THE
WAR.
The following Cables were received on Saturday night and issued in our Early morning Batra gesterday.
Franco-chelgian Pront
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]
BRITISH FRONT.
NEW ZEALANDERS CARRY OUT SUCCESSFUL RAID
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
A BATCH OF PRISONERS
in
PARIS, February 18t A communiqué states: We took 525 prisoners, including 11 officers, yesterday's operations in Lorraine.
FIGHTING IN VERDUN AREA
PARIS, February 20th
A communiqué states-Our fire drove back raiders in the Verdun sector. Kur
There was violent artillery struggle in Champagno and the Vosges
STOUT RESISTANCE BY BELGIANS.
LONDON, February 22nde A Belgian ummuniqué states:After a violent bombardment enemy detach ments attacked our advanced posts in the region of Kloostermolen.or
The enemy failed to reach our lines. ARTILLERY FIGHTING
LONDON February 21st, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- porte-The New Zealanders carried out
PARIS, February 2nd. a successful raid anstward of Polygon
A communique states: There was Wood and took a few prisoners.
Hostile artillery was active at Fres fairly great artillery activity at Cham- pagne and on the right bank of the Meuse from February 18th to 18th quira.
We brought down 18 enemy machines. The railway stations at Mets Ablons, Forbach and Benedorf were bombed, and also depote at Engiesheim, where a big fire broke out
ARTILLERY ACTIVE AT ST. QUENTIN
LONDON, February 21st. Field-Marah Sir Douglas Haig re ports:-Wo repulsed a raid eastward of Naval Activities.
Armentières.
Hostile artillery was active at St Quentin and La Bassee..
BIR DOUGLAS HAIG ON AVIATION.
LONDON, February 23rd.
Field Marshal Bir Douglas Haig re ports on aviationHostile artillery was active in the neighbourhoods of the Artas-Cambrai Road, La Basser and Ypres.
Aeroplanes yesterday dropped 300 bombs on billets and also on railway sidings at Courtrai, Ledeghem and Douai
We brought down 7 machines and drove down two.
Three of ours are missing, 678 bombs were dropped Inst night.
Three hundred bombs were dropped on an erodrome south-eastward of Legs. tean used by enemy's nightfliers Nine- tees direct hits wore secured on hangars and aerodromes at Grent and Toarnal
One of our machines has not returned:
ENEMY RAID REPULSED
LONDOS, February 20th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ve- ports :-After a heavy bombardment, the cray attempted a raid, to the east of Arleux-en-Uchelle which we completely repulsed, killing and taking prisonera a We took several prisoners in a success. ful local enterprise, to the north-cart of
number of the enemy.
Wytschacte
FIELD MARSHAL HAIG ON AVIATION
LONDON, February 20th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, re- porting on aviation, states:We bamb eth, yesterday, a serodrome, to the north of Douai nod a dump to the north-east of Lillo Wo dropped fifty bombs on billets.
We brought down eleven machines and drove down another. The infantry also brought down night bomber Two of our machines are missing.
During the night, 160 bomka were dropped on an important railway centre, to the south-east of Cambrai and on billets to the porth of Dous. We also again successfully attacked Thionville and 2 heavy bombs were dropped on the railway station, causing a la ge explo sion and two Bros
Dospite considerable anti-aircraft, all our machines returned. **Our_aeroplanes to-day, dropped a ton
(THROUGH BRUTER & AGENCY.] FRENCH TRANSPORT
TORPEDOED,
ONE HUNDRED AND TEN MIESING
PARIS, February 21st. The transport Diver was torpedoed on 1st instant on her voyage to Bougie from Marecilles with an escorted convoy
No submarine was sighted. There were 339 passcogers, including One hundred 301 troops and 55 erow, and ten are missing.
RECENT RAID IN THE CHANNEL.
QUESTION RAISED IN PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, February 23rd. In the House of Commons, Mr. Lynch asked regarding the recent German raid in the Channel,
Mr Macnamara replied that the answer would involve a detailed account
General,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY) AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA GENERAL IVANOFF MORTALLY WOUNDED.
PETROGRAD, February 20th. General Ivanoff, ex-Commander of the south-western Front, has beco mortally wounded in the fighting at Kiell.
The Metropolitan of Kieff has been murdered in his monastery by robbers.
GERMANS IN ESTHONIA
LONDON, February 20th.
A wireless German official report states:e outered Eathonia and passed through Werten
A German official message stated: We advanced 20 kilometres astride the Biga Petrograd railway
We advanced on wide sectors between Dvinsk and Luck and are now marching on Rovno.
