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THE WAR.

ALLIES REACH THE DUTCH FRONTIER:

GERMANS FALLING BACK ON THE SCHELDT CANAL:

BRITISH AND FRENCH CROSS THE LYS."

ENEMY EVACUATION OF UKRAINE EXPECTED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESF, WEDNESSAY OCTOBER 25AD1918.

Fires broke out afresh at Douni

yesterday, but were extinguished by Gur troops

THE OFFENSIVE EXPECTED.

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PEACE.

The Intelligence Department reported | THE CENTRAL POWERS AND on March 19th that the enemy would prob- German airmen are "heavily hombing | ably attack the Arras-St. Quentin Front the captured towns.

on the next day or the day after.

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The enemy is conducting his retrat skilfully and has massed covering troops scross the flanks on certain routes by which the main forces are retiring.

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The British dispositions to meet the expected offensive were as complete as time and the troops available could make

them.

General Gough's Fifth Army then held a 43-mile front from just south of Barinis

LARGE CONCESSIONS. LIKELY.

LONDON, October 20th. Havas melango says:— The German answer to President Wilson was to have been sent yesterday.

The reply will be dietated chiefly by military considerations

His resistance is very strong south of Douni, where the pressure of the three

Large concessions are likely, with the British Armies, co-operating with the

to Gouzeaucourt. The number of dividemand for guarantees limiting their French, has imminent strategic possibisions in the line only allowed an average actual effect.

of one division to 0,750 yards of front, -

As regard the peace move, Paris is General Byng's Third Army held a 97-attacted by the reappearance of Princo mile front from the north of Gouzosucourt | Bulow's name." to south of Gavrelle, the average length of front held by each division being about 4,700 yards.

GERMANY'S REPLY TO❘lities

PRESIDENT WILSON

FORECASTED:

LARGE CONCESSIONS LIKELY.

Franco-jelytan Front

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THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL LOCAL OPERATIONS.

LONDON, October 21st.

Sir Douglas Haig states:- During local operations we cleared up certain points where the enemy was still resisting in the evening.

A counter-attack, from the direction of Bomeries, was beaten off with heavy loss.

Our advanced troops, to the north of Depain, continue to advance.

They are in contact with the enemy, and Are nearing St. Amand' and the line from the Scheldt to the north of Tournai.

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BRITISH TROOPS TWO MILES FROM TOURNAI.

LONDON, October 20th.

Si: Douglas Haig:-

In this morning's' attack the British forced a passage across the Selle River between Le Cateau and Denain..

Having captured the villages in the river valley and driven the enemy from Soksnes, we fought up the slopes east of the Selle and established ourselves on the high ground overlooking the Harpies Valley

We encountered determined opposition especially at Solesmes and St. Python, but, overcame this opposition after hard fighting, and repulsed a number of Counter-attacks.

This operation was carried out in heavy rain. We took, 2,000 prisoners pad some guns.

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Our advanced troops are miles of Tournai, and are in contact with the enemy east of the general line as follows:- Denain, Bois-des-Eclusettes, Landas Mouchin and Marquain. BRITISH LINE ON THE DUTCH FRONTIER.

LONDON, October 20th. Beuter learns that to-day's British attack resulted in de recapture of Solesmes, and a mile advance sast of the

River Selle on a front of ten miles.

We made a valuable advance to-day in Belgium, and our line resta on the Dutch frontier. It runs straight down to Aelter, thence to Lootenbulle, Vynckt, Grammene, Desselghem, up to the Lys canal north of Oyghem.

MAGNIFICENT SERIES OF

VICTORIES.

LONDON, October 20th.

A Havas message saya:-- We gained a magnificent series of victories along the whole front from the Dutch frontier to the Meuse.

The Belgians took Bruges, Zeebrugge, the whole coast line up to the Dutch

frontier and pushed beyond Bruges, half

way to Ghent

The French are on the road to Ghent The British captured Denain, south of the Serre.

The French Tenth Army broke the "Hunding"line on a width of over three

miles.

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BELGIANS ADVANCING ALONG

FRONTIER.

DUTCH

LONDON, October 91st.

A Belgian communiqué states :--- We continued the pursuit of the enemy, hustling his rear-guards.

