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THE WAR.

RENEWED ACTIVITY ON WESTERN

FRONT.

DISCOVERY OF GERMAN PLOT IN IRELAND. LEADERS OF SINN FEIN ARRESTED,

ENEMY FAILS ON ITALIAN FRONT.

BRITISH SUCCESS IN AFRICA.

Branco-Belgian Front.

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BRITISH FRONT. POST SURPRISED AND CAPTURED.

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LONDON, May 18th. 11.30p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:-We successfully raided in the Day time in the Morlancourt sector and south of Hulluch, capturing n ber of prisoners and two machine- guns, Australians in the former enter prise rushed a post westward of Morlan court village and surprised the garrison, capturing 21 prisoners and a machine- gun without incurring any casualties.

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HEAT WAVE IN NORTHERN

FRANCE,

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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY MAY 218r. 1916

VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT.

PARIS, May 18th. A communique states that, they were

violent bombardments at various points

north and south of the Avre.

AMERICAN REPORT.

LONDON, May 18th.

5.90 1.ma

An American communiqué staten. Hostile raids in Pivardy and Lorraine were repulsed, with loss to the enemy in

killed and wounded.

Naval Activities.

LATEST CABLES. TrimOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY] ADMIRALTY LIFTS THE VAIL STIRRING DEEDS IN THE BALTIC.

LONDON, May 17th, The Admiralty, in lifting the veil from operations of the British submarines in the Baltic relates stirring deeds of how they were continually attacking and destroying enemy warcraft, and kept a watchful eye upon the movements of the German feet. Their work was 20 effective that, finally, the German ships were kept in harbour as soon as a British submarine was reported. Unlike the U-boats, net. a single caso can be alleged of a British. submarine sinking a merchantman on There was intermittent but active sight, the merchantmen invariably being artillery firing.

There was continued aerial activity in Woevre. Guns and machines successfully engaging the enemy in several encounters.

LONDON, May 18th.

6:20. 8.m.

· An American · communique states- Fighting on Friday was limited to |connaissances.

LONDON, May 17th.

10.35 X- Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, states-Notwithstanding a heat wave in Hertal Activities. northern France during the last two days and a consequent improvement in the condition of the roads, the enemy shows no sign of movement.

There was increased aerial activity north-west of Toul and in Lorraine.

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RAID ON PARIS.

PARIS, May 19th. Aeric activity continues abnormal.

An air-raid alarm was given at 10.35 During the past 48 hours our airmen have been crashing and driving down cutlast evening, and the "all clear" signal

half-an-hour Inter. of control hostile aircraft, not singly, but to the extent of several dozens.

Considerable dissatisfaction prevails în the enemy ranks at the further reduction of the bread ration. The daily allowance

ration.T

has been cut down to half a loaf of 700 grammes, instead of 750 grammes hereto

Hostile artillery were more active in the Villers-Bretonneux sector.

HOSTILE ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

TONDON, May 18th. 12.15 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig refore ports:-There was considerable reciprocal artillery Bring last night between. Givenchy and Robeeg.

Thore was hostile artillery activity in the Lens, Hazebrouck and Ypres sectors. * SUCCESSFUL MINOR ENTERPRISE.

LONDON May 19th.

2:40 p.m.. Field Marshini Sir Douglas Haig Te ports: We carried out 22 successful minor enterprise last night, in the neighbourhood of Ville-sur-Ancre, north- castward of Morlancourt, improving pur positions and capturing – prisoners and machine-guns.

We successfully exided north-westward of Albert and in the neighbourhood of Hamel.

AMERICAN TROOPS ARRIVE IN BRITISH AREA.

LONDON, May 18th.

4.35 p.m

Reuter's Correspondent at American Headquarters reports:-American troops have arrived in the area occupied by British troops who are blocking the way to the Channel ports, British ́ ́battle- scarred veterans greeted the new comers not only as comrades, but as warn friends, the greatest cordiality prevail. ing. The Americans immediately started the last stage of their training prior to entering the line."

They belong to the new Armies, and speak almost every language represent We repulsed an attempted enemy raiding descendants of numerous nationali north-eastward of Bethune.

AERIAL OPERATIONS.

LONDON, May 18th.

1.45 n.m:

There was great aerial activity on Thursday.

Our aeroplanes dropped 23 tons of bombs on important railway centres, aerodromes and billets..

