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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH STB. 1910.

THE

WAR.

RUSSIA SIGNS PEACE TREATY. SOVIETS DISSATISFIED WITH TERMS.

ROUMANIA GRANTED FURTHER ARMISTICE.

NEGOTIATIONS TO CONTINUE.

GERMAN

RAIDERS

ECHO OF THE

Franco-Belgian Front,

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THROUGH AEOTER'S AGHNUT,}

BRITISH FRONT.

PATROL ENCOUNTER.

LONDON, March 3rd. Field Marshat Sir Douglas Haig re

few prisonera ports-We captured a Jast night in a patrol encounter north eastward of the Polygon Wood.

DESCRIPTION OF ENEMY RAIDS.

LONDON, March 4th.

British Reuter's Correspondent at Headquarters states:-Between St. Quen- tin and Polygon Wood there were six enemy raids on Friday night, also two enemy attacks.

The particular features of the raids were the intensity of the enemy barrages, the promptitude and volume of our own

almost ex artillery response, the clusive use of the rifle for tepulse, and the disinclination of the picked Gorman troops to press home the attack. DASHING PORTUGUESE COUNTER-

ATTACK.

The biggest attack occurred against the Portuguese on a front of 2,000 yards between the La Bassee read and Tean quiseart, which a whole enemy battalion aksaulted. After a whirlwind bombard ment, ferce hand to hand fighting occur. red, but a dashing Portuguese counter attack chught the enemy and they are "still at grips in the trenchce.

GERMANS SCATTERED LIKE CHAFF.

How the Australians repulsed a raid A characteristically brilliant. terrific bombardment preceded an attack by a party of 200, many of whom spoke English. The principal point of attack was a little post the garrison of which put up a most valiant defence. Never theless, the enemy carried the post and pressed on to the company headquarters, where & counter-attack, organised by a bore platoon commander, irresistibly down upon the Germans, who were scat tered like chaff.

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GERMAN CLAIMS.

LONDON, March 3rd. A Gorman wireless c

offinal message states-East of Rheims we forced our way into Fort Pompelle, which we

destroyed.

CRUISE.

HITACHI MARU."

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FRENCH FRONT.

LIVELY ARTILLERY ACTION.

PAZIE, March 4th.

A communiqué, states-There wash lively artillery action on the right of the Meuse, in the Woevre, Domivre and Dadonvillers regions.

There was a violent enemy bombard ment of our lines north of the Rhone Rhine Canal.

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LIVELY BOMBARDMENTS.

LONDON, March 3rd, A communiqué states:-There have been fairly lively bombardments on the Bois-le Chaume front.

to

Our artillery prevented an enemy attack the north-east of Raillop, in Lorraine, as he was preparing to leave his lines.

Aerial Activities,

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{THROUGH REUTER'B'AURNOY.]

NAVAL MACHINES ACTIVE.

LONDON, March 4th The Admiralty announceNaval air- craft successfully raided the seaplane sheds at Ostend. A number of hits were obtained from an altitude of 150 to 300

feet. There were also three direct hits on

an anti-aircraft battery in the vicinity

All our machines returned G

Naval Activities.

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{THROUGH ELUTEE'S AGENCY}]]

GERMAN SQUADRON

NORTH.

GOES

STOCKHOLM, March 4th. The papers report from Gothland that a squadron of 15 German ships with transports passed northwards on March 2nd.

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GERMAN SMALL CRAFT SUNK

AMSTERDAM March 3rd.

General

SOLATEST VABLES, (THROUGH REPTRE'S AQUICY.) RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE TREATY SIGNED: GERMAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. LONDON, March 3rd,

4 wireless German official statement saysOwing to the signature of the Peace Treaty the military movements in Great Russia have ceased

BAL March 4th A German official statement says that peace was signed at 5 pm on March 3rd. SOVIETS DISSATISFIED

A large number of Provincial Soviets, including Moscow, are dissatisfied with the peace terms, and have convened b Congress of the Soviets at Moscow on March 12th to discuss the conditions. {

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TREATY TO BE SIGNED WITHOUT DISCUSSION.

CRUISE OF THE GERMAN ILLEGAL LANDING OF OARGO

RAIDERS.

APPEAL ALLOWED BY ERIVY

COUNCIL

LONDON, March 18t,

"HITACHI MARU" DEFENDS

HERSELF

COPENHAGEN - March 4th. German officers from the Igolamendi state that the Tarritella, seized in Febru. sty, 1917, was the first victim of the raider Ifolf The steamer was sunk on February 27th in the Arabian Gulf.

The Jumaa was blown up on March

3rd.

