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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1818.
RECORD ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLAND.
OVER 300 BOMBA DROPPED.
LONDON, FEB. 1.
The Press Bureau announces that Zeppelias last night apparently tampted an extensive raid, but gero
hampered by thick wise. After crowsing to the count, they steered various courses bombing several
towns
and rural
NEW GERMAN PEACE "FEELERS.
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LONDON, Feb. 8. The Chicago Tribune publishes Day German Peace feelers,""
ochow and the Freine Islands, Germany is ready to relinquish and to conclude an agreement with Great Britain under which un African acquir she
CAZI
THE CHINA MAIL.
WESTERN FRONT.
GERMAN DAFTURËS. “
LONDON, Feb. 3.
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A communique says com We bombarded at variona païalu' between the livare,Inars and Somme.
There was mutual artillery activity about Walyorghain and the Main Road
U.A. SOVEREIGNTY IN THE A
PHILIPPINES.
SENATE VOTE IN FAVOUR OF WITHDRAWAL
WASHINGTON, Fab. B. The Senate bas passed a resolution
EARLIER TELEGRAMS
(Rautar'a Servics to the China Maik,)
CAMPAIGN IN EAST AFRICA.
LONDON, Feb. 1
BALSAMIC
COUGH LINCTUS
The build and isoothing bifuasca which this p’operation has, damon iḥamong General Sir Horace Smith-Darrien the munt, valuable of its kind, in cases of Gough,.,dathina, Bronchitis, Thertasse of reporta that a branch line from the
which was occupied by the Britial on
by the President's ousting vote, in val Uganda railway reached Sarendeti, Brewthing or Disiculty of Expectoration; ant while it removes the conquation of
favour-of-an-amendment to the
& German commusique, states that Philippines Bill, withdrawing the the 24th January. The occupation of Phan, from its Tonic. and Astringoub virtuos in prevents its forution, and nilapa districts in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Colosy composed partly of former the German captures include some oversights of the United Stater Londigo and Berendeti diminished the irritation of tho menibrauca of the throat and che, rendering th sa daluatu përlot
Lincolnshire, and Staffordshire. They
did some damage to property,
LATER.
It is officially announced that 51 were killed, and 67. injured in the Zeppelin raid on England last night.
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WES
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The attacks were over a larger area than on any previous occasion. Bombs also dropped in Norfolk and Safolk. The total dropped is estimated at 220 but, except at one part of Staffordshire the material damage was nct, considerable. Nowhere was any military damage cansed. No further casualties are reported.
INCIDENTS IN THE 'BAID.
LONDON, Feb. 3. The Press Bureau announces that the canalties in the recent air raid on Eng- land now number 59 killed and 101 injured. A church and a congregation- al chapel were badly.damaged, a parish room was wrecked, and 14 houses were demolished, while a grant number were loss seriously damaged. Slight damage was done to two places on railway pro- perty, but unly two factories, neither of military importance and a brewery were badly" damaged. Two or three other facties were slightly damaged. The total of the bombs so far discovered in 300. Many fell in rural places without Any result.
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holdings or a
AN ENEMY SURPRISE ATTACK REPULSED.
new block, She British. This capture consisted of also demands recognition of a Gera patrol of five men, two of whom have man protestomte of the Turkish escaped, | Empire, the cession of Russian Courlaus, the creation of an indepen- dent Poland under a German Prince, and the cossion of Bessarabin, Aus trian Bukowina and Tinnsylvania to Emania.
CAMEROONS. COASTLINE CLEAR
OF ENEMY.
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LATER. Another communique anys (mm Last night one of our patrola after shooting a sautry, threw hand grenader into a hostile trench established at the northern end of Frise. »
In the moralag the enemy attemps |ed a surprise attack on our trenches on the Ypres-Pilkan road. The attack
not preceded by artillery bom bardment. It was easily repulsed by
LONDON, Feb. 3. Colonel Doball telegraphs that the coastline of the Cameraops is clear of the enemy. Over 700 Germans are our Are
now on the Spanish frootior, while FRENCE BATTERIES ACTIVE. many deserters are surrendering to the British and French.
LATER
within not less than two and not more than four years.
Tho amendment, which President Wilson favours, has yet to come before the House of Representatives. MONGOLIAN REBELS.
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PETROGRAD, Fsb. 3. A Mukden report ways an advanced guard of Mongolian inearganta is bessiging the town of Tatangfu
MILITARY HONOURS.
* LONDON, Feb. 3. The Gazette contains the following honour for services, itr.the fold :—
onemy's activities.
UNSCRUPULOUS ENEMY
METHODS..
