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The Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISFIED 1881.)

WEATHER FORECAST

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Barometer 29 01.

March 19, 1917,

Temperature Humidity

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Temperature 6 a.m.

March 19, 1916,

Humidity

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TELEGRAMS.

[Renter's Service to The " Telegraph."]

GREAT GERMAN RETREAT.

- HISTORIC DAY FOR THE ALLIES.

BRITISH AND FRENCH CAPTURE IMPORTANT centrer,

London, March 18.

A Esenok communique states:--On the whole front, botwasn Andechy and the Oiss, the enemy is rafasing battle. He has abandoned, under our pressure, powerfully and scientifically forti- Kod lines which, be has occupied for two years.

Our advance today, has continued rapidly. Patrols entered Roye and are parsning the enemy, who blow up the cross roads and streets. Eight hundred inhabitants; whom the Germans had no time to remove, gare an ovation to the troops.

* We also ocoupled Lassiggy," and reached and passed, to the north-west thereof, the Baye Noyan road at several pointa.

Tas primmers takes during the pursuit have not yet been

counted.

There has been mere aztillery Bring in Champagne, on the right bask of the Menor,

As a reprimal for the burning of Bapaume, a French`aeroplane. to-day bombed Frankfurt-on-Main.

Gërmas Retreat Rendered Most Difficult.

London, March 18,

The fall of Bapaume is the climax of the battles on the Somme and the Anore

Major Moraht, the German military expert, writing £re months ags, described Bapaume as "a little Gibraltar," adding, "it would be sasier for the Spaniards to capture Gibraltar than for the Anglo- French to capture Bipaams."

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MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Romter's Service to The "Telegraph."]

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

..

AN IMPERIAL REGENCY RESENTED.

OPINION FAVOURS A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC.

London, March 17. The incongruity of she Tour'e manifesto and the aptual situation Petrograd is becoming manifest.

Any idea of an Imperial Bygency seems fading.

The intent talegrams from Petrograd show that popular fueling strongly inclines towards a Constitutions Republic, of which the Premier, Prince Lvaff, shall momentarily be the hand.

Imperial Flag Lowered.

London, March 18. the abdication of the Tear was announced, the Imperial A ng Bentara sorrespondant at Patrograd states that immundia lowered at the Winter Palace and replaced by a buge red flags

Constituent Assembly will meet in the Winter Paltos.

ffated Officials Killed.

London, March 18. Buntar's correspondant at Petrograd atston that apart from the killing of a few bisted officials, including the Governor of Tvs, who resisted the new Gɔvernment, no bloodshed is reported from the Provinces.

The Jatost acrests include the Commack General Beoënkampi,

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TELEGRAMS,

From Our Own Currinpoi

CHINA AND GERMANY,

Shanghai.

Bombs on Ships

Reported Refusal of Extra-Territorial, Righ

Shanghai, March 18, 745 pita. The machinery ooʻzad- bmed the German ships fins ben found to be damaged, and borakin hava alao ban found absard. to Germans, and also representation by Daigh oficiala.

It is reported that Chínu ročnons to great extra-territorial rights

"

-All Germans will be required to register in the Mixed Coast, Moreover, pro-German Chinese are warned to stop their agitatione against the Government.

The Government has refused tõ piy San Tataèn'u^elaten far- revolutionary expense.

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Legatión Gate

London, Marah 18.

Baxter's eorrespondent at Peking states that Holland has-saken change of German interests in China.

Dutch soldiers have disarmed the German Lagation Guard: Denmark represente China in Germany,

The Tientsia Concomben.

Later,

A Peking monnage states that Chinose, armed polios occupied

the rathloss suppressor of the Evolution of 1905; the ex-Minister the German Gogosion at Tientsio, with the permission of the M. Krijsnowsky, the author of the Electoral Law restricting the Consular authorities, suffrage; and Count Kokovtsof. The last named was seized when

he called at the Treasury to draw his salary as a member of the The place is a centre of grast roada, and, with these command-Council of Empire. ed by the British, the farther retreat of the Greemans soroms the M. Pinnyk, a member of the Dome, who has been liberated plain stretching into Belgium will be most difficult. It will from ten years' imprisonment at Sc slabselbarg, was given sa certainly be on a much bigger scale than hitherto, now that the ovation on appearing in the Dama, French are making their pressure folt.

wonderful recaption awaits the venerable Madame Breshkoffsky Bapaume is the first big town osptured by the Allies in the Styll, the gradmother of the Revolution, who has been for twinly Weat vinde Arras, after the battle of the Marne. Its fall was inevit-years a prisoner in Siberia. abis when the Germana ware expelled from Grevillara and Loupari wood.

A Day's Retreat.

London, March 18. According to Renter's correspondent at Paris, an expert com- anentstor saja that allogether the Germans retrested yesterday on a front of about fifty kilometres to a depth of about ten kilometres.

