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THE WAR.

FRENCH COUNTER-ATTACKS

RECOVER POSITIONS.

GREEK SUCCESS IN MACEDONIA.

AIR RAIDS ON PARIS.

Branco-Belgian Front.

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LATEST CABLE

ITHROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY:] BRITISH FRONT.

FIRING

LONDON, Juno 2nd.

10.05 p.m.. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hnig re

machines

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE

were

Twenty-three enemy felled and 14 were badly damaged in air-fighting on Friday Six captive bul- loons were destroyed.

Our scouts reconnoitred enemy move ments day and night.

Our squadrons, machine-gunned march- ing German troops, inflicting heavy loses.

Bombing squadrons day and night on

lory firing in different sectors on the troops, convoy stations and aerodromes.

ANGLO-ITALIAN

AERIAL

GAINS.

LONDON, June 2nd.

An Italian semi-official report states: During May the Italians brought down si aeroplanes and the British brought The British and Italians lost down 82. four machines.

0 come troops

4TH,

The

1918

sacrifices

RATION REGULATIONS. BELGIAN PROBLEMS, SELF-HELP AND RESTORATION. This is the dietary guide of the British people, published in all the papers of the At the beginning of the battle of the United Kingdom daily, and the author Yaor the of Belgium ties see to it that it is adhered to strictly numbered only some 80,000 men, of whom Grumblers who feel disturbed over gnall only 48,000 were infantry, Belgium privations, should study is carefully and started the war with ono machine-gun ask themselves if they are really making and 21 Geld guns per 1,000 men.

THE MEAT, CARÐ.. Army had only 24 howitzers of 120cm, and 150ch, no grenades, and no trench You can only use four coupons in one EARLIER CABLES. equipment. Motor transport and ambul week. Take your card with you when you ances were requisitioned vehicles. It had want to buy. The shopkeeper must tear [TABOCON REUTER'S AGENCY]

one mobile searchlight, two captive bal-off the coupons. You must bey your KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LOODS, and a few uncertain aeroplanes.allotted ration cach week or forfeit it.

After the battle this completely inade quate material no longer existed. supply of shells was completely exhaust

General.

LONDON, June 1st. The Gazette contains thousands of

Tho

FLYING NERVES. HOW PILOTS GO MOULDY"

Poor old So-und-so,' said the Squad-

ron Commander. He's lost the hest thing he had his nerve,” a

...

There are hundreds and hundreds of poor old So-and-sos" in the Air Ber- vice. You can find one or two of them ou practically any flying-station; their out and nerves for dying have given you there they are on ground duties," in the official phrase.

They are by no means all the victims of crashes:" Flying nerves are most complicated things, and a pilot will often confess, to having cold feet"

honours, mostly military, on the occasioned, and, flung out of their country, the meat tinned meats, poultry, etc.-You or eyelids, for example, and frequently.

of the King's Birthday.

Lord Rhondda is created a Viscount- Three Barons includo Mr. G. D. Faber, M.P. for Clapham,

Seven Privy Councillors include the

Fresh butcher's ment-You can only buy at the butcher's where you have registered You can only use three coupons each week for butcher's meat, including pork. YouCB, to all outward appearance, he is can buy with each coupon b. worth of perfectly fit The whole business it mentel there is no twitching of hands. Bacon

the doctors can discover no positive signs of the condition.

A pilot will say, "I have lost confidento & OF in myself. I am terrified at the idea flying. I want a rest.c

can use any of the coupons for these, and can buy them at any shop.

Meat meals in restaurants, You can use any of the four coupons, or half coupons, for buying meat meals at any restaurant,

teen or eating house.

He gets a rest. It is perferely recognised that he is probably speaking the sheer truth and that it would be absurd to say to hire, We can find no

Belgians no longer had the means to re- equip themselves, To-day the Belgian Army has established its own factories, makes its own guns, and all execut its heaviest shells, its motor cars, and a whole mass of other equipment.

The reconstitution of the Army has been the most urgent task, but together MARGARINE ON BUTIBH CARD.

The margarine or butter ration is duty of keeping alive among the scatter the same as adults. You can buy it only ports:-There was only reciprocal artil.Friday dropped 6 tons of projectiles on leader of the Parliamentary Labour with that problem there has been the per head per week. Children rank trace of nerves in you; we believe you Party, Mr. W. Adamson, and the Barlined population abroad the suit from the retailer with whom you bave come of adopting such an attitude would national unity, and of keeping as closely registered. You must produce the card mentary Secretary to the Food Control in touch as possible with those who roor cards every time you buy. You must

main in pecopied territory. The success buy each ration each week or forfeit it. ler, Mr J. R. Clynes.

