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THE WAR.

COUNT HERTLING READY

NEGOTIATE FOR PEACE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH, 1018.

To

IMPERIAL WAR CABINET AND THE GERMAN: COLONIES.

PORTENTS OF A COMING STORM ON WESTERN FRONT.

Franco-Belgian bront.

EARLIER CABLES.

(THROUGH DEVYER'S AGENCY.]

THE BRITISH FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL LOCAL OPERATION.

LONDON, July 14th. 10.95 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:-There was 醇

mccessful local operation carly this morning.

English troppg advanced the live cast- Ward of Dickebusch Lake.

We captured over 260 prisoners.

AERIAL OPERATIONS, We destroyed 12 aeroplanes yesterday. and drove down four uncontrollable. Three of ours are missing.

We dropped four and a balf tons of bomby in the day-time and over 1,100 bombs, weighing 19 tons, at night-time

Italian bront

EARLIER CABLES.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY:]

FRENCH SUCCESSES IN:

ALBANIA.

FRENCH CONTINUE SUCCESSES,

PARIS, June 18th. A French Eastern official report states The French, continuing their success" in Allania, ejected the enemy from the

Tomorica and Devoli, and captured Gramsi, on the right bank of the Devoli.

General.

GERMANY READY FOR PRE CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

LIMINARY PEACE TALKS ENEMY STATESMEN ACCUSED OF. INSULTING SPEECHES.

LONDON, July 19th. Count Hertling, in a speech in the Reichstag, yesterday, lengthily covered the familiar ground that Germany abided by the policy indicated in ber reply to the Papal Peace Note and was ready to begin preliminary peace talks, but enemy statesmen continued to make inciting and insulting speeches, revealing a desire to destroy the Fatherland. The Chief Army Administration was also ready to follow up any manifestations of a serious desire for pence amongst Germany's enemies. At a conference at General Headquarters on July 1st it was decided to abide by

BY COURTESY OF THE "CHUNG" NGO1"

SAN PO."

SENATE OPENED

U-BOAT CRUISER.

THE NEWEST PIRACY. One of our Atlantic, escort eubmarines a return to her base reports that on May

HOME RULE ALL ROUND.. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S PLEA. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, speaking at the annual meeting of the Women's The Senate was opened on the 17th 11th, in the latitude of Cape Bt. Vincent.

Unionist and Taeil Reform Association inab,

whilst proceeding to meet a convoy, she at the Central Hall, Westminster, recent. sighted and sank a German submarine of ly, deal at length with the Irish ques the so-called cruiser type. A heavy sention, and made au urgent appeal to all was running at the time, and there were responsible prople to possess themselves no survivors. In view of this being thin patience until the Government meu first, cruiser submaring to be destroyed, it has been decided to depart from the

sure for Home Rule becomis known, and LANG DESIRES TO RAISE LOANS

to keep an open mind for ils considera- asual rule of not announcing the destrites General Lung Chi-kwong has again

tion of individúnt enemy submarines.

From information which has reached requested the Premier to allow him to

ule from a reliable source, it is possiblà arrange certain loans so that he may

to reconstitute the scene to which the Ad recaptare Kwangtung within one month-miralty's communiqué refers in brief

INTERNMENT OF GERMANS. The Peking Government has decided to intern all the Germans in Chinn on Chow-shian Island.

CONTRABAND IN A NEW

FORM.

GERMANY

[DY JUHN S. ALAGERISON.

terms (writea Mr. Archibald Hard.). The German submarine was travelling in an awash condition on one of the great finde routes looking for merchant ships. There

the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty, but there WHY & CARGO FAILED TO REACH was no vessel in sight, man-of-war or were difficulties owing to the instability. of Russia's condition, and there were grounds for doubting the Bolsheviks" ability to carry out the promises made.

