1918-02-08 — Page 9

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from page 1.)

THE WESTERN FRONT.

“Renewed Activity at Many Polots.

Landon, February 6

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy. taided post in the heighbourhood of the Bapaume- Cambrai Road One of our men is “inissing There is great hostile artillerying southward of Marcoing, and northward of the Baphne Cambrai Road and increased enemy activity sorthland of Lens and north-eastward of Ypres. Aeroplanes dropped over three tons of bombs in the day time on various targets, iboldding ammunition Humps, and fired many thousand machine-gun rounds. They dropped over 1 tous last night on a hostilo 'aérodrome south-eastward of the Cambri Menin railway station. Five German aeroplanes were brought down and three others driven down. One of ours is missing.

We repulsed raids on Mericourt and Avion, taking pris- одета. There is reciprocal artillerying at Hargicourt and Lens.

The Coming Clash.

London, February

Reuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters speaks of raids, patrol'encounters and trench mortar quarrels" as being the outward feature of the present oper ations on the western front. Last night a party of our raiders got into the enemy positions near Poelcapelle and after killing 29, brought back three. Our casualties were very slight, but these little affairs are only the transit phase. Meanwhile enemy reinforcements, continue to arrive from the east, but the Allied forces in the west also continue to in- érease m'en everflowing current "The clash, when it does come, will be the most stupendous thing in the point of numbers ever' known

"A French communique reports a violent artillery duel at Retrion and Bois-des-Fones.

THE FOOD PROBLEM,

London, February .

prosecution Khundda indemnifies against Lord food-hoarders who surrender their supplies between Feb. 11th and 18th, pointing out that he believed many had be come liable to prosecution by inadvertance.

The Press Bureau announces that Lord Rhondda, ad- dressing the Members of Parliament,, expressed the view that the food situation would be in its most difficult stage during the next two months. He asked Members to give him all " help possible in their constituencies.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Clynes stated that com- pulsory rationing had been postponed until April or May.

THE HALIFAX DISASTER.

Halifax, February fi, The Chief Examining Officer concerned in the disaster a charge of mar. on December 6 has been arrested on alaughter.

END OF DUTCH STRIKE.

Amsterdani, February 6.

After a procetion of strikers at the Hague and an un- successful attempt to interview the Minister of the Interior

in the city the strike was declared ended.

THE REICHSTAG,

Amsterdam. Hébruary

A telegrama fron Berlin states, that the Reichstag meets

on Feb... 19.

EMPLOYMENT OF WAR PRISONERS."

London, February 6, In the House of Lords, Lord Newton stated that out of 50,000 War prisoners in the United Kingdom, 41,000 were em ployed mostly in work such as roadmaking under the Ad- Wer Office: 1,200 were employed in miralty and

who were shortly ex agriculture in which 4,000 more,

The re- pected from France would also be employed. mainder consisted of officers and sen unfit for work and men' entitled to exchange and repatriation under the recent There were also 29,000 civilians interned of agreement.

for work whom about 2,000 were out on licence agricultural.

SHIPPING LOSSES.

chiefly

London, Feluuary F.

In the House of Commons replying to Mr. Houston, Mr. Macnamara stated that out of 20 of the crew and 25 naval and military passengers 14 and 18 respectively were lost, owing to, the enemy recently sinking a channel passenger ship, bound for a French port." He also stated that the Captain was the only survivor out of 25 aboard a steamer from Ire- land to Liverpool Bay. The steamer, carried 400 head of cattle, and 200 sheep. Mr. Houston asked whether a steamer was sunk by the enemy in Liverpool Bay on January 26 with the loss of twelve lives,150 cattle, 381 sheep, 139 pigs. Mr. Macnamara admitted that the details of the cargo were 'as stated and added that the percentage of losses of vessels on voyages from Ireland to Britain was extremely small compared with the number of voyages.

COLONIAL WAR CONTRIBUTIONS,

London, February &.

Mri/Benar Law announces the following further war contribution from 'British colonies and Dependencies: Bahn- -mahs £10,000; Barbados, £40,000 as a free gift, making £80,000 altogether; Basutoland, 250,000 for aeroplanes; Bri- tish Guiana, sugar valued at £17,000; Gold Coast £900,000 in ten minual instalments; Nigeria, the offer to pay one per cents on £8,000,000, of the war debt; Zanzibar, £50,000 for aeroplanes; Hongkong 85,000,000 from loan and revenues; Mauritios, Rs. 1,000,000 to be used for aeroplanës.

