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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1915.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR.
A TWO HOURS' AERIAL BATTLE.
GERMAN AIRCRAFT PURSU ED ALONG THE RHINE.
INDIA'S WHEAT EXPORT. GREECE INDIGNANT WITH GERMANY. ITALY MOBILISING.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) TWO HOURS' AERIAL BATTLE,
Losos, April 22, 12.40 p.m.
A two hours' aerial battle took place on Tuesday along the Bhite in the vicinity of Balestein and was watched by large crowds. Four Allied sirmen attacked by superior numbers, retreated hit were re-inforced and pursued the Germans.
GREECE INDIGNANT WITH GERMANY.
Losos, April 20, 9.45 p.m. "Router's Athens correspondent telegraph's that the torpedoing of the Ellespontis on April 18 has caused the greatest indignation in Greece, and will probably lead to a claitu hing lodged against Germany. The entire Press condemns the net as barbaric. The Embros says that Greoce's real reply will be given in a few days...
THE INDIAN WHEAT MARKET.
LONDON, April 22, 5.45 p.m. The first cargo of 4,800 quarters of choice white Karachi wheat for 10th of May loading sold under the Goverment scheme fetched 67 a quarter c.i.f., inclusive of war risks. The lack of white wheats from other sources is believed to be a factor in the good price paid, and it is believed that the transaction leaves the Gevemment a substantial surplus. The chartering of tecnage is progressing, and Several steamers have been secured for loading at Kamchi at 50% a'ton:
"ANTI-WAR RIOTS AT THIESIE.
THE CHINA MAIL:
¡A MAGNIFICIENT-PIECE OF ORGANISATION.
38 BRITISH DIVISIONS AT THE FRONT,
Losos, April 91.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyıl George announced that after con- sultation with Lord Kitchener he could say that the British Expeditionary Force had always been put at six Divisions, but to-day there wero more than six times as many men out thers--(oheors)-adequately supplied, "Every casualty bad been replaced. It was one of the most magnificant places of organization ever performed. No country bad aver achieved it before. Tre rate of the output of munitions had been increased five times since November
cheers)—and we were able to give valuable assistance to our Allies in rup plying munitions,
AMERICA AND GERM NY.
REPLY TO THE BERNSTORFF MEMORANDUM.
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LONDON, Aprilo 22. Reuter's Washington correspondent telegraphs that Mr. Bryan has inform e Count Derastorff, the German Ambassador, that the placing of an embargo on trade in arms would be a direct violation of neutrality, and that it is out of, the question for the United States Government to consider such a course.
Mr. Bryan's Note was in reply to a Memorandura by Count Bernstorff necusing the United States of a breach of neutrality. Mr Bryan regrets that Count Ternstorf's language was susceptible of being construed as imi pugning the good faith of the United States by suggesting that it was within the choice of the United States to prohibit trade in arms and that its failure to do so was unfair towards Germans.
Mr. Bryan says the Government holds that any change in ita laws of neatrality which wouk! affect unequally both the United States and the bell gerents would be an unjustifiablə departure from the principle of strict neutrali fy. An embargo on arms would constitute auch a change."
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN INDIA.
QUESTIONS IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, April 21.
Replying to a question by Mr King, M.P., as to what measures the Govern ment proposed to adopt in view of the attitude of the Blouse of Lords in regard that Lord Crewe was in communication with the Viceroy on this subject, and to the question of a Conncil for the United Provinces, Mr. Lloyd George said the Prime Minister was cct prepared to indicate a possible method of re-opening the subject in response to further evidence of public opinion in India.
Mr King then asked if there was some prospect of re-opening the subject befors the end of the war.
There was no answer.
ITALY MOBILISING.
gratified at the Government's tactful decision to exempt the Vatican Gourds
LONDON, April 21. „Reuter's correspondent at Rome telegraphs that the Catholics are much from being called to the colours. sponding to the mobilisation call,
It is reported that the Turks are preventing Italians in Turkey from ra
THE E15.
LONDON, April 22. " The rolatives of Commander Brodie of the E 15, which went aground LONDON, April 22, 9.45pm. Reuter's corespondent at Venice reports this anti-war riots are of the Turks. The telegrara is undated.
in the Dardanelles, have received a telegram stating that he is a prisoner reported at Trieste, owing to the scarcity of food. The police wero stoned and windows were amished.
THE BRITISH SUCCESS AT YPRES.
A BIGGER ACTION THAN WAS ANTICIPATED.
Losdos, April 22, 12.40 p.m.
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CASUALTIES.
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LONDON, April 21.
The following further list of casualties has been published Killed. W. Alston: Bad Tagut. R. Conduit (Seaforths); M. Fitzroy; C. Belding.
Accidentally killed-P. Marion Crawford.
