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THE WAR.
THE HONGKUNG DAILY FI
COUNT HERTLING'S REPLY TO THE ALLIES WAR AIMS:
BITING COMMENT IN THE ALLIED COUNTRIES.
FRICTION BETWEEN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.
SCOTTISH PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS OF SOVIETS.
BRITISH FRONT EXTENDED IN THE WEST
OVERSEAS TROOPS CARRIED WITHOUT A CASUALTY LAST YEAR,
Franco Belotan Bront.
The Near East,
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(THROUGH EBUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH FRONT.
BRITISH LINE FURTHER
EXTENDED,
LONDON, January 26th.
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ENEMY CAMPS BOMBED.
LONDON, January 28th. Falestine official communiqué
MONDAY JANDARY
28TH, 1918.
VALATENT UABLES,
ROUMANIA AND RUSSIA. BOUMANTAR TROOPS ENGAGE BOLSHEVIKA.
LONDON January 26th. It is reported that Roumanian troops sive have surrounded Kishinat, and are ighting heavily with the Bolshevik
with
troops.
COUNT HERTLING'S SPEECH. BRITISH PRESS COMMENT
LONDON, January 20th, The Times Boys that Count, Hortling and Count Czernin spoke obviously ac cording to a prearranged plan, Both speeches are a concerted peace in which Austria has been entre the disguised turning of
vat de signed to envelops President Wilson.
FOUR ROUMANIAN SENATORS The Daily Mail says: There will be
ARRESTED AND RELEASED. no more shirkers or believers in peace by
ODESSA, January 26th. negotiation among us when Count
Four Houthanian Senators and offers Hertling's meaning has been grasped.
The Daily News says:-It is entouraghave been arrested here on a charge of ing to notice the change in tone of Count spionage Hertling and that he has chosen to reply in detail to President's Wilson's proposi tions. If the speech is Germany's last RUSSIAN TERKITORY OCCUPIED word, the horizon will be dark, but the last word lies, with Democratic Germany Rad her Allies, who are moving far more rapidly towards pence.
They were released at the instance of
the Allied Consuls.
BY ROUMANIA.
CORRESPONDENCE. GRESSON STREET FUND.
[TO THE KDITOR OF THREONGKONG
„DALLY - PREES. DO
PEKING NOTES,
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PELING, January 17th:
China is indeed a most distressful
SIE-I have the honour to request country. Civil war brigandage, famine, flood, and epidemic visit it in turn and you to kindly give publicity to the fact sometimes, as at present, together. Civil that, with the permission of the Chuir- war and brigandage have been habitual man of the Hongkong Club (the Hon and do not always attract the same atten-
tion as the extensive floods of last autumn Mr. P. H. Holyoak), the Police Reserve or the dreadful visitation of pneumonic have opened a subscription list in that plague now raging in Shansi. No seri-
ous attempt is made to cope with either Club, on the suggestion of many of its of these evils. The civil war is allowed members, for the purpose of raising a to languish, and does not become the Fund for the depondents of the five trent menace that it ought to become. The suppression of brigandage has never Police Officers who met their deaths in been properly tackled, for in many cases connection with the recent Gresson Street the commanders sent to maintain order
ATO hand in glove with the bandits fighting
Flood and famine are related and could With the permission of the Captain oach
be
prevented by a system of con-Superintendent of Police, the Police
rather than face but
further to the penditure which would be necessary subscriptions from such members of the wasted overy year on tempor general publio da may desire in this LONDON, January 26th,
ary
dienta
which are far more costly manner to pay a tribute to the incmory announced by the Rouwstion inancially and in the toll of human life of these officers
The same indifference and inde venons
Such subscriptions should be addressed. Government that they have been forced,
∙in' outbreak of plague, to are Prestons to which
Mr. T. F. Hough,
The Morning Post Bays-Having in self-protection, temporarily to occupy and cause brought within the
again received proof of Germany's inex- pugnable hatred towards England, we will get on with the war,
The Daily Telegraph sage:A closer examination of Count Hertling's specch does not indicate the slightest change in the Prussian militarist mind. We are in the same position as before. It is use less to talk of peace.
certain pointe in Russian territory.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
RUPTURE BETWEEN THE COSSACKS AND KALEDIN.
