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THE HONGKONG“ TEITGKAPH,

DAY, JULY 16, 1917.

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MEN UP TO 49.

TELEGRAMS.

[Beater's Service

The "Telegraph."]

(Continued from Pugs L)

GERMANY'S NEW CHANCELLOR.

The Kaiser Thanks the Scapegoat.

Amsterdam; July 16

The Emperor has written to Betburn Hollweg staking: 1 have decided with a heavy heart to grant your request to relieve you of the office when you have discharged for sight years with eminent logarty, placing your brilliant powers and personality at the service of the Crown and the country. In the most grvous times that have ever befallen Germany, wherein decisions of paramount import- ance bad to be taken, you stond by my side with counsel and aid My heart's desire is to thank you most cordially for your faithful service."

A Dark Horse."

London, July 15,

Dr. Michaelis remains a dark horse but the fact that the Conservative papers prazse the appointment of a vigervus personality with great bruncës, sermis to indicate that ne His arst speven in the Keienstag is approved of by them,

16 eagerly awaited.

The Resignation Explained,

Louius, July 16. Router learns from Holland that the German puntical crisis culminated alter Bethmann Holzweg nad proposed a constitutional body consisung el 'memvers vi the Kelchstag which should act as interinediary between the Reschstag anu Bavaria agreed'; austria though-politiezby the Government. nasonicorbed towned upon the policy. The hamr, we Grown Kusch anu rasterais fundening andi Ludendorfi opposed the policy ut u Duatlons. Bethmann oliweg insisted Loureda and Bayura and Austria persisted in their demands, therefor. Then Bethmann Hullweg resigned

The Reichstag and Peace.

London, July 16. According to the Vorwaerts, the majority in the Reichstag intends muroducing at the earliest opportunity what may be described as a national peace demonstrauon in the form of a resciution arming that the German people as declared on August 4, 1914, do not desire conqaste, 16 fighting for liberty, independence and integrity of its terri- tury, and desires a peace of concitation arlasting reconcila tion of all peoples with an counomic peace and treedom of the seas Novertheless Germany will fight until the Allies cease threatening her and her Allies with conquests.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

Slight British. Advance,

London, July 16.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We excess- fully railed eastward of Vermelles and slightly advanced our line northward of Messines.. Hostile artillery activity increased south-westward of Lens and in the neighbourhood of Armentieres We brought down three aeroplanes and three of ours are missing.

An Enemy Claim.

London, July 16.

tree British the lost positions at Lombartayde attempts to recover were repulsed with beavy losses

A. German communique claims that

Germans Terribly Punished,

London, July 17.

A French communique states: The Champagne fighting which began during the night at Moathaut, ended in the complete defeat of the Germans, who despite most violent efforts, were unable to recapture the ground won on the 14th July. The attacks were murderous for the enemy, who launched waves to the assault Our fire mowed down two, while one penetrated our lines but after a fierce conflict until daylight our troops annihilated the detachments and regained possession of all the ground won.

Sizteen hundred sbells were thrown on Rheims, where the artillerying is most lively.

ANOTHER RAID ON ZEEBRUGGE,

London, July-17.

The Admiralty sanounces that naval zeroplanes last night dropped, several tons of bombs on the Solway works at Zeebrugge, railway junctions and sidings at Ostend, sid- ings and dumps at Middlekerice, the railway junction at Thourout, and on motor transport convoys and railway widing að "Lächtervelds. All our machinat-rubuenah

STOP PRESS TELEGRAM.

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

located by the water's edgs. The whole of the arrangements || during this time, everything worked without a hiteb, and,

SCHOOL CHESS.

A8 8000 66 one launch was Presentation of Challenge Shield. loaded and despatched,

np another came up to the roughly

Army Council's Order for Registration Lists.

Registration authorities have

WHY RUSSIAN MINISTERS RESIGNED.

London, July 17.

formed jetty (consisting of a moor- An interesting presentation of Renter's correspondent at Petrograd alates that the reason of ed "bellum"the local small craft the Hengkong Schools Chees the resignations of Ministers, who are all Constitutional Democrata, to the shore) ready to receive its place at the Sairingpan School been instructed by the Local Gov-

of the country and a few planks League challenge shield took ia owing to the Government's Ukranian policy,

complement of wounded. A good this afternoon to the team of boya erament Board to prepare lists of The Government has issued a Proclamation creating a Ukranian Secretariat Genera to control local affaire, except as deel of this erscussion had to be from that school who were success all registered men between the regarda the Army, in connection with which special Ukranian carried out on a pitol black nightful in winning the 1917 competi- ages of 41 and 49. This is being delegates will be attached to the War Cabinet and the General with only a dim light bere and tion.

