Aerial Activities.
THROUGH BRUTER'S " AORNOF»] GERMANY'S HEAVY LOSSES-
LONDON, July 5th, Reuter's Correspondent at the British Headquarters states that no fewer than 14 of the leading German airmen, who were credited with a total of 363 victories, have either been killed or captured re cently, including Richthofen, for whos Max Mueller, 30 victories and Lie tenant von Below, 28.
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESE, MONDAY. JULY 8TH, 1918.
TRUE BRITISH AND AMERICAN RECONCILIATION.
LONDON, July 4th. Mr. Winston Churchill, addressing Anglo-Saxon Fellowship meeting in London, said the cost of the war was ter rible, but a reward was coming which was beyond the dearest hopes in the true British and American reconciliation. Nothing since the Christian Era was more likely to restore man's faith in the
THE GERMAN BUDGET. SOCIALISTS' ATTITUDE.
AMSTERDAM, July 4th In the Reichstag, Herr Scheidemann intimated that the Socialists would refuse to vote the Budget.
SELF-MINDED GOVERNMENT
WANTE
UNSETTLED RUSSIA
LONDON, July 4th. That a crisis is approaching in Russia is indicated by a belated message from Moscow, dated June 10th, reporting that the Don Kuban and Cossack Governments have concluded an agreement.
guarantee. ing mutual support against. Bolshevik federa- anarchy and announcing that tion of South, Russian States is content- platad. There have been anti-Soviet out- breaks at Twoholf in Central Russia and the Soviets were dispersed and arrested: at Slatoust in the district of Ufa, where
landed at Anaklia, on the Kuban coast of the Black Sea
80 victories were claimed: Lieutenant the American, French and British unityFearried out it will be the first time duris Germán force is reported to have
German bombing organisations have also lost heavily in killed and captured, which include Captain Kleine, com mander of the so-called "England Squad
ron."
General.
LONDON, July 4th." If Herr Scheidemann's threat that the moral governance of the universe than Socialists will not vote for the Budget is against the common enemy. He was con- the war that the Majority Socialists have vinced the world was being guided out not voted credit. of the carnage towards something better and finer than was ever known. As the war was really a struggle between good and evil, no solution was possible that was not absolute (Cheers.) Germany must be beaten. She must know she is beaten, she must feel she is beaten, (Loud cheers.) As for the German people, we claimed no antional funda
ental right which we were not willing to secure for them.
AMERICA AND THE WAR. TWO MILLION MEN WITH THE COLOURE
(THROUGH BROTEK'S - AGINOY.)
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
CELEBRATIONS IN FRANCE.
PARIS, July 4th.
WASHINGTON, July 4th. President Poincare his telegraphed to
Mr. Haker, Secretary for War, in statement to the House of Representa President Wilson that the Government of the Republic has decided that the celebratives, said that there were now 168,400 tion of July 4th shall also be a French officers and 2,010,000 men with the colours, celebration, not merely in Paris, but in
as compared with 9,624 officers and 202,510 all the towns of France.
meni, Regulars and National Guard, fourteen months ago. Sufficient rifles were being received to equip a Division every three days, and over 1,300,000 rifles had been delivered to Jung ist.
SHATTERED. GERMAN ILLUSIONS PAINFULLY
UNIVERSALLY RECOGNISED.
LONDON, July 4th. Columns of the newspapers to-day testify to the, universality, and whole heartedness with which the Fourth of July is being celebrated in Great Britain.. As imessages printed by prominent Ameri- cans agree in saying, this will be the greatest Fourth in American history Indeed, telegram, from the Entente con tries and their adherents, including the South American Republic, show that the day is recognised as a festival of the nations batting against tyranny.
LONDON, July 3rd.. The newspapers comment on the anz ing feat revealed by Mr. Baker's figures, thus affording fresh evidence that German illusions are being painfully shattered. The most remarkable feature is that over 720,000 American troops were rushed to France since March 22nd, prior to which the monthly reinforcements reached only 48,000. The vigorous local thrusts of the Americans on the Western Front are also widely drawn attention to.
WAH'S SHIPPING LOSSES RE-
PLACED IN ONE DAY.
New Youx, July 4th.
