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January 29, 1917,

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TELEGRAMS.

[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph.").

THE LAURENTIC.

Either Torpedoed of Mined.

London, January 23. The Admiralty announce that the enxiliary cruiser Laurentio was either torpedoed or mined on January 25. Twelve officers and 109 of the crew were saved.

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[The Laurentic was well known in Hongkong, having visited the port last summer. She will be remembered in connection with the removal of German subjsere from the 8.8. China. She was White Star triple screw liner, tarbine geared, and had a displaos- ment of 14,802 tone. "She was boilt in 1908, and her dimensions were:-Length, 650 feet; bro.dth, 67 feet; depth, 40 feet. Her speed was 18 kucts.]

IRISH OVERSEAS TROOPS.

MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

{Beater's Servios to the “Telegraph."}

THE WESTERN FRONT:

"A Successful French Effort.

London, January 28,, A French communique says:---We were completely successfa! in a cup de main between Los Epirages and Tranches de Calonne. We found numeroas bodice in the enemy trenches, and brought back mach booty.

An enemy aeroplane was brought down.

A German Admission.

London, January 28.

A German wireless official message says:-The British pene- | trated a small section south-west of Le Translor.

London, January 28, The Lish Canadian Raugers have marched through Dablin. The Lord Mayor gave a luncheon to the officers and read letters excasing the absence of the Dachess of Connaught, who is head of the Regiment, Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Redmond, the last-named is regretting that the could not be pretent owing to ill-health, and adding "Ireland is most proud to welcome her Oversose sons". He estimates that half a million Irishmen are voluntarily fighting, including those from Overasas.

THE RUMANIAN SITUATION.

Weather Hampers Operations.

London, January 28. According to Reater's correspondent at Jasry, wiring on January 25, intense cold sad snowfall are hampering operations. The situation is satisfactory and practically unchanged.

The enemy is apparently directing his efforts in the region of Nanesti, and in the reighbourhood of the Patae and Sereth Rivers, where he is encountering the fiercest resistance.

Rumanian Generals Replaced, **

London, January 28.

It is announced that fourteen Rumanian Generals have been placed on the Retired List and been replaced by junior cfficers.

A Russian Success.

London, January 28.

A Russian wireless ‹ Ec ́al mcsinge etates:Wo attacked on both sides of the Kimpolung-Yakoben road, and, after a etabborn fight, broke through a fortified position on a front of three verste.

THE GERMAN RAIDER.

Cost of Accommodating Crews,

London, January 28. According to Reuter's correspondent at Rio de Janeiro, the British Consulate at Pernambuco sancurces that owners of sucken whips up to the present have spent fourteen thousand dollare accommodating crema.

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

Germans Fice In Disorder.

London, January 28.

A Basisa wirelera cfficial message states:We repulsed two attacks to the west of Rigs. The Germans Red in disorder.

Germans Admit Russian Pressure.

London, January 28.

A German wireless official message says:-Russian attacks broke down with heavy losses on both banks of the As River.

Russian presure compelled us to to move nearer the east bank of the Golden-Bystritza.

Austrians driven Back.

London, January 28. An Austrian wireless official message esye :-West of Olipatnow, experior enemy forces peostrated our first line. We withdrew to the next boight rearwarde,

JAPAN'S FOREIGN POLICY.

Her Attitude Towards China.

Londor, January 27,

In the Japanese Diet, the Foreign Minister, Baron Motono, declared that Japan would collaborate with the Allies militarily and economically until victory had been attained. The Anglo-Japanero Alliance, as the foundation of Japan's foreign policy, had been Russia was a true mutually beneficial, especially since the war.

and grateful friend. Japan welcomed the proposed Americo- Japanese financial co-operation in Chine. Baron Motono repudiated any policy of interference in the internal affairs of China, whose integrity and independence Japan was determined to assist in maintaining.

CANADA AND THE WAR. CONFERENCE.

London, January 28, According to Reuter's correspondent at Ottawa, it has been arranged that Parliament shall adjourn for two months on February: Y to allow Sir Robert Borden, Prime Minister, tɔ attend the Imperial | War Oom/menos,

Lively Cannonade.

London, Jaonery 20. A French official message asya :-The usual general cannoande particularly lively at Verdun and in Alsace.

Another British Success.

London, January 28,

Field March 1 Sir Douglas Haig reporta:-We again entered the enemy's trenches to the north-east of Neuville St. Viast. We inflicted camalties and took prisoners.

We carried out a successful raid to the north east of Festubers, and drove off the enemy in an attempt which he made to the east of Fauquissart.