Fighting was intense in the early morn- ing and evening

We brought down 30 and drove down fire. Anti-aircraft guns brought down two others. Two hostile machines landed

in our lines and the occupants were cap- tured. Five British machines are miss- ing.

tica.

BELGIAN REPORT:

LONDON, May 18th.

5.208.m.

A Belgian communiqué states:-There was violent artillery firing in the direc tion of Nicuport, Mercken, Weedendreft, and the Houthulst forest.

FRENCH FRONT.

LIVELY ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.:

Panas. May 18th-

A communiqué states:There was lively artillery Bring north of the Ave, in Champagne, and in the region of Massiges.

ISUAL ARTILLERY FIRING.

PARIS, May 18th.

SEVERAL PLACES BOMBED

Pan18, May 18th. An official report states:-Enemy aeroplanes crossed the lines and bombed several places behind the front.

Some machines approached Parin where the alarm was given at 10 The All Clear" was given at 11.02 m. Bombs were dropped on the differ suburbs. GERMANS BOMB BELGIAN HOSPITAL AT CALAIS,

LONDON, May 18th, 21.45 am............

A Belgian communiqué states:-Ger man nirmen bombed a Belgian hospital at Calais, killing 10 and wounding 20, AERIAL WARFARE IN ITALY

JONDON, May 18th.

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INFERIOR GERMAN AIR SERVICE.

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stopped and boarded in orthodox manner, and the crews being given plenty q time to abandon ship, or were directed to the nearest port or escorted to a

nearest neutral vessel, Scamen's belongings wefe never regarded as spoils of war,

Official documents of the submarines' doings leave a profound impression of their perseverance and skill, well salt- ed with courage. Icicles and frost covered their periscopes, their decks became coated as with glosa, waves swept away the mast, portions with strained plates, yet the crow carried on Passage into the

Baltic was very difficult owing to the close watch. The submarines resorted to Numerous rysɛs or waited patiently until they could follow surface craft and run the gauntlet

THE END OF A GERMAN BATTLESHIP. Submarine Commander Goodhart espied enemy warcraft, and; enlculating there was bigger game behind he skilfully manœuvred and eventually came up with an enemy battleship escorted by destroy Half-an-hour later he fired and on- served the very vivid flash of an explosion along the water line. A twmendous con cussion ensued, and the entire ship was hidden in grey socke probably due to an explosion of the inngazine. Eight. minutes later the British submarine came up, but the ship had gone. Her destruc- tion was instantaneous. It was the

battleship Prius Adelbert,

GERMAN PLOT DISCOVERED MRS. BERTRAM BROOKE

UNDERGOES AN OPERATION.

IN IRELAND.

LORD LIEUTENANT'S APPEAL TO ALL LOYAL SUBJECTS:

SINGAPORE, May 20th. Mra. Bertrain Brooke, wife of the LONDON, May 18th. Tuan Muda (Heir Plumptive) of The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Lord || Barawak, has undergone a serious opera- French), in a Proclamation, announces

tion and is progressing satisfactorily. that German plot has been discovered in Ireland and calls upon all loyal sub jects to help in crushing the conspiracy.

CONFLAGRATION AT GOTHENBURG.

LONDON, May 17th.

The Proclamation reads:---

"Whoress it has come to our know- A Copcubagen message states that ledge that certain subjects of His large part of Gothenburg, where ther Majesty domiciled in Ireland conspirere vist stores, is on fire. The damage to enter, and have entered, into trenson- is estimated at several millions able communication with the German

enemy,

And, whereas such treachery is a meunce to the fair fuine of Ireland and its glorious milita

record a record which is a source of intense pride to the o

whose sous have always distinguished themselves and fought with such heroic valour in the past in the saune way as thousands of them are now fighting in this war,

And,

ad, whereas drastic measures must be taken to put down this Ger man plot, which measures will be solely directed against that plot,

NEUTRALITY OF ARGENTINA

BUENOS AIRES, May 18th. The Vice-President of the Republic, in opening Parliament, affirmed that the Government at present had no motive in abandoning neutrality, as all the de- mands were satisfied.

FRENCH VOTE OF CREDIT.

PARIS, May 18th.

