EXCHANUR-
Closing Quotations - T.T. London, 28, 436d.
On Demand 2x. 4.3-16d.
The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED 1881)
Copyright 1917,
WEATHER FORECAST.
OVERCAST
Barometer 30 02,
March 20, 1917,
Temperature Humidity
61
93
7615 日七十月统
TELEGRAMS.
[Bouter'a Bervice to The " Telegraph."]
S
1
THE BIG PUSH IN THE WEST.
Warm Welcomes for the Liberators.
London, March 19. Bester's correspondent at Paris states that there were affecting sconm on the entry of the French troops into reconquered towns, the inhabitsats most joyfully soclaiming the liberatora.
Noyon was found to be intact. Bɔfore the war it had 6,000 inhabitants. Now it has 10,000, the Germade having concentrated villagere in the neighbourhood.
The General entering Noyon was General Fayolle, who distinguished himself in the Sɔmme offensive, and who is head of the Sixth Army.
Mach Brisk Fighting.
London, March 19
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
[Renter's Service to The " Tele
AMERICA AND. GERMANY.
"A State" of War Virtually Exista."
London: March 19, Beuter's correspondent at Washington states thaVir view of rathless submarining of three American merchantmen, it is unofficially admitted this a state of war virtually exists between America” and Germany.
Technically the United States remains in a position of armed neutrality, but President Wilson contemplates an immediate moveico of Congrees to receive an address requoting authority to adopt "ggressive measures against submarines,
Merchantmen are already being armed defensivelý, and the next more must be to send out warships in search of submarines and äi clear the trans-Atlantic lanse,
In view of the added serionenses of the situation, President Wilson on Sunday determined that the railway striks must be wo|prevented at all hazırds, ⋅ and railway managers anthorised the mediators to make whatever arrangements were nevedstry with the men's Unions to prevent a strike, se an uninterrupted and efficient operation of the railways was indispensable to national defazos.
Beater's correspondent at Headquartara saya:--On Monday continued to preem hard on the hesla of the retreating enemy, our reconnoitring patrole, of which we have a considerable foros, frequently meeting Ublans, who are covering the rerrguard.
The result is much beisk fighting, but the main enemy forosa droline to take action.
Whatever the enemy's tactical scheme, it is certain we hawa forestalled him, and are bustling him to a degree he did not anticipate. The weather is still dry, and is most favourable for open lighting.
Every German movement is being watched with cat-like vigilanos, and all along the line we are prepared to pounce on the
ORODY.
Our patrols have crowed the Arras-Bapame road and the railway at many points, and although we cannot yet claim to dominate these important roads, the Germans are certainly off them. In other words, the great salient line practically gone.
A Hundred Townships and Villages Liberated.
London, March 19.
A French communiqus says:—Our light detachments, keeping in close touch, with the enemy, continues to advance without stopping.
We hare reached the Ham-Neale Railway, sast of Neele at several points, have occupied-Guisard, north of Noyon, and have advanced our patrola along the national road öf St. Quantin...........
We have captured the menoad German position east of Miɛa. We have now liberated about com hundred French townships and villages during the last three daya. ---
The enemy has shamefully devasted and pilleged many Localities.
A thoosand inhabitants, whom the Germans were unsbis to drive away, olme to welcome as
THE RUSSIAN REORGANISATION,
Reactionary Officials Being Dismissed.
London, March 19.
Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that the Detective and Gendarmeris services are being reorganised, and former members are being sent to the front,
$ Reactionary Metropolitan officials in Petrograd and in Morcow are being compulsorily retired.
Presidents of the Zemstros or Mayors are replacing the Provincial Governors in the management of lood supplies,
The Case of Finland.
London, March 10. According to Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd, M. Korensky, Minister of Justion, has ordered the Tobolek District Court immediately to release M. Svin Hayur, former President of the Finnish Diet, and to arrange for his journey to Petrograd.
The Cabinet will shortly discuss the isining of a manifesto concerning Finnish Jibertier. Pourparlers are proceeding with Beroo Rosso, former Ambassador to. Washington, with a view to his appointment'es Governor General of Finland.
FRENCH POLITICS.
War Palicy Unchanged,
London, March 19.
Beater's correspondent at Paris staten that thin resignation of the French Cabinet in no-wise affects war policy.
M. Ribot în forming a Cabinet,
M. Briand's Resignation,
The resignation of M. Briand ?
London, March 12 osroely understood, bat in
seemingly das, largely, to personal jealousies and enmities.
The fober Paris journals regret the resignation at the present Janotare, but the whole of the Press emphasises that there is no diminution in war enthosisɛm.
The English Prost abetaine from odmment,
THE MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN,
Further Russian Progress,
London, March 19,
GERMAN IMAGINATION.
Story of Zeppelin Raid on London.
London, March 19,
Garman official reports state that Zoppelimo da Friday night dropped bombs on London and the South-Eastern Counties and returned safely, despite a furions fire by defensive guns. British airmen were unable to approach the airships. The Thames, was (endarkened, but London was distinctly visible.
A Bamian official wireless momage sistes:-We dislodged the Tarka from a number of pжitions to the south of Bans. The enemy Es retiring towards Pendahevin.
