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THE WAR.

AERIAL OPERATIONS ON WESTERN FRONT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBEK 19CH, 117.

GERMANY'S SEPARATE PEACE OFFER TO

FRANCE.

AUTHORISED BY THE KAISER AND MICHAELIS.

GERMANY'S PROGRESS IN RIGA GULF.

Franco-Belgian Front,

TO.

THE MRS. BESANT QUESTION

LONDON, October 17th. In the House of Commons, Sir Edwin Montagu made a statement regarding the release of Mrs. Annie Besant her associates, declaring that the course followed in nowise constituted a

GREAT BRITAIN AND HOLLAND..

TRADING ARRANGEMENT

ABANDONED.

THE OPERATIONS. IN

GULF.

LOSS OF ENEMY DREADNOUG

PROBABLE, CA

LONDON, October 17th.

report.

ROYAL DONATIONS

OUR DAY."

LONDON, October 17th. His Majesty the King has donated £10,000 tẹ * Our Day" Her Majesty the Queen £1,000, and H.R.H, the Prince of

LONDON, October 17th. Wales £3,000.

The proposed Augh-Dutch arrangement. by His criticism of the action of the local over several hundred thousand tons of coal the mole in the direction of Moon Island,

A wireless Russian official under which Holland was to import states: The enemy pressen us back over

Last year's contribution

Majesty the King was £5,000 and H.R.H, toen,which was in fact approved from Great Britain, the latter receiving thus inferrupting communications besa

the frince of Wales £1,000.

AMERICAN DONATION.

the Rai and never questioned by himself.

Mr. Bonar Law, replying to Mr. Joyn- return a certain proportion of food-tween Cesel Island and Moon Island. The American Red Cross have donated

so-Hicks, thought that the muter was stuffs from Holland, has apparently £200,000.

not one upon which a long discuss2013

broken down

We have completely lost touch with as present would be advantageous, and

The Dutch Minister of Agriculture i

cur forces on Oesel Island, -- SUSPICOUS SWEDISH MAIL he could not undertake to facilitate such states that the plan for the risquisitioning

Eye-witnesses report, that an enemy POUCHES.

Sir Edwin Montagu, replying to Maj:r}

of ships to bring the con from Great

dreadnought ran into a minefield on AMERICA REQUIRES GUARANTEE, Wedgewood, said that cortain Moham-Britain has been abandoned, owing today. After an explosion the warship

medans were at present interned, hut for OF CONTENTS.

Germany's inability to guarantee their

prove-ded to the coast, but her ultimate aronson different from this Besant cost safety, even if the ships bore distinguish-

fate is unknown." NEW Youx, October 17th.

They were interned because they hading marks, hecause they might, he mistaken Although no official staturienta wirrless German official report forthing, Washington correspondents enemies.

are openly sympathised with His Majesty's for submarine traps,

A wireless German official repurt Lates: glates:-As a rrjirisal, our aviators bomb-persist in the story that the Swedish]

ITALY'S LOYALTY TO THE the Swarbe Peninsula, taking full pos We overcame the Russian resistance on al Nangy, causing large fires.

Minister has made representations to the State Department in an endeavour to secure the release of Swedish diplomatie

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GERMANS

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BOMB NANCY.

LONDON, October 17th.

BRITISH FRONT.

CONSIDERABLE HOSTILE

ARTILLERY.

Loxos. October 17th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ports:--There was considerable hostile artillery activity north-eastward of Ypres and in the roast sector.

Our artillery firing on the battle from evintinues.

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NOTHING TO REPORT.

Lastos, October 17th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in a despatch states that there is nothing of interest to port."

AN AUSTRALIAN-COMMUNIQUE,

Lasics, October 17th.

શ

The Australian official. Correspondent his telegraphed that the Germans vester day refined from opposite a small portion of the Australian front to the next spur on high ground about a thousand yards Purk.

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FRENCH FRONT.

LIVELY ARTILLERY FIGHTING.

PARIS, October 17th.

A communiqué stato:-There

were lively artillery actions, particularly in the gion of the Platent D'Ailles and on the right of the Meuse.

Aerial Activities,

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AERIAL RAID IN GERMAN TERRITORY.

A

FRENCH VERSION.

PARIS, October 17th.

mail pouches alleged to have been seized at Halifax, and now held by the British. Ten

Embassy in Washington with their seals. intact,

A communiqué states:-Enemy aur planes violently bombarded Nancy. civilians were killed and 40 injured.

