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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 7TH, 1917.
ANOTHER AIR RAID ON ENGLAND.
MORE OUTRAGES AT SEA.
BRITISH NAVAL ACTIVITY.
ENEMY DESTROYERS SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED.
FRANCE AND THE WAR.
Franco-Belgian Front. #Naval Activities.
LATEST CABLES.
[IHROUGH RIUTRE'S
AGAMOY.]
BRITISH PROGRESS,
GREAT AERIAL ACTIVITY.
LONDON, June 6th.
Sir Douglas Baig reports that wo -■lightly progressed to the south of the - Bouchez River and now had the electric, power station for which there was fiere *Lighting, on Sunday. To-day we captur -eð seventy-five prisoners in a successful raid to the south of Ypres. There is great serial activity, and bombing day and night with good results. We brought down twelve Gorman aeroplanes and drove down six others out of control. Five of ours are missing.
LATEST CABLE!. (TEROOGM, KRITER'S LOUNCY.] FRENCH STEAMER BUNK TORPEDOEN IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
PARIS, June 5th
LATEST CABLE.
AIR RAID OVER ESSEX. SIXTEEN ENEMY AEROPLANES.
MORE OUTRAGES. VESSELS SUNK WITHOUT
WARNING.
LONDON, June th Reports received from the North-fat const include two torpedoings..
In one case two German torpedo lont destroyers, after receiving the name of a British ship, darted one each side of the vessel and shelled her without warning not offering help to the crew. The ship sank, and eleven of the crew were killed by shell fire. Ten of the crew escaped in
boats.
In another case, the crew of ship were torpedoed without warning as they were rowing to the rescue ship. The tor pedo went clean through the small boat, which contained the Captain and h crew. The Captain and his crew were drowned. The ship which attempted the rescue was also amik.
The Messageries Maritimes steamer Forra was torpedoed on May 20th in the Italian Front castern Mediterranean. There were people aboard of whom 36 Malagtay passengers and eight Arab stokers are miasing.
AUSTRIAN TORPEDO BOAT SUNK.
LONDON, June 6th.
An Austrian official messages states:- On the night of Juns 3-4 an enemy sub- marine torpedoed and sank one of arr torpedo boats in the northern Adriatic, The majority of the crew was rescued.
LONDON, June 6th. A French communiqué states that there have been intermittent artillery actions on the greater part of the Front, and they have been especially lively in Bel FIGHTING THE SUBMARINES.
gium, in the Hurtebise sector and on the Vauclerc plater.
EARLIER CABLES.
BRITISH FRONT. ENEMY RAIDERS.
LONDON, June 5th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports :---We drove off raiders to the south -east of Lens and to the south of Armen-
tiores.
We successfully raided to the south and east of Ypres,
FRENCH AIR HEPRISALS. ENEMY DRIVEN FROM TRENCHES.
PARIS, June 5th.
FRANCE'S RECORD FOR MAY.
PARIS, June 8th. The official returns for May show that thore were twelve engagements between French patrol boats and submarine, fourteen engagements between seaplane and submarines and three between the cost defences and submarines,
VIGOROUS NAVAL POLICY.
GENERAL SATISFACTION,
LONDON, June 6th.
There is general satisfaction at the more vigorous naval policy as evidenced
LATEST VABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOV.] VENICE BOMBED.
ROME, June 6th. Enemy aeroplanes bombed Venice and Monfalcone ineffectively.
its environs,
A
MILITARY SERVICE FOR AMERICANS.
AWAITING REGISTRATION
RESULTS.
LONDON, Jane stb.. It is ufficially announced that sixteen aeroplanes participated in to-nights raid They crossed the coast of Essex at 6.15
LONDON, June, 5th, p.m. and drapped bombs in the country
The results of today's registration of districts and on small towns in Essex. 10.000,000 Americans from which the first They then proceeded to atinck the naval half million will be selected for military establishment on the Medway. A con service, are awaited with the koonest in- and a certain amount of damage was that the true feeling of America regarding siderable number of bombs were dropped) torest at Washington. It is considered done, to house property. The damage to the war will ba manifested by this regis- the nuvel and military establishments was negligible.
Gunfire engaged and aircraft pursued the raiders who, after machines, made off to the sea,
losing two
The casualties numbered two killed and twenty-nine wounded.
FURTHER DETAILS.
LONDON, June 6th. Correspondents from a town in Essex describe the air raid as most exciting.
Ample warning was given of the ap proach for British airmen to ascend before the raiders reached the coast.
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tration. Some hostile demonstrations and even
rioting are expected but Washington officials are confident that the result will be satisfactory.
