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THURSDAY, MAROH 18, 1918.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China-Haïl) •
FIGHTING IN THE MEUSE RÉGION.
ANOTHER STRONG. GERMAN
ATTACK GENERALLY
REPULSED.
Paris, Mar. 17.
THE CAMPAIGN IN EGYPT.
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PREDCIN DEMORALISED AND SURRENDERING.
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Expos. Mar. 15.
An official telegramos Cairo states that Major-Geneml Ferton
apies Solham to-day. The Schuss camp, at Maad is reported to be no opposition da
To-day's communique myst West of the Meuse the bombardunoccupied and ment of heavy shetts was redounded is spected. against og jostains from Bethin- "pourt is Curieres,
ment.
THE CHINA MAIL.
RED CROSS HELP IN
·MESOPOTAMIA,
LONDON, March 15. A joint committee of the British Red Cross Esciasy sud. the Order of St, | John of Jerusalem have born in close
OPPOSITION TO PREMATURE
PEACE!
LORD FISHER SAYS VICTONLY
MEANS A NEW EARTH."
AMERICAN EXPEDITION TO MEXICO.
EFFECT ON THE MUNITIONS. FACTORIES,
WASHINGTON, March 14, LONDON, March: 14.
Fresident Carranza has accepted: The Lord Mayor presided at a miaat- fug at the Mansion Hones in support of troops are allowed to grows the frontier American oo-operation, provided his the Fight for the Right movement, in pursuit or the brigands. The United whore object is the opporing of pro-States bas, agroad to this.
mature pesce.
touch for the past fortnight with the India Office and the Was Olas with reference to provisioning further Bad Cross help in Mesopotamin,
Mr. Balfour wrote warmly sympath Larga.consignments of hospital starasising with the object of the masting. and comforts have already been ship. ped to Hairs and more will be des patched this week.
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Among the goods slesady fare an ample supply of dressing, 10,000 square yarcis of wire mosquito-etting and ico-ranking machines,
The committeo have also sent to the
Gelf shallow-daught river bosts for the Tigria. Further suitable boats ars. being transferred from the Mediter
runean.
Lord Ridalale, Vice-Chairman of the Red Cross Society, has just returned
Mesopotamia, proceeding to India in the **Kaisar-i-hind,"
Admiral Lord Fisher said the Keli-
governing Dominicns had steeled their hearts to every sacrifice to win the war Victory would mean a now Hesyen and a now earth,
The Bishop of Winchester, the Chief Rabbi, and Monsignor Draw supported. the resolution..
GALLIPOLI OPERATIONS.
·OFFICERS, DECORATED FOR SERVICES.
LONDON, March 14. Among the Naral officers mentioned
tions are Rain Admirals Thatsby, Christian, and Stuart. Nicholson, practi cally all the Captains engaged, fifteen mitshipmen, and eight trawler-akippers, while there are" mentioned" in con nection with the evacuation Rear- Admiral Fremantle and 33 others of various ranke,
The Belain who joined Syes from Salonika, where he has been within despatcher on the Gallipoli opera- Altural are demomlad and suffering the committees as Commissioner. He The fiempos in the alternechgretly from hunger and disappoint-leaves on Thursday as Commissioner to kached their strongest athawk a: this sector. It was generally Tr pulsed along the whole front with great losses. They grind a leating as only two points in our trenches between Berlinguer and Morr Havane.
Sheikh Zawier has surrenderal, The hemlines of the Awhiul 'trie
The Committee have been officially ļan asking for pardon.
informed that with regard to the recent Starving "Bedain with their fami-operations the General Officer Commande sar Heking into our lines for ing had reported that he was extremely
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Orders are awarded, the recipients Twenty-sever Distinguished 'Service
The War Department recognises that
montha must elspec before General Villa's band is brokert up.
factories with which large Government orders have been placed state that. there will not interfere with their contracts with the Alles.
The manager of the munitions
THE TREASURER-GENERAL OF PERSIA.
PETROGRAD, March" 14. The Persian Government has re- appointed M. Hinsens as Trizzarer. General. He resigned last March as the result of Gorman intrigusa..
