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THE

WAR.

The following Cables were received on Saturday night and issued in our Early morning Extra yesterday.

General.

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCE,]

COMPLETE VICTORY ASSURED

THE PREMIER'S REVIEW OF THE POSITION.

LONDON, June 29th.

THE HONGKÒNG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 2nd, 1917.

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THE GERMAN COLONIES. Regarding the fate of the German colonies, their peoples desires and wishes must be the dominant factor. The tutored peoples would probably want more gentle hands than those of the Germans to rule them. (Hear, hear),

Is there any desire in Germany to settle on these essential terms? The Austrian Premier

has repudiated the principle that nations must control their own destinies but unless this principle is effected not only will there be no peace but if you had panca there would be no guarantee of its continuance Pouco framed on an equit uble basia would not be broken by the nations. An⠀⠀⠀ abiding peace will be guaranteed by the destruction of Pris sian military power.

THE BEST GUARANTEE. The best guarantor would be the de- mocratisation of the German Government.

enthusiastic ovation, especially from the very different spirit attitude and

SPECULATION IN COTTON.

REGULATIONS IMPOSED.

LIVERPOOL, June 30th. The Cotton futures regulations are as follows:--

Trading in futures is confined to buy ing by spinners in the United Kingdom so cover sales of yarns, to buying by importers against sales of netnal cotton to spinners in the United Kingdom, to selling of hedges by importers and spinners against purchases of actual cotton for shipment to or in the United Kingdom. No transfers of open can- tracts to other positions will be permitted except hedges by itsporters against actual cotton shipped to United Kingdom and purchases by spinners against antes. of yarns.

THE COTTON CRISIS. PLANS TO INCREASE IMPORTS.

LONDON, June 29th.

SUBMARINES FOR NETHER- Franco-Belgian Bront.

LANDS INDIA.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENOT.]

STEADY BRITISH PROGRESS,

The Hagus, June 30th The Navy Department has signed a contract with the Schelde. Company, of Flushing, for the construction of three ADVANCE ON A TWO MILE FRONT. submarines for the Dutch East Indies.

CAPITAL AND LABOUR.

CLOSER COOPERATION RECOM

MENDED..

LONDON, June 28th. The Ministry of Labour is circulating the Reconstruction Committee a report to employers associations and trade unions. The report intimates that the War Cabinet

is deeply concerned with and effective measures will be taken to solve, questions with regard to the relations Letween Capital and Labour, feeling that the future of the country's industry, indeed of the country itself, depends upon these questions. The Report adds the con

LONDON, June 29th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re,

ports

Wo mado considerable further progress to the south of the Bouchez river and captured a number of prisoners,

Our line, in this area, has again ad vanced on a front of two miles, reaching | the outskirts of Avion.

We brought down three, and drove down four aeroplanes. Four of our machines are missing. PRISONERS AND MACHINE-GUNS

CAPTURED:

LONDON, June 29th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hang Te evening a forward position on a front of

GERMANS SUFFER - HEAVY LOSSES.

DETERMINED ASSAULTS

REPULSED:

LONDON, June 30th A Fronch communiqué. states: After the bloody defeat inflicted upon him last night in the region of Cerny, the ensmy furtbor attackod tho positions north-east of the village and succooded, after several fruitless attempts which cost him heavily, in re-penetrating the first line of elementa from which the French had driven him. Gormans launched a particularly violent attack on the same night to the south- east of Combony. Several battalions of special assaulting trips were engaged and made several attempts to carry the salient of the French line on both sides of the Lawn-Bheims' road. The waves of nasault, broken by the French fire, were unable to reach the trenches and were rolled back with heavy losses.

On the left of the Mense the intense artillery duel has continued in the sector.