This is the largest extent of territory they have lost in a single day since their front was solidified. It seems unlikely that their retreat will stop there.

Belish Entering Peronne.

Later, Beuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters says our - troops are entering Peronne.

Important Progress by the French.

A Remiader to Fature Ganerations.........

London, March 18. According to Beier's correspondent at Petrograd; the ruins of the political prisons will be preserved sa historio ralios,

A Significant Fact.

THREE AMERICAN STEAMERS SUNK.

One Torpedoed Withōut. Warning.

sunk, the latter by gan-fire. Part of the crew of the latter vessel The American steamers Illinois and City of Memphis have been

London, March 18.

has not yet been landed

Later The American steamer Vigilancia has been torpedoed without warning.

IN THE BALKANS,

A Bulgarian Official.

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TELEGRAMI

Brutora Ferrios tɔ šlu “Telegraph.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

London, March 18.

Sh. Patrick's Day EME" 16" quistly observed in Dublin.

TELEGRAMS.

· THE RUSSIAN-FRONT,

London, March 18:

A Bassins-offend momage, třân mitted by wires," reports:-The enemy attacked in the region of Stanilavor, which our counter at tacks drove off. We dislodged the Turks from a fortified summit to the

west of Kermanshah. --

A: OTHER AIR RAID.

London, March 17.

It is officially announced that hostile airships attached mouth- eastern counties last night and drop- still in progress. ped bombs in Kent. The raid in

-LOAN TO_RUMANIA,

Jámy, March 9. It is announced by the Cabinet that Great Britain has agreed to lend Bamunis £40,000,000..

IN THE BALKANS,..

London, March 16. A German official report staten :-- Bepeated strong French attacks to the north-west and to the north of Monastir penetrated a DECIOW stretch to the west of Nizoaji, bat

and Lake Prespa. French advances between Ocbride, failed olsewhere. We repulsed

THE WESTERN: FRONT.

London, March 17. Beuter's correspondent at Head. quârlara, announce that the British forced have taken Bapaume, -

Loddon, March 17. Field Marshal Sir Dongiaa Haig reports:-

The advance northward of this Sommo is continued. We bald

London, March 18. Bolgarian officia! mensege admits that the French have theeded in penetrating an advanced trench to the south of the nearly the whole of St. Pierre Va

village of Hegova, north of Monastir,

London, March 18.. 1- is noteworthy that General Brasiloff himself authorised publication in Kieff of the telegrams announcing the revolation.

New Government's Declaration of Polley.

London, March 18. Rater's correspondent at Patrograd mys :—The Government bas telegraphed tɔ its regemoentatives abroad as follows 201

The Government, which seemse power at a moment of the gravest external and insenal crisis in Basisa history, is fully A French communique states We made important progress repairing the overwhelming error of the past, ensuring weder conscious of its immanes responsibility. It will spply stoolf, £rai,{ between the Ayre and the Oise. We took passion of the whole and trai quility in the country, and, foully, to preparing the condi of the ground between our old lines and the Boys-Trogon road from tions necessary in order that the sovereign will of the nation may Damery to Lagny height,

be fully pronounced on its fature lot.

London, March 18.

A German Report.

London, March 18.

▲ German official wireless message aaya :-We repulsed strong French attacks between Ochrida and Prespa Like.

There has been heavy mountsis" fighting" to the north Monsetir, The heights remain in our possession.

Over 1,000 Bulgarian Prisoners.

London, March 18,

of

Wood and also trenobos extending 1,000 yards to the south and 2,000.- yards to the north

We beat off an attack to the

north-east of Gommecourt

We carried out successful raida iz the Arras, Bouchez and Tomellos neighbourhoods, inflicting many th sualtios.

There were several`air fighta. Four German machines were 'des- troyed and three were driven down

London, March 18

Livdy engagem:nba "with detachments of the enemy's

Healer's correspondent at the Salonica Headquarters states that damaged. rearguard ended in our favour, these in no wise checking out mindsal of the international engagements entered-into by the fallen Bulgarians have 'been taken prisonar,

With regard to Foreign Policy, the Cabinet will remain daring the couran of the last two days' fighting, ever a tacasand parsast, which continues to the north of the Troyon road.

There were patrol encounters in the Rosime region and to the north of Saiche prey."

Several enemy attempia on the Oslomme trenchón muly`resulted. in enemy losses. We took prisoners,

British Everywhere Pressing the Enemy,

London, March 18. Baator's oorrespondent at Headquarters, writing on the 18th inst, maya the Garenan retreat has been continuous throughout the night, and the area covered thereby has spread very widely.

THE MESOPOTAMIA DRIVE.