FOREIGN OFFICE EXPOSURES
LONDON, Feb. 1. The Foreign Office says that Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg has stated that Great Britain was compelling the Allies to refrain from entering into any ocres. movement. This statement, which the Allies know to be untrue, was made with the purpose of injuring Britain.m the eyes of neutral countries, while to the Allies we hear insidions and abtrue reports circulated from German sources that “Britain intends to abandon them Germany, which had been refused and has even made peace overtures to
This, the Foreign Offico says, is a good
methods are.
C. B. Brigadier General J. Hexample of how unscrupulous German FARIS, Feb. 3 Travar and W. Cayley, Lieut-Coloney
W. Giblia.
A contmuumique states that the French batteries have been 'active, wrecking convoys and blowing up an aumuni- EFFECTIVE BOMBARDIENTS.
PARIS, Feb. 3.
It is officially announced that Cobas bill reports that Haytion depot, wood's coluen has occupied Baing Ukan after defeating the enemy in to engagements w slight lea. A communiqus anya there his boop Cole's columu has occupied Lolodorf.mining activity in Artois and by the
Also the following, all of the Indian Army
C. ML, G.-Brigadier General Ensti obbully and Major J. Bali,
Major Fergusson is premoted to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel.
Large enemy convoys continus to French artillery most effective bom-awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Firth,
unter Mani (Sparish territory)......
ZEPPELIN BOMBS SALONIKA.
SALONIZAL Feb. 2 AZ a kond sixteen homb on the town and harbour, killing three Greek, one French and two British soldiers, and 'four Greek civilians, and wounding twenty Greeks. A mosque and warehouse and several houses and shops were destroyed.
ENEMY AEROPLANE BROUGHT DOWN.
Unofficial accounts of the Zeppelin raid show that the Zeppelins arrived on the Norfolk coast at 5.0 in the afterncon. One dropped a messago, We will return later." It was 5.0 on Tuesday morning before the last Zeppelin-de-. parted. Most damage was done in Staffordshire where there were 90
A Zeppelin bombed Salonika on canumition. The first intimation was the Monday night. Two projectiles fell in extinction of the lights of theatres and the Greek Prefecture, and a third on the Bank of Salobiks, which was burnt cinemas. Some continued the per
down. Other bombs cased slight formances by cradle-light. The prople
Thirteen persons were killed did act go into a panic. A both fell damage. on a mission meeting, killing three and sixteen injured, including three
Boldiers. ladies, including the speaker, and jojur- ing several Another bomb fell on a An enemy aeroplano was brought. of Saloniks and the two billiard room, killing a player. Most of doma
weat
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FRENCH RETALIATION,
PARIS, Feb 3. Fourteen French serplanes bombar Acd greatly damaged the enemy on- campment at Fetrits in retaliation for the Zeppel visit to Selonika.
the houses in one street of a Midland airmen captured. town were destroyed. In one case five members of one family—the grandfather, grandmother, their daughter and the! latter's two children were killed..
Ancther town in the Midlands was plunged into darkness, the tramcars and all works were slopped, and the Zeppelin passed' over without bombing the place. The inhabitants listened to an explosion in's town twelve miles distant and then, thinking the raid was! over, they resumed the ordinary course of life. At midnight the Zeppelia re- .*ppeared and bombed the outskirts oi
the town; but did little damage.
The Ccroter at an inquest in “Lincolashers pointed out that 50 bomby ware, dropped but only three perrons" were killed. In Lincolnshire the ad doubted result would be to make Britisbers redouble their efforts punish the miscreants.
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The Zeppelia again approached knihu Jast night, but stopped. believed to have been hit by
British batteries.
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SUICIDE OF TURKISH HEIR APPARENT.
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 9.
bardments in Artois, Champagne, the
Woevru and in Lorraine.
PARIS EXPRESS DERAILED.
MANY PERSONS KILLED AND INJURED.
PARIS, Feb. 1 The Paris express to Calais wan derailed at St. Denis. Four persons were killed and 15 injured.
LATER.
The Distinguished. Service Order is Major W. Bathys, Captain N. Money and Captain Phipson.
The Military Cross to Captain 0. Atkins, Captain Cornish and Lieut. G Chambers,
ARMY PROMOTIONS.
LONDON, Feb. 3. Lieut-Generala Sir John Wilcocks and Sir Herbert Plumer have been gazetted as Generals.
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THE ORDER OF BT, JOHN OF JERUSALEM.
