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January 17, 1917,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BOMBARDMENT OF YARMOUTH.

London, January 15.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

A Strong Allied Protest.

London, January 16. A message from Petrograd naya that representatives of the Allies and the United Sistes, following a conference, visited M. Lenin and strongly protested against the arrest of the staff of the Ramanisa Lagation, expressing indienstion at the bresob of diplomatic meages and demanding their release. M. Lonia under- took to confer with the Commissioners and oɔmmuniaste the result. An Appeal for Help.

London, January 16.

THE ARREST OF M. CAILLAUX.

His Efforts to Effect Peace.

London, January 16, Rea es correpondent at Paris says that the nowapspera stato that the arrest of M. Caillear followed a telegram from Mr. Lansing communicating cypher telegrama between Coast Luxburg and Cant Braator, revealing that M. Caillaos, when head of the French Mission to Bosco Aires, at the end of 1915, communicated with Wilhelmstrasse through Lexbarg with a view to an early peace with Germany.

Plots to Estrange Ailles.

A Rassion wireless message makes ao appeal to all" and

London January 16. aya that imediata help is recaesary. The Army is perishing from According to Reuter's correspondent at Rime, the newspapers famine, provisioning has ceased, several regiments are hreadless, allege the discovery of docniments proving that Caillaux plotted and horses are fodderless. It calls on every citizen of Rassis to with Almereyds Bolo aud Cavallini and proposed a plan for estrang "do your duty." The appeal directs the Council of Sovieta to doing France and Its from Great Britain. They also sought to obtain everything, even making work compulsory, to susara feeding the certain control of the Government is Fance in order to effect radical armies. It says that attempts by railwaymen and others to capture changes while maintaining the Republican.form. military food will be severaly punished.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

Enemy Attack Broken Up.

BULGARIANS REPEAT ENEMY TACTICS.

London, January 16, Renter's correspondent at the Serbisa Headquarters, telegraph-

London, January 18. ing on January 14, says that the Balgars are anacoessfully attempt A French communique states—Os the right back of the Meuse,ing to repeat the enemy tactics on the Italisa Front, and fraternise an enemy attack at Bois le Chaume, on a front of two bandred and sow dissension among the Serbiana by propaganda from aircraft. metras, was broken op by car artillery. A few of the enemy guined Frequent deserters emphasize the food shortage, high prices and war weariness in Bulgaria. The Austrians recently, offered the a footing in an advanced slement but they were immediately throw Serbiana peace, promising to surrender Bosnia and Herz-govina with an outlet in the Adriatic, thus repeating the offer made by King Constantine in September, 1915, before the big invasion.

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British Airmen" Busy.

London, January 16. Field Marshal Sir D-nglas Esig, in a commanique, etaleg:- There has been the usual artillery firing. Dar seroplanes last night dropped a ton of bomba en Thionville Steelworka, midway. between Luxemburg and Mets, and a farther half-ton on two large railway janesions in the neighbourhood of Mets. There was considerable anti-siroraft fire and searchlight barragsa. All our maobines returned.

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A Quiet Day.

London, January 16, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig saya there is nothing to report.

Germans Admit French Success,

London, January 16.

A German wireless official message states:-The French attacked north of Bidonviller and penetrated the front line trecches."

BRITAIN'S WAR AIMS,

Labour Message to Russian People. '

London, January 16.

The Parliamentary Commi:tes of the Trade Union Congress and the National Executive of the Labour Party, in the course of a meaenge to the Russian people, declare that the British people acospt the principle of no annexstions for the Empire and are ready to apply it, firstly, to the Middle East, although they are of the opinion that the responsibility of the post-war reconstruction of Palestine should be undertaken by a Peace Conference; secondly, to repudiale annexations in tropical Africa and accept the principle of self-determination for, the Empire, including India and other dependencies, although believing that the record of Britain in this respect does not occasion any reproach. In future it will give much more rapid development towards self government, in order to raise the dependencies to the status of dominions.

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MORE GERMAN LIES.

London, January 16.

A Germen wireless official mewage has falsely stated that four Spanish naval officers recently returned to Madrid "owing to the misuse of the Eatente hospital ships, thus seemingly preparing the way for a renewed campaign against hospital ships. The Admiralty bea reosived the following from the Spanish Commissioner aboard the Raws, who disembarked at Gibralter:-"I guarantee that all condicions agreed on were scrupulously observed." It has been absolutely established that the Bows was suck by a torpedo from a German submarine. The attempted refutations merely add to a long list of falsehoods issued by enemy wireless messages in an attempt to excuse their campsign of rapine and marder.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

London, January 18.:

A German wireless mesange states that the Italians were repulsed south of Monte Fontanâsecon.