We took 2,500 prisoners, 100 gas and much rolling stock.
BIG BOOTY TAKEN BY ENEMY.
LONDON, February 21st
A wireless German official message says:- We occupied Leal in Esthonia reached Pernigal and Lemsal on the Riga Gulf, traversed Wenden, approach- ing Wolmar between Drinsk and Pigsk and pressed eastward of Linsin
gen
It also reports the occupation of im portant railway and rond junctions:
Continuing, the Dessage says—AR Ravno we cleared off the enemy. Our prisoners included a General 425 officers 8,700 men. Our Booty consisted of 1,453 guns 4,500 motor-cars, and 1,000 railway carriages, many of them laden with food THE FUTURE OF POLAND
ZURICH, February 21st.
A meingo from Lemberg says the dis
MONDAY FEBRUARY 25TH. 1918.
GERMANY 8 REASON FOR PEACE AVAILABLE ALLIEDSHIPPING
AMSTERDAM, February 20th The Reichstag discussed the Ukraine Treaty
Baron Kuelimann Heclared that M Trotsky's attitude at Brestlitovak was unprecedented in history.
The Conservative, National, Liberal and Catre Parties generally approved the Treaty The Poles and Independent Socialists protested K
Baron uolhman confessed that the question of securing supplies was the chief reason why peace with Ukraine was essential Tho fact, that the Bolshevika. wore throwing big forces into Ukraine showed that there were suppite there.
RUSSIAN OFFER OF PEACE,
LONDON, February 20th. A Russian oficial message states that Germany has acknowledged receipt of Russia's peaca offer.
AMSTERDAM, February 20th- In the Reichstag Baron Kueibmann announced tho Russian Ponce offer amid chears from all parts of the House.
Baron Kusihmann, however, warned the House against believing peace with Russia to be certain Peace would only materialise when the treaty was signed. AUSTRO RUSSIAN FRONTIER RESTORED.
Lonor, Fobrazy, 20th
An official announcement made at Vienna statch that, in ocordance with the provisions of the Ukraine Feace Treaty, the Austro-Russian pre-war frontier is now completely restored.
FRENCH PRESS COMMENT
PARIS February 20th
It is pointed out that the Bolshevik capitulation accentuates the danger of German expansion in the Far East
The Echo de Paris says that Japan can
now play an important part if the Entente permits.
AMERICA AND THE WAR WEEKLY WAR REVIEW.
LONDON February 20th A Associated Press message from Washingtonannounces that the low point of available Allied shipping has been passed a fortnighs earlier than expected. The officials re how confident that in future the available shipping will steadily increden.
SHIPPING RETURNS.
LONDON, February 201 BRITISH
The Admiralty announces that the shipping returns for the week ending February 18th show Arrivals.
2.329
Departures
Vessels sunk (over 1,600 tons). Vessels sunk (under 1,800 tons). Fishing vessels sunk og Vessels unsuccessfully attacked
12,903 $12
3
8
TRENCH
PARLS, February 20th The shipping returns for the week ending February 10th, show
Arrivals
Departures costas diges Vessels sunk sommermoAMKARA Vessels unsuccessfully attacked
ITALIAN.
919
678
0
3
ROME, February 20th. The shipping returns for the week ending February 16th, show only two steaners sunk.
SPEECH BY ADMIRAL VISCOUNT JELLICOE.
GERMANS FEAR BRITISH DESTROYERS
INTER-ALLIED SOCIALIST
CONFERENCE.
LONDON, February 20th The Inter-Allied Socialist Conferences on the waraima held a preliminary meeting in the Central Hall at Westmins ter bend closed dcore,
Mr. Arthur The attendance included Henderson, Mr Ramsay Macdonald,
Huysmand represen
s and also Mr. Vendors
W. H. Andrews, repro
ting South Africa and representatives of Sweden and Roumania
The French and Tealinn delegatione have not yet arrived.
PRIZE COURT DECISION.
Lowpoy, February 20th. The Prize Court has ordered the ro lease of coconut oil valued at £120,000 which was sized the steamer Bonna and five other neutral vessels, on a voyage from the Dutch East Indies to Sweden
The President of the Court, Sit Suel Evans, disagreed with the Crown co tention that raw materials designed ananeral country for manufacture n consumption the
there were linhle to con deronation on the ground that a
a similar article might or would subsequently bo exported to the enemy by other citizens of that country
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, February 28ad.
