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日五十月二

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27,

1918

三拜禮 誠七十月三英港香

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

BEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

TERRIFIC BATTLES CONTINUE IN FRANCE.

UNIVERSAL CONFIDENCE IN THE BRITISH ARMY.

GERMANS SHOW SIGNS OF FLAGGINⱭ:

TALK OF A LONG STRUGGLE.

London, Kirch 25.

TERRIFIC BATTLES CONTINUE IN FRANCE,

Our Aeroplanes at Work.

TERRIFIC BATTLES CONTINUE IN FRANCE.

British Prople Determiged,

52 % .m. 60

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THE SILVER MARKET.

y Condon, March 23, "The silver market in Blasdy.

·WAR COMFORTS. Hongkong Financial Statements We have been requested to give

War Charities Store Sab-Cảm. publicity to the following:

London, March 26, London, March 28.

As evidence develops that the Germans arn unlikely to gain a Reporting on aviation, Sir Douglas Haig saya:-The sotivity in the sir is most grest. The day has been remarkable for the weight of decision in the face of the magnificent British resistance, publis bamba drooped and the number of fights. Many thousand rounds opinion, which, though anxious, has never been undaly depressed, have been fired from low altitudes upon the enemy's troops. is now bracing itself in determination to sequiesce in whatever Aeroplanes have reported the progress of the battle and informed the measures are necessary to meet an admittedly critical situation. All artillery of editable targets. Low-dying machines have bombed and contention has been ailenced. There was a flicker of Labour rest The Press Burs B. announces-Dar troops this morning ou the Somme, and to the north of Warcours, test off continuous heavy machine gunned masses of troops in the battle ares and over 1,700 sense at Manchester recently, when unofficial representa- attacks with ocmplete success. Our artillery and machine-guos are bombs were dropped in the day-time on different targets, including tives of the engineers threatened to strike against the man power mittes-Sammary of Reosipta irflicting heavy losses. Oar lowiring seropiznes are repeatedly Bruges Dock, Aulnoye railway station. A large camp south-east of proposals, but this was promptly extinguished. An outbaret of and Expences from Ist Aprift attacking the enemy's advancing columne, farther in the rear. A Cambrai,high velocity gana and hostile reinforcements. The fighting popular indigation, in which even the pacifiste joined, and meetings 31st December 1912: — heary alsok this afternoon by fresh enemy troops enabled them to ie the most severe yet experienced. We brought down forty-seven of district branches of the Amalgamated Engineers, yesterday re progress west and south-west of Bapanmr, in the direction of Car enemy machines and drove down twenty-two uncontrollable. Ten pudiated the Manchester decisions, in whion the Executive had no celeite. We bave been pressed back south of Peronne and at several of our machines are missing.

· places to slightly weat of the Somme.

The Empire's Pride.

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Receipts. Subscriptions galiem

ed.......

Donations collected

Treasurer of War teceived from Bon.

Charities, AprilTM to December, 1917

120.00

339.78

44,671.72

$45,13150

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$45,7

5,718 12

Payments. For Materiais Leas collected for sale

of Materials

1,483.67

$44,234.45-

After dark, we continued bombing and machine-ganning enemy Everywhere anshaken confidence is expressed that the andauat. troops opposite the battle foot and also bombed Bruges Dock and ed front presented by the British troops will baffle the enemy, who, 7. Gerodrome between Tournai and Hons, used by night fiers. with troops four or five times more numerous, has only scored a Lindon, March 25.

Over fourteen tons of bombs were dropped. All the machines moderate success, endured colossal losses and is already showing signs of fligging. The net result of the German movement so far The Press Barean announces - The Cabinet wiebes to express returned. One large enemy bomberlanded behind our lines. to the Army the nation's thanks for its splendid defence. The whole

Following a successfal daylight raid on Mannheim and other is the making of three balges in the British line, namely south of But he has failed the Empire is filled with price in watching the heroic resistance of the objectives in Germany, we attacked at night-time sad dropped half Arras, at Bapaume and towarda Nesle. brave troops against over-whelming odds. Knowing their stead- a ton of bombs on railway stations at Cologne, starting & fire. Overs north, where the steadiness of the British line has checked the fastness and courage whenever the country'e bonour depends upon ton of bomba was distributed over a Luxembourg, railway station, enemy's doable throat.

