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THE WAR.

THE GREAT FLANDERS BATTLE

ALLIED TROOPS FIGHTING MAGNIFICENTLY.

CANADA'S WAR EXPENDITURE.

LINE ADVANCED IN PALESTINE.

Franco-Belgian Bront,

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BRITISH FRONT. HEAVY FIGHTING,

THE HUNGRONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, APRIL 18re, 1918,

Givenchy, which is valuable tactically was captured by the enemy. Our counter- attack drove him out, but this was not in suficient numbers to withstand the oncoming waves, and early in the after noon the Germans re-carried Givenchy.

It was just before dark when the Fifty-fifth Division consisting mainly of Lancashire Territorials, made a fine. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig recharge, again restoring Givenchy

the bombardment ports Following already reported, the enemy this morning attacked in strength

LONDON, Anril 10th.

11.45. 1.

DISPERSED

LONDON, April Tithe A communiqué states. Our artillery were active at night-time between Mont didier and Nevon.

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Lovno, April 10th.q|| LONDOŇAJKuril Nth

BPORT

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

The South China Athletic success unbe negotiated an of, their hurdles lebt Saturday against the 87th Company.

LATEST CABLES. THE MAN POWER BILL- FRENCH FRONT 602 (MIX ASQUITH'S STEECH,..

I AM ENEMY DETACHMENT

ATTAME Asquith said that a propas of bew ballot of the amalgamated conscription for Ireland had already Society of Engineers hoe Woted in favour been twice considered and twice delibe rately, Tejusted by the late Government Government's combing-dut pro- because it was convinced the disadvanost by 58,000 votes to 48,332. Today game will possibly settle d tages outweighed the purely military advantages He regretted that Ireland

MS AND MILITARY SERVICE

Palade refused to accept conscription. The In the House of Commons, Mr. John frishview was perhaps, difficult to lope urged that all Members of the appreciate, but in a free Empian we House of Commons who were must take the peoples as they are aro.esigibic should be called are militarily Proceeding, MyAsquith instanced Mr. Beck replied that the War Cabinet before it reached our lines

Australia, whose devotion to the cause of had decided that fembers of the House Anotemy attack on our advanced posts the Empire was undisputed. Australia of Commons had the choice of serving in cast of Sounin, in Champagnes was read given her children and her resources the Forces or remaining in the House of on to every theatre of the war unstintedly Commons. In view of the fact that a pulsed, after a lively engagement. ........

and with a free heart, yet they would Tribunal held that a Member of the An enepy attempt at the Forest ofnot, have corsaription, although urged by House of Commons was elected in u energetic and robust politician order to do work of national import Aprenost failed under our fire,

Ficite she was consulted" and twico, she auer, this option would be continued. refused. Even had the the power, none would tream of asking the Imperial Gov. rnnient to impose compulsion upon

train.

Our fire dispeised an enemy detach ment in the region of Orvillers and Sorel

Two cuemy acroplanes were brought down yesterday by our machine gun fra

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ANGJUFRENCH REPORTS CREATE

GOOD IMPRESSION:

**** EARLIER CABLES. RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. Mr. Asquith urged that the Govern GERMAN TROOPS IN FINLAND MU would be guilty of terrible short- sightedness when the Converition" had completed its labnurs to impose idcom wireless German official report

LONDON, April 11th. pulsion on Ireland PARIS, April 11th

states Our troops who landed at *** MR. BÓNAR LAW. The British and French.com

Bonar Law said the evidence railway station at Koris

Hangue in Finland have occupied the yesterday afternoon created a good im showed that the Germans were going

emphasised the excellent collaboration tomorrow. If they failed to unstceresium to-day they would try of the French leaders. He thought the morrow, they would try again month most recent German movements were after month. He was of opinion that, Preventive the enemy realising unless the casualties were much, heavier the hopelessness of great projects.

