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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH 1918.

RUSSIA RATIFIES PEACE TREATY. SOCIAL REVOLUTIONARIES RECALCITRANT

IMPORTANT FRENCH RAID,

STRIKES IN AUSTRIA-HUNGARY,

inco--Belgian Front.

LATEST VABLES:

¡THRUNGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}

BRITISH FRONT.

BELGIANE NOW HOLD COASTAL

SECTOR.

LONDON, March 17th. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters announces that Belgian troops are now holding the forme "British sector on the coast.

important raid, and completely and successfully penetrated enemy tronches on a front of 800 metres to a depth of 300 metres. We destroyed all dugouts, block- houses and works, and brought back 80 prisoners belonging to three regimente,

also seven machine guns,

Our losses were light.

lates are now ho

RAIDS AND AERIAL ATTACKS.

LONDON, March 17th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Faig re ports .—We drove off raiders sear Zonne beke

Engny artillery was active southward of the Bapaums-Cambrai road, ale -against our rear defences southward of Leps and in the areas of La Brasce Canal Armentieres and Ypres.

There was great aerial activity yester -day

We again heavily attacked billets and dropped 30 tons of bombs or two aero

GERMAN REPORT

LONDON March 17th. A wireless German official report After ten hours artillery firing the French advanced on a wide front westward of Avocourt, but were repulsed by our firo after hand-to-hand fighting,

We captured on the eastern bank of the Bleuse 200 prisoners, including the staff of a battalion.

We shot down 17 aeroplanes on Satur- day.

General.

LATEST CABLES.

[TEROUGH BEUTER'S AGNOY.]

THE ALLIES AND DUTCH SHIPPING.

AFFAIRS IN BUSSIA

GENERAL NEWS

PETROGRAD March 17th

The German official Press states that Germany is willing to abandon

THE SIBERIAN SITUATION. I STATEMENT BY PREMIER OF

JAPAN

TOKIO, March 17th. Replying to the Leader of the Opposi

cltima for the repayment of expenditure ion, the Fremier stated that no relations -prisoners in return for the Rusted between Japan card Chang T50- on war-prisoners sian Beitia and Black Bon fleets,

Jin, the Military (overnor of Mukden;"

remic Austrian oficial sources state that Ger The

was unaware that Japan man officers have been invited to organio or other Powers had proteated against the the Ukrainian Army.

conveyance of Chang Tso-lin's troops Herr Ballin and the Genuan financier over the Peking Mukden Ballway in con- Langhof ars expected at Petrograd. travention of the Boxer Treaty, but Le pre-added that the disccution and disputes

It is stated that the Government poses to establish an oil monopoly

THE DEFENCE OF RUSSIA.

Moscow, March 17th.

between Northern and Southern Chi constituted serious concern to the in- terests of Japan, who, however, had not attempted to mediato,E

The report of the despatch of a small body of Entente troops to Siberia was

without, fpondation.

MR. BALFOUR'S SPEECH.

LONDON," March 15th.

The resolution of the Congress. Soviets ratifying the Peace Treaty de Bribes the pace as painful, forcet and distonouring It urges all the worken to employ all their strength to establish the defence of Russia upon the basis of a Böcialist Militia. All persons of both withe fallowing is the concluding portion sexes, young and old, should be militarily of Mr. Balfour's speech in the House of trained.

CommonaỌN the Siberian situation, which appeared esterday's 1850e

The people have come to any the disorder in Russia is

alternati able, A semblance of order would he be ter.Germany 18 waiting for such an eventuality and would interveno te ostat

M. Lenin, in a speech, said that peace sould be accepted as a respite, pending the moment when the European - „prv.

tariat could come to their assistance. RUSSIAN WARSHIPS IN ODESSA HARBOUR

AMSTERDAM March 17th. A telegram from Berlin states that is Russian warships were found in the ha

bour, at Odessa

BOLSHEVIK ACTIVITIES AT

ODESSA.

JASSY, March 17th The Bolsheviks at Odesan went to Bevastopol before the German occupatios, but before loving the Bolshevik Geners

fined the population 50,000,000 roubles. PETROGRAD TROOPS DEMO

BILISING

dromes and three dumps. Wo destroyed BAILINGS TO ENGLAND STOPPED.ravicff andered the massacre of office

one hangar and crashed

ong

Gotha

in the act of rising.

We brought down 16 and drove down Bix of ours are Even enemy machines.

issing.

