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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1178. 1918.
HOSPITAL SHIP TORPEDOED.
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GERMANS USE THE RED CROSS AS TARGET,
WARM APPROVAL OF PRESIDENT WILSON'S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
THE KING AND THE MIKADO.”
BRITISH MUSEUM NOT TO BE COMMANDEERED.
Branci)-Belgian Front...
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THE BRITISH FRONT.
"ENEMY AND BRITISH ARTIL
LERIES ACTIVE,
LONDON, January 9th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ro ports:-Both artilleries were active at a number of points to the south of the Bearpe.
There was some activity by the enemy's artillery to the north-east of Ypres. THE GERMANS DISLODGED FROM A TRENCH.
The Near East.
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PALESTINE OPERATIONS,
ARABS SUCCESSFUL.
LONDON, January 9th.
A Palestine official message states there was renewed Arab activity on the Hedjaz railway northward of Man, The Araba were successful in their enterprises against important railway bridges south- ward of Maan
Italian Front.
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ITALIAN FRONT FRENCH GENERAL KILLED
LONDON, January 8th.
LONDON, January 10th
British Reater's Correspondent at Headquarters Bay's: Our casualtics in yesterday's German attack on Bullecourt were very alight. The chief effect of the
A Paris message states that General enemy's flamethrowers was to melt the
Lize, Commanding the French artillery snow and to mark the moco, operating as targets for our snipers. A short on the Italian Front, has been killed sharp barrage, gas and other shella Naval Activities.
preceded the attack by three parties.
In some places the Germans scrambled
over the slippery parapet and by dint
of bombing established themselves in the length of a trench.
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The British by THE LOSS OF THREE BRITISH
DESTROYERS.
counter-attacks, in the raging blizzard, entirely restored the position, taking 20 prisoners.
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LONDON, January 8th,
In connection with the loss off the Dutch coast of the three British destroy ers, cabled on December 29th, it transpiree that they fulfilled successfully most im portant duties.
The Hend was travelling at about the an hour, whon four knots
ernan torpedo truck her with a ter right amidships, holing the vessel fight through. The explosion tinguished the lights of the lower deck, where there
THE NEW AUSTRALIAN MINISTRY
MELBOURNE, January 9th.
It is officially announced that Mr. Hughes is forming a new Ministry,
was wild groping in the darkness for CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE clothing to enable the mea to go on deck.? Afterwards wonderful order was inain- tained
SHIP DISAPPEARS TEN MINUTES AFTER LAST BOAT LEAVES.
All the boats except two, which were
PROBLEMS.
COMMITTEE FOR RESTORING
NORMAL CONDITIONS.
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COMMENTS ON PRESIDENT MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S SPEECH
WILSON'S ADDRESS. WARM APPROVAL BY BRITISH LABOUR
LONDON, January 10th,
A joint meeting of representative British Labour organizations bas issued a manifesto warmly approving of President Wilson's decla.ation. It states that Mr. Lloyd George's spotch, followed by Pre-
ON WAR AIMS.
MR. MACDONALD'S VIEW.
Mr Ramsay MacDonald, speaking a Dumbarton, warmly approved of Lloyd George's re-statement of the Alliee** war aims, the spirit of which would un- doubtedly lead to a peace which would remove the causes of war. The State- ment should have the admirable effects removing the auspicions
LONDON, January 9th, It is officially announced by the Trea-sident Wilson's pronouncement, has of largely apparently destroyed by the explosion, sury that the Minister of Reconstruction transformed the whole International entertained by the German democracy. were successfully launched while the
has appointed a committee of thirteen to situation. It particularly acclaims the The next stop was an International ship was rapidly settling down on an connder problems in connection with stand taken against secret diplomacy Conference. Labour repudiated a patch- even keel Thirty cot cases were first currency and foreign exchange during and heartily welcomes the expression of ed up pence, but still wanted the Stock- placed in the boats; then followed the the period of reconst action and report sympathy with Russia's agonised effort to holm Conference and would shortly ask women and nurses. The ship disap-upon the steps required to restore nor achieve freedom. It concludes that the for passporte. peared stern frst ten minutes after the mal conditions. Lord Cunliffe is the spirit of President Wilson's historic THE KING AND THE MIKADO.
chairman Lord Inchcape, Mr. Jean of
utterance is the spirit
to which Demo- the Bank of Australasia, and Bir Charlos eracy throughout the world can un- MUTUAL CONFERRING OF FIELD- Adels of the Hongkong and Shanghai
MARSHALSHIPS. reservedly subscribe, Bank, are, members,
APPRECIATION OF THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY. UNEMPLOYED
Inat boat had been loaded.
