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TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1918.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.). (Bouter's Service to the China Mail) (Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail.,
STORMY WEATHER-IN GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, March 18. There have been avera gales round the British coasts with deep new in many places. Telephones and tele- graphs have been affected.
INTERNATIONAL-FOOTBALL.
LONDON, March 18.
The association football match be tween England and Wales at Bristol resulted in a win for England by 4 goals to $.
THE CANADIAN-NAVY-BILL
STILL DEBATING.
LONDON, March 17. With a view to checking the ob struction in the debate on the Naval Bill, the Government bas intimated that it will enforce the rule obliging
members to confne their remarks to the clause under consideration. During Friday night the Government secured majorities on the points of order it raised against Opposition speakers. The Chairman, at the instance of the Prime Minister, ruled that both Sir Wilfred Laurier's amendments Wore out of order on the ground that the Bill had received the 183ont of the Crown. The Opposition then moved that the Chairman leave the chair! This was debated all Saturday.
MR. CHURCHILL'S
MEMORANDA"
The correspondence between Mr. Churchill and Mr. Borden has been
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
LONDON, March 18
The Prince of Wales has been promoted Lieutenant in the Nary.
FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.
OURING RAW RUBBER.
AIR DESTROYERS,
NEW WAR MACHINES,
The publication of the King' telegram to. Mr. Grabamo White, congratulating Nim upon building a biplane strictly for military purposes" seat a great many AN IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT people to the Auro Show at Olympia you- terday, says the Daily Mail of Feb. 18, to sco what the nawwar molins is like.
LONDON, March 18, Router's Singapore correspondent states that a demonstration for curing raw rubber with vapour has been QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS. carried out at Kuala Lumpur in the presence of the Chief Secretary, the Director of Agriculture, and many planters. The process occupied two
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LONDON, March 18. In the House of Commons, Sir John Reas asked whether, under the Treaty of Lhassa, Tibet was free to enter inté independent engagements with Mon. golis, and whether the Imperial Parlix ment recognized any shange in the status of Mongolin's relations-with- China.
Mr. Aeland, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said that there was nothing to preclude Tibet entering into independent engagements provided that the terms of Article nine remained unfringed. The answer to the second question was in the negative,
TURCO-HALKAN WAR
FIGHTING STILL IN PROGRESS
TURKEY AND THE ALLIES' TERMS.
LONDON, March 17.
It is semi-officially announced in Con stantinople that the terms of the Allies are tot acceptable. The Torte will await the receipt of the terms from the Powers, and will meanwbio actively continue military operations.
A BULGARIAN SUCCESS, A message from Sofia says that the
hours.
A PECULIAR BY-ELECTION.
To begin with, Its very largo endlowed "body" Alled them with surprise. The public in England has not followed the' recens developments of the ancoplane with enough attention. Comfortable rents (the Army biplane has wicker chairs), wind- screens (as in the. Vickers monoplano), self-
plane), which abolish the tedious process starting devices (as in the Short water- of tarning the propeller to make the engine Are; electrophones to magnify the sound of the pilot's and the passenger's voices, and so enable them to talk freely in spita of the motor's roar (aw in the Handley. gage exhibit-all these Improvon ents are LUNDON, March 18-making-fying more attractive and lore- The Kendal byo election is becomingbadowing the dog when it will be a recog
isad and favourite method of travel, "bewildering affair," as, according to
An thor foture of this Grahame the latest development, Colonel Wester, white biplane which struck those who who had been hailed as fighting for have soms-knowledge of aircraft was the National Service" (after being denouncmeliness of its wing surface. This it may It will almost as a "Fret Fooder") has repudiated he necessary to increase.
A COMPLICATED SITUATION,
a message from Lord Roberts, by saying certainly be found also that its 90-h.p. that his scheme (Colonel Weston'-) is moter (Austro-Daimler) is too wask for it. mach humbler than Lord Roberts' and it was designed for a moter of 120 h.p., falls considerably short of the aspiratiora and that power is none bou grent. of the National Service League! This statement is aid to have made the
confusion worse than ever."
THE ARMY ESTIMATES.
CONSIDERABLE CRITICISM.
AN ALL STEEL BIPLANE. The idea of the constructor is that the Imachine shall be used both for scouting and "for attack. To give the observers a clear field of vision the propeller is put st the back and driven from the motor in froat by shaft and chain. On the nose of he machine is mounted a Cilt quick-firing gua, which can be fired either up or down or in a straight line. In a brush botwren LONDON, March 17. Considerable criticism bas been levell-air-scouts this would be an awkward onomy to meet. The machine can carry enough patrol for a six hour fight. ed at the Army Estimates by the Unionists, especially in regard to the inadequacy of the provision for aviation, which only totals £373,300. and; with the Naval aircraft estimates, £500,950, The figure previously telegraphed (£231,000) was for the provision of an
Other British machines designed for war, which sto on view at Olympis, include the Royal Aircraft Factory biplane, the Bristol Company's 80-h.p. monoplane, and the Vickers 70-h.p. "all-steel biplane, with Wolseley engine, which is alec fitted with
issued. Mr. Churchill sums up the Bulgarians on Wednesday captured air craft factory alone, though the gua; in this case it is a Maxim guu.
outside the
Chalalja lines. The Turks attempted, to recapture the position, but were repulsed, leaving 200 dead and wounded.
.
ADRIANOPLE.
matter by saying that it would be redoubt near Akalan, wholly unwise for Canada to attempt to build battleships at present, as the cost of plant alone would be fiftoon millions sterling. This could not be ready for four years. He points out that trained workmen would not be obtainable in Canada and it would be most difficult to know what plant to lay down owing to the possible
combustion troduction of internal engines which might revolutionise the construction. Mr. Churchill mentione that shipbuilding experiments in Japan and Spain are both still requiring great -assistance from Britain.
