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August 24, 1917,

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1917.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE RAID ON ENGLAND,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS:

THE GREAT ITALIAN OFFENSIVE,

An Unbroken Series of Successes.

London, August 23.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

JAPAN'S NEW PART.

the Russian Front.

THE BOMBING OF HOSPITALS.

Troops to Appear on Russian Front:

London, August 23. According to Renter's correspondent at Paris, the Astit Journal According to Beuter's cor aspondent at kome, the Italian offensive has forced the Austrians to obtain reinforcements from says that the difficulties in the way of Japanese intervention in the eastern front. The Twellsh Division is mainly composed of Europe bave been removed, and the glorious dawn will be symbolised recent arrivals from Galicia. The Austrians were preparing to by the appearance of the Japanses flag on remove six guns near Solo when our troops, like a hurricano, awaulted and captured the weapons. After nine counter-attacke had been repaleed near Korite, the Italians adopted the offensive and captured an entire regiment. Another brigade assalted with: the bayonet Bille 241 and 247 ́at İsast seven times, taking maay thousands of prisoners. The following morning they proceeded to assault the strong lines before Salo. Dopita a determined resistance the enemy abandoned almost the entire first lias from Plava to the sed on a front of wisty kilometre. D.comsala osptured from an enemy air.man admit that the Austrian seroplanes were outnumbered by three to one. Prisoners are still wing in.

Over Sixteen Thousand Prisoners.

London, August 23. An Italian official, wireless meenage enys:-We have progressed north and south of the Jalien froat. Our troops, repulsing counter attacks, carried a position anath-east of Bossolaits. We had taken prisoner 18,000 men and 350 offers up to yesterday. Aeroplanes and an airship dropped twelve ions of bombe on the enemy.

THE BATTLES IN THE WEST.

London, "Angust 23.

Deliberate German Campalgio,

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It is now established that the Germans are deliberately saleating hospitals and clearing" atatione forenoosion of serial attacks, leaving stone military objectives in the near vicinity. There were three each stiscks" on August 19. the first, three women nurses were wounded, in the second ope doctor was killed and three wounded, and in the third nine Germans lying in bed were wounded. Last night similar attacks. cocarred on bospitala whare the wounded Germans wäre noisy and panic-stricken, but were the British were silent and self-controlled. Mr. Beach Thomae describes how a great English surgeon was visiting hospital," accompanied by American surgeons, when bombing began. The hospital eobced with gutteral German screams. The hospital was plunged into darkness and a fish lamp Terasled a horrible scene. « There was a mass of debris in which three hundred-pound bomba bad meda craters, suggesting that the raider was one of the newest air giants. The first bomb struck s wardfal of Germans, nine of whom were heaped in every atlitude in

horrible and fantastic death. The doctors state that in all their l experience they häre nct witnessed such a horrible scene. Another

THE FAILURE OF THE GOTHAS,

Eight Enemy Ratters Brought Down,

London, August 23,

Our Troops Encounterlag Great Difficulties. Correspondents describe that where the southern Irish, award safered as severely sa the German ward. mentioned yesterday, were cut up, the Bootlish attacked on Angart 22 against the sinister forts of Boekhouse, Barry Farm and Vampire Point, guarding the Bremen Redoubt, south east of 8. Jalion. A little to the north, there are other forts, where the Uletermen fought, and which Midland regimenta are now assaulting, meeting with the same difficulties. The ground is still a more bog, in which

To fact that the last of the Gothaa' efforte has resulted in eight; the tanks are sinking. Tos enemy relied mainly on mechiné guos ekillfully arranged for eaflade barragen. The Midlandere captured enemy seroplanen, raiders and escorters, being brought down, SE ons blockhouse, taking 47 prisonere. Others penetrated the roschine well se the coatinned fine achievements of the Dankirk squadrons, gan barrages as far a Bill 35, while, on the right fi nk, the Scots is giving satisfaction. The ten Gothae which first attacked Rainsgate Bercely assalted Bremen Ridoubt, which apparently is still holding met with a tremendous gan-fire. Soon Goths was hit, the petrol out. The fighting is split up into inextricable groups and there is tank fulling fame. The pilot descended on an even keel. A no doubt that we shall have to pay the price of the most desperate second, just shortly afterwards, was bit, turning to le spectacularly fighting of the war. Colonel, Repington states that the Candians from a great altitude to the seashore. Crowds of bithers watched baye broken six German Dividióse at Lyne,

the bus in brilliant sanabine. They were thrilled by our "Archies" sbooting and by our sitmen's intrepid attack, one, despite the sbelling, diving in and out of the enemy whose formation was entirely broken up. A bomb killed four men taking refuge in a store on the seashore. An aerial torpedo demolished a hospital. building, killing one patient and wounding several. Eght of the Gothas then proceeded, vis Deal, where the "Archies" drove them off, lo Dover, where they dropped six bombs, killing three and injuring several. The damage done was elight. Miny fe ce air. fights were witnessed over the town and seaward. Twenty-four British and Gotha machines were counted over the lile of Thanet and heroic fights, amidst heavy shelling, were witnessed.

