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THE WAR.

THE

«GERMANY'S FEROCIOUS SUBMARINE

WARFARE.

BRITISH HOSPITAL-SHIP SUNK.

OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF TORPEDOING.

-APPALLING CONDITION OF ARMENIANS.

ANGLO-FRENCH RECOGNITION OF CZECHO-SLOVAKS,

Franco-Belgian Front.

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BRITISH FRONT.

GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED.

Loyoos, July and..

A German counter-attack upon our new positions south-east of Mosloy caused a lively fight, as a result of which we in tegrally maintained yesterday's gains.

We capturer about 200 prisonera in these actions.

HÒNGKONG - DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 4T, 1918.

Naval Activities.

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THROUGH KEUZER'S AGENCY)

HOSPITAL SHIP TORPEDOED.

LLANDOVERY CASTLE SINGS

IN TEN MINUTES.

LONDON, July 18t The Admiralty announces that the British hospital ship Llandovery Castle was torpedoed at 10.30 on the night of June 27th, 116 miles south-west of the Fastnet.

The ship sank in ten minu

ressel was homeward bound from The

minutes. Canaria, and there were, therefore, nu

Bick

sucked under as the Llandovery Castle's DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF PRINCE ARTHUR IN JAPAN. stern went down, leaving her long bows erect. One boiler seemed to blow up na AGRICULTURAL COMB-OUT.

LONDON, July 1st." the water reached it. The funnel leaned

The Timer Correspondent at Tokio, asido as the afowly listed to starboard

* LONDON, July end... In the House of Commons, Mr. W naught, interviewed on the impressions he

states that H. R.H. Prince Arthur of Con-s and tore loose and full away, then steru Roch moved the adjournment in order to has derived from his visit, said the people first she elid under and disappeared.

The ship sank not more than ten combing out agricultural labourers en ants and felt that it guaranteed ponse in draw attention to the serious effect of of all classes realised the value of the Alli minutes from the time of the explosion gaged on the harvest. He said he bad the Far East, and he said that everything of the torpedo Hrge quantities of been inundated with letters from farmers should be done to strengthen this relation wreckage were floating on a quiet se bewailing the probable disastrous effects ship. Hy had rafts and gratings on which hawsers hnd of the Government's action and threaten of expressing appreciation of the Japan- every opportunity been coiled, and among then men were ing in turn their cattle into the harvestes Navy's work in the Mediterranean, floundering and shouting. One was walk fields unless they got the labour which had received scant attention in tho ing about on a grating The Captain's hoat picked up eleven trout the wreckage tive Committees were not willing parties and Pacific Oceans, which were kopt open Mr. Roch said the Agricultural Execu. newspapers, also its services in the Indian then proceeded towards a voice calling to calling up 30,000 labouters, for which to the world's trade by the Japanese for help from the water in the dark. Sit Auckland Gediles was solely respon vigilance. We on our part were fully They heard simultaneously two others sible.

ous that Japan has behaved loyally calling elsewhere. It was then that there

Mr. Prothero synthized with b

throughout the war, and that she is ready.

conscious

if medic

vention. It preferred, however, to tor- pedo the Llandovery Castle

The ship showed all navigating and die regulation hospital lights.

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she necessary to employ her military ns

Indians at the Embassy Prince Arthur to the large gathering of British spoke of the leynity of India, and waid that the Indian community in dapat by presenting an address would further show their loyalty shortly

IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE

--POST-WAR ECONOMIC POLICY.

