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THURSDAY. MAT 4, 1916.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Alaiky
ANOTHER AIR RAID ON GREAT
BRITAIN.
Lastos, Mag
THE MESOPOTAMIA
CAMPAIGN...
*Is is ufficially annonsend that hostile KING'S MESSAGE TO TIGRIS CORPS.
, airships attacked the north-east mist of Englind and the southet maken, of Senthaul on Tuesday night.
"Their movemente Were linerftain. A few bonebar were dropped in Yorkshire.
No etails
availle aunties or dunge
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GERMAN ATTACKS ON BRITISH
LINES...
– Boston, May 3. A Bentral contaignetanyes AlGerwin atrack bust of Ypres lust night, following an hour's born bagüinent. hok oven under or fe, the enemy nor gacking our lines.
Another enemy attempt Albert, was stopped by our fire
of
There was sony artillery body, Two cuemy neroplanes were driven down in fights in the air Tester lay. They need in a damaged coalition behind the mafiar lines.
LONDON, May 3.
His Majesty the King bas telegrapher sp the Commander of the Tigris Corps (as follows: t
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THE CHINA MAIL.
GENERAL COMPULSION IN GREAT DUBLIN PROGRESSING TOWARDS
BRITAIN.
LONDON, May
Mr. Asquith announced in the Hous of Commons, that the Gavemment to-morrow would introhtee a measure dealing with the whole of the recruiting problems.
THE NORMAL.
REBELS, MISLED BY TALES OF FOREIGN AID.
LONDON, May 2
THE ART OF CONSCIEN- TIOUS OBJECTING.
( From Dar Scottish Correspondent).
Extrava, April 3...
After a cursory glance at the war news, The situation in Dublin to-day is to make sure that Verlan is still in. the hands of its rightfil owners, it is the rapidly progressing towards the ramal,practice of many of us I faney, to turn
listricts.
Those members of the Sinn Fein orguinstion who are still a liberty
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ALL THE ADVERTISED PLASTERS AND SOLVENTS IT GIVES IMMEDIATE RELIEF AND EFFECTS A SPEEDY OURE.
IT IS NOT A CAUSTIC," BUT ▲ SOLVENT OF THE DECAYIN AND WILL EFFECT A CURE WHERE SALL. "OTERES
Mr. Asquith, explaining the Govern-although the military are still firmly find the acreants of the Tribunals that IS PREPARATION DIFFERS FROM AND ENTIRELY SUPERSEDESS ment's position regarding recruiting, emphasisel that they desins to sure holding the streets of disafferted general consent to organised labour, to which was attacked great importance. Ho affirmed that the naval anil military effort of the Empire exceeded five millions af men, in 93 army divisions of which twelve were from the Dominions This involved a prodigious effort both here and throughout the Empire
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pear to have hidden their rifles, having used all their ammunition.
The rebel leaders whit that they have been completely misled by tales of foreign aid,
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Me. Asnith reviewed the history of renting, pointing out the Cabinet's exhanstive enquiry with the object of
The military are making most minute ordinating the military, financial and search in order to clear out the last industrial efforts, our two outstarling
super necessities being the maintenance, of our S supremacy and the financing of the Allies. Then the Government maile a further review of the recruiting position, reulting in the Closerument's recent proposals,
Although your lifave traps did not have the satisinction of relieving their
It was how a question of methora, and comrades at Kuat, they, ander the
ble bendership of yourself and your Members eneburaged a belief in the he was glad that the speeches of Labour suboftiinate commanders, fraught with general desire to settle the whole ques great gallantry and determinationtin ones and for all instead of piecerul under the most trying conditions,
He hoped that would be effected by
to-morrow's Bilk
The hievement of relief was
Mr. Asquith again emphasised the ditio) you by Hoods and bad weathernewal for national inity, because dissen anet co by the carmy, whom ron sions had a damaging effect upon our inve resolutely pressed back,
Allies as well as npon Neutrals. H
I have watched your efforts with amiration and I am satisfied that you have done all that was possible, mal that you will continue to do so
LONDON, May 3
Today's afficial report states that Dublin is gradually returning to its normal condition. The ever contracting cordon is caring seof the smal districts of Irishtown,
where there his been no rising, have Sinn Fein supporters of Cork City, surrendered their arms.
All is quiet in Cork County, apart from an affray in the Fernicy districts where the Head Constable was shot dead in an attempt made by the Police replied to the Government's critics by to arrest two men in a huse the asserting that the Empire's contribution occupants of which ulticuitely sammler was bigger, and better directed than evered. Two were wounded.