Fourteen baronetcics include Mr. J. G. which has attended these efforts to keep WHAT 50. WILL. BUY,

The following indicates the weight the country going is perhaps most strik Butcher (M.P. for. York), Mr. R. Lingly shown by the fact that dotted butcher's ment you can get with one 3d land and Switzerland over 900 Belgian Harmsworth (M.P. for Caithness), and throughone France, Great Britain, Hol-coupon:-

primary schools have been established in the Coal Controller, Mr. Calthrop,

which 20,000 children are receiving edu cation.

British front.

AERIAL OPERATIONS...

LONDON, June 3rd.

12.20 a.m.

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ports-Fine weather on June lat enabled us to perform much observation work.

We brought down 21 German nero planes, drove down four uncontrollable, and destroyed four balloons, Four British acroplanes are missing.

We dropped in the daytime 20 tons of -bomby on Zeebrugge Mole, railways at Armentieres, Rosieres, Busigny and Flera and on other targets.

Long-distance

FRENCH THROW BACK THE

ENEMY,

PARIS, June 2nd,

A communiqué statos: The German pressure continues intense on the front between the Oise and the Marne.

Extremely violent enemy attempts in the region of the northern outskirts of Carlepont Wood and at Moulinson St. Ouvent were checked by our troops, who threw back the enemy to north of the fast-named locality.

Mont-de-Choisy was attacked four times by the Germans and taken by them, but it was recaptured at the point of the bombing acroplanes bayonet. We remain in possession of the heavily attacked the railways at Karthaus place and Metz Sablons,

One British machine did not return. At night we dropped five tons of bombs on targets in the Somme Valley. All our machines returned.

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SUCCESSFUL RAIDS.

LONDON, June 2nd.

12.48 p.m.

The knighthoods include the theatrical manager, Mr. Alfred Butt; the editor of the Daily Telegraph, Mr. Le Sage; and the editor of the Liverpool Fost, Mr. Jeans,

CONGO DEVELOPMENT, Nor bag this national activity been confined to Europe, and there is perhaps of DÓ. more satisfactory indication Belgian vitality to be found than in a survey of the conduct of affairs of the There are hundreds of recipients of Kreat Conge Colony. Not only has attack been repelled and most efficient co-opera- various classen of the Order of the Bath, tion afforded in the campaign against the Germans in East Africa, but the Cross of St. Michael, Indian Empire, measures taken for the welfare of the etc., and thousands of Distinguished natives have been steadily pressed, and commercial prosperity has been develop. Service Orders, Military Crosses, Milied. The railway system has been extend- tary Medals, etc., for services in France, Egypt and Salonika,

ed, and attention has been devoted to mining and agricultural industries. With what success this has been done is shown by the fact that exports from the Congo increased from £2,120,000 in 1914 to

POSITIONS RE-QUCUPIED, Between Vieray and Ourcq the enemy took possession of Longpont, Corey PLAGUE ON BOARD "SOMALI" £2,080,000 in 1915 and to £5,160,000 in

Faverolles, and Trocines, which, however, We reoccupied by energetic counterattack, On the Marne the Germans reached the heights west of Chateau Thierry. We hold part of the town situated on the left bank.

Violent fighting occurred in the neigh Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig rebourhood of the road from Dordans to ports-London Regiments successfully

Rheims, raided last night south-eastward of which the Germans slightly

Arras and captured 27 prisoners and s machine-gun.

We also raided south-eastward of Lens and northward of-Bethune, taking prison

trs.

There was considerable hostile artillery fiying this morning at Villers-Bretonneux and Ypres and on the front between Albert and Arres.

We captured 12 prisoners in the recent fighting at Avely Wood.

FRENCH FRONT.

POWERFUL GERMAN ATTACKS. PARIS, June fad.

A communique states:-The day was marked by a series of powerful German attacks on the whole front between the Dise and the Marne."

crossed south of Olizy, Violaine and Villcent Ardenois

There is no change on the Rheims front. The Near East,

LATEST CABLES. [TROUGH LEUTER'S ADENCE.] TURKS REPORT GAINS.

LONDON, May 31st.

A Turkish communiqué states: We occupied territory south and south-east of Kirkuk

The Balkans.

