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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY AUGUST 11TH 1917.

MILITARY POSITION REVIEWED

RUSSIANS BEING PRESSED BACK.

BRITISH WORKERS AND STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE.

BRITAIN'S GREAT FLEET.

¿Branco-Gelgian. Bront.

Naval Activities.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH RESTER'S AGENCY,]

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGISNOT.)

BRITISH FRONT

SUCCESSFUL RAIDS

LONDON, August 9th. Field-Marahal Sir Douglas Haig r -- porta :--Thore, was an artillery duel in

the neighbourhood of Ypres.

We successfully raided in the neigh bourhood of Lens, where we destroyed. dug-outs and wrocked defences:

Wo brought down two aeroplanes: yes- *terday and drove down one, None of

ours, are missing,

FRENCH FRONT,

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

PARIS, Auguet 10th.

A communiqué states: In Belgium-we made further progress south of Lange marck and captured 20 prisoners.

There was recipround artillery activity at the Pantheon, on the Chovregny

A CHANNEL INCIDENT.

PARIS, August 10th. The Maric Therese, with a Fleet pilot aboard, was convoying five armed mor- chantmen in the Channel on July 28th, when submarine was perceived four

míles distant,

The merchantmen formed to fighting order, and the pilot signalled them to menœuvre for the most advantageous posi

tions.

The Marie Therese upened fire, but the submaring dived and disappeared after the second shot,

CAPTURED MERCANTILE

SAILORS.

· REPORTED ANGLO-GERMAN

TREATIES.

Ametridam, August 10th.

MILITARY POSITION NEUTRALS DETERIORATED

VREVIEWED A

OFFENSIVE NOT A FAILURE.

LONDON, August 10th General Maurics, Director of Military Operations on the General Staff, explain- ing the recent operations, said; —The delay in Gurther fighting owing to bad weather is being exploited by the Germany as a failure of the offensive. Yesterday's German communique spoke of British attack from Nieuport This was only a small reid. Speaking of the Air Service, he said that on July 31st, despite unfar oarable conditions, over 100 engagement occurred between our airmen and he enemy on the ground on a whole eight on miles front. There wore less than 20 fights in the air that day us the Germans refused to appear. There were 11 cases of our mon attacking aerodromes, from a loight of hity feet firing into the hangars. In one case an airman chased a German Staff Officer's automobile for five miles, Two Officers were hit.

He emphasised that our air mastery is not necessarily permanent. We shall

POSITION.

CHRISTIANA, August 10th. Favourable replies have been received

EARLIER CABLES.

THE AUSTRALIAN BUDGET,

MELBOURNE, August 9th.

In the House of Representatives, the

EXPLOSION AT MUNITIONS

WORKS.

ZURICH, August 9th. Au explosion as a munitions works

from the European neutrals whom the Tronsurer, Sir John Forrest, introducing ear Cracow killed 18

Government invited to confer at Stock holm particularly regarding the neutral deteriorated position since America's entry into the war:

ELECTORAL REFORM.

LONDON, Angust 10th. The House of Commons decided by 124 embodied in the Electoral Reform Bill, votes to 12 to retain the principle

the Budget, stuted that the revente last yent amounted to 107,889,000 including war loans of £70,844,000. The axien- diture totalled. £93,032,000, including war expenditure of £61,506,000 Ho estimated that an additional Income Tax of ten per cent with a minimum of £10 on single soen and childless widowers be

would produce half-a-million for the tween 21 and 45 who had not enlisted,

of an alternative vote where there are current year, three cornered contests in aingle member constituencies

FREE SPEECH IN GERMANY

LONDON, August 10th.

STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE SOME DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED,

LONDON, August 9th. The Miners Federation Executive last

A telegram from Lausanne says that the Fresercitung learns that German police night postponed their decision relative raided Herr Haasos' house. The military to the Stockholm Conference, until the authorities have threatened to conscript Labour Party Executives roport him for hone service if he again addresses announced at to-morrow's conference, the Reichstag in en unpatriotic manner The Miner's Federation will then nove [Herr Hanse is a prominent Socialist an adjournment of the conference to give

the delegates a, opportunity to consul with their Associations.

probably have further big battles before Deputy.] this is secured.

