THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
EXTRA
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1917.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
TROUBLED RUSSIA.
The Situation Still Obscure.
London, September 14. The situation in Russis is far from clear., M. Kerensky_con- tinues to dismjee and spraint Generale and to deal with Cabinet orises. The cause of the latter, it is said, is chiefly the serions food position. Several Ministers have resigned, some of whom were subsequently prevailed upon to remain. Meanwhile nothing is known of General Korniloff's abereaboute. Geners! Alexeieff has been with General Koratief's Army for two days "arranging terms of surrender." There ia no, definite DW8 of what is going on outside the Patiograd districts, bat the following telegram from General Verkhovsky, the Com- mandant at Moscow, to General Kaledine, the Resdman of the Don Cosses, shows that things are not running smoothly as far as the Closetoks are concerned.- Cossack elements are proceeding in the Don region at the moment. The enemy is pushing towarde Petrograd. I do not know how to interpret this, but if it means that the Cossacks are declaring war on Roseis, I warn you that an aasatherised appearance of Cossack troops in the Moscow district will be regarded as a sigo of revolt.”
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BIG ENEMY ATTACK IN THE WEST.
A Fierce Hand-to-land Combat.
London, September 14.
Reuler's "correspondent at the British Headquartere says that yesterday's elisek north-west of Langemarck was a considerable sffair. Unusually heavy artillery firing warned our troops, so that when the Germans came on they met with such an outburst of rifle and machine-gun fire that they wavered. But so denes were the aseaulting waves that the attack reached close quarters, resulting in a fierce hand-to-hand combat. Our main line stood firm, and the enemy suffered high losses.
The enemy, who is jumpy, evidently wanted to test the efficiency of the defence along the rising ground between St. Jean and Langemarck. The manner in which he is constantly moving bis artillery euggeets uncertainty, and also suggests that the efficiency with which our counter-battery work is carried out with aerial aid is rendering it difficult for the enemy gunners to conceal their positions. The ground in the battle rope continues to be bad, despite the drying. weather. Non-porous clay holes hold the water indefinitely, and the incessant shell bursts in these little lagoons throw up grest fountains which keep the mud liquid,
German Claims.
London, September 14.
A German official wirelees zosage states:We drove out the enemy from a wood in the vector northward of Langemarck and took numerous English prisoners. We penetrated the French lines to the west of Guignicourt, taking prisoners.
GLORIOUS DEEDS OF THE WAR,
London, September 14. Farther most stirring stories of beroam are contained in the Gazette in announcing the award,af eleven neя Victoris Urossea and one bar to the Victoria Cross. Tae récipient of the latter is Captain Noel Ohsvaree, Iste of the Medical Corps, who, though severaly wounded early in the action whilst carrying a wounded soldier to the dressing station, refused to leave his post and for two days not only contioned to perform his dates, but went out repeat edly under heavy "fire to search for and attend to woanded. Althonga practically without food, wora with fatigue and faint 'with his woande, he assisted in carrying in a Dumber of badly wounded men over difficult ground with extraordinary energy, hie extraordinary energy and inspiring example being instrumental in rescuing many wounded who would otherwise undoubtedly have succumbed. This devoted and gallunt officer subsequently died of wounds.
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The following is typical of others: Sergeant Edward Cooper,
of the Rifle Corps, with four men rashed, despite heivy fire, towarda a concrete blockhouse 250 yards away, from which machine-gune were holding up the advance. A battalion on he left was also causing heavy esensities to." his own battalion. He ordered own men to lie down when a hundred yards distant and to fire at the blockhouse, but, fading the machine-gane no silenced, he rashed straight at them and fired uis revolver into un opening in the blockhouse, whereupon the machine-guna ceased fire and the garrison of forty-five, with geven machine-guna, sur rendered. This magnificent sot of courage undoubtedly saved a possibly serious check to the whole advance and also a great num ber of lives,
THE WESTERN FRONT.
British Still Progresstag.
