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THE WAR.

GERMANS FAIL IN FIRST PHASE

OF BATTLE.

FRENCH SECURE LOCRE VILLAGE.

HOLLAND'S RELATIONS WITH BELLIGERENTS.

PASSENGER VESSEL TORPEDOED.

Franco-Helgian bront.

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{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.)

BRITISH FRONT,

FRENCH SECURE LOCRE.

LONDON, April 30th: 12.35 p.m.

THE DAY IN OUR FAVOUR.

LONDON, April 20th.

10,25 p.m.

British Reuters Correspondent at Headquarters, telegraphing this evening, states The enemy infantry attack de veloped over a wide front extending.north of Voormezele nearly to Meteren. The Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig restrategic object was Apparently a crab- ports: French counter-attacks yester day forenoon and evening drove out the chemy from the remainder of the ground be gained in the morning in the neigh, bourhood of Locre and captured number of prisoners and secured the whole village.

After the heavy repulso inflicted on the enemy, the night was comparatively quiet. On the northern battlefront our linowas advanced slightly at night-time chstward of Villers-Bretonneux.

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SUCCESSION OF DETERMINED ENEMY ATTACKS.

LONDON, April 29th.

11.20 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re porta:Following a very intense bom- bardment strong enemy forces violently attacked the British and French posi tions from the neighbourhood of Meteren to Zillebeke.

daw movement converging upon the hill chain towards Mont Cats. This front is held by the French in the centre, and by our divisions on the flanks. The onemy's failure to make progress at Locre has undoubtedly influenced the enemy to resort to crushing tactics, but the news so far is ominently satisfactory, as up to this afternoon the day is in our favour...

GERMANY SUFFERS TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT.

The infantry attack began at six o'clock with an attempt to advance towards. Scherpenberg. This was completely held up ut first. During the morning the battle extended above Voormezecles

Although Ypres was not attacked, the bombardment extended to that place. An enemy reconnaissance in force against the Belgians was repulsed. Everywhers on the battlefront terrible punishment is being inflicted on the enemy, who has

The enemy, also attacked the Belgians thrown in divisions with a lavish disre- northward of Ypres.

gard of the sacrifices. Once again be is paying the full price for no result

Very severe fighting developed on the whole Allied front

The Twenty-fifth, the Forty-ninth, and Twenty-first British Divisions completely repulsed all attempts to enter our posi. tions, despite a constant succession of determined attacks in great strength, and they maintained their line intact. The enemy's losses. were very heury. The French repulsed heavy attacks on the hills about Bcherpenberg and font

Rouge.

At points the enemy penetrated a short distance into the French positions.. but they were quickly driven out, and

greater part of the ground was re- Kained by counter-attacke

The Belgians repulsed all attacks, after sharp fighting, inflicting severe casualties.

fighting is continuing at certain points along the Allied battlefronts,

Owing to bad weather our aeroplanes dropped only a few bombs at various

<targets.

A CRITICAL MOMENT,

THE DAY'S STORY

The Germana, realising they were not making progress, have modified their crab-claw idea, and fighting developed

into amore,

THE HUNGKONG DAILY PRES), THURSDAY, MAY 2ND 1918.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, April 19th

A wireless German official report states-The told number of prisoners captured at Mont Kemuel is 7,000. Fifty- three guns and 233 machine-guns were also captured

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FRENCH FRONT.

ARTILLERY DUEL.

PARIS, April 30th

A communiqué states There was somewhat violent artillery duel north and south of the Ayre, in the sector of Noyon, and on the south bank of the Oise.

Our patrols were active on the whole of this front and brought back prisoners.. detachments Our fire repulsed enemy on the right of the Meuse and in Upper Alsace, and we took prisoners.

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ENEMY DETACHMENT

DISPERSED.

PARIS, April 30th.

A communiqué states: There was reciprocal artillery activity north and south of the Avre and in the region of

Piemont,

An enemy detachment attempted to cross the Oise east of Waresnes, and was caught by our fire and dispersed.

Two enemy aeroplanes were brought

down on the 27th inst

Our machines dropped 0,000 kilogrammes of bombs on enemy establishments.