AMSTERDAM, March 17th, The newspapers publish a telegram from The Hague stating that Dutch sail- ings to England have stopped

Our night fliers bombed billets, and ALLIES

returned.

We bombed the barracks and railway stemon nt Kaiserslautern to-day, directly. bitting the station and cauling a fire We drove off attackers, and all our

machines returned.

EARLIER CABLES.

ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVE.

LONDON, March 17th.

THE SUBMARINES

WINNING SURELY AND

STEADILY”.

WASHINGTON, March 17th. Mr. Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, stated that there was no doubt the Allies would win against the submarines, They were winning surely und steedily.

and destroying more The Gamans were dot sinking more merchantmen than wo

· Fichi Marshal Sir Douglas Haig te port – We carried ont succesful raida vore bulding, and with incised build in the neighbourhood of Epehy Gavrele

PETOROGRAD March 17th

The complete demobilisation of the troops in the Petrograd district has ben

red.

EARLIER CADDES

CRIMINAL SESSIONS. BEFORE BIS HONOUR THE CRIEF JUSTICE (SIR WILLIAM REES DAVIES,x.0)]

RETURNED BANISHEE. Wong Wa pleaded guilty to disobeying banishment order

ARMED ROBBERY AND ASSAULT

TWIN THE HARBOUR.

DROIT D'ANGARIE. COUNT BISMARCK 8 DISPATCH ON

A THE SUBJECT –

The following is the text of the letter written by Count Bismarck to Count Bernstorff, the Prussian Ambassador t London, on the occasion of the sinking of the six colliers Hying the British fig on the Seite during the Franco-Prussian War of 1871, to which allusion was made in our leading article of yesterday :-

The Attorney General (the Hon. Mr. H.Kemp) prosecuting said that pris oner was urst convicted on March 7th, 1911, for larceny and sentenced to threa montha bird labour and deported for Ventes, January 25th, 1871. five years. He returned three years later I do myself the honour of trans. and was teatenced to six months hard mitting to your Excellency, in pursuance labour for returning from banishment of my preliminary communication of the He was then deported for twenty years, 4th and my telegram of the eth_instant, but returned again on the 3rd of March a copy of this Report from the First Army and committed larceny for which he Corps, on the sinking of English ships in at the same time the Beine, near Duclair, the preparation was converting from banishment of which his been delayed by the mani The Prisoner hm guilty. I only told movements of the Corps concerned. came here on the first moon with the in Your Excellency will find therein, with tention of going abroad, I spent my the same satisfaction ar myself, that the money and was about to pawn a ducket measure in question, however exceptional its nature, did not overstep the bounda when I was arrested by the Police.

Prisoner was sentenced to two years of international warlike usages. The hard labour,

report shows that a pressing danger was at hand, and every other means of avert ing it was wanting the case was, ther fore, one of necessity, which, even in time of peace may render the employment or Li Kwai and Lo Iu were indicted for destruction of foreign property admissible robbery and assault in Victoria harbour under reservation of indemnification.“ on the night of February 6the take the opportunity of calling to mind The following jury were empanelled that a similar right in time of war ass that to try the case-Messrs W. Forsyth become a peculiar institute of war, the intoler(foreman), M. R. Beltie, W. F. Fort, its anyarit, which so high an authority.

A A. de Azavedo, A C. Leith, C. 25 Sir Robert Phillimore defines thus giving

Coburn, and L. E. Remedios That a belligerent Power demands and The Attorney-General, in outlining the makes us of Ipreign ships, even such as case, said that on February 6th at about are not in inland waters, but in ports, and p.m. a number of junks were lying roadsteads within its jurisdiction, and anchored of West Point. One of the junks even compels the crews to transport a new Government, possibly some was occupied by a man called Lo Ping, troops, ammunition or implements of form of autocracy, which would be far his wife, three children md a foki. The warfare, I hope the negotiation with the wife was alcoping in one cabin, the hus owners, for which you are already. worse than the pre-revolutionary days, band in other, and the children in a authorised, will lead to an understanding because it would be an natocracy leaning third, while the 1977 was sleeping in the as to the indemnification for the damage; upon a foreign Power for its existence. Russian liberty would then be gone and forepart of the junk. At 11 or 11.30 if but it would have to be submitted to Russia would be & mere ocho of the Cen-p.. some men came on board The wife an arbitrator's award. In the negotia tral Powers. He was not able to see how beard them and came out of the cabin, tion, also, the difference in the statements external help. The

and, as she did so, two men seized hor of the First Army Corps and of the Eng Russit could resist this malady without by the neck. One of them cut her leg lich Consul at Dieppe, as to the tumber

question any of the Allies go to Russia with help and thigh with a knife, and she was after of English ships sunk, will be explained respectfully request Your Excel- and sympathy which were sorely needed wards taken to the Hospital, where the

Great Britain, France and wounds were stitched up. The other lency to communicate this dispatch, with Japan 11 desired to render and enabling man, while holding her by the neck, drew its enclosure, to the Secretary of State of Busala po surmount the great

at crisis a knife across her face, causing a slight Her Britanie Majesty, and to be so good scratch. They also threw some pepper 59 to express at the same time, my

FOOD RATIONING IN FINLAND.