The Finance Minister submitted & billy to the Deputies providing for provisional military credits and extraordinary civil Now, therefore, it is the duty of service expenditure, totalling Fes 10,699,- all loyal subjects of His Majesty to 000,000 for the third quarter of 1818, Assist in every way His Majesty's being an increase exceeding Fes 430,000,- Government of Ireland to suppress the. treasonable conspiracy and defeat the 000 compared with the previous three treacherous attempt of the Germans to defame the honour of Irishmen for months. their own ends.

upon all loyal sub- jects of His Majesty in Ireland to aid. in crushing the conspiracy, and to Assist in securing an effective prosceu- tion of the war for the welfare and safety of the Empire. As a means to

⠀⠀⠀ LONDON,, May 18th. this end we shall cause still further The Times Correspondent at Petrograd, steps to be taken to facilitate and writing on April 30th, stated that the cucourage voluntary enlistment in state of famine at Petrograd was most Iveland in His Majesty's Forces, in the alarming; practically no food was obtain- hope that without resort to compulsionable and the meagre rations being doled the contribution of Ireland to the out by the authorities were inadequate Forces may be brought up to the for subsistence. Food was so valuable proper strength and made to corre that it was being secretly circulated spond with the contributions of other instead of paper money,

Hams cost parts of the Empire."

FAMINE IN PETROGRAD..

FOOD CIRCULATING AB MONEY.??.

ench, butter 42/-, cheese 38/ flour

GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION, and potatoes 6/- per pound. Most of these were only obtainable privately. Mr. Shortt, K.C., Chief Secretary for The British community, which is now Ireland, authorises the statement that reduced to 500, induced the Consul te the measures, for which he will accent wire to London for entables. full responsibility with the Lord Liep tenant, are directed evicly against a dangerons German intrigue,

GERMAN CRUISER DESTROYED.""

Another A British official report states that in

submarine sighted a light Italy we have destroyed 19 aeroplanes caliser of the decat class, dived and since May 8th. Two of ours have not manoeuvred for a good position and returned.

ker liked a torpedo, hitting, the cruiser for Seward on the starboard side. The cruiser, The Irish Goverfitment, are fully aware. apparently, put out of control swung that the number of Trish men and Irish round in large circle, then stopped, rewomen who are actively co-operating with bursting from her decks, The escorting the German enemy is very small, but destroyer attacked the submarine, but the many of them might unknowingly be latter evaded her id fired a second fore, that they can rely upon the support and they believe, there- involved, torpedo, getting the cruiser amidships of the Irish, without regard to creed or the mangazine blowing up with a loud political views, in the measures they double report, large masses of iron have taken. The Irish Government is wreckage falling around the submarine, determined to take every necessary step which, before submerging, observed the to stazap ont this. German plot. cruiser's crew assembling on the poop. They were later rescued by a large German Berry-boat

PARIS, May, 17th.

The French brought down 227 enemy zeroplanes during March and April, cum pared with 08 French neroplanes lost during the same period, ertegn The inferiority of the German air Bervice is causing the German General Staff grave anxiety.

Africa.

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EXEMY COMPLETELY DEFEATED.

come

The arrests of the supposed leaders of the German plot are immediately expect ed.

LEADERS ARRESTED.

LATER

The Sinn Fein leaders, Mr. E. De Valera, M.P. the Countess Marckievicz, Mr. Arthur Grins, Dr. William Dillon, and Mr. J. Cosgrave (Sinn Fein M.P. for Kilkenny) have been arrested.

Others arrested in Ireland include

Darrett Figgis, Thomas Hunter, Joseph M. Craith John M. Garry, Patrick O'Keefe, and Dr. Richard Hayes,

THREE STEAMERS TORPEDOED.

As regards the operations against merchantnion, the following is typical bangla submarine sighted and chased a steamer trom Hamburg laden with wood. She was signalled to stop, boarded and the crew ordered to leave Subsequently the sea- paycocks were opened, the charge