VIOLENT ARTILLERY DUEL

•tiares and the Ypres Armen flank of yesterday's thrust, and the prefsion in the Loubies. f. Painleve throw everything into this attack. If

Canal

There was heavy fighting all day in this sector, also on the whole front

In yesterday's attack northward of La Basser Canal the enemy northward of Armentieres presser us back to the line schicte Messines Ridge Ploeg-

steert.

The enemy who forand his way into Messines, was driven out by counter- allack, after a prolonged struggle..

Southward of Arpentieres the enemy established himself on the left bank of the Lys at certain points eastward of Estaires and in the twighbourhood of

>Bad St. Maur.

The enemy this morning crossed the Lawe at Lestrem, but was driven out of the village and across the river by our

constiter-attack.

We maintained the position between Estaires and Givenchy.

AERIAL OPERATIONS,

LONDON, April 10th

11.00 pm

The mist yesterday morning hindered fying. When the weather improved our ainsin. bombed and machinegunned the ebiny on the new battle-frons between La Pussy and Arpentierey,

We brought down five enemy machines. To bf our are 019xings

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FLANDERS BATTLE EXTENDING.

LONDON, April 11th. Reiter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day atates-The great Flanders battle is steadily extending up the line.

The German aircraft in considerable munkus are suporting the attack

The enemy yesterday was reported in the neighbourhood of Steenwerck.

Yesterday afternoon the artillery and trench-mortur” activity heavily increased around Ypres as far as Passchendaele. We appear to be holding our counter guins about Messines,

.......... DIRECTION OF LINE It is believed that at two o'clock this erning our line ran castward of Ploegsteert village through Ploegsteert Wood, thence past SL. Its almost due northward and past Oostaverne, joining our old line near Hollebeke

The enemy last evening was attacking south of Rollebeke and made a small gain of ground. Thus it will be seen that our front bad. assumed

a very zigzag line, but nowhere had the Ger mans pushed beyond our battle-zone notwithstanding his“. great weight Northward of Hill 60 the situation is reported unchanged.

Just before dawn we opened a heavy prtretive barrage upon the sectors upon which the enemy might be expected to attempt an advances

To-day there has been litt disposition for Jurther attack along the southern

battle is setting northwards. The Ger

mans are shelling all the towns and villages a long way back, also the roads, with steady insistence, employing to the utanet their great hauls of artillery on other fronts,

GERMANS DRIVEN FROM

MESSINES.

Paris, April 11th,

A communique states. North of Montdidier and in the region of the Oise Canal, the artillery duel was violent The low visibility is still, handicapping | We captured thirty, prisoners us est

evening's fighting.

our airmen.

The

Near East

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LINE ADVANCED

than expected, the most critical time would

GENERAL NEWS

PETROGRAD, April 10th." Thirty destroyers 10 Subinrings and 50 transports remaining at Helsingfors have been disarmed, as it was impossible to evacuate them.

result of the 2nd division, for if the Chinose win they cannot be displaced from the head of the league but they must obtain both points to make their position scents. If the gunners are at experience it is quite possible that they fall strength and profit by last weck's will win, in which case the Athletic St. Joseph's College match, which is down for decision on Saturday next, will be probably the most interesting and ex- citing game of the local football season.

The Seatact just now is ideal for foot- ball, although by the time these lines are in print we may be experiencing an- other heno wave the ground being in soft condition makes control of the ball much easier. The changed conditions in a measure recounted for the sensational victory of the 68th Company R. G.A. over the Staff and Departments on Wednes

lost and some of them spent much of day, for while the gumers appeared to be in their clement, the Staff were quite their time on the ground, apparently being without studs or bars. They had rather a weak torn out, too, but it was

era defent they suffered, not weak enough to account for the

The Middlesex Reserve being unable to raise a team, have scratched to St Joseph's and the South China Athletit, forfeiting the points. The soldiers first cleven incets the Navy in the Hongkong League to-day, when the teams