The Total Casualties. -

London, August 23. The Press Bureau announces that the total casualties in yester- day's aeroplane raid at Ramsgate and Dover were eleven killed and twenty-six injured.

British Line Agala Advanced.

London, August 23. Field Marshal Sir Donglis Haig reports: We advanced our fine south-west of Lene and repulsed an attack east of Langemarck by machine-gun fire. The easmr raided posts in the neighbourhood of Lombartzyde.

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Another Raid on Zeebrugge.

London, August 32. The Admiralty announces that the Naval Air Service bombed, yesterday morning, Z abragge abipping and batteries, and aleo Ghistellen aerodrome. All the machines returned sifely.

·Three Days' Captures by the French.

Londoo, August 23. A French communique says:-There is great enemy artillery Sing north of the Aisne, notably in the. Braye-Hartebise sector. We have made prisoner at Verdan since Augoet 20, 7.640 including 188 officere, 800 wounded, twenty-four guns of all calibres and over 200 machine guze, while we also destroyed nine guns. The communique again records numerous and heavy serial bombard- "ments of railway stations, aviation grounds, bivaasos and machine. gan convoya behind the enemy's lines.

ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

Enemy Continues to Attack.

London, Aagast 23.

BRITISH SHIPS BOMBARD ZEEBRUGGE

Londos, August 23. According to Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam, Telegraaf saya British ships have bombarded Zeebrugge.

FOOD FOR BELGIUM.

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London, August 25, According to Bentor's correspondent at Washington, the Food À Russian official wireless message states:We retired, ander Control Bard is negotiating to divert: To statoffs consigned to pressure, in the direction of Takkam. The enemy penetrated neutrals, and beld up in Amerios, 1 Bilgiom, where it is urgently trenches at, Zburrah, bat a anaater-attack drove the easmy out. needed. The enemy occupied a height north-west of Jazlorez, bat a counter-attack restored the position. Fighting continues in the direction of Osna. The Riminians repulsed attacks at 8.veis, God the Germane unsuccessfully attacked in the direction of Focesai,

A Deshing Rumanian Counter-Attack.

London, Auguet 23.

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A Romanian communique died, August 11 eisted :-Esemy attacks to the north of the Susists Valley wlightly forced us back, bat most dashing counter-sttecks drove bick the enemy as far su the Busieta Valley and Satnens, south-east of Paccia. We tack 500 prisoners. Violent enemy attacks between Sisaicu and Tirguocna were driven book almost everywhere id disorder. ·

THE TERRIBLE DISASTER AT SALONICA,

London, Auguel 23. Beater's correspondent at Salonion staten that the fire was most awe-inspiring, a mile-wide aveans of flame devouring everything in its cures. The entire business quarter on the whole of the seafront was destroyed, The loss is enormous and the insurance is estimated at from two to three millions sterling. The Allied Military gave the utmost assistance, though the scarcity of water was a tremendous drawback. Each Allied, Army is caring for the destitáre, and the British alone are tending thirty thousand. While the fire was burning three enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs.

TAXING U.5, MILLIONAIRES.

London, August 23, According to Renter's "correspondeat at Washington, the Senate has adopted an amendment to the War Tax Bill greatly indressing sortazes on incomes of over £100,000 a year. If it becomes fsw sha Incomes of leading millionaires will be taxed sixty estan per vent.,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

GERMANY And the PAPAL NOTE.

London, Aug 23.

·Continuing his statement before the ingin committee of the Reichstag Dr. Michaelis denied that the Pupe's pro- posal was inspired by the Central Powers and declared thai- it was the spontaneous decision of the bead of the Catholic. Church. The Chancellor, though susuming no atlitude of reserve with regard to details, asserted that the nate" cor responded with the position of the German policy taken up since December 12 last, that Germany sympathetically regarded every attempt to inspire peace thoughts among the peoplos. Germany particularly greeted the Pope's action which, the Pontiff has endeavoured to base on impartiality and justice. Regarding the answer to the nole Germany was communicating with her allies." Negotiations were not yet completed and he would discuss the subject further when the answer was ready...