Woded and the ship sunk. Meanwhile a LONDON, May 18 Hamburg-Adierika liner was sighted pro An East Africa official report states7- ceeting without lights. - A boarding party There was severe fighting on nyota was collected and the German vessel was westward of Nanungu, where the bulk overhauled: She was found to be laden of the German force ie concentrated with iron ore for Stettin, Bo quickly did small body of the King's African Bifies the crew abandon ship that interroga- surprised an important German caraptions could not be continued. The ship and entered it, and they fired the huts. was sunk similarly to the first one. After The enemy strongly counter attacked, heavily engaging our force all day at this, within a few hours two more were Dublin and throughout Ireland,

xmilarly despatched, and the following day the Commender reported that all Gorman traffic had entirely ceased. BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK

very close quarters. We eventually com pletely defeated the enemy, driving him A communique states: There was the off north-eastward, with severe losses, usual reciprocal artillery firing north and General von Lettow. Vorbeck com- south of Avre between the nights 14th-manded the enemy forces,

Our convergent movement on Nanungu 15th and 18th-17th inst.

continues,

Our night-fliers dropped a further 103 tons of bombs railway stations at Lille, Our airmen dropped 111,000 kilo

grammes of projectiles on railway Douai, Chaulnes, billets in the neigh-atations, aviation grounds and canton bourhoods of Bapaume, Peronne, Rosierer ments starting fires and blowing un

dumps. and the docks at Bruges.

The enemy's night-fliere were also active A Gotha Ianded in our lines. and the crew were made prisoner.

With reference to the Saarbrucken raid: on-May 16th, three hostile machines were driven down, not five.

LATER

Four enemy aeroplanes were brought down and three were seriously damaged. BOTH ARTILLERIES ACTIVE,

PARIS, May 19th

A communiqué states that both artil leries were active in the region north of the Avre PRESIDENT WILSON'S MESSAGE TO FRANCE,

Italian bront

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LONDON, May 18th.

10.30 pm. An Italian official report states:-The enemy's third attempt on May 17th to recapture Monte Corno failed,

LONDON May 18th. The Admiralty announce that a British. destroyer was torpedoed and sunk on

May 14th.

Two men were killed as a result of the explosion.

Renerul,

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THE IRISH QUESTION.

STATEMENT BY IRISH PARLIA- MENTARY PARTY.

Jondon May 17th.

All the arrests were made under the Defence of the Realm Act

FURTHER ARRESTS.

A telegram from Dublin, deepatched at: two 2.m., states: A considerable number of arrests have been made at

ITALO-GERMAN EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

AMSTERDAM, May 18th. The German papers state that delegates of the German and Italian Governments, since May 2nd, have been discussing the exchange of prisoners at Berne,

*FOR VALOUR"

SEAMAN J. H. CÁRLESS.

serve

sin and

COMB-OUT OF GERMAN MINERS,

REPLACED BY WAR PRISONERS.

The Times Correspondent at The Hague

LONDON, May 18th reports that the comb out in the Rheinis and Westphalian mine districts yielded 100,000, for the colours, to be replaced by war-prisoners, including the Russian Red Guarde The latter are. Created very harshly and are literally worked to death. If they fall sick they are left to die.

The Germans from Roumania are disgusted at being sent to the Western Front, as they thought, their fighting was over.

GERMANY'S FOOD CONDITION

AMSTERDAM, May 18th

respondent at Berlin states that go far The Kozluische Volks Leitung's Cor 1859 tons of grain have arrived in Germany from Ukraine, or less than o 50th part of what was dus on May 1st. There are now only 5,200,000 pigs in Germany, compared with 13,000,000 © a year ago. The decrease in the weight of the cattle is shown by the fact that 1,800,000 cattle had been slaughtered this spring to obtain the same amount of meat as was produced a year ago from 159,000 beasts...

BRUTAL GERMAN TREATMENT OF BRITISH PRISONERS.

LONDON, May 18th. The Times Correspondent at Amster- dam learns from officers interned in Holland that two British war-prisoners st Minden on April 13th were shot dead for not stopping talking. A British soldier at Bennelager in January was deliberately shot dead by a guard for refusing to fetch his coffee.

writen of

An interned British non-COMPA to the Times and describes how a party 500 British prisoners were sent to Russia S reprisal, and were driven for 35 kilome tres over iccbound roads and swamps by Ublans at the point of the lance. Then the latter billeted them on the ice, whence they regularly were marched to the trenches in seven weeks 22 died, 420 were sent to hospital, and only eight of

CORDIAL RELATIONS WITHI AMEER

LONDON, May 17th The Gazette announces The Victoria Cross has been posthumously awarded to Beaman J. H. Carless. In the action Oar night-fiers dropped ten tons of