The Fxpress passed St. Denis at the rate of 60 miles an hour. The engine derailed, sevea coaches were swashed, and the gas tanks were fired. Piercing cries came from the blazing wreckage. Firemen nad Zouaves were speedily on
LONDON, Feb. 2. the spot, doing all they could to rescue
The King has suctioned the follow- tho passengers, being aided by searching appointments:-Sir James Meston. 3.0.81, Sir Michael O'Dwyer, K.C.S.L., lights.
Lt. Col. Sir George Roos-Keppel. K.0.8.1., and Dr. Charles McLeod, to be Knights Grace of the Order of St John of Jeruzalem...
Up to the present it is known that ten have been killed and twenty injured, but the search" for "victims is still pro. ceeding.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
FUTILE ENEMY ASSAULT.
Rox Feb. 8.
A communiques says: The enemy on the 31st January renewed his vain. attacks on the positions at Mori which Iwe firmly hold. Our axillary fairly the caught a column on the march at San
Martina, south west of Martino.
A detachment made a bold incursion into an enemy treuch, burling 80 bombs with devastating effect.
A Constantinople telegram stated that the Heir Apparent, Jussu Fizzeddin, committed suicide owing to illness.
LONDOS, Feb. 3.
AN INACCURATE GERMAN REPORT: The Press Bureau describes de uiterly
The newspapers doubt the suicide of inaccurate the Berlin oficial report of Yusuf Eddin, and hint at foul play. the raid, which it says further proves The Brice was an Anglophile and
that the Zeppelins are unable to ascer-advocated peace with the Entente.
tain their positions or to raps their
cours with any degree of certainty.
The Zeppelina used scorchlights and
threw out fares.
The mayorers of one-town was seriously injured.
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PARIS, Feb 3. General Chery Pasha, interviewed
asserted that Yussuf Izzidin' had
GERMANS USING SMALL AEROPLANES.
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PETROGRAD, Feb. 2: The Germans Ira using new small aeroplanes on the southern front.
RUSSIAN RAID ON A RAILWAY.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 2.
Russian scents have blush up the Baranovitabi-Vica sailway, which the Grmaus had recently repaired.
PRESIDENT WILSON ON TOUR.
TOPEKA, Feb. 3. President Wilson in a speech here teen assassinated because he opposed said it might be necessary to use force
the Young Turks. Hia successor, to vindicate the rights of Americans to
The passengera in a train beard a Vukid. Eddin, is also opposed to the protection under international law.", Zeppelin crossing and recrossing a Young Turks, and he dared not
railway and bombing for half an hour, prophesy a long life for him.
bat the train was not, touched..
The details of the bombert mession. meeting in Staffordshire ate that the wife of the vicar was standing reading the Bible to an audience of 200 women
THE PANAMA CANAL.
LONDON, Feb. 3.
It is announced that the Panama and girls when a bomb fell between the
Caral will be closed till a permanent the room and the church. There was a blinding Blush and then darkdess.channel can be guaranteed-probably The vicar's wife and another lady and for a further two months.
girl were killed on the spot. The screams of the injured were terrifying Two clergymen who were present were 1njured, but assisted hercically in the resque work.The church and vicarage were partly wrecked.
GERMANY AND THE " LUSITANIA."
FINAL UNDERSTANDING
WITH AMERICA.
AMSTERDAM”, „Feb. 2. The Berlin Government bas tale- graphed instructions to Count Bero. storff which it is hoped will lead to afinil understanding with regard to
the
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DUTCH MINISTER RESIGNS.
THE DADE, Feb. 2. Mienheer Troub, Minister of Finance,. baa resigned.
RUSSIAN PREMIER RESIGNS.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 2, M. Goremykins, the Russian Promiar, bas resigned owing to impaired health. M. Starmer, a Councillor of the Empire, has been appointed Premier..
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CHREST IN PORTUGAL
LONDON, Feb. "8. ́
DUTCH KEYLFAFER UFFIOL RAIDED.
"ÁMSTREDAM, Fab. 3. The oes of the Telegraaf new paper has been raided by the police zad documents have been impounded,
The Telegraf bad been threatening to publish documents proving wide-
|failed to extirpate it. "
prand amaggling if the Government.
BUICIDE OF A BRIGADIER. GENERAL.
Loxton, Fab. 2. At an inquest yesterday on Brigadier General Bir Bello Estonteville Grimeton, Inspector-General of the Imperial Barvice Troops in India, the evidence showed that docessed had cancelled his resignation on the outbreak of war. Ho
BRITISH INDUSTRIES AFTER
THE WIR.”
WHOLESALE. INNOVATIONS
RECOMMENDED.
LONDON, Feb. 3.
A Board of Trade Sub-Committes recommende measures to safeguard after been, most open to German the war the British industries which
bavo competition.
