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TELEGRAMS.

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AUSTRIA'S TROUBLES,

Two More Ministers Realgu.

London, April 18. telegram from Vienna indicates that 'scute political trouble 3. Two more Ministers have resigned, it is believed becauss, ward she convrostion of the Raicharath next month sa highly portade, fearing that the Ramian Revolution will stimulate the

ads for reforma.

THE BERLIN STRIKERS.

Bread, Political Reform and Peace Wanted.

London, April 18.

According to Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, Vorworta free that the Berlin strikers, who have resumed work, want more ad, politiosi reforms and expecially pesos. It urgse the Govern nt to not sooordingly.

- CANADIANS AT THE FRONT.

London, April 18.

Bir Ebert Border, in a speech, said that there are at present 1000 Canadians in France.

THE SUBMARINE MENACE.

British Shipping Returas.

London, April 18.

The Admiralty announces that the arrivals of ships during week numbered 2,379 and the sailinge 2,331. The vessels sunk våra ninataen over 1,000 tons and nine under 1,600 tons. Fifteen more unsucosesfully attacked and twelve fishing vessels nunk,

Italian. Returns.

London, April 18,

An Italian naval communique states that for the week ending the 15th inst., 454 ships strived in and 419 left Italy. Five Italian ships under 3 500 tons were saak, su also were two sailing vessela, One under 150 tone.

NEW FOOD ORDER.

London, April 18. The Press Bureau announces that näder Lord Davonport's Order, light pastries, muffins, crumpeis, tea cakas sad ornamented cakes are prohibited, while cones are to contain only 50 per cent. of wheatan flour and cakes 30 per cent. Cakes and biscuits are Allowed 15 per cent. of sugar, and bons ten per cent. contain no sugar.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

British Make Further Progress,

Scones are to

London, April 17.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports that his forces have made further progress north of Gouzeaucourt, near Havringcourt Wood. Encounters occurred throughout"the" day to the west and north-weat of Lens, where we continue to press the enemy. Hostile attempts to drive back our advanced troops failed. Much useful aeroplane work was done on Monday despite the exceedingly unfavourable wea- ther. Three German machines were driven down damaged. In most cases the enemy avoided combat. Five of ours are missing.

On the French front the enemy is resisting and counter attacking in most determined fashion and there is very indication that the battle will be long and hitter and will 'continus until a decision is reached. The correspondeat watched the encirclement of one of the most powerfully organ- ised villages, which was a network of machine-gunned zaves

and cellars protected in front by fortified quarries and a fre-swept valley. The whole was impregnable by frontal attack. The rapidity of the fire of the "seventy-fires" pre- ceding the attack was most amazing, the batteries belching scores, of shells per minute for several minutes continuously. The infantry however, did not attempt to take the village which was encircled, as their objective was the plateau beyond.

A Glärbled German Version.

Loudon, April 17. Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters, referring to the capture of twenty-two guns at Lagnicourt claimed by the German, wireless on the 18th, says: The commique. abazes the mort forid efforts of a Bagdad mendicant. An advanced German wave admittedly reached a number of our guns which had been punishing them and began placing dynamite in the breechblocks. Owing to the swiftness of our counter-attacks only four eighteen-pounders and one light howitzer were disabled. Then the Germans were driven back on their own wire, where they were simply "mowed down." Not a single gun was removed from the spot

where it stood previous to the German attack

French Förglang Abead,

London, April 18.

A French communique "says: We have extended our action east of Rheims and attacked the German lines be- tween Prunay and the ôt. Hilaire-St. Boupplet road. Not withstanding violent squalls of rain and, snow our troops üdvanced with irresistible ardour and carried on a front of Afteen kilometzes, despite the momy's resistance, the whole of the first German position. Our troops, pushing beyond the position south of Movonvillors, brilliantly conquered for an extent of eleven kilometres a line solidly organised on the heights from Mount Cornillet to the east of Taudivin court. Further east a spirited action resulted in our captur ing the village of Auberive and the powerful fortified saliens formed by the Germ line around the village on a front of thems, kilometres.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY APRIL 19,

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TELEGRAMS,

(Beater's Service to The

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE,

Enemy counterattacki in the Mount Cornillet direction: were shattered and we took prisoner, over 1,500 hareabout. Between Soissons and Rheims we resumed a destructive fire on German organisations and destroyed works where sukil enemy parties were still registää. We repulsed in the after noon, by fire and the bayonet, a strong counter-attack in the region of Hurtebise farm. A violent attempt was made on the sector of Courgy occupied by the Bugians. It also failed.

