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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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THE ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE, d

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1917.

-The French Successes,”

London, October 9. Beuter's special correspondant with the French in Flanders ways: The French under General Antoine attacked at 6 in the morning in the direction of Mangelaere and the forest of Houthulst, crossing the marshy Steinbeck determinedly and ploughing their way through the rain sodden morass, driving out the Germans as they advanced and reaching the first line of their objectives in a little over two hours By & they had taken Gambetta Farm, south of Mangelsere, and on the extreme left the "village of Dracidank. Three hundred prisoners, two guns and four machine guns were captured during the first hour's attack. By 11 Mangelaere was captured and passed by the French. The French are now within a thousand yards of Houthulst Forest, on the right, where they are advancing in touch with the British and on the left where they are advancing along the Corverbeck The Germans in the forest must already be most ancomfortable as the forest lies low and after three days' downpour the dugouts must be flooded. The British from the "positions already held last night overlook the rear of the forest roads from the east. The French are enclosing on the west, while an enormous number of guns are in a position to bear on it. This vast tangle of trees, wire and dugouts is 24 miles north and south and 31 miles esat and weat from the principal German artillery centre on this front. Already the Bosches bave been alarmed enough to withdraw a proportion of the artillery, especially the heavy guns. However there are still enough batteries in the forest to make a very serious, obstacle. The enemy will doubtless offer a formidable resistance before abandoning a position of such importance on which they have spent much labour.

To-day's splendid results were obtained in the face of most disheartening conditions. Preparation for the attack..... were made in three days of atrocious weather, the country swimming with water. The discomfort of the men who had to spend the night before the attack crouching in flooded sball holes, soaked to the skin and in bitter wind are in describable. In is hard to imagine a landscape more dead- late. Fortunately the German artillery reaction was less than was expected and was obviously ill guided. In the morning the French aeroplanes did good work but in the afternoon persistent rain made observation impossible. General Antoine exploited the pecularities of the ground to the nimost. It is notable that the German system of echelonment in depth again failed.

Germans Withdrawing Guns.

Labdun, October 3.

Beuter's special correspondent on the French Front in Flanders says that the French are within a thousand yards of Houthout Forest from which the Germans are with drawing their heaviest guns.

A French communque states-Our attack launched this morning developed bruliantly: Uur troops after cross- ing the marshy brook of Broembeck curried with admirable dash, on a trout of' %,500 metres, the enemy's defences despite the difficulwes of the ground and the bad weather. We captured the villages of Saint Jean, Mangelaere and Veldboek and numerous farms organised as blockheaLECE The advance, which was of an average depth of two kilo- metres, brought us to the southern fringe of Houthuist Wood The air service despite the gale co-operated actively in the attack, firing their macune gans at low altitude on enemy infantry and maintaining touch with other arms. The number of prisoner, hitherto counted in 300 of whom swelve are ulicers. There is artillery activity on the Aisne

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THE PRICE OF MEAT.

London, October 10.

Lord Bbondds, replying to an agricultural deputation, dealt with the complaint that the fixed prices of meat. were not remunerative to the farmer. He referred to the danger of a world famine of meat in 1918 and said that if Bir R. H. Yapp's appeal for voluntary economy failed, ho would without hesitation compulsorily ration the country- He agreed to postpone the lowest maximum price for calle but rofused further concessions. The aɛtion was entitled to. ask for sacrifices. by all classes, including farmers.

CHANGE IN ALDERSHOT COMMAND.

London, October 5.

LL-General Sir Archibald Murray is succeeding General Sir Archibald Hunter in the Aldershot command. General Hunter is taking up an important position in the War Offcé. He has issued a farewell order which states that Lord Kitchener on August 22, 1914 ordered him to proceed to Aldershot to tram the new armies. Without wasting än hour he started and was at the training centre on Aug. 23 He pays a tribute to, the officers and men who worked under kini und eulogises the steady discipline and good behaviour of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the new armice trained - at Aldershot. The one regret be will carry to the grave is that he is not privileged to fight with the men he helped to traini

AMERICA'S WAR EFFORT.

