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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE.

ENEMY APPARENTLY MAKING FOR PARIS.

SATURDAY,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE.

Altles' Position Better Than in March.

London, May 30. According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris, a Havas coress- Position Viewed with Anxiety but Not Alarm.

pondent at the French front, telegraphing on May 29, expresses the London, May 30.

opinion that the position to day, as compared with the position in Yesterday morning's hope that the Allied resistence on the March, is much more advantageous to the Allies. I March, the wings would so narrow the front of the German advance as to make indispensable acity of action had been realised in the midst of the the restoration of the position possible has not been realised, and it battle, which was a most dangerous menaos. Yet it endured. Roads is recognised that the enemy access is gaining fresh space for were blocked and hampered the arrival of reinforceme, and it was movement at both ends of the line, and this makes the problem more only a week after the beginning of the battle that the enemy was by difficult. The enemy is apparently making towarda Paris, and if definitely held. Today, the Anglo-French ars in merged the advanos is to be effectively checked, reserves must be brough-assilante six times and even eight times more numerons and have up with all speed, and in large zambers. General Foch does not had to give way, bat in perfect order with methodical slowness and dare to risk depleting his main strategic reserve, for the German. without losing contact for a moment. There were never any gaps have engaged a comparatively small portion of the available forcest between the Anglo French like there were in March, when the gaps Some experts estimate that the assailants are not more than twentys absorbed all the first reinforcements to arrive. To-day our masses fire Divisions, hence it is no wise certain that the present blow ie the manoeuvre, on arriving, on the open roads and are already in action. only or less menacing attack contemplated and General Foch is accordingly bound to postpone the employment of reeerrea sa long as possible. It is, however, considered unlikely that the French Generalissimo will omit to provide for sa cffensiva directly threaten ing the capital Newspapers view the position with anxiety but not alarm and dwell on the admirable coolness and resolution of the French, who are sustained by memories of staying the onset of the German hordes, when the latter were as arrogabily confident of decisive victory au now.

Advance of Sixteen Miles in Two Days.

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London, May 30, Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that the newspapers admit that the German attack is indisputably well conducted. The enemy has advanced sixteen miles in two days. His immediste objective in apparently Rheims.

M. Marcel Sambat writes in L'Heure:-"We have received a heavy blow, but less grave than on the Somme, where a breach was made on March 24. But to-day there is no open door."

M. Henri Bidou, writing in Journal des Debats, eays that Germany is seeking a decision and must emerge victorions or be "destroyed.

Liberts say: How the Germans are able to surprise us and 'suddenly appear four times more numerous must be investigated Later. Prisoners of May 25 described enormous concentrations of troops and tanks and warned as that the silnok was fixed for May 27. It is impossible for as now to parry the blow by a defensive."

There is perfect comradeship of arms between the French and British. At Fismes, a British cyclist battalion spontaneously helped the French defending the village, and at Craonna the British Divisions, which had already suffered heavily, were carried away by the gallantry of a French Colonial Division which was charging the bills in farious counter-attacks against four German Divisions and rushed to the assault alongside the Colonisle. British and French soldiers on the roads help each other, and there is a most moving spirit of comradeship. The collaboration of the Staffs is sa close and sa cordial.

British Aerial Operations.

London, May 30, Reporting on aviation, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says:- Low clouds and poor visibility prevented much firing on May 29 until late in the day, when the weather cleared. We brought down five German machines and drove down one out of control. No British machine was lost. We dropped five tona of bomba during the day on dumpe and billets in the neighbourhoods of Armentieres and Bapaume. We heavily bombed the railway" triangle at Metzablons on the night of May 28, One British machine has not returned. We dropped sixteen tone of bombs on the night of May 29 on railway stations at Valenciennes and Busigny and also on Bruges Docks. All the machines returned.

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INTERVENTION IN SIBERIA.

