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THE WESTERN FRONT.

Canadians Succeòsful Raid.

London, February 28. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hsig reports: The Canadians the constant fusillading of gunboats. Consular Officials have snocessfully raided without loss at Leas. Hostile artillery is sotite proceeded up-river to attempt to come to an arrangement-with the st-Cambrai, Es-Bases, Armentieren and Ypres. Our artillery Southerners.

engaged infantry and transport at 81. Q 19ntin.

[Reater's Telegram2]

GERMANY'S PEACE IDEAS.

Mr. Balfour's Reply to Count Hertling.

London, February 27.

British Air Raids."

"London, February 28. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on sriation, says :--- The wind has favoured the Germans. We carried out long distance reconnaissances and took many photographa. We dropped four pas of bombs on silway sidings at Courtrai. Janction, between Duasi and Valenciennes, and on aerodromes at Donai. In severe are are missing. We dropped half a ton of bombs last night an barracks and railway stations at Traves. Barate were observed at the gas works and the station. We also dropped one sud a half tons of bomba as an aerodrome at Mets with good results. We brought down one mschine, whiles all of oare returned. Violeät Artillery Action.

London, February 28.

RUSSIA AND PEACE.

London, February 28.

Mr. Balfour, in the course of an important speech is the Heaas of Commons, said that Count Czernin in nowise intended to eeperste air fighting wa brought down filteen enemy machines, and eight of himself from Count Bertling, for the speeches which occurred at the same time and in which differences had been called attention to, were only made after close sonsultation.

Replying to a question regarding Count Bertling's mention of Belgiam, asbled yesterday, and whether the Governmen: agreed with the four principles laid down by President Wilson, cabled on December 2, and which Count Hertling accepted, Mr. Balfour said that owing to Germany's unprovoked attack upon the nation

A French communique states:There" are violent artillery whose security she had guaranteed the only course was to Bay Actions in the region of Batte-de-Mianis and left of the Mense.

Having sinned, we make reparation and restore unconditionally Three enemy aeroplanes have been brought down.: what we should not have taken." (Cheere). What sort of a condi. tion did Count Hertling contemplate by esying that Belgium must no longer be a jumping off ground for the enemy? When was Belgium ever a jumping off ground? Germany meant by economic freedom and frontier security some commercial trammel upon a

A telegram from Petrograd states that General Hoffman has weaker neighbour or appropriating some of its territory in order to strengthen her own frontier. Germany intended to impose candi replied to General Krylenko that the advance will be continued nasil tions, territorial, commercial or military, preventing the future Peace is sigued and carried our secording to German conditions. independence of Belgium which we and Germany had pledged to preserve. (Cheers). How fiz-did German practice coincide with Count Hertling's lip cervice to President Wilson's four propositions? As regards the fret they had to consider in connection therewith Count Kertling's frame of mind in connection with Alsace- Lorraine. As regards the second we had recently had an exact specimen of how Coast Hertling interpreted the principle in sotion by the way Polish territory had been hartered to Ukraine. He would be glad to know how the Germans came to thus grossly violate their principle. As regarda the third and fourth principles, Count Hert ling desired the restoration of Armenia, Palestine and Mesopotamis to Turkey. Would the restoration to Turkish masters benefit the Count Hertling scouses as of ambitions populations concerned ? designs in the invasion of Mesopotamia and the capture of Jerusalem, bat when Turkey went to war she picked a quarrel with us because Germany promised her Egypt, Wanld the happiness and interest of the Egyptians have been consulted by Turkish conquest? Egypt would simply have been given up to the worat rule the world had ever known, Arab independence would have been destroyed and Palestine would have been given up to those who sterilised it for centuries. Count Hertling's policy in Rasais was another demon- stration of German methods. Count Hertling, in defeuding the invasion, pleaded that it was due to an urgent appeal for protection by the peoples against the Red Gaards. Thas simultaneously Ger- mon eastern policy was humanitarian while in the wreet atrocities and devastations were going on. The invasion of Belgiam wa S military necessity while the invasion of Courland was in the inte- reels of humanity.

LAWLESSNESS IN IRELAND.

London, February 26.