GENERAL SMUTS.

Magnificent Welcome in Pretoria.

London, January 28,

A message from Pretoris says that, on Friday, General Smute was secorded a magnificent welcome on his arrival from East Afrios. The streets were decorated and crowded with people everywhere from the TransTAS!,

General Smals, replying to addresses, said he immesenrably earprised at the splendid co-operation of bis mixed forces and at their endurance in the campaign, which was perhaps the hardest in the history of the world, against very brava troops. His greatest pleasure was that the troops were gentlemen. Their conduct was most exemplary, and he regretted that he was unable to see the fical surrender of the enemy, which was not far distant.

CONFIDENCE IN FRENCH GOVERNMENT.

London, Jennery 28.

According to R-nier's correspondent si Puris, after a secret debate and interpellations on the situation in Greece, the Chamber, [in publio session, passed a vote of confidence in the Government

by 313 against 135.

THE MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN.

Heavy Fighting Reported.

London, January 28.

A Mesopotamia official massage says:-On the night of the 25th and 26th inst, the enemy renewed bis astempti, bat failed to recaptare the ground lost the previous day.

We retook treaches lost on the 25th, and found four handred |

corpses.

Our casualties smonat to two hundred.

[in the event of telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this page they will be found on an Extra),

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

EAST INDIA HIDES TRADE.

London, January 20,

The Times" says that there seems to be a strong feeling hmongt English houses that the German Laint in the East India hides trade has not been complete y cradicat- ed. It is thought that the standard set by Lord Islington in his speech in the House of Lords on January 18 could be developed further and it would like to see a statement that no person, firm or company connected directly or indirectly with any liquidated concem should be permitted to enter into the trade, British firms had ample capital, and were prepared to enter the export trade immediately, but only if it would not be opposed by connections of German and quati- German houses.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

Five Enemy Aeroplanes Felled:

London, January 27,

A French communique saye -—Wo destructively bom. barded the German works in the sector of Hill 304.

*Five enemy areoplanes were brought doma, ingluding Lieut. Guynemer's thirtieth,

Two of our aeroplanes bombed the railway station and military workshops at Ham,, causing a fire and a bigo explosion.

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TELEGRAMS.

[Beuter's Service to The Telegraph."]

THE WESTERN FRONT.

How the Kaiser's Birthday was Greeted.

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London, January 27, Beuter's correspondent at Headquarters says the British army's birthday greeting to the Kaiser thundered out at dawa. * A whirlwind bombardment was followed by a long lims of troops soaring from the trenches. The enemy was cut up and in a poor fight sustained heavy losses. We took 250 prisoners. Our casualties were slight.

Our gunners suco fully kept down the enemy machine guna. The spirit of the troops is indomitable, despite a most severe frost.

**Many Unhappy Returns."

London, January 28." Beuter's correspondent at Headquarters, writing on January 27, says:—” Many unhappy returns to the Kaiser" was the slogan on the whole front. Our artillery expressed this in unmistakable terms in a whirlwind bombardment preceding an atfack in the Somme area, and rolled down a shrill north-easter like the throbbing of a myriad demon drums. The infantry crossed “No Man's Land” with the deliberate precision which has been the feature of recent operationa

Beuter's correspondent at Headquarters, writing on January 90, says the frost has been steadily intensifying being accompanied by bright sunshine. The result has been increased activity everywhere, the iron surface of the roads enabling the transport of heavy materials and guns immovable in the mud daring the previous week. A tour of the Field Hospitals reveals feet illnesses due to exposure. The troops are abundantly fed and warmly clothed and by being constantly exercised, are very fit. · À crop of raids during the past few days inflicted beary aggregate casualties on the Germans.

Much British Activity,

London; Januëry 28, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:---A successful operation was carried out this morning in the neighbour- hood of Le Transloy,

The whole of the objectives were gained and a command- ing portion of the enemy's position was captured. We took as prisonera 350, and drove back with heavy losses vigorous counter-attacks.

Our casualties were very alight,

We ralded positions north-east of Neuville St. Vaast, took prisoners and destroyed dugouts containing fifty Germans.

We had no casualties..

Our patrols entered the trenches and inflicted casualties north-east of Vermelles,

We bombarded positions in the neighbourhood of Serre, greatly damaging the defences; and north-east of Arras we dispersed working parties,

Our fire north of Hulluch caught the enemy infantry and inflicted many casualties.

French Report Lively Artillery Fire.

London, Jinnay 28.

A French afficial announcement pays-Lively artillery firing on both banks of the Meuse. Nothing elsewhere.

SOME GERMAN CLAIMS.

