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THE WAR.

THE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 1917.

FRENCH PUSH.

SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENTS,

THE ITALIAN

FRONT.

VAST AUSTRO-GERMAN MOVEMENT.

CHINA AND THE WAR.

STATEMENT BY MR. BALFOUR.

Franco-Belgian Front,

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH NEJTER'S ́AGENCY.]

BRITISH REPULSE. RAIDS. LONDON, October Bith,“ Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig e ports-The enemy's attempted quid last night, to the eastward of Loos was met by rifle and machine gun fire and failed le reach the wire,

Two raiding parties, this morning, at tacked our line to the northward of the La Basser Canuk. One was repused. Thes Fore reaching our trenches and the other entered the trenches but was driven out. We took a few prisoners during the ........night. ⠀⠀ -

I

THE RUSSIAN FLEET READY

HELSINGFORS, October 25th. The Russian fleet is in complete readi new for guarding the entrance to the Gulf of Finland. - The crews of the ships who have come ashore here are unanimous in praising the skill of the Admiral in evacuating Moon bound.

The town is not regarded as being monaced and no measure, have been taken towards its evacuation

DEPLORABLE ATTITUDE OF RUSSIAN TROOPS,

PETROGRAD, October 25th. Asaflor delegate of the Fleet Committee who went to the Baltic Islands to watch

the military operations was taken prison- er and escaped,

NO WINTER RACING.

LONDON, October 25th. The President of the Board of Trade has announced that there will be no

unter racing.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, October 26th. The Silver Market is quiet.

&

EARLIER CABLES. AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. MAXIMALISTS DEMANDS.

THE MRS. BESANT QUESTION constantly that agitation was increasing

HOUSE OF LORDS DEBATE.

and would increase in the absence of a déclaration of policy, and Mrs. Besant Lospan, October 24th

and har propaganda were but a gymptom, In the House of Lords, Lord Sydenham and the decision to release her was not. reviewed the Besant case and moved for the decision of the Viceroy alone but of the following papers-The admirable reply of the Viceroy to a Press deputament of August 20th cleared the air, the Viceroy and Council Tho announce- tion in March, the speech of Lord Pent and, as far as he was aware, there had land and the Note of the Government of been no recrudescence of— agitation in Madras justifying Mrs. Bestit's intern- ment, as well is the manifesto of the

Madras. Joint Congress, He said he hoped the

Lord ISLINGTON then read the follow- reforms would ust take the form of con- ing telegram from the Viceroy received versions to a noisy party aiming to establish an oligarchy in India and to to-day The main cause of dissatisfac take the utmost advantage of Britain's tion among Europeans is the belief, that present difficulties so as to be given fill the Secretary of State has overruled the redom of action also reviewed Mr. Raj and the Government of Madras, Besant's sinister activities," which, he You can make it quite clear that I acted said, were bound to have most dangerous on, my own responsibility and the Govern- effects. He recalled the opinion in this went of Madras accepted my decision. High Court connection 1 expressed by the Judge of the Such restrictions on Mrs. Besant's ingress

and Mr. Chamberlain's descriptions

agreement with the finding, force have been removed, by the Local

Governments entirely on their 1

be dig- dangerous and even artistice to all nations, but, pending continued: There were few count: Feception of Mr. Besant' in various

satiated with

relenge.

been the EBIED of

PETROGRAD, October 24th.. The local Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates, at a stormy sitting, adopted a He reports that the attitude of some of

Maximalist resolution in favour of a the Russian troops was deplorable. The Speedy peace, accusing M Kerensky Germans were aided by espionage which of wishing to surrender Petrograd was rampant in the islands, the inhabit to the enemy, and re-demanding the

In this region and in the forest of ants signelling and spreading out sheet handing over of all power to soldiers the Viccrore refusing her appeal, to other Provinces as was previously ine

own

Phoo the esemy was forced to abandon in order to guide the German airmen instructing the. Executive to propose an her agitation as likely to become itiative. We have no reason to

The evancation of Kronstadt by the peace, Petrograd must be defended and trics in the world where a person, gritty APRNst to which 10 m-

a large number of guns which have ot been counted. They killed their horses by artillery fire when they realised the impossibility of removing the guns through the French barrages.