BY TELEGRAPH.-day's Advertisements To-day's Advertisements
(War Tiz Yat Pa's" Service.)
CANTON'S GOVERNOR
IMPEACHED.
Successor Named.
PRXIXO, April
Lu Kok Kao, Civil Governor of Canton, has been impeached by some of the leading people of the city, sad will be relieved of his office. Wang Sing Ling yas offered the Appointment, the transfer of Lu. Kwok Kwan has: but refasod It, and in the meantime been postponed.
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BANK OFFICES TO BE ABOLISHED.
of China, will abolish all the providcia! Li Shib wai, Governor of the Bank bank anperintendencies.
SHIP CHANDLERS CHARGED.
3Ir. fioldriby prosecuting in Mr. Wood's Court this afternoon on the adjourned charge of the larceny of rekha,
Wang See arm, the property of the To and Chiu Chun Yat,, partners of the binoculars, lifebuoy, &c., against Krok
to him perfectly clear that the articles Trestes in bankruptcy, said that is szemed vere included in the list giren by Mr. Seth to Sisk Hoi on a date subsequent to the receiving order of the Wing Kes firm. The
The articles were invested in Me.
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the 24th April, 1915, at 10.80 No. 1, Morston Terrace, Causeway Bay, Glass and E.-P. Ware, Cooking St
Cutlery, etc., etc?.
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FURNITURE therein contained,
Consisting of:
Sideboard, Dining Table, Pictures, etc., ato, Bedroom Furniture and Bads,
and taking the most unfavourable of Kwok Chik's evidence, some pointate, his mind was that the saticies were includ-etc., etc. weze andoubtedly true. The position to
ed in an inventory taken immediately after
the interim receiving order in October.
He pointed out that his Worship had power convict on larceny from bailes or larceny as a bailec. When the old Wing Kee
Kee went smash the defendants simply collared all they could lay their bands upon,-to put to ascertain there was no recedy for the it ia a vulgar way. As far as hy was able; Kee, and he had been fold at the Harbour defendants paing the same dag as the Wing
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FUGEES & HOUGH
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Wounded.-R. A, Houghton W. Jun Mackay: Tiens. B, Nixon registered at hoody's flap obless it was
Once there was nothing to prevent say THE EASTERN ASBESTOS CO.
The accounts of the British success near Ypres, published in Paris, show that it developed into a bigger action than was anticipated. The original object was to seize the ridge where the German suipers had beenpadon Regt.); A. H. Pax:. busy. As the first onset, which was upletely successful, the casualties were amazingly fow and the resistance weak owing to a tremendous explosion causing perhaps the biggest enter yet seen in the war.
GERMAN TROOP MOVEMENTS”
LONDON, April 42.
One battalion entered the enter with the loss of a very few men from chance shots, Fresh troops rushed up at nightfall and worked strenuously to organises the damaged trenches, but the German guns having a range from a hill ruined in shell shnspnet all night inflicting heavy losses. At movements are in progress behind the German lines in-Belgium;
dawn, the Germans charged Figorously. Their masses were decimated by shrapnet and mown down by maxins and rifles yet they re-formed and continued to advance with desperate courage. More than once they reached the trenches at the foot of the hill, where they were met in a bayonot fight, the most furions of the day; but the enemy retreated it nightfall leaving heaps of dead and wounded in front of the British-lites, The British bones were heavy, but not so great as was anticipated.
WAR HONOURS.
LONDON, April 21.
A Gazette announces that the K.C.V.. has been confered upon the Bishop qf London, and the posthumous honour of C. B, upon Brigadier Gough.
BRITISH SUBMARINES IN HELIGOLAND BIGHT. WHAT THE GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE » DONE.
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Lesbos, April 29, 4.10 p.m.
A telegram from Amsterdam states that a Berlin communique says.
A report in many quarters in Holland shows that great westward troop
A RECORD OF PROGRESS.
The Paris evening communique states:
LONDON) April 2t.
was repulsed. The enemy's losses at this point since the 17th inst. amount o An attack against the trenches which the British capite:nt Zwartelea between 3,000 and 1000.-
Attempted German attacks at Ville-sur-Tourbe, Champagne, and Bagatelle
in Alsace were immediately arreated.
We repulsed seven attacks bettreon the Mieuse and the Moselle.
Trzon, using
Mr. Blind fur the defence said there was not suficient evidence in hab, case "to convict Belgian before
German court rastial It had never been proved that those identical articles were over in the possession of Mr. Beth. Such Simay evidence given on sach
Aimsy list could never conrict the defen dants.
Mr. Goldring argued. quoting several cases, that both were guilty of larceny in
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aqual degree, ***
Worship said that Mr. Seth should
heavy bail. zuò portent to give details on the eridence. Mr. Goldnog asked in that crae for a
Mr. Blod said he would rather pat his clients in the box than have so charge hanging orer them. for any length of time.
gter
rivalr
Mr. Goldring: It was only ab anident that it did not come on before.