LONDON, January 6th Awireless Russian message ya the Congres of Cossacks from the Front was inaugurated at Kamensky on the 3rd The Daily Chronicle says Count instant. Twenty-three regiments and Router's Special Correspondent at the states: Our aeroplanes bombed camps Hertling continues the German tradition Bva batteries were represented, also all
A
areas
thousands over large
until the plague Great
of deaths Not
Wall did the authorities, seem to It is that the Central
Police Reserve Headquarters, Prince's buildings,
Ice House Street Those subscriptions will be individ awake to their responually acknowledged by printed receipts sigued by Mr. Hough, Abristant Super
cinted Plague
gue Commissioners to under take the only measures possible in an emergency those of prevention-bat this ive not done for some weeks after of the outbreak was re- first
y powers were ceived. to when they
be
upon the Commissionan
British Front says the British have and depots westward of Scbustieb and of regarding every concession to the participants at the Voronez Conference Paling must
laken over more of the French line
The British Front now extends to slightly south of St. Quentin,
ENEMY RAID DRIVEN OFF
LONDON, January 27th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports-The enemy raided a post south ward of Fontaine Les Crossilles. The enemy party was driven off northward of Passchendaele.
Hostile artillery was active in Havrin court and Foelcapelle.
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ENEMY POSITION CAPTURED.
LONDON, January 25th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re porta-We captured positions in patrol encounters south of Lens The enemy -raided a post to the cast of Loos. There was hostile artillery firing at Flesquieres, Bullecourt, Bailleul and Poclcopelle
AVIATION WORK.
several direct hits were secured
We also surpriæd 2,000 troops, in close formation, southwards of Nablus, and dropped bell--ton of bomba on them be fore they could, dispersa
We also bombed the camp of monnted troops. The animals stampeded. Herial Activities,
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[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ADMIRALTY AIRCRAFT
ACTIVITY,
LONDON, January 26th.
The Admiralty announce that aircraft bonghed and hit an aerodrome at Vers sonsero to-day!
All our machines returned.
During patrols on Wednesday we de stroyed two enemy machines and shot down two uncontrollable.
One of our machines is missing.
There has been great activity on the General. northern front..
We dropped over three hundred bombs on Courtral, Ledeghem and Douai rail
an aerodrome st way stations, on Courtrai and on billets to the west of
Cambrai.
One pilot machine-gunned a hangar at Douai.
We brought down seven of the enemy's machines and five others were rendered uncontrollable.
LATEST CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] OVERSEAS TROOPS. CARRIED WITHOUT A CASUALTY
LAST YEAR,
Reuter is informed that there were only 2,000 casualties to the troops afloat since the beginning of the war.
opposing party as a sign of weakness
Nothing but Germany's defeat will bring General Kaledin has ordered the dis and foreigning
a change of heart,
LORD ROBERT CECIL'S VIEW.
of Labouring Cossackdora
persal of the Congress ad the arrest of the organisern
The Congress has unanimously passed a resolution declaring war on General Kaledin, relegating to itself all authority within the Don arm, and has sent out detachments for the purpose of caplar ing Likhaia and Zuevaro Eighteen superior oficers of the Cossacks have been arrested.
LONDON, January 26th. - Lord Robert Cecil, interviewed by Bentor, says that Count Hertling's trueu lent speech is to more warlike than was expected, as Count He
Hertling is merely the nominee of the military party.
COMMENT IN ALLIED CAPITALS.
LONDON, January 20th. Counts Hertling's and Czemin a speeches have evoked considerable biting and are striving to end General Kaledin,
with the assistance of the Army of Work comment in the Allied capitals,
men's and Peasants' Government. object is to destroy the bourgeoisie of Rusein on the Don, leading to a victory for the great Revolution.
NETHERLANDS COMMENT.
AMSTERDAM, January 25th. Dutch Press comment generally agrees that Count Hertling has not brought the world a single step, nearer peace.
THE ITALIAN VIEW
HOME JBDury. 26th- The two speeches show with certainty
The Congress is fred with enthusiasm
SCUTTISH PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS OF SOVIETS.
from
occurence
intendent of Police (Reserva), or the
undersigned I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant,
F. C. JENKIN, D.S.P. (B). Hongkong, 26th January, 118.
CANTON NEWS.