We progressed, on the left, far beyond the limits assigned for on October 22nd. Our troops are in the highest fettle, Our patrols were in touch with the enemy at the Oise-Aise canal at nine o'clock this morning,

Tanks are co-operation in clearing out. the enemy frora his nests in the Forest,"

SIGNS OF CONFUSION,

LONDON, October 25th, Following up : Tuesday's victory the troopy continued to advance towards the

There were patrol encounters to the Oise Aisne canal, from the West zund), the rastward of fovicapelle, -'

Our artillery is active. ́ ́.

south.

CIVILIANS LEAVE KRONSTADT)

PETROGRAD, October zafu.

civilian population has begun.

THE ENEMY'S INTENTION.

PETROGRAD, October 25th. The German withdrawal on the Riga Front amounted to about 18 miles in two days. It was most pronounced to the north of Friedrichstadt.

Apparently the enemy is print and to hold the right bank purely in order to

lish themselves behind the Dvina

protect Riga.

Italian Frunt.

LATEST CABLES.

LIBRUUGH BECTSK'S AGENOT.)

ITALIAN: FRONT, SITUATION OBSCURE.

LONDON, October 2011.

the combativeness of the Army restored.

PROVISIONING THE ARMY.

disastrous

was

waid

that

portance need

intertinent was cautionary and not have bed. Mr. Besant's

to run

me."

reached

ax. an out-

The recente result of the

of such practices, would not be invited minor local to leave the

country. It

moderate and in with her At the Preliminary Parliament, which in Indie west but the mass of people

undertaking to is being held pending the meeting of the distinction. In their eyes Alra Besant of papers and did not hesitate to cond

were unable to appreciate

ISLINGTON deprecated the laying Constituent Assembly, General Verk was internad because she committed & that it Mrs. Besant abused the con-

serious offence and relcased because sideration shown her, the

the hovsky, Minister of War, declared that offence was condoned by the Indian full concurrence of the Secretary of Hai, with the the main object of the enemy in penetrat co-operate in securing a calmer atmosp-arg steps to stop her violent methodo authorities. Mrs. Besant's promise to State, would immediately take the neces ing into Russia, was to produce a psychonere daring Mr. Montagu's visit was not action now taken by the Haj would go

such measures were necessary,

the logical effect which would drive Russia to an undertaking to cease.

letters: In order tong seditions dishonourable peace. Commanders and

& fairly far to deprive her of sympathy. Lord regimental committees were beginning to from something or

quiet time are you gorg over in character of the delegation

awey

way Islington emphasised the representative

accompany work amicably to restore the combative-order to get u calm surface, regardless my decisions rudent of ness of the Army, but the provisioning of of the under-currents or the storm mut any decision of policy would be the Army was seriously hampered by the tering in the distance The need for while the mission was in India. What-

slusal of certain provinces, which had caution was greatly increased by the fact ever decisions werd plenty of bread, to give it to the army. that Mr. Montagu announced himself income of the Conferences they would bo Tho Government proposed to establish

favour regimental disciplinary tribunals which India

dia very strong Home Rule policy transmitted by Sir E. Montage, on his return, to the Government for considera would-settle all cases in forty-eight hours. Lord LANSDOWNE contrasted Mr. Mon-mitted to Parliament. Conferences in and approval before being sub- At Pinon over 800- "prisoners, were. The situation on the Italian Front is Those guilty of indiscipline would be system of Indian government in the various parts of India would always ber takon, including a. Battalion Commander,

ne mister of War, to-day, electri- Admiral Yerderevsky, Minister of Ju characterising Lord Islington'sd ought to surround the Viceroy would

course of the Mesopotamian debate in There need not be

held in the presence of the Viceroy. LONDON, October 8th

There are now signs of confussion and fed the Italian Chamber by a strong Marine referred to the feeble productive

with the prudent and coutiuus

any apprehension that dignity or prestige which surrounded Field-Marshal Sir Douglas. Haig, vel disorganisation in the German forces, speech, reassuring the members that the sets of the munition works and the dis lecture at Oxford a month inter