LONDON, July 1st. The fourth, fifth, and sixth meetings of the Imperial War Conference wero held on June 24th, 26th and 28th. They were almost exclusively devoted to the phages of the post-war economic policy. continuance of the discussions of various

The Conference passed a solution endorsing the principle of the United Kingdom Nun-Ferrous Metal Acim pursannce of the policy of freeing the Empire from dependence on German. controlled orgainsations in respect of non- ferrous metals and ores, and recont

or wounded on board, The crew consisted of 164, and the boat

corried 80 Canadian Army o also inen and 14 female nurses,

Of the total of 258, as boatfull of chape of a submarine with conning tower Man-power was short all round but the

the floating débris the long black mastering need of men for the Army, now miplove het naval forces, Ra has been landed. There is a bare opsied and figures were vaguely seen possibility of other survivors

along the deck. The submarine hailed esential industries must yield a pro- It must be noted that in this, as in all the boat in English. Coone alongside Portion of ann power for the Army other instance, the German submarine it ordered. The boat was pulling to pick line at the end of September, which pos Men taken now will be in the fighting had a perfect right to stop and search up a drowning man, and the second sibly might be a critical moment. The the hospital slurp under The Hague Con-officer shouted We are picking "Government recognised the need for men man in the water. Come alongside" repeated the brusque voice from the subver-powered every consideration, even

food innrine. The boat held on its way. Forthwith, two revolver shots ware fired

AMERICA AND THE WAR CZECHOSLOVAK LEGIONE,

at, and, over 16. Come alongside, or I will shoot with my big gun, shouted the CONTROL OF TELEGRAPHS AND commander, and the boat was pulled to

TELEPHONES, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re

LONDON, July 1st.

the submarine. The Captain - under ports:-An attack luat night north-

Reuter's Correspondent at French

" LONDON, July 2nd. Forders went on board, and the Comman-

WASHINGTON, July 2nd. westward of Albert to recapture the Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday Lysander, interviewed," stated that theIt is the hospital ship Llandovery the House of Representatives authorizing,

The Commander of the destroyer der asked sharply, "What ship is that

A resolution has been introduced in ground taken the previous night was reafternoon, stated-President Poincare, survivors of the Llandovery Castle, when Castle, replied the Captain The sub- Government control of telegraphs and pulsed, except at one point, where the to-day, presented National standards to picked up, had been drifting for 36 marine commander did not appear to telephones. It is understood that this hours. The Commander emphasised that be surprised, but he said,But you are notion is taken to prevent a threatened enemy obtained a footing in a trench the Czecho-Slovak Regiments formed in

it was another instance of sinking at carrying eight American flying officers." strike of employes on one of the great We repalsed attempted raids in the France from volunteers belonging to the eight Furthermore, it was unquestion

"We are holy replied the Captain-telegraph systems" neighbourhood of Aveluy Wood, Avion Slav nationalities in Austria-Hungary, leave no trace should be carried out officers on board and the ship was char- ably intended that the Hun policy to We have seven. Canadian Medical

TURKEY ASKED TO EXPLAIN. and Hinges.

and regiments composed of kinsmen in its entirety. When last seen the sub-tered by the Canadian Government to The United States has, formally re-mended the Governments of the Empire und co-nationals of Czecho-Slovak soldi-marine was apparently shelling some of carry sick and wounded Canadians framquested from Turkey an explanation of to adopt effective measures to carry out ers captured by the Russians, mostly by the seven houts which were launched, England to Canada. Replying to the the report that Turkish troops sacked anthis policy, voluntary surrender, early in the war soch to capsize, and the sisters were have been carrying American flyers, the the Consulate there,

One bont containing twelve sisters was Commander's reiterated statement, on American hospital at Tabriz and scized

The Conference also passed a resolu tion that it was of opinion that the who are now fighting in Russia, and of thrown out and pinned underneath the Captain said, I have been running for the Cerbo-Slovak regiments in the boat. A Canadian sergeant in this boat six months to Canada with wounded, and

Governments of the Empire should make such arrangements among themselves as Italian Army who fought most gallantly managed to scramble upon the keel. I give you my word of honour that I

will ensure that the essential raw Nothing has been soen of the remaining only carried patients, medicale, sisters on the Piave. Many have been Austrian five boats. The Commander believed they and a crew" The Commander then de-ably reported on the House of Repre- should be available for the purpose of The Appropriations Committee favour.mintarial produced within the Empiva soldiers and others are Blav emigrants were not improbally destroyed by shell-funded if any Canadian Medical officers sentatives new urgent Deficiency Bill securing to the Empire and belligerent Bre: Anyhow, the submarine was obsery were in the boat, and ordered one aboard. carrying 987 inillion dollars additional Allies the command of certain essential receive no quarter if captured, and the They know they will

el charging the wreckage upon which The Captain asked, “Where are our for the military establishment.