Turks in Full Flight,

London, March 18.

the neighbourhood of Carzieres Wood, Chambrettes Farm and of the right bank of the Mause, failed There were patrol encounters in the Lorraine and Alsace sectors of Pures and Ceppois-le-hant

A French communique reports: tagine, will huemar Bassia's word, and will carsfully cultivate

Our light detachments occupied calations aniting Rasis with other friendly and Allied nationa

points in front of our lines between The Government is conkdest that these relations will become eves

the Oise and the Arre, taking a more inlimeta, and moka solid under the new vegiše iz Rusis,

score of prisoners. There was Hire- Four enemy aeroplanes were brought down, izolading Lieuten-respect which is due to small nations by great nations to the liberty which is resolved to be guided by demoratio principles, by the

ly artillery activity in the region of aut Gayneymer's thirty-fifth. We brought down ten seroplanes of their development, and by a good waderstanding between the the right bank of the Tigris on Wednesday, when the Turkish rear

Maisons-de-Champagne. Enemy. A Mesopotamia official memage maya--Fighting took place on coupe-de-main on our email posts in altogether on the 10th inst.

cations." The Government re-emphasises that Bussis did not will gaurds were driven from the, ridges to a position covering the the war, bat was a victim of premeditated aggrowion. She will railway station at Mashaidie. We captured the position in the continue to struggle against the spirit of conquest of a predatory early morning of Tharaday, and by Friday the whole of the of domination by P.qeninu militariam.“ race siming at the subjection of Europe to the intolerable shame enemy force the ramasats of three divisions—was in fall fight is

The manifesto concludes follows"Faithful to the past

the direction of Bamarra.

resolved, like them, to swears to the world, as all outa, an era of which unites her índimolably to her glorious Alice, Rusia is pesce, on the basis of a stable national organimation "guaranteeing Common enemyʻuntil the end, incessantly and unfalteringly. The Gorerament will devots all is energian to preparation for vistory, and will apply itself to the task of repairing sa quickly as possible the errors of the past, which have hitherto paralysed the aspiraticam and self-morifios of the Russian people, firmly convinged that the marvellous enthusiasm of the whole antion will multiply its strength ten times and hasten the £nal triumph.”

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Russians Capture Van.

London, March 18. Renter's correspondent at Potrograd says the. Bassians have

The now has just arrived that our troops are entering Peronne, Favoured by fos weather and drying ground, our odlumas are everywhere pressing the enemy. The scenes of activity behind the lines solige even the busiest days in the Somme offensive. The pect for Right and Tastios. She will fight by their side against a enlaced Van. spirit of the troops is ops of demonstrativa enthusiasm.

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Accordance With Plans.”

London, March 18.

A German off tisl wireless message states:➡Between Arras and the One, Anglo-French troops cocupied sections of our former - positions, including B paome, R ya and Hoyop, which we evacuated in socordance with plans, ur covering troops inflicted heavy Looses.

A French stack to the north of Chambrettes farm failed. The enemy lost twenty-two seroplause, and we lost three.

Villages Systematically Burned.

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London, March 18, A Paris message states that M. Marcel Hutin draws attention to the systematic brroing of all villages by the retreating Germans, which circumstspade totally fail to j mtify.

FRENCH CABINET RESIONS.

London, March 18. Hantar's correspondent at Paris atak that the Cabinet

Exbertation to Soldiers and Sailors,

London, March 18,' Apoording to Bantar's correspondent at Tiflis, the Grand Daka Nicholas has ordered the relosse of all politiqni prisoners from the prison at Daku, and has exborted offioarn to impress on the soldiers and sailors thst, in view of the Imperial abdications, they should quistly as sit an expression of the will of the Busajan people, and that it is their sacred daty so continue to obey their lawful chiefs, to defend the conesey, and to support the Allies.

'A LONDON STRIKE AVERTED.

London, March throstomed" ptrika of London buamen, frams

vors wis cancelled last evening when. Him

that he would request Bir Georgs

ACTIVITY ON ITALIAN FRONT.

London, March 18.

Later,

A French communique reports:— We continued to progress on both banks of the Avre, taking pri soners. There was severe artillery activity between Boissons and Rheims

Armed Robbery Charge. enemy low, an attack in the Coalba Vallay, in the Bangaus region. the Police Court this afternoon, An Italian official message zaya:-We drove E, with heavy Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, st The enemy, by heavy artillery Are on Friday night, destroyed the five men warn obarged with defensive works of the position we gained in the Ban Pellegrino armed robbery, which it is alleged Valley, on March 4. We succeeded in occupying the upper portion. they, in company with noma kisírky

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

London, March 18,

others," committed **** Shui Han village on Dasember 2: I was stated" that the band of men raided the village and took overthing they ocuid lay handa

A Bassian offisial wireless message says:-In the region of os from the houses and shops. In Ognet we occupied an Arabi village.

addition, they toɔler sway, with In the direction of Bakkis, we occupied Sarana Baus, andershme, sal held to, difionit conditions, the passages through she now being higher than men, who aliorwanti Prospekt s' men on húzzalink.". The troops sheltered "for the night in snow The total amo

robbery

à Zoppelin raided the south-west of Biga. Our savalry forced a Turkish oslama retiring towards Kerman of tha':

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