The Times says that the Dablin tide of lawlessness is sweeping through the west and south of Ireland. The King's writ bas ceased to run in Counties Clare, Sligo, Roscommon and Maya. The polios in County Clare have been assisted by emall bodies of troops. There have been daily conflicta with cattle drivers and farm grabbers. Farms in the western counties have been seized daily. In the name of the Irish Republic the most startling outrage has been the Bian Feine successful attempt at Dublin to stop the export of pigs. Military regime may become the sole alternative to chaos. The penal fanctions of the law are virtaally paralysed by hunger strikes on the part of Sian Fein prisoners. Mr. Dake be written a letter to the Lord Mayor of Cork, where there are three hunger strikers in the weakest condition, that the Government is determined that physical disability owing to wilful and systematic refusal of food anght not to be regarded as a ground for the discharge of prisoners.

COTTON AND YARN EXPORT RESTRICTIONS.

London, February 28.

In the House of Commons Mr. Balfour said that the restrictiona on the export of cotton goods and yarn to Switzerland and other neutral countries formed part of a general policy necessitated by the blockade, and the date of their removal or modification must depend on the results of the negotiations now progressing between the Allies and neutrals.

THE TORPEDOING OF THE GLENArt castle,

London, February 28,

The explosion ripped up the deck and destroyed the engines ́and wireless. - All the lights were put ont. A boat was pushed off at the moment the Glenart Castle disappeared. Many of the survivors were clad in pyjamas. Twenty-two have been landed at Swanses and nine at Hilford, but 159 are still missing.

SHIPPING RETURN.

London, February 28.

An Italian official message gives the abipping returns for the week ;----Arrivals 419, and asilings 888, na vessels were annk. steimer, was unsuccessfully attacked

French official shipping returns stole that there were 916. als, 901 sailings and one veses) under 1,000 was sunk, Four

anegdomsfully attacked..

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE POSITION OF JAPAN.

The Time for Definite Action.

London, February 27. The Times," quoting an article from the Munich Neueste Nachrichten which criticised the noisy school of publicists in Berlin who are arging the creation, of a Euro- pean Continental League from Berlin to Tokio so that the world should not became Anglo Saxon, says: "The indis eretion of the Bavarian newspaper rereals what Allied statesman have long known, that one of the objects of Ger man policy is to realise a scheme which will embroil Japan · with the United States and the Western Allies in order to deal with her at leisure. Germany may not know, se all re- sponsible Allied statesman hare known, that the situation areated in Russia by the conclusion of a separate peace has not taken the Japanese Government by surprise. The possi bility that Germanophil tendencies in Imperial Rassis might bring about a separate Russo-German peace #cansed the responsible directors of Japanese policy more than a year ago to ponder action that might become imperative in the Far East if Russia proved false to her pledges. Unless we are gravely mistaken in our estimate of Japanese charao- ter the situation that has now arisen will appeal to the statesinen of Tokio not less urgently. Japan as a true and helpful ally may be trusted to face the present position un- flinchingly and the moment may be at hand for her Allies to support her in any action she may feel bonad to undertake for the protection of her and their interests.”

Japanese circles in London believe that Germany intenda to invade Siberia when the time is ripe. They express the opinion

that the only way to prevent this is the Japanese occupation of part, perhaps the whole, of Manchuria and even to send armies into Biberia

A Japanese Declaration..

Tokyo, February 27.”.

In the House of Representatives Baron Motono, the Foreign Minister, declared that if a Russo-German peace was concluded Japan would take the most decided and most adequate steps to meet the occasion. The fullest under- standing existed with Britain, America and the other Allies regarding the question of Russia's separate pesce,

HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK.

London, February 27. The Admiralty reports that the hospital ship Glenart Castle, outward bound with all lights-hurning, was sunk in the Bristol Channel at 4 am. yesterday. There were no patients abord. An American destroyer lauded survivors. Eight boats are still adrift

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"A message from the South Wales "Daily News" the Glenart Castle had two hundred on board, including one hundred and fifty of a crew and seven(1) nurses, also doctors and Red Cross workers most of whom were asleep when the vessel was torpedoed. The ship' sank in seven minates and the boats were launched with the greatest dif ficulty. A boat with twenty-five men survivors drifted for seven hours before a Franch schooner picked her up.

