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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19m, 1918,
NAVAL FIGHT IN DOVER STRAITS.
PALESTINE AND AFRICA OPERATIONS.
BOLSHEVIKS ENDANGERING
CIVILISATION.
RUSSIA AFTER THE ARMISTICE.
Brunca Belgian Front.
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GERMAN PARTY DISPERSED.
Naval Activities.
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RAID IN DOVER STRAITS.
LONDON, February 15th- The Admiralty reports: A flotilla of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig rearge enemy destroyers made a swift raid ports: A patrol this morning surprised and dispersed a German working party, eastward of Loos⠀⠀⠀
LONDON, February 18th.
There was hostile artillery Bring be
tween Gouzcaucourt and the Scarpe
at one o'clock this morning on our patrol forces in the Dover Straits..
They sank trawler and seven drifters
which were bunting submarines.
The destroyers returned northward
DANGERS OF A PREMATURE PEACE
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THE RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS,
COUNT CZERNIN'S OPTIMISM.
AMETERDAM,” February 15th Replying to an address of welcome by the Burgomaster of Vienna on his return. from Brestlitevsk, Count Czernio stated
that he had received positive assurance
LONDON February 18th "Lord Denbigh, in à lecture before the London Chamber of Commerce on Ger- manar-aims and the dangers of a premature peace, said that the Germane were manenvring for a strategical posi tion enabling them to squeeze the British Empire, luse post-war commercial position would depend on the military situation at the peace discussions. W that all Austrian war prisoners in Russia were not asking Augʻralians Canadians
anadians would be released. The civil war in and other Dominion troops to fight fox Russia and Ukraine was bound to create British trade; but for the welfare of the many difficulties, but he was convinced whole Empire. The Americans were com.that an honourable general peace could obtained if they hold out a little bining with us because we were fighting
longer an unscrupulous and burglarious bully- Lord Denbigh urged the kombing of
the Rhine bridges and communications,
and German ammunition works, thereby making the life of the enemy impossible. If peace were made now Germany would have obtained a position enabling her to break up our Empire in the near future.
BRITISH TRADE.
LONDON, February lithi There was a decrease in exports of
River, also in the Lens sector and north rapidly before we were able to engage.194,607 and an increase in imports of
eastward of Ypres,
Despite the unfavourable conditions yesterday our aeroplanes machine gunned a convoy and troops from a low altitudo,
One of our machines is missing.
ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVE.
LONDON, February 15th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-
ports-There was considerable activity
them,
LATER £8,468,747, -cumpared with January of
last year.
A correspondent at Dover relates that the first intimation, of the naval fght was bring beginning west of Dover, and in. creasing in intensity as the vessels high-speeded up the Channel at bigh tide. The Lodies of the British patról have
been recovered.
of the enemy's artillery in the Queant Italian bront sector,
We secured prisoners in patrol encoun ters the neighbourhood of Lems.
raid on a Belgian post castward of Merekem was repulsed
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RAID BY CANADIANS.
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COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.
ROME, February 16th-
BRITISH LABOURITES IN FRANCE.
PARIS, February 16th,
The French Socialists received the British and Belgian Delegates to arrange for an Inter Allied Conference.
Mr Henderson and Mr. Ramsay Mac donald were of opinion that they could not be satisfied with a halting peace, but it was essential to hold an International Conference for the attainment of complete agreement between all the Allied Sosial--|
ste
The Commission of Inquiry into the Italina retreat on the Piave has been opened. General Canova is presiding. LONDON, February 14th.
Signor Orlando, Prenter, who attend. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Heig re-ed, explained that no Imit was placed COL ROOSEVELT RECOVERING ports-The Canadians this morning on the Commission's powers to establish successfully raided trenches at Lens and the responsibilities. returned without loss. They captured a
few prisoners.
There is hostile artillery fire on the Souchez River.
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THE FRENCH FRONT.
VIOLENT ARTILLERY ACTIONS.
PARIS, February 16th.
The Near East.
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OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE
LINE ADVANCED,
LONDON, February 15th.
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S
MANIFESTO
AMSTERDAM February 15th. A message from Vientin states that the Austrian Emperor, in a manifests on the occasion of the Ucraine peace, trusts that the gratifying first ponce will soon lead to general peace, for suffering hamanity reciproentesa neighbourly lovo of aspiring young people which had suffi cient resolution to express its better self.
