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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1916.
THE
WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE DISTURBANCES
IN DUBLIN.
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
TROOPS FRU ENGLAND ASIA
BELFAST,
THE COMPULSION QUESTION.
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GOVERNMENT CONFETS WITH LABOUR LEADERS.
Tasos. April 20. Mr. Asquith. Mr. Bogir Taw and Land Kitchener conferred this after neon with the Paleur leaders.
Farsoms, April 2
BIG COPPERFIELDS DISCOVERED Mr. Asquith, in the Higase vis C'emmons, anjounced that treips!
IN AUSTRALIA. froue Pelfoss and Bogan lumi |
LONDON. April 2 arrived in Dublin, and Kåberty Hali Carat Sprpleen's tireg Were already that" a prospective reports the dis 3 Port Darwin tegno acances acoupled by the sublime Metal feniory of big ropperfields, in the Lay had been blakand in Dublin Vjetoria River district. City and County aral motion was being taken to suppress the tueves | ment, and to arrest all ecoreerd.
Thi Design- the call oftalmont that had reeted s
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peters Weth ont latest wifiones Þa,
WESTERN FRONT.
ParseApril 20 There is inewing value activity slong the whole of the Western Front.
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THE LABOUR TROUBLE, IN LANCASHIRE.
Textos, April 2 Thepealt of the ballot of the lead ishire cottonsspimers" will probably, be {krowie next week."
This believed that the vote will be
; practienily anonimous in favour of takingi Call necessary steps to secure au gefranzis
wages before any extreme Yourse Listiken
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The Governato? Paliation Com faking sa "small, weal at Hutres, womittee will play intervene.
unde prisenters at supused eminter : MORE RUSSIANS REACH FRANCE.
Antīklos.
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med or positions an Wed, and of the fret in Bill 4. while there is a boaterte ennung lo mast 67 the Młode ami Beaky gyn dod in Woesre
We defeated fierunt coup de Ceasar in Toomaine with lossip, nul dispersed, forman amends in the
Prisenes dudz ving heavy there man Josewal Chupolette,
THE GERMAN-AMERICAN, CRISIS.
CHANGED GERMAN ATTITUDE.
AMSTERDAM, April 26.
MASELES, April 26. Another Russian Gave has arrived.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS
BRITISH AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY.
ENEMY VERODROME, WARSHES AND ZEPPELINS ROADED.
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tis. April 26, The Airalty announces that Nasal oplages houbel the acrodreting at Mariakerkon Sud warning with good results, and again on Monday morning in co-operation with the Belgians. The machines resurned safely.
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A British acmphon on Monday atacked and sink a terumi scoplane Dr. Bethunem-Hallweg, the Ger- | ni "Zeelongge." mus Chancellor, after a lengthy i In the course of the Bermar a conference with the American Am on the East Coast on Tuesday to bassulot, journyed with the Chiefax pursued two Zeppelins for
of the Admiralty Stuff to Houl-bombel German warships, cluding distance of on miles seaward, and
quarters,
four Submarines. One pilos was wounded but returned safely; another pilot is missing.
The German papers are discussing the possibility of aviding a rupture with the United States.
LATER.
The Admiralty states that the 1 is significant that Der Tig wather on Sunday was rnost inele- which Hatly refused all Presidentment when the Naval aeroplanes Wilson's demands, without knowing attacked Mariakerke. The machines wore heavily shelled, but returned them, now prints a warning by high safely. One of our fighting machines "oficials tigainst treating the rupture attacked an enemy aeroplane unli Hight-heartedly and urging that Ger. drove it down. When last seen the mau polity should be guided by what | hostile nyching was dong to the would be the greatest disappoint- inent to her enemies.
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AMERICAN SENATORS DELUGED
WITH TELEGRAMS...
WASHINGTON, April 95.
En frantic endeavour to infinence Congress the German propagandista are showering upon Senators, telegram protesting, against action which would
mear war.
gnal, "ut of control.
A large number ni bonibs weral dropped in the course of the attuck
on Mariakerke on Monday. A henry fire was engauntereil, but there were no British casualties. The "results were apparently very good.
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In an aeroplane fight five miles off" Zeebrugge on Monday an enemy pilos was killed, and the tuchine droppel, nouny observer falling out at a height of 3,000 feet, and the tehine". Bank... Twenty-five thousand telegrams have Both Naval and land reachines, already been receivel, and they are still pursued the Zeppelins senwards on pouring in. All have the same wording Tuesday. Bemba and darts were and emanate exclusively from the dropped, "but apparently without German-American districts.
THE GERMAN NAVAL RAID.
LONDON, April 26. The East Anglian Times states that approximately there were altogether 25 killed and wounded in the pursuit of the Germann riders off Lowestoft.
