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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1916.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS:
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
RUSSIA'S GREAT
SUCCESS.
ERZERUM'S 5056 GUNA.
HEROIC EFFORTS OF THE
RUSSIAN FORCES.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 17.
ENEMY SUBMARINES
SUNK.
BY FRENCH WARSHIPS IN THE ADRIATIC.
PARIS, Feb 17.
M. Hutin, in the Echo de Paris states that during the last three days. The Official Messenger estimates French warships in the Adriatic bave thau, Erzerum bad a gumson of bunk two-perhape
three enemy 100,000 ofieurs and men and 427
guns, while the advanced lorts had 874 guns and the contral forts 200.
LONDON, Feb. 17.
The German attack on the weal- ern Front bave been promoted by a dosire to unpress nurais, especially the Eastern States, bus use great stroko at Erzuruni has been
far more chectiva in that direction.
Erzerum ia the key of Asa Minor, commanding the sole road open to tho Rassins, towards the Bosphorus frcin Asia.
Trebizond is unlikely to resist long. Then the Allies will have an un- broken line from the Black Su to the North-Eastern edge of reso potamia.
I
Besides the victorious army at
submarines.
DERMANY'S SUBMARINE
CAMPAIGN.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS EXPRESS
DISAPPROVAL.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 17. The Socialists in the Prussian Diet have "expressed disapproval of the Gaverttuent's submarine campaign against inutchantmen.
"BUTTER TICKETS ** IN GERMANY.
LONDON, Feb. 17. Germany starts the issue of butter tickets on March let.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE WAR'S DEMANDS ON LABOUR,
CESSATION OF PRIVATE BUILDING URGED.
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"LONDON, Feb. 17. Mr Lloyd George argez the overation of building and the temporary trans
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DUTCH STEAMER DAMAGED.
LONDON, Feb. 17; The Dutch atsamer Bandoang. from Batavia to Rotterdam, is being towed to "Northfleet, in a "damaged" condition.
THE REVOLT OF FUNNIN
PERING AND THE GOVERNOR
À correspondont writem to the London Times sa under
Tour Paking oorrespondent, in a telegrafis,
BALSAMIC
COUGH LINCTUS
The mild and soothing ifuat en which this preparation bag, clasem, il among
forenam of labour to building munition/AORE INCENDIARIAM IN CANADA, { dated December 27, said :-" The province the most valuable of it kind, in esara' of Cough, Anthius, Bronchitis, Shortness w
factorion.
THE INCREASE IN PRICE OF FOOD.
LONDON, Feb. 17." The Board of Trade Labour Gazette states that prines of food in Great Bri- ssic have increased 47 per vent, com- Ipared with 83 per cent, in Germany and
119 per cent in Austria,
LIEUT.-COLONEL WINSTON
CHURCHILL.
LONDON, Feb. 17. The fact that Mr. Winston Churchill. is now a Ident-Colonel was mentioned by Mr Teunda in the House of Com. mone last night.
AMERICAN CLUB DESTROYED,
TORONTO, Feb. 17. Following an explosion in a top storey building fire destroyed the Americau Club. One person was killed and two injured..
Incendiarism is suspected.
American.
Two sightoon-pound shells were found by the fremen.
"Three explosions were heard.
Indignation is intense.
RENEWED FLOODS IN HOLLAND.
WHOLE DISTRICTS THREATENED.
of Yunnan yesterday declared its indepen-
dence." Isadoras and this to mean that the Breathing or Difficulty of Expectoration a sad. while it remares the accumulation of Military Governor and his stat declared phelam, frem ita Tonio and Astringent virtura in provents its formation) and allaga - thoir lodepondence. It is not to be supe,
posed by boss acquainted with the remark irritation of the membranes of the throns and char, nndaring these delicata prite les
ble provines, that the people generally,seepiible of future irritation and discusú, prosperous merchants of kun. Teng-yuoh, and Ta-li tu, of Meng-tra Vana-fu, Hai-
and Bra mao and Tung abang, or the Artisans of the cows, ixat of all. the great
A later despatch states that two | masare of tribespeopid who constitute the persons have perished in the fire at larger part of the rustin pepulation, am the American Club, one being an Monarchy, execute the promotors of the animated by a desire to cancel the
Houarhical movement, or revert to Republicanism for its own sake.