BY COURTESY OF THE DUNG LGÔI
MAGISTZLATE BIOTU
Sai-chu had been, defeated in Ta-Chow,
nominal, for the local authorities did not they found that their authority was only seem to have any hesitation about over riding the orders
took place at
The Chinese who had volunteered
CARTON, January 25th. their services
for plague work were mob hed, and the polio and military are we are also informed that after Lung
the charged with assisting ignorant townspeople in their outrageous attack it may be that the doctors in their zeal to diagnose the causes of death failed to have regard to the susceptibilities relatives of the victims, but stupidity and ignorance should not be allowed to hamper a national duty. At any rate, Lien-teh, who enjoyed an inter national reputation for his work in een brock in Manchuric some six years ago. nection with the preamonic plague out and two American doctors
the
General Lang's troops at once occupied refused to surrender of to raise funds for the victors, was arrested and shots CALLS FOR VENGEANCE
the district city, The Magistrate who
The Tuchun, Mok Wing son, when ho heard the news, at once, requested Char Ping-kwan to send his armie, to avenge the attack,
It is reported that most of the sit jacent to Ko Chow and Liu Chow are now in the hands of General
Lung's troops
Lot
TEA CANTON, January 27th. SHAK-SHING RECONGUBBED
The Commander of the Bhun Hung ying, has reported that on Army, the 22nd inst he led his army to attack Shakshin which was captured by exercise of General Lang's troops, and talented the Shak-shing, being ✅je-taken on
The energy-General Lung's troops were
Fengchen and returned to Peking owing to their inability to do any useful work
this locality
hat auch a thing when should be possible in an emergency. medical assistance is so much required The indicates the deplorable state of affairs in the country. Other doctors in the
with pahit ay men he exercise of DERE
to hat may be due greater tact on their part, or it may that they have been fortunate in finding the more enlightened officials and in being compelled to retreat to On Po (their associated with more considerate
mili
headquarters), where
baro erected tary leaders One
resiste every sort of roports must not be overta Pect of the outbreak from the Governor of Chahar were all w
Owing to the
to the lows of Shick-shing, out in his district Even
when the Cen twenty strongholds and long trenches on cal Government addressed direct
the outskirts of Fachow city, quiries and suggested that plague really said that the defensive works extend was taking toll of life in his district all over forty
Fall
elce, and are are. he would admit was that his application GENERAL URGE INSPECTIONS
magistrato brought to his notice. This
LONDON, January 26th, The Congress of Soviets has olected a
The
defensive work
the gaps in the enemy war-aim on the Mr. MacLean (who is a native of to the effect that plague had not broken General Lung's troops have built over
basis of the status que before the war, except as regards the Baltic Provinces and Poland, on which they are ambiguous. The general sentiment, crystallized, is that a conventional exchange of speeches, however noble and wise, with the Central Empire is a mere waate of breath.
FRENCH OPINION.
PARIS, January 23th. Le Temps draws attention to the differ- ences between Count Hertling's and
Glasgow) as its honorary President
CONGRESS OF PEASANTS DIBSOLVED.
The Congress of Peasants has been of the talescope to the blind eye is readily has Tuceived A
dissolved and its Executive arrested:
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PETROGRAD, January 26th. A semi-official note denies the Austro German assertions that a separato peace with Ukraine is assured. It says that
It in
strong
to of Sun Wul district. manifesto from General deolaring that they are
understood when it is remembered that Lung's the wool carts going through the passes coming to Bun-Wui to make inspections. contribute a considerable proportion of
etc. It is stated that similar notices revenue to the State, and in that the have been sent to all the districts ad- Governor participates Naturally he jace
jacent to wish to perquisites 1
Bit R the
are
of lucrative troops) copied by Lang's
Deing to the Wages on the FALL OF AO-CHÓW Date of
those are intended to appease the Con border, is now raging
as
asking for instruc- Tochum at first
daily, in two amall
The authorities have received reports Kweihuachang, Tatengfu and from the Hunan front stating that Ap
Talchow on the Chingtai chow was captured by the Expeditionary thus threatening Hankow and forces, on the 25th inst All the
all the adistent places.
Count Czernin's speeches, and says the tral Powers proletariat, by a promise of Pallef the Yangtze Falls Fad Northern troops, ware ako driven from
Approximately eleven millions troops Count were carried from Overseas without a
wo of our machines are missing, one casualty, of which was scen to collide with an enemy during a combat.
