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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUKY, MARCH 1978, 1918

ENEMY FAILS ON WESTERN FRONT. HEAVIEST FIGHTING THIS YEAR

JAPAN AND SIBERIAN SITUATION NEGOTIATIONS WITH ANTI-BOLSHEVISTS.

NEW RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IN FAR EAST.

SWEDEN AND THE AALANDS OCCUPATION. KAISER THANKS KING OF SWEDEN.

co-Belgian Front.

LATEST CABLES.

{THOUGH SUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH FRONT.

GERMAN REPORT.

LOYDON, March 10th. A German official report states:Wo repulsed strong recenaoitring thrusts southward of Monchy.

Strong French detachmenta penetrated our foremost trenches between Ancrewil ler and Badonvillers.

Our counter-thrusts drove them out.

EARLIER CABLES.

DETERMINED ENEMY ATTACK

REPULSED..

LONDON, March 9th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports:-The enemy attacked last evening under cover of a hears bombardment on a front of nearly a mile from southward

THE AIR RAID ON LONDON. JAI AND SIBERIA,

REPT OF NEGOTIATIONS REMARKABLE EXPERIENCES.

ONFIRMED. LONDON, March 8th.

WASHINGTON March 10th. Several boints in last night's air raid which fell in a residential London suburb The re of Japanese negotiations destroyed five houses and a private with the Bolshevik leaders for some nursing-home. Remarkable experiences form of ical aid in Siberia are con- include, for instance, that of a domestic firmko maid who was blown to the top stórey, It is ted that the Japanese aro and suffering only a sprained ankle trying 80 a Russian Division to Two women escaped uninjured by placing co-operath the Japanese troops. a blown-off door upon a bed and RUSSIGOVERNMENT IN THE crawling under the bed as the house

FAR EAST. collapsed

PETROGRAD, March 10th. ed in the debris till this after- The fes Correspondent at Irkutak noon were rescued alive. Some of them states the ex-Premier, Frinco Lyoff, were sustained by oxygen and other has used a new Russian Govern stimulants. A man fell four storeys and ment in Far East, with Headquarters escaped very serious injury, despite a at Pek and is awaiting the len piano crashing on top of hin, owing ing of Japanese with a view to to his being enveloped in a carpet dar co-oper

A number of victims pinion-

'SUCCESSFUL RAIDS.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ports-In successful riide north-west- wards of St, Quentin and south-westward of Cambrai several of the enemy were killed and a few prisoners were captured.projecting wall, and hung in midair unconscious for two hours, when she was

ing his fall. A girl on the top storey GEJANY ISOLATING of a demolished house was caught by a

Hostile artillery were active at Armen-rescued by firemen tiercs, custword of Wytachnete and in the neighbourhood of the Mesin road. ENEMY SUFFERS HEAVY LOSSES.

LONDON, March 10th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:The King's Royal Rifles broke the main force of yesterday evening's attack in the neighbourhood of Folder- hoek, and the enemy's losses were acvere. A short section of a trench which re- mained in his hands was recaptured, despite a strong resistanci, by the Royal Fusiliers, and a few prisoners were cap tured.

The Portuguese penetrated to the second line of tronches at Neuve Chapelle

THE RAID ON PARIS.

OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST

PARIS, March 10th. An official statement shows that 11 were killed and 41 injured in the air-raid on the suburbs of Paris.

General.

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENOT.j

GERMAN OCCUPATION OF AALANDS.

GERMAN TROOPS IN FINLAND.

STOCKHOLM, March 10th.

It is reported that 2,000 German troops

BELGIUM,

TIN AND TUNGSTEN -

RESEARCH.

LONDON, March 10th Sir Lionel Phillips has been appointed Chairman of the newly formed Tin and Fangsten Research Board, with a view to increasing the recovery of the metal by

the treatment of the orps

LATEST CABLES.

TRADE BY LICENCE.

LONDON, March 10th, The Committee of the London Metal Exchange has forbidden members to buy tin in the United Kingdon for consump tion or export unless they are licensed by the Committee. Holders or producers may only sell to persons holding the Com- mittee's licence.

EARLIER CABLES.

FRENCH ARMY SUPERBLY

CONFIDENT.

GERMANY'S " SCHEME OF WORLD CONQUEST,

LORD ROBERT CECIL WELCOMES JAPAN'S INTERVENTION.