Harrisburg October 9.

Mr. Baker, Secretary for War, in a spcoch said that before long America's lighting anoleas would aggregate

than 1,300,000. The nation had diverted its industries

more to war purposes so effectively that when our army takes ita place abroad we shall be arin ed as well as any and better than most

PORTUGAL'S PRESIDENT,

Madrid, October 9, The Portuguese President arriven to day. King Alfonso meets him at the station.

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MADAME TURMEL ARRESTED.

Paris, October 10."

Madame Tazmel has been arrested,

· SERVICE PAY."

London, October 10,

A Joint Commition of the Trade Unions, and of the Members Parliament, has urged Mr. Lloyd George tely to increase the pay of soldiers and sailors, by 100 will increases in other maks below officers. Mr. Lloyd George painted out that what had already boon dope had cost between £50,000,000 and £60,000,000... "TLA Premier that ha sympathized, with the objects of the would refer the matter back to Bir Edward Darson's Cabinet Committae.

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HARBOUR SWIM.

| Finch's Third Win in Succéssion.

IRELAND AND THE EMPIRE.

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Well described as “The Blus! Biband of Hongkong SwimSubscriptions ming", the Harbour Race excited.

a great deal of interest last even- Anonymous ing, the first place once again Bay. Pere L. Robert |going to J. C. Finch, who hasB. A. Nicholson -

Mrs Joseph Gould now won the event for three yes, W. J. Tatober in succession. Originally started by our evening contemporary Mr. E, Irving eleven years ago, the race has been an annual event of import- enos, except for the opening yeaTR

of the war, when it was deemed

Writing in the Observer,

From the Englishman's point

history are very much in point, NORTH CHINA FLOODS. |In 1782: Grattan, nobinvéd köön? sitation for Ireland, which was |îndependent în all but name; but | the patient work of Grattan's life time was recklessly tbrown sway sixteen years later, and Pitt oame to the conclusion-wrongly, I | think, but not unjustifiably—that

The Breaches in the Yellow River.

Peking, Oct. 4.--The Ministry

Irishmen in the masse could not of the Interior reports that new... be trusted. The Sinn Feiners of breaches, measuring 1,200 ft, and

the day began a rebellion of fero. 600 th, have occurred in the

of view the real Irish difficulty in cions intensity which was put Tellow Hiver bend near Fan-

ferocious rigour, chuang, in Ohihli province.co the hot that no one in public life down with

and which eventuated in the Heiung Hai-ling, who has been- in Ireland, whether in the north Union. Grattan, broken-hearted specially charged with the care of" or the south, says exactly what $4.290 he means or means exactly what and despairing, protested that the flood relief work, has reported be eaye, I do not suggest that England was adopting the wrong to the Cabinet that not less than

$5,000,000 will be required for... bat of what avail, were, GOUTES; Irish, any more than other politi his eloquent words in the face of this purpose.

the treasonable note of his country. Peking, Oct. 4-Japanses Con-

COAL SHORTAGE IN AUSTRIA.

| advisable to suspend it. · Sivos its re-commencement it hen always sttracted a good number of entries and this year no lens than ten competitors started and finished this being an advance oD lat year, when only five men competed, though the number of Minister saya" It has Become paper entries was larger.

Vital Question.

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masy circumstances which make men? Similarly in the fortion, sular reports from Tainaufn state it impossible or inexpedient for when O'Connell's repeal move that the southern bank of the them to speak their mind falls ment was making good progress, Yellow River broke on the 27th of the Young Irelanders arose in

1st month near Fan-chuang and and freely. At 8 public meeting in Liverpool a few yeare their day and again wrecked the Taition, the water flowing to