That the enemy's offensive has a politiosi ok jest is corroborated their valour, the Empire confidently aware the result of this straggle where a fire was started, and on Courcelles railway station, to the to defeat the enemy's last desperate effort to trample down the free east of Maiz, and two tone on Metz railway station. There were two of an article by a prominent Londoner, Mr. Ernest Pyke, who was nations. We at Home are prepared to do all is our power to help direct bita on a bridge south-east of the town and on's stationary recently released from Bableben after three and a half years and who frequently visited Berlin as a Camp Kitchen Inspector. Mr. in the true spirit of comradeship. The men necessary to replace all train which was set on fire. A large fire was sleo sterled. We also Pyke says the present desperate move is undoubtedly dictated by For charges and pettias 550.25 Casualties, and gone and machine-gane regaired to make good the dropped a ton of bemba on Thicaville railway station, where a fear of the mob, as the German people are suffering unspeakable For Sewing Machines losses, are either now in France or already en route. Still farther moving train was derailed and a fire caused.. All of our machines

privations and are aching for peace and food. Tais estimate is com-

Table and Capboarda 346,80 reinforcements of men and gune are ready to be thrown in the returned.

firmed by the reiterated assurance in enemy communiques reosnulý battle."-Lloyd George.

-Effect of News in New York.

that peace is near at hand. Contrariwise, British opinion is confident Close Infantry Fighting.

London, March 26, ' of Allied reserve power rallying to determination to endure, if London, March 25.

A Niw York message says the news of the fighting has stimul necessary, a most protracted conflict. Reater's correspondent at the British Headquarters, wiring on

There was a rush of applicants for enlistment the evening of March 25, eays:-The titanic straggle is abated sted recruiting, and continues, although the enemy artillery firing shone & tendency yesterday,

President Wilson's Prediction. to decrease, owing to the increasing difficulties of advancing the guns. On the contrary, so alage of the war bea feen each close infantry fighting as yesterday, British infantry meds a bayonet

A Washington massage state that President Wilson has tele charge and broke enemy ranks and secured 120 prisonera from one graphed Sir Douglas Haig congratulating him on the British stand battalion. The 24th Division captured a post in agrest quarry and predicting final victory.. commanding one of the main lines of the enemy advance and fought

to the last man in delaying the enemy, piling up corpses in a semi- circalar barricade breast high around the quarry.

London, March 26.

Our Splendid Gunders.

London, March 26.

The manner in which guns, tanks and transport have been

Mr. Philip Gibba writas ae follows-Tas British heavy gans withdrawn behind the retiring line constitutes a marvellous feat and field-guns have been handled with marvellous discipline in After crossing the Somme we blew up all the bridges except one, rearguard actions in positions which became untenable, the gunnera which was so commanded by our guns that it was advantageous to firing for hours at masser of Germade moving in close vicinity, leave it. The enemy casusities in his efforts to cross the Samme osusing deadly losses, but the masses have not cases to advance, have been prodigicus. Again and again massed parties on rafts and hearing down on the defenders by a ceaseless tide. Some guns pontoons have been annibilisted by our gass. Ultimately a passage have been abandoned, but many have been withdrawn across the was affected by the famous Brandenburg Iron Corpe near Liconit, Somme. The gunners are taking up their new positions and re- under a bailatorm of fire and only after innumerable failures.

entering action like exhibition batteries.

Germane Rapid Movement of Heavy Cups, -

London, March 26.

845,131,50

Sab-dom- mittee, Hangtod":19th Márok. 1918:

I have audited the foregoing The Morning Post demands the immediate convceation of Par-account and have found it to be

a correct statement of receiptą.. liament for the purpose of sanctioning an extension of national and payments. I have seen service; the raising of the age limit, the abolishing of all exceptions vouchers for all disbursemente, including conscientions objectors and departmental indispensables,

C. BERNARD BROWN, ACK” -A MALILANINW and the Irish. The journal ie confident that no trouble need by

Bon. Treasurer apprehended from Labour.

The Times notes with pride and satisfaction the fortitude with war Charities So which the country is facing a grave situation. It says the one desire is that the Government shall lose no time in making whatever freeb demands may be aquired of the civilian population: It points ont that the Germans have not succeeded in the supreme abject of driving a wedge between the Anglo-French armies, and remarks that the prospect of such a success is more remote than ever. I says the immediate problem is whether the Anglo-French forces are able to reoccupy approximately the 1916 line.