Count Hertling declares that they did not want 趣 fresh Russian war, which

merchantman," and the deck hands, an conscious of any othe, peril, were fighting The great armed liner with the White tish submarine, which had been despatch the heavy son which was ruuning. A Bri- Ensign at her stern closed at full speeded from this country to assist in escort upon the sailing vessel flying the Danishing a group of merchant ships, was gruis. Ensign. Upon the latter's steep sides ing sulmerged, with only her periscope

served. Preparations were ninde for get so as to make destruction certain. When ting into a suitable position for attack the enemy craft, presenting a good target was in line of fire a torpedo, was dis charged, dealing. £4 mortal blow: tremendous explosion occurred, and the career of the Gerinan submarine cruiser had come to a dramatic end. pedo; one submarine cruiser good in

One Lor

tion:

con-

Mr. Chamberlain Haid:1am vinced that the Trish question no longer stands us an isolated problem. The Irish question, we know it is a muestion of establishing Legislature in Ireland to deal with purely Irish affairs. Do your think that it is possible--I sponk to you now not as Frishwomen, if there be any Irishwomen among you, but to English - women, Scotswomen, and Welshwomen- confronted, as we are, by an overwhelm ing rush of problems, many of them re-

another chapter of them dealing with the quiring to be dealt with from day to day for the immediate purposes of the war, intermediate period after completion of peace before the world returns to normal conditions, which will have its own which deals with the normal period which possible for one Parliament to deal with will ensue thereafter- do you think it is. all these questions for the whole of the United Kingdom, or even for Great Britain without Ireland, and at the saine time to discharge, its functions as the mother of all the Parliaments through- out the British Empire-the one real Im perial authority in the whole of this vast collection of States and Dependencies?

hill and village at the confluence of the the enemy was trying to engineer. The were eniblazoned the verinilion and white showing, when the enemy craft was ob problems and difficulties, and yet a third,

Fatherland was doing its utmost to sup-U-boats paying her too pressing attention, vainly designed to prevent predatory port the Russian Government's perceful and from her fore and mainmast heads aims, but the varied political movements strips of bunting flaunted in the breeze. in Russia required the most enreful The ling steamed well within range and trained all her battery of most effective watching.

guns upon the neutral," in token of things that might happen were the sailing vessel inclined to disregard the sunmous të heave to proclaimed by that strip of blood-red bunting which suddenly broke out on the British ship's masthead. But the "neutral" stopped obediently, and

further developments.

LATEST CARLEŠ.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGSKOT.)

FRANCE'S NATIONAL FETE.

PARIS, July 15th. The Havas Agency reported on July 14th -To-day the National Fête was celebrated

Count Hertling said that Admiral von Hintze possessed a thorough knowledge, of Russian affairs,

Admiral von Hintze had already given guarantees that he would follow Count

vestiment.

SUBMARINE V. SUBMARINE, ⠀ The action occurred in the latitude of Cape St. Vincent, over 2,000 nautical miles from Plymouth. The promontory foring the south-western portion of Por tugal. It is a happy augury that the first submarine cruiser should have been sunk on this latitude, for Cape. St. Vin with

This is no longer an Irish problen only. Though it is first and foremost, an Irish problem, it is an English, Welsh, and Scottish problem. Above all it is an Imperial problem." You must set those Houses at Westminster free for the grent

on enemy camps, railway lines, trains in Paris more solemnly than ever. Private Hertling's policy, which was still the lay, with her mainyard aback, awaiting cont is associated in our naval annals Imperial problems which will press upon

and billets. All our night-fliers return-

SUSPICIOUS ENEMY

PEACEFULNESS.

LONDON, July 14th,

11.20 p.m. Router's Correspondent at British Headquarters, reporting to-day, statés |- "The peacefulness on the front has now reached a pitch which may be labelled suspicions. The enemy is husbanding his ammunition either with a view of accumulating his store or in order not do provoke retaliation in sectors where

his plans have been maturing for some

Paris entirely and Amiens mostly have been inomine, from bombardment. -

He has nocepted with a strange meek- nes the loss of positions of which he previously seemed desirous. These un- undoubtedly resemble storm portents, or, alternatively, adverse conditions for the enemy, of which we are ignorant.

LATEST CABLES.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

FRENCH CAPTURE OF ROUVREL PLATEAU.

PARIS, July 15th, The Havas Agency, telegraphing on July 14th stated:-Concerning the superb little local action executed Son Friday by the French south-east of Amiens, which accured the possession of Rouvre) Plateau, dominating the Noye Valley, we learn that the artillery, pro paration preceding the attack was brief as it was violent. Guns of every calibre took part, and the gunners' aim wo accurate that when the infantry "went over "

found the trees they

houses and public institutions were pro- fusely decorated for the occasion, "Columns of troops of all the Allied Armies, French, British, Italian, Belgian, American, Servian, Polish, Czecho-Slovak, Greek and Portuguese, marching through beflagged avenues were cheered by

tion.

same as the Reichstag majority adopted in November, 1817. GERMANY REQUIRES OPEN AIR

FOR EXPANSION. ·

AMSTERDAM, July 13th.