The English newspapers emphasise the special significance of the celebration in Great Britain, which is now proclaiming its whole-hearted admiration for the country that won a victory for an ideal one hundred and forty years ago, and is
Mr. Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, in now throwing the whole of its unght into the struggle in asserting its great ideals an address to the Tammany Society, to-day. There is no more striking con derlared that the national launchings trast in history than the fact that the to-day comprised more tonnage than democratic: George the Fifth attends an Amerien had lost in the whole war, exhibition of America's national game by More than 100,000 tons were going into coldier descendants of the Americans the water to-day, while the total. Ameri who drew the sword against corgesan tonnage destroyed by German Hub
Third. Tributes
paid to marines, was estimated at 352,000 tons. litary marvels accomplished They were pledged to the launching of by American
proving energy;
the destroyers in greater and greater number decisive defeat of summarime and ex-monthly until “in co-operation with the plaining the fear which torbids the Geretser Allied naval craft they would free. man Government to draw the attention the world of the assassins of the sea." of the German people to the greatent- event of modern times by even mention: ing the entry of America into the world struggle which will decide the future of civilisation.
the
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AMERICAN FLAGS EVERYWHERE,
America's National Day is being hon- oured in Lordon on an unprecedented scale. The eye everywhere meets the Stary and Stripes, which is flying over innumerable public and private buildings in the City and West End, including Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament All Londoners are wearing miniature American flags, despite the fact that it is not a flug day in the ordinary
Sense
ANGLO-AMERICAN
COMMANDERS
A YEAR'S OUTPUT, A
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5th
BOLSHEVIK TYRANNY. in the course of his speech Herr Scheidemann, after urging Germany to take the initiative to secure a stoppage
WASHINGTON, July 4th. The American Ambassador in Russia of air raids on open towns, bitterly com plained of Baron Kuehlmann, who, after saying, on the 25th June, what all Gerreports that Bolsheviks have arrested many knew, namely, that the war would members of the Archangel Provisional never ho ended militarily, bent a hasty Government. They have also threatened
to arrest memixers of the Vologda Duma retreat next day before Main Headquar
We desire & Government that TSAR STORY A PURE INVENTION. ters. knows its own mind and can bring peace quickly. We, therefore, cannot vote for the Budget.
The Vice-Chancellor, yon Payer, affect ed to take Herr Scheidemann's declara- tion as being only threat.
SULTAN OF TURKEY DEAD
AMSTERDAM, July 4th.
A message from Constantinople vid Vienna states that the Sultan of Turkey is dead.
SERIOUS
EPIDEMIC IN GERMANY.
•
AMSTERDAM, July 5th. German newspapers report that the Spanish epidemic is widely spreading. Serious cases are increasing in numerous. centres, including Bremen and Hamburg.
The Frankfurter Zeitung states that in some factories at Frankfurt one-third o one-half the workers are stricken down.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF INDIA
LONDON, July 5tli.
Sir James B. Meston has been appointed an ordinary member of the Executive Council of India, in succession to Sir William S. Meyer on the expiration of the Jatter's term of office,
POLITICS IN AUSTRIA. COUNT CZERNIN RETURNING TO
FAVOUR
AMSTERDAM, July 4th. A Vienna telegram
says:Count Czernin has had a lengthy audience with with Baron Burlan the Emperor and subsequently conferred The Nene Freie Presse foreshadows Count Czernin's reinstaternent
GERMANY'S
Mr. Schwab, in a launching speech,G predicted that the present year would witness the creation of three million tons of American ships, which, in his opinion, Was unprecedented in history,
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER'S CONGRATULATIONS.
LONDON, July, th
The Press Bureau announces that Mr. Lloyd George has telegraphed to Presid. follows have just ent Wilson ns heard that one hundred ships have been launched in the United States to-day. Heartiest congratulations on the magni- ficent performance.
secure
conference
WAR AIMS- LONDON, July 4th.
AMSTERDAM, July 5th..
A telegram from Berlin Las described the report from Kieff that Grand-Duke Michael has been proclaimed Tsar and in marobing against Moscow as n pure invention
SPLIT IN SOVIET CAMP:
Moscow, July 6th
A Revolutionary Military Council lins been appointed to direct all operations against the Czecho Slovaks. Colonel, Muravieff, the fornier Commander-in- Chief, has assumed command of the Soviet troops. A final split has occurred in the Soviet cany. The Moderate Social Revolutionaries and Minimalist. Social- ists have been excluded from the Soviob Central Executive.