FRENCH

AERIAL ACTIVITY

would raise the subject on the adjourn

Mr. Joyram-Hicks gave notice that he

'ment to-night.

in reply to a request by Sir John D. Sir Edwin Montagir's statement was

Rees for information.

ALLIES.

ON GUARD AGAINST ENEMY DEVICES.

GERMAN CLAIMS.

session of Desel Island.

Our total capture of prisoners yesterday was 1,100.

Naval encounters north of Oesel Island and also in the Riga Gulf resulted in our

Naval airships bombeil Pernúa, causing

Losnos, October 17th. Speaking in the Chamber, the Preinier Sir Edwin Montagu said:-1 cannot declared that unit final and complete favour. say much, but it is important to say that victory Daly would remain indissolubly The correspondente over that the Bri-the action taken by the Governor of identified with the Allies Italy was on large fires. tish Erabassy does not desire to inspret Madras in June in placing restrictions her guard against the enemy's devices to HOME LEAVE FOR TROOPS the contents of the poaches, but merely upon the liberty of Mrs. Besant and diside the Allies. desires a guarantee from the Swedish Messrs. Arundale and Wadia were essen A. communiqué “states: Five envy Covernment that they contain nothing tially preactionary rather than punitive aeroplanes were destroyed. on the 16th inst, and on the lath inst, st enemy aero- planes, fell beyond control over our lines, GERMAN MILITARY ESTABLISH-

TOLL OF ENEMY AEROPLANES PARIS, October 17th.

MENTS BOMBED.

“A communique states: Our aeroplanes

Volkselingan, the railway stations at heavily bombed miltary establishments at | Thionville, Mezieres-les-Metz, and Metz- Woippy, and the Inclories at Hagondange and Rombach,

AERODROME IN MESOPO TAMIA BOMBED.

LONDON, October 17th.

A Misopotamia official report states: Our roplanes bombed the aerodromic at Kifri Much damage was done.

One machine, which was forced to land. was burnt up, but the ocenpants were resencd.

Russian Front.

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RUSSIAN FRONT.

RUSSIANS DESTRO. ENEMY BRIDGES.

PETROGRAD, October 18th. Losos, October 18th...

Russian artillery yesterday destroyed a Field-Marshat Sir Douglas Haig, renumber of enemy bridges which were ports:--British aeroplanes, carried out a being thrown across the Dvina.

very successful raid this afternoon on General. German territory,

They attacked a factory' westward of Saarbrucken and forty miles beyond the German frostica.

They dropped many bombs which had good effect, and fires broke out in the factory.

All the machines returned.

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41221,

The New York Times says that at the State Department's request the Swedish Minister has undertaken to cable to Storkholi and endeavour to secure the guarantee.

in the Government was defeated by 228 votes to 51. There were 15 abcntious. GERMAN ATROCITIES

A Socialist motion of vant of confidence

CONTINUE.

stated that it had no wish to check) The Madires Government has repeatedly

constitutional agitation as such, but it had considered that the methods ein- ployed by the agitators left no option but LIFEBOATS OF SUNKEN STEAMER MEMORIAL PLAQUE COMPETI. From Madras by having recourse to the to remove Mrs. Besant and her associates,

SHELLED.

TION,

Lospos, October 17th.

steamer British have been landed and resi The Captain and 49 of the crew of a

submarines, torpedoed," and sunk without port that their vessel was attacked by two

warning:

LONDON. October 17th.

MEMORIAL TO GUYNEMER.

PARIS, October 17th.

INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE

OPENS.

Pakis, October 17th,

OVERSEAS.

LONDON, October 17th.

Lu the House of Coimons, Mr. Mac Pherson stated that Lord Derby was arranging to make representations to all the Commanders-in-Chief in the distant war theatres in order that leave should be given as freely and fairly as possible, but there was an extraordinary difficulty in these cases so far as transport was concerned

SPAIN GUARDS ANOTHER. GERMAN SUBMARINE.

marine Az3 have been removed to Alcala

FERROL, October 17th. The officers of the intoned German sub-

de Henafes,

Marines are now giarding the sub- marine in the arsenal.

AIR PILOTS. BY THE THOUSAND.

The Inter-Allied Conference has been HOW TO MAN A COLOSSAL AERIAL opened.

FLEET.

