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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG – DAILY PRESS,

SIX MILLION SHELLS TIRED AT MESSINES.

ITALIANS AGAIN ATTACK,

GREAT BRITAIN CONCURS IN RUSSIAN

PROCLAMATION.

BRITISH WAR EXPENDITURE.

Franco-Belgian Front.

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THROUGH BRUTEK'A AGENCY.]

BRITISH FRONT. PROGRESS CONTINUED.

in showers on the tronches and the garri son fortresses and transformed an enor mous ares into a cemetery. Hours after the attack there were repeated dull sounds from the earth below. In souse cases the Germans were dug out half-suffocated. Sine then along the whole Ridge solders are listening between the crash of the shells for the ories of frightened humanity coming from the under world.

LATEST DARLEES:

PASSPORTS FOR LABOUR DELEGATES.

LONDON, Jun 11th Moers, Rumsay Macdonald and Jowett bave returned to London.

In the House of Commons, replying to a motion in favour of the cancellation of their passports, Mr. Bonar Law pointed out the unwisdom of such step

Mr. H: Terrell, K. C. (U., Glocester), moved the adjournment, and

pressed

the Government to cancel Messrs,

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1378, 1917.

AWARD TO YORKSHIRE TEXTILE WORKERS.

LONDON, June 11th,

Sir George Aswith has awarded ad- Vajza: varying from fifty per cent to tbity percent above pre-war rates to 168,000, Yorkshire textile, workers,

LORD NORTHCLIFFES MISSION.

LONDON, June 11th. In the House of Commons, replying to

■BANDMAN, OPERA CO.

THE HAPPY DAY."

The popularity of the Bandman Opera Company in Hongkong, was again amply

a question regarding Lord Northcliffe's demonstrated last evening, when a short Mission to America, Lord Robert Cecil return visit was opened with The Happy stated that in order to co-operate filly Day." There was a large audience, and, with the United States in the conduct of as on the lust occasions when this Daly's the war, several Missions representing a success was produced, those present wore The application was a record in the number of Government Departments had thoroughly entertained from the rise to

Tas operatives asked seventy per cent our live accepted the awards

wage movement of the textile trade.

BRITAIN AND GREECE,

LONDON, June 11.

to sure the control of the Thessaliun. hava. He hoped to be able to tanke statement on the Government's policy towards Greece very shortly

TEATTEMPTED MURDER OF BRITISH LIEUTENANTS:

ATHENS, June 11th.

been for kötüe time in America, nad it e necessary that someone should be at the head of those Missions to revise and

in any sense diplomatic

LORD NORTHCLIFFE ARRIVES NEW YORS, June 11th. Lord Northcliffe has arrived at no Atlantic port.

OBITUARY/

EARL OF HADDINGTON:

the last fall of the curtain The Happy Day is one of Seymour Hicks Auccesses, and it is a delightfulle tune- ful comedy in two acts, with several out

plenty of appreciative enthunam by the

Ramsay Macdonald and Jowett's

In the House of Commons, Lord Rotare co-ordinate this work. Lord Northcliffe standing numbers... These were given with passports, as they did not represent any Cecil stated that steps were being taken had undertaken this work, which is not substantial body of English opinion.

Mr. G. J Wardle (L., Stockport), on behalf of the Labourites, pointed out that they wen not going as representing British labour They could not injure Great Britaing they might help it He refused to be- lieve they would advise a separate peace. Mr. Bonar Law in replying, said it was necessary that the House should. throw itself into the atmosphere of Petrograd. He believed that the final issue of the war depended upon Russia's attitude. If the Delegates were not allowed to proceed, the Russians would A message from Headquarters says the During the day we gained further situation along the front of the first little

Say thai Russia had been asked to con

ground in this ares,

tinue the wars for England's sake, and bit of Belgium retrieved since 1914 rehat the English were afraid to allow George announced the composition of the

LONDON, June 12th.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports: --We continued to make progress south-eastward of Messiness

We captured the enemy's trench system | ACTIVITY ON BELGIAN FRONT in the neighbourhood of La Potterie Farm'

on a front of about a mile.

LONDON, June 11th.

We captured seven field guat and some malu one of most active artillery duela small minority to express their view

Mr.

EARLIER UABLES.

LUNDON, June 11th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports-There was considerable reciprocal artillery firing southward of Ypres and eastward of Epeby, where we dispersed

hostile assemblies.