The Hon. Mr. H. E. done at the instance of the Army there to aid the navigation, with Pollock, K. C., President of the Council. Staff...

the stream rushing down at 5 Hongkong Chess Club, presented This is only a precautionary miles an hour and with only part the shield and distributed the messure. Nearly three weeks be of the river available as a channel medale to the boys who formed fore, the War Office inued a notice and the satisfactory reaalt reflect the team. Among those present that two new groups for voluntary ed to the credit of the drivers of wele Mr. A. Morris (Headmaster) enlistment were to be opened→→ the launches.

and Mrs. Morris, Mr. E. Balphs, one for men between the ages of

The Ministers who have resigned are of opinion, that the Constituent Assembly should have determined the relations between Ukraine and the rest of Russia,

{Renter's Service to The "Telegraph.”)“

HUGE CAPTURES BY RUSSIANS.

London, July 16..

A Russian official message says: North-eastward of Kaluse we repulsed" German attacks to throw us back. Ou the Lomnica we drove out the Austrians after a severs engagement from the village of Ldziani The arrival of enemy reserves and great losses among our officers compelled us to retire slightly to the eastern end of Ldziani. We beat off three Turkish attacks south-westward of Gumishkhaneh. We stopped a Turkish advance in the direction of Pendjvin.

A German communiqué speaks of lively fighting at Riga and south of Drinsk.

"

On a river eo difficult of (Inspector of English Schools), 41 and 45, and the other for navigation as the Tigris, it is Mr. Bay and others.

men over 45, but under 50. 'unqècal for email craft to make Mr. Ralphe, in introducing Mr. Beyond issuing that notice, long journeye, and the Red Cross Pollock, said: The institution nothing further has been done, launches are simost the only of chees 19 a school game and the postere inviting recruita boste of their aise to carry out is the outcome of an invitation of these ages have not been such journeys. These launches b

Mr. Grant, of Queen's issued... engaged on post duty, that is, College, to enter a team in the The issue of instructions to the visiting outlying posts on the Schoole Chess League. The matter recruiting officers to draw, up river, often run 80 or 90 miles was taken up by Mr. Esy, who lists of these men has drawa up and down the river, while has done remarkably well during attention to the matter once again, many of the launches have ran the short time the boys have been and we are enabled to state that from the Bree at Biera right up ander instruction. Play started there is at present no intention of o the front, between 250 and November

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Inst suc the doing anything more at present, team experienced some difficulty The War Office and the Loosl Some of the boats are allotted in winning the first match. Government Board desire to for the purpose of enabling the Frequent matches and toarna- obtain complete returns of the medical officers to visit their ments ... increased the akill number and occupations of the various posts and by this meansland confidence of the players, and men between these ages, register- hospitals by the river side or useful work is accomplished that a short time ago we defeated a ed under the National Registra located up small greeks as some would otherwise be difficult to military team by 131 games to tion Act, but this is not to be are at Basra, evacuating wounded effect, since in spite of the recent 21. I am assured that we have taken as an indication that the at the advanced dressing stations improvements in Mesopotamia, eight players who are on a par enlistment of these man in to be At the present time there are behind the trenches to the nearest river transport is in many parts with Class 4A, City of London proceeded with in the near falaze. thirty-three motor launches aup-field smbalsace, following re-the only possible means of com- Chess Club. Altogether we have plied by the British Red Cross giments marching up the line, munication.

jabout sixty boys in the top siasses

A Russian official message-states: We captured in yes-- terday's battle 16 officers and 900 Austro-Germans and a number of machine gons. Our captures between July 1 and 13 were 834 oficere, 35,509 men, 93 guns, 98 trench mortars, .three fire throwers, two zipplanes and other material..

IN MESOPOTAMIL

Work of the Red Cross Launche

300 miles.

Society operating in Mesopotamia visiting outlying poate to carry Various types of motor launches with a knowledge of the game. in service as varione pointe along sick and wounded to permanen: have been sent out by the Red The following is the record of the the river from Mohammerah, hospitals, whilst in the case of Oroes Society, the most numerous team and of the individual twenty miles below Basra, right the advance in February and consisting of craft 40 feet in players:- up to the front, & distance of March this year the launches length, fitted with an engine of TEAM. v. St. Joseph's several hundred miles. Thir mais followed up the advancing army about 30 h.p., and having a speed purpose in for the transport of sick to evacuate wounded as rapidly of nearly ten knots in emooth

and wounded. But spart from this some of the boste are used for the distribution of Red Crose stores

as possible.

water. There is a cabin right When it is realised that even forward in which the engine before the recent advance there is installed and two berths fitted

to hospitals and river hospital was a length of river communica- for the drivers, who in

steamers..

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College, won 6 to 4.

Wanchai School won 10 to 0.

Univer-

sity won 9 to 1

Queen's

College won 6 to 4.