The British steamer Wandsworth was sung on March 11, also in the Arabien Gule

The Wolf then sailed into the Pacific and sank the Belugu between Australia and the Kermandes Islands.

The American schooner Encore, loaded

with petrol, from which the Wolf Sea plane replenished her store, was sunk be-

tween Bismarck Islands and New Guinea

on July 10th.

Afterwards the Matunga, from which great quantities of food were taken, was then seized.

AUSTRALIA'S DUTY. INDUCEMENTS TO MAINTAIN

CONDITION OF BRITISH OFFICERS AT KUT

LONDON, March 1st.

In the House of Commons, replying.

The Privy Council, has allowed the to Mr. Bawlinson Mr. Hayes Fisher appeal of the Crown against the decision stated that the unfortunate condition of of the Prize Court of Egypt, that the the officers taken prisoner at Kut had come to the knowledge of the Govern- Crown was liable for the damage to a cargo of capra captured on the German ment, which was taking all possible steps to ameliorate their position at the earliest steamer Sudmark,

The respondents are the Chartered moment. Bank of India, the Mercantile Bank of THE SIBERIAN MENACE. India and the Eastern Pacific Trading MARINES PREPARE TO LAND AT Company

VLADIVOSTOCK.

Messrs. Boustead & Co., the shippers of the cargo, contend that the cargo was illegally landed,

NEW YORK, March 3rd.

It is reported from Tokyo that the Bolsheviks have seized a pier at Vladivo THE LATE SIR HENRY BLAKE stook on which munitions valued at a

KING GEIEVED TO HEAR OF THE DEATH OF HIS OLD FRIEND."

LONDON, March 3rd.

H.M the King has telegraphed to Lady Blake-I am grieved to hear of the death of my old friend, whom I have

sympathise with you in your sorrow, Bir known so many years, and I heartily"

Henry Blake will be missed by a largo number of those who knew and appreciat

will be missed by

INDIAN CONSPIRACY TRIAL

WHOLE AFFAIR SOMEWHAT CONEUSING

PETROGEAD, March 3rd The Delegation at Brest-Litovsk wired

The raider then sailed for Ceylon, lay on March 2nd as follows: Aa was

the ing mines, particularly near Colorabo, anticipated, the deliberations on Peace Treaty are absolutely useless, and Here the Hitachi Maru, with a very valu could only make things worse and even able cargo of rubber and copper, wased him in many parts of the Empire. lead to the presentation of another captured after a short fight, in which ultimatum. In view of this, and the retwelve of her crew wore killed. fusal of the Germans to cease military action until peace is signed, we have resolved to sign the Treaty without dis- cussing the contents and to leave after its signature. We have, therefore, requested a train, intending to sign the Treaty to-day and leave afterwards. One of the most serious of the new terms is the demand to detach the regions of Kardak-ka

han, Kars and Batum from Russian terri tory, on the pretext of self-determination of the peoples

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AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

AERIAL RAID ON CAPITAL

PETROGRAD, March 3rd.

A German aeroplane bombed the city

DIVISIONS.

SYDNEY March 3rd The Empire League, entertained Mr. Hughes at luncheon

counsel for the

hundred million roubles were stored.

They have also threatened to requisi-

tión a foreign steamer,

Allied warships are proparing to land

marines.

„INTER-ALLIED SOCIALISTS'

WAR AIMS PRACTICABILITY IS THE RULING

CONSIDERATION"

AMSTERDAM, March 1st. Forwaerts, commenting on the Inter- Allied Socialists war aims, declares that

practicability is the ruling consideration,

because there is no volume of Cerman opinion ready to concede anything not of advantage to Germany Any Govern- ment willing to make concessions relative NEW YORK, March 3rd.

to Alsace-Lorraine or Posen would fall A San Francisco telegram states that immediately. The Central Powers would prosecution in the trial of ridicule any peace conference proposal 81 alleged Indian conspirators contended that the Czechs, Slovacs and South that a connection had been established Slavs should replace Austria-Hungary, by Mr. Hughes said that, subject to the between a well-known Indian writer and a free league of Danubian States. limitation which the people of Australia high officials of the German Government The demand to an undefeated State bad recently imposed Australia must do in a conspiracy to foment a revolution in that it shall fandentally reconstruct her duty. He said the Government

itself is Utopian. During the proceedings certain docu- would appoint a High Court Judga as ments, which had been officially com-

THE SILVER MARKET. an Imperial Tribunal to determine the municated, were introduced by agreement.