Our night fiers bombed aerodromes and billets at Ghent, Courtrai and Boulers,
All the machines returned.
We also bombed the Mannheim fee tories, hitting a factory and docks in the
town,
We also borbed barracks and the rail way station at Treves, steel works at Saarbrucken and Oberhillig.
Our pilote report large explosions at all objectives and large free at Treves One of our machines is missing.
LONDON, January 20th
Field Marshal Sir Haig reports: – We captured a few prisoners in patrol en- counters south-westward of Cambrai,
Valley.
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FRENCH FRONT. THREE GERMAN AEROPLANES. BROUGHT DOWN.
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA, CONSIDERABLE FRICTION.
LONDON, January 28th Various incidents in the last few weeks have added fuel to the long stand- ing friction between Germany and Aus-
Czernin'e formula regarding Poland can serve as the basis of a just and lasting settlement.
The Kaho de Paris says the Allies are exchanging views in order to reply jointly.
The other nowapapers contrast the high moral conception of President Wilson's speech with the arrogant spirit of the enemy declarations,
GERMAN NEWSPAPER'S -
COMMENT.
AMSTERDAM, January 26th, The Voricaerts states the speech is a real masterpiece, as being interpretablo botă in favour of the Annexationists and the
tria. The free Austrian comments on German face the promises given by Count Czernia to the Socialiste and the generally conciliatory tone of Count Uzernin's speech yesterday have dis pleased the German governing circles, Pacifists. which command the newspapers,
Consequently, the German press com ments have been singularly sharp and disagreeable. On the other hand, Aus tria's anxiety for peace is unquestionable. Socialiste The Austrian Liberal opinion, which is powerful, resents the
WARNING.
PUBLIC MEETINGS BANNED
IN GERMANY,
NAVAL CO-OPERATION.
a relief of the food shortage, and declarva tant the masses of Ukraine will never
consent to such an agreement.
TROTZKY'S REMEDY.
not
WAICHIAOPU BANQUET.
the railway to Peking from Suiyuan been closed and the roads guarded, traffic heing stopped, as was at first advised, it is tolerably certain that the disease would have spread as it has done. Peking M. Trotzky, addressing the Pan-Rus has become apprehensive that the scourge H.E the Minister for Foreign Affaira in Congress of the Soviets, said that the will travel to the capital, and the entertained a number of leading foreig
Deaths the city create suspicion, a banquet in the Waichiaopu on Tuesday presence of foreign comrades symbolised is not altogether unfounded, residents and distinguished foreign a general revolt against the ancient capi which in turn, gives rise to rumours, night. He and the Vice-Minister zeceir falistic system of Europe and America and the Chinese Press makes full use of ed the guests some sixty in number
Fortunately, the larger centres who sat down to an excellent meal, the Universal suffrage was absolute and a of population have escaped, and it hard pleasure of which was much enhanced by le company, pleasing music, nach dictatorship by the proletariat was the by soms appointed artistic ta now The
table decorations
iday's lecture Friday's
sole salvation.
FINLAND THREATENS HUSSIA.
- HELSINGFORs, January 28th.
these
to fake charle Comm LESION of the work of has been severely criticised as composed
of incompetenta, and President,
the
Gen
under the
The British Consul has protested to the special attention from the criticchool in the American Legation Was
al Uhiang Chao-chung, has come in for pices of the North Chian Langung
very Largely attended, and Mr. Archibalek Senate against sels of violence and routainly the appointments are not such as Ross was listened to with keen interest
made in any other country, but ne he discoursed
on the Western frontiers bories against
subjects in Fin in China different considerations enter of China. This afternoon the third
into a question that are not at first. lecture was given in the thetre of tan- sight obvious to a foreigner
British Legation by the Rev Arthur The beep at Fengchen has
entitled his remarks, “A- mentioned. We
land.