DOM STOCKHOLM, March 17th. B The Finnish Food Committee - his.

fationed batter with the view of exporting the surplus to Germany in exchsage for

RUSSO GERMAN TREATY RATIFIED,

herpe strongly repudiated in her for The woman called out apology for the delay, as well as my

that Japan was Retented by selfish or dis- honourable motives. Any promise that Japan gave us regards the integrity of Russia would be kept loyally, as all her promises had been kept. The sole object of the Allies was to see Hussin strong intact, secure and free for only the will the revolution bear all, the fruits which is friends desired.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, March 17th. The silver market is steady and

adhe

Umor market is steady

CANTON NEWS.

BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGOI SAN. POLY

PETROGRAD, March 17th- The Peace Treaty was ratified at mil- night on March 15th, after an open vota anding in the summer in the United States. Steuberg, Commissary of Justic and Great Britain, the difkulty would nunced that the Left Social Revolt

tanarice refused responsibility, and 19-party be overcome more and more.

erved the right to hinder the fulfilment of the terms of the treaty by all the men

We repulsed a raid northward of Len. There was hostile artillery fring south, ward of the Bujaume Cambrai road, in the Scarpe Valley, castward of Polygon Wood, and alvo sgainst our rar defends southward of Lens, betwen the La Baston Card and Lys. It was mant active south-westward of Cambrai und

THE IRISH QUESTION,

NATIONAL PARTY LEADER'S WARNING

LORDON, March 17th.

their power

LATEST CABLES, Speaking the Moscow Congress of the Soviets ratified the Pease Treats M3

said that Germany was buyin Tyd and foreign long und would force Hussin, to pay fifty per Mr. John Dillon, speaking at Enniscent of all foreign loggs Russin Cold only expect the support of the Bussin along the whole front from La Pazze killen, said his talk would be to tell proletariat if she showed that she could Canal to the Meain road;

England before the world that the must ght to the end. cease to talk of a League of Nations or pretend that the war was a defence of the freed small nationalities until she

REPORT ON AVIATION. Field-Marshal Bir Douglas Haig ports on aviation as follows-In recon-

sance, artillery work, photography nd bombing there was a deal of ai fighting east of our lines of the whole

front yesterday.

Over 12 tons of hombs were dropped

on rest-billets, immunition depots and aerodromes.

We carried out a successful raid on

important railway sidings at Hirson, hits being obtained on the railway:

We brought down 12 eneng machines

and drove down seven others uncontrol lable.

None of ours are missing.

Oar night fliers continued their activity anul this morning, dropping over lo tons of bombs or restebillets, All our machines returned.

AIR RAIDS IN GERMAN

TERRITORY.

Our aeroplane to day attacked military objectives in Germany Fourteen Leary and 10 lighter bombs were dropped on barracks, munition factories, and the rail. way station at Zwiebrucken. Bursts were Been on the barracks and all round the railway station.

Our formation was attacked by scoute and anti-aircraft guns, but all returned.

FRENCH FRONT.

IMPORTAN 1 RAID-

PARIS, March 17th communiqut states:-There was for

iderable reciprocal artillery firing orth of Chemin des Dames Under the protection of our artillery, which dominated the German artillery

arried out sat night 3d

region.

of Cisp on the left of the le

country groaning for 700 years under misgovernment. The time had come to finish the Convention. If it failed to agree on a settlement, the Irish question would assume in a week or two a more

EARLIER CABLES

THE GERMANO-ROUMANIA

NEGOTIATIONS,

PEACE AN ADVANTAGE TO.

·ROUMANIA.

AMSTERDAM March 17th

March 17th. THE YOUNGKONG FRONT DE

Save life and people in the neigh thanks to Her Majesty's Government for bouring junks came to her assistance. The the just appreciation of the military husband, who had come out of his cabin, necessity with which Lord Granville has struggled with one man and both apprehended and treated this matter. eventually fell into the water. The rob bers who were unable to carry out their intention, got into a boat and rowed

(Signed) BISMARCK!