AN INSPIRED STATEMENT.C
An inspired statement in the Vienna papers," "reviewing the Breatlitovsk nego
AFTAIES IN RUSSIA.
MAXIMALISTS: ARREST-GERMANS.
AMSTERDAM, February 18th.
LABOUR'S MESSAGE TO SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
LONDON, February 15th.
The Labour Advisory Board of Wales
A message from Riga rd Berlin states that the Maximalists at Reval arrested and Monmouthshire sent a message to 8,000 Germans and Esthonians, and Admiral Beatty and Field Marshal Sir declared all German nobility outlaws.
Douglas Haig, convaying a resolution which had been unanimously adopted by DANGER OF BOLSHEVIKISM.
thousands of workers in shipyards, munition factories, stoc, tinplato and spelter works, and railways, paying m
Amsterdam, February 15th. Interviewed by the Voische Zeitung, M Radoslavoff, the Bulgarian Premier,
expressed a significant sentiment. He tribute to the unflinching courage of the said that the Quadruplice must take sailors and soldiers, which will inspire measures to prevent the spread of Bol- us to give of our best in the workshops, shevikism, which is endangering civiliza concious that by so doing we are on the tion:
sure way to victory, peace and the
ciumph of true democracy!!!
Referring to Roumania, he declared that the Roumanians had not yet realised the seriousness of their position. Only after the capitulation of their Army can
they secure peace.
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POLISH CABINET RESIGNS.
AMSTERDAM, February 16th. A telegram from Berlin reports the resignation of the Polish Cabinet.
THE FATE OF AUSTRIAN PRISONERS.
ZURICH, February 15th.
A semi-official message from Vienna states-The fate of the Austrian pris tiations, saya that in view of M. Trotzky'soners in Russia has created alarm. It states they are free, but are without unsatisfactory attitude, the Central Powers strove for a breech on the means of subsistence, and that the Eastern Front by making peace with Bolshevik Government is incapable of Ukraine, which, moreover, was necessary organising the toons for their repatria- as the only way of reaching Europe's richest granery, but peace with Ukraine was only possible by conceding the Cholm Government, and declares that the Poles cannot object to this concession, which is based on the primiple of self-deter mination.
tion.
DEMONSTRATION IN BRUSSELS.
BELGIAN JUDGES STRIKE.
AMSTERDALI February 15th The Germans arrested and sent to Ger- many three Presidents of the Brussels Court of Cassation for arresting two
two.
The statement adds that military assist- ance to the Ukrainians may be nosso leaders of the Flemish Activist movement, The Belgian delegates, MM Huysmans to protect the transport of the surplus
PORN which had proclaimed the Eutonomy of and Bouckere, concurred,
gruin againet Bolshevik attacks, and
Powered Flanders, | concludes that Austria-Hungary is în no way bound by the Russian declaration Montana terminating a state of war. _____ Austro- Bungary has no reason to renounce the Armistice, because from the standpoint of International Law a state of war still
NEW YORE, February 16th, Col Roosevelt is recovering, and is leaving hospital shortly.T
RUSSIA'S FOREIGN LOANS.
AMSTERDAM, February 18th.
In the Second Chamber the Foreign Minister stated that Holland had pro posed joint action with neutrals regard,
exists
UKRAINE GRAIN FOR AUSTRIA
A telegram from Vienna states that the Reichspost announces that Ukraine has agreed to send to Austria all available
An Austrian Committee is proceeding
A Palestine official report states-Durg the annulment of the Russian stocks of grain by July 31st A coruntque states:There were line was advanced to a depth of two Foreign Loans, and that Spain had fairly violent artillery actions in the miles on a front of six miles patride the already assisted in the matter. same scoter on the right of the Mouse, village Mukhras, north-northeast of
in Woevre and in Upper Alsace,
Jernenlem, against little opposition.
Two enemy detachments attempting to Generat rush our lines on the Chaume Wood |
front were repulsed.
ARTILLERY STRUGGLE
PARIS, February Joth.
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DISORDERS ON ALAND,
ISLANDS.
LONDON, February 15th..