We successfully raided south westward of La Bassee, damaging trenches and

mine galleries,

We also raided eastward of Vermelles

and southward of ArmentioroE.

ling. The enemy hu brought up a num ber of fresh guns and is re-grouping his heavy guns

Weare doing the same, and now have cause, for the advantage of position.

were fighting

Bonar Law believed that the Russian Government intended to nes Russia the fight on behalf of our

which re Therefor, wo should try to ease ther path and meet their request that repre-

God sentatives of all classes of Labourites should proceed to Petrograd Sir The new pattern tanks were called upon George Buchanan and Mr. Arthur flen-

It is estimated that the taking of Vimy Ridge cost five million shells and Messines

six million.

to do little in the battle of the 7th inst, but they certainly manœuvred in more perfect co-ordination with the movement. of troups than ever before.

We slightly advanced our line south Naval Activities. ward of Messines.

INTENSE BRITISH ARTILLERY

FIRING

LONDON, June 11th.

A German commumique states-The intense British artillery firing is spread..

ing from Ypres

FRENCH FRONT.

PARIS, June 11th. communique states:-There was con

aiderable artillery firing north of the Bomme and in the region of Certy.

STORY OF THE MINE EXPLOSIONS.

LONDON, June 11th

The whole story of the great explosion before the British offensive at the Messines Ridge remains to be told, but indications of the elaboratonass of the properations and the immensity of the scheme are -given by a. French Correspondent with the

British Headquarters,

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DRIFTER DESTROYS TWO SEAPLANES.

LONDON, June 11th The Admiralty announce that a Dover. patrol drifter to-day engaged five enemy seaplanes,

Two seaplanes were destroyed and the occupants were made prisoner.

The maining seaplanes escaped. Italian Front

EARLIER CABLES.

THROUGH RIUTŢEʼE · KOMBOY.]

ITALIAN FRONT.

ITALIANS ATTACK IN A STORM.

ROME, June 11th

An official communique states:-ur artillery destroyed the enemy's complex defence at several points on the Asiago

Platea

The Correspondent says:Nearly a Our infantry attacked, during a violent year ago, a demand was made upon the storm, in the direction of Mount Zebio coalfields around Newcastle and Cardiff and Mount Forno and carried Agnel. for a few hundred expert miners skilled | lopasi.

at digging and in the art of explosions. They worked for about six months digging for a length of two kilometres under the slopes of the Ridge in nineteen mine chambere under nineteen of the enemy's moet formidable cemented and armed fortresses. A gallery for adyanding had to bẹ dug for a hundred and fifty metres, and quadrangular pits similar to a cage or lift were constructed and crammed with high explosives. Electric wires, which

were to cause the fatal spark in one second, were ready at the end of last winter. Hence, since January the first line German troops had been living un-

consciously above the sleeping inferno.

The Correspondent adds: The conval

sion was like a supernatural cataclysm It wreaked the hill, filled up the marshes, and changed a wood into a lake. It also

changed the history of two years and the

We captured nearly the whole of Mount Ortigars and took 412 prisoners.

We repaired an enemy attack to the south of Castagnavize, taking prisoners, General.

BARLIER CABLES:

(THROUGH HIDTIR'S AGENCY.]____ KING GRANTS LIEUTENANT FREE PARDON,

LONDON, June 11th.

It is dated that His Majesty the King, in consequence of valuable services ren- dered in the war, has granted a ireo par. don to Lieutenant Cameron, who, with his wife, was sentenced to thres years penal servitude at Edinburgh, in June, 1911, for fraud in connection with a pearl necklace

WAR EXPENDITURE

derson, as men on the spot, had been impressed with the strong inadvisability of refusing to issue the passports The British Government, bad weighed ull considerations, and, in conclusica, Mr. Bonar Law said that in the interes of

the prosecution of the war it would not

be wise in refuse their Russian

request::

EARLIER CABLES.

OBJECTS OF THE WAR

The assailants of Lieutenants Campbell and Burne have been committed for trial

LONDON, June 11th The death is announced of the Earl

on a charge of attempted murder and the of Haddington. unlawful carrying of arms.

THE IRISH CONVENTION. ITS COMPOSITION ANNOUNCED.

LONDON, June 11th In Bus House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd

[George Bailke-Huailton Arden, Alth Earl of Haddington, succeeded his father in 1870, He has been a Representative Peer for Scotland since 1874 and Lord Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire since 1876. He is succeeded by Lord Binning)

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

BAS PO.

various members of the company last evening, and with everyone else ably fill. ing their respective parts the result was n mas enjoyable production. The chief work falls upon Mr. Leyland Hodgson and Miss Marjorie Manners, though Mr. Compton Coutts, in being responsible for the humor of the piece, had so much to do that he seemed to be always on the audience were compelled to laugh right stage, but all the time he was ther

heartily Mr Tayland Hodgson, as the moments" despite the fact that he is to

Prince of Galanie,'': who he his

be married to the Princess of Yalaria, was Bs good as ever and as the Princess Miss Marjorie Manners aang and acted in her own entertaining manner, The

mad

costumes and scenic effects rere a fea

Tho

tura, the palace of the Princess being a [BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGO particularly beautiful scene Everyone present Ind a good laugh and must have been thoroughly entertained. Happy Day" a fine antidote after a long and sultry summer day.

