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MONDAY. MAROF 27, 1918
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
DARING BRITISH NAVAL EXPLOIT.
SEAPLANE RAID ON SCHLESWIG-'
HOLSTEIN.
Toxpox, Mar. 28. - It is officially announced that Briti seaplanes yesterday morning attacked the Gemad airship sheds Schleswig-Holstein, ust of the island of Sylt.
GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN BALKANS.
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GREECE EVAQUATING CIVILIANS FROM DOIRAN REGION.
Artess, Mar. E The Germans have started the offensive in the Doirun region. The French are successfully relating the attack.
The tireek Government is doing They were convayod close to the utmost to hasten the evacuation German epast by an escort of light of evilions from the fighting zone cruisers and destroyers under Conspecially Ghergheli," which M. Dragumis, the Minister of Finance, mander Tyrwhitt.
described as being an
the eve of invasion by the Central Powers,
Three seaplanes are missing. The destroyers Modasa and Lare; rock cure into 'collision and it is feared that in the stormy weather last night the Medusa may have been lost."
There are no fears for the safety the crew.
Our destroyers sank two GenYAN armed patrol vessels.
GREATEST DEFEAT OF THE WAR. LORD NORTHCLIFFE ON THE BATTLE OF YERDUN,
LONDON. Mar. 26.
Lord Nartheliffe, interviewed on
THE CHINA MAIL.
WESTERN FRONT.
CONTINUED ACTIVITY IN THE
MEUSE REGION.
Fans, Mar, 28.
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RUSSIAN PROGRESS IN RICK AND
DVINSK REGIONS.
PETROGRAD, March 26."
THE SENTENCES,
Mi F. F. Leitao, deportation to Macio for 8 months.
Mr.F. A. Loitso (ann of the above), 'S days imprintment. "Sentence suspendad. Mr A. Mirqnos da Silva, 25 days im
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A communique staten il We have developed a success south-prisonment, A communique s
east of the Aagustinhoff sector, "at West of the Meuse there was action, a fortited region and the village Jacobatadt, capturing, after a desperate most violent bombüirlinen; last night. of Lepaku at Malancourt. Esnes and H-804. There was no infantry attack.
Fast of the feuse there was calm. There was some artillery activity in Weesre The Germans attempted two coup de main as Bolde-Pretre, but were driven oft by rifle fire. leaving mumber of dead.
We bombarded convoys in the Vosges
Two French acroplanes at night time dropped 16 heavy bombs on the enemy bivotues northward of Malan. court.
PARIS, Mar. 27, To-day's communique, says: violent bombardment hotween we West of the Meuse there was village and wood of Malancourt and
Furious German attacks and counter- attacks were repulsed. Deinek region, We forced numerous obstacles north of Vidzy, under heavy fire, in an attack on a position sorth west of Lake Sebly.
Our advance has continued in the
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Mr. d'Assumpcio kas convicted undue a previous charge of having written the pamphlats attacking the conval. On this theconriction be was sentenced to one month in pripo At the end of this term. ha is to be deported to Macao during the tims of the second sentades
The situation-la unchanged in Galicia, The advance continues in Спислац
TURKS SURPRISED ON TIGRIS.
ENEMY BOMBÅND KUT.
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LONDON, March 25, It is officially announced that forces operating on the right bank of the Tigris surprised and seized #all Turkish post, named Falakiyah, on the were four. night of March 15th. Our casualties
of our second line. There was not at intervals between March 21st General Townshend reports that onemy aircraft and artillery bombarded infantry action.
and 23rd. Our casualties were alight.
The situation is unchanged,
There was an intermittent ear nonalle east of the Meuse and in Wouvre
THE SHACKLETON EXPEDITION.
MELBOURNE, March 95.
One artillery was active along the whole front, causing explosions at The wireless station at Aware, New several points.
Our long-ringe gune shelled the stabimp "af" Vigneulles and Hatton Chatel,
We shelled enemy communications, Argonne and their defences in the Vases.
battle of Verdum would continue Cerman acroplane, ut Douaumont. his return from France, said the A French, pilot brought "down a
Dewails have my, been reeled by Danish Press mosanges indicate that the operation achieved its abject. | much longer beeinse the Gangs
THE SUSSEX " OUTRAGE.
FOUR AMERICANS MISSING.
KMLRICAN STOCKS DECLINE-
SHARPLY,
Lexdox, March 27,
after their unprecedented prepara- tions would not dare to coose their natheks Their failure to capture Verdr_would be the greatest defeat of the war.
THE BRITISH FRONT.
MINOR ACTIVITY.
Loxton, Mar. 27.
He knew the exact number of the i
„A British comaduniqué saya:
The enemy explodeil minus yester- French hisses,
They were very day near tilvenchy and Neuville St. amall cumpered with the losses of Vaust and occuried the crater of the
Gernians, whose communiques intter.
