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SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1916.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter Service to the China Mani)
POLITICAL ORISIS
IN AMERICA.
THE ARMING OF MERCHANT
SHIPS.
THE FALL OF ERZERUM.
PASTURBANCES IN TURKEY,
Arness, Feb. 24. The fall of Erzerum has caused disturbances at Constantinople.
Maing arrests have been made in A political crisis has arisen en theeling Ahmedrias, a friend of Yusuf
Modify, the Heir Apparent,
Wasusutos. FUR 24.
quisting of the arming of merchant ahips.
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IMPRESSION MADE IN SOPIA,”
President Wilson is Parentemed
A Suka teleg" says the fall with a revolt of the gneerats in deze has made an enoriaous Both Houses in which Bills have been impression at belia where many four inded warning Albericuss not that is Bromley invasion is inminent be bravel in such nierzbantpien. *
Republicat opposition bus for the present blocked the go. of flie
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President Wilson, fimuly adheres te La fusal to sanction suple degislą. sion-kiuť" to his demand that Ger. Many slud! Ketipulously serv...
erational law in ur na suh. marine campaign,
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TEAR BOOM (30 TUE: FRONT.
Fernsen», Feb. 24.. The Than ve Bath Row blue fromă.
GERMEN COPPER GOODS.
BAW MEA 10 DAN BELAUSTED,
COPENHAGEN, Fuis, 24. - Genumn Manufaɛbstery have in- the ¦ benod Swedish importers of German President Wilson inforned Chairmen of the Foreign Committees alton goods that the export from of the Senate and the House of ferming will shertly cose as the Representatives that "his patience a miterial is exhausted. with Germany was. exhausted and that he could no longer endure the charges of "timidity,
INEMY TRADE MARKS SUSPENDED IN AUSTRALIA.
The Deinocrats excuse their atti
MELODYASE. Feb. 24. ends on the ground of the impuis.The Commonwealth' 'Government ence of a bench with Germany, but las suspended the trade marks of their tritude is really due to Frontik 450 ugțicles of enemy manufactures
lolhying German interests."
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THE GERMAN CORSAIR'S CAPTURES.
PORTUGAL AND GERMAN INTERNED SHIPS.
Luspos, Feb. 24. The Portuguese that has been Misted on the German ships in the
Konnes... Ee24. The Edenburg mentioned in the Fagus. Teneriffe Ust of ships from which the. German corsair hud prisoners is the j alling slap Edenburg bound fromil Rangoon.
The Flamraon is a steamer of 4,500 logs belonging to the Pacific, Steam Navigation Co.
LORD CHELMSFORD,
TANDON, Feb. 24.'
Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of
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THE
CHINA MAIL.
MARLIER TELEGRAMS OFFICIAL HISTORY OF
(Beater'a Service to the Ching, Mail)
COLOSSAL STRUGGLE NEAR VERDUN,
FRENCH LINE UNBROKEN.
FARIS, Fab. 21. A colonas atruggla is swaying to and fra north of Verdun, Eminent Freach arities say it is not altogether a ques- tion of holding mathematically every yand of ground, but of making the
Germany suffer the maximum loerse,
FIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT.
Today's communique says:-North ward of Verdon Gghting throughout the night was of the same intensity; from the right bank of the Mouse to zouthward of Ornes.
OF THIS WAR
LONDON, Feb. 24,
A serie o official desariptive adcounte of past events will shortly be iesged, bat, it is stated, it is undesire able to make an estimate of the enemy Τόσσου
LORD DERBY'S NEW POST.
VISIT TO WESTERN TRONT.
AUSTRALIA'S EYE-WITNESS."
Captain Bean Commonwealth offe representative, writes:-By the kindness for the British War Office, I have been British Front in Francs and Flanders. permitted to "pay whort visit to - they,
which I particularly was dusiroga of making
OUR CIRCULATING LIBRARY
Is most modern and up-to-date. All the lawat books by the bast
in order to be able to draw a jest kuthors, fresh arrivala avery mail. The purchase of one book we aar dalkor? comparison between the conditions of the
experience LONDON, Feb. 24. To the House of Command-Air daquith announced that Lord Derby has accepted the Chairmanship of the joint Naval and Military Committee of The Air Service, without remuneration.
