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MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1918
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reute Service-to the China Mail)
MORE AIRSHIP RAIDS.
Lasbos, April 2,
It is officially airnged that twe airships approached the north-cust. ; -coast last night. Only he crossed the const; the other turned back.
SALONIKA
GREECE REQUESTS ALLIES TO EVACUATE THE TOWN.
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Aruess, April 2 The Greek Government has It has so far been ascertained that quested the Allies to erapuate the 16 persons were killed and 100 town of Saloniks and remove their injured. Eight dwellings were de- Jammunition stores to the fortified "nlighed a serious ice was lies begond the fown. .aused at a French polishing shop,
STILL ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID.
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This is the to representations from the itizens in view of the air-ruids..
It is als proposed
ዘሰ notify Germany that any new bombing of Salorika will be considered The Press Bureau states that.) directed against Greece.
SALONIKA, April 2. Artillery ghting has been resumed oft Ghergheli...
- Losnos, April 3.
Zeppelins on Sunday night visited the Scottish goest and the Norther and South-eastern Colinties England in cropped-beunts----:
FRIDAY'S AIR RAID.
THE TOTAL CASUALTIES AND DAMAG S.
Tosnos, "Anál 2, The multies of Friday's raid pows total 48' Billed and 66 injured.
Two hundred explosive and incen diary beals were droppesta
A chapel, thive dwelling hones "and, twn cottages were demolished.
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QUIET ON FRENCH FRONT.
Paris, April 2. A communique states that it has been quiet on the French front except for n somewhat violent bou hardmienkat Avocoust. Artillery has been active in Woevre,
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GERMAN OCCUPATION OF A RUINED VILLAGE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
KING'S GIFT OF 100,000 FOR WAR PURPOSES.
FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.
Loxbox, April 2
(Beuter's Service.)
YUAN SHIH-KAI TO RESIGN.
SUCCESSOR.
The Kooper of the King's Privy Purse, in a letter to Mrs Asquith, intimates that he has received the King's commands to inform you VICE PRESIDENT HIS PROBABLE that His Majesty has given instruc tions for £100,000 to be placed at the disposal of the Treasury. It is the King's wish that this sum which be
Is is reported from Peking and Rives in consequence of the War Shanghai that the resignation of shoukt be applied in whatever man-Yunn Shih-Kai is imminent. ner the Goverment deems best.
BARLIER TELEGRAMS
MR. ASQUITH IN ROME.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION AT THE CAPITOLA
Rox, April 2 on to Mr. Asquith at the Capitol, the The Maniolpality gave a great recep- elike of officials and society being pre- sent, along with cheering crowds. The bisyor, in the course of a speech, paid A tribute to Great Britain's support of He was ecofident, he said, of .common victory as the result of the sacred bat- tles they were now fighting for the liberty of nations.
LONDON, April 1.
JAPAN AND INDIA PROSPECTS OF FUTURE TRADE.
"And what will happen after the war ?** maids Japanese biiness man is elovo
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QUEEN'S DISPENSARY.
with Iadis I think he may out on the FOR ANY OTHERY IN STOCK ON PAYMENT OF 20 CENTS' OLEH Limport of piece-goods za perimpelt, pr Yuan Hung, the Vice-President, will position there is assured.
Our cost of probably succeed him.
production is within our sale price. Our goods are appreciated and the trade.) JAPAN'S WAR MINISTER RESIGNS.therefore, should grow. I feel nearly se certain with regard to glassware. That Tokyo, April 1.
also has come to say, to the permanent Lieut-General Oka, Minister for the field. I am not quite so sure about exclusion of Austria which previously held War. Bas resigned on account of matches and some of our other miscel health He is succeeded by Lieut. eaux imports. We have the market General Oshima, hitherto Secretary-closest down.
now because manufacture elsewhere. General for War.
But when the war bas rtopped we may look for a stiff contest frem dur competitors te recover har ground.
SCOTCH CHARITIES.
PROTECTIVE DUTIES, "Yes, I recognise there is some feeling
ia curtain quarters against Japanese
the Italian struggle for independence. DISTRIBUTION OF ST. ANDREW'importa and some agitation, mainly on
-SOCIETY CONCERT PROCEEDS.
the Bombay side, for protective "duties against us. But I am not convinced that
The net proceeds of the last Scotch the outery is, strong or widespread. Concert held by the R. St. Andrew's Furthermore, I do not think there
prospect of such demands being granted,
divided among yarious Scotch Charities as foliowa —
is.
Mr. Asquith, in replying, said that: he was the first British Premier to be Society on 30th November lass have her and lastly, I am still use certain that received at the Capitol He had come to assure Italy of the solidarity of the Alfies, and to proclaim their irrevocable and not to tolerate the violation of décision to protect the weaker nations elementary social lawn.
MR. ASQUITH VISITS THE POPE.
Mr. Asquith has visited his Holinasa the Pope...