London, September 15. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:We progressed and mado prisoners in the neighbourhood of Winnipeg crossroads to the north-east of St. Julien. The enemy's artillery is active at the Lens sector, and there has been considerable reciprocal artillery firing to the east of Ypres. Despite the weather our seroplanes dropped eighty bomba on the enemy's billets to the east of Lend and used machiną gune on the troops the open and in the trenches. Three of our seroplanes are missing.
Enemy Penetrate French Advanced Line,
Louauu, September 15,
A French communique alstos: On the right bank of the Meuse, after a violent bombardment, the Germans attacked positions recently captured to the North of Cagrieres Wood," penetrating our advanced line on a front of five hundred metres.fighing continues,
THE KING AND OUR MAIMED WARRIORS.
London, September 14.
The Press Barena announces that H. M. the King has issued a message to repatriated soldiers, welcoming them back to the Old Country for whose honour and safety their duty has been nobly done. His Majesty hopes that the happiness of home life among their friends may heal the wounds and obscure the memorium of their suferings.
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POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
Orders issued today by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, D.S.P. (B.) state :-* Discipline.
Under the provisions of Section 5 of the Hongkong Police Reserve Ordinance, 1917, the Honourable Captain Superintendent of Police has deputed the D.S.P. (R.) and the andersigned to exercise the powers of punishment by fine or confinement to barracks conferred upon him by Section 3, sub-asc- tion 2 thereof.
Standing Orders.
Under the provisions of Section 5 of the above named Ordinanos, the Honourable Captain Super- intendent of Police has deputed the D.S.P. (R.) to exercise the power conferred by Beption 4 thereof of issuing much Depart mental Orders as the latter may think fit.
The D.S.P. (R.) hereby issues; · as Departmental Orders all exist ing Regulations and standing Orders of the Force. These will in future be referred to under the title "Departmental Orders".
Reports.
ber 17, all Defaulter Baporta muat
On and from Monday, Septem be sent to thia Office, and not, a hitherto, to the A.B.P. (R), at Victoria Gaol.
Service Board.
Warning Officers are required. to send to this Office, on or before Wednesday, September 19, the following information:--
(a) Namber of Crown Ser- geants and Constables available for Patrol Duty (including those on leave or medical leave dus to expire on or before October 11)
(6) Number doing duty in. each Police District, indicating those detailed for duty by Warn ing Officers of other Companies or Platoons.
CANTON AFFAIRS.
Ocr Canton correspondent writes as follows ander date of September 14 :---
The Tachan and the Governor
of Canton have given instructions to the Ministries of Interior, establish a postal censorship in War and Communications, to Canton. Two delegates have been appointed to take charge in Can- ton and one delegate sach has been sent to Shameni, Kong Moon, Swalow, Hoihow and Pakboi. important person in Canton haa Yaen-hoi, ez-Tashan of Hunan, telegraphically requested Tam
It is learned that a certain
to come to Canton to discuss the question of despatching reinforce mente to Hunan,
Dr. Sun Yat-sen has decided to office in the building of Canton establish the Generalissimaʼs
Cement Works. A battalion of bodygaards has been ordered to
station itself there,
Mr. Tang Shao-yi has not yet accepted the position of Finance Minister in the Milit ary Government. Dr. San in very anxious to persuade him to take the post.
Chang Hoi-yu, the Divisional Commander of Zanusa troops, bas declared that since the Milft ary Government has been establi- bed he can only obey orders from the Generalissimo.
It is reported that General Lak Wing-ting proposes to sens 81,500,000 of internal Military bonde for military expenses in Kwongtong.
Second-Lieut. Flood, News has been received in Shanghai to the effect that 2nd- Lieutenant 8. J. Flood, of the Loyal North Lancastrians, was wounded at Messines Ridge on the 9th June. He is now progressing favourably in s Liverpool Hospital. 2nd-Lieutenant Flood, who is a Shanghai boy, was in the employ of the Standard Oil Company before leaving share about two years ago,
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