Our counter-attuck tock the emiter, but we were driven back later
They were 23 Americang, on the Louwen mestly lite.) Joe, Brighton and South Coast Rail-1
His visit to France had more than by ang batimp way Chi's cronban steamer. The | over couvineed him of the 'ultimate")
Suap Inelading several prominent | victory & the Alliesa people.
The British had helped the Frenchi
There has been deity with trench-mortars and rifle-frenudes to
Zealand, communicating with the Aurora. last night, learned that the Aurora is proco, ding under her ova steam, and assistance in apparently not needed.
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THE CHINESE REVOLUTION.
COMMERCE HELD UP.
SHANGHAI, March 95. Owing to the commandesting of all boate for the transport of troops, cargos of piece gonds and yarn, to the value of 4,000,000 tagls, cannot be forwarded to Szechuan,
THE BRITISH FRONT:
RECIPROCAL ATTACKS.
LONDON, March 26,
A British communique states: The enemy last night sprang & mine next the Hohenzollern Redoubt. They "entered one trench but were driven cut by bombe
None of the man had lays a for their defence--except the one who were lawyers themailves. This was dus in part to the fact that most of the Portuguese attorneys in the city wees nuong the prisoner Both Mr. Marques da Bilys and Mr. C. J. da Silva.are lawyere,
ATTORNETS NOT ALLOWED:
portance in Maono, having been at one time The latter has held positions of im- Reting Chief Justice there." It was not possible for the prisoners to recure the allowed to practice in the Portuguese Cart services of attorney belonging other nationalities so theyald not have been.
the trials worn finished, that attorneys Besides, an officer of the court aid after would not have done any good" the proceedings were sumaury UDR.
marshal
He
Mr G. d'Almeida Santos acted as of the court. He said that the law under which the men were tried had been passed Cara fact which he pointed to as an in Lisban especially in cover this partic-lar indication that the home government did not affe with the publisben of the pamphlet. legislation was an addition to the police Mr. d'Almeida said that the new regulations, gare the following translation of it.
"Any person making himself undesirable by his behaviour, or intrigues, on that might ka prajudicial to the general welfare of the commacity, or who should detect from the pre-tige of the Porto
oriagaane authorities in Shanghai, may be punished by a penalty not to exceed I musth in prison, or expulsion for six months
of the afternoon were of a summary pature Mr d'Almeida said that the proceedings and the accused cald not make a defense. men, and friends of the Nawspaper accused were not allowed in the room where the bearings were held. A number of police of the Foreign Settlement were there to keep order. It is evident that there was-ttle need for them, as the Accused and their friends trok the mifter with calm philosophy.
Mr d'Almeida emphasized the fact that the charger against Mr C. J. da Silva because be resisted the summons" vara of a graver nature.
THE MELTING AT MACAO.
Eight of these are missing, and some by taking over another portion of by at Hohenzollern Redoubt the near Bais de" Bianeb, badly damaging yesterday a depatation was formed ind.
are in bospital:
their line. The French most warmly praise the great improvement in the British Army.
quarries
Mr. Huxley, President of the United
The nely shelled Kruisstraat; States Rubber Export Company, told
Hoek St. Jean, the neighbourhood of We are worryingLons, the Lorette spur and Vaux a Reuter's correspondent, that after the "Gemans and giving them no momentary pandemonium it became rust, Lärd, Northcliffe wald, and ammunition depos near Oost Taverne, We rotolinded by blowing up un pparent that "the afterpart of the added: “Dennun prisoners told me one of our aeroplanes went out atesmer wasis no immediate danger they were glad to be away from the yesterday and did not retura. winking. The peasingers then got busy succouring, the injured and extricating bodies from the debris,
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The United States Embassy has sont
to Washington sfidavits by Jr, Hux- ley and others.
In Washington it is officially stated that four Americans are missing.
The new cutrages have create a intense feeling in America and stocks in New York have declined shaiply. THE DESTROYED COMMERCE *RAJDER.
THE ALCANTARA'S, GALLANT
FIGHT"
LONDON, March 26..
femeious English
THE PARIS CONFERENCE.
BRITISH PRISONERS RESCUED.
ITALIAN, MINISTERS ABRIVE,
LONDON, Mur. 26. It is antically reported that the PARIS, March 27two, missing British prisoners in the Synor Salandra (Prime Minister" of hands of the Sepuss? Have been Italy) and Baron Sonnino (Italian resoned. Foreign Minister) arrived in Paris last ereeing
M. Briand and other Ministers met them at the station and the crowd gave them a tremendous welcome.
TORPEDOING OF “TUBANTIA" CONFIRMED.