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Before receiving Mesquith, the Pope heil an audience of a number of British Officers and soldiers of the British Adriatic Minion.
There was great curiosity as to what was to be discussed between Mr.
Four dwellings, 37 cottages apla FRENCH CONFIDENT OF HOLDING Aquith and the Pope. It was under,
tmmcar were partially wrecked.
There was no military damage. BRAVE ATTACK BY BRITISH AIRMAN.
Several arroplates userfided tal attack the raiders.
Lientenant Brandon, of the Flying
·Corps, when 6,000 feet up at $451 saw a Zeppelin 3,000 feet love hira He got over it and dropped severu!"" bombs and believes three took effect, At ten o'clock he was over it again and drapped two more of its nosni His own machine was hit many times by machine-gun bullets.
This may have been the Zeppelin that dropped a machine gun, gtc., on the one that descended in the Themes Estay.
MORE SUBMARINE PIRACY.
S.S. ACHILLES SUNK.
VERDUN,
PARIS, April 2.
A semi-oficial statement says the Derman occupation of the ruins of the village of Vaux'is tactically use. Fort Vaux which is solidly held by, less, as it is menaced in the rear-by
the French. The struggle will last long.. but Yardun will remain with the Allies, like Ypres, Arras, Soissons and Rheims.
THE BRITISH FRONT.
LONDON, April 3. To-day's communique says:——— To hostile neroplanes were driven down behind the German lines.
One of our machines, sont out yester. day, is missing.
Last night at St. Eloi we captured an oficer and four men.
Grenade fighting continues.
There is mutual artillery activity Loxox, April 3. about Bouchet Angres, Loos, St. Eloi, The liner Achilles bua been sink, Ypre, and the Somme, and wining Sixty-three of the crew have been activity on both sides about Hulloch landed. "Four Chinese engineers are and the Hobenzollern redoubt, missing.
NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK
WHILE AT ANCHOR......, The Norwegian steamer Peter Hamre with her crew of 15, WER sunk last night while at anchor. The sole survivor has been landed from the Kentish Knock Lightship.
THE HOSPITAL SHIP OUTRAGE.
LONDON, April 2. The torpedoing of the hospital ship
·Portugal has caused a thrill of horror throughout Russia.
The vessel was painted white with Red Crosses painted round the sides, so that she would not be mistaken.
Baroness Meyerdorff, who was head of the nursing Sisters, was, o nurse in the Russo-Japanese war...
THE WARLIKE PREPARATIONS IN
HOLLAND.
LONDON, April 20 The Dutch newspapers, discussing military measures in Holland
OPERATIONS ON RUSSIAN FRONT.
GERMAN ATTACKS "BLOODILY
REPULSED."
PETROGRAD, April a...
A communique states that gener ally the operations yesterday were of minor importance.
A Gerraan aeroplane bombed the station at Zamirie, on the "Minsk Baranovitch railway. ...
Gerznez attacks on the heights of Olyks, east of Aeutak, were bloodily repulsed.
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250 to Mrs. Malecim's fund for comforts to the Londoa Secttish petive service.
€25 to the Scottish Women's Hos pitals for Foreign Service.
SPORTING.
it would not be, to India's interest if they were permitted. For it must be £100 to the Land Provost of Glasgowmembered that the infiction of protec for distribution to Sedtrish
Wartice duties is liable to be met by reprisals. Charities
For example, Japan nught resort to aq 100 to the LonProvost of Elin-import duty on Indian cotton. Her pur- 'burgh for distribution to Seottish War chases of cation from Bombay are Charities.
godsend to the peasantry of the Western inferior quality. Japan only buys i Presidency. But Iadian cotton is of because it is slightly cheaper than better duty were to neutralise that differenos tas Ebre gown elsewhere. If an import millowners of Japan would no longer look in this direction for a part of their raw material and the result upon the Bombay Presidency would be unfortunate since the gain to Lombay mills by cheap parchases in a local marker glutted by surples eation would be very much more than offset by the impoverishment of the Entton growers of the Deccan. Besides Ou. a swamped ground on Saturday the thie Bombay mills themselves would not Royal Garrison Artillery heat the Hong-pertançatly benefit, because the growere Long F.C. by forr clear goals for would get back to the old prices in the Hoogkong League points. Good football course of a few years by the very simple was an impossibility and developed more expedient of Sub Lieutenant A. W. Tisdall, who into a mud ducking campaign" than sethal cotton so as devote the excess to other ut of reducing their are under Cross, was born in Bombay, and was abuted to the cindition of the turf, the abte.. I pm sorry for the Bombay mila, was recently awarded the Victoris sport. Threa of the goale can be attri-fcrops which would then be more prost Bachelor of Arts (Double First-Class other wax a clever goal by Swan from the from whom the chief demand for the Honours) of Cambridge, Chancellor's the left. Gold Medallist, and a poet. He joined the Naval Volunteers as a seaman at the outbreak of the war.
stood that the latter would urge most elrongly that the Papaey should be represented at the Peace Conference.