Italians were fully prepared and that the organisation transport. Worden must parting on aviation states: Our aero-south of the canal. A captured Comm

enemy would never tread su Italian soll, work day and night in order that Russia member of the Government Mr. Mon

Pointed out that Lord Islington was then suffer from the presence of Sir

The task

those in India vas plane squadrons, last night, attacked dørs papers vontamed contradictory

VAST AUSTRO-GERMAN

should not be even weaker in the spring tagu's speech after joining the Govern difficult, and intricate in the extreme. facgories and railway communications in orders. First he was instructed

MOVEMENT.

than she was now. He admitted that the ment was much more cautious. He then Success largely depended on the effort relations between the officers and the blue spoke of the increasing association of of the British and Indian peopies work- The vicinity of Saarirock, with ever retire and subsequenu, o hold the

LONDON, October 26th, jackets was very strained at Helsingfors, Indians in every branch of the Adminising in harmony. Reuter's Correspondent fent results.

Our unval machines drop. positions at y cost. Another Order

Italian where there was bloodshed, but the tration and the gen development of Lord MIDLETON commented on the un- the abdudonnent of Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday, question of discipline was spontaneously readily endorse these objects, but the faction with Ara

self-governing

We all fortunate sequence of events in connec- pied over 1 tunwof explosives on Puched for

states that the weather has broken, with settled on a basis of my confidence by 101 battery of works, to the westward of Saarbrucken.

mortars, atter the and and slash everywhere: Nevertheless sailors and officers of warships partici- remains that there are two. Montagu's, strongly criticised Sir E. Montague Besant's release, and removal of the breechbooks.

the radery, duel tཁྲ་ over increasing in The damage was considerable and there

extent and volume, and 18 beginning to Dating in the battles in the Gulf of Riga | Mr. Montagu, whom malcontents

official and unofficial. The French now hold all the heights reveal the vast nature of the Austrarioral economic life was restored, Russia Prepared to welcome with open arms, and Viceroy had contempli E. Mon-

I am afraid that Mesopotamian debate speech. General Alexejeff declared that unless

Lord CREWE pointed out that the Raj were many res. Another squadron dropped 3,345 lbs. of bombs on sailway western end of the Ailette valley and are Plezzo to the Carso. The Second and must save itself, as it could not at pre apostle of the Home Rule movement, ass

on the south bank of the canal, above the German movement, which stretches fram hould ease to be a great lower. The as the unomcial Montagu and that he will business, and those

the whole! be received by

great many un

were really attackinged anything stations, junctions and goods sidint 1 hrmly established on the receding slopes Third Armies are offering a most stutsent depend on the rear.

them. M. Kerensky protested against General Indian Government rout and branch of India Acts were being used for man who has come to overhaul the giving the impression that the Defence Alexieff statement that the Army was from the Home Rule view point: The punitive and not preventive purposes incapable of fulfilling its duty, and de mission that Mr. Montagu had under Lord CURZON protested clared that, but for fanatics and traitors, taken was most delicate, and they must attacks on Sir E, Montagu on account of a against the Russia and the Allies would have an expect his language and actions in India speech made and le idee that he would private member at a honourable peace by Christmas,

when to be scrutinised most nontagu's great presently be charged with the goveru

I am ting he

AVIATION LEPORT.

round about Saarbrucken. There were many direct hits and numerous, exple- sions. A big bomb destroyed a train. which was proceeding to Saarbrucken.

A total of five tons of bombs were drop- ped. The anti-aircraft defences were strong.