Rescuing vessels speedily arrived
response to wireless calls.
in
RED CROSS USED AS A TARGET
The newspapers emphasise that the lena outrage also breaks the pledge German Government's implied in the statement of January 20th, 1917, that. hospital ships from the west of France to the west of England would not be attacked.
It appears that the Germans used the Red Cross on the Rewa as a target
The torpedo went through it and many survivors were landed naked
Generati
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THE SUBMARINE MENACE
BRITISH SHIPPING RETURNS:
LONDON, January Oth The Admiralty returns show that the arrivals during the week were 4635 vessels and the sailings 2,244.
Eighteen vessels over and three under 1,600 tons were sunk.
Eleven were unsoccessfully attacked, Four fishing boats, were sunk. ITALIAN SHIPPING RETURNS,
ROME, January 9th. During the week ended the 5th instant 322 ships arrived and 313 departed.
Two vessels over 1.500 tons were ink
and one was unsuccessfully attacked.
DELAYS MEAN DISASTER
LORD NORTHCLIFFE ON THE NEED FOR CLOSER AND MORE INTIMATE COORDINATION
DEMONSTRA-
TION AT COPENHAGEN.
DEMAND FOR FOOD AND FUEL
COPENHAGEN, January 10th. Four thousand unemployed men deuon strated at Parliament and demanded food and fuel till work is available.
AN ALL BRITISH OIL CO.
GOVERNMENT DENY RUMOUR.
LONDON, January 9th. The Press Bureau states the Govern ment is not at present considering or intending to consider the formation of an all-British Oil Company
HEAVY FLOODS IN SIAM.
GREAT LO88 OF CROP.
WASHINGTON, January 10th. The American Legation at Bangkok reports heavy floods in Bism
The water has risen to the roofs of the houses. on which the peasants are living.
There have been great losses of crop. MORE GERMAN PLOTS FREVEALED.
LONDON, January 10th former German Consul at 8in Francisco has been found guilty of
WASHINGTON, January 10th, The Russian Embassy has issued a statement of appreciation as regards the references to the Russian people in Mr. Wilson's, Address to Congress,
FRENCH PRESS PLEASED.
PARIS, January 10th The French Tress comment on Presid ent Wilson's speech in the most cordial
terms.
The Tempa says the value of the Messago. is enhanced because it was tent at the beginning of what would doubtless be a decisivo year
THE KING AND PRESIDENT. WILSON,
EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS:
LONDON, January 10th. His Majesty the King has sent a mes sage to President Wilson expressing his sincerest New Year's good wishes for **Your welfare, America's prosperity, and Bucs of the great undertaking in sup port of the principles of liberty and jus tice. The powerful exertions of the great Republic are the surest guarantee of the happy achievement of our High aime"
LONDON, January 10th King George and the Mikado have exchanged telegrams, mutually confer ring Field Marshalshipa upon on other.
The King speaks of the warm spirit of friendship characterising the Anglo- Japanese Alliance, whether in ·WEE, OF:
peace.
The Mikado save that Japan is indis olubly linked with Great Britain by the bonds of alliance and friendship.
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GERMAN PUBLIC OPINION.
HOW IT IS MANUFACTURED.
WASHINGrok, January 9th.
Labour disturb-
A series of secret instructions German newspapers, dated 1917, which have fallen into the hands of the State Department and are now published, afford illuminating evidence of the minute care which the War Lords take to direct public opinion in the Fatherland. The instructions reveal how the character of newspaper articles must conform to pre- scribed terms, infractions resulting in ruthless punishment. anos, food, coal and other problems aro banned, ag are also serious economic conditions, while advertisements of dog- fosh for sale are prohibited. The view must be taken that it is impossible to bring five American Divisions overseas rights of the peoples, and forecasts a to train by the end of 1917, the situation happy achievement of universal safety in Russia must be viewed as being caused and prace in the brotherhood of nations, by the Entente in the hope that Rusim Four message heartens the American will continue till the Americana arrive.