During the 16th, in the battle between Soissons and Rheims, our troops broke up most important German forces who were expecting to attack, The enemy brought up nine- toen divisions and prisoners state that orders were given to hold out at any cost on the first position, which had been deepened The enemy suffered heavy losses in this battle as well as on the preceding days. On the eve of the attack an enemy division engaged doing relief in the septor of a neighbouring division" lost a large part of its lentives through the violence of our artillery fire. The number of unwounded taken prisoner between Soissons and Eheims ie now eleven thousand.

LABOUR STRIKE IN GERMANY.-

London, April 17.

For some days past paws has been arriving of grave industrial discontent in Germany. A great strike of metal, and wood workers and transportation workers broke out during the week-end in Berlin. This is the first serious labour trouble since the munition workers' strike after the conviction of Dr. Liebknecht. Well over a hundred thousand are out. The strike is dus apparently to, the reduction of the bread ration. No disturbances have broken out. The men either did not appear at work at all or left after break- fast. Some munition workers have also struck. The papers gloss the affair over declaring that work at some of the large munition factories is being carried on by almost all hands. There have been strect gatherings and street processions, pacifist leaflets being distributed. A strikers' procession in greater Berlin endeavoured to penetrate part of the city but found access barred by the police, though some bodies of. them succeeded in entering the interior of the city.

Trades Union leaders are doing their utmost to pacify the men and have harangued them, describing the negotia tions with the Government on the food question, with the result that the movement has been kept within the bounds of Berlin. But probably it is more scrious in other labour centres, such as Chemnitz, from which no reports have yet been received.

It is significant that a telegram was allowed to leave " Germany in the evening stating that in a great majority of the works which yesterday were idle work was resumed to-day. A German wireless message to-night airily remarks that only 125,000 had struck work...

The situation is not rendered any easier by a statement issued by the German Agricultural Society that a severe winter and protracted frosts have considerably damaged the winter whest, and farmers are urged to sow all the summer wheat possible especially. as barley is most scarce.

THE KING REVIEWS AUSTRALIANS,

London, April 18.

His Majesty the King reviewed the Australian troops on Salisbury Plain, where he was welcomed by a distinguish- ed company including the High Commissioner, the Agents General, Amerieau attaches and General Turner, officer com- manding the Canadians.

His Majesty minutely inspected the lines, then the troops marched past eliciting the hearty cheers of hundreds of spectators on the hillside. The troops were commanded by General Newton Moore." His Majesty said he was more than delighted with the troops and all he had seen Before leaving be decorated a number of Australian 'officers, these including. Captain Moore who was at Gallipoli. Here the Captain captured two machine guns and killed five Turks single-banded.

The King, in a message to General Newton Moore st the conclusion of the review, expressed his satisfaction with the appearance of the men. "You are a fine body of men,” His Majesty said, “and I know you will acquit yourselves with credit when you reinforce the splendid Australian divi- sions at the front.

اپنے

WAR CONFERENCE DELEGATES ENTERTAINED.

London, April 18.

A reception was given at the Imperial Institute in honour of the Dominions and Indian delegates to the War Confer- ence. It was organised by the British Imperial League, the British Empire Club and other bodies and there were 2,500. guests, including Sir Robert L. Borden, the Et. Hon. W. F. Massey, Sir Joseph Ward, General Smuts, Sir Edward and Lady Morris, IL. II. the Maharaja of Bikanir, Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Sir James S. Meston, Sir Sateyendra P. Suba, the High Commissioners and Agents General, Viscount Milner, Sir Edward and Lady Carson, Lord and Lady Sel- borne, Sir George and Lady Reid.

The hostess was the Dowager-Countess of Jersey, Mr. Lloyd George sent a message" regretting his inability to attend

In an address of welcome the organisers said; Many a battlefield had proved to the world that in fighting and in death the sons of the Empire were not divided. Your pre. sence in London at this ctitical time as Statesmen and Im-- perial Advisers equally proves how undivided are the coun sels of the Empire.

SUBMARINE NEAR NEW YORK.

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Washington, April 18.

A German submarine fired on an American dəstroyer one hundred miles south of New York. Thus the German sub- marine blockade of American ports has begun.

NEW SHIPBUILDING PROJECTS.

London, April 17.

The Press Bureau states that the Shipping Controller, invites information regarding my projects' to sublish, now. shipbuilding yards and also soeks to expedite the conste tion of marine engin

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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

-day'a Trials.

The April Criminal Semiona were continued at the Supreme Court this morning, before the Chief Justice (Sir William Reer Davies) and the Paine Judge (Mr, HL, J. J. Gompertz)."