A NATIONAL STUD.
LONDON, Feb. 24 The Government will vots £60,000 for the establishment of National Stud;
campaign in Callipoli and theme of the entities you to become a member. The book bought can be exchanged for way great struggle on the westorn front. My
of Rciala dealing with other norol is stout en payment of 20 cants cash (Hongkong Currency). Bodies correspondiente has been from first to last that far from putting ditinalties in the can be archanged an frequently as the reader wishes, on payment of R3 samén for way, a comanda supposition is they caudatently hare gene cut of their way to help me in performing my duties to the each exchange. "The trenches' ins Auzad fullest aptent ware much the best in Gallipoli, and elaborate they were incomparably more than the best in France. Troops making tranches have to struggle the whole time against the influx of water except in a portion of the summer, when the earth is dry in Flanders as in the lower parts of Gallipoli. The artillery. Are in France seomad to me about, as constant as in Gallipoli. The target for German gans here is nothing like en crowded and bincan trated as in closely-peopled areas. On the other hand, the Turks are not genamlly
In consequence of the violence of the bombardment of our advanced position at Barbent-sur-Meuse we evacuated the village under cover el darkness, and under the flanking fire of our batteries MMPRESSIONS OF HONGKONG good gansers, and I doubt if their azple
on the left bank of the Mouse.
A German attack against Samogneux wastopoled. "A German Brigade again attacked Bois-des-Conros, and re- esptured part of the wood, of which we hole the outhern soliant.
All the offensives against Beawoont failed to disiorige us. We dominate the ravine southward of Herbaboir.
Retreating movements, ordered for the purpose of preventing utalens louest, were carried out in perfect order.
The Germans, who advanced only with difficulty and at the cost of heavy sacrifices, were unable to break our frost at any point.
There was a continuo bombard medi between Ornes and Fromery.
The Germans in Lorraine gained. footing in an advanced post, but were immediately ejected
ENEMY'S FURIOUS ATTACKS
MULTIPLIED,
IN WAR TIME,
BY AN AUSTRALIAN VISITOR.
ven are always modern. The feartal bombardment which each side administars to the other in France and. Flandere vis nevar appreached in Gallipoli except by the French runs and valy ou a few deck. sions by bur naval' guns when they caught, Nearly all the British residents of the enemy coming down the seaward. Hongkong are doing voluntary side of the slope of the hills. The allied auty. thee.relieving all the permanent line in allipoli ware never subjected to forces and men espable of bearing arms 4ch torrents of shell as precoded battles the front," exit Councillor J.G. Aitmas,like those of Neurs Chapalla. Mining, M.L.C., who recently recursed to fel which was not hangered by water, was continuous along a great part of the line, bourne from a visit to the East, jo an interview.
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great systers of hinterland Western front. which so impresses every visitor on the The immense convoys
In Hengkong I found that great The enemy were constantly mining toward dificulty was experienced with regard te in order to deprive as of our DarrS W paperi, continued Mr. Aikman. The ground. Although the Tarka were alterly Dutolaaned at this game, this made the police were very careful, scrutinising every normal tunsien along the front greater bely betere allowing him to proceel or
than seemed to me to exist on portions raturo, from asy place. I was much struck of the lines. I mr in France the whole
of the by the action of oren in leaving places af business to do their luṛn at garrison duty.
Pro-German people were getting lase Chins, and stirring up the Chiness against
side or troping alowly acro the fat the British. All the German residents of and heary lorries camped on the road- Hongkong have been interned. They ars
was, of course, absent in Gallipoli.. Our allowed only plain rations, baving to pahinterland ended half a mile or zile for anything else they desire. Striet and a half from the trenches. In France military guard over them ir kept: they there was the, heartrending spectacle of are very much stricter in Hongkong dead civilians lying face downwarda in the LATER than aro in Australia. One never gutter: old women ranning towards tragedy The evening communique," myı:-sees a Garang in the streets there.
