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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 1918.
BRITISH FIELD-MARSHAL'S
DESPATCH.
SATISFACTORY RESULTS ACHIEVED IN 1917.
BRITISH DESTROYER TORPEDOED.
GERMAN VIEW OF BRITISH WAR AIMS.
Branco-Belgian Front.
LATEST CABLES.
[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE BRITISH FRONT. LOCAL ATTACK BY ENEMY.
gallery under Hill 00 which would ultimately cut into the gallery lead- ing to our mince, but by careful listening it was judged that if our offen "sivo- began on the date nrranged the
enemy's gallery would jus, fail to roach us, and this proved correct.
LosDON, January 9th.
RAIN AIDS A BEATEN ENEMY. Field Marshal Sir Douglas. Haig re-
He points out that the enemy did his ports:--The enemy, in a local attack
utmost to prevent our advance in supported by Flammenwerfer, gained a footing in trenches eastward of Bulle-Flanders, using up no fewer than 78 Divi
court.
Our counter-attack restored the line] and eighteen Germans were captured.
Our neroplanee last night bombed Roulers and Courtrei railway stations. WESTERN FRONT IN GRIP OF WINTER.
LONDON, January 8th.
British Reator's Correspondent at Headquarters states that the whole Western Front is in the grip of wintry weather and a blizzard is now raging.
A letter found
For
a dead German re iates that the great explosion at Griesheim recently was followed by a huge fire which spread rapidly, causing an explosives shed to be blown skyhigh, and numbers were killed. The disaster caused many of the inhabitants of Griesheim to flee to Frankiort
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HOSTILE ARTILLERY FIRING.
LONDON, January 8th
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig r
sions in the operation. Nevertheless, it was the immense natural difficulties, accentuated by abormally wet weather, rather than the magnitude of the enemy's resistance, which prevented our complete capture of Passchendale Ridge, Time
AVIATION,
Italian Fronti
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ITALIAN FRONT.
SUCCESSES.
As regards the Flying Corps, the despatch mentions that long-distance raiding has become recognised as a part of the preparations for an infantry BRITISH ARTILLERY AND AERIAL attack. The bombing of aerodromes at great distances behind the enemy's lines bas become intensified, and in gevernl cases the enemy was thus compelled to abandon particular nerodromes.
Reprisal raids on Gorman towns are carried out whenever the weather permits,
Sir Douglas Hag emphasises, however, that the enemy does not show any sigus of relaxing his aerial efforts. Hence stress is laid on the need of a liberal supply of the most efficient machines..
He mentions that carrier-pigeons have proved extremely valuable in conveying information from units to Headquarters,
LONDON, January 8th
A British Italian official report states: -Our artillery has had, several successes during the past week, and our success in the air has been well maintained.
de
We destroyed eight enemy machines and drove down two others. Ono of Dum was lost.
We carried out several successful raide
on aerodromes.
There was much snow. yesterday.
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, January 8th.
Awireless German / official report
The Boersen Courier says the speech CHINESE TELEGRAMS. is an attempt to isolate Germany by
intimidating her Allica.
The Laget Zeitung saye peace is only attainable by the defeat of Great Bri
Lain.
The King of Bavaria, in a speech, do cared, We must fight until the enemy accepta our conditions.. The enemy's terms are exorbitant, Not an inch of German ground will be given up.
* AUSTRALIAN GABINET
RESIGNS.
OPPOSITION LEADER SUMMONED.
MELBOURNE, January 8th. Mr. Hughes and the Cabinet have re- signed.
Mr. Tudor, leader of the Opposition, has been summoned to form new Ministry.
and shows that the British are increasing states: There was violent enemy sir WORLD'S BALANCE OF POWER
ly using gas, which is almost nightly discharged along the entire front.
GERMANS MAY PAY A FEARFUL PRICE
prise artillery firing all day t
Monte Asolone and northward of Vidor.
General.
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(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
FAVOURS GREAT BRITAIN.
[BY QOURTESY OF THE CHUNG NOOI
B&N FO
ANOTHER RETIREMENT
PERING, January 9th. Yesterday the President held a meet ing to consider the present position of the country. The war party was in a majority.
Tso Yu-hin has resigned and has. recommended Stren Sui-lin as his suc sessor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Yeh Kung-cho es Minister of Communications.
The Government has ordered the Tuchun of Hupch to attack Shi Shing- chưa and Li Tien chơi.
CANTON NEWS.
[BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGO1
SAN PU
CANTON, January 9th GENERAL LUK'S MEDIATION. --
General Luk Wing-ting, when he was LONDON, January 8th.
informed of the · bombardment of the The well-known German military
City, wired to all the leaders requesting writer, General Liebert, in a significant them to maintain peace and order. The article in the Tacyliche Rundschau, General has also sent two representa
LONDON, January 8th, Mr. Philip Gibbs thinks that, January will pass without any battles, and pos BRITISH EMPIRE'S WAR AIMS points out that the world's balance of tives to Canton to mediate between the sibly February also.
When the Germans do attack a fearinl price will be exacted. It is possible that
the German nation will refuse to coun
after time the rain enforced Inlla, en tersign any order for a reckless expendi
abling practically a beaten enemy" to
behind a son of mud, constituting his main protection."
Sir Douglas Haig emphasises that owing to the necessity of taking over an additional line from the French we were very definitely handicapped at the Battle of Arras
ture of life.
THE BOLSHEVIKS” VIEW.
two parties." DLL SUN'S TEA FARTY
Sun Generalissimo
Yat-sen bas arranged to hold a great tea party:" today, when he will explain to his
power at present greatly favours Great Britain, who not only could now proceed LONDON, January 8th The Times Correspondent at Petro-with the completion of the Cape to Cairo grad states that both the Bolshevik and route from Cairo to the Persian guests his views on the recent bomb- line, but the still more important over- Soviet offcial newspapers regard Mr. 4loyd George's speech as a
Plan"
Gulf
to
General Lisbert does not mention the
victorious.
ardment.
THE CAPTAINS OF THE GUNBOATS,
We are informed that Dr, San Fat- roorganise and bring up reinforcement ARMY'S DEBT TO THE NAVY/make Russia pay for a peace which will
be advantageous to the Allied Impossibility of a German military vics sen will personally lead an army to or to tory. Whether Great Britain finally attack Fukien. The Tuchun has ap- perialists, by enabling the latter to LONDON, January 8th
broved and will supply Bun with triumphs depends upon our diplomatic Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in a strike a bargain at the expense of
military necessities. kill at the Peace Conference, and so far despatch reviewing last year's operations, Lithuania, Courland and Poland
British diplomacy has been everywhere pays a tribute to the Navy as follow: The debt the Army owes to the Navy grows ever greater and is deeply realised by the British Armies in France. As a result of its uncasing vigilance the enemy's hope that marintem would hamper our operations in France and Flanders has been signally The tromense quantities disappointed.
required
This handicap was subsequently in creased by the difficulty of obtaining adequate drafts a sufficiently long time prior to the Divisions participating in the battles, to enable the drafts to be as similated into the Divisions and the Diri. sions to be trained.
OFFENSIVES DID NOT
MATERIALISE.
The general conditions of the struggle
"ports:-An enemy party raided a post in 1917 were very different from those
in the neighbourhood of Flesquieres Or of our men is missing.
There was hostile artillery firing in the neighbourhoody of Bullecourt and Fass
-chen ducie.
GERMAN REPORT
LONDON, January 8th. A wireless German officiat report states:We repulsed an English attack eastward of Billecourt;:
FIELD MARSHAL HAIG'S DESPATCH,
ALLIED OPERATIONS LAST YEAR.
LONDON, January 8th
contemplated by the aforementioned Allied - Military Conférence, and the great, general and simultaneous offensives then agreed upon did not materialise.”
The events in Russia enabled the Germans to bring forty fresh Division from the Russian to the Western Front. This and the events in Italy imposed a far heavier tack upon the British and
French than was anticipated. However, the British armies maintained vigorous and continuous offensives from April to November, except for short intervals, due to the weather or, to complete their pre- parations.
SATISFIED WITH RESULTS.
It was the longest and most success.
unrestricted sub
of ammunition and material for the Army and large numbers of een continue to reach us with unfailing re- gularity.
RETURN OF BRITISH PRISONERS.
LONDON, January 8th. The first batch of 235 officers and inen and 370 civilians have landed at Boston (Lincolnshire) from Germany
One officer declared that the food short age in Germany will end the war.
Ex-prisoners, are agreed that only the parcels from England enabled them to live
FRENCH FRONT.
BOMBING ENEMY MILITARY POINTS
PARIS, January 8th.. A communique states-After a lively bombardment the enemy attempted to approach our lines in the region of Bethincourt, on the left of the Meuse
Our fire broke in the attempt and we inflicted loss on our assailants.