Mr. Lloyd George received the FreeNo one wishes to dietate for their Govern dom of the City of Glasgow at 8tment, but we would enter into negotia

He received a most Andrew's Bull.

tions with a democratised Germany in a

women munition workers, temper than we would with a Gor

In the House of Commons, Mr Roberts by the aggres Kesponding, the Premier said that the many dominated Ship of State was in a hurricane. All sive and arrogant spirit of Prussian said the output of the Lancashire cotton the efforts, skill, patience, courage and militarism. The Allied Government mills had been affected by labour Bau that action cannot be deferred till after Ports:We attacked and captured fast German long range gun fired novorat·· sudurance of all aboard, would be needed would be acting wisely if they drew that other difficulties. The import of cotton euroid foundering, but with the co distinction in their general attitude in tid recently fallen below a point neces and stocks were consequently being operation of everybody, we would guide any discussion of the terins of peace try to meet the full demands of all mills, malele composed of. promment repre it through. (Cheers) Ho emphasised

depleted. The Government was taking that Great Britain was not responsible

stops to increase iba imports as far as for the war; she was not the Jonah of

possible The Board of Control would be the Storiu." The German allegations that

empowered to control the distribution and England had rickedly provoked the con- flict were the most foolish travesty of the

'facts.

In conclusion, the Premier said "Europe is again trenched with the blood of its bravest and best but do not let us forget the great succession of hallowed causes They are the Stations of the Cross on the road to the emancipation of mankind. I appeal to the people of this country, and beyond, that they continue to fight for SITUATION IN RUSSIA.

the great goal of international rights and Doubtless, the startling developments in international justice so that never ognis Russia had modified the military situn still brute force sit on the throne of tion this year, temporarily to our disjustice nor barbaric strength wield the

for the sceptre of liberty. (Loud cheers.) advantage, but permanently better. (Cheers.) What had happened on the West front showed what could have been accomplished this year if all the Allies had been ready to bring an all round pressure to bear. The training. experience and, equipment of our army were infinitely better than they had ever THE been, and we now possessed the finest col lection of trench-pounding machines that had ever been seen.

A LONDON, June 20th, The Times, referring to the speech, saya that Mr. Lloyd George restates the Allies war aime and definys the only terms on which the Allies can conclude prace.

IMPORTATION OF BOMBS

INTO NORWAY.

AN EXPLANATION FROM GER- MANY EXPECTED.

CHRISTIANA, June 29th, The Foreign Minister, in a statement in the Storthing, confirmed the worst stories of the importations of explosives

The Russian revolution had postponed victory, but Russia would emerge mon formidable than ever, ensuring not only a more exalted a more complete, but victory than before. (Cheers.) Meanwhile,! France, Taly and ourselves but to bear the seater share of the burden, and, but for our great efforts, a cainstrophe would have overtaken the Democracies of the world. The strength of Great Britain had been flung into the bench and had succourier. They had been imported by him more saved Europe and human liberty (Cheers.)

COMPLÈTE VICTORY ASSURED. Russia is gaining strength daily never bad a better Government, America is beginning to send her valinnt sons to the battlefed of Europe, around the Standard of Liberty. That is why a tuore complete victory is mere assured than we had hope for a victory assured under two conditions: Firstly, submarine war. fare must he defeated or kept within hounds.

THE SUBMARINE MENACE. Uur losses have been heavy and will probably compel further restrictions in Home trades and, perhaps, hardships. However, after carefully reckoning the possibilities, the Government had come to the conclusion, on the best advice, that submarines cannot starve us nor drive our armi out of the fields abroad. (Cheers.) Our loses in May and June, although heavy, were several hundred thousand ons beneath the Admiralty forecast Cheers) are beginning to get them, (Cheers.)ringements have been made for frustrating them and destroying them, (Loud cheers.)

Hero Mr. Lloyd George paused and the audience anticipated a revelation but no disclosed. Proceeding, be secret wha said: I have no hesitation in saying that we all do our part, the submarines will be as great a failure as the Zeppeline You may be driven to cat less wheat and more barley and oats. We are running the war on the stock of energy drawn from that food... If employers and work mien pull together and puls with all their might, between then they will see us through. (Cheers.) The Artay is invin cible. It cannot be beaten (Cheers)--and the Army is now the People. The moral of the nations must be kept up. I cannot see any slackening or indolence anywhere. (Hear hear.)