LONDON, March 3rd.. number of recruits necessary to maintain They implicate Zimmermann, Bernstoff

The silver market is stendy the divisions up to full strength and and Luxburg Besides the Indian writer

Tho silver market is steady, would increase the separation allowance in question; some of the leading Japanese

statesmen are mentioned

WEEKLY REPORT, in the case of married men by 33 1/3 per

The whole affair is somewhat confusing, their silver report, state-The market is Messrs. Samuel, Montagu Co iu cent deferred pay after twelve months

ANNA and in certain respects the statemcata to best interest at 43 per cent, or the cur

steady The tone of business is mode more scam aimoet incredible.

India

LATRE

and killed three and wounded five rent rate of war savings certificates, The documents include ang unsigned Fately active. American supplier have

persons.

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GERMANY DEPORTING ELIGIBLES AT PSKOFF

PETROGRAD March 3rd, The Gormans at Fakoff hare deported to Germany all men below 12 years,

SOCIALIST'S DENUNCIATION,

AMSTERDAY, March 3rd

Vogtherr, denounced Germany's ......“ in

• betu forthcoming with some freedom,

The Shanghm exchange has shown no important movement.

whichever as the greater. Cards would letter addressed" R. Sachse, Rotterdam, be sent to all men between the ages of dated January 21st, 1816, saying, Dr. 19 and 44 daking, whether they would be Chakravarty will return to the United prepared to enlist if drawn by bello, States to form a new American Com The Indian holding of silver con- provided so many others in the same dismittee which will include Ramchandra tinues to shrink, but there will shortly and himself. He has agreed to send an be substantial additions owing to Govern. trics submit their nunes to ballot to

agent to the West Indies, where there are ment purchases. make up the quota any month. Many

100,000 Indians, also to British Guinea, enlisted men would be given leave on Java and Sumatra, and to conduct secret full pay to canvass for eligible men in propaganda in America

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE “NIGHTMARE CITY”

OF CANTON,

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG Oliviors,

DAILY PRESS "T

Both Chakravarty and Ramchandra are In the Reichstag, the Bocialist, Herr their Home locality. Recruiting sergeants

were to receive a bonus of half a sovereign | defendants in the present case,

The

Another letter produced, signed by famous war policy against Russia for each recruit actually passed.

Bernstorff and addressed Hoaceused the Chancellor of breaking

Amsterdam notified the letter that the law by importing food from Bayara

60,000 copies of Why Indians are re-

Government invited patriotic citizens to pay insurance premiums to cover cases

-Bir-Like Agur, the son of Yakeb, I

and said that Austria and Germany of death or total disablement. Woren volting against British rule were availfind in the enclosed appeal for funds to

booty.

werd

A telegram from Berlin says a Ger already quarrelling ever the Ukraine man mine-sweeper and three fishing vessels were Bunk in the affair off Vlieland.

Most of the crews were saved. cu Russian Front.

Wo recaptured sections of trenches south-east of Tahura and stormed trenches south of Haucourt bringing back 400 500

prisoners.

We penetrated American trenches north cast of Suicheprey inflicting heavy

asualties

VAST ENEMY RECONNOITRING

OPERATIONS,

LONDON, March 2rd

A Paris semi-official message states that the German offensive actions, despite their violence and the importance of the forces engaged, amount en for only to vast reconnoîtring operations on the

whole front

Both sides are more vigilant, but it would be premature to conclude that these engagements are the prelude to an

imminent offensrye. -***

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RUSSIAN FRONT

GERMAN CAPTURES,

LONDON, March 3rdi A wireless German official report states After hard fighting we captured Pleskau, also Polock and Borisoff

We effected & junction with the Polish Divisions at Bobruisk

Austro-Germans entered Bhorinka.

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GERMANY AND ROUMANIA- FURTHER ARMISTICE GRANTED.

LONDON, March 3rg.

A wireless German official · report

states-A further armistice has been granted to Rodmania to continue the

peace negotiations.

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THE GERMAN COLONIES

JAPAN'S DESIRE.

Reuter's

LONDON, March 3rd.

Correspondent at Sydney,

would be organised for recruiting pur-able poses. The Government would exercice all its powers to encourage eligible men in the public service to enlist.

ENGLAND

eroot a C.M.S. church in Canton "There

The identification of "Oliviers" has not be three things which are too wonderful been established.

for me, you four which I know not "*'*'--- A telegram from Herr Zimmermann to (1)-Punch in an ancient number WAR BOND CAMPAIGN IN Count Bernstor, sent through Count depicts an ugly man complaining that be Luxburg, dated January 4th, 1917, re and his wife are known as beauty and ferred to the actions of a secret Japanese the beast, but for the life of him cannot LONDON March 3rd..

agent financed by Germany The sea what she has done to deserve the name The great War Bonds Campaign, styled