Our cavalry frequently charged machine-guna, capturing prisoners, guns and machine-guns towards the north,

LATER COMPARATIVE STRENGTH OF THE

BRITISH AND GERMAN FORCES. Altogether about 64 German Divisions participated in the operations on March 21st, the number considerably exceeding

REPLY, TO AUSTRIA-HUNGA

"WARMLY APPROVED.

NEW YORK, October 20th. The newspapers and politicians warmly approve President Wilson's reply to Austria-Hungary

Mr. Hitchcock, chairman of the Seuste Foreign Relations Committee, declared

"THE STUNTS.".

LAST NIGHT'S SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT.

V.C. EXPLOITS OF AN AMERICAN

SEVEN MACHINES DOWN IN TWO- DAYS,

"The variety entertainment provided by "The Stunts,"

company of foca! The romantic story of a young Ameri- · amateurs, at the Victoria Theatre last Chamberlain, U.S. Marine Corps-who can airman--First, Lieutenant Edwin C. night, in aid of the "Our Day" Fund, during & two days' unofficial" visit to proved the success it was expected to be.

a British aerodrome at the front to The Hall was comfortably crowded, and it dation for the V.C. and the American gather information" won a recommen- is expected, that the Fund will have bene. Medal of Honour, as well as for promo fited to the extent of about $1,000.

tion to a captainey, is told by Mr. John The entertainment was pleasing in a

Russell in a report which is issued by the American Publi: Information Commit- marked degree, and Mr. P. A. Rosario,tes. His astonishing record is stated the organiser, as well as the members of the little Company, are to be warmly congratulated on the success of their efforts.

The entertainment opened with the staging of a one-act farce entitled Ify Lord in Livery. The plot-if plot it could be called-hud to do with the well meant, efforts of a young Lord to force himself into the house of a lady in the guise of a footman, as the result of a rash bet. and of what happened when he succeeded in his attempt to get into her good, graces,

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Our cavalry are advancing along the the total of the Forces composing the that it voices the highest expectations, The playlet was brimful of amusing

Dutch frontier towards the south.

We are over 20 kilometres east of Bruges and have liberated numerous villages, crossing a line as follows:- Moerkerke, Maldeghem, Fraci and Aeltre.

Considerable booty was captured in cluding numerous coastal guns and a long range gun which was not damaged and which had bombarded Dunkirk, BRITISH AND FRENCH CROSS THE "LYS.

LONDON, October 21st.

entire British Army in France. The total of the British force on the original battle front on the morning of March 21st was

Infantry Divisions and thres Cavalry Divisions, of which 19 Infantry Divisions were in the line.

REJOICING IN PARIS.

LONDON, October 20th.

A Havas message says:——

Flags are dying in Paris in honour of

the liberated towns. There is little dis-

position to shrutVictory" while the

work of ejecting the Germans is still A British-Belgian communiqué states: unfinished. France knows, as M. Cle The Germans have been forced to with-menceau stated, that the battle continues, draw from the whole front.

and that the great problem of recon- The Belgians are established along the structing what the Germans destroyed is Deynze-Eecloo Canal

just beginning

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Their left. resting on the Dutch frontier. has occupied Knesselaere, Aeltre, Abegem, and Belle-Mursel.

The Freach, in spite of foods caused by the Germans, crossed the Lys and established bridge-beads,

FRENCH

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FRONT.

THE PROBABLE ENEMY LINE.

LONDON, October 21st. The latest reliable news seems to show The Second British Army, in spite of that the enemy will try to hold a "line" strong resistance and broken communi-as follows:-The "derivation " canal entions, grossed the Lys on its whole front. Its right reached the outskirts of. Pecq.

The British captured 6,200 prisoners and 169 guns since October 14th.

HEAVY FIGHTING NORTH OF VERDUN.

LONDON, October 21st. An American cymmüniqué stâtes:- We continue our pressure west of the Mease

There was heavy artillery Bring and machine-gunning on the entire front north of Verdur..

Severe edemy counter-attacks were re- pulsed.

The heavy fighting north of Verdun in the past week has drawn, constantly, an increasing number of German Divisions from the rest of the front.