Two columns, with maotune guns and bombs on Chaulnes, Haubourdin, Douai,

in the Heligoland Bight, on November and Marcoing stations, on Peronne and

Blame throwers, strongly supported by

17th last year, although mortally wound ed in the abdomen, he continued to neighbourhood of Bapaume. They also

artillery, attacked our positions. The PARIS, May 18th. dropped 22 heavy bombs on Thionville On the eve of the renewal of the German attackers were caught under our violent

Mr. John Dillan presided at a meeting gun to which he was acting as ram the remainder were fit for work.

mer lifting the projectile and and Metz railway stations Beveral offensive President Wilson despatched & artillery and machine-gun fire, and were of the Trish Parliamentary Party at to clear the other casualties Ha direct hits were

and a fre was message to the French people expressing compelled to return in confusion Dublin, after which a statement was once, but got up and tried again started at

did the deep and ardent admiration of We captured two flame-throwers and not return.

Americans for the heroism and self- firmly held the positions. We repulsedd declaring that the Government cheered on the new gun-crew. He then We carried out a most successful day- sacrifice of the French people in the raiders, with lose, at other points of the over really intended introducing and fell and died. He set a very inspiring passing the Home Rule Bill containing and memorable example, and contimed light raid on Saturday on the railway terrible final conflict between liberty and front.

thei slightest hope of a settlement, cute d stations, factories and barracks at brutality. American hearts are with Cologne - Thirty three bombe were drop ped, and bursts were seen in the railway sheds.

Our bombers were attacked by hostile scouts, and two of the latter were driven down. All ours returned."

at Thionvited One machine

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SUCCESSFUL RAID.

LONDON, May 17th. 9.55 D..

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ze ports: We captured a few prisoners in a successful raid in the neighbourhood of Beaumont-Hamel

We rushed a post northward of Merris, the garrison being killed or driven out.

the armies in the blood-stained battle. The Near East. fields of valiant France, and Americans

are your brothers in the great, holy and common cause."

FRENCH MILITARY EXPERT'S OPINION

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PARIS, May 19th ⠀ RAIDS BY KING HEDJAZE

FORCES.

The Intest developments suggest that todo effective work against the King's. the Government did not intend produe enemies whilst mortally wounded." ing the Bill and that their promisca were simply rachat to deceive the House

of Commons and the public, but especially

the American Government and people the European Allica United und

A

statement appeals to the not to be deceived by the British propagandist misrepresentations of Ireland,

but

to urge that Great Britain immediately apply to Ireland the printhe by President. Wilson.

Petit Parisien's expert estimates that the German strength in the West is 140 divisions in addition to 18 in reserves

LONDON, May 17th. altogether 1,700,000 men Hesays the enemy

A Palestine official report states will try to threaten Amiens, and etil the King Hedjat's Arab forces raided as of selfetermination expounded Amiens-Clermont railway and crush the station and post on the Hedjaz Railway Ypres salient. If he succeeds, his first and killed 30 and captured 140 prisoners. objective will be to secure the evacuation They demolished several miles of the of the whole of northern Franes and track and three bridges. They alan attacked the defences about Mass, cap establish a new front south of the Bomme to Noyon.

turing 124 prisoners.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

BOLSHEVISTS RECAPTURE

BAKU.

AMSTERDAM, May 17th, Constantinople telegram states that Bolshevists have recaptured Baku. REVOLUTIONARY ACTS IN KIEFF.

PARIS, May 18th A Zurich telegram states that revolu tionary acts have occurred at Kieff, and The Daily Chronicle's Correspondent at the Germans are taking stops with a view Dublin says the enforcement of conscripto preventing the outbreak from spread- tion in Ireland is dead and buried.

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CONBCRIPTION DEAD AND

ADBURIED.

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FRONTIER NEVER QUIETER.

LONDON, May 18th. The Times Correspondent ut Simla. states that Sir G. O. Roos Keppel, speak ing at a was meeting at Peshawar, stated that the frontier was quieter Since the break of war than it had been for four years before. The Viceroy had statedl that the relations with the Ameer of Afghanistan bad never been more cordial The

representatives attending the meet- ing had seen for themselves how tha Amcer kept his country peaceful and

prosperous when the rest of the world

Bir G, O. Rope Keppel added that he was proud of the recruiting in the frontier province, which had one man in twelve. of military ago serving,

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