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THE WAR.

THE BATTLE IN FLANDERS.

HURRICANE BOMBARDMENT OF ANGLO-FRENCH LINES.

AUSTRIA'S CHAOTIC SITUATION. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS VERY SERIOUS.

GERMANO-DUTCH TENSION ENDS.

Franco--Belgian Front.:

LATEST UABLES,

"{THROUGH, BEDTER'S AGINOY.]

BRITISH FRONT.

FRENCH SEND UP · 8. O, S.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 7TH, 1016

CHAOTIC SITUATION IN AUSTRIA.

LONDON, May 4th

The chaotic political situation con- tinues in Austria.

Premier von Seidler, addressing the Reichsrat party leaders, admit ted that the entire military and political position had reached a climax, and that economic, especially food, con- ditions were very serious Apparently. allading to the offensive in Italy, he said the next few months would bring big deci- sions.. It was necessary the Government should not be hampered by parliament- ary troubles, and he therefore recom mended that Parliament should not

resume at present",

THE DUTCH INDIES. EXTENSION OF EXPORT PROHIBITION:

THE HAGUE, May 5th- The Governor-General of the Dutch- Indica has extended the prohibition of the export of tin, quinine and kapok to timber, tobacco, sugar, ten, pepper, coffee, copra, petroleum, vegetable oils, and skins.

If is officially explained that the object of the prohibition is to ensure to the Dutch-Indies the proportionate import of necessaries, especially foodstuffs, in exchange for export.

PRIME MINISTER INTER VIEWED. REFLECTS CONFIDENCE OF

GENERALS.

LONDON, May 4th.

of

GERMANY'S NEXT PEACE OFFENSIVE. PEACE BY ARRANGEMENT"

OBSOLETE.

ciples for which they are lighting.

LONDON, May 4th- Mr. Lloyd George, interviewed by

The nowspapers, discussing Germany's Reuter, when asked for impressions of next peace offensive, reflect the his visit to the Armies, said:-- I saw determination of the British nation and | Generalissinio Fock, Field-Marshal Sir Alies to see the war through and th

and Rawlinson and other officers Dougins Haig, Generals Petain, Pershing, impossibility of their being duped into the Higher Command. They all felt very

a peace which does not fulfil the prin-

confident. 1 also saw a very large number of regi

officers and soldiers who bad actually been in the fighting AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA

during the last six weeks doing THE EX IMPERIAL FAMILY. very strenuous work, and their confidence was also amazing. I met no pacifists or Herr Gross, President of the Reichsrat,

LONDON, May 5th. refused to further postpone the sittings,

possirpists among them. They could not Reuters Correspondent

MORROW while even a section of the German party | telegraphed on May 4th that the ex in the least understand the wrangles in the climination of Tear and Tearing and one daughter, certain quarters of England, which seem. was not keen on Wh8.

Parliament..

according to a Soviet announcemented to proceed on the assumption that have heen transferred to Ekaterinburg, they had been defeated and that the only owing to allcged efforts of the peasants question of importance was as to who and Monarchists in the neighbourhood was to blame. Apart from the mishap of of Tobolsk to promote their escape. The the first few days, which they all recog ex-Tsarevitch is not mentioned.

nised, they felt confident that they were ALLEGED ASSASSINATION PLOT

winning and inflicting great losses on the

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FRENCH FRONT. RECIPROCAL ARTILLERY

FIGHTING.

PAR1 May 5th.

·A· communique states:-There reciprocal artillery, firing north and south of the Avre, also in the Dousumont

Flizey sector.

ARTILLERY DUELS.

A communique states-There was no infantry action during the day.

GERMAN REPORT..

LONDON, May 5th 3.05- a.m.

Herr Adler, leader of the Social Democrats, also other party leaders, including Poles, warned the Premier against a postponement of the sittings

Further developments are awaited with the greatest interest.

ADJOURNMENT OF REICHSRAT.:

AMSTERDAM, May 5th.

There was an artillery duel north and south of the Avre, and in upper and Emperor empowered, you tho

Tower Ailette.

adjourn the Reichsrat.

LONDON, May 4th.

6.56 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent at British Beaducarters, telegraphing to-day, states:-There are unmistakable signs that the enemy is resuming his effort to force the chain of hill west of Kemmel. Last night he opened a tremendous bom- bardment of Scherpenberg and neighbourhood of Mont Ronge, lasting a considerable time. The crushing hurri cane bombardment upon the Anglo- French lines north of La Clytte to south of Mont Rouge was resumed "this. morning, and half-an-hour later tho French were sending up "8. 0. 5." signals. No details are at present avail. able.