They are desperately resisting our strong attacks in order to secure the re- treat of the German Army whose position in compromised by our attacks from the west and the south.

THE BIG GERMAN OFFENSIVE OF MARCH EAST.

LONDON, October 21st."

A despatch by Sir Douglas Haig, dated July 20th, covering the operations since the first week in December last, has been published.

Its chief interest lica in Sir Douglas Haig's account of the German offensive of March 21st..

Sir Douglas Haig begins by emphasis. ing that the difficulties created by the transition from the offensive to the defen- sive policy, necessitated by the collapse of Russia, were accentuated by the re organisation of the British Divisione from the thirteen battalion to the ten

SKILFUL GERMAN RETREAT.

LONDON, October 21st. Reuters Correspondent at British battalion basis, and by the extension of

aphing yesterday, the British Front to Barisis.

from the Dutch frontier to the Lys, from Petegem to the Scheldt, and from Fore de Raismes to the Hunding Line. "

The British Second Army-reached the Scheldt, north-west of Tournai and are approaching Foret de Raismes.

The French captured the bridgehead over the "derivation canal at Nivelle and one over the Lys at Grimmere.

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THE OISE-BERRE FRONT.

LONDON, October 21st

A French communiqué” states i We extended our positions between the Oise and the Serre, and crossed the Chantrud brook east of Verneuil.

We obtained a footing on the ridges west of Grandlan, maintaining our gains in spite of violent counter-attacks.

We reached the outskirts of Perron, east of Vouriers, and made progress in the region of Handeves and Falaise, cap turing 20 guns.

of the representatives of the oppressed not only of the American people, but also

nationalities of Austria-Hungary.

GERMAN MILITARISTS RE-ASSERT

THEIR ASCENDANCY.

LONDON, October 1st.

The newspapers anticipate that the Gordan reply will show a distinct har- dening as compared with what it was ex pected to be a few days ago. They be lieve that the delay of the reply is due

to the struggle of the militarista, to re-assert their ascendency, in which they have been successful, and emphasise that the enemy is much mistaken if he thinks that the Allied peoples' are weakened by the peace talk,

On the contrary, they are more resolute than ever and will tolerate no compro mise.

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In this connection, President Wilson's cruabing reply to Austria, which is de scribed as a death-blow to the Dual

Monarchy, is held up as a warning to Germany of the danger she incurs if she delays to sccept the terme now offered.

RUSSIAN AF

AFFAIRS. GERMAN EVACUATION EXPECTED.

STOCKHOLM, October 21st.

A telegram from Petrograd states that the Ukrainian Premier Asked the Kieff Commander to send Cossacks to the Ukraine, fearing disturbances in the event of the German evacuation....

The Prefect of Odessa, in a proclama tion, threatens the merciless suppression of risings based on the expectation of the departure of the Austrian garrison.

FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN ·

- OVER-SUB-CRIBED.

WASHINGTON, October 21st. The three weeks campaign for the Fourth Liberty Long has closed. The banks were flooded with subscriptions..

It is estimated that 20,000,000 individ

tala subscribed.

NEW JUDICIAL APPOINT-

MENT

LONDOR, October sist

The Hon. Sir William Pickford, Judge [FRENCH WIRELESS.),

of the High Court, King's Bench Divi GERMANS FALLING BACK ON THE sion, has been appointed President of the

SCHELDT.

Divorce Divisi

Lyons, October 20th. The Germans bave évacuated "Zee- brugge, and the Allies have reached the Dutch frontier. The Germans are falling back on the bank of the Scheldt Canal on the line Ghent, Oudenard, Tournai and Conde-sur-Scheldt

In the Lille region the Allied troops have arrived at Templeneuve, 15 kiloš metres to the east of Lille.

We have taken Cysoing and Pont-a Marcq, bo General

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(THROUGK REUTER'S AGREST...]

ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE

OF HUNGARY.

TO CONTINUE

OBITUARY.

LONDON, October 21st. The death is reported of the Hon. Sir Ralph Neville, Judge of the High Court of Justice.

(FRENCH WIRELESS. ]

CZECHO-SLOVAK GOVERN- MENT CONSTITUTED IN PARIS

Lyons, October 20th.