To-night the Company are producing The Merry Widow."

Irish Convention. He stated that the Government had thought to secure repre- Bentolives of everyday life in Ireland, and had invited the County Councils and the Brongh Councils to send their Chairmen The Urban District Councils would be represented by four Catholic Bishops, the Archbishop of Dublin, signed because he refuses to sign the the Protestant Primate, and Dr John Irwin, Moderator of the Pres

yeri Asembly In addition the of Dublin, Relfast and Cork would be Chairmen of the Chambers of Commerce

invited and there would be five represon tatives of Irish labour interests A

THE POLITICAL CRISIS.

SHANGHAI, June 12th. Acting Premier Wu Ting fang has re

Mandate to dismiss Parliament

The President has sent Sha Shou-kang

NIPPON YESEN KAISHA.

to Tientsin to ask Li King-di-to prooved INCREASED PROFITS OVING 20

to Peking.

The Tuchun of Yunnan, Tang-Chi yno, has wired to the President demanding the punishment of Ni Sze-chung.

Lung Chi-wang has wired to the Tientsin Headquarters stating that he

apoca

THE DEARTH OF TONNAGE,

Baron Kondo, President of the vippon Yusen Kaisha, addressing he share- holders of the Company at their meeting on May 28th, mid that despite the rom the service under Government's order paratively low freight rates earned in

sad an increase in the expenditure, the

Costuing, Mr. Lloyd George, mid Ms Remond and 8ir J.B. Lonsdale would be sked to select five representa

KAR WEEK will proceed to Tientsin immediately. tives from their parties, Mr. O'Brien two

Chen Chun-bsuan has telegraphed to company had realised a greator profit Peking And Tientsin setting forth his last term than in the previous term,

views in regard to the present situation.

[THEMỨGH ARTH'S LONDYS]

THE DEADLOCK IN CHINA

PRKING, June 12th.

of his followers, the Irish Peers two, and the Unionists of South Ireland Ave, while five a would be reserved for Sinn, Feiner The Government itself would nominal from among leading Irishmen of actions fiften members of the Convention, the total number of which would b 191, The Government would The reply of His Majesty's Gorrn- | prefer that the Convention should ment to the Russian Note regarding the homirale its own Chairman, but it was two thousand troops to Peking, and now

GREAT BRITAINS REPLY TO RUSSIAN NOTE

LONDON, June 11th.

prepared to nominale a Chairman and submi his name to the King for an proval

After Mr. Devlin had asked the Pre mier, s preliminary to the Convention, which he said all hoped would succeed,

General Chang Fun, whom the Presi-tering &apanese por vessels only 20 per

dent summoned to Peking, hus arrived at Tientsin. He has sent a bodyguard of

says that he will come to Peking to mediate un certain conditions, including the immediate dissolution of Parliament, which the President has hitherto firmly refused.

This was entirely due to the shortage of vessels the world over Before and at the time of the outbreak of ostilities the number of öreign vessel, entering ports in Japan exceeded the number of vessels fying the Japanese Ang Now, however, the percentage of Japanese Vossels en- cent Chit fact was explain by the and what of foreign

30 per cent,

cavy shortage of vessels. *** increasing in number, and it was estimat bunk by enemy submarines were steadily The vessels

ed that about 6,000,000 tons of vessels year. The world's output of how ships would be victimized in the course of this

being the case, the number of vessels was only 3,500,000

tons

Yearly Such available was likely to fore he believed that timilar, or even o there be able to realiso a sin

would

Allied war ainis states that it heartily concurs in the sentiment of the pr clamation to the Russian people which declares that free Russia does not pro pose to dominate other peoples or to deprive them of their national patrimony or forcibly to occupy foreign territory to announce the release of the Sein Fein

did not enter the war as a war of con- the deep sense of loss pervading_the The reply proceeds Great Britain prisoners Mr. Lloyd George expressed

quest, and is not continuing the way for House the death of Major Redmond, any such object, Great Britain's purpose one of best known oldest and best When gallant Drake went sailing in the it now, as it was propor to dispose of it

at the outset was to defend its existence and to enforce respect for international

engagements."

loved numbers. The Premier said be could not adequately express the sorrow they mum feel at the fall of this lovable

The situation is practically at a stand greater, prefit in the hext term, and so still,

long as the war continued. The enor mous profit of the Company unce the commencement of the war was, of course, abnormal, and of a temporary nature.