They were pirined by severa TILE QEREBRO SPINAL people. The allegation on the part of|_ MENINGITIS EPIDEMIC. the Crown was that six men went on

board with the intention of committing a ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN robbery. The prisonera stated that there CASES LAST WEEK were really only two in the party, and w

that no jobbery had won intended at During the week ended March 16th one all. The first prisoner in a statement hundred and thirteen cases of Cérebro- at the Falice Station, said, a man had Spinal Moningitis were reported in the asked him to go to the junk and bring Colony, ninety-one of which occurred in.. same opium, of which there was a large the City of Victoria., There were eighty, quantity there. When he boarded the three death, the victims including. twe junk the cry of 1⁄4” Thiof' was given. At Bratish, one Indian, one Portugueso, and the Police Station the prisoner added one Eurasian admit there were several others too, who In order to keep the moblic mors went to scal." When taken before the closely informed as to the situation, it Magistrate however, both prisoners ela, has been decided to issao daily returns Lorated the story somewhat and declared from now onwards. The first of these It is reported that various armies, sent Dr. C. W. Mckenny Buperintendent during the twenty-four hours there were that there were only two men in the case relates to Batarday last and shows that to resist General Lung attacks from the Government Civil Hospital, de fourteen cases of cerebrospinal menin Yeungkong, havo arrived at Pingkong scribed the woman's sound, which he gitig ten of them in the City of Victori (20 miles from Yelingkong), They are stitched up, and eleven deathe (all Chinese). waiting for other reinforcements, which will be despatched, to co-operate with the robbery and the ssault, and stated

The wit of the junk-owner described, them in an attack upon Yeungkong city, that two of the robbers fall into the water, which is said to be surrounded, while a third struggled with her husband Cummander Sham Hung-ying his re- rowed awty into the darkness. She re Some of the men got into a boat and ported that his troops attacked Lamkong cognised he two men arrested by the City the other day. Fighting has been Polico, continued for three days, and the attack. is still in progress.

Shum han requested General Luk Wing ting to send reinforcements to assist him to attack Fachow City,

THE KOCHÓW FROST_

of enteric fever (both Chinese and one Last week there were also two cases fatal), and two cases of small-pox (both Chinese and one fatal).

REGULATIONS AT SAIGON:

The following telegram, dated 17th An Indian constable deposed that March 1918, has been received from Hik hearing cries of Save lite, he rushed Britannic Majesty's Consul, Saigon --- to Salt Fih Lane, and saw a commotion All vessela arriving from Hongkong The robbers attempted to get away, and will be inspected. Persong suspected he fired two shots with his revolver to of infection will be isolated, and hat auch event, vessel will be die Frisonen said they went to the junk infected. If any cases of cerebrospinal to obtain the opium. The woman had meningitis are discovered, vessel and all brought a false charge against them pecengers to Indo-Chins will be put in After further evidence, the jury quarantine for 6 days and disinfected. brought in a verdict of guilty of armed No restrictions se tegards sueding and robbery

disembarking cargo.**

A leader of the Kwongsi troops han refrighten them, ported that his troops have attacked the Shan Yee district (adjacent to Kochow) and that General Lung's troops have been defeated. The district city is now besieg ed

THE CIVIL GOVERNOR A RETURN.

formidable shape than ever. The young Marghilomin, interviewed, and that A Bukharest massage states that pooner Roumania concluded peace the and unthinking enthusiasts who were better would be her position. anxious to establish an Irish Republic were not so numerous as they imagined RUMOURS OF EARLY PEACE PROJECTED ATTACK ON SWATOW

He urged them to abandon the dangerous bluff and join their compatriota in a

united demand for the prize within their

p. He warned them against being led into another rising, He knew that

their ranks were full of police spies.

STRIKES IN AUSTRIA. HUNGARY.

LONDON, March 17th.

A Vienna telegrain atates that the workers on the North-Westem State and Northern Railway workshops struck on March 12th and 13th They returned to the shope owing to the threat of military intervention, but have not resumed work Several factories at Floridsdorf are already idle.

Telegraphic communication with Buda- pest is suspended. The strike which apparently is serious, has broken out there

THE COTTON CROP OF EGYPT GREAT BRITAIN TAKES IT OVER

LONDON, March 17th

IN ITALY

ROME, March 17h The Minisay of the Interior has order an investigation into the origin of fig rumours of an early peace now carrot in Italy, and the protection of the authors and disseminators,

LABOUR DIFFICULTIES IN SPAIN.