Feare, wards Hotschsion. The patient work of many years, « ago Bir Edward Garson

broke down in his speech and Having succeeded in their sp authorities have been doing their abed tear, and his astonished pointed task of destroying not moet to repair the breaches bat audience swore by their gode that England, but the constitutional have not been successful up to the those tears called for the prompt efforts of their countrymen they present. The northern bank of Rasel, Switzerland, August 28- and effective intervention of the disappear from history and from the Yellow River being a high the Prays. There were a number Herr von Ramson, the Austrian British people. A few years later, little green-bound volumes, fall silted to the level of the surround. memory, except when certain dyke while the Grand Osual has of launches and motor busts out, Minister of Public Works, startled in the House of Commope, Mr. some of these being gaily de- the Austrisa Chamber of De-John Dillon made the flesh of his of beautifully expressed hymns 108 country, there in no fear of corated with flags. The official paties yesterday by giving it listeners creep by describing the of hate, are taken down from the the Tellow River flowing into launch was also crowded. When as his official opinion that Sinn Fein rebellion as a clean shelves whenever the work of Chibli. The reports in the news- papere that the Yellow River haa coal shortage

the wrecker is again afoot... the competing swimmers arrived the

bed fight and the rebels who had at Kowloon, it was seen that the become a vital question for fallen as heroes, and the Parlia But the problem cannot be broken its northern bank may be a misrepresentation of the abors tide was nearly at the flood and Anatain-Baugary, according to mentarians heard him, solved by grumbling merely st that in the matter of current they Vienna advices to-day." The thought for one wild moment that the fiery spirit of the Irish. That Although the Yellow River in would not hareta be very mindful situation, dealsred the Minister, he was about to take the field of spirit is there, engendered through higher than in ordinary years by If anything, there was a slight was one which must be faced with battle himself. But he did not, seven centuries of striving after 16 feet, its waters have been movement from weet to east, bus out optimism and with the utmost and he had no intention of doing unrealised and unrealisable

going down three to four inches what was of more concern was seriousness.

20. Bis warlike words, however, ideals; and it must remain daring the past few days and | that there was a fair wind blow. In an effort to remedy matters, and Sir Edward Carson's tears danger to Ireland instead of an

therefore, unless there is another ing bead on, making the water continued the Minister, 12,600 doubtleen had the effect that was asset to the Empire so long as heavy downfall of rain, there is choppy and effecting the time. minera have been brought back intended.

succeeding generations of clever

no fear of farther Hooda,N. O. The competitors who entered the to the mines from the front, All through the Irish on young men have nothing to do in Daily News. water on the word of Mr. D. K. but ... during Angust the troversy runs the same vein of their own country but, as civil Blair, who acted as starter, werd authorities had been unable make-believe. Mr. Bedmond is servants, serve the Government J. C. Firch, A. V. Barros, G. A.V. to effect an inoresse in attacked by the extremists on that they do not understand, or Hall, C. Chos, Lance. Corp. production because of the ander account of his "weskross," ben national school teachers 611 DAMAGED MAIL ARRIVES, Jackson, J. Adams, 8. A. Marcel, nourishment of the workers, and in reality it is his honesty and the younger generation with their R. Lee, Bomdr. Watson and Car their consequent inability to work hia loyalty to the Empire that is own visions. poral White. It will be seen that hard or put in long hoara. The the cause of offence, Lord Hard. Bat by should not the eager an absentee was J. Johnston, who failure of the men to achieve inge is fierosly attacked for spirit of Irishmen be harnessed finished second last year and who the desired result was due, not to reporting that the younger mem-and utilised in the service of the has been unable to indulge in bad faith, but to impotens, he bers of the Roman Catholic clergy State and of the world? It is an wimming this year, owing to pointed oat, and they must be were to some extent responsible axiom now of industrial effort doctor's orders.

accorded extra rations, even at for the Sinn Fein actbreak that in the process of manufacture the expense of other classss of although everyone in Ireland nothing should-nothing need be the population.