The recommendations include:-- Larger funds for research and
training. Uniformity in the Patent Law throng-
but the Empire. - Trademarks distinguishing foreign
goods.
Greater financial assistance to British
industries.
The formation of a Ministry of
Commerce/
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The re-organisation of the Consular
Service and
Tariff protection where necessary. The report saya, tegarding trade marke, that the Haj should be urged to reconsider the question of the establish ment of trade mark registration in India...
DUTCH MAILBOAT DAMAGED.
BEACHED AT FELIXSTOWE
LONDON, Feb. 3. The Dutch mailboat Princess Julian has been damaged, and has been bench- ed at Felixstowe, having apparently been mised. Seventy-nine of the passengers and crew were landed at Harwich. No one is missing and the mails were geceden e
Three fishing smacks and a trawler have been sunk in the North Sea.
AUSTRALIA AND THE SHIPPING
RESTRICTIONS." "
MELBOURNE, Feb. 2.
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BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.
Mr. A. William Hongkon Correspondent of the Commercial Intel
ligence Branch of the Board of Frade, communicates the appended letter regard ing the British Industrice Fair to bo hold in London during this and next month:
Commercial Intelligence Branch,
Board of Trado,
Sir.
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73, Basinghall Street, London, E.C.
24th December, 1915.
I beg to confirm the cablegram sent to the Governor by the Colonial „Offer on the 24th December respecting the British Industries Fair, which, decoded. reads as follows:
Board of Trade will hold British Industries Fair, Victoria and Albert „Museum London on Enes adopted in
lush, Fair, Exhibition, of sample- British manufacture exhibited by manufacturers in order to place ecxi- tracts limited to "toys, isney goods, chine, earthenware goods, glassware. printing, stationery. Will be opened by February 21st. Will be kept open 12. Bays. You will arranged to notify ikely buyers. Take steps to make public as much as possible. Publish is newspapers. Request buyers coming mmunicate direct with Beard of Trade British fadustries Fair
thirty- two Choupside, va arrivol.. In view of the great success which attended the holding of a similar-Fair io May last at the Royal Agricultural Hall, London, under the direction of the Board of Trudo, and the wish expressed by both exhibitors and buyers that a simular Faiz should be organised next year, the Board of Trade have decided to hold another British Industries Fair on similar lines
February 21 to March 8, both days inclu. South Kensington, London, S.W., from at the Victoria and Albert Museum,
sivu. Owing to the abnormal conditions arising from the war, it has been found necessary to make certain alterations · in the classes of goods to be exhibited, ond the 1918 Fair will crcsequently be re acted to the following trade Toys and games, china and earthenware, gloss -and-glassware; fancy goods, printing
stationery.
It is desired that the widest publicity should be given to this British Industries Fair, with the objeco as far as possible of obtaining the attendance of 0er-Seas buyers in considerable numbers.
It is hoped that the Fair may be made widely known through the medium of the various Over-fear newspapers and I trust that you will be able to interest the press in your district in the arrangements which are being made for the holding of the Fair and to obtain their, nasistance in. bringing prominently to the notice, of buyeza the advantages which it is likely to offer them. I have to add that "any expenditure which you may incur in this, connection may bo charged to this Depart ment. Emphasis might suitably be laid ca the following points
1. The Fair is intended for the Trade, and the general publie will not be. admitted,
2. It is confidently expected, thai: à large number of manufacturers will exhibit their products and hence:
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Pardon my mentioning the matter but
buyers will have an exceptional didn't you order a Whisky-Tansan for yourself and opportunity of transacting their bualness in a minimum of time."
3. Manufacturers in this country are already producing large number
Tansan Lemonade for me? "Yes and that's what
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The Commonwealth has informed the
and Only Genuine Tansan on the Market. The Imperial Government that arrangementa I shall be interested to know also to have already been made to ship what extent it has been possible to con 1,250,000 cases of fruit The matire ince buyers of the desirability of vint. best people want the best things you know! stoppage of the export trade would min
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- AUSTRALIAN WAR LOAN
OVER-SUBSCRIBED.
MELIQUANE, Feb. 8. The War Loan, has been over had been bitterly disappointed because subscribed by £10,000,000. the Medical Board refused to pass him for perrida The jury returned a verdict
of "Baicide while under the faduence of irresponsible actions."
HM the King and the Beretsry of Unrest in Portugal is manifested by State for Indis were represented at the strike riva ni lásbon, attended by homly Inta Brigadier 4-neral Grimston'e throwing. There were several victims. Supera) ni Benail Giroco.
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who may be coming to England or insist on getting the Genuine Article in future."
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am, Sir,
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