London, January 15,

An Italian official wireless message states:-We repulsed Counter-attacke in the regions of Monte Asolone and Caposile. The English brought down three seropiszes and the Italians two,

CHINA TEA FOR THE PEOPLE.

London, January 18,

It is understood that the Ministry of Food is taking steps to trace sil the remaining stocks of China ten in the United Kingdam, with a view to ensuring distribution.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE CAMBRAI SET-BACK.

London, January 15.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Boner Law stated that sa result of the enquiry by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the Imperial General Staf.and the War Cabinet the Government considered that the Higher Command was not surprised by the German attack at Cambrai on 20th November and that all proper and adequate dispositions were made to meet it. He emphasised that Sir Douglas Haig had instituted an enquiry before he received the instructions of the War Office and that his report, was examined by the' Committee of the Imperial General Staff, Sir William "Robertson presiding, and that the General Staff's report was examined by the Committee of the War Cabinet and subsequently by the War Cabinet itself. The War Cabinet considered that public discussion on a breakdown which undoubtedly occurred would be most detrimental to the public interests and were satisfied that proper measures bad been taken to deal with similar situations in future. (Cheers).

UNREST IN GERMANY.

Amsterdam, January 15. Whilst the pan-Germans continue the annexiocist cam- paign the following incidents testify to the presence of other currents of opinion in Germany. Four thousand Inde- pendent Social Democrats, who for over a year have not been permitted to hold meetings, attended. a meeting of the Fatherland Party at Jena, and unsaimously passed a resolu- tion in favour of a general peace by understanding. They then stormed the platform and threw out the Fatherlanders A meeting at Frankfort addressed by ex-Colonial Secretary, Dernborg passed a resolution in favour of peace on the basis of the Reichstag resolution of July 19th In connection with the Fatherland Party meeting mentioned on January 9th, 225 disabled soldiers sent Von Tirpitz their iron crosses "as a lasting memorial of the disgraceful act of his sup porters."

SUCCESSES ON ITALIAN FRONT,

London, January 15,

A British Italian official message states: Our aeroplanes during the past week destroyed six of the enemy's and drove down others out of control. The Italians successfully operated yesterday at Mount Asolone, Mounts Pinoscia and Caposile, taking many prisoners,..

An Italian official message ears: In order to rectify our line from the northward of Osteriaillepre to the head of the Casilla Valley we advanced and gamed, considerable advantages We inflicted heavy losses and took 1 pris oners. We entered enemy trenches on the Mt. Solarolo salient and also extended the bridgehead eastward of Capotile. We captured trenches prisonering forty-five. and taking two trench mortars.

A witeless German official messige says: Violent Italian” attacks against the Austro-Hungarians on Mounts-Asolone and Pertica broke down beavily.

POPULARITY OF BRITISH WAR BONDS.

London, January 16, 1

Over £33,000,000 in War Bonds was sold by the Banks last week, which constitutes a record. The total sales by the Banks now aggregate nearly £254,000,000. The Post Office sales for the week ending January 8th amounted to 2968,000, making the Post Office aggregate over £12,000,000 The sale of War Savings Certificates is also increasing.

ANOTHER STBAMER TORPEDOED.

London, January 18. Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the steamer -West Foldew, with a crew of eighteen, from Rotterdam to England, has been torpedoed or mined. Twelve survivors have been landed

GREEK APPOINTMENTS.

Athen. January 15, M. Venizelos has assumed the War Ministry. Ge Danglis has been appointed Commander-in-Chief

The night was black and cold at Yarmouth. Most of the inhabitants were abed when a great star shell lit up the ́ entire town, followed by a rapid fusilade. Roofs.were strip- pod all, windows blown in and chimney, stacks knocked down. There were innumerable narrow escapes. It is "preadmed that"a submarine carried out the raid." **

REGISTRATION OF AMERICANS,

Washington, January 15. In the Senate a Bill has been introduced providing for the military registration of all men who nave become twenty- one years of age since June, 1917, also giving power to the authorities to give furlough to army men for harvesting.

WOMEN'S VOTES.

London, January 15. ` The House of Lords rejected, by 90 to 62 votes, the proposal for a referendum among women on the question of women's suffrage, which clause was left substantially unsitered

THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN.

London, January 15.“

A Palestine official message states: Despite the weather our aircraft bombed Jensen aerodrome and Amman station on the Hedjaz railway, with good results. Two of our machines are missing. There is considerable patrol activity in the Jerusalem sector. We raided Mukhmas village taking prisoners There is similar activity in the coastal sector, eastward and northward of Jafis,

NON-FERROUS METAL BILL.:

London, January 15. In the House of Commons, Sir Albert H. Stanley an- nounced that he proposed to move an amendment to the Non-ferrous Metal Bill, making it clear that the Bill did not affect any business carried on entirely outside the United Kingdom

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

London, January 157

The Board of Trade reports a decrease in exports of ̈£2,787,948 and an increase in imports of £9,415,206 aa com- pared with December, 3916 The increases of exporta last year totalled £19,029,254 and of imports £116,749,915 an com- pared with the year 1918,

THE WESTERN FRONT.