Japan's Policy Outlined. A correspondent of Liberte esys that the passage of the Aispe

According to the Daily Mail correspondent at Tokyo, Barok by the enemy when the Britien on the right sad the French on the Goto says that neither Japan nor the Allies made say proposal as Left were still engaged on the opposite bank might have datailed regards intervention in Siberis, but Japan will sympathetically the gravest consequences. The High Command, calmly viewing consider the proposal if and when made. A homogeneous Army is the situation, entrusted the desperate task of holding the enemy, till essential to the success of the expedition. It would be therefore these troops with material had crossed the river, to picked Division whose regiments were all decorated with valour. Most furious better if Japan were allowed to conduct it alone, but Japan never Sghting developed in the afternoon and the Germans three in seriously objected to Allied participation. The question of compen- sation would depend on varying circumstances, bat Japan at pre- Division after Division. The struggle was extraordinarily desperate sent is not thinking of compensation, but merely the farthering of towarda Pontarey, band-to-hand fighting lasting till nightfall. the Allied cause. Japan is equally opposed to Bolshevism and Artillery on St. Hard heights mowed down the enemy masses. The German domination. She desires a peaceful and well-ordered Chins. Germans thrice crossed the Aisne between one o'clock in the after Baron Goto declared that Great Britain was the factor responsible noon and six in the evening without succeeding in ejecting the for the more cordial relations between Japan and America. Baron French heroes from their positions. The village of St. Mard changed Goto denied that he was pro-German or anti-English; he was above hands six times. One regiment withstood repeated assaults by a all Japanese. He thought the war would still last a long time, but six times more numerons enemy, and frequently counter-attacked, he was confident of an Allied victory. bolding back the enemy until midnight, the hour fired for the retreat. Thus the Anglo-French troops in the directions of Vailly and Pontavert were saved from envelopment and almost all the material was saved, the remainder being destroyed." After midnight the enemy crossed the Aisne in masses.

Enemy Advance Slackening.

DISCOVERY C9 IRON IN DUTCH EAST INDIES.

London, May 30, According to Renter's correfpondent at Amsterdam, iron ore beds estimated to contain upwards of a thousand million tons, bava been discovered on the Island of Celebes, Dutch East Indies. It is etated that exploitation will be easy.

London, May 30. Beater's correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegraph- ing on May 20, 18ys:-The most encouraging feature of the situation 40-night is that during the past twenty four hours the enemy's rate It is encountering of advance bas very appreciably slackened. greater difficulties. The enemy, after taking Soissons, pushed out s wing between Soissons and Aroy St. Restitue to an average distance of of two miles on his left. The British were forced back in the angle formed by the Vesle and the Aisne and Oise canal. The enemy now surrounds Rheims on three sides and frontally the Germans oon. sinne to pask in the direction of Fere en Tardenois and see at gripa with the French on the heights south of the river and valley. "Dar reserves are beginning to arrive on the battlefield. The GermaON

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LEAFLETS FROM AEROPLANES,

London, May 30,

In the House of Commons, Mr. Baird stated that the practice British seroplanes dropping leaflets had ceased.

PRINCE OF WALES' VISIT TO ROME,

ALondon, May 30.

TREATMENT OF WAR PRISONERS.

London, May 30.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law informed Mr. Craig at present have a superiority of about five to one, and it is calculated that the visit of the Prince of Wales to the Pope was rasds on the that they have engaged about forty Divisions and have another advice of the British Government and was ctriót, în scoardance forty in reserva. It is quite possible that they may strike with precedence.

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the direction of Amiens Dankirk. The problem for us is to so distribute our reserves as to be able to hold the enemy on both flinke, Momentarily the "enemy's whole strength is in the battle between the Aisne and the

In the House of Commons, Mr. Joynson Hicks, asked:" Are Marne. Boissons was taken after fierce street fighting. The Ger mans, after reaching the centre of the town, ware ejected by a the Government satisfied that British prisoners are no longer forbed French counter-attack, but they renewed the attack and finally to work immediately behind the German lines? If not, what stepa pushed back the French to the western edge, which was in are being taken or proposed to be taken to prevent the continuance

of oruelty to our men ?" filmee.

The Germans have succeeded in the first three days of the battle in cutting a tetrahedron in our front, the four corners of which are, approximately, marked by Creay-su-Mont and Juvin- court, north of the Aiene, and by Arcy St. Restitue and Rheims, south of the Ajene.

Mr. Msopherson replied:"The treatment of prisoners of war will be generally discussed at a Conference which it is hoped will shortly assemble at the Hague. The discussion will include the employment of prisoners behind the lines.