MILITANT SUFFRAGISH.
SUFFRAGETTES ROUGHLY
TREATED.
LONDON, March 17.-
The Turkish troops at Adrianople are deserting and surrendering at the rate of fifty or sixty daily.
SAMOS OCCUPIED
A message from Athens reports that the Greeks occupied Samos and received an ovation from the islanders,
THE "HAMIDIEH."
.
The Turkish cruiser Hamidich has arrived at Alexandria.
Reports from military head-quarters state that tho Hamilieh's bombard
ments in the Adriatic Sea caused a loss of 119 lives, besides damage to
A hostile crowd of about 10,000 was present at the usual Sunday suffragist the supply transporte. meeting yesterday in Hyde Park. Mrs Drummond mounting the platform cart was the signal for pandemonium to be let loose. She was struck on the mouth with a clod of turf before she uttered a
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The newspapers compare this total with Germany's expenditure of £1,800, 000 and France's outlay of £850,000 in 1913, both of which would be greatlying his position. exceeded in 1913.
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Another wy interesting war machine is $1.50 per pair.
the new Blériot 60-h.p. armoured mono- plane, of which photographs are exhibited
At the Magistracy to-day before Mirst the Blériot stand. It has not yet boen Melbourne fourteen mon were charged with gambling at b5 Centre Strost, the first ciro being also charged with keeping a gambling honsa.
Mr Shenton appeared for the first two defendants. And said that all the men pleaded guilty to gambling, but the first
shown in public, but the secret trials are said to have given excellent results. This machine is designed to be a "destroyer." Just A one" "object" bf "torpedo-boat destroyers is to blow up battleships, so the task of the Blériot destroyer" will be to seek to annihilate airships.
When will the War Ofice and the British two men were not keepers of a gamblingnation restise that the days of war in house. It was one of those "wet day the air have arrived? When shall wo Br CARBS." These mea were ricksha coolles to work in earnest to prepare ourselves and went into a coclie. house to gamble to for the Armageddon of the air! Go to keep out of the wat. He thought the police Olympia and see for yourselves what the might withdraw the charge of kooping.
Inspector M. O'Sullivan said he would lying machine, which you have scornfully That will teach you better than anything withdraw the charge of keeping, in view been calling toy, has developed into. of the plea of guilty to gambling. The the danger we are in. house bad buen raided several times before.
A fine of $2 each was imposed.
A further batch of fourteen men were charged with gambling at 57 Stanton St., the first two boing also charged with
In the Bulgarian Sobranja the Op-keeping. position criticised the Government's
word, but though her voice was drown policy as regards the Allies, alleging ed by the uproar she spoke for half an that the Greeks and Serviana were hour. There was a constant shower of..
persecuting Bulgarians in the occupied oranges, turf, mud and-stones,
territories with a view to denationalis
A young lady who followed Mrs.
Drummond on the platform fareding them, and the Balkan Union was
similarly.
The pulice then closed the meating and attempted to escort the women to the Tube Station, but the crowd over- powered them and drove the women up and down Oxford Street for half an bour, during which time the traffic was stopped. The police were reinforced and finally rescued the women, and the warden at the Tube Station closed the entrance. The majority of the women were severely mauled and their clothing was bedly torn.
THE POLICY OF FRANCE.
THE PRESIDENT ON THE
SITUATION. -
LONDON, March 17.
endangered by the Graco-Servian territorial ambitions. Some of the "peakers claimed that Salonika sbould not be given to Greece,
Mr. Sharton said he was propared to enter a plen of guilty if the charge of
keeping was withdrawn.
This was dose, and a similar fine of 82 cach was imposed
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The Minister for Finance, replying The boys' races were sailed yesterday to the Opposition, declared that the under very trying weather conditions. war was still unfinisher, and the The following wore the refulta: criticisms of the Government were therefore premature. The policy of! the Government should be judged by the results. The Government appealed to the Opposition not to withdraw their support, because, although | Bulgaria might be confronted with enemies and rivals, the unanimity,qf the Sobranje would enable the country). to realise its desirer.
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The young man bore his death senten with remarkable fortitude and asked to be It removed to s private house in the city. was known that he was engaged to a Moray. shira girl, and steps were taken to inform her of his condition.
The young man, although so weak that he could scarcely raise his head from the pillow was anxious to be able to call hi sweetheart his wife before he died. The girl's wishes agreeing with her lover's, the marriage ceremony took place at the young man's bedside on January 31. Within a week the husband "afed and the bride of tive days bad become a widow:
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"About 300 seres of land belonging to The annual regimental sports of the the Duchy of Cornwall et Whitford will b. set spart for the purpose, when the Garrison Artillery will take place on prosont fansat gives up occupation. According to a telegram from Bal- Saturday, 29th March, on the U. S. R. C. Whiteford Farm is just across the Tamar, grade, the relations between the Grand, Kowloon, commencing at 2p.once miles from Callington; the nearest
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Anti Bulgarian articles in the Preopen to the Indian Regiments. Intact, and wished to be able to defend her honour, she daily proved her pacific have become very common, though The preliminary heste will be run off con intentions by contributing unreservedly the official Serbo Bulgarian relation Thursday the 27th March.
M. Poincare, the French President, in the course of a speech at the Spring review of the Paris Garrison at Vincen- new, said that while France was auxions
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ANOTHER GREEK VICTORY.
A telegram from Athens states that
of a million spectators entirely eclipsed the Greeks after deleating the Turks,
Given fine weather, the sports promise to be a great sucocor
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