Three battleships from Helsingfors are the end of May or Jupe Wear The former Russian ice-breaker play for four points instead of meeting

expected at Kronstadt this evening. uad been compelled to put into the battle-lyne' and the Finnish ice-breaker twice The result will not concern the line men with less than four months Tarmo landed a small German force at leaders, but will decide whether the Navy tranung What we are doing now might make the difference between victory Levisa, between Helsingfors and Viborg or Army is to be at the bottom of and defeat, and the cropton mi Trcled with several transports is nearing third place, pushing the Club next to is reported that a Geman squadron the Leagne The winner will rise to tout conscription in Ireland. Lovisa from Reval. The Germans will last. It will be the last first division 1, when the lite of the Empire was a doubtless advance northwards and cut watch of the season. stake, the Government had said we could the railway between Hellingfors and nodask Ireland to help us, that would have viborg heen the end of Home Rule (Cheers,)" frisă conserijition would make a differ. ence in the military strength which tom- pelled the Government to face the cops - querices. There would be a touch "látger

mentioned by Sir G. Cave, K.C. We are not asking Irdwird to do anything fwhich -vos, not asked of the citizens

We are fighting against great oxids. we know the enemy ling declared this to be the decisive offensive, and we mu be prepared for a continuance of heavy blows so long as he is able. The enemy OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE.nufaber of men than the ten divisions ortainly has gained. tactical successes, but strategically he has accomplished nothing. We are very slowly giving ground here and there under the pressure of dense masses. I am glad to be able to conclude with the news that our indomit able troops have driven out the enemy from Alessins,

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FIFTY-FIRST DIVISION

CONGRATULATED)

LONDON, April 11th

Losnox, April 11th.

not

A. Palestine atticial report states in every belligerent country. The delay Our troops westward of the Turkeramas proof that the Government had Ramiel Hailway, advanced the line on an anxious to deal honourably and five mile front to a depth of one-and-a-half with land. We are miles, capturing the villages El Ke Boing to alter the decision. (A National and Rafat Our prisoners, included 1st Interrupted Neither are we few Gernutis

If the people of the country think we are making a mistake, we will ub our utinest to give our loyal support to any other Government in carrying on the war b

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RECAPTURE OF JERUSALEM VA PRACTICABLE FOSSIBILITY

AMSTERDAM, April 11th. General Ardenne, writing to a

em

pros

The Press Bureau announces:-Field-seldorf newspaper, says the tide is abt Marabu Sir Douglas Haig has congra to turn in Syria and Palestine

|_*The re-capture of Jerusalein tulated the Cownunder and all the ticable possibility. officers and men of the Fifty-Fifth Division on their splendid fighting on

General,

Tuesday, especially at Festubert and Givenchy.

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PORTUGUESE SUFFER TERRIBLE BOMBARDMENT.

Mr Bonn Law concluded: The Gov. ernment is prepired to consider criticism Vith Bill, such as making the age 48, refused to alter anything which it considered necessary. (Chocys.)

MR JOHN DILLON, Mr. chu Dillon said that the military salts hoped for from the Bill could pot on any way redress the recent military aukktortunes. He was opposed to raising LATEST CABRES.

the militar age. The Prime Minister THROUGH EDUTER B AGENCE

said that in the recent battle the German intantry were barely equal to ours anu CANADA'S WAR were much inferior to us aerially. There

fore, the explanation was not want of EXPENDITURE I

men. The explanation of the defeats Ortawa, April 11th. - was the system of promoting officers In the House of Commons, Sir Robert Ireland would destroy the hopes of an The attempt to impose conscription on Borden stated that the war expenditure Fish settament in war-tine Irishmen no of Canada hitherto has been $238,000,000/ The expenditure for the current year longer tasted the Government's pledges, is estimated at $316,000,000, including and he challenged the Government to 3443,000,000 for military expenditures take an Irish piebiscite contending that abicad, while 334,000,000 will be spent as heavily, inst it as Mayo and Hos of which $225,000,000 will expended] Down"Antrim, and Belfast would vote on the construction of trans Atlantic common. he would propose that, in merchantmen,

Committee the Government concede coun tution, as he was of opinion that in the can of concession the Bill would not be further opposed, so m

THE VERSAILLES WAR COUNCIL.

