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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1917.

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WHY GERMANY ATTACKS,

An Interesting American Comment.

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Oslober, when the fighting nauslly begin to slow down be fare the advance of Winter, seea nearly all the fronta barat simul. tapeonly into fime, Bees. the widest ring of fire of the year, says the New York Times. What wassporadic in Flanders through.

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most of" 1917 becomes c'asisat; in France the greatest advance of 1917 begins, and at the same time the Germans carry on their campaign in Russia rád make their desperate esésult in Austris. This has been a year of disjointed fighting, and now Bà it is closing the fighting end- denly links op sad blazes farth on & ecale unprecedented since the Ruslan revolution threw the war into chacs. Qoly in Mac- edonia and Mesopotamia is there to great opelsaght.

is evident that the French and British meto to keep on fgbting in the Winter this time. This advance of Petsin's is the fiercest attack yet made, and don not rest with the stainment of the penalshort distance objective. The German line is shaking, and there is no chance to stiffen it in the west. There is no salvation there. The only bope is to heat down or frighten c one of the slica f France and Britain if that could be done, then the massing of all the German forces, on the west might avail to bring to a halt this otherwise irresistible advance.

To this end all Germany's real +fórta have been directed for months. Her peace fares have one of them been in. tended to bring about a peace of compromise, only to create s backfire in enemy countries by increasing the number of the weak-kneed and diss ffoted. The peace manoeuvrES WBIO STOŁY ODG of them military moves, and the Lenines and Hillquits in the different countries were the military, not the c'v'e, hope of Germany.

And now the time has come when, according to Germany's belief, she has created enough of: a backfire in two of the allied countries to warrant an attack, So she attacks, almost simultan sously, Rassis and Italy, Italy 18 abort of food; "ber present need, and a crying one, is for no leas than 3 000,000 tons of wheat, and she is short of cɔal: She has just -bēgun-in” earnest to ration ber people. Germany has worked up these various elements of dis content until now abe feels that a single defest of the Italian arme | would bring the smoulder to a flame. She attacks socordingly, And immediately the Boselli Ministry falls,

Russia she also attacks baving carefully oslonlated the time when her inroads on the pacifist! sentiment there would be great enough to seeare ber of assistance from within. The fact, perhaps, pacifist but not get corropted into treason, fights well; the army does what Germany expected of i. It is a shocking story of pacifiem and socialism ran mad, rao into the betrayal of brave comrades into the enemy's hands. It was on such thing that Germany counted when she made her long' parade of pretended peace ‹ffers, and in Rareis the counted securately. Here in the United States, in England, sad in France she conated without the host, And Italy? There is every reason to believe that the host was missing there, too, and that the count is wrong; but it was on the belief that the reckoning was correct that Germany made her attack on the Isonzo..

Chidese Administrative Changes.

In order to devote all his time to the Cabinet, General Wang Shib-cken, the Acting Premier, will reigo from the post of Minister of War. General Tasa Chi kwel, the Commander-in- Chief of the Precautionary Troope of the Metropolitan Area, will be appointed hia auocessor. A mandate to this effect will be janned very abortly, saya the Peking Daily News of Decom- bor Ta

NOTICES.

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WEATHER REPORT.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

VICTORIA December 171 12h." 15m.—No returna

of the Expeditionary Faroma), and so from Japan and Indo-China. The anticy Abywinia, Bardad, Erishres, French clone continues to weskon, and Right to Small Cossis Italian Sumatland. Fortu- modernto decreases of pressure hava gnade Raat Allion, Zanzičar and Houred at the majority of stationn | have been suspended.

reporting

On and after the 1st October, 1917, the rate of postage an letters from Hongkong to Fatahan. Chan Chuen, and Whampoa will be 4 cents for each ounce or fraction

thereof.

Corespondence addrowed to examy subjects in China, Siam, Siberia and Portugue East Africa, Parga and Mor- occo cannot be transmitted.

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bul- garia and the Ottoman Empire are suspended:

Moderate to freak monsoon will prevail along the China Ceart, and over the N. Chips Sea.

anding as 10 am to-day. 0.00 inch.

Hongkong Hainfall for the 24-hours

Total sinos January let 8L43 inchm | against an average of 81.58 Inches.

FORFJAST FOR THE 1 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Distriat

Forecast:

THE

winde

(Bongloba tu Gey Rock - moderate

1 to fresh: Ifalz

Uninsured parcels for the United 1 Farmona Chancel Kingdom will in future be forwarded from. Hongkong in bags and the Publi: are therefore acrised to pack such parcelas very carorally

Lettere franked at the 4 cents rate addressed to Yusanfu and Mengisa and other places in the Province of Tinnan should be superscribed with the words. "For delivery by the Chinese Post Offca."

Parcela for Greece cannot be accepted for transmission unlos accompanied by a special permit issued by the British Minister at Athion.

N. winds, fresh,

douth coast of China be- The_==== tween H.K. and Lamooks } as No. 1. i Bouth sourt of China be-) The time tween H.K. and Hainan... No. 1

China Coast Meteorological Bagister.

