of

WASHINGTON, June 3rd. Erangan.

The State Department has learned that and adds:--" If these explanations are Germany is attempting to get control "et

up

of young soldiers, roll and abolish or

that

We occupied after a battle, three insuficient, on the first possible occasion the island of Santa Margarito, off against military sentences, icks nevére con- | Theed from the Pficers and men hom n Turkish heights in the region of Sakkis German varships will pass a Spanish Venezuela as a submarine base. It has soldiers who are sent home or to hoses know that most men back from the front

sically and mentally cannot satisfy the eggs in an honourable tradition rather

"English breakfast" of bacon full requirements made in time of peace." than a necessity of life. Let us hope that Further considerations are the length of the Army, when it returns from the wate the periods during which officers and men will bring back from France the French are at close quarters in trenches and dug breakfast habit of a cup of coffes and duts, and the short period of

ever this English breakfast superstition. Reichstag shall send a petition to the age have revived home life So much

The Socialists are proposing that the Darkened streets and the

the txirab short Government in favour of the earliest pos- nonsense is written about the necessity of sible

reform of the right of appeal amurents for offi Turkish attack in the rear of our ship flying a Spanish flag, each bring a communicated the intelligence to the wounded or ill shall be given a proper Furlough with their families at homes for front that people do not sorship of letters, and provisions that Army continue

prefer to spend the greater part of their salute of 21 guns.”

amount of leave before returning to the the lowe circle is the best nud moth enjor- front to their headquarters

sable rest-enre after

Venezuelan President