BOMBARDMENT OF PARIS

RESUMED.

PARIS, April 30th. The long-range gun is again bombard iny Paris

Aerial

Activities.

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{THROUGH REOTER'S AGENCE.] THE AIR FORCE DEBATE LONDON, April 30th

In the House of Commons, My Baird, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Air Ministry, replying to the debate on the Air Force, said that our air losses for

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the past month were practically the same as those for April, 1917, when a similar activity reigned for air supremacy. direct attempt against | German, machines seen to crash were Scherpenberg and Mont Rouge. The alone three-and-a-half times over those Germans are making an intense use of of lust April. During the recent offen their great artillery strength, but the sive our establishment of machines was French garrisons on the hills have

never more than three short. (Cheers). splendid cover, Their seventy-fives"

Naval Activities. and our field-gang furiously reply. The air is full of aeroplanes, mostly observ ing. It is abundantly clear that when the day's story is told it will be all to the glory of the French and British arms. GERMAN ATTACK HAS FAILED. The battle is not yet over, but for the. attack which has been in progressing for seven or eight hours without making any headway, it is not premature to say it has failed. The German Army will be weak er by many thousands by sunset to-day, for they have been fighting all day in the open, while the French and British have scarcely anywhere left their prepared defences.

LONDON, April 30th. 4.20 p.. Reuter's Correspondent, telegraphing GERMANS DISASTROUS DEFEAT. today, stated By 11.30 this mora-

LONDON, April 30th.. 7.15`a-m. - ing, the Germans had fought their way through near Lagre as far as Hyde

Correspondents agree that the Germans

disas Park Corner between Scherpenberg and have suffered nothing less. than a Mont. Rouge,

|trons defeat in the first phase of the This was one of the critical moments battle consequent upon their desperate of the day, but the French counter attempt: to capture the line attacked fiercely, and an hour later they hills which the Allies bold, and ad pressed back the Germans on the which endangers. flanks and held them in the centre. By of Mont Remmel They have prob three o'clock the French were holding the ably used 13 Divisions from cast of

their

of

possession

[Torotea C.P.R. STEAMER TORPEDOED Y.M.CLA. WORKERS ON BOARD. HOLYHEAD, April 30th.

The Canadian Facite steamer Gransa has been torpedoed and sunk. One hun dred and ten passengers, including 57 Americans going to France on V.M.CA. work and five ladies, were saved.

Three of the crew are missing.

General,

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AMERICA AND THE WAR EXPORTS FROM DUTCH INDIES.

NEW Yong, May 18t Officials are perturbed over the embargo on exports from the Dutch Indies from April 22nd, especially the embarge on tin, as supplies are needed for munitions, and for food preservation. The Ameri- can production is only 90 tons and probably Bolívia will be looked to for supplies,

THE BAKU OIL WELLS/

AMSTERDAM, May 1st. The export of petroleum from Baku bas ceased. It is reported that the oil wells have been destroyed.

HOLLAND AND THE BELLIGERENTS.

NETHERLANDS"? PECULIAR UNSOUND VIEWS,”..

AMSTERDAM, May 1st.

EMPEROR KARL APPEALS TO ITALY

STOCKHOLM, April 30th. The Catholic International Press Agency of Switzerland announces that the Emperor Karl is making a fresh effort to secure peace, and he appeals to Italy to consider the matter well in her own interests.

AN UNFOUNDED REPORT. LONDON, April 29th:

10.40. p.bi

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE DOG SHOW

{TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

SIRI have read with much interest the letter from your correspondent: “ A Tyke in this morning's issue of your: paper, in which he makes a few criti- cisms with regard to the dogs at last Saturday's show, and, having been an interested breeder for the past

five year telegram emanat Papers print

from Berlin stating that an of one class which were very prominent entiro fleet of British transports is waitin the show and of which there were SOIDAY ing in the Channel to bring the British very excellent specimens on exhibit, 1 Army home in case of need..

Swedish

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The Admiralty has informed Renter's out foundation. Agency that the report, is absolutely with

GERMANY'S FUNCTION IN THE WORLD

feel I must encroach on the valuable columns of your paper with a view to pointing out his lack of knowledge in this class.