The war is affecting the trade of the and away from it; young wives and little The enemy north of Verdun continued
Chinese bat they still continue to brade children standing in open doorways
ww none of this in Gallipoli. There you with undiminished intensity to bombard through Hongkong. The boats are so did not feel the presence of living enmity, our front from the Meuse to south of carefully matched that there is no chance Fromezy, and multiplied bis furious of any contraband of war getting through which in spite of cheery isces gives a con Atticka between the right bank of the A great gumber of Australians go to Japaz atant one of seriousness in the trenches to Mouse and Ormes, leaving heaps of for goods. Japan is taking the whole of the wash. The combat in Gallipoli was not fought with weapons like gas or even the the Corpses without succeeding in breaking bad. Or the Japanese boats the run to trade in toys that Germany formerly
greatest guns and projectiles. The army there had to do with what it conveniently Manila they are most suxious to please could procura, for example bombe on both Australians, overy effort being made to win sides, more old-fashioned than those in their goodwill. It was very noticeable.
France. The strain. of hand-to-band and
Cour front.
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We carried back our line on both wings behind Samogneux and south of Oraes respectively.
Our artillery replied "coaselessly to the enemy's bombardment...
The artillery activity has somewhat alackened between islancourt and the left bank of the Meuse, There has been me jafantry action up to the present in the region.***
We repulted and pursued an enemy reconnaissance in Sorraine which at.
PEACE FADDISTS.
A NEGLIGIBLE GROUP.
Stato "for Iulia, entertained Lord tempted to approach one of our small Cheitsford, the new Viceroy, aposta north of St, Martin, limer at Charidge's Hotöl. Among Fe concentrated our fire on the those present were Mr. Asquith and enemy's works at Maison-de-Champagne The Luxemburg is » Belgiar
hany other members of the Cabinet. and south of Ste. Marie Ary and carried out a destructive fire on the works at atenmer of 2,782 tons.
the Vice-President and members of Fille Morte, Both the Flamenco and the the Council of India, representatives Lazemburg were bound from Nex of the India Office, the High Coun- port to South America.
missione of the Dominions, Baju The Horure was a Lamport en Ruthin, "the
Aga Khan Lord Holt steamer of 3,500 tons bound Inchcape, Lord Stamfordhan, Sir homeward from Buenos Aires. Hugh S. Burnes, Sir John Mixon, The Wratburn" (the ship on board the Rt. Hon. Amer Ali, Sir Krishna which all the prisoners from the Gupta, Sindur Singh of Shapura and ships were taken to Tenerife, the Mr. Roberts, M.P. ship being subsequently scuttled by the German prizo crew) is a Westoil liber of 3,200 tons.
The Cambridge cannot be idènti- Bed. It is possibly the Corbridge. » The name Belge should be deleted from the previous list.
LATER.
The unidentified steamer is the Camblidge, us Anglo-Ottoman com pany's vessel of 1,259 tons,
THE
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13 OBITUARY.
JABEZ BALFOUR.
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LONDON, Feb. 24. The newspapers unanimously pay & tribute to the patienes of the House of Commons in Ratening to a negligible group of peace faddists, who, ne the Daily News points out, are absclately sarapported by any body of opinion in the country, bat the papers welcome the debate because it gave bir Asqalth an opportunity of reiterating the contry's determination, showing the ademy and the world the worthless ness of tiny clique of political excentrics..
The Japanese are proud of being aa
because the loes were closer together. The ally of the British and of the part they bob, fighting was more general in Gallipoli have taken in the war. Thoy points too, with great-pride-to-the-help that xil besumme in Gallipoli was more trying. given bythem if it is aror needed."
BRITISH SHIPBUILDING.
bolest that all the British shipbuilder There are some people in this country
owing to the dust and bent, and especially to the flies, which rosulted in more sickness, but I doubt that the wasther conditions wore as disagreeable, as mad, rain and stormy were crumbling trenches on the western front were a real discomfort. What I saw in France convinced me that the Gallipoli campaign was rightly eati unavoidable hardship. “ mated as one of somewhat exceptional and
A PEKINGEST DOG.
needs to do in order to succeed in the post- war competition is to maintain his speed of production. On his rwoord hs is the world's quickest shipbuilder. If, however, he IS BE A NECESSARY OF LIFE"? inclines to reat on the laurels he has won for speed of production, he may soon be without the honour, because American methods, properly applied, are better
∙than his
to
"Is & Pokiugese a necessary of life in the legal acceptance of the phrase?