AMENDMENT DEFEATED.

RUSSIA'S LOSSES BY PEACE TREATY

ith.

of Commerce, summarises Russia's losses A report, rend before the Commissariat as a result of the Brest-Litovik Treaty as follows:-

780,000 square kilometres of territory 56,000,000 inhabitants, or 32 per cent.

of the total population.

21,000 kilómetros of railways, of che

third

73. per pent, "of the total production of

iron

AU. per cent of coal.

268 sugar rehn res. 10 cloth factories,

4 Breweries,

133 tulace factories 1,685 distilleries 244 Chemical Factorie

13 paper als

1000 machine factories

R

The territories that will henceforth be German are expected to yield revenue of 845 milliards of roubles. They boasted 1,800 savings nake

SITUATION AT VLADIVOS-

*TOCK..

COURTEOUS PROTEST AGAINST LANDING

Football followers will have plenty of choice to-day, for, in addition to the senior match, there are threr second divi- sien matches, and, while the South China

with their respective games, the result of Athletle, St. Jameph's and the B.E. Reserves will be generally expected to

any of them is by no means cerisin and all should be worth watching.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.

HONGKONG (LEIGEE-DIVISION 1. Navy Middlesex Regiment-Club Ground. Kick-off, 4.30 pm. Referov, M. Tucker (for four points).

DIVISION 11

Kowloon . Royal Engines Reserves Navy Ground. Kick-off, 5.30 pm. Re- feree, Mr Byrne.

South China, Athletic », 57th Company R.G.A. Club Ground. Kick-off, 3 p.m.

Referee, Mr. Black

Staff and Departments, St. Joseph'n College Navy Ground Kick-off, p.m. Referee. Mr. Atwell.

HONGKONG LEAGUE DIVISION TI

TAULE TO DATE.

Club.

TOKYO, April th The Soviet of the Municipality of 68th Co. RG.A.18 11 2 Vladivostok, in a conleons protest 8 China Ath. 13 against the landing of Japanese troops, H.E. Removes 15 barglars. The Maxiinalists are not premise to arrest the fenders, who are hostile to Jepan

The Soviet hai issued Proclamation the riskien on the danger of hostility against Japane

QUIET PREVAILS.

VLADIVOSTOCK, April 11th. The town is quict and trouble is net anticipated.

The landing of British Marines on April 5th was watched by the crowds in silence,

LONDON, April 11th. 5,15 m. Correspondents at the Front emphasize, the magnificent British defence in cease les fighting for thirty hours against heavy odds. They give details of the resistance of the Portuguese, whose front the Germans first endeavoured to break. The British officers attached to the Portuguese are of opinion that the German bombardment of the Portuguese exceeded anything seen on the Somme, extending far behind the second lines. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar of the Man Power Bill, declaring that

FRENCH SHIPPING The Portuguese held on to their smashed Law stated that Major General Sack the Bill diminished the Naval and The French arrivals during the week

An amendment on the second reading frontline, some outposts fighting to the ville-West has been appointed Acting economic power of the nation without were 1,045 and the sailings 1,045.

LONDON, April 11th last man. The main body of the British Military Representative on the Portuguese fought stubbornly on the Supreme War Council at Versailles, strength, was rejected by 321 votes to 100 tone. One vessel was unsuccessfully at- adding a commensurate. military of the sinkings two were above 1,000 second line till the enemy shock place of General Rawlinson. troops forced their way to La Ventie,

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tacked. where it was difficult to take a stand, as RUDUCTION OF SUBMARINE BILL PASSES SECOND READING. the Portuguese bad suffered terribly,

The Man-Power Bill passed its second their guns were well

VICTIMS. though some had to be abandoned,” as

reading by 323 Voles to 100.