1 refer, in particular, to the special class for Japanese puódies, and would. FUTURE BELONGS TO GERMANY.ask, first of all, if all those dogs under this close were really Japanese poodles. majority of them, without doubt, were Personally, I say they were not, and thes Pekinese poodles, a much more treasured

LONDON, April 30th. Writing in Der Tag, Colonel Budduer, of the German General Staff, urges against peace without victory. Whereas the other European countries have

The Foreign Minister presented to the the climax of their history Gissed lapdog than the former breed, especially

Book

States General an "Orange dealing with a variety of questions which have arisen between Holland and the belligerents since December, 1918.

- In a memordandum dated October äth, 1017, relating to the Dutch regulations regarding the admittance of captured ships to Dutch ports, particularly in the ense of the German vessel Marie, alleged to have been captured by a British ship which entered the port of Tandjong-

priok, Java, the British Government strongly protested against the peculiar unsound views adopted or invented by the Netherlands Government during the present ser in matters of international and expressed surprise at the law,

association of the name of The Hoguc with such viewa, which were bound to be a serious factor for the British Govern. ment's consideration in deciding tha meeting-place of future - legislative con ferences.

OBITUARY.

GENERAL DUCHESNE.

Patis, May 1st.. The death is announced of General Duchesne, Commander of the Expedi tionary Corps to Madagascar in 1894.

"THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, May 1st. The silver market is quiet.

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AMERICA

A pe HR VAR.

Papa MAINTENANCE OF ENEMY ALIENS

IN÷U.S.A/A

WASHINGTON April 30th, The State Department announces that Germans, through the Swiss and Swedish Legations, must pay for the kerp of enemy. aliens interned in the United States, also their familie Com

A National Committee is being farmed in order to raise subscriptions to assist law-abiding enemy aliens who have be come objects of charity.

HOLLAND AND GERMANY.

GERMAN CAVALRY ON GERMANOS

DUTCH FRONTIER,

AMSTERDAM, April 30th. Strong detachments of German cavalry have been observed in the neighbourhood of Essebene according to the Roosendaal Correspondent of the carbode;

JAPANESE POLITICS

MAY LEAD TO INTERVENTION IN SIBERIA

LONDON, April 30th. The Tim correspondent at Tokyo anys that Baron Mizuno has been appointed Minister of the Interior, in succession to It is reported that an engineer was Baron Gots, and announces that he will killed by the explosion.

pursue the aggressive policy of Baron Motono,

This is interpreted to mean that Japan is ready to interveng in Siberia, but must have a mandate from and an absolutely free hand.

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which is eternally young and newly in vigorated, is obviously admirably quali led with her Kultur to maintain the peace of the world. The future belongs to Germany as the conqueror's prize.

HARDEN CHAMPIONS

LICHNOWSKY.

AMSTERDAM, April 30th Herr Harden, writing in Die Zukunft, declares that no impartial court could Memorandum, contains no essential state. condean Prince Lichnowsky, whose went and no main idea which cut be con

tradicted

MAY DAY IN FRANCE.

The Executive of the French Socialist

PARIS, April 30th. Party has issued à manifesto deciding pot to hold demonstration, on May Day "German imperialism is seeking to secure a crushing victory in the West similar to the East, and therefore it is the primary duty of all citizens to defend the country.

AFFAIRS

IN RUSSIA

THE GERMAN DEMANDS.

WASHINGTON, April 29th. Germany demands the immediate re lease of all it German war-prisoners, while the sick are to remain in Russia under the care of neutral physicians. Germany will only release unfit Russians,

manœuvre ŝin order to discredit

THE RESTORATION RUMOUR" LONDON, April 30th, French newspapers are of opinion that the rumours of a restoration of Czaristo in Russis is probably sa German pro minent Russian pro-Entente personages

The papers point out that it is to the interest of Germany that trouble should arise in Petrograd in order to justify German intervention,

It is suspected here that the German inquiry at Moscow regarding events in Petrograd is merely camimffage, as it is asserted that the Germans are fully aware of what is happening in Petrograd. WHITE GUARDS CAPTURE VIBORG

COPENHAGEN, April 30th. The White Guards have captured Viborg, which is the last strong fortress of the Red Guards.