RUSSIA TO REspect her trEATIES.

Petrograd, Aug, 23.

M. Kerensky in a statement to the Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates organ says that the Provisional Govern- ment considers the adhesion to treaties conciédéd with Great Britain and France a question of conscienco and honour. In view of the Government's attitude to the Stockholm Conference the latter's decision cannot modify its policy so far as it concerns the aforesaid treaties. The Conference is a party and not a Government finir, but at the same time the Government aims at facilitating the holding of the Conference with the Socialist-perties' par ticipation

South Coast Tawas Bombed..

London, Aug. 22. According to a British official announcement. this morn ing's raidors dropped bombs over Dover, Margate and Ramsgate Eleven were killed and thirteen injured at Dover and Ramsgate. A number of houses and a hospital were damaged. One enemy pilot was rescued alightly in- jured.

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One, or at the most two, of the airship which were raiding the Yorkshire coast last night ventured overland. Twelve bigh explosive and thirteen incendiary bombs were dropped on three villages near the coast wrecking a chapel and damaging several houses, One person was injured.

Raiders Brought Down.

London, Aug. - £3. Three machines from Dunkirk indecisively engaged twelve Gothas 35 miles northward of Nieuport, and chased them to 'Zeebrugge. Another petrol of ten machines" ca- gaged 25 of the enemy while the escorting scouts awaiting the raider from England drove down at least five complete- ly out of instrol. Accurate counting is impossible owing to the close fighting. All of our machines returned.

The Admiralty announces that Naval aeroplanes attack. ed ten Gothas in the vicinity of Ramsgate at a height of 11,000 feet and shot down one in addition to the two already reported. They chased. the remainder, oversea. One of our pilots fired 300 rounds of ammunition at one enemy machine in which both gunners appeared to be killed as they did' not return the fire even at twenty yards."

***Fortified Towns."

London, Aug. 23, A Gernian wireless official message states:-Our aviators successfully bombed fortified towns ΟΣΙ the English coast,

THE RUSSIAN FRONT,

London, Aug. 22.

A wireless Russian official message states: The.Ger- mans took up the offensive at Inkkum xad drove back our cavalry advance posts. There is vigorous German artillery tre in the Dvinsk and Brody regions. The enemy attacked. south westward of the town of Sereth and occupied a forti. fied height. The fighting coutinus in the direction of Okna with varying success.

ALLIED SHIPPING. RETURNS,

London, Aug. 29

For the week ending Aug. 19 the Italian armvals were 493 and the sailings 457. Two steamers and three sailing ressels were sunk while two steamers and a sailing vessel were damaged, but reached port. Two steamers were unsue- cessfully attacked.

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The French arrivals for the week ending Aug, 10 were 1,043 and the departures 1,012. Five vessels of 1,600 ton and four under were sank while three were unsuccessfully attacked.

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| NO SEPARATE PEACE.

*** Head of Russian Mission

Denounces Rumours,

Mr. William A. Prendergast, Controller, of New York, and Mr. George W. Wickeruhem, ez At- torney General of the United Stater: addressed Boris A. Bikh motieff, Russian Ambiandor to the United Statee, and ineinbau of the American-Russian Chan- ber at a luncheon at the Hotel Biltmors, New York, reosntly. The Chamber entertained Ambas- eador Bathmeticff and the members of the Ruwian Mimian now touring the United States, and in the absence. of the Mayor who began his vacation to-day, Mr. Prendergast officially represented the city:

The Ambasadorin・ his address, said, in answer to reports that Bussin intended to make a separate peses, that Kerensky had dashed soross the fold of battle in Galicia leading the army of Russian democrats against Gor man autocracy, and that there could be batons outcome-victory of mankind over tyranny,

"This in the world's greatent struggle" mid Mr. Bakhmstjeff. "The history of mankind does not record a struggle so deep and vast with each loss of ́, lif, and with auch widespread devastation. It |is the greatest conteer in the his- [tory of the world between two modes of thought. On one side are liberty, democrsos, common prosperity, and equality of op- Forlanity, On the other aru militant antocracy, tyranny, and oppression. There can be but one outcome, & victory for mankind as against the tyrants over man- kind."