P materials to enable them to the survivors were clinging, and in the other boats The Commander did not

repair the effects of the war knowledge makes them more resolved to locality where the lifeboats were believed answer. He was watching the Canadian WAR PRISONERS' EXCHANGE.

to be drifting.

Medical officer, who was being roughly French naiform in France, with a distinc fight. The Czecha-Blovaks wear the

hauled on board and thrust along the THE PROBLEMS TO BE DECIDED.ments of the Empire should also arrange deck. This was being done so violently and with sucu plain intention to injure that the Canadian Medical Major Lyon hug

AERIAL OPERATIONS.

LONDON, July 1st.

11.50 pm: We had a most successful day yester

We shot down 20 neroplanes and

day. drove down ten uncontrollable.

A large number of reconnaisances were carried out which enabled our artillery: to engage a greater number of hostile batteries than on any day during the [past fortnight. We dropped 293 tons of bombs during the day and 17 tons during

the night. Of the latter seven tons fell, with good effect, upon railway, connee tions at Tournai. Two of our machines are missing.

EARLIER CA BLES,

FIELD-MARSHAL HAIG'S

CONGRATULATIONS.

LONDON, July 1st,

from Amerien,

tive national badge.

Hertul Activities.

VOTE FOR MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.

បន

O s possible, and to safeguard their industris) requirements. The Govern-

With the Allies to utilise for the saine LONDON, July 2nd purposes the essential raw materials pro- The Daily Chronicle's Correspondent duced in the Allied countries

The Conference further passed, a re Germansolation

the

it is thought the submarine intended to sink the boat in which the survivors were huddled, owing to the way the sub marine apparently tried to swamp it in backwash. As an instance of the ferucity a small bone in bis foot broken. Another at The Hague states that one reason

of Lyfer German officer in the conning tower for the return Of the submarine captain the Jadian motioned over his shoulder with fielil War-Prisoners Delegates to Berlin mittes contending that the Com geant, when he struggled to keep on the glasses in a northerly direction. Major was to consul ti the Government consider the possible metliods whereby upturned boat, was apparently dazed. Lyon was interrogated, and, after protest regarding the deportation of Germans cach part of the Empire could obtain also badly bruised, yet when the boating his character as a Medical ofeer, he from China. It appears at Baron command of the essential raw materials drifted alongside the submarine, and the was ordered back to the boat. The Kuehlmann's statement in the Reichstag referred to in the previous resolution," Canadian, evidently thinking it was a Captain

submarine began to circle is incorrect. The question is part of the the Conference should in the light of marin, oicer picked up the Canadian round the wreckage, narrowly problems which the Conference has to the information collected by the com Allnad flung him back into the sens shaving the boat, ** Sho stopped settle, as the whole of the Gemans are mitter, consult the representatives of the bourhood of the torpedoing, but nor comers and questioned them. This time prehensive agrement or none at nigarding a method of obtaining command have since been cruising in the béigh, again and took the second and fourth spparently determined to have a com- producers and the trades concerned re single piece of wreckage has been set the Commander invented a new exclise they are particularly anxious to secure best suited to each commodity,

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF and stated there was a big explosion at the return of all colonial prisoners

Is the vessel rank, therefore she roust have

GERMANY'S REMAINING HOPE. been carrying munitions. The second LABOUR MINISTERS AND THE officer explained that it was the explosion of a Loler und the falling funnel. They then, were allowed to return to the boat, which made sail and proceeded. The submarine again circled, apparently stopped, and began firing at an unseen target. The firing of twelve shells at the unseen target may have been at the other boats, which if picked up can furnish

resene ship scrambled aboard, a subfuha theas also allowed to go that the matter was satisfactorily settled and that the Government, represented at

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RAIDS ON PARIS.