This was one of the questions arising in action brought-by-firm-of-solicitors, Mensen Bird and Edridges, in Westminster Conaty Court against Mias Gwendoline Scott Williams. claimed.
The sum of £22 wes
Trade unionism has not the hold of the American industry that it has of the British. Man are trained efficiently handle pasamatie riveters in two or thres weeks. Another advantage which the Counsel for the plaintiffs said that under Ameriae shipbuilder in his comparative. freedom from trade unions enjoys is that the will of the late Captain Derbyshire can organize construction without defendant became entitled to a legacy of herence to the likes or dislikes of och £5,000 when she attained 18 years of servative workmen. The British ship age. On the trusten's refusal to pay over builder; tied hund and foot by tradition, the legsey, on the ground that the girl way under ago. the mother obtained an order net do so... According to the Ehipbuilder, the in the High Court for payment of the system of construction adopted in many legacy, the plaintif firm doing the work.
"did
not pay her soligtom, who had ad American ysrde helps to shorten the period. When the defendant got the money she during which ships are on the stocks. The vanced sum of £15 and £10. template system is highly developed, and and stocked ready for construction before the actual building of the ship is started. Some remarkable feats have been accom- plished in this way. resedia of 10,000 tons dad weight having been launched in from ten to twelve weeks from the laying of their keela.Shipping Guzelle.
large quantities of material are prepared Lesbox, Feb. 24.
The death is announced of Jubez Balfour, notorious some years ago connection with a famous triclin the Criminal Courts, as a result of which he served a long term of in- prisonment.
The death is also announced of **WASHBURN" DYNAMITED Sir George Martin, M.V.O., the
organist of St. Paul's Cathedral.
TENERITE,Feb, 25.
The us. Washburn left port after x stay of 28 hours. The Germano dynamited her within sight of land returning in ber boats,
MORE FRENCH HONOURS FOR BRITISH OFFICERS.
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LONDON, Feb. 25.
The Gazelle contains further award French decorations,'na under :---
TROUBLE AT CHANGSHA.
BRITISH NEW BLOCKADE MINISTRY.
LONDON, Feb. 24. Lord Robert Cecil's promotion to be Minister in connection with Blockade. affair does not entail x bye-election, because he remains as Under Secre ury for Foreign Affairs and does not Minister for receive a salary. 15 Blockade.
Admiral Bir Hedworth Meux, M.P., SHATOKIAI, Fee, 25,... | will assist Lord Robert Cecil, The Governor's Palace at Chengals
ENEMY CLAIMS TO HAVE was attacked on Monday. No details
CAPTURED, THREE Bre available. Martial law has been proclaimed:
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BRITISH FINANCE,
AN AMERICAN TRIBUTE.
Cross and Officer of the Logissace the New York Times says:-
d'Honneur-Lieut-Colonels H..
In a striking editorial on British war
The best thing about British finance is
Holman, 16th Cavalry; G. E that it cannot be misunderstood, except,
"YILLAGES.2.
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AXETERDAM, Feb. 24, To-night's Berlin comunique is very brief. It claims that the Germans have captured the villages of Brabant or Meuse, Haumont, and Samogneux, and the wooded district in the vicinity.
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NEW WAR MEDAL.
Elmalie, 20th Deccan Horse; of course, by Germass. Nothing in shirked. FOR BRAVERY ON THE BATTLE-
& B. Grimston, 18th Lapoen; and Major C. A. Fitzgerald, 18th Lancers.