Lord Robert

LONDON, March 10th. Cecil, in a conversation. with Renter's representative on the Ger- mat menace in the East, said that be would welcome Japanese intervention in order to prevent the Germanisation of Siberia. Germany was not so much after food in Ukraine, but was ambitious to Carry out a gigantic scheme of world-con- quest. She had already taken the Baltic Provinces, almost to Petrograd, and besides taking the Aaland Islands she had somehow induced the Finns to enable her to control their foreign policy, and thereby had acquired practically tho whole of what were formerly the Russian shores of the Baltio. This had cut off Russia's access to the son, except by Archangel and the Murman coust. South- ward Germany is occupying Odessa M. CLEMENCEAU'S ELOQUEN P

and insisting upon the retrocession to APPEAL

Turkey of ports on the east of the Black PARIS, March 9th Sea. Plainly, Germany designed to sub- In the Chamber, Mr. Clemenceau, reply stitute for the Bagdad Railway a new ing to the Bolo interpellations cabled yes. route eastward via the Caucasus and terday evening, delivered a stirring speech North-Western Persia. Both Great Bri and claquerably appealed for the maintain and America, were deeply interested tenance of the splendid moral of the in the fate of the Armenians, who had

al of the in French soldiers and people. The troops suffered numeless outrages, but by the were superbly confident that the cuemy German Treaty the Armenians were to be.

The small All inhabitants on this broad strip efforts would break down. "It would be handed back to the Turks.

removed.

criminal not to desire peace, but Military Mission which had been sent of lage being

we cannot silence Prussian mili with the object of entering the Caucasus. It juggested that the object is to tarism by bellowing for place." He as-vid Baku was stopped by the Bolshevists, tut Belgium more completely from severated that it was France's intention and we had not heard of them during the the wd in view of the concentration of to wage war notwithstanding that Russin last three weeks owing to the destruction The talk of n troopra big offensive.

had betrayed them, and Roamania, of the Tiflis telegraph. unfortunately had been compet to Gorman movement towards democracy The military capitulate. Ho was convinced that was most untrustworthy France would experience that last glow control of Germany had not been shaken.. ing quarter of an hour of the struggle The talk of progress in internal Liberal- which spelt victory. He earnestly in isn is so much democratie camouflage. I

AMSTERDAM, March 10th. The raaf states that the Germans are la an unelectrified wire barrier 200 ns behind the present electric wire the frontier of Flanders and the D province of Zeeland and arg extend it towards the coast.

Thandelsblad says the German soldiexpect a big attack on the coast. SAICONDUCT FOR LUXBURG

BUENOS AIRES, March 10th.

of the Menin roud to northward of it in a raid reported this morning, driving with artillery have landed near Abo, in G Britain has granted safe-conduct pressed the Socialist Deputies that their 600 no reason why the Germans should not

Polderhook Chateau,

out the garrison with heavy lossce, bomb- Despite his intense artillery Gring anding or blowing up a number of occupied

y determined attack, we repulsed him at all points, with the exception of the neigh bourhood of Polderhork, where the enemy? entered some advanced posts on a front of 200 yards.

dug-outs, and bringing back prisoners

The Portuguese casualties were light Wo raided trenches northward of the Bapaume-Cambrai road.

The Lordon Regiment raided in the We recaptured the whole of the posi-neighbourhood of Oppy, killing several tions after all night severe fighting.

and capturing a fox prisoners. We drove off raiders castward of Nouve Chapelle.

several

The Portuguese captured prisoners in a successful raid in this eighbourhood.

The West Kents carried out a success ful raid southward of Fleux Baix and

I captured a number of prisoners,

BELGIAN REPORT.

A Belgian communiqué states -Two Belgian raids in the region of Nieuport killed

many and brought back 25 prison- ers. They captured a German outpost.

The enemy's railing outburst last week resulted in a recrudescence of artillery firing on the whole front. HEAVIEST FIGHTING THIS YEAR. Renter's Correspondent at British

Thero was increased activity by hostile artillery northwand of the La Bassce Canal.

AERIAL OPERATIONS.

Finland.

So far there is no official confirma- tion of the above:

THE KAISER'S COURTESY.

LONDON, March 10th. Evidently seeking to allay anti-German feeling in Sweden, owing to the German occupation of the Aalands Islands, the Kaiser hos telegraphed to the King of Sweden thanking him for the efforts of the Swedish Minister at Petrograd on behalf of the German prisoners, and dwelling

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reupon the old Germano-Swedish friend porting on aviation, state-There was ship. great aerial activity yesterday.

We dropped over 400 bombs on dumps and sidings at Meain, Busigny, Guise and eastward of St. Quentin,

The King of Sweden replied briefly.

RUSSIAN PROTEST.

A Rusan wireless report atates that M. Tchichorin has protested to the Ger

We brought down 33 and drove down man Government against the introduc 10 enemy machines,

Three of ours are missing

Despite the mist, our night-fliers drop ped 24 heavy and 48 lighter bombs on a dump and railway sidings at Fresnoy and north-castward of St. Quentin.

All our machines returned.