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THE HAGUE, Mar. 26. Confrmation that the Dutch liner. Tubantia was torpedoed comes from
The German commerce-raider Greif (mok in as engagement with the the Ministry of Marine, where pieces
NEW RUSSIAN MINISTER TO
CHINA.
PETROGRAD, March 26.... Prince Kondoschel has been appoint- ed Ambassador to China.
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Wa to-day bombed enemy tranchoe hundred yards of parapet. The anemy's reply was feeble,
Enemy artillery were active to.day near Barthonval, Sears Chapelle, Voornezeele, Ypres and Wieltje. Our artillery retaliated..
**SUSSEX" CASUALTIES.
FIFTY. PERSONS KILLED.
At the Mass Masting held in waited on the Governor. The deputation was introduced by the Chairman of the Hanisipsi Council, other members present being Lout Velhimba Corres, Mr. Luiz deputation handed to the Governor a copy Insacco, and Mr. G. Sermandes. Tho of resolution which had been adopted at the Mass Meeting. protesting against the arbitrary acting of the Portuguese Consal General in Bhanghai, by the arrest, impri- sotment and deportation of certain leading members, of the commanity there. The deputation further asked His Excellency to telegraph to Lisbon and transmit, copy of the resolution. His Excellency promised to do
ap. The deputation then retired after thanking the Governor. Press in Shanghai, de Lisbon, to the
A Lelegram was absequently sent.
7 sent to tha "Portuguese clube at Shanghai, Canton and Hongkong, to join is the protest against an abuse of power by the Portuguess Consul General at Shanghai.
PARIS, March 26. Aa othcial announcement atter that about fifty persons were killed when the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co's steamer Susan was torpedoed.
The Ministry of Marine annoncee that the Sussex was torpedoed,
DIVIDENDS OF RÜBBER COMPANIES..
A London cable, dated March 16th states that interim dividenda are an nounced as follow: Tremelbys 20 per cent, Rombia 74, Leada 61, Federated EARLIER TELEGRAMS Selangor 30 and the Malay Planter
Taiping, Permas and Batak Rabit 5 per cent, each and Harpenden a final of 40 per cent.
BRITISH AND GERMAN CREDIT COMPARED.
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DEFEAT.
British merchant cruiser Alcantara) of metal found in two of the Tuban NEUTRALS CERTAIN OF ENEMY'S was, like the Mous, armed with two tin's bouts were examined and proved 7-inch and six 4-in guns and was fitted to be part of a torpedo. with thras; torpade tubes. She was really a light protected cruiser.
Finding no loophole in the British cordon, she was proceeding homeward leisurely, so as not to attract attention. When, the Alcantara hailed, ber: the two ships were 300 yards apart
When the British captain mega phenedenquiring particulars he received reply in perfect Norwegian, but as the raider jooked suspicious,
the
Alcantara lowered a boat, whereupon the Greif firad, killing most of the boatien,
The Alanlara, was hopelessly out. matched in the matter of guna, but flae gunnery and sanmanship rodressed
the balance.
The Alcantara did not sacape hard knocks, but the pounding was all in har favour until she was apparently wtruck by a torpedo.
The two ships battered themselves to pieces
The Greif foundered first, and after twelve minates the Alcantara tank.
Shortly afterwarde British destroyers picked up the survivors, and, it is reparted, sank a German submarine.
The German survivors ware conveyed Edinburgh,
BRITISH STEAMER SUNY.
Rommendau, March 26. The British steamer Fenaybridge has hich juak, The crew have been landed
DUTCH CONVOYS FOR MERCHANTSHIPS.
AMSTERDAM, March 20.
It is officially announced that the Government, on behalf of Dutch merchantmen will place a vesse equipped with a wireless installation, near the Noordhinder Lightship and will provide conoys of toga and mine sweepers to British waters.
MARK FALLS AGAIN IN DENMARK.
COPENHAGEN, March, 25. The price of the mark has again fallen cererely."
THE RUSSIAN FRONT. FIGHTINO AT MANY POINTS,
PETROGRAD, Már 27% To-day's communique says:-. A German offensive in the Mitau railway district was repulsed.
LONDON, March 23,
A PORTUGUESE SENSATION AT SHANGHAL INDIONATION MEETING
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AIM OF THE RUSSIANS.
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PARIS, March 26, Drinsk railway. If they are accamful The Russians are siping at the Vilna the Germans will only have the Filsit
Westward of Dvinsk we captured an enemy trench and prisoners
Desperate fighting continues northline, and will thus be paralysed... west of Fostava and in the region of Lake Narotch.
Enemy attacks were repulsed west of Derajno and at the junction of the Strypa and Daiestor
Worare vigorously progressing in Upper Charokh, Caucasus, ousting the Turks from heights defended by tiers of trenches
We have made considerable ad vance south-west of Bitlis
FIGHTING IN AFRICA
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