knew what be said was true. The wasted. All the elements of the

"The mail dispatched from Irish Party wsa till recently raw material must be used up. London vis Siberis to Hongkong attacked by the Ulstermen se The principle is equally applic on August 23, was received to-day being the party of disorder and able to social and political effort, badly damaged by water. This disloyalty, when in reality it was In the carrying on of the Em was caused by the sinking of the the constitutional policy and pire there is assuredly a place förry-bost by which the mail was methods of that party that were for

intellectual and being conveyed from Paken. ŠZE feared and disliked. The Sian moral quality of the race of Nanking. Feiners rose in arms to establish which it is composed. The In connection with the above, republic in Ireland because (se spirit of the Irish-in a diluted the following from the 2. 0. one of their speakers said at

form, the cynic will say has done Daily News is of interest.c public meeting) the Government splendid service to the Empire; Nanking, Oot 4,--Mails-hava had not etablished enough am but, dilated or andilated, it is been recovered from the eduken munition factories and other war capable of doing infinitely more. Tientsin-Pakou · Railways ferry- work in Dublin {

It has been said that the worst bost Peihung, to the extant of were in a bunch but Chos and for a prize presented by the

thing about Irsland is that there 200 bags and over 3410 covára for Barros were on the west and east Ching Mail, this being continued de with a race for whose destiny are too many Irishmen there. Sasnghai and points of the Bitirag extremes respectively. For until 1913. When the war broke be has made himself responsible, The statement, spact from its hai-Nanking Kailway. Only-95 long way over, Barros was apout most of the men went under which intermingles politics and flippanos, is zot without a certain bags have been recovered for parently second, but it

The Tientsid Patoa was arms and the race had to be pretence so recklessly? Thirty meaning. The real trouble, how-Tientsin. difficult to tell who would profit withdrawn, to be revived in years ago a great Englishman ever, is that there are eo few Railway will again open for most by the positions they were 1915, since when the win-said: "Give them twenty years Irishmen gizing to the other parts through traffic to-morrow. occupying, Maintaining a steady ner had been Mr. Finch, of firm government"; and an of the Empire the benefit of their and rowerfal stroke, Finch led this making his third encoonsite equally great Englishman said:entbacles, their fire, and their the way home in a style that win (applause). The race might Give them Home Rule." Ire- thoroughness. Charles Garan exoited the admiration of the be called the Blue Riband of land has not yet got Home Rule, Daffy, after a stormy career at onlookers and there was quite swimming in Hongkong. No men and it has had a sort of firm home, goes to Australia and a barat of applause when be unless he had tried to swim the government. Quite recently becomes Prims. Minister. tooched the Prays Wall first harbour knew the bardsbip and new formals has been proposed: A brave Irishman kills-half s Fin the good time of 25 the energy and training required"Give them whatever they agree company of Germans, and

mip. 38eece. The record time to socomplish it. In addition to apon themselves."

The raos soon became a single msn affair sg to who should finish firet. Finoh made a bee After the Ministerial speech line for the V. R. C. for some dis bad, been delivered, the economic tance and was keeping a very fine committee of the Chamber intro course; the others spreading out dooed a bill creating a Govern both east and west of him, were meat monopoly of cost, and an gradually left behind. When thorising the Government to about half way over, Finch made forbid the beating of all places of towards the weet a trifle too mach amusement except theatre sud and was slower in covering museums, and to cloés luxurious the distance in consequence, al- hotels. thongh, when taking into con sideration all the circumstances, he chose his course with understand-

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The Post Office issues the following notification****

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LEAGUE CRICKET.

Civil Service v. R. G. A.

The following will represent for the swim is 22min, 26seca. winning the first prize Mr. Finch The main bar in the way of an gube; and the British people fall and Finch's time last year was had obtained the prize of $100 in agreement in Ireland is the un-down and worship him. A few the Civil Service Club on their 23min. 2460ce, Chos, who had War Bonde presented by Mr. C. fortunate fact that neither side hundred mad Irishmen ran amok ground at 2 p.m., on Saturday next!-Hop, C. Bersen, O! Mr G., kept to the west, came into the Edgenmbe. In connection with understands the other's point of in Dublin on an Easter Monday (Captain, E. W. Hamilton, R. O. view of those on the Fraya a good this he would like to mention the view. The santh regarde the north and cause the destruction of the Witchell, D. M. Goodall, w. way ahead of Barros, a was amateur status of the winner, as having lost its wool in the finest parts of the city, and Great Wood, T. McCormick, EE. 0. was closely followed by Lee and This could not be regarded in the pursuit of material prosperity, Britain stands sghest with borror Bird; B. W Bradbury, W. E. White, Without making & great same light se in pre-war days, and mingled with that belief in But the spirit that animate Dixon, W. H. Einunds and P. T. deal of exertion, Chos finished In those days it was impossible perhape a soupeon of jealousy O'Leary to heroism is the very Lamble. Reserves, O. Bars and