The Glenart Castle was torpedoed twenty miles, south of Lundy Island. She arrived on the 7th February from the East with wounded and after undergoing repairs left Newport on Monday night for France for wounded. The man at the wheel reported strange lights on the water's edge a mile away. - The ship's course was immediately altered and then a torpedo struck the ship with a thunderous crash. The lifeboats on the starboard ride were so damaged that they could not be used. The sea war rough and icy cold and the boata which were launched were soon separat ed. Many victims were seen struggling in the water. Skipper Burt was seen rushing into the chartroom just before the ship sank His fate together with that of nine nurses is unknown. Many rushed to the lifeboats only to find them: a. shapeless mass of timber and the ropes hanging like broken ribbons.” Quartermaster Shiller, who was in the rescued boat, says the latter was knee-deep in water Hith- erto only two bosta have been saved, one by Trench gala abonman One hundred and sixty-four persons are missing.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

COUNT HERT LING'S SPEECH.

Allled Press Comments.

Landon, February 27,

The newspapers are unanimous in declaring Count Hari- ling's speech the most. glaring example hitherto, of the inconsistency of German words and doeds in view of what de going on in Busda

The "Daily Newi'' denounces the audacity of his refor. ence to Belgium and declares there can be no effective basis of negotiation until Belgium is unconditionally restored. It believes the growing volume of democratia force, will still effect a satisfactory settlement and save Bussia.

The Daily Mail" refers to Hartling's ominous refer- ence to Switzerland when he said Germany had never thought of assailing Swiss neutrality, and warns Switzerland to redouble her watchfulness in view of the similar assur- ances given to Belgium before the war.

The Daily Telegraph" characterises Count Hertling's assertion that the Allies are aware of Germany's peace conditions as a rare piece of cynicism

The "Times" says it is well to have an open avowal of Germany's peace policy which can be summed up by the old imperialist maxim "divide at impera." If the Chancellor had seen the Inter-Allied Socialist Memorandum he could hardly have been fatuous enough to simulate satisfaction at the supposed weakening of opinion in Entente countries. He and his caste still live in an undiluted atmosphere of Frederician militarism.

Italian Opinions.

Rome, February 27. The Italian press is unanimous that Count Hertling's speech leaves the situation unchanged. The Allies must discard the illusion of the eventual separation of Austria Hungary from Germany and firmly prepare to meet the offensive of the enemy which will follow the Chancellor's pacifist gae.

Freach Comment.

Paris, Febrary 27." The "Temps" says that Count Hertling's miserable maneuvre to entrap Belgium will fail in the face of the patriotism of the Belgians.

The "Journal" and "Debats" says it was probably in order to claim domestic public opinion rather than bring the Allies to heel that Count Hertling spoke în comparatively measured terms

GERMAN RAIDER'S RETURN.

Amsterdam, February 27. The raider Wolf has arrived at Kiel, which was beflag- ged in her honour.

A wireless German official message claims that the Wall destroyed, thirty-five merchantmen aggregating 210,000 gross tonnage and many larger than these which will be irreplaceable for a considerable time. Several were troop. laden and their sinking therefore caused a corresponding loss of life. The communique also claims the ginking of the Japanese warship Haruna, 28,000 tons, and badly damaging a Japanese or English cruiser, name unknown.

The British Admiralty states that no British oruiser has been damaged and the value of the rest of the report may by ganged by such a claim

The Japanese Naval Attache declares that the report. as far as the Haruna, or any Japanese cruiser, is concerned is without foundation.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

London, February 27.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporte: We repulsed raids north-westward of St Quentin and Ballecourt and eastward of Vermelles. There is recíprocal artillery so- tivity north-eastward and eastward of Ypres,

Reuter's correspondent with the American army in France reports that the Americans had their first experience of a gas attack north-west of Toul on the 26th Feb. Mutand artillerying continues. American guns are shelling Montsec

A French communique says: Our fire stopped an enemy attempt, after violent bombardment, to approach our new positions south-west of Batte-du-Mesnil in Champagne. Enemy zeroplanes bombed Nancy last night. Two were killed and eleven injured..