A Czecho Slovak Government has been

themselves justice and kept the audience situations, in which those taking part did

Miss Elfrida Osmund, as Sybil Amberley, in good humour from start to nish.

the pretty, wilful daughter of Sir George Amberley, did her part.exceedingly well, and was largely responsible for the success of the playlet. "The Misses Dorothy Razavet and Olga Demee, friends of Sybil Amberley, who turned welcome the pseudo footman, did all that themselves into household servants to

was `required of them, the former being very humourous is a cook.

Mir. Alfred Ramsey as the dashing Lord Thirlmere, Mr. Harry Ramsey as the stately butler whom nothing would frighten, and Mr. Dick d'Almada, who took the part of the real footman, into whose shoes Lord Thirlmere, bribed him- Helf, also acted well. especially the inimitable butler. Master George Raza vet made a trim page-boy.

The second part of the programme consisted of a musical medley. This part though one would have liked to see just was no less successful than the first,

trife more sprightliness, in one or two of the members of the Company. The

is a opening chorus Somewhere in France

Lily gave

the audience a foretaste of the good things that It was followed by were to come.

thas:--

Took part in a fight with twelve Ger

man planes.

Smashed five of them while his own

machine was badly crippled. Shot down two others.

Enabled his British companions to

excabc.

Swooped out of the air, and charged headlong into a detachment of Ger man infantry and rotted it, Bluffed three Germans with a fake grënnde, and took one of them pri-

NODEN.

Rescued a wounded French soldier, Swam a river ander fire while he drove the prisoner before him and carried the wounded man.

Landed right-side up with both tre-

phics in the Allied line. -" And would not give his name for fear.

of being scolded,

FIRST MORNING'S WORK.

Rames and forced another to descend Iain shot one German neroplane down is The first morning Lieutenant Chamber-

airmen to cacort French bombing planes,

Next day he went out with the British ' and began by forcing an enemy aeroplano. to descend. The rest of the story is taken from Lieutenant Chamberlain's report:

Abont eight miles from the line, and in a fair anti-aircraft fire, I was trying to get the jammed shell out of my gun, when all was quiet. I knew that meant ebemy aeroplanes about, and I looked up

to see twelve enemy aeroplane fighters, a circus lot, circling my companions quite

way above me, and one coming for me. just gone dead a moment before, but I My engine was missing badly, and it had

went to meet the enemy aircraft just like strain and he suddenly patched and I meant it, and fired just to break the drove straight for the ground, and kept his engine. on going rather evenly. I guess I got.

A GERAT FIGHT.

Just then my engine came alive and I started up to join the buzzard dance,' as the odd one was sitting high, evidently the leader, and watching for some one to dasting this way and that, trying to slaughter. My two companions were force the circle, but the hun were

into a hazy sun just over their circle, and manmuvring and tightening the circle gradually. They didn't see me, so I got

as two of them went for Captain L went for them nose down vertical. engine fall on, and. I got the first one at thirty yards with twenty of my 100 rounds of my gun working, and he blew up and went down in burning pieces as I dodged to miss him.

The second turned square in front

Mr. B. Remedios played the violin and he span with fames all over the a song entitled Lorraine for which of me, and I got him with another burst

of twenty-five rounds at twenty-yards, „ obligato. Miss Castro proved that she machine, the pilot jumping out; then my possessed a strong voice. Miss Phyllis engine began missing. I looked round to see five coming for me, including the d'Almada and Mr. Alfred Castro next leader, in a grey-yellow marked Albat

aug a duet "The Wifes of a Woman." ross imachine. Just then I saw Captain The young lady sang well, showed signs of distinct promise as an entertainer. Miss Elfrida Osmund,

and

Land Lieutenant go after one.

The ach. and one spun in flames other's wing fell off.

and the buns came in after me in twos. "Then my engine stopped altogether,

a favourite at local amateur concerts, I drove vertical a second, then pulled next contributed "Hello, Central, give me No Man's Land-one of the best items on the programine. She possesses an unusually sweet voice, and has the stage manner to near perfection.