ROUMANIA'S EX-PREMIER
PARIS, July 4th Count Bratiano, ex-Premier of Rou. mania, has arrived in Switzerland.
DANGERS OF
PARIS BOM-
BARDMENT.
PAxis, July-Gih In view of the probability of a resump tion of the bombardment of Paris in con- neetion with the next great German offensive it is pointed out that the dangers thereof should not be exaggerat- ed. Guns sometimes burst and soon went cut.
Three guns so far mounted huvu fired altogether no fewer than 230 shots. on shot per minute was fired the bom bardment would only last a single day idea of the destruction of Paris is ab Sonic damage, would be done, but the Burd, while the moral effect would key wil
THE SECURITY OF PARIS.
NEVER HAS BEEN AND NEVER.
WILL BE ENDANGERED."
In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. David Mason, Lord Robert. Cecil stated that he did not see that any action could be usefully taken regarding Baron a coURTESY OF THE FRENCH CONSULATE.]
inconclusive Kuehlmann's Yague and · statement on June 25th. The British war-
The following telegram has been receiv aims were well known, but we waited vainly for a clear and unambiguous de-ed by the French Minister at Peking, claration of the enemy's war aims.
ORGANISATIONS BANNED.
IRISH
from M. Stephen Pichon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, at Paris, in iply to a. request for an explanation regarding a cable from Reuters Agency, dated June Send, on the subject of the measures. LONDON, July 5th taken for the defence of Paris, which con. Thy Dublin Gazette contains a proveyed the impresion that the French claimation declaring that the following Capital might eventually be evacuated **** In the mind of the French Govern associations are flangerous: -Binn Fein Organisation. Sinn Fein Club, Irishment and of the French nation the Volunteers and the Ciiann, Gamban and rurity of Paris has never heen, and wever will be, endangered. If such a pos tactic League.
LATER. xibility has ever been considered it is cause to foresee and guard against even the most improbable events is the duty of a nation; at war and of its leaders, a duty dictated by the most elementary
The Proclamation means that assem.
SAILORS.
LABOUR AND PEACE TERMS
EACHANGE GREETINGS.
LONDON, July 4th. The report of the Executive Conference Field Marshal. Sir Douglng Haig has
of the Federation of Trades Uniona, tekgraphed to General Perching on behalf of himself and the British Army meeting at Leicester to-day, referring to the warmest greetings on the occasion of the failure to Independence Day when soldiers of of workers of belligerent nations, re-lages of these organisations are unlaw America and Great Britain, for the first vites the German crimes which accounted ful time-in history, stand side by side in for the opposition of American, Cana- defence of the great principle of Liberty, dinn, British and Belgian Labour to an KING GEORGE'S FUND FOR prudence. which is the proudest inheritance and international conference It says the most cherished possession of their attitude of the Management Committee of nations. "That Liberty, which Britons, the Federation is strengthened by the Americans and French have won for attitude of the American Federation of themselves, they will not fail to hold for Labour and the whole of the American nation. The report says Labour's demand the world."
for representation at the Peace Confer General Pershing replied: The ence is justified, but nations, not parties, firm unity of purpose strongly bind-
are entitled to propose peace terms. ing the great Allied nations stamps Therefore, it is impossible that any this Fourth of July as a new declaration Labour party can claim to determine. and a new guarantee that the sacred prin. ciples of liberty shall not perish, atract terms. The experience of Hussia and Houmania should for ever dispel the shall be extended to all peoples.”
idea that Germany, will, voluntarily con BRITISH AND AMERICAN NAVAL de fair peace terms.
FRIENDSHIP.
POST-WAR BOYCOTT OF GERMANY.
The patriotism of our nation, the science of our Military Command, which LONDON, July 4th. has so well preserved our reserves intact, At the annual meeting of King the energetic co-operation of our Allies George's Fund for Sailors, the Dirke of daily strengthened by the support, sur Connaught congratulated the Dominions passing a expectations, of American and Crown Colonies on their splendid troups-are for us the sure guarantee of response to his personal appeal for sub-final victory, a fact which is no longer doubted even by our enemies, and of which the recent speech in the Reichstag of
veiled admission" Baron Kuelhmann contains a thinly.
scriptions.