PARIS, July 1st. An official report states: There was Big fases The Pruse Bureau announces: Field- an alarm at 11.55 last evening.

Marshal Sir Douglas Haig has con- Clear was signalled at 12.20 am ⠀ gratulated Licut feneral Haking and

all ranks in his command upon the Fire was opened on the approaching success on June 28th, which reflected great | seroplanes, which did not reach Paris. credit upon all concerned He also con.": gratulated the Air Force upon the bril liant and all-important assistance render ed to the other arms throughout the recent operations.

A BOMBING WAR,

LONDON, July 1st. Renter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, states: During the past month the war has resolved itself into in affair of bombing. Every fine night the enemy planes are up, but their interference with our exist ence is only a fraction of what the enemy? has to endure from ours In Rhineland. the sound of our engines never ceases, and in fine weather blazing buildings nightly illuminate the countryside.

Last night's affair north of Albert was of many recent acquisitions of ground, which in future we will turn to account. This is the second local advance in the same salient, and we have now aequired a command of fire and observa- tion, of which we stand in need. VARIED WARFARE

• one

LONDON, July 1st.

1.10 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haigre

A second alarin was given at 12.46 am, and bombs were dropped on the outer suburb. All Clear was signalled at 12.20 a.m.

PARIA, July 2nd. Enemy aeroplanes attempted to attack Paris at 1234 this morning

All Clear" was signalled at 12.50. Nothing has been reported.

GERMAN TOWNS BOMBED.

LORDON, July 2nd.

The Air Binistry announces: In addi tion to the attacks reported, on the night of June 20th we bombed the chemical works at Mannheim A roachine report ed missing on June 30th has returned.

On the night of June 30th we attacked an aerodroma at Boulay, railway works and stations at Thionville, Remilly, Lan dau, Zweibrucken, and Saarbrucken; also the works at Mannheim

DISASTER:

LONDON, July 1st.. The Press Bureau announces:--Ger- many's awful debt to the world continues to grow. Another hospital ship has been torpedoed, this time 150 miles from the nearest land. Here the people were turned adrift in bouts to sink or swim, and though as it happened, she was a Canadian hospital ship returning from, Halifax, with no wounded on board, the tale of the crime reveals wanton delibera, tion on the part of the submarine cut mander, almost suggesting that he hoped to find her full of injured and helpless

men.

evidence on this point. The Captain, meanwhile realising the hopelessness of assistance from the north, as no wireless had been sent, decided to make for the Trish coast and send help, to the others. After sailing and pulling for 70 miles the by the Canadian Government to conveysander, which wirelessed for a search The Llandovery Castle was chartered boat was picked up by the destroyer sick and wounded from England to for the other survivors, and took the Halifax and 80 members of the Medical occupants of the captain's beat to Queene Corps, which included seven officers town. The Llandovery Castle was steaming af 14 knots, with the usual navigation regulation hospital ship lights, and under an overcast sky she was plainly visible

We bombed, with good effect, on Monday, railways and workshops at and could not be mistaken, for anything Karthaus, the station at Treves, and the but what she was, a ship immune by railway triangle at Metzsablong, We every law of war and peace from attack shot down a hostile machine. Two of Dr molestation. ours are missing.

ports: We rushed a post at Avelny Italian Front. Wood on Sunday

We raided, at night-time, trenches westward of Dernancourt.

East County troops, early at night, earried out a successful minor operation north-westward of Albert. They captur ed 34 prisoners and some machine-guns and improved our positions. A counter- attack was besten off.

Hostile artillery were active northward of Albert, south-eastward of Arras, east ward of Robecq, and in the neighbour- hoods of Merris and the Ypres-Comines Canal

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FRENCH FRONT. NOTHING IMPORTANT

PARIS, July 2nd.

A communique statesThere has been nothing important on the whole front

Twenty-one German aeroplanes were felled or disabled on June 30th Six captive ballons were set on fire. Twenty two tons of bombs were dropped on the night of June 30th on enemy nerodromes and stations

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AGENCY) ITALIAN FRONT.