We dropped a ton of bombs at mid-day

to Ot Luxburg to proceed to Sweden.. RMANY REVENGEFUL,

AMSTERDAM, March 10th

pre-war ideals of universal disarmament bad been cruelly given the lie by facts, and he instanced the German action in reply to MM. Lenin's and Trotsky's request

Cologne Gazette states that Gor-for the conclusion of a democratic peace. mads considering measures of mprisal THE CRISIS IN SPAIN. for seizure of German property in the

HITUATION EXPLAINED.

· Gain Colonies.

ME INHUMAN GERMANS.

LONDON, March 10th.

e tody of an officer of the Glenari le has been picked up with two gun wounds, thus confirming the suspicion ti the pirates fired at some of the eping boats.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. TROTZKIS SUCCESSOR

Petrograd, March 9th- Tchicherin succoeds M. Trotzky as Fuga Commissioner.

MADEL, March 9th. The newspapers unanimously consider that Spain is experiencing the gravest crisis in her history.

try to penetrato Siberia We had zo ceived unconfirmed information that a Prussian General had been sent to Siberia for the purpose of organising the Ger man prisoners, and we ought to seek the available Japanese assistance to frustrata the German scheme of eastern conquest."

Lord Robert Cecil concluded by pay ing wglowing tribute to the Japanese services rendered in the Pacific Ocean, the Mediterrancaa Sea and elsewhere. TEA STOCKS IN ENGLAND.

The crisie was precipitated by the

LONDON, March 10th. action of Schor Cherva, Minister for War,

The Ten Brokers Association state that in writing to the Press without the know- although nearly all the 80,000,000 pounds ledge of his colleagues attacking Sanchez of tea exported from Calcutta to Eng- Boca, Ax-President of the Senate, who land from November to January arrived had been criticising Schor Cierva's

safely, there is only about two months methods.

supply in the United Kingdom, AS.E, AND THE GOVERNMENT

Prosier Brieto, has abandoned the task of forming a Cabinet, as Señor Cierva refused to join the Liberal Coalition Government.

LONDON, March 9th. Mr. Barn, speaking in London, said The measures which Señor Cierva pro that the meeting between the Prime Minis- the Commissaries went to Moscow posed to enfores by a Royal Decree in tor and himself and the representativos

onlaturday.

volved an increase of two hundred mil- of the Engineers' Society would probably lion pesetan in the Army Estimates, result in the latter heartily co-operating including a big increase in the pay of with the Government, officers and large additics in infantry and artillery..

tion of German troops to Finland and the Aaland Islands.

THE GERMAN PRESS CAMPAIGN.

AMSTERDAM, March 10th. Count Reventlow is the latest writer to participate in the inspired German Press off campaign against: Scandinavia. He de clares that German control of Finland

Izvevia and Franta, the official organs, havo transferred their to Moscow.

EARLIER CABLES.

Headquarters states that yesterday's was to-day and obtained good results on bar and the Aaland Islands will effectively TE RUSSO-GERMAN PEACE

Mainz.

A large fire was started. our machines returned.

GERMAN REPORT.

All

Russia vid Scandinavia, and be accuses Sweden of increasing partiality towards the Entente, and this estranging Gor-

many

the heaviest fighting of this year in the racks, railway sidings and factories at bar British and American trade with Passchendale salient The enemy throughout the whole previous night heavily bombarded the whole front from Warneton to Langemarck, freely employ- ing gas shells. Our troops employed in the subsequent attack on a mile front south of Houthulst Forest met the enemy with such vigorous resistanco that the oncoming wives broke and retired at most places.

On the right flank of the attack, how ever, flammenwerfer parties forced the garrisons at some posts to withdraw to their supports in the rear

A wireless German oficial report states:-A hostile infantry attack was followed by a violent artillery duel in the Badonvillers sector.

The engagements have not yet ter minated.

FRENCH FRONT.

FRENCH PENETRATE ENEMY LINES

PARI, March 10th. A communiqué states-We repulsed

Meuse, and in the Vosges. We inflicted losses upon the enemy and took prisoners

A little Inter the Yorkshire Light Inraits south of Betheny on the left of the fantry counter-attacked with great dash The enemy was very strong and lined up prepared to resist, but the fury of the onslaught created a panic and the enemy

Our detachments penetrated the enemy lines east of Anbarive in the region of Badonvillers. We destroyed several

GERMANY SEEKS OUTLET TO ARCTIC

LATE

1SSIAN EMBASSY AT MADRID.

LONDON, March 8th ollowing the lead of the Embassies at Pis and Rome, the Russian Embassy at Mirid has announced that it will not regnise the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty, beuse the Russian signatories were pri- vay persons with undefined powers.

HE GERMANO-ROUMANIA NEGOTIATIONS. THE EFFECT OF A ROUMANIAN

PEACE

AMSTERDAM, March 8th

AMERICA AND THE WAR. GERMAN TRADE CONNECTION PERMANENTLY BROKEN.