LINE IMPROVED.

LONDON, May 5th. 12.30 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports --We improved our line and ex tured several prisoners in the neighbour. hood of Sailley-le-Sec and eastward of Hebuterne.

GERMAN REPORT

LONDON, May, bth:

A wireless German official report

states French counter-atticks

st

Kemmel and Bailleul failed, with the

heaviest losses.

ENEMY LONG-RANGE GUN DESTROYED.

PARIS, May 5th. It is confirmed that a French battery destroyed one of the German long-range gung which has been bombarding Farís, The Near Ea

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We repulsed an attack on our new THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN positions north-eastwarth of Hinges.

Our line remained intact."

We

succesfully raided in the Foret le

Nieppe sector.

Both artilleries were active on the Lys battlefront.

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SUCCESSFUL MINOR

OPERATIONS

TURKS REPULSED WITH HEAVY

LUSSES

LONDON, May 1st.

A Palestine official report states:- Fighting continued throughout the 2nd inst eastward of the Jordan und south- ward of Essalt. The enemy who crossed. the river at Jisreddamie was driven back

itt

AMSTERDAM, May 5th-

In the Reichstag, vico Chancellor von

enemy.

MLloyd George, continued

When

A message from Vienna states that the Payer, referring to the events in Ukraine, the enemy gets ground, the Generals said,

Seidler to | mentioned the German Communiqué cabled on 2nd inst, which alleged that on Eichborn's drastic action was due to the discovery - that the Ukrainian Committee, including several Ministers, had plotted the assassination of all Ger- man officers in Ukraine, EASTERN AFFAIRS DEPLORABLE, Certain Berlin papers severely criticise the actions of the German Military Authorities in Ukraine, which is now completely controlled by Germans.

Verwerts says that affairs in the East

The official journal explains that this measure is due to the inability of Far liament to find a stable policy, which is necessary in the decisive phase of the war. The resumption of the Reicharat would only sharpen political antagonisia, and endanger the fulfilment of the economic task, especially the solution of the supply of food to enable the nation to hold out and upon which everything depends

The Berliner Tageblatt's Vienna Cor are deplorable "The peace concluded

we make them pay an enormous price. In these offensives, the Generals said, you can always buy land if you are prepared

for the Germans is great and increasing to pay the purchase price, but the cost

The Generals, are certain that the Germans would soon be sorry that they ned committed themselves to these attacks, even if they were not already so." That was the general feeling the Prime Minister found among men of all ranks of the British, and Armies. Asked “What about the American Army?" the Prime

The Times says the general expectation that failure of the German offensivo to secure a crushing victory would be followed by a peace offensive in Allied countries seems likely to be fulfilled. Gorman speakers and agents are showing & suspicious readiness to dilate upon the food shortage and general discomfort in Germany, the obvious intention being to lend a ring of sincerity to a German profession of anxiety for place. At the same time neutral emissaries of well- known untocedents and tendencies are

understood recently to have come to

England and other Allied countries for the purpose of suggesting that if the Allies only show a pacific disposition they will find Germany ready to meet them with moderate terms. In some instancee these emissaries are believed to have sub- mitted proposals regarding the best policy for the Allies to follow relativo

need hardly be said that the origin of to internal situation in Germany, 1t

these manoeuvres is no well understood as the purpose of the e military offensive in March, and thus, the Allied Government will present an equally firm front to have pre-

Peace intrigue as the Armies seated to military attacks,

The Daily Mud says the irruption of amiable neutrals to England with no visible business has already begun, in-

respondent Bays the adjournment is there is calculated to scare away the Minister said, A good number reduding the arrival of a pro-German friend

chiefly due to the desire of the Crown to avoid debates on the Emperor's letter and on members of the House of Pormo concerned in that affair

The Weser Zeitung's Vienne Correspon dens says the Government's intentie e to

partition Bohemia, which has incensed the Czech population, is largely respon sible for the crisis.

MILL FIRE IN AUSTRIAL

AMSTERDAM, May 8th.

A fire has destroyed the largest Aug-

soo that, the Eastern structure stands on a very a very unstable foundation..

ELECTORAL REFORMIN

already there. Many more will pour in

remaining opponents."