A TRIBUTE TO THE KING. There is om man who is working as hard as any in the country and he is the Sovereign of the realm. The vast audi- ence cheered and cheered again voci forously and sang the National Anthem.. accompanied on the organ) The Prime Minister continued

I am sure his

He stated that shells and other explo sives were found in the luggage of Baron unfels, who is a German Imperial

into Norway in parcels and trunks which were stamped with the seal of the German Foreign Office Baron Bautenfels had roturned to Germany, where, the Nor- wegian Government presumed, he would be prosecuted criminally, because in such cases International Law stipulated that a diplomatist, must be prosecuted in his native country. The Norwegian Govern ment se also expecting an explanation from Germany,

GERMAN · EXPENDITURE.

LONDON, June 30th. The Reichstag will shortly be asked for a new credit. The budget is for fifteen. thousand million marks.

TROUBLE BREWING IN AUSTRIA

THE WAR CONDEMNED.

LONDON, June 9th - News from Austrin indicates that the political and rucial troubles are more acute.

so of raw cotton.

BOARD OF TRADE ACTION,

LONDON, June 29th.. The Board of Trade has probibited dealings in raw cotton except by licence The conditions under which licences will be granted may include conditions to garding maximum price, burc auch maximum price will not apply to the saics of parcels of cotton the purchase of which was previously contractel for so as to reduce the selling price of such parcels below the amount necessary to give a reasonable profit. All importers and dealers in raw cotton, and cotton spinners must comply with any direction of the Board of Trade regarding the sales disposal, delivery or use of raw cotton, The rationing of my cotton and a re- duction of the output of yarn and cloth ure regarded na practically certain Probably a census of stocks of cotton yarn and cloth will be one of the first steps taken

the Board of Control.

CONTROL OF FOOD.

STOCKS TO BE REQUISITIONED.

LONDON, June 30th. An Order in Council, enrrying out the policy of obtaining a more complete con- trol of food, empowers Lord Rhondda to requisition foodstuffs from manufacturers and producers on the basis of the cost of production with a reasonable prawar cate of profit.

NEW PRESIDENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD. MR. W. HAYES FISHER.

Losnos, June 29th The Press Rucent announes that the Ru Hos W. Hayes Fisher has been appointed President of the Local Govern ment Board, and Mr. Stephen Walsh, M.P. Parliamentary Secretary to the Board..

THE SILVER MARKET,

Lobos, June 20th. Mesra Montagu and Co.'s report states The Czech and Slay Deputies in the that the silver market has shown a certain amount of strength, owing to a general Reicherath continue bitterly to attack the demand. The price of 39 was reached Government and condemn the war. They on June 22nd, record since July, 1882 demand the establishment of separate The Shanghai exchange has correspond- States in both halves of the Monarchy asingly advanced to 3/10 tael. The Indian the only solution of the racial tangle. Treasury's holding of silver has risen by The Austrian censorship is suppressing over two crores, owing to purchases on the more violent anti-Government speeches behalf of the Raj. and also any further news of the revolu tionary movement in Bohemia.

AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S

DESIRE.

STRIVING ACTIVELY AND UNTIRINGLY FOR PEACE..

AMSTERDAM, June 30th,

The Austrian Emperor, in a special audience which he gave to the Party leaders in the Lower House of the Reichsrath, reiterated that he was striving actively and untiringly towards pence.

GREECE EXPECTED TO DECLARE WAR

WAR EXISTS.

two thousand yards to the south and west

of Oppy whole of our objective

We gained the whole our objectives and captured a number of prisoners and machine guns

We continue to gain ground to the

with of Sanchez River on a wide front We entered Avion, and took more per soners and six machine-guns.