President Wilson has replied:At this solemn hour when the New Year Arranging voyages with the ships Annie looks upon a world red with blood pour Lassen and Maverick, which were ined out for the regeneration of the eternal tended to convey arms from America for a rebellion in India
He was fined $11,000 gold. PERSIAN REPRESENTATIVES TO BERLIN
people and strengthens their conviction. The Preas were ordered to emphasise
FIELD MARSHAL'S DESPATCH. LONDON, January 9th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's When the first one was hit below the despatch is sympathetically commented water-line, the other destroyers, risking úpon as a strong defence of his record,mines and submarines, unhesitatingly and as striking evidence of the spirit of responded to the call for assistance. tall and her Allies but also between the to Berlin to participate in the (1 pasco)
Everything that would float was thrown överboard to the men in the water various great Dominions and the Mother and many were thus saved. While the land is essential to a speedy victorys other destroyers were sinking, all aboard Lord Reading's Mission connects two vere taken off most skilfully, Everyone main English-speaking families, and behaved in accordance with the highest makes for closer war efficiency. traditions of the Navy.
LONDON, January 9th Reuter has received the following.
in the righteousness of the great cause to which they have consecrated their lives message from Lord Northcliffe, Ilead
AMSTERDAM, January 10th. of the British War Mission to Americs : Three Members of the Persian Parlia and national honour
The linking up of all efforts and
ment accompanied by the Turkish WITHDRAWAL OF RUSSIAN resources not only between Great Bri Grand Vizier, Talant Pasha, have gone
TROOPS FROM PERSIA.
tenacity animating the troops, and the necessity for ample reinforcements
SUCCESSFUL CANADIAN RAIDS.
LosDor, January 9th, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports-The enemy last evening entered two advanced posts to the north of the Ypres Staden Railway, but our counter attack ejected him,
The Canadians successfully raided to the south of Lens this morning, captur ing two machine-guns..
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FRENCH FRONT,
GERMAN: ADMISSION.
LONDON, January 9th.
* wireless German official report states-The French attacked on a four kilometre front westward of Flirey und penetrated the line at some pointe. Our counter-attacks restored the position. 178 PRISONERS IN ONE DAY.
PARIS January 9th.
discussions.
ON CONDITION TURKEY DOES
LIKEWISE.
LONDON, January 10th A Russian wireless message Enys:-M. Trotzky has initiated negotiations with the Persian Government relative to the withdrawal of Russian forces from Persia
NEW ADMIRALTY BOARD, AN IDEAL NAVAL GENERAL TEA
STAFF urgeon Germans have the advantage of com
LONDON, January 10th. after being several hours in the water, tiguity, and it is essential for the
Although it is authoritatively explained attended the wounded as soon as he was Allies and the outlying parts of the that the composition of the new Admiral-on condition that amilar arrangements rescued.
The surgeon,
BRITISH HOSPITAL SHIP TORPEDOED:
ALL THE WOUNDED SAVED.
LONDON January 9th, The Admiralty abounce that the hospital-ship Rewa was torpedoed and sunk in the British Channel at midnight on the 4th inst
All the wounded were gaved, Three Lascars belonging to the crew are minsing.
The fern displayed all the Lighite and markings required by The Hague Conven. A communique states-Altogether we tion, and was not and bad not been took 178 prisoners in yesterday's raid within the so-called barred zone delimited
north of Seicheprey.
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ENEMY LINES RÄIDED,
PARIS, January, thi A communiqué states-In the region to the north of Beicheperez wo success fully raided the enemy lines, penetrating on a frost of 1,500 metres, where shelters were destroyed; our troops returning with: 150 prisoners.
by the Germans,
ANOTHER INEXCUSABLE CRIME.
LATERS
The torpedoing of the Rewa must be regarded as another inexcusable crime.
When the vessel was struck everyone worked with a will in the diffenit tank of transferring the wounded to the hoste and patrol ships, which speedily arrived.
The survivors were landed, and every thing possible was done to alleviate the
GERMAN MAXIMUM OFFENSIVE.| Sufferings of the wounded, who were
EFFORT
Paris, January 9th.
A German officer, taken prisoner yes terday, declared that the internal situa- tion in Germany had compelled the High Command to risk a second Verdun and
a cimatrons ponce by a maximum offen- mive effort on the Western Front in 3018.
quickly taken to hospital.
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WONDERFUL ORDENT MAIN- TAINED
LATKE There were 360 persons on board in duling 250 wounded.