Tegehlatt pays that even optimists may steadily during May. The French, who with an official mission so far as bis of von Kahlmann's who is not charged saw their fighting in the battle lower London Legation is down the line, said they were first class noutrals and emisseries could save them- aware. There fighting material, full of courage and selves much trouble and some personal resource and very keen. The Germans danger if they clearly recognised that Great Britain is not to be duped like the Bolsheviks and Ukraine were duped.

PRUSSIA.

GOVERNMENT PROVOKES ANGRY have rendered at least two great services

COMMENT.

LONDON, MAY 4th.

The Prussian Lower House's rejection of equal siffrage, as cabled on the Sud inst., which was promised by the Kaiser

to the Allied cause; they have accelerated the advent of the American troops and

The Daily Express says the first of the made the unity of command at last peace offensive agents has been to London reality The French and British were and hay laid proposals - semi-officially fighting in close comradeship, each with before various oficials. He is a Dutch- full appreciation of the qualities of the man of important financial associations,

Our air service attacked and bombed trian corn mill at Wysoteban. The damage and strongly supported by the Governother. The message. I bring from the and has made enquirice on behalf of the

Wadi Bir, southward of Essalt..

Two of our machines have not return.

AUSTRO - GERMANO- ROUMANIA PEACE TREATY.

troops and rolling stock on the Hedjazis estimated at several million kronenment, has provoked angry comment in the German Radical and Socialist news- Railway in the vicinity of Amman and The cause of the outbreak is unknown.

which declare that the disappoint- papers inent of the great mass of the Prussian

Pymple is so profound that it constitutes danger which should not be under- reresentatives have initialled the econo, Government, showed a deplorable weak- The Austro-German and Houmanian estimated. These papers insist that the

mic Treaty supplementing the nounes by not immediately dissolving a manian Peace Treaty.

Parliament which is so conservative that

ed.

LONDON, May 4th.

10.20 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports: The enemy's bombardment yester- sday morning southward and south-east-

During the night of the 2nd and tho ward of Ypres was vigorously returned morning of the 3rd inst the enemy by the British and French artillery. No renewed his attacks on Essalt from the attacks developed,

north-cast and north with considerablo. Infantry fighting was confined to reinforcements. local engagements at different points.

In successful minor operations carried out on the night of the 3rd inst. in the Hinges sector we captured 40 prisoners,

We completely ropulsed an attempted. local attack under cover of a heavy artillery barrage early yesterday morn- ing southward of Locon.

The French made progreta in the Loero sector, and captured to prisoners.

The British on the right of the French also made progress in the neighbourhood of Meteren.

AMSTERDAM, May 5th.

British Army to the people at home is, civil, not the military, party in Germany. Be of good cheer. We are all right.” The agent told the authorities here that our refusal to consider peace last year AMERICA AND THE WAR

bad deprived the civil party in Germany RUBBER EESTRICTIONS.

of a chance of ousting the military party, and be added that the men we could WASHINGTON, May 5th. The War Trado Board has placed hope for now was a pesce by, arrange. orude rubber on the restricted importament. There is no such thing in the

English dictionary us peace by

arrange. The price from May 1st will be 62

ment,'" fin was told, and the speaker

Jist

Both attacks were repulsed with heavy Germany and Roumania are now ready tainable except with nullifying qualifica 63 cents per pound smoked sheets and Phrase as raw material in the German

All peace trentice between Austro- the proposed reform stems scarcely at cents per pound for standard quality added, "Very soon there will be no such

losses.. We captured 314 prisoners.

Italian bront

EARLIER CABLES. {THROUGH -EKUTTE'S AGENCY.) ITALIAN FRONT, AUSTRIAN REPORT.

LONDON, May 4th.

A wireless Austrian official report states: In the south-west lively fighting

continues.

General.

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AMERICAN TRIBUTE TO

ZEEBRUGGE HEROES.

LONDON, May 5th. Tribute to the British heroism at

for signature.

GERMANY'S POST-WAR

PREPARATION.

LONDON, May 4th. The following is the missing portion of yesterday's message:—

Herr Zimmerman continued" We shall have to make our deductions ruth lessly from our military superiority after further great events in the West Our Colonial demands must not be con- AERIAL OPERATIONS..

fined to the Belgian and French Congo." LONDON, May 5th."

Proceeding, he drew attention to 12.25 a.m.