CONFIDENCE IN FRENCH GOVERNMENT.
LET US NOT BE LED ASTRAY."''
LONDON, Juns oth.
the French Government indicates how far the debate went beyond the question of the granting of passer to Stockholm, the refusal of which the Chamber thus cm- phatically endorses,
The text of the vote of confidence in
M. Ribot stirringly appealed for anity. Let us not be deceived by the formulae intended to lead Democrats
The weather favoured the enemy who were flying as high as possible and sought the cover of the clouds.
They were quickly spotted, however, and engaged. Thus they only penetrated a Italian machines, the same night, drop few miles inland and departed ped a ton of explosives on Trieste ad speedily as possible after dropping their astray. Let us seek the restitution of our
tombs.
Their formation was quickly property, and the return of provinces broken up by our guna and airmen.
which have never ceased to be French, The town in question was crowded with We simply want what belongs to us. women and children while hundreds of How could the universal conscience r wounded were being entertained by trips fuse us reparation for atrocities unparal in sailing craft.
leled in history. It is not on behalf of the Government but in the name of France I appeal to you. (Prolonged cheers.)
TEXT OF CHAMBER'S VOTE.
PARIS, June 8th.
BARLIER CABLES.
AUSTRIAN
CLAIMS.
LONDON, June 5th.
An Austrian communiqué asserts that the Italian losses in the Isonzo battle totalled 180,000, ineluding 16,000 pr
soners..
ENEMY ATTACKS. SEVERE FIGHTING.
ROME, June 5th. An official communiqué says:~We re pulsed renewed enemy attempts eastward
:
The first intimation to the people was the heavy eanopading of the shore batteries. This was at first regarded as practice but the riders suddenly ap- peared. Amid the bursting of shells one turned a somersault and dropped into the sea. Instantly motor launches darted to the spot but found no aviators.
trace of the
of Gorizia and Votice. The enemy, after The pilot and an observer of a German several days violent artillerying on the raiding aeroplane which had fallen into Carso, attacked in mass on Sunday night the sea, have been captured from Dossofaiti to the sea. The enemy
The following is the text of the vote of confidence in the Government passed by the French Chamber:-..
The Chamber of Deputies, the direct
French people, addresses to the Russian expression of the sovereignty of the
democracy and other Allied democracies its greeting Endorsing the unanimous protest which in 1871 with made to the
was definitely repulsed after a severe DEALING WITH PACIFISTS National Assembly by the representatives
fight. We advanced an positions near by the Belgian bombardments. Though Cashingnavizza and Versic. Our counter. the German occupation of Zeebrugge fail. attacks almost completely regained the A communiqué says: A brisk attacked to interrupt the Channel communica positions southward of Jamiano. at right time restored parts of tions, the enemy made himself so objec General. trenches in which the enemy gained alionable that strong measures had become footing yesterday, north-west of Froid- indispensable. The task was arduous and ment farm.
trying, as Zeebrugge, is now belived to be aven stronger than the Dardanelles,
Habsheim,
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A telegram from Asterdam suys that a
on the latest British bombardment
WAT.
of
LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.}
THE EXTREMISTS AT KRONSTADT;
M
Lamanoff aims
They also bombed several railway-stations ineffectively owing to the morning fog Russia into innumerable petty units
and munition depots, causing a fire and explosions.
Six Gorman aeroplanes were brought town. Seven others were forced down) damaged in their own lines
Aerial
Activities.
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biding the ships. The harbour was much damaged.
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CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] THE POLITICAL CRISIS. PREMIER'S RESIGNATION
DEMANDED.
PEKING, June Gth. General Ni is expected at Tientsin to-day.
It is reported that the military at Tientsin insist on the resignation of the President.
Peking is quiet.
Husen Yuan, Governor of the bank of China, was arrested on Monday, but liberated at midnight.
KOITOP RELEASED.
Mr. Eugene Chem, editor of the Peking Gazette, who was sentenced by the Court of Procurators, after a speedy trial to four months' imprisonment with- qut the option of a fine for libelling the former Premier, Yuan,
bag been released.
(THROUGH REUTER'S KUENOL, J NO DEFINITE ADVANCE ON
PEKING:
PERING, June 5th. The President has summoned, the notorious General Chan Hsun to Peking to confer on the situation. This is significant, as Chan Hsun, who, since the establishment of the Republic has ocenpied Hsuchowfu, an important strategien position an the Tientsin Pukow railway, and on several occasions openly defied the Government, is regard- ed as the instigator of the present, revolt, though he has not declared independence. It is believed that he remained aloof so as to be able to assume the role of
mediator in order to attain his object without fighting.
of the Northern and Central Provinces, The Military Governor of the majority including Chikli, lave declared inde- pendence.