The following is substantially the text of Count Hertling's reference to Belgium

AN INNOCENT CAPTAIN.

ruelling

of this ship. Cargo he had nonecraft have been used in sahmarine hunt-

incatenant.

ing

us with an urgency and importance, they have never yet had. You must devolve upon Assemblies somehow to buy created : a part of the burden that we have to discharge," and in so doing may you not find that you have given a latitude for fruitful and beneficent experiment. according to the idiosyncrasies, the needs

could not be given so long as one body and necessities of the component parts of the United Kingdom, to which free play

DEMOCRACY AND ITS OUTLOOK.

victory, Rodney, St. Vincent, and Napier achieved victories off this promo A cutter dropped from the iner's davits tory, between 1780 and 1833. In neatral to the glassy sea, and, pulled by sixteen countries it has been assumed that only sturdy seamen, each urined to the teeth, the Germans build submarines which are like come opera brigands, with hefty cut- capable of operating far out into the lasses and formidably sized revolvers, | Atlantic. Conclusive evidence is now rapidly covered the intervening distance supplied that we also possess submarines The shiling ship very politely let down an which cruise far afield, bronzed lieutenant in command of the or revictualling. It is, indeed, no secret accommodation lunder, un which the for many days to end without resell bongang, varty might comfortably climb to the Germans that soon after the out- in the speech, cabled resterday!" Our.) und' her captain, streaves of papers in break of war a great number of large sul should have to legislate for them all t

(Chiers.). stood prepared both to this Darines were laid-down in this country representative of Britain's set fores sund It is pley no secret to them that for many to prove beyond question the cleanly months past many of these submersible be was in ballast, taking for his homie

Four or five years ago it was claimed Viscount Haldane, addressing a meet- port at least, that is what he told the

in some quarters that submurine could not But that lieutenant had beard tale fight submarine, and later on the Gering of the Swindon Branch of the Work and seen with his own eyes-about ships mans adopted that theory only too cracy and its Outlook," said we were now ers Educational Association, on “* Demon that were other than they seemed, and, in readily, as events have shown. They were well organized for War, but were we as consequence, he possessed little faith in human nature, and placed scant reliance been employed in this way with great the war Democracy had now got its

wrong British subraarinca

have 12 fact,

well organised for peace problem, after upon any neutral's word. So, just success, and they have also proved useful to make sure, you know,” he searched the † in convoy, work, Invisibility confere rent chance. Was it quite prepared? ship. He found nothing-the sand ballast spot by destroyers or other surface most needed for its guidance? On that advantages which are not He thought not. What was it Labour. concealed no oilfield, the masts' woren't possessed by stuffed with contraband metals, the bulk craft. The knowledge that the periscopes painted he adopted the programme of the heads were honestly single. None of the of British suhmarines may be watching executive of the Labour party presenteit crew had a private collection of rubber, them whenever they come to the surface, at the Nottinghain Conference, which and everything seemed fair and above travelling awash, has contributed to un laid it down that democrary needed board. But still the ship didn't smell nerve the officers and men of German sub science. He was not the most popular

marines, who realise that at any moment person in the country at the present mo they may be attacked and sunk without inent (Laughter.) He had been accused "Raffled, the lieutenant descended the warning, Some day the story of the of many things in connection with the side to a cutter thinking deenly On success which has attended these opera Army and there were actually people steadily into the water where it lapped will constitute a Tomantle chapter in the Germany. The facts disproved the form. the bottom rung he stopped and looked tions by British craft will be told, and who thought he gave his country away to of his beat a grew, Tengecaded the ladder, radius of action of these British boats and those who made the inttter sug- the sailor's hull. Then he beckoned ten nasal war. Soute light is shed on the and dropped his hand on the skipper's by to-day's announcement. The British gestir should read the latest revelations of Prine Lichnowsky. I did the utmost won enduring renown was proceeding far out into the my power," said Lord Haldane,"to Atlantic to meet a convoy when she can preserve the peac of the world, and I across the German submarino cruiser on a proud of it now." May 11th The British vessel sank tha

thusiastic erowds,

The newspapers point out that hence. forth July 14th will have a new character present occupation of Belgium unly is not only France's Fete Day that of moans that we have a pawn for future the whole world united for the defence of negotiations. One does not intend to right and liberty against the German keep what one holds as a pawn if the brutal attempt at securing world dominanegotiations result favourably. We have no intention to keep Belgium in what Ambassadors and Ministers of the ever form. We want Belgium restored Allied Powers attended a meeting of the after the war as an independent State." Paris Municipal Council, when President