For fully 60 years missionaries have been message ja headed Very Becret," It The Business Men's Week, opens said: A Japanese, Hadj Nakao, is on

the nightmare of successivo viceroys of tomorrow. It is hoped to raise at least big way to America with important in discovers that this title properly belongs Canton. The Von, Archdeacon Barnett.

execution of his plan in America, and

to the city Canton itself. We ask, Why

A hundred millions. There are many formation for the Indian Committee. He notel schemes for appealing to the public, | is to desi exclusively with Charavarty... especially in London, which is anxious I advise giving Nakão $50,000 for the What has that city done to deserve that name? As the two words are in meris to eclipse all previous recorde.

of quotation, there may be some author In provincial cities cuallenges and Eastern Asia. Please keep the Imperial Repor

unknown to me whom he is quoting. But counter challenges have been exchanged, Minister at Peking and the Consulate at in common colloquial parlance one is also between various boroughs of London Shanghai advised of your actions, inclined to sak What price other night mare cities, London, Glasgow, New York, We have so far captured 6,800 officers,

A letter dated November 21st, 1917, Paris, Berlin, sto and 57,000 men, 2,400 guns, 5,000 machine wiring on February 20th, says the and the provinces. As an instance,

addressed to Olivier, Amsterdam, nearly twenty years ago, when other

(2)Why did the CM.8 go to

go to Canton guns, 1,000 vehicles, including 500 motor Japanese Consul General, in a lecture, Cambridge has challenged Oxford to

We are awaiting definite instructions missionary societies had long bơm cstob vehicles 11 armoured motor-cars, 12,800 rifles, 800 locomotives, 5,000 railway said Japan, like Australia and New bribe more

as to the work at Trinidad Dadara lished there? trucks, and great quantities of artillery Zealand, strongly desires that the Ger

(2)Did the O.M.S. obey the Biblical CENTRAL POWERS AND

(sic). Wu Ting Tu is now made behest counting the cost and munitions.

Moreover, we captured at Reval 313 man Colonies shall n not be restored to

think ROUMANIA,

Foreign Minister Ho wAS always (4.) Do they, or anybody else,

an appropriate fine for so urgent. men,220 guns, and 22 aeroplanes,

Germany, as, if they were, the peace of BASIS OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS Sympathetic to our cause, but the in an appeal The parent KABEILE CABLES, REPATRIA

• for £20,000 or £40 000 above the Facile would not be regarded ai

ADOPTEDE

opposing us in that direction $1,000 is here AUSTRIAN REPORT.

asked for the AMSTERDAM, March 3rd

Correspondence, which was all inter- foreign of 0 new and LONDON, March 2nd.

www church. An Austrian wireless official message NATIONAL DEBT OF GERMANY It is teni-officially reported from Bak cepted by the Amerima Government, was calls it. The states:We have reached Lacsowy, Prosk

harest that Roumanis has adopted the introduced into the case to show how casual riderence to the great way (with AMSTERDAM March 3rd

would suppose hrow and Lapkany and have cocupied Chetin, Kamjenec and Podolski, where

negotiations proposed by the German machinations ht Hindu out capitals), otherwise one

him to be ignorant the serious demand the Staffs of two Bussian Corps sur In the Reichstag, Count Fosadowsky

Central Powers and will send repre plotters into privata tences with on our purses for the nation and our rendered

wounded and blinded soldiers

With a lukewarta response.

BECUTE.

society

uence of bun Yat Sen still persiste in Samoural contribution

MeThree Rhandred guna 200 A stated that Germany's National Debt sentatives to discuss the conclusion of Linisters and statesmen.

kitchens, one complete radio station and nearly 124 milliard, marks. much material were cal

GOMEL CAPTURED.

HAND TO HAND FIGHTING

LONDON March 3rd. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haigre ports:We successfully raided sonth eastward of Armentiere

We repulsed attempted

Faid in the

LONDON March 3rd neighbourhoods of St Quentin, Arleux A German wireless official en Grohelle and Fontruct, inficting constatesWe have captured omel siderable casualties in the latter raid in Ukraining and Baxons "hand to hand fighting -

liberated at Kielt

message

THE CANADIAN SOLDIERS'

VOTE

OTTAWA, March 2nd.

he final returns of the home and over Bees soldiers' vote gives the Goy a majority of 68

FAVOURABLE PROGRESS.

LONDON, March 3rd

reported from Bukharest that lations with the Ronimani

olicited

City ADEST 000, as Dickens

The documents have been decoded by he surely must not express purprise means of a ial diplomatic code pre-i pared by the German Foreign Office, the

1 to the State Urgent Call from the sey to which was

Cant Department by the German Kinbarry

appealin prior to America declaration pi wara Church

OH BATESON WRIGHT dent ench

fightmare City of rchdeaco Barnett 4th which to erect