Movements of troops are reported, but there has been no definite advance to- wards Peking and it is still thought that there will be no fighting.
FAREWELL TO A POLICE
RESERVE.. GATHERING AT HEADQUARTERS ULUB.
There was a convivial gathering at the
a member of the Reserve force, as is Police Reserve Club lust evening, when s farewell smoker" took plage, the guest of tho evening being Mr. S. H. Wright,
to
LONDON, June sth. of Alsace Lorraine, torn from France shortly leaving the Colony for war ser- delegates of the Sailors' and Firemen's peets from the war, which was imposed resentative.
At an adjourned conference of the notwithstanding, it declares that it ex- the gathering, which was thoroughly re- Vice, Inspector Wilden presided over Union, held at Westminster, it was upon Europe by the aggression of Im-F. C. Jenkin, D.8.P. (1.) said that the At an interval in the proceedings, Mr. arranged to strike in order to watch and perialistic Germany, not only the gathering there that night was proof that prevent the pacifists saiting to Stook-tib.ration of the invaded territories, but pépular
ine Police Heserve was one of the most holm. It is understood that the co-
of the Ruxiliary forces of also the return of Alsace Lorraine the Colony, (Applause.) operation of the Merchants' Service the Mother Country and just reparation that be could well have afforded to have
Ав Mr. Wright, one would have thought. Guild and the Mercantile Marine for damage.
remained in dongkong and let other Association will be invited.
"The Chamber having no thought of
people go in his place, particularly having regard to the fact that he had: FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO
conquest of the subjugation of other already one of his sons in the field hold
ing His Majesty's Commission The fact RUSSIATM
peoples, it expects that the efforts of the that he was going put some of the young armies of the Republic and the Allied men who were staying behind in a rather PARIS, June armies will pormit of the crushing of know exactly what they were expectedit
awkard position, because they did not The ex-Minister, M, Noulens has been Prussian militariam and the obtaining necessary papers to leave, and now they do. Many men had been refused thes appointed Ambassador to Russia,
were told they would be allowed to go. Reserve, because he had been able to do Mr. Wright was well-known in the Police for it what no-one else bid been able to do, and he had done. it not for the Police Reserve alone, but for any in- stitution which he considered had not. received the recognition it had deserved... He left the Police Reserve under, very happy circumstances, because wheat he joined they were pushed out on to the streets in their ordinary dirty clothes, whereas now they were a decently uniformed force, and quite capable of
5th.
As reprisal for the enemy bombardment of the open town of Barledune on May 29th, seven of our aeroplanes on the correspondent on the frontier describes ATTITUDE OF RUSSIAN GOVERN night of the 3rd dropped bombs
MENT. Treves. Our air squadrons also dropped Zeebrugge as the most formidable of the Afteen tous of bombs on aerodromss at
PETROGRAD, June 5th. Morhanes,
It lasted a hundred minutes, & The threatened demonstration of sailors Proscati and Biason, severely damaging the sheds. German batteries replied vigorously, but
large fleet of cruisers participating. The from Kronstadt has not materialised,
at subdividing
BARLIER CABLES. governed by local councils of the Sol- diers and Workmen's Delegates united
PRISONERS OF WAR.
A COMPARISON, loosely by a Congress of Delegate's sitting EARLIER CABLES.
in Petrograd M, Lamanoff boasts that BRITISH ACTIVITY,
LONDON, June 5th. Kronstadt is stronger than ever. Many In the House of Commons the Fost ENEMY 'DESTROYER SUNK:
of the higher commands, he says, are master General stated that the British OSTEND BOMBARDED. filled by ex-privates and if the Germans prisoners in Germany totalled 42,831, LONDON, June 5th. come they will have a warm reception. compared with 30,710 last year. The Ger. The Admiralty announces that the Vice The Minister of Justice interviewed said man prisoners in the United Kingdom Admiral of the Dover fret reports that that the Provisional Government would totalled 59,138 compared with 40,821 last Experts emphasize that the co-ordina- the naval base
early this morning he heavily bombarded not tolerate independent districts. It year,
and work-shops was able to coerce the rebels at Krogstadt sion of sɛrial attacks on the Belgian Ostend with a large number of rounds.
but preferred to declare the traitor coast with naval activity is evidence of
There wore good results. the utilisation of the great development
The shore-to the revolution. He is confident that in aaronautics in operations for which
batteries returned the fire. Our bom-the reprobation of Russia will bring the troops would be used before the war, barding forces did not suffer damage. extremists to reason. Thus enemy destroyers
were forced to Wave shelter promptly, and wore en- gaged by Commander Tyrwhitt Russian Front.