It is great thing to live in 860 these days. Who would not

Mr. Hayden B. Harris, vide= president of the Ohamber, in- troduced the Controller. The Intter started off wish a reference to the Mayor, Mr. Mitchel, which araked applause. The Controller spoke in part as follows: wolading exempted members, The grace and tact with which muet attend this parade.

Mr. Mitchel discharged the Wednesday, 29th instant.-Nil duty of his offics in welcoming Thursday, 30th instant.friends from abroad, together Recruits on the Cricket Ground with ble sloquence, accurately at 515 p.m. ander Instructor and faithfully express the warmth Sergt. Orberry, Dress: Drill and cordiality of the people of Order. Mounted Section at Polo the city. On daty from the morning of Ground at 5.30 p.m. Dreen: Sunday, the 28th August, to the Drill O-der. Signalling morning of Bandey, the 2nd ion The following will make the sacrifices, almost im September, "A" Coy, H.K V.B.

attend Volunteer Headquarters mesenrable, in each doing some Orderly Officer, Lieut E. Evans 5.30 p.m. Dress: Clean thing to solve the problema Fatigue: For Heliograph In-lagitating the civilized world to- struction: Loe. Opis. "Goldsmith day? and Mayor, Ptoe. Higginbotham We were a country sitting and Cosaart. For Flag Drill {afar.

terrible ff from the Monday, 27th instant.-Ba Pres. Mattingley, Wilson and problems of the world antil. craits on the Cricket Ground Gompertz Remainder will parade these visitations from abroad, 6.15 pm nader Instructor Sergt. at Happy Valley for Station Work and especially from Rossin, Ozberry. Dress: Drill Order ander Los, Sergt. Crawford. Fall served to give a close impres Machine Gas Scation at Welling in at Monument 530 p.m. Drees: sion of those problems. We tön Berraoke at 5 16 pm. Dreen: Cleen Fatigue.

[rej ice that you are here, not only O esa Fatigue. Mounted 8.otion

Friday, 31st insient.—" A” and for yourselves and your people, t-Polo Ground at 5:30 p.m.3" Coys and Beraite on the but as an inspiration to the Dress: Drill Order. 8gal rasd outside the Orderly Room at people of America to battle harder. ling Section: The following 6.15 pm. Kowloon Duck 8 ction to the glory of democracy #78y will attend Volunteer Hada Kowloon Docks at 515 p.m. where. The two grest events of artere at 6.30pm. Dress: Clean for Tesis of Elementary Training, 1917-events that will stand out Fatigue For Heliograph In Masketry. Dress: Drill Oider ex-in a'l history-worn the Rumian straction: Los. Cple. Gldsmith cept Kowloon D ck&ction which revolution and Amerios's entry and Mayer, Pies. Bigginbotham may parade in plain clothes into the world war. Buth mara and Corsatt. For Flag Dill: Pe. Every man, including (zempled inevitabla."! Mattingley, Wilson and Gomperts, Remainder will parade at Happy Valley for Station. Work onder Lee. Sergt. Crawford. Fall in at Monument 5.30 p.m. Drese: Olean Fatigue.

members, must attend this parade. Mr. Prendergast said that Saturday, 1st September-Nil. Americs looked forward to matast commercial prosperity with Ravin after the war, and closed with at declaration that all liberty and prosperity that might come to Russia would cases the United Staten to rejos, venta de

|_ Strength, No. 641 Pie. B. G. Herbert is permitted to resign on joining the Hongking Police Reserve.

No. 647 Pie. W. J, Hodge in permitted to resign on leaving the Colony.

Notice.

Tuesday, 28:b instant." A and B Cays. Rcruits and Machine Gun Section on the rosd outside the Orderly Room at 5.15 p.m. Kowloon Dock Section

Men warned for guard are at Kowloon Docks at 5.15 p.m. for Toate of Elementary Training, strictly forbidden to send sub Kusketry, Dress: Drill Order ex-titates without permission of the cept Kowloon Dock Section which Officer Commanding, which will may parade in plais clothes. be granted only in cases of Officers and N 0.0, will continue sickness, Applications for exemp cond noting the taats-Isid down inition sccompanied by medical Pacas, 297-299 Chap. IV. Masketry sertificate must be sent to the Regulations Part 1, 1909, (Reprint Adjutant by noon of the previous 1914). Copies of paras, referred today,

Mr. Wickersham's, add ere Ins viewed the Russian airnggis for freedom, and, prophesied wonderful ers of Russian litera ture, map, art, and science.

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