Moreover,
15th.
that the enemy offensive had utterly fail- od on all fronts
References to the Leipzig and Koenige berg distur aces were prohibited, so was
also the clothing
s concerning the purchases of occupied districts and in Switz nd, and German importationa from a road, especially Holland.
ERMANY'S RECOGNITION OF FINLAND.
ANSIEDAN, January 9th.
The speeches in the Reichstag show that
Republic is due to hope of exploiting Fin. Jand economically
GERMANY'S BARKED ZONE EXTENDED
British Empire to get more closely ty Board does not indicate any great are made by the Turks in accordance the German recognition of the Finnish together, Dependence on mails, and
change it really discloses that a great with the Brestlitovsk treaty of December even upon cables, with their inevitable change has been effected delays, cannot be tolerated at this junc- seniority will not influence the selection ture. It gives an advantage to the of the new Directors, enemy and so postponce a c decisive vic tory, of which I am more confident than over but delay means disaster. So I urge closer and more intimate co-ordina tion not only between the Allies but also between the Motherland, India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,
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The First Lord bas scized the opportun THE RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE ty to form practically an ideal Naval General Staff.
will be divided into thres Bureaus, namely the Home Waters, Overseas and Trade Protection.
The First Sea Lord will be concerned
NEGOTIATIONS. SITTINGS BEGIN
AMSTERDAM, January 9th. The plenary sitting at Brestlitovsk will begin to day,
the sashed resignation of General von Ludendorf.
AMSTERDAM, Janitary Dib.
A Berlin official telegram entrounces the extension of the German barred zona around the hostile points on Cape Verde Jelanda and Dakar, with the adjoining
Newfoundland and all the other parts wolely with largo.questions, such as the There is still talk in Germany of the coastal region. of the Empire, for I am proformaly Naval policy and distribution, the fight convinced that close and yet elcser com panionship between all that the thing efficiency of the Fleet, the general Empire means and the United States of superintendence of the Naval Staff, Americs is the only thing that can save
civilisation."'
THE BRITISH MUSEUM."
GOVERNMENT ABANDON THEIR INTENTIONS,
Lowdon, January 201ît. The Government has abandoned it in to commandeer the British
tention Museum
HUNGARY AND AUSTRIA.
DEMAND FOR SEVERANCE
AMSTERDAY Jury 10th
direction of war operations, and the
The Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff will be solely concerned with operations in the Home waters, without infringing the responsibility of the Commander-in- Chief of the Grand Fleet.
The Deputy First Bea Lord deals with
Overseas questions.
The Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff is responsible for anti-submarine maa sures the convoying of merchantmen and minesweeping in the Home waters.
DMIRALT
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APPOINTMENT The Budapest newspaper dres pab
LONDON, January 9th- lishes a violent article demanding The Admiralty announce
taal Mr. severanco from Austria. It says: "We Arthur Francis Pease has been appoint will suffer no other solution with this er Second Civil Lord of the Admiralty.
piece of earth patched in from the remnants of other nations??
The now appointment is to deal with the increased administrative work.
The Frankfurter Zeitung is of the
The barred zone round the Azores has.. also bean extended to Madeira
Koutral vezels at present in harbour
proceed to the free sea by the shortest Toute by the 18th inst
opinion that the rumour has been circa in the zone will not be attacked if they laten to pat pressure of Baron von Kuelhman at Brestlitovak.
BELGIAN SOCIALIST S
SUGGESTION
STOCKHOLM, January 8th M. Huysmans the Belgian Socialist advocates an International Sopalist Conference meeting at Stock- bol to discuss peace not later than February
A sufficient period of grace is allowed neutral ships entering the zone unknow- ingly
LATER. The Norddeuteche announces that the ion of the German barred. One concerns hostile basen on Cape Verde Islands and the base at Daker in the also the barred adidining constal region, also Lone sround the Acores, which is extend- Fed to Madeira
GOVERNOR OF JERUSALEM,
CALBO January 8th." Mr. Ronald Storrs, CMG, has been appointed Governor of Jerusalem,
M Huysmans is gailing for England. MINISTER OF LABOUR'S VIEW. LONDON January 9th. Mr. Roberts Minister of Labour, speak ing at Huddersfield, stated it was Im- possible to enter a peace chamber until Belgium in restored and complete repar tion mode, and until Alsa Lorraine is ancocasion to Borton Pasha, who in in a restored,An enduring peace is im- possible until Germany is besten.
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