Defence of India Regulations; but ristries, tons of this kind lead to a consideration of the date of their removal, for it was The Press Bureau announces that the obvious that no date had been set. Ob Competition for designs for a Memorial viously, also, they were not intended to Plaque for the next-of-kin of those killed | Irist for ever. It would be reasonable to on Retive service closes at the end of 1917, expect that the restrictions would be re-most brutal manner after they had entered The subinarines shelled the crew in the to enable members of the Forces serving moved when the Raj were satisfied that the lifeboats, killing two and wounding overseas and artists resident in the their removal would not lead to a recaruix. Benzoion to participate.

tenes of the practices which they were designed to present. Accordingly, when I made the announcement on August 20th regarding the Policy of His Majesty's Goverment in regard to India. I asked the Viceroy whether the Raj; would con- sider, in view of the alteration of the M. Metin, "Under - Secretary circumstances, the question of removing Blockade, urged the necessity for inter- the restrictions imposed on persons who, Allied action against the re-insuranes of solely on account of their violent or imrmy enterprises: LONDON. October 17th proper methods of political agitation, have French Government had initiated legista-big air fleet is that it will be impossible The War Offer, in reply to the Swedish beca" dealt with under the Defence oftion on the subject, newspaper's allegation of a British India Act. Subsequently I naked that, Offeer that the casualties averaged 11 in view of the meeting of Parliament and daily, declares that they averaged 153 the possible necessity of laying the papers daily in August, 100 in September, and on the table, if it was decided to main- that the highest daily average was 232 intain the restrictions upon her, a July, 1916.

with reference to Mrs. Besant should be. The above figures include the slightest taken as soon as possible. The action by rasinalties.

the Ruj was taken on their own respon-vete of confidence in the Government, arrives sibility, but we were all anxious to secure after a secret sitting at yaich, was disr 11-01 10,000 eroplanes, which

A marble tablet in memory of Guyne mer, the famous French aviator, is being placed in the Chamber of Deputies. WAR OFFICE CONTRADICTS CASUALTY STATISTICS.

AMERICA AND THE WAR

WEEKLY WAR REVIEW.

WASHINGTON, October 18th.

The Weekly War Review calls attention Many hands were dropped yesterday on denial of M. Ribot's statement, made on of the Houlthulst Wood, which have, In connection with the official German to the French successes in the neighbour- billets and trenches, and we brought down the 12th inst., that Germany had proven the Allies' advance in Flanders the

hre German machines.

One of our machines is missing

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HAMMERING BRUGES.

LONDON, October 17th. The Admiralty reports that Naval air- craft on Monday night dropped niany tons of bombs on Bruges dock.

One of our lighter patrols on Tuesday hought down an enemy two-seater in the vicinity of Zarren. The observer fell out of the machine, which fell in flames.

All our machines returned.

posed to Francs a separate peace on the basis of the restitution of Alsago-

needed elbow-roni.

decision

a tranquil atmosphern in the future, and this does not mean that I am not in com plete accord with their action." BEST IRISHMEN PRAY FOR SUCCESS OF CONVENTION,

fer

[BY G. GREY, EDITOR OF THE

AEROPLANE."] One of the objections which is frequent.

He said that the ly urged against the formation of a really

CONFIDENCE IN FRENCH GOVERNMENT. ALLEGED SECRET PEACE OFFER DISCUSSED.

PARIS, October 1748.

The Chamber imanimoudy passed

a

cussed the alleged German sparate prace offer to France.

PROPOSED NATIONAL LABOUR INSTITUTE.

A MEMORIAL TO FALLEN WORKERS.

LONDON, October 17th- In the course

of FL discussion on the

Losuox, Ottober 17th. Electoral Reform Bill, Mr Duke, Chief, The character of the Ypres salients Secretary for Irgland, said that the exterday it was decided to recommend their Lorraine, die Matin states that the offer which was formerly too narrow for large pectations and prayers of the best citizens constituents to erect a National Labour At a meeting of the Labour leaders yes was made by a diplomatist in Switzer, masses of troops, has been completely in Ireland went up for the success of the Institute in London in honour of fallen land, and was authorised by the Kaiser changed. It is no longer a salient, but

m over-extending wedge being proto hope that their expectations and other workers

It was not too much and incapacitated trade unionists and The Mate also states that Germany,ressively driven into the German lines.

prayers would be granted.

and Dr. Michaelis.

through a Neutral Power, offered Great.