Nearly all the defenders were killed. GENERAL KORNILOFF.

AMSTERDAM, April 30th The German papers contradict the re- port that General Korniloff died of wounds and say he was marching on Orenburg, not with the object of the restoration of the Monarchy, but to can voke Parliament.

GERMANY SOLICITOUS.

among the aristocracy of our bomu country, to say nothing about the mamber seen in the foreign homesteads of Far Eastern cities.

I will not dwell on the different pointa between the classes of poodles, for L might enlighten the judges at the recent show ice much in what they evidently lack; but I should like to hear any views on these classes by any of your interested readers expressed through the meilium of your columns, which I would thank you to publish. I am, sir,

A POODLE.

Hongkong, May 1st, 1918,

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESE."]

the local ripers shows him to be the Tyke's" letter of yesterday in possessor of a vers mean kind of spirit, ecause the first thing that a man with any comuned-sense must say after reading that letter is: Why on earth didn't sun a paragon among dog judges offer. his services to the Committee before the, show took place!" I am sure they would have welcomed him.

Mr. Grge and his Committee are to be heartily congratulated on the excellencer of Saturday's show, and it must have been very esasperating to them to read

Tyke's" pile.

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Dug fanciers, as 8 rule, specialise in one type of dog, at the same time having a general knowledge of other breeds; but Tyke's intimate knowledge of dogs, both great and small, smatters very rouch of hand-to-mouth book knowledge; in fact, he probably made his notes at the show with his Guide-Book an Doge in front of him

The reference by name to various English champions is ridiculous," when one considers for a second the differenco in every condition and eircumstance. Personally, I think it must have been a source of some pleasure to those who visited the show to know that the Colony possessed so many excellent dogs

Another point about Tyke is that although he hid his vast and comprehen- įsive knowledge under at bashel hetorg the show, he had no qualms about wasting a 'column of all the local newspapers after it.

Enclosing a donation for the Red Oroen for the privilege of using your columns. ---| um, sir. Yours faithfully,

1st May, 1918

COMMON SENSE.

We have had some considerable experi ence of shows of various kinds and gnos recall a case in which the verdicts of thờ judges met with unanimous approval. – Wa think, however, that our correspondent in a little unfair to encer at "A Tyke" on the ground, that he did not offer his serviēns tip the Committee as a judge. The assurance: that he would have been welcomed scarcely accords with the opinion that his letter was a waste of space-Ev., HDF]

THE MACAO ELECTIONS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.

LONDON, April 30th. The Gorman Government has taken up the Swedish Press reports of distur bances in Petrograd and the restoration of the monarchs

Van den Busehe, the Foreign Under- Secretary, Irback, the Ambassador at Moscow, and has telegraphed to Dr. mentions the Swedish reports. He says. The survivors of the Oronsa state thint.

that he has received a letter from Petro-

Sin-The statements made in flris altogether 250 were on board. The ship

on cited April 13th, slating that a monarchist pronunciamento was im morning's paper regarding my election Gas torpedoed and the boilers blew up

minent and that the Grand Duke Alexeieff as Deputy for Macao being fur from the The resignation of the Cabinet is bend MM Gutchkoff Miliukoff and truth, permit me to enlighten you and three minutes later.

lieved to be imminent and a Coalition Rodzianko are in Petrograde these it may interest on the subject. The survivors were half-an-hour in the Ministry is probable:

Von den Busche uggests that the As soon as it was known in Macao that reports are not improbable and asks for the elections for Deputy and Senator à telegraphfo reply. THE SIBERIAN SITUATION COSSACKS DEFEAT HUNGARIANS

boats

When on board a destroyer the Ameri ean survivors zang The Star-Spangled ," "God Save the King," and Banner,"

Doward, Christian Soldiers."

When the destroyer was berthed Lord French came on aboard and congratulat

ed the Americans on their escape.

The Captain of the Oronsa, interview.