LATEST CABLES. [THROUGH LEUTER'S ADENOV.] GREEKS EXTEND GAINS.

LONDON, June 3rd.

A French Eastern communique, dated After alternating advances and retire June 1st, states:-Beveral enemy attempts ments we only gave up certain points at night time to recapture positions south before still superior forces, on which of the Struma completely failed. heavy losses were inflicted.

The Greeks have extended their gains

LONDON, June 2nd.

Two cases of plague, of which one was fatal, wer discovered at Gravesend on the arrival of the Somali from Bombay

Several dead rats were found in the Somali's storeroom,

The cargo is being discharged into

lighters.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA

GERMAN PROPOSAL ACCEPTED.

1016

Rump steak.... Leg (boneless) Do (with bone). Silverside Sirloin Wing ribs Topside Top ribs

Brisket Beef suct

BEEF..

Oz:

of

MUTTON ON LAMB.

Shoulder Neck

Leg

Mid, neck (stew)

Breast

Chops Berng

WHAT 4TH COUPON WILL BUY-

12

10

Poultry or game, with offal

Without offal

Rabbit or hare, with offal...

Without offal

Bacon or ham, uncooked, with bone 4

Without bono kenndri

Sausages, 67 per cent. nicat.

50 per cent, meat

Cooked butchers' meat, no bone. Cooked bird

Cooked rabbit or hare Cooked ham, no bone Tinned meatba

Ment pies, cooked sausagen, sand-

wiches, etc.

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of

A child's coupons, of course, will huy only half these weights.

ore malingering." The most likely out- be a horrible crash and one pilot and one machine less in the service. SAMO

The nerve strain of flying is enormous, fond of going up are act constantly aware but people who are full out and really of it-fortunately. So long as a man "does not notice" that he is flying and. feels quite at home in the air his nerves are all right. As soon as he begins to think too much about it, they are WYORK-

Very few people can go on stantly year after year.. That, gilt longs to care exceptions to men like Hawker and Wing Commander Samson. for

who exumple, can still go up

day by day with the saun zest as they did before the war.

con-

Sooner or later the majority of fiors gu mouldy: There: 15 one man famous as one of the earliest, seaplane experts, who seldom goes up nowadays, and when he does he is almost afraid to "bank." Thore is another, celebrated two years ago as one of the star boy pilots, who has never had a bad crash but who has gone stale, and now does with the greatest caution the stunts" which ferly he performed with the most brisant dash and daring. A third Sea who once would fly across

$

with equanimity is now unable to sleep if he foresees the chance of such a journey

on the big trouble of all is that live

times out of six a pilot who is tem porarily excused flying does not get back his old form. To be an expert in tho air you must dy regularly just as to excel at billiards you must play that gamo regularly; and though a man who has been off with cold feet" for a time may is seldom his old self in back and still be quite a useful flier,

ne the air

He thinks too or loss fatal.

much--and that is more

I used to be frightened to get up and look out of doors in the morning Test it was a fine day and I'd have to fly over the lines, a pilot once said to ma

There you have a whole Novel of Nerves in a Nutshell.

W. P.

When the time comes for the Belgians to go back to their homes, to start the life of their country again, what will they find left and what means will they have of rebuilding all that has been smashed and looted, of getting their farms quickly into the stage of fruitful- ncas, of making their factories and their mines once more productive? ask the Paris Correspondent of the Times. Un- less we can find the means to let Belgium have her share of the raw materials, rol- ling stock, muchinery, agricultural im plements, live stock, and seeds which we ingy have available at the close of the war, we shall fail in our fight for Belgian restoration; we shall have a IRISH CONCRETE SHIPS. wenk Belgium, exposed to the economic

At their new shipyard, situated at a pressure of Germany and open to her political intrigues, and

beautiful part of the North of Ireland The Belgian Government is first of all const, Messrs. J. and R. Thompson, of A wireless Russian report states:-M.

concerned with problems of war, but the Belfast, in March laid the keel of the Tehitcheri has informed. M. Mirbach problems of peace are pressing more and first concrete ship to be built in Ireland. that the Russian Government accepts more upon its attention. It is impossible The vessel will have a gross tonnage of Germany's proposal that Russia should to keep pace with the steady destruction about 1,000, and will be of the sea-going of industrial and agricultural equipment type. She was expected to be ready cede to Finland the western zono of wrought by the enemy, or to have an ac about the end of May. The keels of four curate idea of what in these directions other vessels of the same class were to