London, January 16.- Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We repulsed a strong raid north-eastward of Armeatieres. We raided northward of Lens, bombed dugouts and took prisoteza.“

A Freach communique says: There have been violent artillery actions in the Beaumont and Caurieres Wood sector on the right of the Meuse.

BRITAIN AND FINLAND..

London, January 15.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Balfour stated that Britain is awaiting an expression of opinion from the Bus sian people before recognising the Finnish Republic. He emphasised that British sympathy was with Finland.

DUTCH STEAMER TORPEDOED.

Las Palmas, January 15. The Royal Nederland steamer Atlas has been torpedoed and sunk twenty-five miles from the island of Fuerente Von- tura. The crew of 29 were saved. “

NEW ARCTIC DISCOVERIES,

New York, January 16.

The explorer Stelznesen claims for Canada ceveral new large arctic islands north-west of Banks Island, which he . discovered in the spring of 1916.

RUMANIAN LEGATION STAFF ARRESTED.

Petrograd, Janusry 15, The Bolsheviks have arrested the staff of the Rumanian -Legation and confined them in the fortress of Peter and

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CRACK. BAVARIAN AIRMAN KILLED,

Amsterdam, January 15. The crack Bavarian airman Max Mueller, who claimed that he had brought down thirty-eight seroplanes, has been sccidentally killed

FRENCH WAR ALLOWANCES.

Paris, January 16.7%

A Bill has been introduced increasing the war allowance. to soldiers at the front from one to three faanics.

A JAPANESE AVALANCHE.

In an avalanche in the prov were buried,

40,000 NEEDY IN PERSIA.

Seventy-five Per Cent of the Hungry Widaws and Orphans,

An insight into conditions in the city of Sonjboulskh,- Weat Persia, and the surrounding die- Įtricts comes to America from Mr. E. T. Allen, who has been thers for the past year doing-relief- werk. Mr. Allor says *-*-*

"At the last advance of the Russians heavy fighting followed. A large section of the city of Soujboulakh was destroyed sad any surrounding vil- loger Beveral thousand par- Bone were killəri; skeletona are still to be acen on roadsides. Those who were not. Filled fled. "Their flight, 'liks: that of the Syrians in 1915, was in winter. Beavy snows covered the mountains. Many died from expreure. It was to them vary much the same as the fight of the Obristiana from Uramià in the winter of 1914-1915, only it con- cerned more people, a larger district was destroyed, greater numbers of males were killed in battle, their exile continued over a longer period of time.

"For some months now the remoants of those who filed have been returning Bereaved and lonely, few in numbers com, pared with the hosts that fiia, they return only to find their villages destroyed and all their possessions gone and a country v inhabited only by the army. How many thousanda have returned it is difficult for me to judge. Go [ing over the matter" with the Go- vernor of the city, with other men. who might know, and with Bus aian officers, it is estimated that ..... there are now 40,000 facing hanger. Seven thousand of these have been tabulated in the villages near to the city of. Boujtonlakh and whom village I visited.

"There are 40,000 people in desperate need. They maat. have seed or they will be starving next year also.

"I think that fully 75 per cent. of the hungry are widows and orphans, while the remaining 25 per cent, are old and infirm.

There is little or no wheat in the district. What is given will have to be brought a distance of three to seven days on donkeys or horses. The price will be very high. In Urumis we are now paying the December price of last year, and the harvest "has just been raised from the threshing fore..

"The low rate of exchange is our worst foe, and one we cannot fight. It makes our estimate in dollers twice what it would be at normal rate,

*- Five hundred thousand dollara in gold is needed for

relief."

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.. Bijou Thestre-0.15 pm. New Hongkong Cinematog **9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW. Victoria Thesirs=0.15 p.m. Bijou Thestre 9.15 pm. New Hongkong : Oinemato graph.-9.15 pan.

Saturday, January 19, "Court Cards" at Thestre BoysL-9.15 pm.

Tuesday, January 29. West Point Ballding Co., Ltd. Meeting of Bhareholders at 11.30 a.m.-Hongkong Central Estate, Lad, Meeting of Shareholdern as 11.45am-Hongkong Land In Testment & Agency CalfLi Meeting of Shareholders st mon. -Hongkong-Real unaten T Co-TAdi. Məsting of Bharatos Ace ár 12.15 pm.