A wireless German official message says: We brought "down on the western front on Tuesday fifteen, seroplanes and three captive balloons.

THE INVASION OF RUSSIA.

Petrograd, February 27. When news of the capture of Pakoff was received the Government. constituted itself an extraordinary General Staff and worked all night organizing resistance. Eventually they despatched ten regiments with armoured cars in one direction of Pskoff, headed by members of the Government."

A telegram from Moscow says that. 70,000 revolutionary troops have gone to protect the Pakoff-Bolagoe railway.. There are 100,000,000 roubles worth of supplier and muni- tions at "Prkoff.

The hasty rush of the Germans through Russia is ex- plained by the fact that the Russian delegates going to Brestlitorsk to sign the peace treaty are delayed by the destruction of railway bridges, necessitating progress by road.

A Wireless Russian official message says: Revolutionary troops have captured Novotcherkas. The Cadet official fled, A wirelena German official message says: Wo have captured-two Russian regiments northward of Dorpat and dispersed a battalion opposing us thirty kilometres east- ward of Jitomir. We have reached Berditcheff, southward. of Jitomir, and captured at Kremenetz the Russian: com- mander's staff and two hundred zoen.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Balfour stated that the Government intended, despite any peace treaties which Bussia or Rumania might meanwhile be forced to make, that the fate of the Russian provinces occupied by Germany also Rumania and "Armenia should be decided at the Peace Conference.

GERMAN EXPANSION SCHEMES."

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DEATH OF MR. GUNDRY ALEXANDER.

London, February 18, The death is announced of Mr. Joseph Gandry Alexander, In L. B. (Lon"). Deceased from 1883 to: 1905 was Hoo. General Secretary of the International Law Asecciation: Senretary of the Society for the Sappression of the Opium. Trade, 1890. Hə #doompanied the Royal Opium" Commission to Indis and Barma in 1893-94, later visiting China, He was also chairman of the International Pasco Congress, London, 1908.

THE SILVER MARKET.

London, February 15. The silver market is reported

to be quiet. The market is steady and there is only small business.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

Orders issued to-day by Mr. F. C. Jenkia D.8, P. (R.) stato

Wharf Searching Supervisors.

The DS.P. calls for men to act 89 Search Supervisors in con- nection with the existing system. of searching passenger's baggage at wharves.

Search Supervisors will do this duty in lieu of ordinary patrol daty, of which they will be entire- ly relieved.

Applicants must at once sand in their names through their Unit Commanders to this office.

Farther particulars appear on the Notice Board.”:

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Exemption from Patrol Duty. - Inspectors will in futurs be empowered to exempt. ■ Patrol». msn from duty in a special osie,. subject to the Order which is to be entered on page 34 of the Departmental Orders Book:-

84 (8) On obtaining the per- mission of the Inspector in charge. of his Company, Hall-Company or Platoon. In such case the In- spector granting permission shall be held responsible for providing a substitate and in other repects complying with paragraph (b) of this Order. In such case he shall also have power to issus an order to any Constable under biscommand la perform such substitute duty.

Patrol Duties.

Warning Officers “may: warn members of the Special Service Squad for ordinary Patrol duties ap to and including Sanday, Merab 10th.

Inspection.

All Boll books are to be collect- ed by the Sargeant Major at about 3.30 p.m. on Sunday next and": delivered by him at this office the same evening.

All patrolmen will attend the inspection, reporting for patral ag; f † soon as possible thereafter.

Requelm Mass.

A Requiem Mass for the repons of the Souls of those who perished in the recent Race Course Dia. sater including at least › six mem= bere of the Police Beserve Force will be held at the Roman Catho |lio Osthedral on Monday next, the 4th instant at 9 Km. It is hoped that, all ranks will attend the servicë without making the parade compulsory,

Fall in at 7.35 a.m. at the Central Police Station. The Band is hereby ordered to attend and the Orchestra, to atland.at the Cathedral Choir et 8 a,m. sharp, Uniform-Helmste sud Spikes Laspectors Fall uniform. Chief Inspector D'Almada will take command.

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