We repulsed a raid to the north of Cherisy,

The Roconstruction Committee, which in sentatives of the employers and workers, points out the present great opportunity for securing a porstment improvement in their relations, it is essential that the work-people be given improved conditions find a higher standard of comfort gen- erally. It recommends the formation of Joint Industrial Councils of the principal industrice, representing the employers and the the workers, to consider particularly establishment of closer co-operation of Loos. between the employers and the employed, and also to pay early attention o demobilisation questions. Union rules and customs, which the Government guaranteed to restore after the war, constituted one of the chief factors of the problem. These cannot be Committee suggests the creation of Dis set aside without mutual consent, and the trict Councils and Workshops Committees:

We successfully raided to the south east

The Trade OVER 200 PRISONERS AND

12 MACHINE GUNS.

RESULT OF OPERATIONS NEAR

OPPY."

The Reconstruction Committee does not offer an opinion relating to profit sharing and partnership. It is convinced that permanent improvement in the relations between employers and workers cannot be founded solely on a cash basis. The work people should be given greater opportunity for the discussion and adjust ment of those parts of industry by which

they are most affected.

ARMY SUPPLIES.

HUGE EXPENDITURE.

LONDON, June 29lb. A memorandum by General Wintour, Director of Army Contracts, on the pro vision of supplies porabnses during the that the value of

During the evening of the 27th inst., large shells towards Dunkirk. Naval Activities,

{THROUGH" REUTER'S AGENCY.}

FRENCH SHIPPING.

PARTS, June 30th: During the week ending June 24th, 1,068 vessels arrived at, and 968 vessels Jeft, French portes ouAAARIN SAN

Two steamers above 1,600 tons and three below this, tonnage were sunk.

Three steamOCTA attacked.

were unsuccessfully.

ELDER DEMPSTER LINER TORPEDOED.

GERMANS FIRE ON MEN IN THE WATER.

LONDON, June 20th. The Elder Dempster liner, Addah, was submarined without warning on June 16th gen d

After the vessel had been hit, the sub-

LONDON, June 30th... Sir Douglas Haig reports that wo cap- tured 347 prisoners and 12 machine-guns during last night's operations in the neighbourhood of Oppy to the south of the Souch river, the mrring, which had hitherto not been We carried out a raid to the north-east seen, emerged and fixed shots while the of Croiselles in the neighbourhood of boats were being lowered. The Addah Armentier One aeroplane was brought was hit seven times. The submarine came down.

alongside the Chief Officer's boat before the ship sack and put one of its officers and four men aboard. They proceeded to board the Audah, and, after a couple of minutos, returned to the submarine. They told the Chief Officer's boat to clear out. Meanwhile, the Master's bout, which had already been badly sumpahed by a sub- marine shell, was from 3,000 to 4,000 yards. distant, and the submarine reopened fre on the Master's boat, using shrapnel,

BATTLE IN A THUNDER- STORM.

A SERIES OF SUDDEN HEAVY BLOWS.

LONDON, June 30th,//

Carrespondents at Headquaters stuis

that the minor battle round Lens, south wards beyond Oppy, opened in a violent thunderstorm.

war bis exceeded £700,000,000, including £200,000,000 on behalf of the Allies The sent annual value of purchases is about £250,000,000, including £100,000,000

The British infantry, drenched to the for the Allies. The purchases for the war skin, immediately started to attack. The included 500,000,000 rations of preserved ground was soon most slippery but the mest, 260,000,000 Lins of jam, 187,000,000 Canadians fought their way into Avion, pounds of cheese 115,000,000 yards of the southern suburbs of Lens, driving Bannel, 108,000,000 yards of cloth. It cost £8,600,000 to purchase the Home wool clip and £35,000,000 to purchase the Aus tralian wool clip. The control of wool had resulted in great economies to the State, estimated at £13,000,000, instance of other economies, British hides were bought at Bve pence below the world pries, and it is estimated that the control of Indiai kipa resulted in an economy of £1,125,000, whilst the control of jute effected an economy of £8,500,000,

AB B

THE DUMA OBJECTS TO DISSOLUTION.

PETROGRAD, June 29th

At a private meeting of the Duma it was decided to decline to comply with the A LONDON, June 29th soldiers demand for its dissolution. Silver is quoted at 301. There is a Hitle China buying. The rubrket s steady.