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into a loop without power, and kicked into a vertical sideslip at the top, and there directly under me was a despo rately manœugring enemy airplane; but I had him, and down he went with a dropping wing in a fantastical spin. I then went for the four remaining essuy aircraft, and the leader was the first

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A Pierette, dance, in which Misses Usmand, Bazavet and Phyllis' d'Almada

He pulled a wonderful wing over af took part, came next. This item drew me, but I got the idea frat, and we met; much appreciative applause from the it was bead on, and I fired my last audience. Mr. W. Guimaraes was respon- thirty rounds, and pulled up with bullets sible for the next item, an old Chinese going by me in a hail. Then I looked, and there was the leader diving on his melody entitled Way Down South." back and he was banging out of his The seventh item on the long programme machine. He was evidently himself hit. The others afterwards reported that bei was the well known song" God send you hung as if dead. Express. back to me" by Miss Dorothy Bazavet. The song sounded well, especially as Mr.

SIR JOHN SIMON'S WAR AIME. H. Remedios played the violin obligato. Mr. Harry Ramsey, the Joker, then ang

At a garden party at We an amusing song, but could not do him-

Walthamstow self full justice owing to an illness from recently Lady Simon read the following which he has just recovered. "A Simple message which her husband had sent from

France: Melody" by Mins Olga Demee, was much

The Kaiser told the truth the other day appreciated. The next item, which was when he described the war as a conflict be thoroughly enjoyable, was a duet by Mise Usmund and Mr d'Almada entitled conflict between those who regard war

tween two ideals-his and ours. It is Wonderful Girl Minx Beatrice Castro

thom

was applauded for & sympathetic render as an instrument of progress, and ing of "One Flecting Hour. The and who regard "it" sa a

ence became enthusiastic about "The Place threatens to destroy tilence resween

where the Peaches grow as rendered by those who think and act as if the wenk Mr. Dick d'Almada, with the assistance had no rights, and those who wish their neighbours, to live in full security no less of the young lady members of the Com-than themselves bet

who hold pany. The first instrumental item on the

that any and programme came next, in the form of

it leads

And to victory

those who hold violin, solo by Mr. Remedios, who is

worth having is The only victory one of the best violinists in the Colony one in which cruelty realises its defeat

that and pence is established on foundations The singing abilities of the were well fated when Mines D'Almada And it is, precisely because the

constituted at Paris under the presidency The item was deservedly AFFECT ich leave no basis for future quarrels.

of M. Mazaryz

democra and Razavet, with Messrs. Remedios and

cies

of the world have realised that this A DIRTY GERMAN TRICK Guimaraes rendered catchy number is the true nature of the conflict that they

Italiano The four voices blended

have ranged themselves against the Prus The Times Correspondent adds one well, bespeaking arduous training Miss sian war machine, and are resolved to DYNASTIC UNION WITH AUSTRIAore horrible instance to the long list of Dorothy Razavet, kept the audience highly grind it to powder. Who does not feel

dirty tricks played by the Germans when acatation about the subtle

for a few minutes with that life would not be worth living if retiring: The dead body of an English of AMSTERDAM, October 21stoldier was found near Albert and in his sung an old favourite have been to Let us therefore, preserve untarnished the fan Mise Phyllis d'Almade there is to be a repetition of the horrors ads sad the brutalities of the last four year 1 Meanwhile, large reserves which the

A telegram from Budapest states that hand was held a grenade The stretcher the pictures in charming style. Mr. ideal for the sake of which, we went to The attack of the First and Third enemy were able to create by transferring the Emperor will shortly announce the bearers, luckily noticed the the reade Alfred Ramsey was heard to advantage in war, and let us pursue it to the end. To British Armies north-east of Le Cateau numerous divisions from the East, en- complete, économie, independence closer inspection showed that it had been on the Ghela The performance came to abandon the question, substitute any

of Hun war not of the pattern med bý us, and the very

your eye would to lose all was launched in wet weather on a heavy abled" kind to carry out extensive trade union' with Austria; however, will con- the moment the stretcher bestera raised | Company was cheeredź and the rendering be. apostacy, tort and flippery ground, and is programing

Diplomatic Service, etc The Dynastis so disposed that it would have exploded an end with a bright chorus for which the lower motive many different object would favourably

the soldier's body.

of the National Anthern

Beadquarters, stated

with units completed to the establishment. I tinne

Imany have laid down