THE "ALLIES AND GREECE
TRANSPORT OF SERBIAN TROOPS QUESTION.
ATHENS, April 26. The Entente Ministers are Insist.. ing on the use of the Greek milways | for the transport of Serbian troops.
The Cabinet are deliberating on the
matter.
serious effect,
Aeroplanes and seaplanes attacked with heavy bombe. One cuplace the Germanwarships off. Lowestoft
was heavily shelled by the hostile. Fleet, and to pilot was seriously wounded, but he brought the machine safely to land.
The pilot who is missing ascended in the Zeppelin mid earlier in the morning, and is reported to have attacked a Zeppelia of Lowestoft at one o'clock. He has not been neard of since.
THE BLOCKADE OF GERMANY.
STR JOHN JELLICOE ON THE EXAMINATION OF SHIPS.
LONDON, April 25. An official British Memorandum regarding the blockade quotes the opinion of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe that the bringing of ships into British A PARENTS DUTY.
ports for examination was neces sitated by the increased size of the 7UUR boy is always getting scratched ships, German lawlessness, and the ar out or benised. Because the misuse of American passports. wounds have haled all right in no sign they always will. Got bottle of Champoints out that ships are detained for berlain's Pain Balm and see that overy as sbort a period as possible only, and injury in cared for immediately. You assures the United States that we can get nothing better, nod blood pulse would continue to make the execise is too dangerous disease to risk for of belligerent rights as little harden- sale by all Cheminste and Blorekeeper.
Crime-on-neutrale as possibly
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IN DUBLIN.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE DISTURBANCES IN W. Hela Mr. Ellis Critich Arhaving sequinst the unjenty of one Bonar Lan, Sir J. H. Dalziel Mr. L. S. shares iis leiab that this; Amery, Sir Iver Herbert, Alt. And Articles of Association of the hyp Sherwell, Mr. E Billing, Mr. J. H. King. Companies should be approximately Mr. E. Morrell, Colonel Mark Sykes the same, ard the resolutions before Sir A. R. Markham, and Colonel you embody such altemtions as your Winston Churchill
Directors deem necessary to this end. The secret session will de regugsed on the 99th,
the principal of which is the creation statement in the House of Lords,
The Earl of Crowe made a similar Opportunity has also been taken to of the post of General Manager. The House of Lambs went intooseeretake a few mine alterations as session without
ay preliminaries advised by our lawyers. I now beg There was a very large attemiznce, propose na cluding Lord Rosebery, whose first solution;- äppenratice it is since his Swim Song
the Parliament Act.
Lesbos, April 25, An official accomt of the disturb fomes, in Dublin states that at noe
on the 24th inst. serious disturbances bruke out.
lange body of armed supporters an
insurreth. body, called the Sinn Fein, ocupied Stephen's Gren, ene of the principal squares in Dublin, and forribly took I possession of the General Boat Offer, where they, the telegraph an telephone wire They also occupied ! the principat berghfares andf Fontys. So far as is yet own.
LONDON, April 25. three etheers, five subfiers, two loyal The War Office annouers that hostile velintorni, and two policemen were airships rakht Essex and Kent on killed, and four officers, seten Monday night. The number of Zeppe diers, and six dontevrs wounded. lis is certain, but it cannot have There is no information as to the excverted four. They were met by a casualties – sufferal by the mois. brisk tire from anti-aircraft guns, and Beports frin other parts of Frehmud [retreated after achieving little or show that all is quiet.
nothing
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ANOTHER ABORTIVE AIR RAID ON ENGLAND,
AIRCRAFT FROM MALAYA.
Mr. Hinn, the Secretary for
had arrived from The Gurgl, and Colonies) has forwarded the War Office Ireland in making the gunmee
Lospes, April 5. ment in Parimetio said! · Soldiers
Mr. Borar Law (Secretary for the situation was well in hand. In draft for 20,000 from the Sultan of Cheers,: "He coht not say whether Kelah for the purchase of a neroplane there had been any, arrests.
ur for other purpose useful to the 14 heplying to # question 20H toGovernment. The Hou Mr. Ala Whether thin, at 7 block in the Baker, organiser of the Straits Settle vening," was, in the hands of the ments at Malay States Aeroplane rebels; Mr. Birnell said that they were Fund, has given his rhind aeropland a posebicnat, four or five different parts of the city, but were not in jussession of the whole pine. He Sus afubd that five soldiers ind been
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THE COMPULSION.
QUESTION
THE SECRET SESSION OF
PARLIAMENT.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
JUNTOON, April 25,
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COMPANY MEETING.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO.. LIMITED.