which carries second in 27cain. 42sece,, Lies was to swim against soldiers for the that it has been deprived of the same as that.

F. Lang: umpire, W.EL Woolley, third with 28min. 58secs. Barros reason that they received money opportunity of losing its soul in 'Donagh to his doom. In a was fourth with 29min. £lseos, prizes from their regiment, the same way; whilst the Parliament of hard-headed, prac-scorer, W. Fincher... and Corp: White was fifth with | which was looked upon a north regard the south as a tical Englishmen, just when a 29min. 4486ca. All the other making tham professionals, race of people hopelessly irremed-world-war is about to begin, it i■ competitors finished but the However during war time, se the inbly, and eternally "agin the the speech of an Irishman that" THE COUNCIL MEETING. difference in their times was suck Amateur Swimming Association Government." They think that brings about s wave of enthumsan that they were not recorded. would inform them, the rules dia amongst the Irishry-to hark and caring the country OTBT # The presentation of prises took not apply. In Mr. Finch receiv- to an old Elizabethan phrase- very difficulf and depressing time.

The Legislative Counqii maste pisos in the V. E. O. later, this ing the War Bonds he still re- the critical and destructive facul- It is the same fiery eloqueone that, Deremony being performed by mained an sasteur. After ty is too highly developed, that wrongly applied and used in a ing in sitting a wo go to prom Mrs. Wilson. The winner beesme thanking Mr. H. C. Witchell for Ireland (apart from North-East mad Parliamentary election, gives At it, Bis Exomllency the Governor entitled to hold the cap presented the work he had done he called Uister) is yet in the state in temporary success to an in- delivered his. Budget speech, and by the China Mail when the race on Mrs. Wilson to present the which Italy was at the time of the possible palioy and a mad the Bill aiming at the aboli was inaugurated and in addition prizes, and this pleasant daty Guelphs and the Ghibellinee, and propagands, and planges all tion of the shit system waa to this was presented with bande performed, the lady was given that there is no hope for the thoughtful Irishman into the leo discussed that al

A report of the proceedings in the Strale Bettemente per ihres hearty cheers.

country. The question for British depths of despair. pentWar Loan to the value of

In spite of the dark clouds will appear in an Extra In addition to the prizes for the statesmen is this: Le Ireland to $100, these being presented by harbour swim the Water Polo be regarded for all time as the around, however, the fatore not without hopein Mr. O. Edgeumbe, who also gave Shield, won during competitions Peter Pan of the natione the boy is silver cup to the second place in 1916, was also presented, this that will not grow up? Or is in Ireland. The bringing together has now the destinier of the man. The V. B. O, presented a being handed to Mr. Finch, who that Ireland, has not yet been of a hundred Irishmen from Empire to his hands. third prine and Mr. W. Logan osptained the winning team. given the opportunity to grow the four provinces to discuss the people of Ireland are alre gave a silver oigareite case to the The sterior of the day's up?.

possibility of a settlement of an brea firet Service man to finish, the rTROS WEE Mr. D. K. Blair, With the map of Irish history age-long quarrel is sa sódiové- He recipient being Corp: Whils.

the judges Mr. Paroy Smith and spread out before, one's mind's ment in itself which no one would be is introducing Mr. Wilson, W. Logan, and the timekeepers eye there is no doubt that much have thought possible but the Logan stated that the Mosers: A. E. Alves. A MoKirdy, can be said the the view of the grest man sick child harbour raon, was started in 1906 B, C, Witchell and D, K. Blair,

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