Cross of a Chevalier of the Legion
Major W. R. Battye, B.A.1.0 Major K. Wigram, ad Gurkhu;
nothing is hidden nor managed by triek and devica, Business as usual; esah on current account, or something equally acceptable to the creditor on daferred account, at his option; at home taxes, thrift, economy, expenditure of capital to
FIELDT
LONDON, Feb. 24, His Majesty the King has directed kny eztout necessary that is the pro- the institution of a new medal to be gramme laid down to Englishmen by their awarded in immediate recognition of leading bankers. We made a great virtus bravery on the field of battle.
of paying $100,000,000 gəld: Kaysie ago,
Captains H. E. Hunt, 25th Puwhen it was dominated in the bond. The
jabi; J. M. O'Rorke, 25
Englishmen are tackling job sixty-fire job in
times as great this year, kod the
BEWARE OF COLDS.::
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SHIPPING FREIGHTS.
IN DEFENCE OF THE OWNERS.
Mr E. H. Mdridges said that the legacy WAR in Consols, which were practically unsaleable owing to the war, ad they were dealt with bit by
by bit.
It was stated that one of the loans bad been partly used for the purchase of a Pekingese, and the judge remarked, Yea would not say this a Pekingese deg is a necessity."
Mrs Williams denied that when tho for an advance of £10 she said it was
anked
to buy bocts clothes for her daughter. Witness, who admitted that her income was £900 a year, said, with a sigh, I am esther extravagant."
Mr. Beazley submitted that the claim did not refer to ** necessaries, and, therefore, was not reasonable.
Mr. Cannot observed, amid laughter, that it might be that the defendant, after coming into her £3,000, might have been justified in thinking that a Pekingese dog was a necessary for the purposes of companion- ship.
Fairplay, leading shipping and com mercial journal, staton: The general Kumption in shat the British shipowner, by suuning feeights up, a increasing, the cost of the people's daily bread. Out of regard for Australia the owners have gone
Jadge WooTallid he would reserve out of their way to accommodate the rate of wheat freight in accordance with the his decision on the question of “neces Commonwealth Government's views, but the price of the Australian whoac bae not, been reduced accordingly, and the fall market price is being obtained. We do not flame the Australians for getting as much as they can, bat we object to see the ping the patriotic shipowner blamed for keeping the price of bread up."
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Today's Advertisements
CANTON MEDICAL MISSIONARY
SOULETY.
A Kelbourne telegram stated: The CALLED MEETING of the Canton attention of the Minister for Agricultors Medical Missionary Bociety will he (Mr Hagelthorn) was directed to the above held in Canton, WEDNESDAY, JUNE cable to night, and he made the following 21st, 1916, to vote upon the revision of the statement with regard to it: So far the Constitution and By-laws of the Society British Government has not asked us to proposed at the Annual Meeting, held sell sheat so pt in the open, market. At February 22rd, 1916, :: the request of the Imperial Government we soin them 200,000 tons of wheat at a price that was satisfactory to them, and we also accepted the price which they offered for
the 24. X0 tons of Lourer month which
J. OSCAR THOMSON
Secretary, th
170 Hongkong Feb. 26, 1916
were sunding them. The price at which DOLLAR INSTITUTION, SCOTLAND. That, fine as sold was fixed by them and not by us. It is therefore, unfair
HARLES B. DOCGLAS, MA
to complain that while they ars' supplying formerly Eglinton Fellow, Glasgow
es with ships at below the current rutin we
Cavalry and C. Er Rocke, Trau-xnected to be ninety timur gs great postNHILDREN are much more likely to are charging them full price for wheat and
port Corps, the world has sever seen such a demon,
contract the contagious diseases when
Croix de Gueric-Lient-Colonel Astration of stability of south and as they have calds Whooping cough, diplt- Skoen, 34th Punjabis; Major D. hardly ever san sach an exhisition of Lera, scarlet fever and consumption arc the British performance by is their stolidity the child has a cold. That is why all charsoler. The standard for us to gauge disease that era often contented when with our hystories over our medical authorities say beware of coo'da.
four
TICKLING IN THE THROAT..
Aylmer, Transport Corps; Ospuin | in eomp the operation. We tarned For the galek, care of colds-you will and LIVEN the slighte trickling or hoar
M.Wagstaff, B.E.; Captain
R. L. Leared, 7th Gurkles; and
smaller part of
number of Indian N.Q..
and
men
Mis the throat may be the fore
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