The weather conditions at first were good but later they were very bad, with rain, low clouds and a strong wind ren- dering the return of our machines most difficult. The weather on the British Front, on Wednesday slightly improved, and 154 bombs were dropped on billets, twelve heavy bombs on the aerodrome at Courtrai and 71 on the troops in the trenches, and open fighting was occasion ally severe. Five hostile machines were brought down and three were driven down. Six of ours are missing, "THE IRRESISTIBLE FRENCH.

From Vauxnilion to Chavignon.

EARLIER CABLES.

BRITISH FRONT.

GERMAN REPORT,

to

LONDON, October 25th. A Gennas wireless official message states:Our advanced troops in the Pinon, Chavignon and Ailette region have withdrawn behind the Oise-Aisne Canal, owing to French-pressure.

FAILURE OF GERMAN ATTACK. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports:--We completely repulsed another. strong counter-attack last night, of Houthulst Wood,

present obscure.

at

burn resistance and are ready to pass to the offensive directly opportunity offers.».

The Italians are using their machine guns to e ulinost to stem the enemy, and the British artillery is playing a great. part therein.

EARLIER CABLES. ENEMY CROSSES THE ISONZO,

LONDON, October 25th-

enemy tanned a strong attack, after a

severely penalised, sq

sure that a man of Mr.

are

CARMICHAEL

attacking

Mon-

An Italian-officinį message states--The Kerensky has telegraphed to Sir Eric parts of It is becagers of Parliament ought to be slow in assuming very violent bombardment especially be valuable and heroic work of Commander the blunder committed by Mrx

tween Mount Rombon and the northern edge of the Bainsizza plateso,

We resisted at Saga but further to the south the enemy penetrated our advanced sqlines on the left bank of the Laduree

crossed the river at Saint Maria and Saint Lucia

The Gloucesters, Worcestera and Berk shires successfully raided positions Le tween Roeux, and. Gavrglie, killing many and destroying dug-outs.

GERMAN REPORT,

LONDON, October 25th A German wireless official message states:-The enemy is indulging in very and Passchendaele. violent drugfire between Houthulst Wood

..... PAR16, October 26th...

A communiqué states:-There was a general advance this morning, beyond the positions reached yesterday evening, bor. dering the Oise-Aisúe Canul. The vil Jage and forest of Pinon and also the village of Purgay Filain are in our hands and south of Filain, which our patrols have penetrated, we occupy the farms of St. Martine and Chapelle St. Berthe

FRENCH FRONT. GERMAN REPORT DENIED.

PARIS, October 25th.

A semi-officia; message states:→The two French attacks on Cherain-des-Dames mentioned in the German communiqué- are entirely imaginary..

FRENCH AGAIN ADVANCE.

PARIE, October 26th.

Plassey

the

IMPOSSIBLE,

EUNDON, October 25ta.

BRITISH INVALUABLE HELP APPRECIATED.

ability will recognise the necessity of ment of India. He asked Should the proceeding warily to avoid all ap Raj's invitation have been declined when. LONDON, October 25th. pearance of paltering with the kind of the Secretary of State, the Viceroy and The Admiralty announces that M. disaffection is rampant in many the whole of his colleagues recommended cause I feel a particular course! Either House of Geddes the Army a thanks for the strongly

how great are The somewhat adventurous policy that that they were wrong. on the south-west front and adds: Besant's treatment, which has greatly Lecker Lampson's Armoured Car Divi-

Lord Sydenham withdrew the motion. The Russians look forward with pride alarmed the loyal in India. 20 their continuing co-operation until Lord ISLINGTON, replying, reviewed

SEPARATE PEACE the end of this gigantic struggle against circumstances of of Mt. Besant's inturn- thin

enemy of the whole

world.'

ment and

d release, in' a similar manner. to Sir Eric, returning warm thanks, says: Mr. Montagn on October 16th. Regard Volnik, and also on the western slopes of Russian comrades for the great cause, we

We checked powerful attacks west-of

ain confident that the squadron willing the assurances received by the Raj, Frontinue to fight gallantly with their he said that he was not at liberty to Mont Ban Gabriele where our counter-have determined shall triumph."