REASONS FOR A RESIGNATION.
LONDON, March "14. Major-General Long resigned the post of Director of Supplies, owing to differences of opinion sa the question at administration.
NEW BATTALION COMMANDER.
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LONDON, March 14, Cotons William Lowry retired
Artily s been activ? cast of/fork and shelter, having been ill-estisfied with the arrangements for the including Assistant Paymaster B. F. Indian Army) has been appointed to
the Muse and in Wierry but there tested by the Tripalar Beduinwounded on the field and their removal. Food. A number of Distinguished command a battalion of the Lincoln-
bmurghe Inta Egyptian deitury, by All the wounded in the fighting on the Service Crosses are awarded, among shire.. Jas been no infantry action
Sth were collected by the night of the the recipients being ten midshipmen North Saint Mihiel qar but berio, beyed Alined.
9th. All requiring transference to
and four trawler skippers. The com. maader of the famous transport River general or base bospitals were despatch-Chyle has also been awarded the ed down stream by the lib.
bosalarded large eneng kuttients ant enused a great for at the station and magazine. of Las Marcas p Woerre.
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The artillery on "beth sides s hoon active in Phù Vosges.
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Weseenteil a sateessful ceps the waidat Sukwila, ahul t'arspala,
The Gomains north of the Nástr three times unsuccessfully vitetuptor te peperonta murinnches in the Bois "thy B
hand. A voodifirt.
AUSTRIA AND PORTUGAL.
DIPLOMATK BELATIONS BROKEN
OFF
Austria Jus recaled her Minister
Listen and has handel' pasa- (posants the Pingueso Minister and
Rela
SIR EDWARD GREY JUSTIFIES PORTUGAL'S ACTION.
LONDON, Mar. 15.
CHINESE - AFFAIRS.
TUM REVer Fo a Service.)
THE YUNNAN-KWEICHOW REVOLT.
Victoria Crone, ."
Colonel Walker Campbell and Lieut.. Colonel A. Lynden-Bell. have been gazetted Major-Generals in connection with the evacuation,
ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ, ILL..
AMSTERDAM, March 14,
· Grand Admiral von Tirpitz is ill.
MA. ASQUITH INDISPOSED.
"LONDON, March Ti
ARGENTINE WHEAT HARVEST.
Lieut. General Sir A. Monro is awarded the Grand Cross of St Michael Mr. Asquith is suffering from bran and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in connec-chial catarrh, and is unable to attend tion with the evacuation, and Major. the House of Commons. General F. J. Davies ia croated n PEKIN, March 15. Military Councillor Yiu Econg Far Kaight Commander of that Order (K.C.M.G.), while the following have has been appoiated to Kwangtung to been appointed Companions of the investigate military affairs.,,
Order (C,MC.):-Colonel Robert Tud« Loong Kong Kong" Niliary Conway, Major H. E. Street (Artillery), A. missioner of Canton, has reported that G, McNalty (Army Service Corps), and
ai bas conferred on him the title of bis army has entered Yundan. Yuan Shi C. F. Aspinall (Monster Festiers). Homoo Gezerak
Dar ardillery in Argonne effectively i hatabuuded aliwagg, rosuls and desi
* Sir Ellwank Grey, speaking in the fenecs in the region of Most Faucono125 of Commons, justifical the repisitioning of the tremuan ships Eleven Freich aerglenes dropped by fertugh. He stated that at the of Kweichow, has had an interriew with Lang Kip Cheong, former governor (heavy bonded on the satin at beginning of the war Portugal de Tuan Shi Kai, and proposed schemes
clafed that she would in no circune for suppressing the Yunnan rebels.. Nimesous Liedghts becurred hers disregard the duties of ber Tong Kie Sing, son of the former. the region al-Verdi Tiper Gercient alhance with Great Britain, manager and founder of the" China mën nëmplänes were seen to full 16 Genaany, who charged Portugal with Merchants S. N. Co.,. has been accused the enemy lines," a
" a breech of neutrality, herself vicof being in league with revolutionists,
Brgulies."