A telegram from Copenhagen states
A communique states-The artillery struggle continued very lively in Cham- Tagno at night-time, notably in the sec- tor of Butte de Mesnil. We captured that a Swedish Expedition has arrived 177 prisoners here on February 13th.
AMERICA AND THE WAR,
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
WARRINGTON February 15th.
to Kieff to arrange the transport,
GERMANY AND ROUMANTA
AMSTERDAM, February 15th
A Berlin telegram states that an exten
PARIS, February 15th
Le Matin states that the Germans still have 32 Divisions of Infantry and several divisions of Cavalry on the Roumanian
Frontz
FRENCH TREASON TRIAL.
VERDICT OF COURT MARTIAL
PARIS, February 15th. The court-martial has sentenced Bolo Pasho to death; Signor Cavallini, form- erly Italian Deputy, who is under arrest. at Rome, to death in contumacium; and Porchere, who was Bolo Pasha's agent, to three years' imprisonment.
LATER Polo Pasha will be shot at Vinceunce. An enormous crowd outside cheered the sentence
The Court's verdict on the eleven
obarges against Bolo Pashe was urani- mous
THE SCENE IN COURT. The Court was crowded The Prosecu tor, Lieutenane Mornet, in a speech, build up the most damning case, recapitulating Bolo's post history, and concluding by declaring this to be the most serious caso of treason since the war, As a soldier, and as a patriot mourning with Franco the death of a hundred thousand French- man, he demanded death sentence on the man who had betrayed his country for ten mallion francs.
APPEAL
LATER
Counsel for Bolo is spealing against. the decisioni
THE DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS
LONDON, February 15th In the House of Commons, the Address. was adopted without a division...
FRENCH PRESS DELIGHTED.
PARIS, February 15th. result of the debate in the House of The newspapers express delight at the
The Germans released the Activists, and the news spread through Brussels like wildfire, Thousands of de monstratore who had assembled in the
in square were charged by the police Commons, and soldiers. Several were killed and the clouds and strengthens the Lloyd Le Liberte says the solution dispersea
wounded by shooting.
All the Belgian judges struck till the
three Presidents were released.
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DUTCH MINISTER REPROBATES GERMAN ACTIONS
AMSTERDAM February 16th. The Datch Minister at Brussels
energetically reprobated the German authorities for the arrest of the three Belgian Judges.
EARLIER CABLES. THRIFT IN GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, February 15th,
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar
George Ministry, whose fall would have delighted the enemies of the 'utente.
Le Temps notes that any other result would merely encourage the German Chancellor to believe it would be enough to persevere in brutality a little longer to bring England to her knees,
The organ emphasised that, except for a few impenitent pacifists, the whole of the peoples in Groat Britain, as in France, approve of fthe policy of the Versailles Council.
GERMAN COMMENT.
AMSTERDAM February 15th. Commenting upon Mr. Lloyd George's speech, Foruuerts states: In Count Hertling & remarks about the coaling stations no one in Germany Baw anything but a light ironical interpretation of President Wilson's principles as re
regards. ORE the the freedom
The journal deduces therefrom that the speechmaking across the seas merely creates a now misunderstanding
LONDON, February 15th, The Times Lobbyist states that the de
The House of Representatives favour son of the armistice with Roumain is ably reported on the billion dollars now being discussed. urgently required for the deficiency of N the Appropriation Bill for various mili- tary activities. Provision is made to expend $81,000,000 on the heaviest fort artillery supplementary, ovar $1,780,000,- at Aland Islands.
000 already spent or authorised. Swedish gunboat demanded that the
It is intended to erect a plant in Russian soldiers leave the Islands, upon France for the manufacture of pasen which the Russians destroyed the signal-Over $217,000,000 are for the aeroplane The German account of the closing GREAT BRITAIN AND THE OFFER OF PALACES FOR Our air squadrons on the night of station huc blew up munition dumpe bombs asked for February 12th dropped 4,500 kilogratames The Bolsheviks representative it
There was a violent bombardment at night-time on the right of the Meuse and in WOLVTO.
of bombs on railway stations at Thion- Stockholm left by Swedish destroyer for ville Conflans, Chamblay and Metzs the Islands to request the Russians to Ablona, causing fires and explosiona at leave.
the two last-named places.