Mean be laid by the end of March. The con-- Murman with an outlet to the sea, where will be Belgium's requirements. upon Finland would return the forts of while, in a general way, it is not too tractors hope to deliver them to the much to say that the country has been owners-the Government at weekly in-

save the culprit from punishment, is Ino and Raivolt to Rusain on condition emptied of everything which is not in its tervals after first one has been hand the Empress herself, who intervened to only six weeks since the pilloried by a correspondent of the Dutly that they are not fortifed, thus hoping place of use to the onciny, and nothing ed over. It

but the husk of Belgium remains. The site of the r shipyard was a wilder Express, who takes his facts from the that armed complications and bloodshed factories have been emptied of their mess, so there was some bustling necessary German Press

will be avoided.

LONDON, June 2ad.

THE SILVER MARKET.

WEEKLY REPORT

WOMEN DEFRAUDED OF £260,000 GERMAN EMPRESS SAVES CULPRIT

An outrageous cake of German scoundrelisin in high places condoned hy

Herr You Behr Pinnow, and Private Secretary to

machines, the farms of their live stock; before the first keel could be laid. There Majesty, sweated a personal

local railways have been torn up. The are six slips in all. The whole enter- her hunt for metal, for wool, linen, and prise, indeed, was carried out with a profit of £260,000 cut of the soldiers cotton, has been carried into the very thoroughness and despatch that we have wives whom he employed to make sand- homes of the people. Thus freirons have come to look upon as American.

he had the audacity to offer

,000 s

conscience money.” What

been removed, their rods, curtain poles, ately the contractors found fortun bags. When prosecuted for this mean curtain rings, balustrades, door handles, ample supply of labour, which they have bells piano candelabre bedsteads, metal used to the best advantage. cloak-room tickets, and lightning con ductors have been thrown into the melt-

his judges thought of this is not known. for at the moment when they were about. to sentence him the Empress intervened and secured bis acquittal

Between the Oise and the Aisne wo ear west of Skradiligen and captured 100 for the week, and the tone continues good materials have fallen under requisition, the earnest desire of a very large section Ministry of War that the work of sew

ried back positions to the northern cat-prisoners.

skirts of Carlepont Wood, and on the Herial Activities. beights west of Andignicourt to Fon-

tenoy.

All enemy attempts west and south of Boissons to north of Vierzy were futile.

The battle further south was most violent on both sides of the Oureg.

The memy holds Chouy and Neuilly St. Font

We continue fighting on the line Villers- heron-Nauroy-Tries-Monthiere-Repilly.

We hold the Chateau Thierry.

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{THROUGH FEDTEE'S AGENCY.] "ENEMY GROUPS ATTACK PARIS REGION.

PARIS, June 2nd.

A fair amount of silver has changed

hands.

Shanghai exchange gained fraction. In connection with the recent United States Act providing for the molting down of 350,000,000 silver dollars, it is noteworthy that purchases of silver to replace the melted down dollars must be made in the United States of the |

product of the mines

An official report states:--An ́alarm

or reduction was given at 12.08 this morning.

works in the United States, and also that Several groups of enemy aeroplanes succeeded in reaching the Paris region no limit as to date er delivery of the and were met with a lively cannonade proposed purchases is laid down.

The situation north of the Marne is by our batteries. unobanged

FRENCH COUNTER - ATTACK. RESTORES POSITIONS:

Despite constant enemy pressure on our right we practically maintained our positions in the region of the Dormans Rheims road, particularly north of Villeent Ardenois

Several bombs were dropped.

It is reported that a number of people. were injured. 'All Clear" was signalled at 2.00 2.3.

AIR FORCE DECORATIONS

QUESTIONS FOR THE ALLIES

supplant German markets for Belgian

Lin respon thereupon established

tinn, Le Lloyd Royal, which aims through Herr von ita close connection with British lines at a limited

CO

LONDON, June 2nd. Messrs. Samuel Montagu's report

According to the Berliner Tageblatt, states: The price is again unchanged ing pot; the wool stuffing has been torn Customs union to surrender a little of

from mattresses. All cotton and linen her economic freedom, it is nevertheless Pinnow, having pledged his word to the Table-cloths, bed-linen and underwear of the country to reach some economic ing would be exclusively entrusted to the have been declared subject to seizure. understanding with Great Britain which wives of soldiers, had procured from the military authorities the monopoly of the Yet, in spite of all the wretched misery shall be of mutaal benefit

cand. of their lot, in spite of this wholesale

Meanwhile work on points of import making and the supply of sacks and

In the interest af pillaging, the moral of the oppressed ant detail is proceeding rapidly. Thus bags for the army.