The Gazette contains a despatch from Field-Marshal Bir Douglas Haig of 28,000 words, covering the operations in
fully sustained offensive of the war, 1917, except Cambrai. He explains that 2 conference of the Military Heads of yielding 50,000 prisoners, and nearly 400 the Allies in November, 1910, arranged guns and 2,000 machine guns. Therefore, a plan for last year comprising offen- without reckoning the possibilities which wives on all fronts. The British offensive were opened up by the gains in Flanders In April was to be preparatory for a and without considering its effects on more decisive and subsequent Franch other theatres, there is every reason to be operation, in the latter stages of which satisfied with the results achieved. Ad- the British were to co-operate, but the ditional strength which the enemy obtain.night-time the Aniline Works at Ludwign evente in Russin and the fact that the ed or may chtain from the events in French offensive in Champagne met with Russia and Italy has already been
very obstinate resistance necessarily largely discounted, and the ultimate de struction of the enemy's forces has been brought appreciably nearer"
modifed the plan.
RAIN AND SNOW INTERFERE
WITH OPERATIONS. •
The despatch emphasises the immense handicap upon the British in the battle -of Arraɛ by rain and snow. It says the effects of these in the matter of bringing up guns before the enemy was able to assemble reserves were incalculable.
In the operations at Arras, Messines, Legs and Ypres 131 German Divisions were defeated by lees than half that
number of British troops..
TRIBUTE TO ARTILLERY. In paying tributa to the
Bix enemy aeroplanes were brought down or were seriously damaged.
Our air squadrons heavily bombed at
hafen, the railway station at Freiburg
Testminster Gazette, in comment ing upon the above, points out that the Bolsheviks, having dismantled the army and entered into peace negotiations in the teeth of the Pact of London, cannot expect the Allies to sustain their cause hy methods, namely, fighting, which the Bolsheviks repudiate,
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AMERICA AND THE WAR. RESTRICTION ON FUEL EXPORT.
WASHINGTON, January 8th The Fuel Administrator recommends that coal be only exported for war pur poses or in exchange for any commodities the United States noeds
FOOD IN GREAT BRITAIN.
WORLD-WIDE APPROVAL.
LONDON, January 6th. Every hour brings fresh commenda tion to Mr. Lloyd George from the Dominions of the Allies.
Nothing short of enthusiasm has been don.. aroused in France."
The American Press picturesquely describes Great Britain as representing enlightened Christendom extending both hands towards Commany, one holding a very sharp sword and the other an olive branch
LONDON, January 8th. The provincial butchers have been licensed to buy only as much as in Oct ber, The surpluses will be sent to Lon
GAINS WELL HELD. THRILLING STORY OF OFFICER
Admiral Ching Pik-kwong proposes to form a special court to enquire into the conduct of the captains of the gunboats which fired on the City. THE, FALL GELUI-CHOW.
Lai Chow and the surrounding die tricts are now in the hands of Lung troops. All the Customs is well as other Yamens have been seized.
THE PRESIDENT'S FRACE TERMS
The authorities have received - tele gram from the President containing five ponte terms(1) Generals Luk and Lung shall be responsible for the peace, and order; (2) Tam Homing shall restore order on the Kwongsi borders; (3) Kwangtung shall be under the control of Civil Governor Li Yow-hon (4) Chn- ton troops shall he withdrawn from. Bwatow (5) General Lung's troops shall bo stationed in Yeung-Kong till further notion. The above terms have been ap- proved by various Ministries and peaco would be restored if the authorities of the two Kwongs were willing to agroo to them.
WOUNDED LIGHT TIMES. What we book we keep; what we had we hold. Nothing is to be subtracted DUTCH COMMENT..
from the sum of our gains on the ridge, THE TUCHENSHIP. AMSTERDAM January 8th.
writes “Mr. W. Beach Thomas The
We are
informed that the President Dutch comment on Mr. Lloyd George's Canadian ling runs tolid across the road in order to reduce General Luk's wili- speech reveals disappointment at the that goes along the creat into Passchentary powers has sent a telegram to the destruction of all hope of the Entrute daele in front of the master peak called Civil Governor Li Yew hon appointing participating in the peace negotiations Crest Farm and across the highest ground him Tuchun of Canton, and urging hia
on the Meetscheele Spur. A charge of to sesume office at once. at present.
It is said that La will not dar, to some British Columbian troops fertss the reckoned among the great regimental defended valley under the crest will be accept the appointment, as other lenders triumphs of the war. They had to are strongly supporting General Luk. machine guns and at the base of the valley an old German trench still gar- risoned, though much hammered by artil- lery. The Germans claim that we pene: THE WAR OFFICE AND THE LAST trated Passchendaele itself and were
The Telegraaf says that the peac, the Entente wants is a peace satisfying everybody except those wishing to enrich themselves at the expense of other nation alities
AUSTRIAN COMMENT. The Austrian newspapers regard Lloyd George's terms as those of victore to the vanquished.
traverse two stubbly woods full of
Mr.
the
–
driven out. The facts are these Our patrgia went up to the edge of the village, and would doubtless have gone farther
The Neue Frei Presse says the spooch means that force shall decide.
