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TELEGRAMS.

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

THE STRUGgle in the WEST.

Heavy German Attacks Fall,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

EXTRA

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1917.

· London, May 4o Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig raports:Fresnay and the positions which we have captared to the north and south thereof were severely counter-attacked last evening, but we maintained all the positions.

in fighting Tharewa has neighbourhood of Ballecourt. The enemy heavily counter-attacked,. to the east of the village last evening, the sector of the Hindenburg Line which we captured yesterday morning. The attempt failed with heavy losses.

been

severe

the

There was fighting also during the night near Cherisy, astride the Arras Cambrai road. We were compelled to fall back from our advanced position captured during the day.

We further progressed to the north-west of St. Casatin and north-east of Hargicourt, where we captured Malakoff farm.

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SUBMARINISM.

An American Steamer Sunk,

London, May 4.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[The opinions expromed by corres-

pondents are not necessarily those of the * Hongkong Telegraph."]

THE EXCLUSION OF GERMANS,

To the Editor of the HongoD Telegraph."}

Sir,There is an aspect of the exclusion question to which 1 have seen no referencs, in your [columns, that is, the historical

point of view.

For more than a century, the British flag has been the emblem of freedom over all the world, freedom not only for British sub- jects, but for men of every race and colour.

Freedom to trade with all the Sir,The members of the world has been the British watch Chamber of Commerce, and the word, sad many ware have been commanity generally, and last, fought because others tried to but by no means least, the Hongenfores against ae that policy of kong Telegraph, in their soxiety exclusion which some now seek to punish the Germans by voicing to impose on the Germans. their desire to exclude the Hana from the Colons after the war, have apparently lost sight of the junior partners in "Germany Unlimited, unless Austrians and Turk are intended to be embraced in the resolution to ex- olade on the axiom thatthe greater includes the lead.

In a discussion on the matter with my friends, surprise was

Tarke have not been specifically mentioned in the resolution, and I feel that they must have been

The American steamer Rockingham was attacked by two sub-expressed that Austrians and marines aimultaneously on Tuesday without warning. She manoeuvred for some time most skilfully, but was later torpedoed.

The enbmarines refused to help the crew in their boats, but two of the latter, were picked up by patrola. Thirty-three anrvivo were picked up and landed in Ireland. A boat with fourteen oc capante is missing.

Dutch Trawler Suak.

London, May 4.

A message from Ymuiden says & Dutch trawler has been torpedoed without warning off Terschelling. The crew has been

landed.

RUSSIA AND THE WAR.

Provisional Government's Manifesto.

London, May 4.

A message from Petrograd says M. Miliukoff has transmitted to the Allied Governments the recent manifesto to Russians explaining the war and its objects. It impresses ou Russians that these entire ly coincide with the principles enanoisted by eminent Allied states men, including President Wilson, and saye that New Bassia is determined to end the war victoriously.

Government's Resignation Demanded.

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DESTROYERS FOR M, VENIZELOS.

London, May 4. Renter's correspondent at Paris says the Government has ordered that two Greek destroyers be handed to M. Venizelos to assure him communications with the islande,

TRAPS FOR U BOATS.

able. Many submarines have been sunk by this engine.

overlooked.

Have we not fought the Chirose more than suce because they ought to exclude our traders? and was not Hongkong itself established as a monument to the policy of nor-exclusion ?

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In 1870, the Japanese sought to exclude us and we fought them and won the battle of freedom to trade, and then admitted our quosdem foes to all British ter-

ritories.

The Boers sought to exclude as politically from their Republics, and we fought them in the name of freedom and they sie noir fighting for us.

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Altbengh on the sentimental

The Boxers committed atroci. side of the case, the junior part-ties in 1900 to exclude us; we ners do not appear in the same fought for the right to trade, and odiona light, it must not be for- did not exclude our enemies after gotten that it was the Austrian making pesoe.. attempt to tyrannise Serbia

bich led to which has cost Great Britain and the conflict ler Allies hundreds of thousands

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 5th at 12.30-No returns from creased moderately arer North and Japanese stations. Pressure has de- Central Angam. Changes elsewhere aro

all

+3x

A depression has formed over Tong king.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 000 incl. Total sinos January 1st. 8.65 inches, against an average of 13.83 inches.