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AWARDED THE VIC
SUELLECT. TISDALL'S
GALLANTRY.
Losnos, April 1.
FOOTBALL.
SATURDAY'S LEAGUE GAME?.
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shutting out of Japanese piece-goods evines. But I do not see how that remely, would benefit India. Then again. as to the possibility of protective duties. England is free trade country and she bas proved that the system stile her just as io, sits India In both countries W. L. D. F. Awealth has grown to a marked "extent. 9 0·9 41 Of course, one, cnnot predict emetly
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During the landing from the steamer Pirr Clyde at Gallipoli on April 25th, breach calling for assistance, he jumped 1915, hearing some wounded on the
into the water and went to their rescas, R.G.A. pushing a boat in front of bim. Ha K.S.I. made several trips between the ship E resoned several wounded ander heavy and the shore, assisted seamen and Hongkong F.C...
Navy Are. Sab.-Lieutenant Tisdall was killed in setion on May 6th. The delay over due to the fact that his identity was the recognition of his achievement is for a long time unknowa. -
SUBMARINE WARFARE.
MORE NEUTRAL VESSELS SUNE.
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LONDON, April 1 The Norwegian barque Bell, and the Norwegian steamer Hanaguls have been submarined off Ushant.:
The Swedish steamer Hollandia bas also been apk.
Goals.
3 U481 10 what will happen after the way; but it is 39 360
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at least unlikely that so profound a change of first pulley will be marie such As the imposition of protective duties is India would indicate
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BESEFTEM TO INDIA.
"It would be a mistake to look upon Indo-Japanese trade only from the point
of view of Japan and the profits whe ~The
1171 22 11 15 may hope to make out of it.
11 7 3 1-25 15 15 advantages of commerce are mutual and 12 6 4 4 1 15 13 India also is benchtting. It fapanese 124 12 458 18 14 11
320-13 10 imports were cat cf there would be a 044117 corresponding decrease in Indian exports, 11 4 7 0 20 17. 8 I have already mentioned cotton.
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UNITED SERVICES. The Shropshires and Navy drew by
Norwegian steamer Noris, and the fixture.
Another message states that the gual each in a United Services League British schooner John Pritchard-have- been sunk,
The crews have been ravid.
The Norwegian steamer Memento has been sunk. One person was drowned.
REPORTED WAR-LIKE PREPA
TIONS IN HOLLAND.
Some activity in the Caucasus is reported. Tho
Russians seized several mote villages in the Tekcackh AN AUTHORITATIVE DENTAL
basin.
MR. ASQUITH IN ITALY,
GOES TO THE ITALIAN FRONT.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
9 8 4 27 17 B Another important export to Japan ie 12 1.9 2 7 17 1237 U925jute. This is bound to increase in future. At present there are two mills in the Japanese Empire; one at kobe and the ather in the island of Formosa. where sagne bags are made. There are, how. over, schemes on foot for two or three more saille at or in the neighbourhood of Kyoto. But our iniporta from India do not consist culy of agricultural pro duce to serve as the raw products of our manafacturers. From the Tata Company
iron. This is imported eagerly even and from the Bengal Iron and Steel Co., we are taking an increasing quantity of in face of the keen competition of the iron worka near Hozkow The Chinese iron may be little cheaper, but agminat it there are the disadvantages of regula supply, owing partly to the nusetilad Constitutional condition of China, and the The Qaison Cup compotition was om- Irregular fluctuations in the silvur tinsed in the Soldiers Club on Friday exchange between Japan and China. evening, 88 Co, B. and the RAM,C, THE CASER DIFFICULTY, again being the opposing team. With
tournaments on Saturday owing to the No games were played in the tennis
weather and there is no prospect of any Extures being carried out today or to
BILLIARDS
Will India be able to take a larger the exception of the oond game play was share in the importation of manufactured
interesting. Scores
Capt
THE HACDE, March 31.
[Delayed in transmission. It has been provisionally decided that no furloughs will be granted to the Army of Navy: The highest Naval and No. 88 Co. RG.A Military authorities, were basily confer Sergt. Wilson Roxe, April 8ring in the morning, and there were also Opt Grover 200 Signor Saland entertained Mr. Interior and Foreign Ministers, the conferences between the Premier, the are agreed that they are not due to Asquith, and members of the Cabinet Director of the Queen's Cabinet, and Bdr. Thomas: the sinking of the Tubantia and and Parliament at luncheon. The It is understood that this had reference Wilson, 17,
The President of the Second Chamber. other Dutch vessels, but are believed Allied Diplomats were also present to a proposed secret session of the to be ascribable rather to the fooling Signor Salandra reiterated Italy
Second Chamber in the afternoon. that the war is entering on a new phase imposing on Holland special vigilance. One journal surmises that it may be on outcome of the firm resolutions passed by the Pans Conforonce
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