RECAPTURE OF ITALIANE

POSITIONS.

General.

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PARIS, July tut

No one on board saw the wake of the NATIONAL CZECH COUNCIL torpedo, The first intimation of a sub marine was the jar and roar of the ext plosion from aff, then the lights wenk

M. Pichon has despatched a letter to the out. Everything afterwards, except for the dim light from an emergency dynamo Secretary of the National Czech Council, just before the ship foundered, dccurred stating Faithful to the principles of in darkness. The engines were immedi respect for nationalities and the fibera- ately rung to stop then to full-speed ton of oppressed peoples, the French astern, but from the engine-room there Government considers that the claims of came no answer. The ship's rehearsed the Czecho-slav nations are well-founded, routine, however, held good, for with the ant that France will apply itself when Germans one must be prepared for everybe time comes to uphold their aspira such emergency. Along the darkened provinces will be liberated at length tions for independence so that their decks the crew groped to their boats from the yoke of the Austro-Hungarian An Italian semi-offcial report states stations and stood by for orders to leave With the recapture of Valbella, Col de

Appressor. The Captain megaphoned from the Prosso and Col de Chele, we wrested from bridge to hold on till the way was pl M. Pichon declares that the French the Austrians the last of their moderate the ship. The carpenter was aft examinGovernment recognises the Czecho-lovak gains on the Asiage plateau on the Ersting the damage, and the Marconi opera-National Council as the first step to ter was in his cabin vainly striving towards the future Czecho-Blovak. Gevern- day of the offensive, and completely re stored the situation prior to the great transmit the ship's position, but the key ment.legg kan attack These positions were constantly did not gain a response. The spark had M. Pichon, apeaking in the name of contented throughout thear because gone.

the French Republic, concludes by hoping that the Czecho Slovak State will speedi

LONDON, July 2nd.

6.45 a.m.

they constitute an advanced flank for the The carpenter reported that No.4 Italians and a jumping off ground for bold aft was blown in and that she could the Austrians wishing to scale the not remain afloat. The order was given Italian positions. The victory was due to lower the boats on both sides and to perfect cooperation of the artillery abandon ship. and infantry, thus reducing the Italian loses to a minimum, whereas the four enemy divisions engaged suffered excep tionally heavy losses,

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GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, July 2nd.. The eight Labour Ministers further met yesterday. It is understood that they decided it was not necessary to take action consequent upon the Labour Con forcace's resolution terminating the party truce.

APPALLING STATEOFAFFAIRS

IN ARMENIA.

APPEAL TO BRITISH LABOUR CONFERENCE..

The Times states that the meetings of the Imperial Conference have occasioned articles in the German Press discussing the structure of the British Empire, by professore and other so-called experts, who are more modest than hitherto. Apparently they are almost convinced that the war offers to Germany no hope of seriously undermining British unity

journals sling to the hope that trouble Canada has almost entirely dropped out of discussion, but the Conservative can still be made between Japan and Australia about the future of the Pacific.

Foruderts, in a long article, entitled "Greater Britain, admits that the. LONDON, July 1st. Reuters Agency learns that a pathetic tary and political cohesion, supplemented Empire has manifested a powerful mili- appeal on behalf of the Armenians in by a strong tendency towards economic being made to the British Labour Con- ference The appeal reveals an appal likely, in which Great Britain must assist. unity, and says tlint a customs union is ling state of affairs, and says,

“None of

of in the development of the Donmions. the fearful horrors perpetrated ïa the various war zones compare with the tragic many's only remaining hope is in a lot of the Armenions."

quarrel between the Dominions and It is pointed out that the Turks since the beginning of the Great Britain owing to the failure of the

have

committed

latter to prevent the restoration of the unprecedented Gorman colonies atrocities in Turkish Arinenia, where they have massacred about a million persons, while two million Armenians in Russian Armenia are now threatened with a similar fate. Democracy is asked to assist and save this small and ancient people from complete extermination.

war

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SENSATIONAL CONSPIRACY

TRIAL

SUGAR PRODUCTION WITHIN THE EMPIRE.