TO THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TORCES

The

been

considering how to dispose

form of the Company had

of the amount which had been amassed, and had finally determined to distribute fumous days of sore, recent present, and, morcover, no one could Old England's Flag of Freedom round the foresee when the war would be brought. And Eastward Ho and Westward across distributions of profits made by foreign

world he proudly bore,

to a conclusion. In comparison with the the rolling main

shipping concerns, it would be found that

Another object had now been added and chivalrons figure. Although above Young England's best and bravest have the Company used & greater amount

appearance

the liberation of the populations military age, Major Redmond voluntarily pressed by the allied tyrreny. The Go sought perils and privations with a cheer, ernment hartily rejoice at free Busia's ful courage, They would never forget intention of liberating Poland, not my the appail he made of his last appeara the Poland which the eld Bussian auto in the House of Conicons. He partier sracy ruled, but equally that within the pated in some of the most bloody battles dominion of the Germanis Empires of the war, and looked worn and aged. British democracy wish Russia God-speed with prirations that his years unfitted in this enterprise, Beyond everything him to bar, and not could have chal: they must seek a settlement which will enged him if he had claimed that he had Escuro happiness and contentment of the done his share- peoples and take away all the legitimate

Mr. Redmond, above all, was an Irish causes for a future war. The British patriot, and he felt that Ireland's great- Government heartily endorse the Russian est opportunity to win liberty for herself acceptance and approval of the principles was by chting side by side with Great laid down in President Wilson's historio Britain in the great world-struggle for message to Congress. These are the aims

for which the British peoples are freedom. It was for Ireland he gave

ing. They are the principles by which their war policy is and will be guided The British Government believe, broadly speaking in agreements between the

Mr Lloyd George quoted Major Red- mond's last speech and recalled that he was carried tenderly and reverently from In the House of Commons, Mr. Boner Allies conformable to these standards, Ulster ambulance, and declared that the the battlefield by Uhter soldiers in an

LONDON, June 11th.

followed in his train.

and

afar they wandered, Fair homes where English treerten for

fashioned true and well everniore may dwell

Northern Lights dame down The Southern Cross gleams o'er them, the Where English hands have builded new

nations of renown

But swift when England need them they

know their lives are hers, Aud the soul of Drake and Nelson ond

once

than other companies to build up the reserves, This was done with a view to Company and making preparations for strengthening the foundation of the

post-bellum conditions.

Baron Kondo reported that Mr. Hayashi, Managing Director of the Com pany, had resigned, ---

GERMANY'S PLOTE

more wakes up and stirs;

siveness proof not to be den aggres

One positive proof of German golden isles of plenty beyond the friend or foe is found in the following

From

orean-tide

list. It is a list of countries in which Dar kith and kin come sailing to stand at Germany had long before the war, laid

England's side.****

Faith that knows no fears What shall we give

We give for gurdon?

A

A place in Britain's Councils, a Pact for

gladder years;

her plans for plotting against those sho intended to fight

Against the French, she fomented risings of the Arabs and Berbers

For we claim a sworn blood-brothers, other India, the Sinn Feiners, the Ger

Against the British, she strove to incite the Egyptians, the Boers the Sikhs, and The man who fight for Freedom in a War tribes

where'er their homes may be, mànternat

to make men Free

MARY FAERAH.

RIGHTEOUS WRATH

Law stated

geography of two centuries. The mines, or that the daily average expen- but if the Russian Government desire it appeal he had just read now came to with a millimetre rule)

weeks of the financial yes diture & all sorts during the first ninether, with their allies, are quite ready them all from the grave on the frontier

|«year was £7,884,900,

upon exploding, did not make deep ara ters similar to those at Pozieres; they hurled violently towards the sky great The Chancellor of the Exchequer hopes to examine and, if necesary, revise these of the land Mr. Redmond gave his life masses of earth which fell back slowly that the rate of expenditure will deeresse,

to liberate

agreemente

What? You take your map, and suigger, We progressed a hundred metres, and

we took a line of trenches??

ruddy, fat lace blencher Come and see the bloody seres till your Count the shots and shells and splinters, and the Trops of blond, ya fool

N

pagan and other peoples in different parts of the world.

Against Enesia, she tried her best to cause rebellions of

casas of Poles and flems in the Can--

and other Baltig

Foust peoples

Against Taly she actually raised the Benussi and Berbars.

to be faced with rising in Angola, tho Against Belgium, she tried to foment trouble in the Congis, while Portugal was

the Albaniase rose agamat Montenegro Dutch bad actually to meet one in Java,

they could to America. Here in Chin and the Mexicana gave all the troubl money has deviably been spent to tarn the people against all the Allies in turn,