WASHINGTON, March 9th. The property owned in the United States by the Kaiser, Dr. Bethmann- Hollweg and the junker class generally and to the German Government will first be sold under the authority granted to Mr. Palmer, Custodian of Alien Pro- perty, to sell alien property in the United States

THE SILVER MAIKET,

LONDON, March 2 The silver market is steady,

LONDON, March 10th Silver is quoted. 421d. per ounce. There is rather more demand and the market is steady.

LATER

The silver market is steady.

OBITUARY

DR. WILLIAM MERRY.

LONDON, March 10th The death is announced of Dr. William Merry

Lincoln'a College since 1884. Bo was 83 years of age.]

AMERICAN RED CROSS CHAPTER AT SHANGHAL

A meeting of the members of the American War Relief Association, Bhang- hai, was held on March 4th of the Palace Hotel

STOCKHOLM, March 10th, The Dagens Nyheter, in an article. warning the Scandinavians of the Ger-

Mr. Palmer, testifying before the Ap

[The Rev. William Walter Merry D‚D mano-Finnish menace, says that the Ger man Bagdad-North Cape programmo is

propriations Committee in the Senate. said that the enemy should know that the Oxon), was public arator in the University blocked in the sooth, but now across

connection be bad been able to maintain of Oxford from 1880 to 1910, and Rector of Finland Germany is seeking an outlet to

with American industry and commerce the Arctic at the mouth of the river

The German newspapers anticipate that had been broken, not merely for the peace with Romania will shortly have duration of the war, but permanently Patajoki, which is Norwegian

Mr Palmer said that American in FUNERAL OF THE

efection Greece, and also on Italy.

terests in Germany were negligible nom- THE BESSARABIAN QUESTION. MR. JOHN REDMOND.

pared with Gorman interests in the The Berlin Tagblatt Bays that the Quad.

United States. He inteded to use the LONDON, March 10th, rapli considers that the Besarabian promeds of the sale of enemy property to The remains of the late Mr. John question must be settled between Russia, buy Government Bands- "Redmond were given an impressive recep- and toumania, which can leave its army,

"TANK ” WEEK. tion at Wexford. Kneeling Belgian apart from the eight divisions which will

ARTOTAL EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS. Nuna lined the railway at Manjine when by demobilised, under arms until it has

LONDON March Bh the special train conveying the body conquered Besarabia and arranget for

At the conclusion of Tank Week, passed,

its protection against Russia

Mr. Bonar Law seat a message to the FORM OF INDEMNITY

Lord Mayor, whom heartily con- Mr. Nichols, chairman of the member- AMSTERDAM, March 9th.

gratulated upon the nant of the City's ship committee, announced that the mem- The Cologne Gazette states that the contribution to the War Bond Campaign, bership now totalled About 350 members

and although the total returns of theAVEDEN

After come discussion it was decided that the American War Relief Associatio demnity upon Roumania, taking the form it is certain that much more than the The Irish Attorney-General and Mr. of writing off the Centra hundred millions soket for had been sub-

scribed. This is additional proof of the National Red Cross that a samim tea her ab a few posts, which submitted to our in the vicinity, and we brought down John Dillon delivered orations at the visitions turing occupation, which are determination of our paple to hold fast appointed to draft temporary by-laws

till the same for which we entered the war and call a meeting to perfect, the organ have been seczired."

broke. Our men pursued the enemy for enemy works and took prisners. 300 yards from the spot which the enemy. attacked, inflicting considerable casual-

Herial Activities,

ties.

Our line was completely restored dar ing the morning.

FARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY.] NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY There was heavy artillery firing all day

March 10th Thirty thousand followed the rerning astride the Menin road, succeeded by the An Admiralty report states:-Naval

aircraft dropped many bombe on billets to the church for the requiem. The pro

LONDON,

advance of a large body of infantry and railway sidings ab St. Pierre Capelle. cesion at the subsequent funeral extended

Mr. Raven, the hon treasurer, khowed in his report that the total ezcouns received in subæriptions up to date wem $16,216.95 and Tis 2,270.31 of which there. remained balances of $5 12280 and The 1,496 12 in hand.

covered by an intense barrage. The in-3 Direct, hits were obtained and in the two miles, and the streeta were deased Central Powers intend to impose a whole country have not yet been one be converted into chaster of

fantry deployed 3,000 yards and furious [sheds a fire startedge take fighting ensued. In the twilight the We also bombed a large hostile machine in crape

* struggle was most confused, and the which had made a forced landing, and chemy steeded in catablishing himself we machine gunned soldiers and motors

Artillery firing all night.

The weather is ideal

one machine.

All our machines returned.

graveside,

solued at one muhard Mar D,

-zation