to Pinnow's

had Belginns is absolutely firm Many of a Minister of Marine has encouraged these soldiers' wives the Ministry of War

request, them have lived in idleness for years the formation of a shipping organiza.

agreed to them 10d for cach pack. father than work for the German. Bus they are preparing in silence for the day

company

to es ry on the work, when they shall regain their freedom making Antwerp a base for British linets but it eventually appeared that this and resume their habits of industry on the Continent The Government has cer which was started with a capitat When that day comes the Government entered into negotiations with the Ame of $1,000, was carried on solely by Herr must not meet them empty-handed. rican Government so as to have first claim von Pinnow, with Frau Legatun, Coun

in Europe which at cillor Rose, Allied imports have to take the place upon that material United States may name is not disclosed. On this limited of German imports, Allied markets to not desire to carry away with their capital the company realised a profit export trade. The great liners of the Army. It has sucessfully carried within the period of nine months of British mercantile marine will have to through negotiations with Great Britain £200,000. This pet of the Empress paid on another point affecting demobilization, these stricken women only half the sum occupy the berths of Hapag and the and the settlement reached has given he had guaranteed, and his proft of North-German Lloyd along the quays of much satisfaction to the Belgians. £200,000 was made out of their sweat and

tears. When,

en, after being found out. Antwerp A further series of difficulties No broad decisions of principle, how tea

Pianow offered to

to pay

less than s is indicated by the fact that many of the ever, have been taken although such

money, the War Department was ready culiarly Belgian, such as the tine and Belginos, while gratefully acknowledging to accept it, but, owing to the determine glass Industries, have been created for all they owe to the Allies, feel, neverthe opposition of certain Reichstag deputies war requirements in France and in Eng less, that they have a right to urge it fell through, and Pinnow was accord

public land, and factories, and works on a vast their views at the economic conferences ingly

embezzling pr charged with

very mement however, scale will be competing against, Belgian between the Great Powers. The Belgian money. At the efforts to rebuild their ruined industries Government has no desire whatever to when the judge was about to pass sentence

One of the great elements necessary to lose the benefits it derives from the pre-A statement, which was circulated to the solution of all these problems is mis sence of the various foreign diplomatic Press, but the name of the author of sing perhaps inevitably missing in these representatives at St. Adresse, but from which was not disclosed, was handed to days of uncertainty namely, and in many conversations with the members the court, in which every charge brought was categorically dications of the general lines of the coor of the Belgian Government I am able to against the defendant was cate

denied, and he was nomic policy which will be followed by see for myself that one of the great

The Verwacris states that Pinnow's Great Britain after the war. Belgium obstacles is really satisfactory treat offence was worse than that indicated in and Great Britain have many fiscal ideas ment of their problems is the lack in other papers. The wages of Bd. paid to and trade methods in common, and while England of a central authority of a man women was not for making one sand. Belgium, alter as before the war will able by his personal and political pori, big, but for ten, and even from this decline by entering any, even a friendly, tion to obtain rapid and practical deci-amount the charge for sewing cotton was

(Vontinued at tank of next column.)sions from the British Government,

THE SITUATION AT ZEEBRUGGE.

LONDON, June Ind. The Admiralty announce: A photo graphic reconnaissance of Zeebrugge shows clearly submarine or other vessel lying on her bilge close to the Mole This vessel was probably torpedoed by the Vorth Star on the night of April 23rd.

The reconnaissaco also shows a de- A violent cuemy attack south-east of for gallantry, and the Air Force Cross heims, supported by tanks, momentarily for courage and devotion to officers and stroyer with her deck awash 300 yards immediate counter-attack recaptated the warrant officers, and the Distinguished from the Mole, presumably sunk by an seized Pompello Fort on the railway, An fort and restored the positions. We Flying Medal and Air Force MedalTM to

aeroplane bomb on May 20th took 200 prisoners and four tanks,

non-commissioned officers and zen.

LONDON, June 2nd. His Majesty the King his instituted two decorations for the Royal Air Force The situation north-west and north of Rheims is unchanged. dan ked namely, the Distinguished Flying Cross

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industics which before the war were pe decisions have been discussed, and the fat his ill-gotten gains de 10 co

deducted, Ste