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THE WAR.

AVIATION ON WESTERN FRONT.

RUSSO-ROUMANIAN ENGAGEMENT,

DEBATE IN THE REICHSTAG.

SOCIALIST'S WARNING.

AMERICA AND FOOD ECONOMY.

TO HELP THE ALLIES.

Franco-Helgian Front

LATEST CABLES {THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH FRONT.

HOSTILE ARTILLERY ACTIVE.

LONDON, January 27th.

Field Marshal Sir Dougins Haige ports:-There was hostile artillery firing in the neighbourhood of Ribeurt and south-westward of Cambrai."

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

RUSSIANS AND ROUMANIANS

FIGHTING

PETROGRAD, January 27th..

Seriou fighting is reported from Breathtovsk between the Russians and Houmanians on January 20th in the vicinity of Galatz.

The Ninth and a portion of the Tenth Siberian Divisions attempted to break through in order to regaio Russian terri retory, whence they were cut off by the Rou

ENEMY PARTY DISPERSED. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig parts:-We dispersed by fire ao cemy party approaching our lines southward

of Lons.

BARLINE CABLES.

AVIATION

LONDON, January 27th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports: Our aeroplanes bombed large Lilway sidings at Courtrai, and billets at Roulers.

There was hard fighting all along the line, which was greatly in our favour.

We brought down ten and drove down six chemy machines.

One of our machines is missing. Our night fliers last night dropped eight tous of bombs on five large acro- dromes in the neighbourhood of Ghent and billets in the vicinity of Douni

We dropped 150 bombe on a new

aerodrome, westward of Tournai. All our machines returned.

LATEST CABLES. LATER Ficid-Marshal Sir Douglas Haigre ports: An anti-aircraft gun shot down one enemy machine.

Wo bombed the railway station and communications at Treves at mid-day,

All our machines returned. Herial Activities,

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] OPERATIONS AT THE

DARDANELLES.

LONDON, January 28th..

manians.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 1918.

CIVIL WAR IN FINLAND

It appears that civil war is spreading to Finland, where Russian soldiers and anilors are apparently cooperating with the Finnish Red Guards. MAXIMALISTS CLAIM SUCCESSES,

The Maximalists claim successes st

various places in South Russia, notably at Bevastopol, where it is reported that the Naval forces sided with the Soviets

and the Rada, but were dispersed.

POLISH LEGION'S SUCCESSES. Owing to the Maximalista arresting the leaders of the Polish military organisa- tions the Polish Legionarios occupied several railway stations in the govern- ment of Moghileff and disarmed the Russian garrisons.

NAVAL DECREE,

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

PEKING CENTRAL HOSPITAL

OPENED.

FERING January 27th, The Peking Central Hospital, designed to be a National Institution, was opened this morning. A tablet and message were received from the President and also from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Hospital is scientifically planned and equipped.

MORE PLAGUE AMONGST THE

TROOPS, Beports from Fengchen state that there have been four more deathy among the soldiers from plague, Quarantine is

RECORD OPIUM CASEZ

JUDGMENT RESERVED. The record million dollar opium case which has occupied the attention, of Mr. Justice Gomperta for well over a hundred days, concluded yesterday with Jenlass and

the arguments of Mr.

Mr. C G. Alabaster.

LIVES OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS

What does the Morning Post say now? Its comment upon the bestowel of new honoure upon Lord Reading and Lord Northcliffe is —

The whole world stands amazed as we

do at the advancements and peregrina- tions of those heavenly twins, Lordy The Attorney-General, on behalf of the Runding and Northcliffe. We are told Crown, said that it was the desire of the and we are willing to believe that they

not to assist the plaintiff finan of fraud would be properly tried and America, the one in finance, the other in cially, but to assure him that the issues fave done the most wonderful work in

that the decision would rest

on the merits of the crise on whichever side diplomacy. We take it like many other the truth lay, The Crown would not be things upon trust. Yet we are not prepared to offer any legal and technical altogether comfortable-over this growing arguments which would be open to a plaintiff who is financing himself

faith of Democracy in the Amateur, and Mr. H. E Pollock, B.C., on behalf of this increasing custom of taking men the plaintiff, agreed that the Court from their own work and setting them to would not be troubled with legal arg the work of others. Lard Reading is Chief ments.

which lasted a considerable time.