state exactly the manner in which they attacks yielded a few hundred prisoners,

were given, but they were such as to impress the

Viceroy with the belief that rate peace at the expense of Russia

and Roumania. He said the rumours. GERMAN CLAIMS.

there would be no recurrence of the agitation. They Office in a similar manner. Subsequently Britain was determined to abide by her impressed the India were spread by enemy agents in Russia

with the

the hope of discouraging Bussis. the Viceroy received Mrs. Besant's tele Russian Ally and to assist her to on- gram which was sunt before she was soliste her newfound liberty. He paid informed of the instruction for her a tribute to the valiant resistance of release. The Raj's action was in na wise Roumania at a period of exceptional an act of timidity and vacillation in the difficulty and trial, and assured the face of extremists or sentimentality, but Romanian people that Britain would a course highly expedient at

a moment.

not desert them in the present crisis, of reform, thousands of moderate Indiana

The pronouncement made

LONDON, October 25th.

A German official message says:-There are further suecerica to raport near Flitch and Tolmino. There are many prisoners and the booty is increasing.

Generul

the

LATEST CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE PETROLEUM BILL.

NO ROYALTIES..

GERMAN WAR MAP.

TO BECOME A SCRAP OF PAPER

LONDON, October 5th. General Smats, continuing his speech at Sheffield, the first part of which was reported in yesterday's issue, said:-We cannot make peace until the German war may has become a scrap of paper and not an inch thereof is retained, Peace

making will be an enormous task, more out India, who had mistakenlyDugh

difficult than var making. The nations the restrictions placed on Mrs Besaat must know what was going to happen as an attempt to suppress free discussion when their statesten went to the confer of self-government, although it was only He objected to peace by negotiation until to check,

Cecil categorically denied the rumours that

In the House of Commons, Lord Robert. the Western Powere were contemplating

+

UNOPPOSED RETURNS.

LONDON, October 15th. methods they desired The following have been returned un- for her release, main-opposed for Parliament:Sir A. Geldes,

ence. We did not want secret diplomacy. her uncontroversy preju- Basingstoke; arid Major Peel, (Liberal),

he knew what had become of the German taining a LONDON, October 28th

be settled before we entered into a peace of a section of the European community war map Fundamental principles must dicial to the success of Mr. Montagu's Epalding.

mission. Regarding the apprehensions conferences for 20

A elmmunique states-The situation In the House of Commons, the Govera north of the Aine, in the sector of Braye ment proposals with regard to royalties The enemy, under our pressure, Has compelled to abandon much material, ind

en-Laonisis and Ubavignon, is unchang to landowners, where petroleum might be

found, were defeated by votes to 25. If Germany would not submit genuine, he appealed them to exercise patimce and CHINA AND THE WAR cluding twenty guns of which sover the Chavignon-Mont des inges front to covernment control all petroleum economic future was compromised unless in their efforts to devise suitable schemes to Mr. King, Mr. Balfour stated that

At night time we again advanced op importance is attached to this in honest peace proposals we were prepared situation, to refrain from

forbearance in an extremely difficult aix inch mortars Altogether, 120 guns and reached Nozay farm.

connection with the Bill which assures to go un. Cheers.) Germany's whole to embarass the position, to

anything likely

LONDON, October 25th. Co-operate have been onptured since October 23rd.We have taken over 200 prisoners hope that might be discovered in the

In the House of Commons, toplyg We counted in addition several hundred since last evening. An encimy surprise Kingdom wirich passed its secondposals, The longer she waited the worse about a situation consonant with the in that sense, an Ally. China had taken.

United

she made in time antisfactory peace pro of reform, and to do their share to bring China was co-belligerent with us and, attack at Sapigueul bridgehead, preceed-

reading on October

16th ed by a violent bombardment, failed.

During a subsequent discussion, the

would be her fate German airmen dropped two bombs on explained that the adverse sote was various members voting for the majority the day and over 11,000 prisoners, includ- Nancy, but there were ao Victims were simply prompted by their dislike of the

Twenty-five enemy aeroplanes proposed royalties clause. brought down or fell down in their own: lines uncontrolled.

n Naval Activities!

mine-throwers and machine-guns.