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FORECAST FOR THE X HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-HORROW.

District

Forros

winde,

1 Hongtong to Gap Bock....moderate:-

Formosa Channel

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cloudy. some rain.

modorate to fres

tween HE and Lamocks) as No. 1 8K winds tween HAL and Baloan to fresh.

South coast of China be- The same

South coast of Chins be-moderats

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, May 5, 1917.

METEOROLOGICAL.

Barometer Temperature Humidity

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Day On data On data, ALE DEL at i L.M. ¢ DATE,

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29.79. 29.52" 29,77

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The Allies are fighting now to Poland, Serbia and Europe gen- liberate Belgium, Alsace Lorraine, erally from the tyranny of the Warta Tompotaturn an 189. <f lives and millions in treasure. Lord and the Prussian Military Sowner The atrcoities inflicted by casta. Are they not also fighting Serbia and for the liberation of the German Montengro, whether because and Anatrian peoples from the of German example or same tyranny? because

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of the inherent

cruel instincts of the Austrian people, have not been given the publicity they merit, but call for cur tighteous indignation as ranch as the atrocities mentioned by the speakers at the Uhamber of Commerce and the City Hall meetings.

One must not forget also the s worthy Armenian massacres, attempt of the Turke to rival their masters.

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As to the economic side, if the resolation is not intended to affect Austriane, which I cannot for a moment believe, much of its force will be lost.

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HK, Observatory, May 3, 1917.-

T. F. CLAXTON, Director,

Professor Mcllroy in the lecture recently quoted by Mr. Holyoak not only pointed out the origin An Indian Councillor for Fiji. and spread of the doctrine of Force, but he also showed how Information. has been received the idea of freedom in the shape that His Majesty's Government of representative Government had bave sanctioned the appointment been born in Germany, expelled of a representative of the British therefrom by the Prussians, and Indian Community to be a mem-. transplanted to England, America ber of the Legislative Council of and France, whence it has spread Fiji. Badri Mahraj, the gentle to Japan, China and Russia; and man selected, in an exindentared he expressed the hope that the Indian who went to the Coloný“ Allies were bearing back that in 1890 and acquired considerable idea through the trenches to the property there, land of its origin.

When the Russians established

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London, May 4. According to Reuter's correspondeat at Petrograd, M. Milia- koff's Note to the Allied Governments, proclaiming Russia's conclade a separate peace, a determination to secure a decisive victory, and denying any slackening in the common stroggle, was published yesterday in Petrograd and evoked strong manifestations for and against the Government. An enor mous crowd assembled in front of the Ministerial offices and

High Prices in Indial was addressed by the Ministara M. Shingareff and M. Bodzianko

a democracy, the free peoples of amid enthusiatic applausa. Later, when the workmen left the

The liquidations of the two or

Great Britain, France, Italy and factories and workshops, counter-demonstrations occurred, in which

High prices in ladia, says the various regiments joined, demanding the resignation of the Prothree Austrian. firme in this Americs welcomed them into the World, produce quaint resulta. visional Government. The Council of Workmen and Soldiera Colony have revealed that the Fraternity, and shall not the free at the beginning of the year for s fold of Liberty, Equality and A obokra approached his master proposed a joint session with the Government to consider the question methods of such firma were not peoples of the world welcome the rise in pay, owing to the present wit less unsound than those of the German and Austrian nations hard times, and his increasing their German friends, and they into the same fold when they have give and appetite. The request also contributed to the unsatie been parged of their tyrannical was granted, and he was given factory position of business ob-

Governments," when the military | an' extis Bs, 2 a month. A little · · taining in Hongkong shortly before the war, by the German caste has been punished, when later another petition was pro system of extended credits and retribution has been dealt out to sented, asking that he might be

the murderers and ravishere and allowed to employ s soolis, the desire for business at any price to keep the ball rolling, so compensation exacted for the master's expense, when carrying forcibly described by the Chair-sinking of peaceful merchant the latter's bag to the club or

elsewhere. He was man of the two meetings...