Mr. Jenkins concluded his address, Justice of England, That surely is enough for one many even in time of war, The plaintiff in the case is Mr. Nisbet If he is so great an export in fendants Loc Hysan, Ma Che Lung and Po Yung

A decres has been issued providing that being established and foreign medical the personnel of the navy shall consist oferte, are coming in to assist the (Registrar of the Court) and the de he is now said to be, let him be made

citizens, all having the same rights

Every sailor is to be entitled to belong to any political party and to profess openly his views.

Government.

THE PRESIDENT'S DEPARTURE.

Tho

President's departure, which areates a precedent, is the sole topic of

The catire commanding personnel will conversation. be elected by universal suffrage.

Heavy artillery, also monitors on the Danube, were engaged in the attempts, bor

which so far haver failed,

Fighting continues. INDEPENDENCE OF UKRAINE

PROCLAIMED.

LATEST GABLES:

REICHSTAG DEBATE..

AMSTERDAM, January 27th.

In the debate in the Reichstag follow-

Count. Hertling's speech, a mem said: The beast in 1916 that the U-boats would give victory in Esix months has proved empty.

The city was somewhat panichy last night, but is quiet today. Trouble is not expected.

BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NG01

FAN PO."]

THE PRESIDENTS JOURNEY

TO NANKING,

PEKINO, January 26th.. The President arrived at Tientsin on

The most visible effect of submarinism dhe teth inst, and left the following has been the entry of America into the morning. at 5 o'clock. He reached

PETROGRAD, January 27th..

war Now, marvellous stories are being Teinan at 12 noon and left the same The Ukrainian Rada by 308 votes to circulated about the coming great offen afternoon for Pongpoo. He is now at four proclaimed the complete indepensive, but supposing Paris and Calais Wuching and will shortly continue his dence of the. Ukrainian Republic

journey to Nanking.

⠀⠀ The・・・ proclamation Ukraine wishes friendship with Hou mania and Turkey and other neighbour ing Powere, that it will support no war desires, and that the Ukrainian peoples desite peace as soon as possible.

declares

wers taken, we would still have to fight that America, General Hoffmann's speech at Brestlitovsk has kindled a strike move- ment in Austria. Not a single cry has been heard in Vicnda against the Aus trian Emperor, but the Kaiser is openly insulted there. Those Paz Germans would make Germany lose her lust friend.

RED AND WHITE GUARDS The fighting between the Red Guards and the White Guards has become in tense at Viborg. The latter are drawn from the educated classes and the former from the soldiers..

FINNISH SENATE BROKEN UP. A sitting of the Finnish Senate, which scat an ultimatum to Russia regarding the excesses by the soldiers, was broken up by the Socialists, who were supporter by the flect.

TO CONFISCATE PROPERTY OF

THE RICH.

A telegram from Oder states that a Military Revolutionary Committee has been formed. The committee announces its intention of confiscating the property of the rich, and also deposits in the banks

Her Bohledemann warned the Govern ment that if it did not rid itself of suca

patriots and did not secure peace with Russia, it would be hurled from power,

rious was the feeling of the people

at the prospect of new bloodshed in the

spring

AMERICA AND THE WAR.

FOOD ECONOMY ORDER

WASHINGTON, January 27th. President Wilson in a Proclamation exhorts the greatest food economy in order to increase shipments overseas to the Allies whose subsistence is largely dependent upon the United States.

The President appeals for a reduction

The President invited the members of a special senate of a mesting and then gave them his reasons for leaving the Capital and urged them to revise the system of Parliament.

BROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PLAGUE INSIDE THE GREAT WALL

PEKING, January 28th.

Wall towards Taiyuanfu, but the Autho The plague has spread inside the Great

rities are now more active with prevers.

tive measures,

CANTON NEWS.