Powers

LONDON, April 30th. The Time correspondent at Peking. says that the Biberian Cossack leader,

General Semenoff, has defeated-god to prevent the junction of General Semenoff's troops with another body of Cossacks.

A GERMAN MILLIONAIRE'S

ground east of Konderhot farm and Ypres to southwards, with two or more ined, said when he was on the bridge he HORROR OF REPATRIATION. Locre Chateau, also part of Loere the north, and the violence of the gunfire village, and the southern slopes of of both sides was never greater and con Scherpenberg.

tinuous during any period of the war. The successful defence made the day the bloodiest so far for the enemy, as attack after attack was smashed by our artil

Henceforward the position became sicedily more satisfactory, and by half past fivo the French had retaken all the lost ground, except a narrow strip atlery and infantry. Hyde Park Corner. This morning they possess the whole of Lacre, including the hotly contested Hospice.

The Allied line has been advanced be tween La Clytte and Kemmel

In the south we also made progress, slightly improving our position around Villers-Bretonneux.

felt a bump, and realising that, the vessel was torpedoed he ordered the boats to be lowered All behaved quite coolly and they filled the boats in five minutes The Oranxa sank in ten minutes. The submarine was invisible.

Several of the YMCA party said that if they could return to America the would stir up the country against the cowardly Germans.

The Germans had already suffered

[We are informed by Mr. J. H. Wallace very heavily on Sunday, when concen- the local agent of the C.P.0.5., Ltd., that trations of troops were caught and the Orons is not one of his Company's fleet, shattered by our gunfire. Their waves vessel named the Orosis owned by unless it is a very recent acquisition. There yesterday were mowed down and the the Pacific Mail Steamship Company British wings of the French centre which was built at Belfast in 1906, of 8,000 neither broke nor benti

tone.]

LONDON, April 30th Mr. Frederick Brandaner, the million aire pen manufacturer has committed suicide by taking veronal at the Tale of

CONSCRIPTION IN IRELAND

QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, April 30th

were forthcoming I was requested by a number of leading citizens of this Colony to present myself as Deputy for Masao. A group of Republican democrats, how.. ever, werd averse to this, proposing the formerected

M. Velhinho Correa, and only a week ago

should be

In the House of Commons Mr. J. GE the Governor presented the Gov Butcher asked-Has the Premier obtained ernicent.

advice regarding the illegality of the patent candidates, Messrs. Cabral and present conspiracy, in Ireland to render The voters were not

o were not searched tig they the enforcement of conscription in Ire entered the hall. nor was there tha land impossible.

impos Duke replied-The Govers

ment will be advised as the

mands on questions of law

de

slightest appréhension that any unple

santness might arise, the tumult yone informant alludes to bring the satisfac- tion expressed by those who were in- J. R. Newman drew attention terested and had worked for my return, Major to the fact that 17 King's Counset in Ireland had pledged themselves to resist parties were were juridical protests of The protests presented by the opposing conscription

politano importance, and can neither affect the Mr.Duka replied The Attorney-election of myself nor Dr. Leitao. General for Ireland is considering the

Wight, where he was interned matter.

He was recently notified of tion, but said that he would rather die He left a letter saying that the agony than return to Germany, of death was nothing compared with the sceny of repatriation.

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HUNGARIAN CABINET CRISIS

Zorion, April 30th. Dr. Wekerle, owing to his inability to A message from Budapest, states that reach an agreement on the details of the Franchise Reform Bill, has declined to form a Cabinet,

ANGLO-AMERICAN LABOUR

CONFERENCE,

As regards my unpopularity and thus:

of resentment produced by rep feelings return, the number of votes I obtained and the manner in which the news fing heen received speaks for itself and entire ly refutes the unwarranted statements of your informant Yours faithfully, LONDON, April 20th. No decision has been reached at the

ALFREDO LELLO, Conference of British and American | 144, Largo do Leal Senado, Macau, Labourites as regards the International 30th April, 1918. Peace Conference.

The American Delegates have left on visit to the Western Front, after which the Conference with the British Labour ites will be resumed.

Our account of the election contained the following comment " It is surpris ing, if Dr. Lelle was unpopular, that be obtained such a large majority of valen

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