As regards Russia, the retirement, in the last few days has been less than pre viously. This may not be due to increas- ed Russian resistance, but the fact that the Germans have advanced over so miles, and have now reached a railway of a different gauge, this delaying supplies reinforcements, etc.

STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE. BRITISH WORKERS PROTEST.

LONDON, August 0th.

The Norddeutsche Allgmeine Zeitung states that the Chancellor informed the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce that meeting at Westminster to protest against The British Workers League held a Ridge, the mountains in the region near Auberive and of both banks of the Mouse Anglo German treaties have been conclud- gending British delegates to the Stock

Our air squadrons home of td priniding for the repatriation of iner.holm on foreinco

aviation ground at Colmar and Habsheim,

GERMAN REPORT.

Lawson, August 10th. Awireless German official report states that there was an artillery duel of the greatest intensity on the coast also from Bixsehunte to Holleboke."

EARLIER CAZZES.

cantile sailors above 45 years of age, and apprentices under 17 yours. Negotiations aré procumling regarding those of inter-

medinte ages.

EARLIER CABLES

THE BRITISH FLEET.

A GREAT SPECTACLE,

PARIS, August 9th. be Journal correspondent, who has hoen visiting the British Fleet, Bays the

spectacle is so vist that the eye cannot FRENCH ADVANCE.

take in the whole panorams at one VERY LONDON, August 9th.

glance. Laportant new units have been Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re

ussed ready for the spring of the ports--The French advanced north enemy, should the latter issue from his westward of Bixschcote. Our fire drove off an enemy party northward of Roeux Russian bront.

.....

LATEST VABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

RUSSIANS BEING PRESSED BACK.

PETROGRAD, August 10th. A wireless Russian official message says:--The enemy occupied heights north- westward of Sipot and Katergali and pressed back the RoumamanS in the districts between Oftox and

the disty Kasino. The enemy has continued to press us back in the region of Fossani.

southward of: Kasino.

lair. The fleet constitutes a weapon the force of which stuns the imagination. The soul of the British Navy harbours hut one aspiration, and one determina tion: To meet the Germans once again face to face in decisive battle from which the victor only will return. The fleet will not hesitate to run great risks to account for the enemy when the fight comes. The Officers generally express the opinion that the Germans, when beaten on land, will

Mr. Havelock Wilson, President of the Seamen's and Firemen's unión, declared that no matter wint the decision of lo morrow's or any other conference scameri and fremen would absolutely decline to carry delegates to any peace conference |||Mr. Havelock Wilson added: Pacifus have talked as though they were the caly people wanting peace the country

JAPAN AND BRITAIN.

INSPIRING MESSAGE FROM THE EMPEROR

He

TORIO, August 10th: The Emperor has replied to King George's war anniversary message.

** expresses sincere thanks for the stirring words of assurance, and confidence, which are doubly welcome as exactly expressing the sentiments of myself and

my people." He pays a tribute to the splendid bravey of the British forces, and

able energy of the British people. the unity, high endeavour and indomit-

anticipates that complete victory for the Allies is not distant.

Ho

It is expected that a Sequen's - Con ference will be held in London on the 17th inst., at which it is anticipated resolution will be passed favouring the prevention of the Bocialist delegates

travelling to Stockholm,

illerymen

There were also many injured. Hund- and windows in Cracow reds of doors

were blown out.

ALLIED AIRCRAFT.

PRODUCTION TO BE INCREASED.,

NEW YORK, August th

Committed to standardise the mutal

The Grug meeting of the International

paris of aeroplanes was attended by English, French, American, Canadian,....... and Italian representatives. It is proposed. to reduce the thousands of varying part

to a few standard shapes," and thus enormously increase the Allied aircraft productions.

WAR AND AGRICULTURE.

AMERICA'S PROGRAMME.

WASHINGTON, August 9th- The Government announces an imme

creasing the acreages sufficiently to pro diate war agricultural programme,

duce 1,250,000,000 bushels of wheat and 83,000,000 bushels of rye.

GERMANY FROM WITHIN.

PEACE BY AGREEMENT.