[BY COURTESY OF THE “ CHUNG NÓỘI

EAN PO

Judgment was reserved. but it is not expected to be delivered within a month

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDEAL, ANNUAL MEETING OF SEAT HOLDERS AND SUBSCRIBERS. The annual meeting of the scatholders and subscribers of St. John's Cathedral will be held to-day in the Changber of Commerce Room, City Hall, at 5.30 p.m. The useting will consider the following

Eresolutions

AB÷

Chancellor of the Exchequer or Chairman the Treasury. Then he would at least bo of the Bank of England or Secretary to responsible for what he does whether it be right or wrong. At present he is re sponsible for the Common Law of Eng- land, and for nothing else. If our national finances go wrong as a result of his mterventions, if he gives a twist to. oar national policy in one direction or, another, the burden of setting matters right will fall on other shoulders. Lar censure. He will be back on his Bench, Reading will escape all liability or even where no one can reach him not even Parliament. It seems to us altogether national finance nad Parliamentary subversive of all sound principle of control that the Chief Justice should be (a) That the income of the Endow the Adviser of the Government, and even year to 8960) be applied to gene- We see that Lord Reading is even now ment Fund (which amounted last as we suppoa, he was the plenipoten

gene- tiary in such matters alexpenses in future (b)That the sum of $131.18, received anting as Financial Adviser for Great from the National Mission, he Britain at the Inter-Allied Conference in applied towards the completion of Paris. Surely the Treasury and the City the screen of the side chapel.. of London are not so impoverished of (c) That all seats in the Cathedral talent that we have to employ our Chief

be unreserved five minutes Justice on one financial mission after a

each Sunday morning ser- other. If they are, it is a nice reflection (4)—That all scata shall be free, at financial centre the clearing house, ag on what is supposed to be the greatest oach Sunday evening service, it is proudly called, of the world. We are The General Fund shows that the year opened with a debit of 357,07 and closed not sure if we rightly understand tho with a balance in hand of $196.32

functions of these Intor Allied Confer During

ences which are to meet in France. We collections amounted to 1.005.85.

Verges do not know what power the represents. The Cathedral Organ Fund shows that,

Lives may have to commit their respective after paying 24,000 on account of te

countries, or whether their functions are building and improvements to Mesars merely talk. But if the United Kingdom C. Blackett & Co., there is a balance is to be committed to any financial schema of $1,800.01.

we think it only right that the business should be handled and the responsibility shouldered by the person--whoever he may be who has to bear the brunt in this LABOUR AFTER WAR.

country of any commitments which may RAILWAYMEN'S PROPOSALS,

be made. If Lord Reading was indçed a financial genius of the first order, the men at Leicester recently discussed the know there is nothing in the record of The National Conference of Railway constitutional point. But, as far as we public might be inclined to waive the

With reference to the men's national has any uncommon capacity in the finan problem of reconstraction after the war the Lord Chief Justice to suggest that he

conference decided to programul for share in the cial sphere. He has no doubt the natural include proposals

acuteness possessed by very many of his Class and race; hut something more is needed when we are dealing with the Jinbilities of a nation. We may be at a disadvantage in considering this question,

the

It is hoped that the cutbreak will soon control and administration of railways. a forty-eight hours' working week, a sub. be controlled.

stantial

Increase in wages, and payment for overtime for all grades

JH. Thomas, M.P, seid, with respect to the economic position to day, the nation was like a dog living on its own tail. There must come a time very shortly when the true position would have to be faced, and they would have to pay for the apparent prosperity to-day. The country was faced with a annual

of hundred millions, pr brought in about that sum, but that in taxation cluded two hundred million excess war profite tax, which would cease with, the war. The suggestion that the easiest way out of the problem was the

repudiation

LEADERS KILLED IN ACTION..

CANTOS, January 28th.

the

During the battle in: Fa-chow on that, the leader Nung Yau-hing, who came from Kwong-si, was killed

The leader of King Was troop

we frankly distrust, and always have distrusted, Lord Reading, but we rest on, argument not on any ground of pres judice but on the issue of principle, Lord Reading is not responsible for finance. If those who are responsible are

not fit for their job, let Lord Reading by proximately all means replace them. But let us know tleman however able-in charge of our where we are. Do not let us have a gen. dance one day and our justice the next It is not sound business

and in privato safes for the benefit of the and Wednesdays should be observed as Kwok-hok, was murdered by deserterson of millions of workmen terday he was a Viscount to-day he is an

unemployed.