The Daily News demands a more detailed statement of the progress of the battle from. Headquarters, and esye if there is unfavourable news the public would prefer to learn it from its own officiale' statement than from the Germans.

GOOD WORK BY, NAVAL ABROPLANES.

London, March 26, The Admiralty announces that naval aeroplanes from Dunkirk, between the 21st and the 24th instant, destroyed ten enemy machines and brought down seven uncontrolled. They also brought Brugse Docks. Many direct hits were made on sheds on the quSTS, while bomba burst close to destroyers. Aeroplanes attacked several torpedo bosta, a destroyer and an armed trawler. A pilot who wis forced to deasend to the aes was picked up by a French destroyer, All the others returned,

At a certain place a large force of the enemy had thrust its way through and gained what promised to develop into a distinct tactical advantage, bat daring an enemy paase to reorgeniee, ten tanke ad- vanced and canted havce among the German ranks and finally drove

Mr. Percival Phillips says:-The most remarkable feature of them back. The scenes.on the roads leading to the rear have been the German advance has been the rapid movement of heavy guns. moet remarkable during the past three days, with parties of civilians This phase of open warfare had been carefully rehearsed for months. and villagers abepherded by soldiers mixed with labour groups of British sirmen saw Howitzsra lambering along the roads in endless down a bostile balloon and carried out thras bombing raids on impassive Orientals in all varieties of headgear and African nativos calamus, sad motor lorries bringing up shells to the new positions. gtinuing as though the thing were a huge ike. Here a clay-caked The guns come into action anywhere in the oper. Field batteries armoured-car speeding back for ammunition, there s motor lorty are repeatedly seen galloping boldly scrosss rising ground less than stacked with maps and records, with a red-batted offer perched on a mile from the British. Behind the advancing armies comes an

other army of workmen, repairing the destroyed railwave and bridges and erecting new hospitals and aerodromes. The offensive London, March 25, in the air is being prosecuted with equal vigour. Large formations The Press Burean announces that Sir Douglas Haig has replied of Gothes hava nightly tried to cut the communications and have to His Majesty's message and says that it bas given universal dropped unusually heavy explosives, but the damage done is in- saconragement to the whole Army. "I beg Your Majsety to accept significant. our grateful thanks and the assurance that we will steadfastly

Hopes for the Future, continue to do our almost to deserve the inspiring confidence of your Majsety and the people throughout the Empire, placed on as at this hour of pational stress."

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Our Army to do Its Utmost.

Hard Fighting.

London, March 25.

A German official wireless message states There is hard fighting between Bapaume and Peronne. We drove back the enemy bere to positions he held before the 1916 battle of the Somme. Our troops are fighting their way forward between the Somme and the Oise.

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London, Match 28.

THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN.

London, March 28.

A Palestine cfficial message states:We threw freak bridges across the Jordan on the night of the 23rd. We progressed by the night of the 24th pine miles through difficult mountainous country * Colonel Rapington says:-Bapaume and Peronne have fallen in the direction of Essalt. Our advanced mounted troops secured four days after the German soheduled time. There is every the bridge at El Howejj, three miles south of the town. Turoo reason to hope that the flood will soon be stayed, and turned Germans opposing the advanos were taken prisoner. The London The combatants in the central septor-2) 678 now Lafantry Battalion, in a brilliant attack, captured an entire battery. back. fighting in the devastated as of the Some Bitle, Far-Aeroplanes, including Australian acits, effectively bombed, directly ther weet are the tremolchich the Bruit held before hitting troops and transport eamps, also trains on the Hedis Railway. July, 1916, and before the retirement brings the Britan to these trenches such a strong line of troops should do fished that the farther progress of the enemy should be arrastad: 543

PETROL CONTROL,

War Hospitals Supply Depot from 13th December, 1915, to 9th May, 1918, dongkong Association of Women War Workers from 9th May, 1916 to 31st March, 1917. War Charities Blore Sub- Committee 1st April, 1917 to 31st December, 1917-Dom bined Summary of Receipts and Expeness:

Receipts. Babecription collected 8858.00 Donstions collected... 4,200.85 Reosived from Hos:

Treasurer of War Charities, April 1916

to December, 1917 -85,372,17

3.90,434.02

Payments,

$90 913 39

For Materials

Leas collected for Sale of Materiale2,295 72

------- $ 85,017.67

For Freight obargas, a sundry pettise, COBS -of-Wardrobes, Cap- Eoards, Tables and Rowing Machines

ata,

1.813.35

$ 90,481.02

tion, and will be based on the I have audited the The Loss of Bapramo.

following principal considera socount and have found London, March 26.

tions:-8', and make of car, correct sistement

at of receipts. A Significant Admission.