Count Hertling proceeded to dwell Poincaré signed the decrees giving the upon Germany's need of the open air names of Allied Sovereigns to public for expansion, especially economically, which was quite, compatible with Ger mang's point of view as regards Belgium.clean," But how that point of view could he established in detail depended upon future negotiations, regarding which he was unable to give a binding declaration, GERMANY'S LOST TERRITORIES IN

thoroughfares.

A paragraph from the Washington text of the resolution voted by the Senate urg ing the citizens of the United States to observe the French National Fête on July 14th Bays:11 is desirable that the American people show their admiration for the subline courage with which the French people have defended the world's liberties for nearly four years, and express the firm determination of America to uphold the cause of fred nations to the Intniost limit of their resources."

HARLIEN CABLES.

HOLLAND'S CABINET.

THE HAGUE, July 15th. Queen Wilhelmina bas charged Mon- assignior Nolens, a Catholic member of the

Second Chamber, to form a Cabinet.

CHOLERA-STRICKEN CREW.

STOCKHOLM, July 15th." Six of the crew of a steamer from

PACIFIC AND AFRICA.

LONDON, July 10th

the pence terms, upon which, according to Mr. Lloyd George, the Imperial War Cabinet are pretty well agreed," will certainly include the determination to refuse to return German territories in the Pacific and in Africa.

ROYAL

SILVER WEDDING

GIFTS, DONATION TO INDIAN SOLDIERS FUND,

LONDON, July 15th. The India Office announces that Their

shoulder.

CAUGHT!

ITALY AND GERMANY,

COLTURA & KULTUR.

submarine which has

A GERMAN BLINDER.

König, was

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abounding this district reduced to match Petrograd were found to be suffering from Majesties have directed that the silver of the United Kingdom gave a dinner Shortly afterwards it was determined to whatever courso they may take, this sub-

wood.

The assault lasted three hours, and when the end came the French had ad- vanced at some places over £,000 yarde in depth along a front extending nearly five miles.

Asiatic cholera. One died.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. FINNISH GUARDS ATTACK MURMAN RAILWAY,

In

I'm afraid, you'll have to admit the it of expereince in sailing ships in my game's up," he said slowly. I've had a The Morning Post understands that billing ships of all mer om zeros snemy ship, and then proceaded on the

Line sizes and kinds one that required sheet copper, five inches mission for which she had been despatch the presentation to attack of a great tar- wooden hull. Signalman, tell the liner to she had brought her conory into port cording to her captain, Commander Paul thick, to prevent the sea eating into her ed. It was only several days later, when get. For instance, the Deutscaeaed, our send over a prize crew-we've got a find that details were recieved of her success.

And, a few months later, that copper

of nearly 2,000 tons," went where it was originally consigned

The sinking of this submarine cruise giving her a length of about 250ft. and beam of 30ft. But the Germans were to the fluns, but it went as driving bands will be a serious blow to the German for British shells and as parts of fuses hopes in these vessels, believing then to could justify the boastful prophecies

Neval Staff. They had

in a condition when they were prompted placed great | 48

to grasp at any expedient, if only they whereby those shells were exploded to scatter death among the ranks of those

bo practically invulnerable.. Their de which had been made when piracy was who made the risk to neutrals" of run-velopment forms an interesting story of inaugurated. So they laid down a num ning contraband worth while

another hasty blunder by the German ber of submarine cruisers, arming them Naval Staff, which has been held up to with 6.9in, guns, and piercing their hills our admiration, whereas, in fact, it has for more torpedo tubes than been making one inistake after another had ever before mounted b

cubmarine ever since the war began. The sequence of events may be recalled, On August

DEATH-BOLL OF THE V-HOATE, Probably the German Naval Staff will 25th, 1614, the so-called merchant cruiser conceal this disaster, pleading that they submarine. Deutschland returned

to the

have no evidence beyond that supplied of Crewe, the Royal Society of Literature ing