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gettin It is said that the Allies are too much pay now," to be ex- To exclude Germaans tempor-fighting this war to prevent war pected to do this! arily, but admit Austrians im- in future, but it seems to me that mediately they desire to come, to exclude the Germans from would reault in the thia trade after the war is the surest and of the wedge being way of producing another war:

Pilote of the purple inserted for, as sure as night the German people cannot be twilight, dropping down with follows the day, there will confined within their boundaries oostly bales; be an influx of Anetrien without the exercise of enormous firms in the Colony, capitalised force, and one cannot sit on the shouting, and there rain'd with German money, run on safety valve of a steam engine ghastly dow German methods and directed without risking an explosion.. From the nationa". by Germans from some more hose Universal Fair Trade is the Foavies grappling in the central pitable or forgiving shore, not ideal for the fature, the only ideal blue; necessarily far distant. In their which will enable the arts of Far along the world-wide efforts to capture trade the same peace and civilisation to flourish whisper of the south-wind rush facilities will be offered for and develop for the greatest ing warm, speculation, and the position made good of the greatest number. ripe for the German extension as

With the standards of th Oar fret object should be the peoples plunging thro

the soon as the Hans are allowed to federation and development of thander-storm'; return.

the British Empire, but should Till the war-drum «hrobbed. I trust the Telegraph will con- not our ultimate object be the no longer, and the battle-firge tinue to keep this question before federation of mankind, which the were farl'd the public, and I believe your great English poet foreshadowed In the Parliament of man, readers will agree that the as long ago 1842 the Federation of the world. fortunate oversight as to the ex- the following prophetic Imos? clasion of Austrians and Turke "For 'dipt into the future, (and their office-boy "Bolgaris") far as human eye could see, will be remedied at the first opportunity.

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French Story of How

On board, destroyers and patrol They are Caught, boats a powerful granade is used. "The British have captured an This engine of destruction can be important number of smsil sub-controlled to explode at pre- marine craft in their nete," writes arranged depth, and it works auto

Raymond Leetonnst, in thematically by the contact of water Illustration who is quoted by the with the face. The grenade has Paris correspondent of the Daily an explosive area of twenty-five Express. The writer expiatus yerde, sufficient to twist the hull that there are two sorts of ness: plates of the submarine and sink one which is used to bar. certain her, channels or the entrance to ports, As 2005 se a patrol boat sights and the other of lighter fabrics submarine she goes fall steam employed by trawlers to, ding the ahead towards her, and at the bottom of the Bes...

same time, opens fire with her But the use of neta calls for the guns.

The submarine dives to escape employment of a great number of men, many vessels, and, above all, the shells and moves along beneath a great deal of time. Despise the water, occasionally bringing these drawbacks, the use of neta her periscope to the surface to continues.

discover her position. The slight Shalla are of no great use, bewake caused by the passage of the cause the submarine must be hit periscope through the water is the Within one-minute of it being only target the ganners havo, n sighted, otherwise the vessel The patrol boat endeavours to planges out of sight. Therefore get above the submarine, and the greatest use is made of a bomb then the gunners begain to throw which can be dropped vertically out the gropades at twenty-five from a hydroplans, which can yarde intervals. When a stain of hover over places believed to be oil appears on the surface of the haunted by submarines and sight. Ben there is, a good reason to them immediately when the at believe that the submarine ha mospheric conditions are favour been sunk,

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I enclose my card, and remain,

Toura etc.. Hongkong, May 5, 1917.

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Heard the hasvans fll with

There the common sense of most shall hold fretful resin in awe, Baw the vision of the And the kindly earth shall world, and all the wonder that slumber, lapt in universal law.” would be *

~ Saw- the boarens -fill with argosies of magic

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Yours sto

FBL BOWLEY

Hongkong, 6th

1917