We occupied Haranabad, to the south-west of Kermanshah.
U. 8. RAILWAY STRIKE ENDED,
London, March 12.
Nothing is known in London to contra the above...
A Recent Rald.
London, March 19. Tuere has been no further official statement on the Zeppelin raid of March 17, bat unofficial reporte indicate that it caused the lesat dem1ge of any raid hitherto.
adent at New York stated that the railway:
{la the avont of telagrams arriving too late for insertios sa. this page they will be found on an Extra).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ASIATIC FRONT.
'General Maude's Proclamation.
London, March 18.
The Press Bureau announces that General Mande has issued the following proelination at Bagdad: The British come not as conquerors, but as liberators, to relieve you from tyranny and boudage. The Turko-Germans have despoiled you and made Bagdad for twenty years, a centre asaailing British power in Persia and Arabia. The Entente hopes that the Arab race will again rise to greatnous and renown, and invite your representatives to participate in the civil management in collaboration with the British political re- presentatives accompanying the army.
Turks Flee B-fore Russians.
Petrograd, March 13.
A communique states that the Bussian cavalry attacked an enemy colon falling bak-on Senneh from the direction of Kermanshah. The Turki fed in disorder over trackless mountains.
Fighting continues in the neighbourhood, of Kermansbak,
DESTROYERS OFF KENTISH COAST.
London, March 19.
The Press Bureau aungisees that enemy destroyers ap- proached the Kentish cond at 12.45 this morning and bred shells into coast town. There were no casualties but slight damage was done tothree bouses,
The raid lasted five mautos. Nine shell, werk Ärod.
THE GREAT. (ERMAN RETREAT,
Over Sixty lages Occupied
London, March 18.
Field Marshal Sir Dofglas Haig reports:-We have occupied Nesls, Chaulnes ed Peronne. We pressed back the German rearguard and advanced several wilce during the twenty-four hours to-4 jaanum depth of ten miles on a front of forty-five miles fom southward, oft Chapines to the neighbourhood of Arra Wo also spcupied over sixty 'villages.
Two German raide reshed our trenches north-east of Vermelles.
There has been great prial-activity. - On Babarday:we dispersed a number of Jage German formations, bringing down seven machines a driving down nine damaged machines. Eight of dars of missing.
Hew Hua istory is Writtany'
London, March 10,
"A Gorofa oficial repet, received by wirelasa, states
In this sections of territor which we voluntarily evacuated between Arras and the lime there has been fighting, at, only few points between' é covering troops and the poems cavalry and infantry. ¿
March 20, 1916,
Temperature 6 am. Humidity
二拜连號十二月三英港香
TELEGRAMS.
(Beater's Sarvion so 'l'he “Talegraph."*]
THE GREAT GERMAN RETREAT.
Poisoned Wells !
London, March 19.
A despatch from Renter's correspondent at Headquarters shows that the British advance is resulting in a very wide - extension of the German retreat. The northem and southern
pivots of our forward move now represent dearly one third- of our whole line. The enemy is falling back at a rate ........probably unprecedented since the days succeeding the battle of the Marne. There is no doubt that" the mobility of our advance has caused him greatly to accelerate his retreat and has led him to quit, strong defensive positions rather than let our oplings come closely into contact with his covering Our pursuing, tactics have been greatly favoured by the dry weather, the greatly improved condition of the com- munications and the comparatively good surface of the new ground over which we are moving.
The correspondent adds that throughout his experience. at the front he has never witnessed such activity in the rear of an advance.
The spirit of the troops is buoyant. All are anxious to participate in the new game of open warfare,
Bapaume was found to be considerably less damaged than was expected.
The correspondent, specifying the latest progress, men- tions a string of towns and villages, the most important of which are Peronne and Chaulnes, which have been cap tared. In one instance our patrols caught the enemy in the trenches, and attacked with bombs, with considerable effect. He refers to many fires behind the enemy lines, caused by the burning of villages. There was a particularly great confagration at Peronne.
The dastardly act of poisoning the wells in the course of the retreat, as perpetrated in German South-west Africa, is being committed again. The Medical Corps has certified that the water supply at Barlear was poisoned. This is believed to have been generally carried out.
The despatch concludes "I am just informed that the British cavalry have ridden in pursuit of the enemy north of Bapaume."
French Advance Continued.
Paris, March 19, A communique, states The French advance was con- tinued on a front of over 60 kilometres between the Avre and the Aiane. -----
North of the Avre the French cavalry entered Neale. We immediately threw out patrols towards the Somme. They fought several engagements with the enemy rearguards, which feebly resisted. The French advanced twenty kilome- tres north-east of Lassigny, in the direction of Ham. Further south our cavalry and light detachments, following the valley of the Oise, occupied Noyon at ten in the morning.
Between the Oise and Soissons the whole German first line with the villages of Carlepont, Morsain, and Nouv ronvingire (sic) fell into our hands. We gained a foating on the platean north of Soissons and occupied Crouy.
We easily repulsed an enemy attack near Rheims. There was lively artillery activity in Champagne and at Verdun, A German attack at Chambrettes collapsed.