Mr. George Faber enggested the appointment of a high official- Daring May 27, the enemy advanced about six miles to the with the sole dary of carrying out sa 800 as possible the direct bank of the Aiena and on May 28 carried the front forward to the exchange of all prisoners of war with Germany, Turkey and line through Brays, Viliera and Franqueux, another advance of six Balgaria..

miles with a maximum depth of nine or ten miles at Brays. To-day Mr. Hope replied that the possibility of extending the existing the Germans have gained from two to three miles although at arrangements with Turkey and Bulgaria would be considered. certain points, notably at Brouillet, they have progressed farther.

Successful French Opération.

London, May 30.

Field Mamhal Sir Donglas Haig reports:-Thr French, on the ight of May 29, carried out a mocomaful local operation to the Dicksbusch, improving their position.There is - recipe tillery activity on the remainder of the front.

THE ITALIAN FRONT,

Londen, May 30.

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An Austrian wireless official message Tonale region continue. The enemy's artille Adamello region has increased?”. We repais south of the Presens glacier.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMAN THRUST,

Will it be Stopped Soon 7.

London, May 30.. "Renter's correspondent at American Headquarters pa the front reports: Three enemy counter-attacks to retake the lost terrain in Picardy completely broke down in face of the American artillery and the beroism of our infantry. We hold all the ground won on Monday.

Renter's correspondent at French Headquarters, continu- ing his report of the evening of May 29, and referring to the spirit of comradeship among the Franco-Britian of all ranks,” says that some of our detachments swept together in the retreat with part of the French Territorials noginius composed of men verging on the ft. They fought toge ba to the last of the British practically none escaped A British cyclist battalion fighting at Fismes among the Franch earned generous praise of the French officers. On the roads. behind the battle field Franco-British walking wounded help each other. Refugees from the villages are assisted hy British transport drivers along the same roads as reserves marching to the front. There is no confusion, no disorder and no panic among the refugees. The army and people are confident that the Germans will be stopped before many hours.

A Day's Aerial Work,

London, May 30, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting onaviation sy Tuesday was fine and there was a full day's work. We dropped twenty-five tons of bombs during the day on billets, dumps, railways and aerodromes, destroyed thirteen German sero- planes and drove down four uncontrollable Five British machines are missing. We dropped five tons of bombe during the night on various targets, including billets at Armentieres and the railway station at Valenciennes Ons machine is missing. Our long distance bombera on Wednesday dropped a ton of bombs during the day with good effect on Thion ville station and sidings. Others bombed the' railway and barracks at Metzsablons. All returned

Battle Continues at Night.

London, May 30,

A French comfadhique says: The battle continued on- interruptedly during the night. We energetically held the wastern outskirts of Soissons where the enemy was unable to debouch despite repeated attempts. Farther south ex- tremely violent fighting desarred in the region of Soissons Harmontees road and the Fereen-Targeois-Vexilly front where, supported by our reserves, we are resisting the enemy masses with untiring tenacity. On the right the Franco- British troops on the Brouillet-Thilleis front, also forth-west of Rheims broke El asesults and maintained their positions. The Enemy Pushing Or

JS London, May 30, Reuter's correspondent at French Headquarters, vizing on the afternoon of the 9th, says: The battle continues with great intensity on both flanks of the German advance. The enemy is pushing out steadily towards Soissons and Rheims. Fighting was proceeding this morning in the out- skirts of Soissons. The British on the extreme right of the battle-feld, after a gallant resistance, were forced to fall back from St Thierry and Massif seven miles north-west of Rheims. St. Thierry height is an irregular plateau with steep wooded sides crowned by an old fort about six hundred feet above Tesle. The German advance last evening swept southward as far as Maizon and had almost surrounded our position at St. Thierry. Our men holding the crest were exposed to fire from three sides and the position had become untenable. We are now holding a line in the bottom of Vesle valley under St. Thierry height in an angle formed by Tesle and the Aisno-Marne Canal. The southern limit of the German push is marked this morning by a line from Vesle, on the southern bank of which hard fighting is pro- ceeding. The Germans are endeavouring, to establish them- selves on the southern bank with a view to attacking the heights overlooking the valley from the south on which the French are holding out with grim tenacity,

Attempted Raid on Paris.