The silver market is steady,
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
Hongkong Observatory, February 24th
LONDON, February 20th Speaking at the Aldwych Club, Admiral Viscount Jellicoe emphasised that des
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content of the Pales has been agsMLER Block battalions, who have been in for ours.
As regards surface fighting we WASHINGTON, February 20th.
had dragged the tail of our coat across Wester The War Secretary in his weekly to the Heligoland Bight often enough, but Bil view, points out that Germany and her the enemy had not taken the invitation. Allies are apparently ready for an When the war broke out 900 German chips offensive in the West, where the bulk of were in foreign ports and only 150 return the German forces are now assembled ed to Germany. Around the British les Advices received show that the German daily there were a thousand ships, tar Staff hopes by massing large number of gets for submarines, but never a target tensively trained, to deliver a crushing blow, but many of these units are wholly The War Secretary emphasises that far untrained to Western warfare.
LONDON February 20th.. In the House of Commons, Bit Le greater obstacles will be encountered Russia and Italy. Both these break
merchantmen, of 1,800 tons than when the Germans broke through Chioue Money stated that last year, 20% were achieved only after the morale of British built, et un are rate connage of the troops was undermined
by the appointinent of General Boehmer Molles as the Chief of Staff of General Dandeli, Governor of Galicia, replacing the civilian, Count Huyn
of our dispositions, which it was not A semi-official Berlin statement de desirable to give. The contention that clares that no decisions have yet been German raiders and submarines could taken regarding the future of operate successfully in the Channel and whose fate depends on the attitude of the in the Straits of Dover was entirely un- Poles to Germany and Austria-Hungary how completely we controlled the seas we justified by facts Obviously no matter could apt always prevent such attacks In a dark night wi
LENIN'S ROLE IN RUSETA'S
BRITISH SHIPBUILDING.
1,067,608 were completed, while the net
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S POSITION
An important body of German cavalry loss of such vessels was 508.
the vicinity of Rign leads to the belief that the Germans me advance on
PEACE ing the Armenian centres south of the
Petrograd POEMALE © The Russian contingenta Bry evacuat;
PETROGRAD, February 21st Black Sen.
kian hands
LONDON, February 20th
The Admiralty had every reason to be satisfied with the results achieved in re. It transpires that Lenin, who was the Trebizond will probably fall into Tur In the House of Lords, Lord Curzon cent weeks by the Admiral Commanding chief advocate for accepting the Gernian
demand declared that it was necessary Large contingents of Arabs are joining Dover.
to sign the pence in order to have & re the Sheik of Mecca, who is co-operating volution, and the Soviet authority and with the British. Eve Bolshevik Commissioners voted te acceptance, four voting against
RUSSIAN TROOPS ABANDONING POSTS
The Near East.
THROUGH REUTER A. GENUTS PALESTINE OPERATIONS. FURTHER PROGRESS ON AN
EXTENSIVE FRONT
Lonnos February 21st. A Palestine official message says: Our advance eastward of Jerusalem was re sumed yesterday. Despite heavy rain storms, difficult country, and the enemy's obatinete resistance, we progreased 3 miles on a front of 8 miles to within 4 miles of Jericho. Simultaneously we advanced a wild on a front of four miles westward of Jerusalem on the Nablas road. road CH
of bombs on factories and the station at The air service co-operated and bombed Firmascos, in Germany Hits were obtained near the station, gasworks and camps and depots 10 miles east and factories, where a large fire was caused. All our machines returned.
north-east of Jericho.
Our losses on Tuesday were very sight. Yesterday's losses are as yet not re- ported.
The operations continue,
OBJECTIVES SECURED ON EXTENDED FRONT.
PETROGRAD, February 218t Russian troops are reported to be abandoning their posts.
GENERAL MURDERED: General Yanuskevitch, ex-Chief of Staff, has been murdered by the Red Guards, in the train in which they were being brought down to Fetrograd f imprisonment
CENTRAL POWERS AND ROUMANIA,
NATIONAL WAR
EXPENDITURE. OVER SIX MILLIONS DAILY
LONDON, February 20th
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar LAW stated that the daily average National expenditure for the four weeks ending the 10th inst, was £6,384,000
ARMY PURCHASES LAST TEAR
LONDON, February 20th In the House of Commons, Mr. May pherson mentioned the de following Army purchases were made last year
Manufactures £270,000,000, including
£113,000 wool £88,000,000, preserved meat, £12,000,000
ROUMANIA'S DESIRE FOR PEACE 28,000,000 for the Allies, raw material.
AMSTERDAM, February 22nd.