Nigeria's exports of palm kernels and Good visibility on the ordinat, assisted.

palm oil, and says that Nigeria, Came the co-operation of our aeroplanes with

roon and Congo territories are in the artillery. Bombing was carried out

position to deliver immediately over with the utmost vigour, over 20 tons

300,000 tons of palm kernels and palm being dropped on Chaulnes Tournai, Zeebrugge from the American Admiral oil, and he could conceive a German and La Bassce railway ctations, and on Sims and Major-General Biddle are Colonial Empire in Central Africa and Estaires, Marceleave, Menin, Comines published. The former says that we the South Seas which would supply in- and Middelkerke,

need have little fear of the outcome of mediately 400,000 tons of oil-fruits and There was fierce fighting all day, in the struggle with such convincing demon- more than one million tons at an early which we brought down 23 German stration of the morale of a great Service date, making Germany almost entirely anachines and drove down fire. Our on which we are largely dependent for independent. anti-aircrafters shot down three within the maintenace of chivalry and freedom our lines. Eleven of ours are missing. of the high seas." Our night-fiers, despite a mist and bad weather, dropped two tons of bombs on Chauines and Juniville railway junction,

All our machines returned.

Major General Biddle says that such achievements must give heart and pride to every man of every nation engaged in the great struggle The men of the United States Army salute the men of the British Navy with boundless admira- tion and profound respect

tions. The possibility exists that there will be some compromise before the third reading, but the supporters of the reform are not sangvine.j

THE MARI REVOLT.

LONDON, May 4th The Press Bureau announces that, the Mari operations have been successfully concluded. The Government's terms were anconnced at Kahan on the 2nd inst. and were signed by the Hari Chief and tribal headmen. The former, on behalf of him self and tribe, expressed contrition and guaranteed in the future to be of good behaviour. The withdrawal of the troops in the Mari country has commenced.“ NO FURTHER USE FOR AN OFFICER.

London, May 6th. The Gazette announces that Colonel F. Holland (retired, Indian Army) has been removed from the Army, the King having further use for his services as an facer

standard quality first crepe, and es cents per pound fine Pars c.i.f. New York

NEW TAXES IN CANADA.

OTTAWA, May 5th Mr. MacLean, acting Minister of Finance, in the House of Commons, out lining the new taxes, said the duty on coffee, cigarettes, cigars and tobacco would be increased.

be taxed at 50 per pound

Te, which was at present free, would

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, May 5th Silver is quoted 191d. demand and the market is quiet,

There is no

LATTALL

The silver market is steady.

dictionary.

There is no doubt that the pre sent prace offensive is inspired largely by Herr Ballin and the German com- mercial and shipping magnates. AUSTRALIA IN WAR TO THE

END

in a specch, declared that the policy of the Australian National Party was to fight, to the end. Australia's only chance of future safety was to destroy Germany's chance of getting buses on the Pacifie Ocean adjacent to Australia.

MELBOURNE, May 5th. Mr. Watt, the Acting Prime Minister,

FAMILY COINCIDENCER

A series of remarkable coincidences in. brought to light by the death of twor brothers in France--Walter Maggs and Thomas Maggs

the South London Press

The men were left orphans at an early age, and were educated at the Printers the other a compositor, and both worked Orphanage One became a printer and

the same firm. Both had good

LONDON, May 6th Messre Samuel, Montagu & Co., in their weekly silver report, state:Then command price is now practically estab

lished:

The Shanghai exchango has eased some-

GERMANO-DUTCH TENSION COTTONOPERATIVESDEMAND what, and is now much below parity

CEASES.

The Hique, May 5th- The Foreign Minister, Jonkheer Loud on, has informed the Chamber that the Germano Dutch tension has ended.

HIGHER WAGES,

with silver.

LONDON, May 6th.

The German Reichsbank return issued on April 3rd states that its silver hold-

voices and frequently

sang duets They married two sisters, Were married together on Christman

Day, 1915.

Went to live in adjoining flats in

Brixton.

Both, joined the London regiment toge

ther.

Went to the front together-

After 21 months fighting side by sides

cember last

Unions at a meeting at Manchester on

Representatives of all the Cotton Trading is now over £6,000,000 compared with came home on leave together in De- Saturday decided to formulate a demand about £800,000 a year ago. for a further advance in wages.

The silver market is quiet,

Returned to the front on December 29th, and on January 19th were both killed

by the same shell.