London, May 30.. A Paris official message says: Last night the enemy displayed great air activity. They dropped bombs on several places behind the front. Some seroplanes were reported making for Paris. The warning was given at 11.24 No enemy machine passed car violent harrage or reached Paris, bat some bombs were dropped in the suburbs.. Enemy aeroplanes hit by our batteries fell in flames. "All clear" was-sounded at 12.34.

Successful British Raid,

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London. May 30, Router's correspondent at British Headquarters, wiring on the 30th, seid: A raid carried out at Neuville Vitasze was a most successful affair. We penetrated for six hundred, yards into the German defences finding many dead and woanded from our bombardment. During the fighting which followed another two hundred of the enemy killed. How ludicrous is the German wireless description of their, attack on Flanders on 27th May will be illustrated by a document found upon a prisoner. The document shows that the Eighth, Fifty Sixth and Sixteenth Bavarian divi sions were engaged; their objectives included Dickebusch Lake, Pompier and other farms and Locre Hospice. Tho document enjoins that not an inch of ground gained müst be lost: The raid does not aim at taking ground at all, and very little was actually gained. This was all lost, as 'the result of counter-attacks.

Whole Front. Holds Firm.

Landon, May 30. A Paris semi-official message from Tilloy, which is four kilometres west of Rheims, says the front ruas northward long the Aisne-canal forming & semi-circle two kilometres before the town. We still hold Rheims but if the enemy pressure is further accentuated south-westwards the position being turned would become untenable. Despite their pro- great the Germans have not effected a breach in our lines. The whole front holds irm, moreover the march of the

Germans has been considerably slowed owing to the arrival. of réserves and partial successes are valueless to the enemy whose only aim in final victory.

Night Attack Repulsed

London, May 30, Field Marshal Sir Douglas: Haig says: We completely repulsed a night attack on a strong point north-westward of Festubert and carried out a successful zuinor opera in the neighbourhood of Merris improving our fine shgh ~~ A raid noer to Locon yielded prisoneri

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"KICK IN."

Splendid Flim at the Victoria.

Hongkong theatregoers have already had one opportunity of.. witnessing Willard Mack's most successful play "Kick In", for the presentation of the piess by the Frawley Company was one of their best ruocesses, but another opportunity and perhap

better ons is now presented to the people of Hongkong of enjoying. the play, for a five-part film of the piece is now being presented at the Victoris Thostre. At the firat: presentation, laat night, there was a good attendance, and this theatre should do exceeding. ly well during the week-end for the film is ons that should be seen by all who have an appreciation of fan acting, and appealing dramatic scenes. Having seen the play, one expected something in Che-nature of a repetition, but the story has been taken from such early days in the careers of the principal figures and the whole of the incidente have been ma generously handled that the film fis brimfal of interest and excita- ment even for any who have seen the legitimate stage presentation. Opening with a portrayal of the anderside of New York, where criminality is nurtured, the film goes on to toe the careers of Benny and Chick, two emart "orks", until they are caught by the Police subsequent to a clever este robbery. Ohiok, who has fallen in love with Molly a girl who is the soul of honesty, in persuaded by her to turn over a new leaf and lead an honest life," and after his term of imprison ment be is shown married to Molly and holding responsible position in a firm. Hia pal, Benny, oon«- tinues his life of crime and it is when Benny is seriously shot in escaping from the police after having robbed the coaupants of a motor car that he manages to make his way to Chick's bouss for protection, only to later die in the cellar where Chick CON- cesled him. The victim of friend- ship, Chick, after a series of exciting episodes, finds himself arrested with the stolen dismanda ia hia possession, and his case, innocent though he is, teeme hopeless. The conclusion is, of course, happy, for the Commi sioner of Police responde to a very relling appeal, and allows Chick ead bis wife to have another chance, warning them to keep clear of all such things. Fo giving such a brief outline one does not convey an adequate ides of what is undoubtedly a sirong and most appealing story. There is a happy absence of impossible sitastions and through the play rane a strong human interest.

As an example of cinemato graphy the film is exceptionally good, and the acting is of a high order.

As stated above, the film will be shown during the week-end and on Monday evening.

Professor's Retirement.

The Rev. 8. C. E. Legg han resigned his work on the theolo-- gical staff of King's College, London, and will be leaving s the end of the present term. «f has been Chaplain of the Coll since 1903, and Amistant P or of New Testament [ándy Lecturer in 8′′

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