A telegram Irom Vienna says that the Ronmanian Government has expressed a dezire to enter into preliminary peace discussions with representatives of the Central Powers
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THE CHARGE AGAINST
MORNING POST" EDITOR AND COL REFINGTON FINED
said that Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig retained absolute, control of his troops, although certain serves would best, the disposal of the Versailles Coun- eil to meet any point of danger,
THE VERSAILLES
COUNCIL.
LONDON, February 2nd. Sir Henry Rawlinson will succeed Gen The report is confirmed that General 81 Henry Wilson on the Vermilles Council.
OFFICIAL SUMMER.
LONDON, February 20th.
In the House of Commons, the Rt. Hon. Bir G. Cave KC, the Home Secretary, announced that Summertime would be gin on March 24, and end on August, 20
THE IRISH CONVENTION
LONDON, February 20th: Mr. Bonar Law stated in the House of Commons that it was much too Buen. fo conclude that the Irish Convention would be without result.
GERMAN SUBJECTS IN EAST AFRICA
LONDON, February 20th.
LONDON, February end Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, re- porting on aviation says:We bombed yesterday an aerodrome north of Douai, a large dump at Courtrai and a railway station south-east of Douai There is Continuous air fighting. We brought down eleven and drove down six enemy machines Two of our machines aro missing
We bombed Thionville and Troves last by evening to an average depth of two continue fighting if negotiations do not the Defence of the Realm Regulations by would shortly be made for the removal of
night at a low altitude with good results. Five barsts of Hame, were observed at Treves station, which set fire to three other buildings, Bursts of fame were observed at Thionville railway station and gas works where there is a large fire. Une of our machines is missing..........
LONDON, February 20th. An official message from Palestine states:We attacked yesterday morning eastward of Jerusalem on a fifteen mile frontage and secured all our objectives miles.
Italian bront
[ZHBQUGE, BALTER'S AGENCY.]
Consequently Count Czernin and others will shortly be leaving for Roumania. «
LONDON, February 21st The telegram adds that in competent quarters there is an opinion that Rou
Colonel Hepington and Mr Gwynne, manis is not yet ripe for peace. She the Editor of the Morning Post have still entertaining far-reaching aspiras been ned 100 each, for contravening Pherson announced that arrangements tions, and appears to be determined 30
publishing a prohibited article on the satisfy these aspirations, Veresilles Council,
THE DESTINY OF CHOLM
BRITISH CAPTURES LAST YEAR.
A REGION, AL
BABLE, February 20th
A telegram from Vienna states that in the Lower House of the Reichsrath, the
We dropped a ton of explosives on BRITISH CO-OPERATION IN Premier Dr. Seidler, ansourced, that
Treves in a daylight raid to day. Eleven bursts were observed at the railway
station, and six on neighbouring build- ings.
We repeatedly drove off hostile scouts. The anti-aircaft guns fired consider ably
One of our machines did not return.
FRENCH TRON
ITALY
58 HOSTILE AEROPLANES
DESTROYED
LONDON February 22nd:
A British-Italian official report states During the past week we carried out successful raids across the Piave, taking some prisoners
tur aeroplanes made several Buccessful bombing raide, and also destroyed
GERMAN LINES PENETRATED ON dirigible shed.
A WIDE FRONT.
PARIS, February 21ste A communique states :-We repulsed a raid at Four de Paris, inflicting appre riable enemy losses.
Our detachments north of Bures and east of Montel in Lorrains deeply pens-- trated the German lizes on a wide front.
The operation, was brillianti car cat und a number of prisoners, which ag at prevent counted
enemy neron
down on, the 19th instant. seriousl
to own lines.
Since we arrived in Italy we destroyed 38 hostile aeroplanes and drove down many ethers
We last eight machinen.
uary 20th
the representatives of the Ukrainian und of the Austrian Governments have signed an agreement, complementary to the Ukrainian Peace Treaty, stati the Cholm region would not be Ukraine and providing for the ment of a mixed commisSIÓN its cesting on racial pri regard to the wishes of
The announcement placded
Dr. Beidler stated resolved to march and Livonia, in nationals, ther
our Mr. Mon 81}
Minister of low
BIG HAUL OF GUNS.
In the House of Commons Mr Mac
all German subjects from German East Africa Cheer
ROYAL INITIATION IN HOUSE OF LORDS.
LONDON, February 20th
of the Realm in the House,
Queen was an terest
LONDON February 20th The Prince of Wales took the oath and In the House of Commons, Mr Mac. pherson said ouro captures last year ded 188 heavy howitzers, 63 heary 427 Beld gane, 1,600 trench-mortars
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