Scation."

December 17, a.m.

Hour.

Harometer.

Tompsentura.

Humidity,

V'ostock Nemuro

Ga 29.8% 11

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Arrangements have been made for the Hakodate transmision of parcela te】 the United | Camio Kingdom via Canida.

Kochi

The rates of postage are as follows:- Kagiza Ushima. Parcel not over 3lba... ·90 cents

Do. Do.

Ishi'jims

Kabs

Tibe. ilibe... 2.70

$1.80 --

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Bunia la

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Whalwe da 30.21 29 88 D No lacurance can be effected on parcels Hankow sect by this route.

IMPORT PROHIBITIONS.

Wanther.

Force.

EAS 31

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Ichang

Kiukiang

Shanghai

Changaha

30.24. 39 90 nne

1 b

Gutsi

30.20 44

20

30.06 54

2 b

30.09 56

88 w

34C5 50 98 1:40

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30 01 33

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30.00 59

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4 of

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1200

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30.02 63

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Sharp P. The public are informed; that the un-Amoy dermeationed articles are

prohibited Swałow from importation into the United King Taiboku 5

Taichu dom, either by letter post or by parcel Tainaa

Koshur Gold manufactured or damanufactured Pdores including gold coin and articles popsiating Cantón partly of or containing gold: All manu-Hens Eactures of Suver other than silver

Book Gay watches and silver watch cases: Jewel Vacso lery of any description.

6 2005 56 87 3.04 59 80 30.02

60 3.01 57 83 now lo

Wachow Letters and Parcels containing such Pakhot articles cannot therefore be sccepted for | Holbow tran mission by the Post Ofce.

Phallen Tourang

0.8L J.

629.85 72 95.

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29.78 7 96

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Legeapt

19.75 75 92

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Tacloban

Дада Barigao

29.74 15 96

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4.20 89.39 75

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6.29.74 78 95 sw

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The Parcel Port service to Ader (ax-] Dagupan pect in respect of parcels for military and Manila naval adḍieaunes) has been suspended.

FRENCH PARCEL REGULATIONS.

The Public are informed that the new regulations adopted by the French Customs insist that sendara of paronia addressed to France, Corsica and Algeria must fill in the columns of the regular Customs Declaration particularly and ezetly, emitting none of the headings comprised therein.

It is furthermore absolutely necessary to show in the aforesaid declaration (1) The full name and address of the addressee į (2) A statement as to whether the contents are intended for State supplies or not,

|LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

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Tai Week days. 5.pm. Tai Po.-Week days, 10 a.m.; Sundays, 9.30 1

Cheung Chow-Weeks days, 7.30 am. and 3 p.m.

Shälsokok, Shatin and Sheungabui.- Week days, 4 p.m.

Aberdeen, Autau, Ping Shen, Sai Kung, Santin and Stapley.—Werk days, 4.30 p.zz. Canton, Samishui, and Wuchow.-Week days, 7.30 am, Registration 5 pm; Lat. tors 6 p.m.; Sundays, 5 p.m..

Macao.-Werkdays, 7.15 a m., 1.30 p.m.; Bunday, 9 ..

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C. W. JEFFRIES --Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, Dac. 17, 1917.

THEATRE.

Tuesday, 18th Dec., 1917.

11th & 12th EPISODES of the

GRIP OF EVIL.

Pathe's Gazettes

and Comics.

WEDNESDAY, 19th TRURSDAY, 20th

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THE

MISSES AILEEN & DORIS WOODS Famous Society Entertainers.

Booking at ANDERSON'S.

The Public are informed that the Pit will not be avalible on either of these two nights, as it has been taken over for the Soldiers and. Sailors.

RESERVED STALLS $2.00 D.C. $1.00

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. ·

:

Petrograd, December 15 The Bolshevik Telegraph Agency says that RatcE, Nakhit. cheran and Taganrog are in the bands of Revolutionary troops and that Generale Kaledin, Pototsky and their staff have been arrested. General Kaledin saked the Mayor of Bostoff to come to Novolobarkoeh to discuss the suspension of military operations.

Beater's correspondent at Petrogräd says that the accounta from the south are so scrappy, ragne, and contradictory that it is impossible to form a clear idea of the result of General Kaledin'e Cossack rising: The Bolsheviks now siste that Generals Kaledin, Lukomsky, Deniken, and Alexieff and M. Rodzianko, the President of the Dams, are in Navoleberkosh with sixteen thousand infantry The reports regarding the situation at Bostcfare wholly contradictory

THE ALLIES ECONOMIC POWER.

London. December 15.