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LOANS TO ALLIES: assurance that the question of Alge

WASHINGTON, October 17th. Lorraine could be easily settled with Britain a

The Government has loaned to Great France; and also that the German Minis£10,000,000, France £4,000,000, and to further £5,000,000, Russia, ter at Stockholm was making unreason Belginm £600,000. LATEST UABLES.

able demands upon Russia and had in- ENEMY SEAPLANE BROUGHT

forord her that France and Great Bri tain were prepared to conclude a separate DOWN.

peace, while the German Winister at Loxnox,, October 18th,Christiania had assured Russia that a The Admiralty reports that Naval air- Franco-German Entente would be con graft carried out patrola yesterday and cluded before the winter. encountered several enemy formations.

Irish Convention.

BRITISH SHIPPING.

LONDON, October 17th. The Britisa Admiralty announce that the arrivals for the week were 2,124 and the sallings 2,004

10 man it. Every aeroplane needs & pilot, and possibly a passenger or two, as observer, gun-tayer, or bomb-dropper.

Every neroplane needs at least six men to look after it. Two mechanics could doubtless keep one aeroplane in order, but when one ruckons on motor-transport drivers, repair-shop wagons and their hands, mess servants, and so forth, six inen per a

Therefore plane is a moderate estimate.

if one begins 4,000 aeroplanes month, and allows each of them a life of

bring something over a couple of month

months, one

about

bd per

21 a permanent establishment-in cers, and 00,000 inen as the active. means 10.000 pilots, say, 20,000 other

ters at home, inspectors at factories, ing staffs, and non-combatants generally.

Doubtless the mechanics can be found, for it does not take long to make any decent motor-mechanie into an neroplane mechanis, and old men from motor shops all over the country could be turned to the house training squadrons. Mean time there are thousand of able-bodied

Britain because someone has to keep the young men in .N.A.S. and R.F.C. uni- the war, and compelled to stop in Great forus at honte, all itching to go and sen

school machines in order.

apart from technical people at h

STRAIGHT FROM SCHOOL.

The production of pilots is still lies of untouched supply of youngsters in our a problem. Quite apart from the vesty Colonies, Australia, Canada, and South Africa, who have just reached military age and have not yet joined the Army,

are every year thousands of lad eiving our Public Schools who are of precisely the R.F.C.

Lype most desired by the It should be possible, at any rate dur-

VOTE OF THANKS TO THE the

FORCES.

UNPRECEDENTED ACKNOWLEDG-

MENT.

LONDON, October 17th.

It is understand that the Government

Twelve vessels over and six uuder 1,600 contemplates asking both Houses of Par- tons were sunk. Fire vessels were unsuc-liament to pass a vote of thanks to the To date the total loaned to the Allies cessfully attacked, and one fishing-boat Forces for their gallantry and devotion 35 £542,000,000,000

INTERNATIONAL SEAMEN S

CONFERENCE.

COPENHAGEN, October 17th.

ssunk.

ITALIAN SHIPPING.

Bons, October 17th.

For the week ending the 14th instant, The Matin, proceeds to ask Germany it was recommended that a conference of and 338 vessele departed.

At a conference of Scandinavian semah the number of ships arriving was 318, One enemy seaplane was brought down why she maintains an army of official Scandinavian seamen be held in Copen- and two other hostilo machines were agents, including prelates in Switzerhagen shortly in order to form an Inter- probably destroyed.

land

national Besen's Caferencë..

Four steamers under 1,500 were Jost. One mail boat and one sailing ship were unsuccessfully attacked.

on land and sea.

ing the war, to take many of these las before they are of legal militery age, teach them to fly and familiaries them with thy already fully trained pilots, and need elements of an officer's duties, so that when

services more of a they actually reach military age they are. ittle more training to become fit for active Flying is more

a nerva strain that a physical strain. Though a youngster. under

might be unable to stand eighteen This unprecedented sten, is in response to prry, he could certainly fly for six infantry duty, with 00lbs of equipment to a keen desire at Westminster to acknow-atter absence of nerve-would make him hours at a stretch, and his nerve-or

ledge the country's immeasurable debt to the more effective as a pilot. her fighting cen

A well-fed, well-trained youngster be tween seventeen and

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, Ober 18th. Silver is quoted at 43jd per ounce, and the market is dat

can stand anythine eighteen years of avez- to have to do Therefore, we can keep any aviator is likely up a constant Fundly of milets of bars skimming the dream off our Public School military by the simple process of the best pilots in the world.

In this way we should get.

every term.