CONCLUSION OF DEBATE.

served. and

LONDON - April 11th.

LONDON, April 11th.

g Resociated with the German

The closing stage of the debate on the

TYPHOON WARNINGS. The following telegram has been General, Hongkong, from the Manila, Observatory :--

Groni P. WLD. FA.

3. 51 74 25

Staff & Depts 1500 2010 15 26 35 1930 St. Joseph's 11 7 124, 16 15 Kowloon 15 6 7 13 36 27 1 67th Co, R.G.A 156 - 3)/1 17 24 sard Co. B.G.A Middlesex Res. 10 0 14

CRICKET

MAJOR ROBERTSON'S

UNIVERSITY

12 50

A match between the University and

presented by the following:-R. A. Fon- Major Robertson's I will be played on the former's ground at 2 o'clock this

Bonby-Fane, A H. Rumjahn G. afternoon. The University will be to

Marley, JD. Wright R Brayshay, T. A. Redmond G. A V Hall D. Samy, M. Gittens, Cheak Toon-I End 3. M. Jack

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

Earth of Arras, looks na if they are barrage, and some of the battery crews chantmen récalled that von Hinder Bill was marked by lively received by the American Consulate ATTEMPTING TO EXPORT OPIUM

them.

TROOPS FIGHTING

MAGNIFICENTLY.

offensive.

11 April 12th. Cyclone or typhoon E of the Visayas sacrificing Islands, inclining northward /

were forced back in the centre the the war, bank AT WESEMarged soldiers to volunteer again. The

Mr. J. R. Wood fined defendant $250, with the alternative of three months hard labour.

THEFT OF AN ANCHOR.

Tho continued German inactivity the teams could not be taken through the The reduction of the sinking of mer awaiting the

of the Finnders had been wiped out, the survivors de- offensive before

developing their stroyed the breech-blocks, leaving scarce denburg tacitly admitted the failure of the Sir Auckland Goddes rose the plans

ly any serviceable pieces submarinism when he assured the Nationalists glamoured for Mr. Duke, Between the Scarpe and the Somme Some Portugueso gunners attached Socialist Delegation at Berlin few and to some minutes turmoil Sir the enemy aircraft are watching our the British heavy batteries stuck to it weeks ago that the offensive in the West Aukland Geddes was allowed to speak Visayas or Northern Mindanao, moving

9am, April 18th

A Chinese pleaded guilty to unlaw- moveniente as far as our airmen allow most gallantly according to the British was certain of success and that it would He emphasised the necessity for the Bill, W.N.W

Cyclone or typhoon E. of the Southernfully attempting to export eight taels of

opium gunners, while the body of Portuguese cost 400,000. German lives, but that pose heidentally paying a tribute to the EARLIER CABLES.

It was stated that defendant was infantry held out at Lacouture till two would come in August. This is in French and Italians in our midst who in the afternoon, their commander re striking contrast with von Hindenburg's were volunteering, ma

arrested on board the ss On Lee, and the opium was discovered concealed fusing to retire. Then the Germans charged army order issued in February 197

many them with the bayonet, and few sur-when he said that the submarine offered Bir Auckland Geddes appealed to dis

917 their businesses.

round his waist, v LONDON, April 11th.

vivors came back. When the Portuguese the best means for a 10.30 p.m

ending of a speedy Beuter's Correspondent at British weight of the German attack fell It is pointed out in London

only alternative to the Bill was to et ARMED ROBBERY AT WEST 1200 Houdquarters, telegraphing yesterday, on the Fifty-Fifth British Division 200,000 British troops crossed the Chan- the Arinis down, which the country status: This morning the Germans were on their right where the high ground Del in ten days since the resumption would never do

POINT. reported to be in the village of Messines at Givenchy covered the enemy The of the offensive, it is believed that Ger! GENERAL GOUGH BITTERLY and Ploegvoort Wood, although probably Lancashire Territorials who had been many's submarine efforts are decreasing