Mr. Hind: Au accidant! The writ was
immediately connected with trenches, previously captured. The French gains issued in January, Ms. Seth went away on
A French attack north of Flizely resulted in the capture of a trench which
here continuous front of 700 metres.
French ueroplanes bombed the headquarters of General Strantzia Woere and the electric power station at Loerrach, Baden,
THE INDIAN WHEAT EXPORT.
at
March 28 and for two months nothing was
done,
Mr. Goldring sail he had continual pr mises that the articles would be returned. If the defendanta go into the box, said Mr. Hiad, they will convince your Worship that the attendance of Mr Beth is not necessary.
A question arose se to where the articles
that British submarines have been repeatedly observed in Heligoland Bight, German farces attacked them and sank u hostile submarine of the working of the scheme in London, consisting of Lord. Lucas as Chairman. would give his own undertaking to put the April 17. The destruction of others is probable though, rok completely
ascertained.
has been issed. An Indian Whea; Committee has been appointed to supervise A fall explanation of the Indian wheat export regulations and arrangements
LONDON, April 21,7
representatives of the Board of Agriculture, the India Office; the Treasury, and the Baltic. Wheat will be sold in England at the market rates through HE MEDITERRANEAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.mittee representing buying firms and acting for the Haj has been established normal channels, a broker being appointed for chartering freight. A Com in London for consultation day by day regarding sales. The method of supply ing funds to firms to be employed as buying agents will be announced later.
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE KAISER.
GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON TO COMMAND.
LONDON, April 22.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent in the eastern Mediterranean states that General Sir Jan Hamilton commands the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, which is not complete. It includes the finest battalions of the British Army who have not yet fought in this war. General Damade's French Colonial Division the forms part of General Hamilton's command...
THE OUTPUT OF MUNITIONS.
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REMARKABLE FIGURES.
Losnos, April:22.
LONDON, April, 21.
aiser visited Hartmannweilerkopf in order to encourage his Guardsmen, Peuter's correspondent in Paris states that it has heen ascertained that
On this occasion the French inflicted a heavy defeat.-Ed.),
ALLIES ADVANCING IN THE CAMEROONS.
LONDON, April 21.
After a stubborn resistance the Germans in the Camerons have retired
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different points have bad brilliant successes in forcing the rivers with The Allies are advancing on the latter. The British and French coldmas
The increase in the output of munitions is strikingly shown in Mr. Lloyd been transferred to Yunde,
to a high plateau in the centre of the colony and the seat of Government bas George's figures. He said that taking the figure of twenty as the output for September, the subsequent growth in the following October was 30. in Novat ember 90, December 165, January 180, February 256 and March 388, and he insignificant loss. further said that. April would show a much higher growth than this; a nine teenfold multiplication as compared with September,
IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
LONDON, April 21.
ALLIES WELCOME M. YENIZELOS.-
LONDON," April 20.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Llord George, suld cheers, paid at He recoived a heavy welcome, and there were sympathetic demonstratione, aloqdent troute to Lord Kitchener's marvellous organisation and equipment The Sultan of Egypt'e brother, and a delegation from the British and French M. Venizelos, ex-Prime Minister of Greece, has arrived at Alexandria of the forces in France. He dwelt on the scale of atoraunition used, quoting community were present on the quay.
a General as saying that his men were fighting for 79 days and nights, and the firing was almost continuoser: Lloyd George also emphasised the fact that as much artillery ammonition was used at Neuve Chapelle as was used in the whole of the Boer War. He concluded by referring to the drink question. This, he said, was effecting a very small minority, and emphasised that it would only lie Approached with the object of incrasing munitions.
OFFICERS' CASUALTIES IN PERBIAN GULF.
LONDON, April 22.
The officers casualties in the Persian Gulf in the last two days are
The House of Commons could depend upon it that every effort would he made seventeen killed and thirty-seven wounded, to secure ad quate supplies, and he was confident that every class of the community, would rally around the Expira (Loud Cheers.)
BRITAIN'S SOUND FINANCIAL CONDITION,
LONDON, April 21,
Great Britain's financing of the war has been repat cesful. For ex ample, the Exchequer balances stand at £100,200,000 as against £8,106,000 starling in 1914. There was an excellent beginning in the mies A Teshiny Rifle under the new gratom, amounting to £0,431,000 sterling in the first four
TWO TURKISH CRUISERS SUNK.
Loxoox, Apel 217
Two Turkish cruisers struck, mines in the Black Sea and sank.
(Haups Service) FRENCH STOCK.
Panis, April
French stack now stands at:72.50
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