AMSTERDAM, August 9th. mass meeting of 8,000 miners at The Conference will include represen Essen, hold to discuss food and wagon. tatives of Holland, Scandinavia, the questions, developed into a demonstra- British Colonies and the United States. tion in favour of peace by agreement, The conference of the Allies at Down and passed a resolution demanding the ing Street has closed. It is puderstood Heichstage to vigorously push its resolu that the question of the Stockholm con- tion to this effet.

Lerence was dismissed.

GENERAL SIR A KEOGH.

RESIGNATION DENIED

LONDON, August 9th.

STORMY MEETING OF GREEK CHAMBER

ATHENG, Anguse. Otb. There was a stormy sitting of the

The report that Surgeon General Sir Clamber. The Opposition members who Alfred Kongh has resigned (in consedenounced the Press restrictions ware quence of attacks on the Army Medical shouted down, Services of which he 14 Director) • Ins been denied,

INDIAN REFORM

STATEMENT BY LORD ISLINGTON,

London, August 10th. Lord Elington, lecturing the students at the Oxford summer meeting, made a pronouncement on the subject of Indian |**** reform. While careful to say he was not speaking in official capacity, Lord

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

WAH CABINET TO BE FORMED

LONDON, August 9th

Router is informed that M. Kerenski

intends to form a War Cabinet, whịch will include, M. Terestchenko, M Nekrassoff, M. Auksentief and

BASELESS CHARGES.

PeruOGRAD, August 9th.

11

ed a lasting price, no another war in Islington outlined a scheme of decentrali ten yours, Huice, peace must be no Gor | sation, whien he described as the most mun, peace bat a fair peace in considera, pressing reform required in India to-day tion of the Allies snerifices. The Get It was impossible to postpone it without mans have got a lot to learn yet, and we serious danger, Lord Isfugton detailed were going to teach Germany a lesson

and criticised the proposals for addi Savinduf The Cabinet will meet daily,

Federation of Trade Unions, said he hid Council, and said his main objection was available.

Mr. Appleton, Secretary of the General tional elected members of the Viceroy's and the Cisneralissimo will attend when

not see how any conference was going to that the proposed changes would increase aid Russia aid the German democray the numbers and powers of the Raj's We were not in a position to send dele critics, without giving them any real gates to say anything binding to Germany, responsibility, and that veto ought to be If we sent, all we would do would be used sparingly. He proposed that powers to give an exhibition of disunion, dishes be given to municipalities to deal with ten the Allies and hearten Germany.

local matters with limited authority, and fr. Stephen Walsh, M.P., Parliamento impose local taxation. As regards the tary Secretary to the Local Government Presidency and Provincial Governments, Board, said that when Germany vacated Lord Islington and they must him at

The Minister of Justice has investigut- od the charges mudo against M. Tchernoff, and announces that they are baseless. M. Tchernoft has resumed his former post in the Cabinet,

SOME UKRAINE DEMANDS.

PETROGRAD, August 9th,

M. Venezijos plunded for freedom for Opposition criticism, bat emphasised that the Government was determined to crush any attempt at re-action.

Parliament passed Martial Law.

SPANISH LABOUR TROUBLES

Mabrin, August 9th. Official attempts to settle the railway Arike have failed. The Government wilk maintain the railway services.

CHINA TEA.

QUESTION BY MR. GERSHOM STEWART,

LONDON, August 8th.

In the House of Commons, replying. to Sir Robert Essex, Mr. Roberts, repre- senting the Board of Trade, Baid the stocks of China tea in the United King- dom bonded warehouses on July 31st totalled 7,207,000 lbs. The Board of Trado had issued instructions for the

not allow the war to finish without stak Belgium and France we would talk of transferring definite spheres of public the incorporation in the Ukraine of the release of the tea detained owing to the

ing their all and accepting a great naval battle

FRENCH SHIPPING,

PARIB, August 8th

peace, nos before. (Cheers.)

absence of import licences.

Roberts said the refuss! of the Board of Replying to Mr. Gershom Stewart, Mr.