________ ATTACKED.

Chinese woman, living at 4, only in small numbers.

rushed in to battle from their owing to the concentration of Jabour

Clarence Street, West Point, has reported The enemy obtained a footing at billets refused to give up the and material on the land offensive while France had a restraining influence on Thursday night, eight men entered her The gravity of the happenings in to the Police that at about 11 o'clock on Estaires, this morning but is reported billock and withstood every shock with the work of the British Navy is having yesterday's debate, but there were out house. Two of the men were armed with to have been driven out later, machine-gun, and grenades in ding dong the effect of destroying submarines it Furst of passion on the part of the revolvers, and the other six with daggers

Our troops are fighting magnificently waves all day and night. With

fighting against ceaseless German twice the rate of a year agʊ.

Nationalists, notably Mr. John and are well supported by the artillery Givenchy taken and retaken, we found the

who bitterly attacked General

The inmates of the house, who numbered The enemy employed at least eight Lancashires in the morning undaunted,

robbers then broke open several boxes divisions.

GERMANY AND INDEMNITIES occasions He declared that conscription and get away with money, Jewellery, At Epearhead the enemy assault was 4gle, and still barring the way.

ZURICH, Anail 11th.front, which would spread to the United

in Ireland would open up another war and clothing to the value of $218.70. The German demand for indemnities States and Australia and wherever has been revived Minister Saydewitz Irish race were founttan 15 speaking at Dresden, said that the war cannot end in a friendly agreement and must be fought to a finish, bringing Germany the fruits of victory. He enemies must pay indemnities, otherwise

at the centre of the Portuguese front...

GERMAN OGLAIMS.

FARLIER CARLES whom he acetised of invoght, were bela up and gagged, The

THE FIGHT FOR GIVENCHY

LONDON, April 10th. Owing to the thickness of the weather.

A 11.45 p.m. 4 wireless German official report considerable numbers of Germans trick statre Between Armentieres and Le led through whilst the alarm was being Banare Canal we attacked the British given Consequently, we were attacked and Portuguese. We took the first lines, is the rear as well as by denso waves 6,000 prisoners and about one hundred the peace-breakers would begin again frontally The Portuguese, who were guns. forced to retire, brilliantly fought a rearguard action and averted a serious menace at this point, but the retiring movement became inevitable,

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A wireless German official report this evening states:We penetrated the English lines astrade Warneton

THE SILVER MARKET

LONDON, April 110 The river market is steady

Divisions in disaster on three

MAAGANTILE HANES DIVIDEND"

Captam Redmond, speaking from his father's old place said the Government were going to realise the German calcul Bank of India Ltd, has received called tion of civil war in Ireland was eagerly advice that the Bank has declared

The local manager of the Mercantile

awaited. He took the middle course of shares of 6 per cent, less tax, making 12

Mr. Asquith's

final dividend on the A" and "B" condemning conscription in Ireland as inapedient, but not saying word per cent. for the year, together with a against the justice of the proposal. The bonus of 2 per cent, less tar. The sum House cheered him, but it also cheered of 250.000 has been added to Reserve, Mr. Bozor Law reply proclaiming the and £58,000 has been carried forward. Government'e firm resolv

Chinese was charged with stealing an anchor, valued at 810,

Complainant stated that he was aroused

from his sleep on Thursday night, bri

an old man rowing away in Lucil

home on the deck of his junk and save.

boat. He followed, but the man, cersped. On returning to the junk ho anchor missing: He informed the and they arrested defendant.

Defendant said another man gage bins. the anchor for sale, e

Inspector Angus said the old man was

carried away the anchor. a mendicant and half-paralysed. It was hardly possible for him to have

A Chinese copetable said he arrested hiding in the old man's best. The vid defendant, young men, who we found man informed witness that the young. man had stolen the anchor.

Mr. J. R. Wood sentenced the younge man to three months' hard labour