LONDON, June 30th, Silver is quoted at 301. The market is steady,

EXPORT OF POTATOES FROM HOLLAND. ATTITUDE OF GREAT BRITAIN.

AMSTERDAM, June 29th

THE SITUATION IN MESOPOTAMIA.

THE INFLUENCE OF EVENTS IN RUSSIA,

LONDON, June 29th. -

Bight were killed and the shells Look the

boot's stern right on. The submarine.con." tinued to fire shrapnel at the swimming men after the boat had been sunk.

After the submarine commander- thought that he had finished everybody in the Master's boat, he Bred eight shrapnel abellest the Chief Officer's bout. For tunately, nobody was killed, but several back the enemy to the outer defences of were slightly wounded. The hoat was the City across big swamps caused by badly damaged. The Commander waved The attack an Oppy was conducted by Master and other swimmers, and then. foods which the enemy let loose the Chief Officer to go and pick up th the Warwickshires and other 1 English made off County regiments while to the west of Lens the Midlanders stormed the line of trenches belonging to the main delen.cre of the City)

A big zaid to the north of this point completed the series of audden heavy blows which gave the enemy no time for a feisurely retirement to the inner defences of Lons.

RHEIMS HEAVILY

BOMBARDED.

EIGHT SHEDLS FALL ON

'CATHEDRAL

LONDON, June 29th.

A French communiqué reports -- There has been an intermittent bom bardment by the enemy at various points, which we vigorously countered, particu larly on the left of the Mouse

Twelve hundred shells were thrown on Rheims. Eight of them fell on the Cathedral, head

INTENSE ARTILLERI DUEL.

LONDON, June 19th.

A French patrol picked up the

victims of this no steamer

FORTHCOMING EVENTS.

TO-DAY, General Holiday,

FOTO-MORROW.

8 pm-Auction of Crown Land at Publi

Works Depl

Tuesday, 31st July 1-- lot of mass

Noon-Anction of Vainable Teasehold Pro

vperty from the Edquidators of Messrs.

& Co., Balen Booms, by Mr

Monday

of Valuable Lousehold Fre

Skyra Anctions, by Messrs, Huglas

Harrhyth & Hough, Monday, 27 Aug.

Noon-Auction of Valuable Lameshold Pro: perly from the Liquidator of Moser Whin-s & Con al-Bales Booms, by Mr. foò. P. Lammer*

₤364-6

Every mother should let her children. The Times Military Correspondent says. that the Mesopotamin Report refers to the

drink plenty of "MONTSERRAT →→ past and not to the present. Great

A French communique states Th The British Legation leis issued a con- changes have since occurred which are munication to the Dutch Press explaining calculated to inspire a cheerful confidence enemy was most active at night time on Lime Juico-she will find it keeps the the position with regard to the export of India is doing more than she is given the Aisne front, following up noviolent potatoes to Great Britain. It emphasis credit for Larger changes are contem bombardment by most lively attacks in youngsters healthy. that the remedy for any deficiency of plated, both for, India and the Indian the region of Cerny, south-east of Cor potatoes in Holland rests entirely with Army, proving that a new spirit has hiny, and north-east of Rheiros. All the Majesty will appreciate the fact that the GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS A STATE Anglo-Dutch testerested, for the arisen. The events in Russia have radi attempts were shattered by our fire, or agreement merely provides cally changed Caneral Maude's position thrown back by counter-attacks. Our that before any potatoes are exported to Mesopotamia, which will, presumably, positions were maintained citizens of Glasgow realise the contribu

Germany, a fixed quantity should be engage the earliest attention of the tion he is making to the work of the

exported to Great Britain. The whole of Government. nation, under these trying conditions.

the present trouble bas arisen from the

NO RESIGNATIONS YET (Cheers.) If the nation does not get rattled" and keeps steady and en lures

anxiety of interested parties in Holland to the end, victory is as assured as the

to supply Germany, because this action

LONDON, June 29th. brings the agreement into force and rising sun to-morrow. (Cheers.) In my

It is understood that no resignation has judgment, the war will end when the

The communication lays atress rin the Allies reach the end they set out to attain when they accepted the German challenge

Juct that Great Britain is willing to take the esopotamia Report. no potatoes provided none go to Germany, to Civilisation. If is ends a single hour before, it will be the greatest disaster that ever befell mankind. (Cheers.)