From May to September as I was bra.. Yunnan province or staying at Furmint the provincial capital.. journeyed overland from Bhame, in Burma.. visited most of the principal cities of Fangen, and was impressed by the warmi loyalty of the middle and lower classes towards both the Goramineas and the person of Yuan Shih-kai. Of this I am in no doubt.It is true that the European in China is easily misled as to Chinese opinion, and I claim no exemption from such abi- A storm which has lasted two days lisy, but the indications seemed to again threatens the districts of a conclusive. Possibly some of the experi Zuider Zee, especially Monnikendamanood misionaries, such as those of the China Inland Mission at Tennan fo and Hundreds of workmen are toiling Tali, than whom there are few botter LONDON, Feb. 17.
throughout the night to prevent a judges, would agree with me. How, then, Sir Wilfred Lawson, M. P. for Cocker-fresh "breach of the dyke.
comes the Military Governor-not xù xil a. mouth, ba Tesigned becauso he die
man of marked courage to adopt such approves of the Government's War
bold course 7 policv.
RESIGNATION OF AN M.P..
DISAPPROVES GOVERNMENT'S
WAR POLICY..
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THE FLOODS IN HOLLAND.
A FRESH CATASTROPHE
THREATENED.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 17.
The north-west storm is imperilling | Holland. The waters are rushing in at jounikendam"and the inhabitante of Volendam are again evacuating
Erzerum, the Russians have two AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE CEABED AT the district. The railway dyke, ba-
other armite in the Caucasus-one on the Black Sea lissoral, the" other
in the region of Lake Van..
The capture of Erzerum removes the chief obstacle to mids on Tur- kish communications with Mesopo- tamia and facilitates the linking up of the British and Russian forces advancing towards Bagdad.
It is noteworthy that the massacre of the Armenians was directed from Erzerum.
The Russian capturs in the depth of winter of à fortress situated at s
DURAZZO,
CORFU, Feb. 17..
The Austrians have ceased their offensive at Durazzo owing to the arrival of Italian troops.
tween Purmerend and Oostzaan has Theen destroyed; threatening a fresh
catastrophe.
Large forces of troops are still striving to stem the Boods.
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A ruptures of the dykes at Aalsiner, near Amsterdam appeurs inevitable. Generalissimo Putnik has joined This would involve suvenil polders. the Serbians at Cortu."
́GENERAL SARRAIL TO VISIT
KING OF GREECE.
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SALONIKA, Feb.. 17. height of 8,000ft, notorious for its General Barrail, Commander-in- blizzards, was a most heroic perform-Chief of the Allied forces at Salka, unce. The operations began in is to put a visit to King Constantine January by a series of toasterly shortlye.. "actions" whereby Generat Judenicir cleared his Hanks, forcing the Turks to evacuate Mclazghert, south-east of Erzerum, and retreat to Mush. He then occupied Kopribum cad Hassankula, both on the great Kars, Erzerum roud.
"
It is estinated at Petrograd that the Turks in the shree weeks prior to the assault on the forts lost 80,000 out of 200,000. Of the remainder only 75,000 were efficient organised units: Of these 10,000 were required to hold the town forts. The lack- of a field umy, to hold the outer redoubts embled the fortress to be destroyed by long-range fire.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 17. Erzerum is "of enormous import unce because it is the centre of the military administration, with huge ammunition magazines. The rap- ture opens for the Russians a wide access northward, westward · "und southward, thus failing the plans of the German Stuff. Naturally the Turks will try to pair the disaster but the Busiune will speedily con solidate their positions.
GREEKS ROUT· BULGARIAN COMITADJIB.
SALONIKA, Feb. 17. The Greeks in a two hours" fight
CHINESE AFFAIRS,
(Wah Tss Yat Po's Service.)„
LUCHOW RECAPTURED.
The Govenor of the Province ro quested a great of $3,000 to reward the soldiers, but the Government granted $6,000,
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 17.
Huge waves toppling over the dyke swap of the material immediately it was laid down. It is feared that two-thirds of Monnikendam will be under water if the storm continues.
The water is already reaching the houses at Purmerend, Necherstraat and Sprordyk.
RECORD WAR CREDIT.
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MR. ASQUITH TO ASK FOR £400,000,000,·
LONDON, Feb. 17.
The Daily Telegraph states that Mr. Asquith on Monday we ask 0,000,000, of credit for, possibly, £400,000,000, which is the largest in history.
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́BRITAIN'S AIR SERVICE.
ONE OF THE GLORIES OF THE
BRITISH ARMS."