·RIVAL TO THE "RADA.

after he had been defeated by General Lung's troops.

of 30 per cent. in the consumption of

We take if that these financial pilgri- wheat and wheat products.......... Mondaya

of the National Deht was wicked, malinges are the explanation of the hot wheatless days, and one meal daily should

and cruel What would be

ours showered upon Lord Reading. Yes who had be watatiess. Tuesday should be a meat

invested in Government sec

securities? Were

Earl; tomorrow he may be a Duke We A wireles Turkish official report

An official telegram from Brestlifovsk less day and one meal daily should be

they to be robbed merely because there confess it is almost enough to make states:-Lively aerial activity at the states that the representatives of the meatless. Saturdays should be porkless, ching, Chief Adviser to the late Comes no alternative in the

It is also reported that Cheung Hon were others who had not been so people turn Republicans, That other Dardanelles and our land fire compelled Ukrainian

Therefore, he considered at particular. star, Lord Northoliffe, Soviets have

mores through the constellations with an Heavy as the burden

equal celerity. He kicks Mr. Lloyd two enemy warships and a mine-sweeper Kharkoff as a rival to the Ukrainian Rada | sugar is urged till later in the year.

and is missing. We are informed that would be it

dent f

established and a continued economy in the use of missioner Lung Sai-chu, was wounded, tax on would be much worse, if the George's colleagues and is immediately to retreat. The latter vas hit threestablished at Kieff, and have informed EV CABINET FOR HUNGARY General Lung has given 86,000 to bi peace which was to follow this war left made a Viscount. It is indeed a modern.

times:

The Near East,

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY) THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN. TURKISH REPORT.

LONDON, January 27th.

A Turkish communique statea: We rectifed our lives in Palestine, advancing them two kilometres.

General

LATEST GABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, }

GREAT BRITAIN GRANTS

COMPENSATION,

THE HAGUE, January 27th.

the Bolshevik representatives that the Bada does not represent the Ukrainian people,

but only the Governments of Kielt,

the Soviets control Kharkoff, Ekaterinos lav, Kherson, and the basin of Donets

Tchernikoff, and part of Kursk, whereas

to the Black Sen.

armaments"

WHAT

as they were to day entrenched as

OLGBT TO DO, When peace came t ought to say to the 5,000 controlled

example of Nollene oblige! Mr. Lloyd George secretly offers to Lord Northcliffe a post occupied by Lord Cowdray. Lord

troops as a reward for killing the above a GOVERN the Government Northcliffe thereupon makes the offer

LONDON, January 27th

leaders. A new Hungarian Cabinet has been ARMY SENT AGAINST LUNG. formed, with Herr Wekerle og Premier As General Lung's troops have entered

A Budapest telegram states that the the province this Tuchan has sant King has sanctioned the new Government strong force against him. We learn that programine, comprising the formation of over as regiments were sent from Canton

National Hungarian Army, and the

GENERAL LUK'S MOVEMENT.

while Lord Northcliffe is made a Viscount

It is impossible for the Rada to supply drawing up of a new Austro-Hungarian message from. Nanning states that try: (Cheep the control of railways now knows how to get it. He has only

anyone with wheat, because the Soviets Commercial Treaty. control the wheat-growing governm

governmenta

and means of communication.

The representatives of the Boviets will confer in the peace negotiations a part of the Russian Delegation, and they repudiate the treachery of the, Bado in

THE SILVER MARKET.

Silver is quoted fald., and the market

EXPLOSIVES FOR IRELAND.

have a shure

Northelite may mclife out

stablishments, We will guarantee work publicly at the opportunity of not throw the people out of employ colleagues. so that you may keep them going, and attacking Mr Lloyd Goorge

Lord Cowdray, in conse ment. He could think of nothing more, resigns, and Lord Northcliffe's likely to precipitate revolution than the other immediately given his job Wholesale dismissal of millions of persons It is a curious transaction. If Lord today were id they meant to Northcliffe should desire a Dukedom he

working for the coun- General Luk Wing-ting has gone to What did they mean by control Rail to throw a few more bricks at the Prime Lung chow. General Luk bas recruited whymen desired machinery to deal with Minister's colleagues and if they resign their grievances. There were people who he can always put his relations into their three regiments of now soldiers for his talked in a silly way saying You offices. Thus Mr. Lloyd George and Lord body guarde.