London, January 27,

A German official statement received by wireleza bays We broke down further attack against the positions at Bill 304 with sanguinary losses.

The Russian reinforcements were unable to re-capture the ground in the region to the east, of the Aa. In a raid between the Casinu and Putna Valleys, we made prisoners of a hundred men.

THE KAISER'S BIRTHDAY BOASTINGS,

Amsterdam, January 28 German newspapere dutifully editorialise the Kaiser's birthday, assuring him that Germany will follow him through thick and thin to the end of the war. They unani- mourÏ; hope that this will be the Kaiser's last war-birthday. The Kaiser spent his birthday at the Eastern Head- quarters, the company including the Kaiserin, the Austrian Emperor, Dr. Bethumana Hollwegg, Count Czemin, Herr Zimmerman and General Hindenberg. The Kaiser celebrated the occasion by answering loyal addresses in the customary flamboyant language. He also pardoned many.

Emperor Kari, toasting the Kaiser at the luncheon, said that the successes of the past year justified their confidence in the issue of the conflict, for which their enemici were responsible by rejecting the peace offer.

The Kaiser, replying, said that Emperor Karl's pre- Bence was a new and sublime proof of the unity of tho Austro-German armies and peoples. The refusal of our peace offer would recoil on those who had roughly rejected a sincere act of conciliation.

ANOTHER GERMAN PLOT DISCOVERED.

Skokholm, January 27,

The authorities at Vittandi, on the Finnish frontier, have arrested four persons attempting to smuggle explosivet across the border, apparently for the purpose of blowing up Russian ammunition depots. The leader and the party are described as Germans.

RUSSIANS BEAT BACK GERMANS.

London, January 27,

A Bumian official mossage, received by wireless, says that after a houvy bombardment the Gerumas werg bizton back to the ougt of Kalnoem with heavy lossową: "We liberated": gal át Mitan, exising a great penis among the Germaa

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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph”.)

EAST INDIES LANDSLIDE

A Whole Village Engulfed,

Londor, January 18,

An Meisl mrasago from Batavia says that tremendom landslides have occured on Bali Inland. Large holes were canced) - practically engulfing the whole village, and killing. 300 people. The total casualties up to present are 600,

THE MEXICAN SITUATION.

London, January 25. Reater's correspondent at New York says that Amariona śroupa. in Mexico hara started to EULENS to the border. It is reported that General Villa is following.

THE COLONY'S HEALTH.

Filiy-ons Deaths from

per Last Worl..

• According to the sutura ierund by the Madiank-Offser, theca wɛco 65 cases of small-pos motifed in the Colony last week, of which 40 were from the city of Victoria. There were 81 deaths. - The sofferaru wach one British, -EWO |Filipinos and the rest Chinese.

The other instamosa, of com- municable disease were two fatal cases of puerperal fever (one Chinese and one Japanese); kwa [coonrecase of enterio (ons Chinsee and one Parese), of which one ended fatally; one case each of diphtheria and plager the sumira y “ in each being a Chiness. The plague osas is the first reported for the year; it cocurred on a craft in harbour.

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

Orders issued to-day by Mr.

F. O. Jenkin, D.3 P.. (Ronorre)

state.

Police School

Wednesday, January 31,-Class III (Iospector Grant).

Tharaday, February 1.-Class I Inspector Gerrard).

Friday, February 2.-Class II (Laspector Gorcos).

Tuesday, February 6.-Class III (Iospector Grant).

Thursday, February 8 --Class

1 (Inspector Gerrard).

Friday, February 9.-Class II (Caspector Gordon).

Musketry Course, 1917. Part`1.

The mee, with their re spective scores, of the 28.men who on Sunday, JanuaryTM £8. qualified to fire Part II are posted at Headquarters' Club.

The six bigbest scores (cut of

a posible 75), wers :-

1. P. C. 248 Teo Chi On

7C

2. P. O. 22 Pan U Ying ..... 65 3. P. O. 125 Lui Sing U 64 4. P. O, 184 Chen Sia Fook 63 5. Sergt. 69 Un Kwok Chak

P. O. 178 Lau Shuk Wai 60 8. P. C. 150. Wong Kom

Cheung 58

Final Notice to Fire Part në All ranka who should have attended, but failed to attend, to Grm Part I of this year's courmë az (either Sunday January 14, 21 or [28, are warned to attend the range on Sunday next, February 4, leaving Blake Pier at 9 a.m.

DONT FORGET.

TO-DAY,

Victoria Theatre-8.15 p.m. Bijua Theatre 9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Ginsenting -9.15 p.m.

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