LONDON,-Feb-17′′ The House of Commons discussed an amendment to the Address, in reply to the Speech from the Throne expressing regret, that the Speech did not mention the measures taken to strengthen the
air services.
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bogy as the cause of every evil, hao wa It is not wise to conjure up a German my the German at work here. The North China Daily News drew attention, think, six months ago to the danger. of Yunnan was an independent State not Let it be remembered (1) that the princa many years ago, under Mahomedan ruler, an ex shopkeeper of Ta li-fu, who administered the State and gave himself the title of Sultan; (2) that the Mahomo- dan element bas been pervecated or dis credited ever since the downfall of that ruler, but still rotains great strength probably enough to dominate the province (3) that the Germans, chiefly officials orseti officials," consuls, merchants representing Carlowitz and Co., and European war in the import of arms) hav other firms (chiefly interested for the
Ta
cultivating the friendship of the Mahomedays in Chian, who have been gauerally ignored or left alone by other peoples, it only cut of loyalty to the exist log regime; (4), that the Garwan agents at Ennan-fe, Mengtzo, and sisewhere have been
ncessantly circulsting, w thent hindrance, all the of German was true or false,
csia that
triumphe and conquesta bey could get hold of, and have been better supplied with news than no7one else; (3) that the Chinese offi throughest the province hare special and deep grudges agaizet the Allies. Gatmany alone, of the loading Powers, appear as the ionccant lanbkit, do no harm to the Por Yuananere, has resenting the methods
of
the other Power.
Accordingly, up to the time of the war in Mr. Tonnent said that the air service Eropa, Germany held practically a WAL not intended es az. offensive monopoly of the contracts over which the had measure, but for protecting vulnerable Tunnan Provincial Government Pzzo, Feb. 18 points, Navak aircraft were watching fou d itself in s.roas dificulties, financial entrul Latterly that Geruzament bas The city of Luchow (Szechuan) has the coast, and the army aircraft. the and other, as the extent of its corruption been-recaptured-from-the-rebels-by had Admiral Sir Percy Scott was became more and mura sidons Oficials Government troops.
still in command of air gunnery, but were sent down from Feking to overhaul was now under the War Office,
matters and call the Provincial Government Mr. Balfour said that the air service to order. The extraordinary defalcations at the front was one of the glories of rectification. What course easier, then, and irregularities, however, defied the British armas. He denied that the an the game soomed to be up, ils to adopt present position as regards defecca was the advice that has been bed out to it, and the outcome of a policy of drift. The defy Paking, taking oil on the chance of prodigious, but the problem was largely Himalays ragion, which leads itself better expansion of the air service had been maintaining local independence
There is no country in Asis, outside the one of supplying material, which was than Tanzan to the operations of rebel or still behind hand, though every nerve buccaneering bands. The traveller, how had been strained. In looking back he ever mild his beat, cannot help recognising regretted that we did not develop the so he stands on the heights above Yaug-pi, Zeppelin type of airship. The Ad-or wanders along the mountain passed on miralty were doing what they could to sither side of the Mekong or the Salveen remedy this, but there was no im- gaze, that one determined spirit with 200 Armed men could take pers * iencfany dity moulate probability of over-faling, the in the province, except, perhaps, Yunnan-fu onemy's ten years' start.
itself. It is an
scuntry briganda,
—
routed another band of Bulgarian MONGOLIAN TRIBUTE TO PEKING. Cousitadjie who were penetrating into Greece. The Greeks are now vigilantly guarding the whole of the
frontier.
THE DEFENCES OF SALONIKA.
A PRO-GERMAN
VIEW.
LONDON, Feb. 17. A Correspondent of the pro-German Swiss nawepaper, the Zurich Zeitung. in a long description of the defences of Salonike, raya they are impregnable.
THE OPERATIONS IN ALBANIA.
LONDON, Feb 17.
Italian reports show that the Bul garian and Austrian advance in Albanis extremely low, the Bulgarians especially being hampered by lack of transport and roads,
The Russian Press is particularly Montenegrins who have arrived at pleased that the capture will facili- | Brindisi statė that Austrian attemptą. tate the operations of the British in { to disenver the hiding places of Prince Mesopotamia, besides re-echoing in Mirko Martinovitch have proved as- the Balkans, Persia and Afghanistan. successful. The, people are not moved There were fured actions before by bribes or the threat of starvation. the Turks were finally driven into the fortress. One retreating detuch.
THE BRITISH ARMY:"*.
inent, was most anxious to save u
park of the new Gennan field kit- chens and formed them into a squaro
A PENSIONS QUESTION.