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That the Artides of Aasciati m of the Comp ny be altered in marner following: - | CUTICLE ;
(1) That the words "The Horretary "At APPLICATIONS HAVE FAILED:
the head of Articles 10 to 18.) (ieclusive) of the Company's Article et Associa in be altered so road The General Manager that in the Articles (No. 108 to 108 inclusive) and the marginal notes thereto whatever the word "Sere tary spears such word be limited and tha in lieu thereof the words **Geners Mapagar" be inserted. (9) That in the following Articles of the Company's Articles of Association.
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Arician Nos. 2, 10, 36. Bi 93. 103, 104, 195, 126, 19, and the marginal netas there the word Secretary heater is coars be eliminated and that in lies thereof the words General Manager" be inserted.
(9) in Artise No. 17 at the Com- pany's Articles of Association the words in Hongkong shall be tragaposed so as to follow, instead of precede, the words an address*. (4) Tas in Article No. 1 in eu of the words "fourteen days" the words
*ton day■" shall be inserted.. ** (5) That in Foc. (t) of Article No. 49 of the Company's Articles of Association the words for foorteen days after such deposit" shall be strack out. 18, That in Article No. 74 of the Com
pany's Articles of Assocation "after the words "AnyShareholder the words whose address on the Share- holders Registor shall not be
in shall be struck out and in lieu thereof the words "who may be absent from" shall be inserted..
(7) That in Article No. 76 ob the Com
pacy's Articles of Arsociation the worda "nor prove than seven" be deleted.
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(8) That aftar Article No. 108 the follow
ing now Article be inserted as Artiole No. 108
The General Manager shall be appoisted and may be removed "by the Beard and he'shall in all mantter be subject to a orders and directions, and shall ba paid auch, salary as the Board asy tovar time to time deter "mine. The Board may at any "time appoint any person or **Persous for
of any of t
re an indefinito "period to perform all or any of the duties and to exercise all or "any of the powers of the General Manager, either in his absence
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or otherwise, and may from time "to time cancel such appointment "er appointments and make
another or other such appafat ment of appointments in lieu thereof as the Board my see
The 4th edinary meeting of the hina Fire ustune", Co., Lal.. tus held at the offices of the Company turday. They were present the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Gairman, Mesars. J. W. Bonuar, J. A. Planmer. S. H. Dodwell, Directors; 31. C. Pemberton, secretary, Messrs. 1. Montague Edes S. W. Bacon, EI. I dones, G. 8. Arelibuts, C. H, 1 Hay, F. H. Fan, Chun A Pat."
The CHAIRMAN said: Lases were? An official "report. B the propelings light compared with previous years. of the secret session of Parlament has and tin-yer 1914 nu of with a profit Iven fund. It is devoted to a state-of $102.10.13, which must be con ment by Mr. Asquith, explaining the sidered satisfactory in View of the expansion of the Army from the ontsetistally small amount. carried for- of the war, describing the total military xal. Out of this it is proposed to efforts of the Empire, inghing the con- trinitions of the Dominious and Intiay Dividend of $7 and a horiz freviewing the puniries concret hy of $2 per share absorbing $180,000, the Government of the recruiting pro-and to add the balance of $12,170.11 and the prysaling of the needs of the runt 1915 shows a balance of hiem, inebeling the demands of Bilon to Feinsurance Bud Working he Navy anal mercantile thrine, ports, $404,982, which is the second unitions, and other esential boat hargest barry forwul in the 'com- services: also laring on the question of pany's history, recruiting and particularly the financial.
About the middle of the youg your assistance, rendered to our Allies. directors were approached by the recruiting, particularly since August, Lt.. with a view to the algor
Me Asquith reviewed the results of Union Insuance Society of Canton,
result have hitherto fallen short of the of an exchange of shares. when registration was carried ont. The tion of the two Companies on a basis requirements which are necessary to fallit directors after giving the matter due Your our proper military effort. This is due amsideration were of the opinion that available, but to the length of time our shareholders and strongly recom pot to an overestimate of the mumber the proposal was one broumble to necessary to sift hulividual cases withoutmended their acceptance of the offer, impairing other essential national ser with the effect that the scheme came vices or causing grave hardships... 7
into operation, and the "Union:** The Government has determined on three relatively mirar proposals to meet fourths of our shares. That the!
now holds considerably over three-the motion wna carried. the situation.
Directors' recommendation was a wise Chairman, would be held on May A confirmatory meeting, said the one is shown by the fact, that while 12th. bufom the inception of the scheme our shares stood at $130 only, to-day they are quoted at $166, and sbure- hollers who excinhged are receiving
Firstly, the prolongation to the end of the war, of the service of time expired men.