The Senate has sent an ultimatum to ence of the doctors that is the kind of bird's-eye view of thing, ever bub
Well,
LONDON, January 26th. The Allied Naval Conference et Ton-rom
AMSTERDAM, January 28th.tion of naval co-operation. During a debate in the Prussian Lower House, respecting the political activity
don this week reviewed the whale ques Dealer in exchange rates Riêng to realise what such English, Bootch; Irish and
And the Rudi-
the Russian Government to cease supply thing that the selection of General ence was well pleaseri AMSTERDAM, January 26th.
king arms to Finnish hooligans who are Chiang may be expected to avoid, and bling humour In consequence of disturbances at meet-committing excesses assisted by Iussian should it occur he is the man to smooth CHORAL BOCIETY OONCERT. ings of the Fatherland Party, Com- soldiery. Otherwise, a state of war will it ever, as he stands well with the
mili-
The Peking,
Choral Socisty mads of the Army bo proclaimed immediately
bary leaders and is not altogether devoid decided it on Monday night when mander Wartemburg,
tayo malt. Report from the as they gave their first concert for the son Hostile artillery is active in the Scarpe arrogant tone and uncompromising it in the Stattgart district.
Corps, has probibited public meetings
of energy immotion THE SILVER MARKET. fected areas
arcas mention that people are son in the dining-room of the Wagon Late titude of Germany, which makes negotia-
programme consisted dying in the native inus and that corpses Hotel. The Loydon, January 24th.
are allowed to be in the streets, as it entirely of Allied patriotic and Fores tion impossible and only strengthens the
Mesra Samuel, Montagu's report on impossible to induce coolies to remove
and the selections inde from the determination of the Allies to prosecuta ALLIED CONFERENCE DISCUSSES the silver market says that the market is them. This fear of contact with the popular and familiar airs of the various
THE QUESTION.
not robust, s
disease is altogether new. In previous countition were
ore well chosen. America was the war.
It has doubtless heen influenced symouthread the people have" shown a dis given the honour of the opening songs, SOCIALIST'S TWELFTH-HOUR
pathetically by easier
which was astonishing, but now and the closing part was culled from
Velshi nir: they are beginning in New York have shown less na epidemic means from the plague dear to the heart of Belgian French, while sandwiched between were inclodies confidence and supplies are coming. from
The do
doctore returning there somewhat freely, t week area relate experiences which seem almost Russian and Italian
Italian residents of the The trade and Continental demand has incredible These men, risking their Chinese capital. The big audience was lessened, and consequently the price has lives in the service of hum Their way of the foreign community here. The treat which seldom comes tan given a treat: fallen zather substantially,
obstructed in every possible way. The Indian silver bolding has been far.vants could not purchase food for choruses went with a swing from begin- ther reduced
and as one doctor humorously rerning to LONDON January 25th-
In restraining
-there- The silver market is quiet,
In conclusion, it
melusion. It is worth noting that were being own particulas (avourites The Society is for MARTIAL-LAW IN BARCELONA an usual in China charges of corruption funate in possessing some splendid colo are being made against men who should singers. The concert is to be repeated MADRID, January and be interested in the P is too early to night By request, the audience is to
prevention of the in the auditorium of the YM spread of the
choruses speak of these, but they should be seri invited to join in the ously examined and a public example local newspaper, enjoins patrons to “ made of the offenders.
YOUIS MONEY N worth by singing your. (Other Cables soill be found on Page 6). (Voutenued at fort of next Colums)
PARIE, January 28th communiqué states: There were artillery actions, scruetimes violent, in the Butte Du Mesnil and Morthomme sectors, but no infantry action.
Our anti-aircraft machines brought down thres German machines on Friday,
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ENEMY RAID FAILS.
PARIS, January 26th.
A French communiqué says that there
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of the State's officials, the Bocialist Herr A FAIR PRICE FOR TEA, Hoffman uttered a dramatic warning as
LONDON, January 28th. regards the Austrian disaffection spread In connection with the report that the ing to Germany. He said ---“
Food Controller intends to fix a fat rate We are
of s, 8d per pound for all ten sold as as in Austria, within ten minutes of soon as the whole of the tea-imports PES catastrophe. The people are tired of into his hands, the being goaded into war. If you do not follow our advice, yours is the respon pound. It expresses the opinion that s tibility for everything that comes. We rate of 25 4d. per pound could be fixed without involving the department in any
KANAN DE Points out that the Gover
is a lively artillery duel at Caurieres Wood, where an enemy raid failed. warn you at the twelfth hour.***
make a profit af about
Martial law been proclaimed in the province of Barcelona, owing to a grave development of the disorders,
them The hens rofused to lay eggs having ;, the various natin
mung
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