Trade to allow delivery of certain ship-

British merchants in China before the

Deputations from the Ukraine Asse bly waited on M. Nekrassoff and urged!

business from bureaucratic to more re- Governments. of Poltava, __M. G. Barnes, Pensions Minister presentative control; through the medium Volbynia, Chernigoff, Kharkoff, Ekate Podolín, wrote entirely agrosing with the inadvisa of elected representatives co-operating rineslav, Kherson, Taurids and Bess bility of the Stockholm Conference he with the Government. He would like to see bis M. Nekrassoft abjected to the incor During the week ending the 5th inat objected because it was contrary to previ the Government consisting of a Governor poration of Hessarabin, where the Littleente of ten bought nud paid for by The Roumanians repulsed an attack the arrivals have boen 948 and the sailous Labour declarations, and no gool and four Executive Councillors; two Russian population wag only 19 per date of the prohibition of imports, was ings, 934. The sinkings were four above case had been made for altering such European and two Indian. He indicated cent. The Delegates insisted, on the due to the fact that the consignments and two below 1,600 tons. Six vessels declarations. It was singularly ill-timed, that consequential changes would be ground that Bessarabia was surrounded

ware not shown as being paid for by the mere unsuccessfully attacked,

as to talk of peace terms with the enemy required at the India Office, and in its by other Ukraine Governments.

importers or as having been in transport now was calcutated to weagen Russia and relations with the Governments in India. plebescite will be taken.

before the prohibition. He was not yet dishearten those who were so magnificant. What he contemplates is an India re AMERICAN MISSION TO satisfied that the consignments were ly trying to pull her together. Moreover,sembling the Commonwealth of Australia.

entitled to admission by reference to the participation in such a conference would POL Ma

circumstances of payment or despatch, AFFAIRS IN GREECE be a positive affront to our Allies of

but the consignments were released France, Italy, Belgium and America. We

view of the price of tea and its tendin should be choosing our enemy rather

to deteriorate by keeping.

THE SILVER MARKET.

GERMAN CLAIMS.

LONDON, August 10th. wireless German official report General.. states: We repulsed Russo Bonmanian

mass attacks northward of Focsani

Our prisoners now are 3,300 and our booty 17 guns, 60 machine guns and mine. throwers

BALLIER VÄBLEN

GERMANS SEEKING THE HARVEST.

LATEST CABLES.

{THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.).

GOVERNMENT OF

IRELAND

SCHEMES ASKED FOR

LONDON, August 10th.

The Press Bureau announces that the

ATHENS, August 10th. In the Chamber, M. Venizelos said, he

activities.

than our friends The writer declared might have recourse to a Dictatorship Irish Convention has instructed the for adhering to their provious rivelara in order to combat the hampering of Secretariat to present schemes for the tons, and prosecuting the war. He cu Government of Ireland to the Standing cluded: Recent happenings have stif GLASGOW AND THE W.SC. Committee, in a form suitable for dis fened me in that attitude.

LONDON, August 9th. The Times correspondent in Odessa says cussion that antraircraft measures have been

taken

The Convention adjourned until the 21st to enable the preparation and distri bution to members of historical, statistical

The belief is growing in Odessa that the Bessarabian and Podolian harvests are and constitutional documente relating to the main object of the German advance. the schemes

Protest letters of a similar enphatic strain were received from a number of Labour and other M.P.'s

RUSSIA

OUTLOOK ENCOURAGING.

A

WASHINGTON, August 9th. Senator Roots Mission to Raseia bas returned. The members declared that the outlook in Russia was encouraging. The chief duty of the United States was to

convince the Russians that America was in the war to the finish.

The Press Bureau announce that a

LONDON, August 10th. · CANADA AND CONSCRIPTION

OTTAWA, August 9th. Workers and Boldiers Council meeting

The Senate has passed the Conscrip-

boen prohibited under the Defence of the

LONDON, August 9th,

Silver is quoted a 417-3. There

sinalt offerings. The market is steady.

RISE IN BARS.

NEW YORK, August 10th.. Bar silver has reached the highest price for 30 years. There hits been heavy

an amendment to the Compulsion million ounces weekly European coun The Senate rejected, by 34 votes to Government buying, stimated at half a

Bill exempting Divinity Students.

-- Lord Beresford also sent a telegram to be held at Glasgow on Saturday has tion Bill. from the front in which he urged the remembrance of the Belgian-Prinse out

rage

Realm at the stance of the Glasgow

Angistraten.

tries are also heavy buyers.