PEACE AT A PRICE."

I hear people say that Germany is ready to give us a satisfactory, peace. Undoubtedly you can have peace now, at a certain price, for undoubtedly Germany wants peace, but it is a peace that would give her economic and other control: pret the countries she has invaded.

MESOPOTAMIA,

Alluding to Mesopotamia the Premier said what was ones the Garden of Eden and the granary of the world was NOW under Turkish rule a wilderness. What would happen to Mesopotamia must be Taft to the Pence Congress. It could never be restored to h blasting lyranus of the Tark. The sare, observation applied to Armenia

ATHENS, June 28th. Though war has not yet been declared the Government considers that a state of war exists since its advent to power on June 28th.

The struggle was particularly lively in the region of Cerny, where the enemy attacked several times at two different points. Enerny fractions gained a footing in our first line north east of Cerny, but out and they left numerous dead We took some prisonera,

The recall of the diplomatic represents.createa a Iccat shortage, so far been tendered in connection with an energetic counter-attack drove them

tives of the Central Powers and their Allies is imminent.

CALLING UP MEN

ATHENS, Jung 30th. M. Venizelos, in the course of a speech. said the Government was going to call out the untrained classes of 1016/7 PV GREECE BREAKS WITH GERMANY.

PARIS, June 29th, The Athens correspondent of the Tempe telegraphs that the Government has broken off relations with the anti-Entente Powers.

THE FOOD MIN STRY.

LONDON, June 29th,

"

It is believed that M. J. R. Clynes, the labour Member of North East Man chester, will succeed Mr. C Bathurst at the Food Ministry.

CHINA AND THE WAR.

STATEMENT BY JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER.

ToXIO, June 29th. Baron Motono, the Japanes Foreign Minister, speaking in the Diet,” said he was most hopeful regarding Ribaia, Fe

The Near East.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]:

SUCCESSFUL AIR RAIDS,

HAVE YOU A BAD LEG

with wounds that discharge or otherwies. perhaps surrounded with Infammation and hwollan, that w bán you press your finger on the inflamed park it leaves the

I so, ander the skin you hate polson, whiche Boffer all the rangolion you have tried Per haps your knees are wollen, the joints being There has been a most intense artilleryported the same with the ankles, Found duel on the left bank of the Meuse in the which the skin, may be discoloured, or there bence; the disease, if allowed to son2- region of Avocourt wood and Hill 304 ~||~4)

After a violent bombardment the Garimus! orive you of the power to walk,

mans last evening powerfully attacked with special storming troops on a front of two kilometres to the west of Hill 304. Our fire disorganised the attack, which gained a fonting at some points in our

east of Hill 304, in the morning waa con- pletely repulsed

GENERAL ALLENBY TAKES COMfrst line. Another enemy attempt to the

MAND IN EGYPT

He also stated that China, after break- ing off relations with Germany, asked for concessions us a preliminary to declaring

LONDON, June 30th war against Germany, but Japan was

nable to act without full agreement with that we tried on successful air raids

Au official age from Egypt states W the Allies.

on the apply depot at Tulkeram, on the He hoped Chit would soon solve her Bero me at Ramish and on the military internal difficulties and declare war aplishment: near Jerusalem

sgainst Germany, thus putting an to

120 er mer intrigues which ten by General Allenby has arrived in Egypt the unsettled state of China, was due. and has taken over command.

GERMAN CLAIMS.

LONDON, June 20th A German official message claims that the Germans stormed French positions on a front of 2,000 metres to a depth of

500 metres to the west of Hill 204, astride the Malancourt Eenes road.

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