cannot conciliata with the capitalists (Hear, hear.) “Well,” he added,

Lord YANG (PING»BESIEGED.

you cannot

abolish your trade

practiser desty olish your

Northcliffe refuses and the Prime Minister forgive Commander Lam-Fu has reported to union. Brassington (1

(Manchester) No, try and becomes a Marquess: Mr. Lloy Minia the Tuchun that he attacked the Yan abolish your capitalist (Cheers.) George turns the other cheek of a col- Ping district on the 24th lust. General Mr. Thomas retorted that any one who legue But while we admire the virtues attempting a separate peace with the I learn on the most trustworthy Lunga troops were defeated and comsaid they had no right to go and negotint and the manners of our new rulers, wo

authority that the Belfast police force

pared with the other side was a traitor to the are tempted to suggest that all these hon- have just discovered a plot to smuggle pelled to retreat into the district city

ide was a tours, well deserved though they may be, unionado high explosives into Ireland from after losing a number of machine guns.

Mr. Morris (Tetrad) considered the with postponed until in Glasgow (wrote the Daily Telegraph's

reconstruction must be the crowned with peace. At restoration of liberties taken away from when the very e Dublin Correspondent last month. The city is now besieged by Lam's troope

present time. existence the morning of Sunday, November, 25th.

of the threatened these

comitry people during the war. As ruiva musk coc

half-time a awards men they had to insist on

seem a littles premature. Lat in control of railways on participation

ensure that an English Peerage is Mr. Brassington Manchester) predic

predicta

permanency Moreover, es ing between them a pretty heavy port It was reported to the North-Easter 6,000,000 persons from industries for just seem small and tame compared with even the the transfer of 5,000,000 with

000 or greatest services, financial or divlomatic, mantent. The police followed them to Sea Fisheries Committee at York, recent destruction to peace i their destination, and on examining the

industries there the greatest sacrifice of all, which is made portmanteau found that it containedly, that a Hull skipper has earned over would be over production and millions of br those who go over the top

on the men who give everything and who get enough high explosives to destroy a street, £35,000 since the war began. Another unemployed. if not a greater parts of 4 city. 16 15 as made 16,00 in two years, and the pit, Graup (Sheffield) said a tax upon nothing. If there are any hoan coins understood that an arrest to which a zood Ealance-sheet of fi firm of trawler owners capital might pensi se, people who ought the heroes of the trenches she have deal of importance is attached has been shows that cane skipper has been paid to get at individual incomes fix a me making others might to content work

not to be taxed. What they wanted was then

thep. Considering the sacrifice aro mads in Glasgow. Further, it is stated £8,000 during one year of that one of the Boy Scouts was carrying The report added that skippers had mam, and confiscate shove the amount without rewards, save that re

Mr. Holloway (York) advocated both sweetest of all which comer ve despatches, which were fastened in the earned all they received when the perils of the repudiation of the National Debt when he feels that he has dont * | lining of his cost

and the expropriation of wealth.

and served his country.

Central Powers.

The President of the Russian Delega It is announced that Great Britain tion replied, agreeing to discuss a com- has paid 12,970 guilders as compensation mon peace with the Ukraine Soviets as for the material damage caused by a part of the Russian Delegation. the bombing of Goeritazee on April 29th, 1818, by British neroplanes.

CENTRALITES RETURN TO

BRESTLITOVSK.

AMSTERDAM, January 27th. The German papers announce that Cernin and Baron Kuehlmann தீர்

return to Brestlitovsk to-day.

EARLIER CABLES. PETROGRAD POPULACE STARVING ME PETROGRAD, January With Owing to the peasants, refusing to sell grain for the depreciats, papon roubles, the clating of the Urainian and Quick granarice, and the disorganisation of transport, the inhabitants of Petro grad, including

thousands undisciplined soldiers, bortly faced with starvation.

шапу

two boya, said to belong to a Dublin

detachment of Sinn Fein Boy Scouts, SKIPPERS HUGE PROFITS. landed at Belfast from Ardrossan, carry-

the North Bes were remembered

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