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A French tpachine was attached Flared Angola, and ottempted, to stir and is being escorted from Shanghai to by four Gertuan neroplanesk It up rebellion in Portuguese East Peking: fought them, felled, ong and returned Africas Portigal might be assured safely.
that Great Britain and her Allies wont router all assistance possibl
THE BRITISH FRONT.
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Losnos, Mar. 15.
Heneral Sir Douglas Huig reports
The many exploded two miners
to their gallant clintor.
A DUTCH WAR-COIN.
AMSTERDAM Mar.1-15,
outh of La Bassee Canal and neur The Dutch Lower House bus Neuve Chapelle respectively. One approved à War Loan af €10;ogun90)| did some itanage to a portion of murling. small salient
BRITAIN.
We successfully bondsired the NO PREMIUM HONDS FOR GREAT enemy trencher north of Ypres, and bur grenndiers and machine-ginners last night drove off onemy working parties.
Thefe lins been considenille bostile artillery activity west of Lers.
ITALIAN-SUCCESSES AT SAN
MARTINO.
ROME, Mar. 15.
A commanique states:
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LONDON, Mar. 15,
Mr. McKenna tas Chancellor of Exchequer, announced in the House of Commons that the Government has decided not to issue Premium Bonds.
AIR DEFENCE OF LONDON AND PROVINCES.
The Second Division, under comman- der Cheong Kweng Yuen, has been ordered to proceed to Hanan.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS. -
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[(Router's Service to the China Maj.)
THE LULL AT. VERDUN.
STILL 100,000 FRESH GERMANS
FOR THE FURNACES
PALS, Mar. 14.
The lull at Verdun finds the posi- tion genrally unchanged, compared with hine days ago. The French do not believe that the Germans have definitely abandoned the offensive, as they hare still 100,000 fresh troops to be flung into the furnace at the behest of the Kaiser, but the French calmly and cfidently await the next move, at whatever point it is directed.
Experts are of opinion that after the sanguinary repulse of the frontal attacks the Germans may try aur prises on the wings.
The two most important positions the battlefield are Mert Homme, on the West of the Meuse, and
Godley have been made Knight Com Major Generals Altham, Byng, and
manders of the Order of the Bath
Mscouan sad C.B. White (Australians) (K.C.B.), and Licut-Colonels G. F. have been appointed Companions of the Bath (CB)
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~FULFILMENT OF LORD DERBY'S PLEDGE:
LONDON, March 14. "In the House of Commons Mr. Lloyd George expressed the hope that the revision of the lists of reserved occupa tiens would assure the fulfilment of Lord Derby's pledge..
It is understood that in the revision
Bueyos AREs, Marchlt. The wheat harvest is estimated at 4,698,800 tons.
(Havas Service.)
ACTIVITY ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
PETROGRAD, Mar. 4. Artillery has been very active in uitmērous sectori -----
Galle we captured a saunall eneig outpost with thirty meu."
In Persia, during the operations" which took place at Kermanshah, we captured, eight guns.
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· MARRIED MEN'S UNION.
LONDON, March 14. It has been decided to establish a Union of married men who have at- tested at Manchester."
MR. GIBSON BOWLES: NEW PLATFORM
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LONDON, March 14,
| “Mr. Gibson Bowles will contest Har- borough on behalf of the attested mar ried men, in opposition to Mr. Percy Harris (Liberal),
"STARRED" OCCUPATIONS
REVISED..
LONDON, March 14. The War Offee sanounces, that the Committee which is revising the list of starred" occupations, except the list of those employed on, railways and in collieries, recommends that the ox emption of men claiming responsible positions in occupations connected with the export trades be limited to married men over 30 years of age; that resory. ad bachelors be released for service and that luxury occupations be deleted
LONDON, March 15, On the Isonzo front, despite tor- In the House of Commons Mr. rential rains and for the Italian Tennant said the air defence of London infantry made successful attacks at was now complete on an agreed scale
Douaumont, on the east bank of the from reservation, "t several points, notably in, the Sun which was being applied to the pro-Meuse. The.Gennars gained some Martino district where, after mpil vinces: but the standard of the airgroundset Bethincourt and in Crows and violent artillery pretention, they defence would be continually improved. Wood, which are the outlying posi carried a strong redoubt with the The supply of aeroplanes is now satis.tins of Mort Horame, but the bayonet, capturing the defenders.. factory. British high-power engines principal position has not yet been
attacked, while the South-east of San Martino we cap-which were coming forward would posunout are struggling to main stored an important pivot of defence produce immediately a marked im-tan a salient. and took altogether 251. prisoner provement. and two machine runa.