Sully, transference of Ter ritorials to any mit where needle. *
Thirdly, making exempted men liable for service immediately their the rate of $1 more per share by rertificates of exemptior expire."
way of Dividend than had they
The Government further propose in view of their ultimate aklition to
**E***
(9) That Artic's No. 131 of the Com
pany's Articles of Association be cancelled and that the following Article be substitute for the same,
**All Notices or other documents to "be given or served by the Com- pany to or upon the bhare- Eelders may be given er Ferved by the Board either by advor. tisement us by matics sent by "post, or otherwise, to the registered address of every Shareholder, or, if the Board "thinks fit, both by advertisement **and by notice as aforesaid,”- Mr. S. . DoDWELL seconded and
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THREATENED STRIKE BY SHIPS' "OFFICERS.
The China Prem (Shanghai) says: “A remained shareholders in this Com-strike that may tie up the steamers in pay. The excellent report is the entire China coast trade is threaten the force available, to bring under the Union" augur well for tale ed by foreign officers of these ships. The of the showdown" is May . An future, and I inay mention that the ultimatum hns Iven delivered to the *** Union **
are still open to considershipowners and the officers declare the exchange of further shures, that they are simply waiting for the
the Service Act youths turler your of age on the 15th August last as they reach that age.
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Mr Asquith, continuing, said :—- In view of the amalgamation we date. The move is a direct result of
„Firstly, the Government recognising obtained from the Uni" a small out.
during the latter half of the year the seromantic tendency of freight rates since the big European conflict broke Officers say they have not been
theit
the numbers required to discharge murine account, but it has not been getting their share of these spoils of war our military obligations will not. Ee) available in the time required andering long enough to prophesy as and they declare that the strike is the present arrangements, agree to an to results. As the curry forward was. The dear.de appear to have been
"only alternative." immediate effort to voluntarily enlist so satisfactory it was decided to Vate mule by the China Cost Officers' Guild, unattested married then.
the Staff a bonus of 10 per cent. on and it seems that owners refuse to Secondly, if by the 27th May their salaries to be placed to their recognise the Quild, and had not replied 50,000 of these are not secured, the credit in their Staff Provident Fund, to the demand when the last mail left Government will forthwith aak as this is a provision for the future
Shanghi Parliament for compulsory powers. I trust it will meet with your
Thirdly, if in any week after the approval... 27th May, 15,000 are hot secured by
There will be held in Boston, Masa, SII The Company's Surveyors have July 12, 1sid, an International Shoe and direct enlistment, the same course reported on cur advances under Leather Trade Week under the auspices will be taken.
Mortgage and I am happy to assure of the different organizations of the Fourthly, the arrangements in pars you that the same are quite satis enstern section of the United States graphs II and III hold good till 200,000 unattested men have been factory.
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and at the same time there will be held the Eighth National Shoe and Leather Market Fair The Secretary of the New England and Leather Association extends on behalf of the association, the cour tesies of the fair and every endeavour will interested in shoes and leather a most be made to make the visit of foreigners.
obtained. In the meantime" the
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption position will be constantly reviewed of the report and accourts. by the Government.
Mr. PLUMMER seconded, and the Mr. Asquith pointed out that as all
motion was unanimously carried. available unattested married men would tion of the Chairman and Mr. S. H. proftable onc.
Mr. EDE proposed the confirma thus be enlisted, either voluntarily or Dodwell as directors. compulsorily, the main ground alleged Mr. BACON seconded and it was for the release of the attested married men would have disappeared. He in- carried.
timated that the Special Committee The re-appointment of Messrs. W. To-day's Advertisements.
appointed to enable man enlisting to L. Pattenden and Mr. J. A. Plummer meet their civil liabilities had consider as directors was carried co the motion. ably progressed with the scheme. The fair. Edo, seconded by Mr. Bacon. Treasury concurred with the following general principles:
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NOTICE,
Mr. BONNAR proposed the to-elec-HAVE This Day handed over charge Portuguesa Consulate to Mr. tion of the auditors, Mr. A. R. Lowe. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA. Firstly, the scheme shall be appliand Mr. C. Bernard Brown, at s cable to all enlisted ainee the 4ta remuneration of $500 each per August, 1914, or hereafter, both single annurn." and married.
Mr. DopwELL seconded and the Secondly, relief shall be granted in motion was carried respect of rents, mortgage interest,
The CHAIRMAN announced that.
payments it instalments of taxes, dividend wariants would be mady
fees, but not debts to tradesme
tea, insurance piendum, and school Thirdly, relief to an individual is not to exceed £104 per annum
A debate arose, the following participating Sir Extward Carson, Sit Joha Simon Mr. G. J. Wardley
tomorrow and could bo had on application at the office.
An
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
nary meeting followed MAM maids. The knion Society of Canton, Ltd.
JOSE DE ORALDIA, Consul for Panama. Hongkong, April 27, 1916.
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