EXCLUSION OF GERMANS GERMAN PROPERTY

FROM HONGKONG.-

HONGKONG.

At this afternoon's meeting. of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr. P. H. Bolgoak, naked following questiona *****

(Continued from Paga5.) The Hon. I. CE. Anton, in secanding, said that he was fully in sooord with the motion's in-

Will the Government. tention and with the desirability of exolading Germans from the when the German Bank and other Oslony for period of years. ́immovable” German" privals A Heavy Sentoace for Robbers had been repeatedly said property will be sold by

The case which we reported that we were not fighting the auction? yesterday in which five men German people, and it was pos

Having regard to the fant were charged with robbery, and sibls that at the beginning of the the German Bank property kidnapping on Lautan Island was war there was su element of already been adractised for the finished late yesterday afternoon.truth in that. Bat it was truepresoribed period of three mon

The jury was agious in to say that the Garman nation will it be considered neomary to returning a verdice of " Guilty,"

was warring against us, and advertise it again for any period and on the frat, scound, thin and they had been successful in longer than a few days?* fifth prisoners, the Paine Jadge gaining world-wide dominion,

The Replies. passed sentence of seven years was enre that we should The Hon. Colonial Secretary: hard labeur sach for the robbery, va received very little aympathy replied as follows- and four years' each for kidnap or conside.stion from them. It

It is intended that the premises ping, the sentences to run esas claimed that the raling sec of the Deutsch Asiatische Bank, secutively, 11 years in all.

tion of Germany was only re- and all other immovabis property: As regards the fourth prisoner.sponsible, but it was the people in the Colour belonging to Gw- the jury were by a majority of who ware responsible for man firms which are being wound four to three in favour of his their governors and that made up ander the Alien Enemier conviction, bat as the maxity them responsible for every (Winding up) Ordinanose, 1914 was insufficient, the man was atrocity and violation of all to 1917, shall be sold by public ordered to be detained in police laws, human and divine, which auction within the course of the custody a waiting consideration of had been carried out. He did not next four months.

the case by the Attorney General. think that the commercial It is proposed thất mìl the salama A Post Office Larceny, argument of the question carried shall be advertised fors period of Before the Puise Judge, Yung much weight, but thought that three months, and that the sale Hing, & postmit, was charged they should look at the sentimental of the premises of the Deutsch . with the larceny of a cheque from side and support principles of Asiatische Bank shall also be res a letter, and Sanitary Board humanity, righeenanese and advertised for that period. If the --10 coolie named Mak Kowas charged jastics. la conclusion, he did not latter property were sold at a few with attering the cheque with think that they could ask the daye notios, intending purchaserR false chop with intent to defraud, Mr. G. N. Orme appeared to prosecute în both cases,

The coolie who tried to cish the obeque wisandefended. He said it was given him by another man who, asked him to cash it, promis ing him payment for doing eo. He did not know that the coop on it was a forged one.

young men who would return to the Colony st the end of the war to associate with Germans for a long time to come.

Mr. Pollock, in supporting the

might be greatly inconvenienced and embarrassed, as they may have to obtain "instructions from the United Kingdom or elm- where.

The Salt Gabelle.

Upon the order of Sir Richard

The postmen pleaded gulty, and it was wasted that Mr. F. C. Jenkin, wished to address the Coast in mitigation. As he was mation said-Sir, I submit that engaged in the other Court, the this resolution ought to be accept case was allowed to stand-overed by the Government, support- ed, as it is, by the expert opinion until later in the day.

of the business men composing the Committee of the Hongkong Dane, Inspector-General of the Chamber of Commerce. On such Salt Gabelle, five million dollars matter as this, the opinion of were released to the Chinese such a body is entitled to the Government yesterday, which are greatest possible weight. It for the month of Much.

to is Bought by this molion

on that opinion to the Sausage in Trombones. The jury was composed of the pass

Verey Fab. 10.-All Switzar- following:Mesars, Greenfield, Secretary of State for the Colonies. Chan Bon-key, W. O. Jackson, Surely this is a very proper course land is laughing over an incident for this, Canncil to adopt. I reported from the frontier. After B. B. Pareira, H. R. Siqueira, would even go so far as to any a tour of German Switzerland an B. W. Tape and W. A. Cornell.

that it in the positive daty of this der the leadership of Herr Richard In opening the ease; Mr. Orme