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Germans at
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We were now producing monthly n many pilott'as were mobilised at "the"
THE ALLEGED GERMAN CAPTURES AT VERDUN...
HUMANIA AND BULGARIA.
outbreak of war, and the number would FRENCE OFFICIAL REFUTATION, be largely increased in the future.
BARIS, Mar, 14. He paid a tribute to the work of the A French official announcement territorials in all theatres of the war, assays that the total prisoners claimed well as to the Sanitary Corps and by the Germans at Verdun are double hospital staff. -
the number of French killed, wound-
BUKHAREST, Mar. 15. Rumania is enquiring into the Arrest by Bulgarians of the com- mander of a body of Rumanian guards at Corabia when cn atour from of inspection of the Danube,
MURDER OF A BULGARIAN. POLITICIAN,
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 15.
Mr, Tonnant read a message ed and unwounded prisoners. The French lost only 84 guna, many of
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GERMANY'S NEW LOAN.
FAST PROGRESS TO NATIONAL DISASTER.
NOTICE
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SPORTS NAVAL TARD~~PM. (By kind permission of Admiral
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TEA, CATT BALz, 430 r.m
Donations of 81.00 or upward bo thankfully received by Mr. N. J. STABE, Hon, Treasurer, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
Hongkong, March 18, 1916.
NOTICE.
438.
T is hereby notified that SEALED TENDERS in Duplicate, which TENDER should be clearly marked FOR LEASE OF OLD LAND OFFICE
JUTO
will be received at the BUILDING," Colonial Secretary's Office until Koor of MOYDAY the 3rd April, 1916, for the Icase of the two-sotied building formerly occupied by the Land Office, adjoining the Old Supreme Court, from 1st May, 1916, to Bist Decomber, 1918, zabject to certain conditions which can be ascertained at the Ofice of the Director of Public Works.
Each ander must be accompanied by LONDON, March 14. recept to the effect that the tenderer has Neutral financiers declare that owing deposited in the Colocis! Treasury & Rom to the pitiable condition of the small of Five Hundred Dollar ($300) as pledge
of the bona fides at. his which
affor capitalists Germany's new Loan will be shall be forfeited to the Crows if the merely a banking affair, namely, the tenderer refuses to many out his fender conversion of Government bill into and comply with the above-mentioned Government securities. They are of conditions, should the tender be accepted. opinion that this system means fast
Farm of tender and further particulare dan bo obtained from the Offs of the progress toward national dissieer.
Director of Public Works,
The Government does pob bind itself to MESOPOTAMIA MISMANAGEMENT. accept the highest or guy lander.
W. CHATHAM... Dpeelde of Public Worl Publio Werks Offer, Boogkong, March 16, 1916.
M LONDON, March 14. Sir Douglas Haig saying which were useless, whereas the article animadverting on the arrange
The Times to-day publishes a leading that the men were most comfortably number of German guns destroyed is ments in Mesopotamia, especially provided for, were of good heart and very large,"
bealth and wore confident of victory (cheers). The men realised what they owed to the Navy.
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AUSTRIAN FRIGHTFULNESS.
INFECTED SWEETS, DROPPED BY AIRCRAFT,
Pose, Jur. 14,
Aamuy people think thaumatin The Cloverer of Bologna an
medical defects.
COCOA FROM THE CAMEROONS.
LONDON, March 14. Four hundred tons of cocoa have arrived from the Cameroons, B
A Lelegram from Constantinople states that the Bulgarian politician Tufekschief, who was the principal nauseous medicine. Chemberlein's Pain ounce that the Austrian air miders FRENCH SAILORS AT LISBON.
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