We took over 9,000 prisoners during

ang 200 officers have been taken since the beginning of the operations

The Germang, on the right of the Mease followed up their morning bombardment at Bois le Chaame with an attack, which our fire stopped.

1,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED IN.

ONE DAY.

PARIS, October. 26th. In today's attack on the Aisne Front, the total number of prisoners taken has zow reached 1,000 swift

Altogether 100 guns have been captured. PROGRESS FAR BEYOND LIMITS ASSIGNED.

LONDON, October 26th. Renter's Correspondent at French Headquarters telegraphing yesterday states:-This afternoon, on the right, our victory was completed by the capture of the villages of Pargny and Filain.

EARLIER CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,} THE SITUATION AT RIGA, GERMANS - RETIREMENT.

LONDON, October 25th. ⠀

THE ELECTORAL REFORM BILL

The Electoral Reform Bill has passed

sed

reasonable

best

nable démands of the country in the such action to support us as seemed SUBMARINE LOSSES..

interests of India and its people possible to the Chinese Government. Ha losses from submarines, said they had been ment, Lord, Islington said that he

Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, referring to Regarding the interference by the Raj with declined to discuss the constitutional-

the discretion of the Madras Goverd position in China. extremely serious, but they were gradually advocate greater freedom for provincial would

It provides for voting by soldiers to be ups and downs, but he had every Government of Madrug Haj. The

all stages, and sailors by post for those in the near war, hestes that by press for those in the more distant regions The arrangement is for the period of the war and twelve months afterwards.

THE TEA SUPPLY,

LONDON, October 25th

COINAGE IN JAPAN.

GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE SMALL

PAPER MONEY

and steadily being reduced. September Governments, but this was a taso SCARCITY OF SUBSIDIARY would tot be so good. There were bound decision must rest with figures were very good. Those for October the whole of India, wherein the

admitted that hope that before long, an improvement there might be considerations of would be made on September figuren, other those the joshiy There was to reason for anxiety as to and that the desirability of removing the result of the enemy's submarine cam restrictions might be left to the paign provided the strictest economy was

Madrus

bad loyally accepted the atta

TOKIO, October 26th. decision exercised. Our Navy would pull through c The spirit of the Germany Navy was greation on The paper money early in Novemlier to relieve

was asked why & question

It is understood that the Government. was raised will issue three millions sterling in small showing signs of decline. There was no questions involved had agitated India the serious scarcity of aubsidiary coinage

in the midst awar. such spirit of discontent of any sort in for years. Lord Hardinge had impressed

SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN.

Peter

A wireless Bussian official message saya!

In the House of Commons, Mribe British-feet that the enemy retired fifteen miles in the Parker, representing the Food Can Biga region near the Pskov highroad and troller, stated that the purchase Little Jagel.

of tea in India and Ceylon on The Russian vanguards in some sectors Government account was being arrang lost touch with the retiring Germans. ed. The bulk of the shipments could not The enemy destroyed all buildings, roads reach the United Kingdora before Janu- and bridges during their retreat ary, but it was anticipated that normal The Russians repulsed the enemy's supplies would be available theresitor attempts to land at Tomba to the south of and retail prices would be materially Waider.

reduced.

the

s

Of of important political

and Lord Chelmsford had im- the gravity of the situation, while the Raj had long impressed the reforms. It was true that Lord Hard Home Government with the urgency of

TORIO, October 9th. The shipbuilding programme provides for the building of three hundred thou-inge thought it might stand over till sand fons during the fiscal year ending April, 1918.

Thirty-five vessels of a tonnage of 154,787 have already been launched.

ARREST OF SINN FEIN LEADERS.

after the war, but he (Lord Islington Ireland police this week are arresting

LONDON, October 25th. The Daily Mail states that the West of For some time before the Cabinets Sinn Foin leaders throughout was sure he reckoned on an earlier pence

decision, the Government telegraphed country