CANADIAN-AMERICAN AGREEMENT.

Washington, February 6.

It is announced that: complete co-operation has been. established between the United States and Canada for the effective distribution of labour for war purposes, Canada agrees not to import labour from the United States without American consent and American employers undertake not to import Candian labour without Canada's consent,

PROPORTIONAL REP ESENTATION.

London, Ferry G.

The House of Lords has adopted a proposal by Lord. "Lansdowne' to appoint & Commission to consider the appli-

·cation of Proportional 'Representation, to a hund.ed' con- stituencies, arban and rural, experimentally. Lord Curzon promised that if the House of Commons favoured the Com- mission's report the Government would do its best to give effect thereto.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1918.

REUTER'S. TELEGRAMS.

"BRITISH THRUST INTO MELIGOLAND BIGHT.

Landon, February 6. Details are now available of the thrust into Heliogoland Bight by British light forces on Nov. 1. The objective was to penetrate the minefields and bag all the available enemy lightcraft and entice, seawards the bigger German ships. At 7.30 in the morning a procession of enemy minesweepers, light cruisers and destroyers was sighted ahead. The Bri tish force put on full speed and opened fire, while the enemy in a cloud of smoko fled homewards. The destroyers, 'over hauled and sank an enemy minesweeper and then chased an enemy light cruiser which was heavily afire, bat fell back apon encountering the concentrated fire of two supporting enemy cruisers. The British destryen were handled in the narrow mined waters" with conspicuous skill and effected withdrawal without being hit and with no casualties.

Meanwhile the British light-cruisers amidst a rain of shells and a number of torpedoes loosed off at chance; made a desperate attempt to cut off the enemy. A running fight continued for two hours for thirty miles into the minefields and till Heligoland was only twenty-eight miles south-east- ward. Then the enemy battle-squadron came up at full., speed, where upon the splinter-riddled little attacking. force began i perilous retreat under a bail of big calibre della The German Battle Fleet, however, did not proceed very far. An enemy seaplane swooped down within 200 feet of a light- craiser and dropped a freight bombs, but missed. The German Commander of a sunk minesweeper, when rescued with the crew, exclaimed "Shooting big shells at little ships --it's not fair." The British casualties were light.

HOLLAND OPPOSED TO ENTENTE PROPOSAL

Amsterdam, February 6.

The "Telegraal states that as a condition of a pro- posed economic agreement with Holland the Enterte de- mand the entire stoppage of export to Germany and the granting of credit, for goods exported to the Entente from Holland and from Dutch colonies. The Dutch Government strongly opposed the condition.

AMERICA AND HER ENEMIES.

in

Washington; February 6. President Wilson in a proclamation defines the term "enemy''

the the Trading with

Enemy Act, as including all alien enemies who are permanently interned by the War Department. This interpretation enables the Government to take over all the property of interned Germans, thereby preventing possible trading activities from internment camps.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPBUILDING..

Sydney. February 6.

It is officially stated that before long a dozen ships will be actually laid down in various parts of Australia.

FUTURE OF SAMOA..

Wellington, February 6,

Mr. Massey in an interview said that any arrangement allowing German to repossess 'Samoa, would be a national calamity for Britian interests in the Pacific and therefore he urged that New Zealand and Australia should be represent- ed at any peace conference.

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THE QUEENSLAND DISASTER.

Brisbane, February G.

The casualties at Mackay are 120 and the damage is estimated at £1,500,000,

GERMAN INTRIGUAR SENTENCED.

New York, February 6. The German Agent, Rintilen, and ten other Gertuans bare been sentenced to the maximum penalty of eighteen months' imprisonment and a fine of $9000 each, for conspir- ing to destroy 'Entente munitions.

A WEEK'S SUBMARINISM.

London, February 6,

The Admiralty announces that the arrivals for the week were 2.330 and the sailings 2,373. Ten vessals over and five under 1,600 tons were sunk while thirteen were anste- cessfully attacked. Four fishing vessels were sunk.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

London, February 6,

An Italian official message states: British and Italian airmen attacked enen y troops and an aviation ground. They set fire to an ammunition stores and brought down five hostile machines. The enemy bombed Venice, Mistri, and Trevivíso.

INVITATION TO TRADE UNIONS.

London, February 6, - The Press Bureau states that Sir A. Geddes bas invited all the Trade Unious, which participated in the January Conferences, to meet him on Friday,

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