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RAIDS AROUND RHEIMS.
PARIS, February 18th.-
A communiqué states:--To the north west and east of Rheims we carried out raids, capturing prisoners
|IMPORTANT NATURALISATION
DECISION.
LONDON, February 15th. The King's Bench has ruled that s Ger, man naturalised in Australia who was
fined in London for not complying with
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THE SUGGESTED POST WAR TRADE - BOYCOTT,
NEW YORK February 15th
PHE CLOSING SCENES AT
BRESTLITOVSK
AMSTERDAY, February 15th.
scenes at Brestlitovsk shows that the Delegates failed to agree regarding the new Ukrainian frontier south of Brestli- tovsk
law stated that up to the end of last bate on the Address ended without pre -week £352,000,000 of National War Bonda ducing any official announcement re- had been zold. He had adopted this sys The delay will harden the Government, garding the Versailles organisation.
tem of continuous borrowing as a sub- since it suggests the postponement of inevitable reforme, whereas the only stitute for a Luan, and he now had every question In dispute is that of filling cer hope that it would be successful.
tain appointments.
POPE
LONDON, February 15th
WOUNDED.
LONDON, February 15th.
It is announced that His Majesty the In the House of Commons, replying to King's offer of the Palaces cabled yester Mr McKean, Lord, Robert Cecil em day was made in August, 1914, and The Russian Delegates contended that
S Llso in 1916, but various difficulties pre- phatically denial that any disrespect to vented acceptance of the offer. Hie the proposed new frontier would be
Majesty thought it wise to give a large A referendum of the National Astacia strategically disadvantageous to Bussie, His Holiness the Pope was involved or sum to the Red Cross-thabs to spend ion of Manufacturers was not in favour while the Germans declared it was not a
intended by the Government not money on alterations on Kensington and 8 Janes Palaces, which are now being of the suggested post-war trade hoycottmatter of a Russo-German frontier, but
sending more than a formal acknow used for army comforts work The ques of Germany.
ledgment of the Papal Peace Nole which tion of the employment of Buckingham, a frontier between Russia and the new
Palace is still being considored. decision was due to the belief that border States.
ROYAL SOLICITUDE FOR nothing could be usefully added to Pro- sident Wilson's Reply,
LABOUR
BREWERS GRAIN STOCKE..
NEW YORK, February 15th. lr., Hoorer has prohibited the
After M. Trotzky had announced the
withdrawal of Bussig from the war,
the Aliens Registration Order was not breweries from purchasing or malting There was fairly great reciprocal artil-entitled to claim that he was subject grain. The brewer, have 6 months' stock Baron von Kushimann afirmed thatstro esperarsi
Jery firing in Champagne.
Our batteries caught and dispersed a
strong enemy concentration to the south of Dormoise,
Africa
of the Empire The Court ruled that he in hand must be regarded here as an enemy.
BRITAIN'S NOTICE OF REPRISALS.
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Heuter's Agency earns that the Dutch CAMPAIGN IN EAST AFRICA Minister Berlin handed to Germ
120*
LONDON, February 16th
on Febri
Quadruplice was still at war with Russia, and thute warlike "operations Would
THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE automatically revive after the lapse
NEW ZEALAND E IMPERATIVE
DET
WELLINGTON February 17th Sir J. G. Ward has stated that the
Dominion –representatives are going to
monta's notice of the Imperial Conference pa an An official report states We excapied Brit réprisals: regarding Behölize tava daty he reversion of the Paci Mtarika in the Lajenda Valley on Feb. truary 3rd. The enemy is now driven out Wookey, and that no answer has so far lands, to Germany must be preventes
of the area westward of Lajenda
a. their reSTOTAMOK Would be a ca
been recetes
the Armistice,
BRODY RETURNED
AMBIERDAM February 15th.
HDR stated that in ance with the terme of peace witz
troops Thus the last big town
LONDON February 16th. Their Majesties the King and and Prince of Wales and Princess Mary,
pasting in London the bro “pane)
- Referring to the Trenty with Italy which had been published in Petrograd, Lord Robert Cecil kald the clause relating on to the Pope merely declared that if Italy pr objected to a Papal representative, at the to the chatlo Fence Congress, Great Britain would the support the objection, because only belligerents were entitled to atten
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