ENEMY ALIENS IN BRITAIN. SOME STARTLING FIGURES.
LONDON, July 4th.
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL-
In the House of Commons, Sir George Cave stated that there were 12,600 enemy
LONDON, July 4th. aliens uninterned, including 0,000 Ger The International Parliamentary Cont mans of whom 8,000 were married to mercial Conference has unanimously pass- British wives, 1,000 had British-boro ed a resolution favouring the construc- children and 2,400 had sons serving in the tion of the Channel Tunnel as soon as pos
sible. British forces,
The Austrians uninterned numbered member or his firm shall trade directly 5,500 and the Turks and Bulgarians or indirectly with the present enemies of 1,100 Great Britain for ten years after the war.
Admiral Sims, speaking at the Anglo- Saxon meeting, emphasised that British and
American naval friendship and
LONDON, July 4th. cordiality could not be greater. America
The Liverpool Cotton Association has at present had in European waters 250 unanimously passed a resolution that it vessels, with 3,000 officers and $0,000 me shall be a rule of the Association that un serving from the White Sea to the Adriatic. During the coming year there would be over treble that number of de- stroyers fighting with the Allies, while 150 submarine chasers would soon be on duty in the war zone, of which already half are here.
BUNTING, BELL-RINGING AND BASEBALL
ESPIONAGE IN SPAIN
MADRID, July 4th.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. GERMAN FEAR OF BRITISH
INVASION...
AMSTERDAM, July 4th. Uneasiness in Germany, regarding the Murlong Coast is indicated in an article in the Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung declaring it does not believe that British action on a greater scale from the Arctic. has yet been decided upon
The Senate has unanimously passed an Espionage Bill, empowering the Govern ment to enforce respect for Spanish Heutrality. It provides imprisonment and fines for communicating to a foreign Power information prejudicing the in terests of Spain or another foreign Power. It authorises a strict Govern meat censorship of all written and print-
The paper saysEngland has probably e kept open the northern door for invasion, but Finland, with Germany's assistance,
danger.
As the day wore on an even better idea was gathered of how thoroughly London had entered into the spirit of Independ. ence Day. This was outwardly symbolised by the Buttering of the Union Jack and Stars and Stripes on the same fag-roles while the famous streets in the vicinity of the Bank of England and Mansion Hodge were never so beflagged since the COTTON GROWING IN BRITISH will know how to meet the threatened
Coronation.
Holy Communion was celebrated in every church in the London Diocese and prayers were offered for God's blessing. en the Americans-
The bells of Saint Paul's and South wark Cathedrals were rung at noon;
American soldiers poured into London from the camps, of whom many attended the Anglo-Saxon meeting, where there was indescribable enthusiasm.
A huge crowd visited the baseball match at Chelsea in the afternoon, at which Their Majesties were present.
ed matter.
EMPIRE.
LONDON, July 6th.
GERMAN FORCE ON FINNISH AND RUSSIAN FRONTIER. At the annual meeting of the British
LONDON, July 4th. Cotton Growing Association the chair-1
Telegrams from Helsingfors state that man, Mr. Howarth said the future of
an expeditionary force of 50,000 bas con- Empire cotton growing was uncertain. It might be left to ordinary commercial centrated on the Finnish and Russiari enterprise, taken over by a Government frontier, which German patrols are re department, or become a Government ported to have passed on June 27th trust. He favoured the last named Compunications are in force for 125 course. Lord Derby was re-elected miles, but over the wilderness they are President.
-Wery difficult.
BRITAIN'S GIFT TO CHILE.
LONDON July 4th. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert pre fecil stated that Great Britain had sented a few aeroplanes to Chile, or most courteously agreeing to sell to Great Britain ร Chilean battle-cruiser now being built in Great Britain.
EX-GOVERNOR OF INDO- CHINA'S LOSSES
LONDON, July 4th. Three sons of M. Douser, former Gov ernor of Indo-China, have now been killed in action, while the two remaining sons have both been seriously wounded.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, July 5th. Silver is quoted at 49 1/16 American insurance is slightly easier. The market
LONDON, July 6th. is quiet.
The silver market is steady.
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