Mr. Banciman, ex-president of the Board of Trade, speaking st Preston, said that when we made peace with Germany we would have to bring home to her that the Allies controlled the principal zaw materials of the world, America con'd shat of cation, and Germany could obtain only a little from Asia Minor. We could deprive her of three fourths of the hides required for leather purposes and practically all the rabber which was now an 6aebtial part of nearly every manufacture. We are now doing all this by means of the Blockade, which was tightening and becoming może effective month by month, with inevitable results to German etepla industries. Mr. Banoimen declared that it would be part of our policy, as declared by the Americans, to enforce the msintanance of peace by control of raw materiala. He deprecated the use of trade for political ende, bat the maintenaces of peace was worth, every fort. Many accepted Mr. Wilson'e ples for a League of Nations," And they could comfort themselves with the thought that power to enforce each a league's decisions was within economia limits, and

1 Barometer, reduced to 37 degree lay mainly with the Allies.

Fahrhaft on the level of the sex in ipe ches, tenths and hundredths,

2 Temperatura, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.

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3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mots- ture being 100.-

Direction of Wind, to two potata.';

s Foros of wind, according to Beaumont

Scala.

State of Weather, bbme exy, de tached cloud, d drissling rats, 1.fog, gloomy, b nati, i lighming, o overcast, p passing showers, y squaliy, r'rsin, a snow, i thunder, vuiblilty, w deW WOL

METEOROLOGICAL.

amtau and Sanmei-Week days, Hamidity p.m.: Sundays, 5 p.zz.

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Pravion

Day On date Ois date.

Kongmcon.-Wook days. 6 p.m. Except

| Saturdays; Sundays, 5 p.m.

Barometer Temperature

30.00

62

30.04 30.02

59

66

80

89

W.

1

1

0.00

12th 19

Shanchun.-Week days, 10a.m., 4 pm; Wind Direction ESE E

Tor Sundays, 9 mm.

Weather in m B 0

0.00 Bata --

0,00 Highest span ude Temporesaid on the

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P..

Matsc.--Wook dayı, 7.30 am. 1.30pm. Sundays, 30 m; Holidays ›7.30 am. 1.50

Cinton-Wiskdays, 7.30a.m.9.30 p.m Sundays, 930 pm; Holidays, 7.30 am 9,3th p.2.

Tai Pig Tung-Week days, 5 30 p.m.; Sundays. 9.30 pm; Holidays, 9.30 pan.

Shek KL-Wook days, 9.30 pm;"Sua- days, 9.20 p.m.; Holidays, 9.30 p.m.

Kongmoon-Wesk days, 6 pm; Sun- days, & put: Eolidays. 6 p.m.

Lamobuck.Week days, t ́pm: "Ban- days, 6pm; Holidays, &

Kantong-Week days, 5 p.m., Except Saturday: Bundays, 6 pm Holidays, 9p.m.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS."

Taltgrayhis advice from the Ban Frat- c'sco Únics of the China Mail 8.9. Co. alows that she'ez-CHINA-irrived at that për) on Wednesday, December 17,

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HI, Observatory, Dec. 17, 1917,

T. 7. CLAXTON, Director.

TIDE TABLE,

From 17th Dec. to 23rd Dec.

High Water

Hoogkong

Menu Tina.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

London, December 15. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hsig reports➡We regsinsd" a considerable part of the trench which the enemy peneirsted yesterday morning, in the neighbourhood of Palderhook Chateau. Hostile artillery is active to the east of Massines and north-east of Ypres.

Sir Douglas Haig further reports:There has been local fighting to the south-east of Polygon Wood, where before dawn the enemy at- tacked our positions in the neighbourhood of Polderhoek Chates. We repulsed the enemy, except at one point, where he entered a front trench on a front of about three hundred yards. Hostile artillery" was very active in the afternoon set of Ballecourt, and there has been considerable reciprocal artillery firing between the Bestpe Vallay and Garrelle.

AN EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT:

London, December 15. The Albert Gold Medal has been awarded-Bamsa Rзth and the ordinary Albert Silver Medal to Seamen Kaoulton and Abbot, A seaplane, while carrying car exercises, emerged from a cloud st high speed and attack the meat of, a-wireless station the seaplane's engine was wedged in the latticed girders and the body of the seroplane was sticking out at right angles. The pilot fang apon the plane was unconscious 300 feet above ground. The thres sailors climbed up inside the latticed girders in sight minutes. Bath drawled out to the plane and held the pilot, who was grosning and semi-delirioue until Ksoulton and Abbott passed out a rope, by which the pilot was lowered to the ground. The gallantry of the asamen was soosutusted by the fact that the mast was badly damaged. The wind caused the mast and the seroplane to away, threatening a crash to the earth every moment.

THE SILVER MARKET.

London, December 16. – Mesere, Montaga's report states that the fall in the price of Low winters silver is due to a slight slackening in the remand from Shanghai,

Hongkong

whose szobange is firm. Yesterday's official rate of 4/3 is the highest in recent years, and approximates the coint at which silver may be kide profitably shipped from Asa Francisco, bat a United States 14 Government license would be necessary. Pending defimis details of projected parohases by the British and American Govárnments, the market is somewhat inert. The Indian silver holding has Pecrossed by 183 lakus and gold increased by 62.

Printed and

Cade Burnett