Diocesan School won

Lo Hing Kush

to

won 9 out of 10.

Chan Kwan Chiu won 84 out of 10. Chan Po Ming won 8 out of 10. Yuen Kwai Yung won 6 out of 8. To U Lea won 6

out of. 8.

The shield.. in the Colony. which he was going to present had been won by Queen's College won by the Bayingpun School, last year but this year it had been `-

which was very sausfactory and i refeoreti vory great credit on also an Mr.

theeshool and

Kay, who had done wil the tion between the Base and firing most cases have to live on

os. Several teams had taken cooning of the team who had The first Red Cross launches line of nearly three hundred their boats. The rest of the

part in the competition--Qason's Bent to Mesopotamis, in response miles, and that nearly all the launch is thus animpeded, and

College (the holders of the to a request from General Nixon, fighting has taken place along the is wholly available for carrying PLAYERS. reached the Tigris at the end of river, it will be understood that patiente, being divided into

shield), the University Union, 8t. 1915. and others have arrived at motor launches can prove of im- compartments by strengthening

Paul's College, the Diocesan regular intervals, early in 1916, menes vaine." It is the opinion balkheads, so arranged that

Sahool, St. Joseph's College, and Wanghai School, in addtion to when there was considerable of the medical authorities that stretchers can conveniently St in ehortage of river craft, the the transport of sick and wound-either athwartships or fore and

Saifingpun School. The latter achool, soured 405, Queen's Wensex, which was one of the ed by water is by far the most aft. Aboat 38 sitting cases can

College 33, University Union first boats to be

put into satisfactory mathod, for even comfortably be accomodated, or commission, worked almoet day where there are roada, they are, about 3 stretchers and 18 sitting|

23. St. Juseph's College 23, Diocesan School 20 and Wanonas. and night at Baars, discharging to say the least of it, uneven and cases, and the boat can be loaded sick

93. La fairness to the University from river steamers to whether motor ambulance or in a few minutes. A doable

Union, ho should hospitals and clearing hospitals ambulance carta be used, the awning with an air space in be

point out that this team had to to sem going hospital-abips carry patiente receive a severe jolting, tween is fitted over the whole jug large total of sick sad whilst in motor launches the bost, with side curtains all round Our thanks are due to Mr. Van scratch with St. Joseph's Collage wounded, after early 18 months' patient's journey is smooth and so that patients are well protected Gennap for his kindness in owing to

other examinations, Birenaqué service this launch is onharmful even to seriously even from the intense sus of coming to the school and playing although they would not have simultaneous game twelve made any difference to the win of still in "regular commission, wounded men. carrying Red Cross stores up and A good instance of the utility In addition to the transport of boards which he won by saying pan Bohool. It down the river, making journeys of the Red Cross launches was sick and wounded, two laacches, games to 3, and to you, sir, for largely due to the exertions of of several hundred miles. In all, forded at the time of the capture 45 feet in length, capable of hold the lively interest you have Mr. Hay that the Hongkong a great number of sick and of the strong Semasiyat positioning 5 tons, have been constantly taken in all League matches and cohool Cheer League had

he hope wounded, hospital personnel etc., from the Turke at the of February, employed distributing Red Croes for coming here to-day to present into being, and

that it would have, a apoceanfai have been carried in Bed Cross Several of the boats were station stores and hospital comforts to the Shield. Lunobes, which at one time were ed close the to advanced dressing the hospitals and by this mesze

Mr. Pollock, in making the career in the future. He suggest-

the river.

Mesopotamia.

Wong Teang Tim won 3 out of 4.

WAN

the only small boats engaged is station by the river's edge, a it has been possible not only to presentation, said that it gave od that the names of the team of this work, and which still carry few thousand yards behind the supply" hospitals, otherwise him great pleasure to be there the Baiyingpan dchool, shonia in oat practically all the "subsidiary trenches, Daring the period when difficult or impossible of access, that afternoon to say a few words inscribed on the shield, as, fe transport of sick and wounded on the Tarkish lines were sessulted but to meet argent requirements to them on the subject of chess. names of the Queen Collars

and captured, practically all the in the shortest possible time. He was and had been for some team had been inscribed inas ga Generally speaking the duties wounded were brought down to Many hundred of tons have been years, sa perhaps they know, the He hoped that he would be in the of the launches consist of acting this station for treatment, and carried by those launches, which President of the Hongkong Chess mondal at a fasure date on a HERRIAN as feeders to river and ocean then carried away as quickly as are able to, travel at a higher Club, and before that he was function. going hospital-ships, distributing possible to the field ambalances speed than any of the large the Hon. Secretary Be had Baheshments were marred dur- sink and wounded, to the various further down the river;"" also | steamers on the river.

| played a good "deal" "of

ing the afternoon