LONDON, July 1st. In the House of Commons, Brig. General H. P. Croft asked:Have the Government decided on a definite policy for sugar production within the Em-

pire 1

Mr. Bonar Law replied that the sub- ject was being considered, and that he was well aware that the interest takers in the subject was Empire-wide.

LONDON, July 1st. Sir Joseph Jonas (formerly Lord Mayor as well as the latter's father, named Carl, of Sheffield) and Charles Alfred, Vernon, have been committed for trial on charge M.P. "FROG-MARCHED FROM of communicating information to the enemy. They pleaded not guilty.

Sir Joseph Jonas counsel said the defence was that the information com plained of was given in the course business and was in no wise intentionally

anti-British,

NEW FEER

LONDON, July 1st.

of

CHAMBER

LONDON, July 1st. In the House of Commons, during

the debate on the National Bervice Bili,

the Speaker ordered Mr. Pemberton Billing to leave the Chamber for di orderly conduct Mr. Billing refused, ly become, through the common efforts of

and the Bergeant-at-Arms was called in. all the Allies and in close union with Sir Arthur Lee, M.P., who in October Mr. Billing still refused, upon, which ther Poland and the Yngo-Slav State, an int presented the estate known as Che sitting was suspended and the attendants surmountable barrier to Teutonic aggres dence for future Prime Ministers of Chamber.

quere Court, as an official country fes-frog-marched him out of ther sion, and also a factor for peace in a England, has been elevated to the Peorege. reconstituted Europe.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT AGREES WHO WITH SENTIMENTS.

WEST AUSTRALIAN LABOUR

PARTY

The officer commanding the Canadian Army Medical Corps has reported that all his people are out. This is import

ROUMANIA'S" PEACE, ant, inasmuch as only the Captain's boat has been picked up. Save for any of the ship's company or engine roba M. Pichon despatched a letter to Mr

AMSTERDAM July 1st. crew who were killed by the torpedo Balfour in terms similar to his communi- Arion, Foreign Minister declared that

At Bukharest, in the ChamberM CONDEMNS PEACE PROPAGANDA. SITUATION QUIET

explosion it is clear that everyone got cation to the Secretary of the Nations! the hour of justice had struck, and the away. The Captain went to his cabin Czech Council and Mr. Balfour replied country demanded from Parliament the LONDON, July 1st. for an electric torch and returned to the fally associating His Majesty's Govern fixing of responsibilities. Past mis National Labour Party in the Town

PERTH, (W.A.), July 1st- A British Italian official report deck, and he found that the accident boatment with the sentiments of the French takes must be atoned for and the crimes Hall, which was crowded condemned and meeting of the states: The situation is quiet.

which was held back for those last to Government. He emphasised that the punished. The Government must also repudiated the pesca propaganda. - Mr. We captured an enemy centre of resist

We carried out two raids, taking a

leave the ship, had gone. The second participation in the fighting ranks of the carry out great, financial reforms, as the Scadden, ex-Labour Premier declared ance north of Catry, taking 28 preopers few prisoners and inflicting many casual officer layered a life-boat and those still Czecho-Slovaks had a far-reaching politi. war burdens exceeded £520,000,000. He that the man who suggested following

Wer improved our positions between faced arestarea liveaboard entered by a lifeline which was calguificance, as it represented a stage added that he had always opposed war, Rusis was a traitor Passy-en-Valois and Vinly, and ivanend We destroyed six aeroplanes and drove a two-inch rope dangling alongside the in the great struggle for the freedom and and had concluded peace to save what our line to east of the Chezy Vinly rail down ons out of control. One British 60 feet of the ship's side. They pahsed off security of small nations, in lone cauze, was areable, thanks to the credit he

machine did not return

and got clear just in time to avoid being all the Allies were deeply concerned. enjoyed with those whom bo negotiated.

FRENCH MAINTAIN GAINS.

PARIS, July 1st A communiqué states:We carried out several, raids between Montdidier and Novon, taking prisoner a score

Way

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