Rationing for Bombay. Field, Marshal Bir Douglas Hig reporte:-The enemy's troops

average normal mileage per payments. I have seen Vouchers, d London, March 26.cm cccupy Bapaume. There has been most severe fighting all day on

Bombay, 28th Februszy.A gallon, proved consumption of car for all disbursements. Acording to Renter's correspondent at wide fronts south of Peronne and south and north of Bapaume.

arich, General Bambay Government Notification in one of the residences of the BERNARD BRÓWN AGA

A, MAITLAND.; The enemy attacked our positions in great strength with fresh Avffenberg, interviewed by a Budapest newspati, said: This announces the appointment of owner, and purposes for which farcer, and, despite s gallant resistance, we were forced to give op Powers thousands of kilometres away.may be still gaged therein, Controller for Petrol for effecting car will be given both a card and decisive battle will last for some time. Forces of the Central Mr. M. J. Gibba se Asistant est is used. Car owners for each

Hon. Trosaurer, ground. The enemy occupies Neale and Bapaume. Heary fighting The final decision may be dependent apon shet

War Hospitals Supply Dapot, fter immerer coooomies in coreumption of a book of coupons, the latter con- Hongkong Association of Women. losses by both sides.”~-

petrol. The Government notifice aloing forty coupons, for one War Workers and War Chati- tion says. It is necessary to effect gallon each. No petrol will be tise Stors Sub-Committes. ecossuies in the consumption of supplied to a car owcer without Hongkong, 16 h March, 1918.

continues.

Vigorous French Counter-Attack

Low

Germans Prepare Public for Long Strugzzle.

London, March 26. A message from Amsterdam says the German newspapers are preparing the public for a long struggle.

A French communiqnë states:—In the region of Maria, The Cologne Gusate reminds the people that the Germans are battle continues to rage farias. The enemy in vrienden, b dealing most formidably with the enemy and that there is a etapening in reinforcements. Our troops, obeying cadder arabi dous task ahead. The British, it says, are fighting with extraord-ground foot by foot, delivering vigorous counter-sticki sad inery determination and bravery.

ing heavy losses. A desperate fight occurred song isle, which The Cologne Volkszeitung esys the gigantic struggle cannot be changed handa eeveral times. Rheid has recel ad 1,355 anelle shortly ended, perhaps not for months.

daring the past twenty-four hours.

Several papers point out that the Allies' general reserve has not yet been called upon.

American Experts Confident.

London, March 20,

The Kaiser's Boasts.

According to a meage from Amsterdan According to Reater'a correspondent at Washington, Generat aaye the Kaiser hea telegraphed to the Kaiser. Wood, testifying before the Bennis Military Committee, declared that the German troops are pressing on that experts are onssimonsly confident that the German, cfsasive farther south are advancing on Albert... Will fail. He recommended that an American Army of two million dromed at many points, and the esplars is als amery be maintained abroad as soon as possible and tast andther two dugtities of ammunition and provisióun, “ins

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the petrol to the lowest point consist the production of a card,

ept with necessary use Thero le which will be initialled each legitimate use.

probability of abortages of time by the supplier of found to be abused even by, supply recurring in Bombay and getrol. The supply is to be mall number, the edition-at the leset tornage necessaly must obtained from one desler only sil will have to be made stricte be used for the carriage of petrol during month. Purchase from Willal evasions or abuse so India. It had therefore been snolhe dealer.OC, additional regulations will lead to the sní- decided to introduos & aystem of eupply, will be allowed in excep- ply of petrol for the perroon- is modified tationing.

tional cases. Special rates will be default being out off for s Rules are pablished for the sllowed. The rules will govern or lesser period he consumption of the supply of retrol to tazis the regulations:

firements of each or transfer of pet

ster