Under the chairmanship of the Marquis Weser after her voyage to America, hay

travelled

by the British Admiralty, and the British 8,500 nautical miles. Admiralty is not to be believed. But, recordy at Prince', Hotel, Permyn-street, resort to sinking merchant ships without marine will not return, and about seventy wedding gift of £2,000 frain Sir Sassoon in honour of the Italian Universities great volume of tonnage was destroyed. officers and men will be missing from Ger

warning. During April and Maya Special Mission now visiting this country. But then the tide began to tu, og man homes, having paid the penalty of piraey. Sooner or later the news will the deplorable events in the war he did dealing with the messe effectually destruction of German submarines of "Italy, Lord Crewe said that among all was apparent that the British Navy was Leak out. For some weeks past the not know any more painful than the fact

although the number of submarines various types has been proceeding at 5 that the intellectual life of Germany had greased the destruction of merchant tou most satisfactory rate. become imbued to a degree which would age declined. The Germans jumped to

Every vessel have teemed inconceivable to us a few the conclusion, that what they needed was destroyed represents an irreparable loss

of years ago with the miserabe poison of type of submarine which could operate deal of scarce material,

far out at sea. It then occurred to them of a trained crew. The death roll of military domination and military excess (Hear, hear:) A barrier had been erected they would combine in one hurt German submarine service is steadily between the intelleets of Germany had advantages of cruiser and a submarine. mounting up. When, month by month, those of Italy and England for many the former with great radius of an hundreds of men put out to sea in these

of submer THE GATE OF LIFE:

generations to come. (Cheers.) It was and the latter with the power

frail craft and do return to their for us, Italy and Great Britain, with gence.

homes an impression must be formed on France and America, to hold aloft the

came about that, with litt the public mand throughout Germany Thus it came Under the orders of your devoted torch of freedom in a dark world, and to thought of the disadvantages of the new

The cruiser submarine was IN officers in the coming battle you will ad band it on to that younger generation many submarine cruisers It was deter, hope, and

policy,

Jast the construction was begun of performing such splendid feats of courage, varice or fall where you stand facing the loyalty, and endurance on land and sea. mined to sacrifice numbers to size. If the and ma

and many months of skilled labour, by the most expert seamen and in the

Germans had given the matter more who could be obtained, has been destroy- To these who fall, I say: You wil said the alliance which bound together the pause, too large a turning it comes to their knowledge, as

The Italian Ambassador, in responding, thought, they might have been led to ed. The event is a good augury for us, not die, but step into immortality. Your two countries was only the natural and circle;

Increased size is accompanied by and it will impresse the Germans, when mothers will not lament your fate, but legitimate consequence of the old-standing

slower submersion nothing else could do. These will be proud to have borne such sons.

friendship which had united the two coun- thirdly, greater difficulties Your names will be revered for ever tries for so many years. The professors merged fourthly, too great a draught of cruisers raise new problems, and may God will take you into Hisselle of real coltura, which had nothing to do shallow water when in an zwash cond and ever by your grateful country, and of England and Italy followed the ideal water, barring such ships from using tenant-General Sir AW. Currie in an with the dreadful word Kultur, of which tion, and preventing them from tub order of the day for March 27th to the we had seen the dreadful consequences merging in shallow water and fifthly, Canadians before the battle.

(Cheera)

(Continued at foot of nert Column,}

LONDON, July 15th. Newspapers report that the Finnish) Guards are attacking the Murman Rail way in the direction of Kandalar and Kom They are 30 miles from the rail-

The feat of the French troops was all th more remarkable, the ground being broken by bills and deep ravines, but nothing could stop the French infantry men, whose advance gives capital obser way. vation posts from which they can see every LICHNOWSKY DEBATE movement of the enemy along the main

PRUSSIAN PARLIAMENT. rands

AMSTERDAM, July 15th The Prussian Upper House, on Friday, discussed a motion to expel Prince Lich nowsky, There was a very lively debate extending over four hours. The result was not disclosed, as the King's sanction is necessary to enforce a decision.

EARLIER CABLES,

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

PARIS, July 15th.. A communiqué states there was inter Patient artillery activity, especially in

the Corey region,

David be handed over to the Indian Soldiers Fund to be dovoted to the welfare of Indian war-prisoners.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, July 16th:/ The silver market is steady.

enemy.

proposing the toast of the evening,

sub

great

to Germany of much lab above all,

the

da

shipping before they are driven off th considerable damage to our merchant seas, but one point may be stressed-dis greater the number of auch, craft, the fewer the total number of submarines tha Navy will have to combat.