Council to pass on this opinion Strauss, the famous Mannheims stated that the defendant was charged with forging a draft on of busines men to the Secretary orchestra returned to Germany. Bank for of State, seeing that that official But at the frostier, an odour $135. On March 14, the man is the representative of the Crown unusual in magical instruments Colonies upon the Imperial Camaroused the suspicions of the went to the Bank and pro. duced the draft, which was in mittes which is sitting to consider Swiss Castoms officials, who, upon favour of the Sua Ft Lung. He post-war trade probleme. Surely examination, found trombonem gave his name as Lau Kwang-wah, this Colony, through its Council, oslios, tubas and, don bie banner that being the name written on mast have the right to instruct stuffed with sausagea, meat, ista, the back of the cheque. There its own representative. Surely we and other delicacies. To the was sleo the chop of the Sun Fat are not going to be told that orchestra's great chagrin all were Lung. The shroff whose duty either the Constitution of this confiscated and a heavy fine im- it is to compare the chops on Colony or instructions from the potsed. cheques with those in the register, Secretary of State forbid the found that she chop was not a passing of such a resolution as good one, and later the accountant this. Then what other argoment

for

not opizion be alleged of the firm attended and denied sil knowledge of the defendant, acceding to this motion? Are lawyer, and, when we con The cheque was from a bank in we to be told that this motion eider the nature of some of those Los Angeles, California. The cannot be accepted on the ples breschee of law, such as the in question for the jary to decide that it will embarass the Eome discriminate submarining of pas- was whether the prisoner knew Government? Such a plea would, senger and hospital ships, and I submit, be absolutely unsound, the wholesale sowing of the wa that the chap was a forged ons. for the resson that this resolution with floating_mines, and when Evidence for the prosecution involves no conflict whatever we also consider the brutal trest-

the Busso-Asiatic

having been given, prisoner's statement at the Pulica Court was

No. 12, to cash. This postman has since absconded,

of a

́vory' eminent

prisoners

between this Council and the ment meted out to our

of war, by German women. so well. Home Authorities. We are read, this saying that the cheque simply asking for leave to lays by German men, we must surely (was given him by Postman the views of this Colony, this refuse a welcome back to our shores important outpost of the Empire to people of German nationality, Prisoner said he did not wish in the Far East, before the Home people who are not only brutal to Authorities. Are we to be refas- the living bat eren desecrate the to make any further statemente, ed such leave? Sir, I have con remains of the dead. Sir, my nor to call any witness.

sidered this resolation, and the honourable friend has pointed Without retiring, she jury possible grounds of Government as that the Dominions are at one fou d the prisoner guilty.

His Lordship, having said objection to it, from era with us in their sentiments upon. Great Britain is equally if one that he fully agreed with the jury's point of view, and I have been this subject, and I would add thes finally forced to one conclusion, verdier, plased sentence of three namely, that, if the Government with us, for, sts recent meeting in

esra hard labour.

refuses to vote for this motion, London, Sir Algernon Firth, the Addressing His Lordship on

can do so logically and pinatita President of the Amoniation. beball of the postman, Mr. Jenkin sienally on one single groand, Chambers of Commerce of the spoke of the men's previous good namely, on the ground that is United Kingdom, taid: "Of the character, and of the fact that does not agree with this resolation. I am certain, that the people of this he was a support to his aged Now, as I have already arged, the country will never again stand parente, as well na to other mem- opinion of the Committee if the German intrigus and German

bers of his family.

A Formality.

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Air. Orme spoke of the Perions Chamber of Commeres ought to be spring and. German monopol canotasive with the Government and dishonest trading, ech fe news of Diving the public mai

upon the mercantile aspect of this have been tolested for the last tampered with, and his Lordship

20 or 30 years in this con question. Therefore, as a mere passed sentence of three years matter of cold basines, there we will show the

Let the Government back

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he no doubt that this notion oight to be accepted by the Gov. producers are the ernment. But, Sir, this resolution world." Bir, that

sking for nowĘ bae something more behind it At the meeting

of the Legiala than the mera, matter of dollars, the Government to tive Oonacil this afternoon, and cente. We are fighting Speeches were Letters Patent were read coussit, the cause of civilisation againes member of the Cou Excellency the Gover nting the Office of Governor and barbarian. At a recent meeting of which will be found in Commander-in-Chief of Bong the Aldesch Clah, Sir Edward! kang. These have recently bean Caraca, the First Lwd of the received in the Oaloay, and will | Admiralty wiid **** We have lo be proclaimed in a Proclamation. deal with so enemy who har "set" It is nenosasry to read them in at naoght all the tomspilies public, and

this afternoou'ei which, se koe remalt of coniglier, Council meeting was taken ad- have been embodied in our inter vantage of,

national law

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