The Ru h of Events.
London, March 19. Events on the western front are moving with bewildering rapidity. The well-known lines and maps are changing hourly. The Germansstilleling to the formula of" withdrawing secording to plau," but there is longer any doubt that a serious breach has been made, in Germany's famous wall of steel. The bresch extends from Monchy, south-west of Arras, to the Noyon plateau, a distance of about a hundred miles as the trenches go. The German armies in this sector are falling back towards the Belgian frontier, with Anglo-French cavalry pursuing. There is naturally no question of a general Ger- man-collapse, but the retreat is certain to have a demoralis- ing influence on the barassed Germans, especially as the main dimetion of the Anglo-French offensive threatens the most vital part of the German line and likewise striker at the communications,
The Allies are now within eight miles of St. Quentin and five miles of Cambrai, both very important centres. There is considerable speculation as to where the Germane will make their next stand, but they undoubtedly will not have undisputed choice of ground,
The capture of Noyon is a most important moral and tactical achievement, since it breaks the nose of the German sakent menacingly pointed at Paris.
The Germans left an appalling scene of wanion destruc- tion behind them. Everything possible was destroyed except the wire entanglements, which in many cases were intact; ⚫ but this is nothing compared to the crowning iniquity of
poisoning the wells, which were filled with arsenic.
The German papers are laboriously explaining away the retreat. A. Munich paper declares that the Germans still hold the initiative, as they can attack or retreat when they like. "General Hindenburg purauss his way undisturbed,. loading his troops forward or backward, but certainly to victory."
AMERICA AND THE WAR..
The Interned German"Exilors.
Washington, March 19, Seven hundred German sailors interned at Philadelphis Navy Yard are being removed to forta in Georgia, where the regulars will guard them.
** A Broad Daylight Outrage."
London, March 19,
The third engineer of the City of Memphis states that the torpedoing was a deliberate broad daylight outrage. The American fag was firing and the stars and stripes paintsj on the sides of the vessel, also, in bogo letters, #U:8.A.L
69 patte 00
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS. . $36 PER ANNUM,
TELEGRAMS.
Beater's Farvice sa the "Telegraph.“
-THE-LATE DUCHESS'
OF CONNAUGHT.
Londen, March 18.
The Duchess of Connaught har bsen cremated
TH
YACHTING
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.
· The results-of: the ninth and lart of the sorise of Club Cham pionship Bson for the Handicap, OneDesign, and "Hayward · Haya and Gsal Classes are as follows= Handicap Class.
Stonecutters IslandTM
Course:
(8). Distanos 9 miles.
Yacht.
Course.
H'oop on
Finishing
Time.
Corrected
MLS. H.MS, EMS.
Dione owes 1.30:3.07.18 408.19 Ralls Coratek 4.09.13 4.09.13 Jemios reos..45 4.13.09 4.12.24 Kathleen 6.00-4.19,45 4.13.45 Colleen 4.30 4.14.50 4.10.20 Matta 45.20 D'N 8 DNB Aileens 3.00 D'N 8 DN6 "Position. Pu.. Pts.
(1) Dione
"
for Race, to date.
8
51
*12) Rolla
6
158
1(3) Collega
5
45
(4) Joasica
4
申论题
38
(6) Kathleen
8
Moretta H Aileen
500
* Winner of Obampionship."
Ose Design Class.
Course
Stonecutters Island
(S). Distanos 9 miles;
Yeoht
B'cap on
Ck arse.
Finishing
Time.
Corrected
Time.
M. 8. H.M.8. HMS
Scratch 4.33,32 4,83.32
AÏ'63 Bonits Daphos Halcyon Position
1+
D.N.S. D N.8.
43232 43232
09
*(1) Daphn (2) Ailen
Bonita
Halcyon
DNS D.N.S.
Pts
Pu
for rice, to date,
5
20
11
-24
*Winner of Championship: Heyward Hays and Gael Class,
Course
Sioncontinen. Island
(8.). Distasos 9 miles. ~//
Yscht.
Hoap 002
to Course.
Finishing
ma Timė.:
Corrected
* Time.
Lysbeth
M. 8, MS. IL M.8.
owen 2.15 52302 “Š 25 17. Oni Sefatoh D.N.S. DNA. Thecla paran. 45′′ 5.41.38-642.23 Toinnette
2001, 35 DNS, DNS Dawn Soraich $1650 5.1650 Lady
Ursula Corsich DES DES Sirius
Positi.a
(1) Dawn *(2) Lyabeth
KB) Sirina
(4) Theols
-Owl
- Toinnetta
Lady Urania
.6.20 55 5.2955
P
for race, to data.
* Winner of Championship
· DONT FORGET.
'TO-DAY,
Clarke's Cirque, Kn 9.15 p.m.
Victoria, Theatre-0.15 Bijpa Thesize--2.15 New Hongkong Gins -9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Victoria Theatre-9,16 Bijou Theatre-9.15 pm. How Hongkong graph.-0.15 p.m
Wednesday, March 21, $1, Paul's College · Athletic Sports on Rios Goures, Valley
11
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.