TELEGRAPH OFFICES UNDER

COMILITARY CONTROL

MADRID, March 17th

His Lordship, addressing the prisoners,

The Civil Governor, Li Yew-hon, who went with his family to Bhuihing, resaid You are found guilty on very clear pupils on the roll, but it was not regis turned to Canton yesterday made evidence of attempted robbery. It really eru He was told by the Inspector of makes very little difference whether youols that he would have to register it. We are informed that General Mok Bucceeded in effecting the robbery or not and an application form for the Degrates. King-in, who was defented by Cantonese You went there with kirves and with a tin is stroo) was filled up. The troop at Swatew, is preparing to recon number of other men who, unfortunately, znector, powever, found that certam quer esport. He har recruited a few got away. Both of you were caught, and letterbury, snaracters in the application 105 mile of new soldiers from Fakten do not for a moment ielieve, nor do the had been written wrongly, aut he caus It is also said that Mox, learning that gentlemen of the jury, that this woman General Lung intended to send his gun trumped up the charge against you. The to the conclusion that prisoner was not boats to raid Swatow, has requested Lung Court always docs what it can to prevent suitable man so teach in Chinese. Tbp to despatch his gunboats at an early date, these armed robberies. When men treh to negotiations were going or 4150 were - UNILLINIKULOFS- so that there may be a simultaneous of cowards and go to attack defenceless prisoner vent to the inspector s vuce and tack by land and sea.

women with knives, hopper etc they handed him a letter, which contained $19 must suffer. The sentence of the Court that you be imprisoned with hard labour for five years each, and that you It reported that Commander Laureceive ten strokes with the entree

ing die

CANTON, March 18th:

THE TA PING DISTRICT.

Chi tik reconquered the Yan

A Decree places the telegraph oftestrict on the 10th inst. Kun Ping was under thalliary control, and the despach necupied by General Lung a troops on the a telegrams is taporarily pendek (0th when the Canton troops, who were

The meistre is the reult of the te in the city trekted tance of player to the decree dissolv GENERAL 1ER'S MOVEMENT.

unions in Government offices

KRIBING A PUBLIC SERVANT Lo Dick Uhines es- was indicted for offering a bribe of $18, to Mr. Yat Pak B.A (Cantab) Inspect COL / Vernacular Schools, February 9th with the intention of getting

premises,

tea. The Inspector of Schools took coe man to the Folice Station,

idence having been given bearing outs

the Attorney-General's stateriali, * Prisoner, said he had nothing to add, and left the matter entirely in Las hande ofhis lordship.

le jury found the prisoner guilty, Lat thongay recommended him to dierey, General Lük Wung ting, who has decid

His Lordship addressing the prisoner, A similar step is threatene regirded to end armisa to resist. General Lung's

thor British or Chinese from bringi said he lay has been made to preven to the Post Offices whose emp

mployés pico-sttack, recently arrived at Wachow

his school registered lested against the order depriving them General Luk has sent an offer to trans

The prioner galt.. I did not offe the nuence to bear on public oin of immunity, from summary dismissa! mi, military schemes to the Tuchun and money with the intention of quencing do not think dor & mon

in the discharge of their. Lak has again requested his character, but gave it to him simply AMERICA AND THE WAR

overnor to render assistance as a prent

knew_ych - wer augomunit offence. Furthermore, so, far- ting with Lung' troops The following jury were empanelled to GRAIN TOR THE ALLIES

ILITARY CHANGE

try the cusMears, Wa Forsyth for you bays hitherto Lung Chai kwong, owing to the man), M. R. Beltrao, W. F Ford A A on the Yeung Kong d'Azavodo, A., C. Drith C. A. Coburn,

of his, and L. Benedios from Kol. The Atorney General said that azerde and those now in ing to the Education Ordinance it was De unlawful to keep + school with more than ang ter pupil ule, the school was regist

WASHINGTON

ultare ati- The Department of mates that the eat Boldinga ab the mills and elevators are 68,072,000 bushels [decrease 20,000,000 CompITAL with g

fien declares

uantity needed till out anfon to carry out the

The Press Bureau -announce: Great the fr Britam, on behalf of the Allies has taken over the Egyptian cotton prop for the pply of 20,000,000

from Angust, alid the residue of the pre

ain axie Allist between J and dat it which is regard rien & most important data

in the

GENERA

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Department was sai

remises were 881!

prisoner wa, keeping

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