LONDON, Feb. 17.
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PEXINO, Feb. 18
The Mongoliau ruler of Setzen Khan has paid bis respects to ste Chinese Government, forwarded atribute list, and made suggestions for the future Government of Mongolia.
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NEW APPOINTMENT FOR ADMIRAL LI.
PEKINO, Feb. 18. Admiral Li Chun, formerly stationed at Canton, is to be appointed Patrol Commissioner of the Upper Ysagtze
EARLIER TELEGKAMS.
Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
The amendment was withdrawn,
AN
FIGHTING ON THE BRITISH FRONT.
INTERNATIONAĹ " TRENCH.
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of the
road
of wh there are pleaty. Indeed, every Shan and every chin on the Chinese side
Butin
border is a potential rell. his hand against every min. But it is not Yuan Slib-tai, whether President or Emperor, whom they "wish to night; it is the local official, the minicu of the Military Governor, whom they abcminste. The Military Governer of Yunnan, whatever LONDON, Feb. 17. ay be the case in other provinces, is the Governor, his civil collegas being his own General Sir Douglas Haig, incominen and faithful subordinate. communique, reports that there has not scandalize your readers by attempting bean reciprocal artillery bombardments te dalinate the moral, character of the and heavy grenade fighting for the past outside the pro-German circle. He added Military Governor. He by few friends twenty-four hours between the preseveral members to his harem during the Comines canal, and the pre-Comines two months of my residence in the city railway. The fighting continues. nd buried his mother for the third time,
Otherwise, the day has been quiet with great splendour, at scnsiderable cost. along the whole British front,
se no accapable method of winning, popu- THE "AMERICAN NEGOTIATIONS. The capture of 600-yarde of our frontarity.
line of tranches, reported yesterday, Chios, it may be expected that the indo
If it is safe
to predict anything at all of
ENTIRE QUESTION LE-OPENED-
was preceded by a heavy bombardment pendence of Yunhan wou'd not be followed and the explosion of five mines which by peaca in the Ympire. The neighbour WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.
randered the trenches untenable, The ing province of Kwei-chan is intimately Count Bernstorff, the German attacks, which, extended along a 4,000. kait up with Tunaan: the prosperous and Ambassador, has conferred with Mr yards front, were repulsed everywhere wealthy province of Szechuan would not Lansing relative to the advisability else, the enemy losing considerably. | long be left alone by the buccaneers, uf postponing the application of Ger- The captured trench has frequently many's submarine order in view of changed hands during the past year Jurther negotiations.
hence it is called the "International Count Bernstorff said that Ger- Treach, many did not intend to sink liners.
GERMANY'S SUBMARINE POLICY.
ment, and added that Germany's
BROOKLYN.
The Russian guns smashed them up. Replying to a Labourite amandment Mr. Lansing welcomed this stato- THE DAMAGE TO STEAMERS AT and when the infantry rushed up to the Address in reply to the Speech threat to sink armed merchantmen they found the hungry Turks licking from the Throne, demanding pensions without warning re-opened the entire
up the soup and stews
Then a strangely distributed body of Turkiai irregulars on
the hill south-east of Erzerum was cut off, They promised surrender in the morning, As they made no sign at dawn the Hussians cautiously ob
for those who contracted dieses whilet | question of submarino warfare. serving with the Colours, Mr. Forster Also, that the Lusitania agreement announced that the Government had cannot be finally accepted until the United States has determined established a new body to deal with whether anything herein will con such cases which are outside the alt flict with the new submarine policy. of the Fections Warrant, Trend
Prior to the conversation between The Labourites were not satisfied Count Bernator and Mr. Lansing bered up and found the defenders and intimated their intention to again the former presented the drit of the final German Lausitania Note, press the matter.
embodying the verbal changes sug. gosted by the American Government; also another draft suggested by the Gerizar Government.
frozen to death.
The mountains surrounding the fortress were littered with frozen corpses. Thousands of tons of abandoned munitions and stores were found and scattered enemy dotach renta vero blocked up in somme valleys by avalanches and starred to deaths
THE OUTPUT OF EXPLOSIVES.
LONDON, Feb. 17.
Mr Lloyd George and Me Huneimar have conferred with the distillers with view to increasing the output for the purposes of explosivos.
Mr. Lansing's announcement that
EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTRIC WIRES.
New Yong, Feb. 17.
The owners of the Bolton Castle and the Pacific state that both steamers will be saved, but that they are serious
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