The Neuchtener Tageblatt says speech shows that Great Britain does
in-Breisgau, the nerodrome at Neutroi- desire peace,
sach, and factories at Rombach, Maizieres
and Hagendinger. FRENCH AEROPLANE SUCCESSES. Despite the intense cold and unfavour sble weather, pilota in December brilliantly maintained their superiority and destroyed or put out of action enemy aeroplanes. We lost 19 machines during the month.
Nevertheless, by May 9th 23 German divi artillery Sir Douglas Haig points Naval Activities.
out that at the battle of Ypres our batteries operated practically without protection month after month under a continuoua bombardment of gas and high-
sions were withdrawn. He explains that it was in order to seeast, the French that the operations at Arras were continued. "This necessarily greatly interfered with the preparations for the attack in could be multiplied when a signal from Flanders
explosive shelle. He says that instances
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(THROUGH EKUTER'S AGENOT.)
BRITISH DESTROYER
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TORPEDOED.
the infantry for urgent artillery support
LONDON, January 8th. SUBTERRANEAN WARFARE
and a warning of gap coming, were
The Admiralty znnounce that a Bri Speaking of the unprecedented mago)- received simultaneously, and the gunners tude of the subterranean warfare at discarded their masks and obeyed the tish destroyer has been torpedoed and Messines, Sir Dougiza mentions that it infantry's call with a full knowledge of sunk in the Mediterranean. wae known the enemy was driving the consequences.
Ten men were lost.”":
MILITARISM IN ENGLAND.
SON
At the Shoreditch Tribunal, London,
if allowed, but in front of them, solid the father of an apprentico aged eighteen, and continuous, fell our fire turtain, made on earnest "appes! for the boy, saving obviously to both sides, So far,
the
unt
and no farther That wall of explosives, saying he was the last of five. One had purposely erected, barred us from the vil been killed and two wounded, and CD age that and that only. We went us far
a
The Reicheport says the speech is useless contribution to humanity, which desires peace.
GERMAN COMMENT,
LONDON, January 8th.
The Conservative Berlin Post declares that such terms are those of the victor to
the vanquished.
VALLATERA
as we meant to go and stayed where we was still sorving. The Tribunal decided -meant to stay. When the story of the to grant six months exemption if the
battle comes to be told in full the endurlad joined the Volunteers
Ande of London territorial and other
Captain Fisher, the War Office repre- sentative, said he would have to appeal. Alderman Porter said this sort of thing, the taking of the last son, must create litterness after the war. Haven't they sacrificed enough?" he asked.
Mr. Buck-It is worse than Prus- sianism
Alderman Perter. They don't do these things in Prussia or Germany.
Captain Fisher-I am not here to ad minister the Laws of Prussia or Germany. Tam bound to appeals
English troops will be written large. They met the fall blast of the German artillery before the action opened and when the bour of the advance struck they found that half an hour for a hundred yards was quick going. Instead of fight The German Press comment is stilling they spent half the time in hauling one another out of the slough. They were very meagre
in a slough of despond," hat never desponded in spite of a day and a night of the intensest labour under machine gun Sre from the forward slopes of the ridge and continuoug spraying with thrapnel and high explosive The capture of the In the next case the father said a son, en called Noble farm and other resttéred
eighteen, was the only one left Ho aged The German Prew comments unfavour
strong places was as great in heroism and was actually brought back from a mons ably upon Mr. Lloyd George's speech greater in cost than the triumphant tion factory to release one of his brothers advance on the our und ridge An for the Army. One had been missing since The Frankfurter Zeitung, Berlin Pot example of the spirit that surmounted 1915, one had been killed, and another and Kreuz “Zeitung assert that Mr. Lloyd what seemed the insurmountable was the was fighting in France. The Tribunal capture of a farm by an officer of the decided to grant six months in this case George's terms are those of a victor
London Regiment who had been already also in view of the family roord The Rheinische Westfachische Zeitung wounded eight times during the day, and Captain Fisher- quiso sympathise "a small bandful of me, of whoma most with you and the family, but I must take says Mr. Lloyd George and the British were also wounded.
it to the Appeal Court,
Mr. Attenborough Ysoliciter for the sp Labour party desire Alsace-Lorraine for
plicant) Could you not stretch a point. In the lad's favour, in Tiew of the record France, the German Colonies, Arabia, Syria and Palestino for Great Britain
Captain Firber-1 am sorry, but I and talk of an indemnity by Germany.
cannot, I should get into trouble ↑ It is a waste words to reply.
myself,
The most conscientious objector. Eäs not subcient ence to object to the
other fellow
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