LATEST CABLES.
(ZHEOUGE REUTRE'S AGENCY.]
AERIAL CO-OPERATION.
LONDON, Jane eth.
BARLIER CABLES.
at
Commodore Tyrwhitt alse reports that THE KAISER'S TELEGRAMS. early this morning light cruisers and EINDENBURG SUFFERS A BLIGHT. destroyers under his command sighted
nix German destroyers: They engaged than at long range; and, in a running fight, their gunfire sank the German dostroyer 8.20, and severely damaged on other. They picked up seven survivors, of the 5.20. We had no casualties,
LONDON, June 5th. A wireless Russian official masage says The Admiralty announces that Naval that intense enemy artillerying took place aeroplanes bombed an aerodrome at St.
(THROUGH BRUTEE'S AGENCE-] KURDS DRIVEN OFF. RUSSIANS MAKING PROGRESS, LONDON, June 5th.
in the region of Kreva, Kurds attempt Denia-Western on Sunday night with ing to attack southward of Erzingan
good results. Seaplanes simultaneously wore beaten off. We occupied Rovansir, northwestward of Kermanshah. The attacked a seaplane base at Zeebrugge, Kards are retreating towards Djeranrud and bombed shipping at Bruges.
AMSTERDAM, June 6th.
BRITAIN'S FINANCIAL
STRENGTH.
LONDON, June 5th. In the House of Commons, the Post- master General stated that since the war
of durable guarantees for the indepen dence of great and small nations. The Chamber, has confidence that the Govern ment will assure these results by eo ordinated military and diplomatic action with the Allies."
EMPIRE'S RESOURCES,
of
resting anyone who came along Be ferring to the representative nature a the company present, Mr. Jenkin said how pleased they were to see some of the scheme for Middlesex Regiment with them the
A DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
LONDON, June 5th Committee to prepare a
The War Cabinet has appointed
establishing an Imperial Mineral Re Middlesex, for whom no-one had done sources Bureau in order to collect infor- Joha's Ambulance. The Middlesex, how- anything before that night but the St. mation of the Empire's mineral resources ever, where always ready to give of their best He trusted that Mr. Wright would and metal requirements and to advise have good luck, and if he came back a regarding methods of development. The Brigadier General they would find kiza another job in West Point (Laughter). committee includes Lord Islington, the Mr. Wright was then handed a draft for Hon WP MacKenzie, Mr. WB Hask from Mr. Jenkin.
£25 on behalf of the force, and a silver
Exchequer Bouds and War Savings the Post Office applications for War Loan Robinson, the Hon. Mr. Schreiner and
Sir George H. Perley.
This was a re-
Certificates totalled 197 milliona. This ictory in the west included one to posits, which were now 185,400,000 com The Kaiser's telegrams boasting of bad not affected the Savings Bank de-
that it was not telegraphed to Hinden-markable tribute to the financial strength General Ludendorff, It is noteworthypared with 188,000,500.
of the country. (Cheers.)
ANOTHER AIR RAID ON ENGLAND.
burg.
THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE. GERMAN SOCIALISTS ARRIVE
COPENHAGEN, June th
LONDON, June 5th.
An aeroplane raid is in progress along Nine German Socialists, including the Thames setuary. Bombs were drop Herr Scheidemann, have arrived in pad in Essex and Kent One machine
is reported to have been downed.
Stockholm.
SILVER.
LONDONne 5th, Silver is quoted at 38 37 The market is quiet, but steady.
The company then drank the health of Mr. Wright, which was accorded musical honours, Wright returned
replying,
In
thanks for the gifts, and said that he was proud to have been connected with the Police Reserve, for the although they were
mixed lot" they were all gen tlemen, and had done all that was quired of them. Jenkin, he said there not another Referring to Mr. man in the Colony who could have done what he had done. (Applause). He had applied himself to the forca with a great amount of energy, and though he may have met with a certain amount of ridicule, it had no effect, and he had brought about by the war may be gained
An idea of the changes in the Press (Applause)
always played the from the Newspaper Press Directory During the evening, a miscellaneous
game right
through.
for 1817 Last year 69 newspapers sus bars of the company present, and the programme was contributed to by mem pended publication in the British Isles evening concluded with the singing of and 165 increased then price.
the National Anthem,
WARTIME CHARGES IN THE PRESS.
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