A column before. We do not heed the critics'
he il if we have the confidence of has been set to Eniworthy to arrest the country. If not, let the House
in Pature gheuters with the emony. ensure us,"
ITALIANS CAPTURE MORE. MOUNTAIN POSITIONS.
*
TAKING PRESHNERS AND„SUATE,
THE FALL OF KUT..
*JOW AND WOUNDED" EXCHANGED
Lob18, May, 2
Howie May 3^{
A nemrdu.
Italian Alpinists in the Adamello i semn April 29th, after eosing the Chis musings, asgulted :1 precipitous velge between Pargaila and Colenveato, avel, after two days desperate fighting
gluster
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Sir Edward Carson, following Me Asquith, bitterly criticised the Govern ment. He was glas, however, that a man was now at the best of affairs who had done more in two months than hal | been done in the whole time before
(Cheers.)
rebels.
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County Wexford and the rise of the South of Ireland are reported quiet.
RESIGNATION OF MR, BIORELL
the page of our morning paper till we deal with exemption claims. For all of us need cheering up and we gratefully claimants are making to serve us in that appreciate the eforts which some direction. The prospects of an addition day of excessively wetness is lightene
the discovery of yet another young | by
genthum of 19, who has beki pacifist member of the company of the who view, "for many years,” or of a further will make munition but will not use them. And we are refreshed by the attitude of a seath country who declare that as he was a vegetarian he bad a enaseientious objection to army miona.
There are cases however that cannot be reside with mt indignation_naci shane Take that of a teacher at Glas that he would nos subject his will to gow who deefined service on the growni of any other human being. In his daily with the governance of it or 20 pupils. work this man is entrusted by the State he is their dictathe, requiring from then
·obedience in act and wond; he himself in to his employers and begoni them in turismbject absolutely in many
things the Magistrates yet, in wholly irrationa! humour, he declares that he will rebel if the principle he practices in one sphere be applied to him in another and more important aphere
usea
sanities of the Tribunals are beyond The oddities, the perversities the in-
categories. There are first the cowards: recital They magt themselves in three then the International Socialists: and code is tus inguely ideal to have the Instly the honest objectors whose moral slightest mlation in the world they are doomed to live in. The eraames-to has found expression a
mild term-which Socialism begys
again and again
in repudiation of British eitzenship.. "Do you acknowledge any allegiance to your Sovereign?" a man who had previously served as a Territorial was aske. cannot say that I do: the world is wy country; I am an Internationalist." As The Daily Telegraph says thetares are being dragged out of hiding
to the class of cowards, these poor crea- resignation of Mr. Birrell (Secretory they try to disguise their conscience
but it
does not cover their contemptible stand to the general muster it is hard to determine: but un exceptionally shrewd judge of men who has set on one of the Tribunals ever since the Act game into force, has estimated that they are at
east one-third of the uass
EXPECTED
Lox, May 2.
“
Sir John Simon contender that no The Turkish'emmabler has agreed ise hal been made out for extending of State for Irdant is regarle as weakness, in what proption they
compulsion.
| to exclunge General Townshend sick
"An animated debate followed Service
Finevitable. but Lord Wimborne
and wond&l foran egovalent uniabarmenbers appealing for all possible remains.
Mahometan Turkish prisoners, Ships
have been sent to fetch then
MESSAGE FROM AUSTRALIA, The Governor fienera) of Australia,
recruits, and prominent Liberals urging, more vigar and energy.
LATER.
Mr."Asquith's speech is regarded as an important and direct challenge to his effects in clearing up the situation. erities, which will probably have a vital Many numbers in the Lobby think it will strengthen the position of the Government, and that tomorrow's Bill
SCARCITY OF JUTE IN SPAIN.
FORTY THOUSAND TUNS REQUIRED.
Lostos, May 2. The gespondent of The Tintes
store four main itu Si Ko Munro Ferg, has rubled heights ayunging 10,000 four, taking to His Majesty, on behalf of Australia, mang" prisoners,ap-laxaty.
his profound sympathy with the gallant garrison at Kut, adding. But it will only strengthen Australia's determinareally means general compulsion.. tion to hasten the overthrow of our recently withdrawn, concerning youths scarcity of jute in Spain, owing to together with the ininor, proposals at Velenet drivs attention to the
of eighteen and time-expired men.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY NEAR VERDUN
BARI. May 24 "Today'a miguuniqué says: There has been an artillery sinol west ai rhe Meuse? between Avocourt, atli Morthome as a bombardment east of the Meuse somewhat intense Letween Thiaument and Damloop,
thur batteries dispersed cong detuch, agents north of Chantour Wind and north west of Vaux pourt
A ferinan neroplane was fulled by a Freuch pilot after a lively Bght meth of Downmost.
AFRICA.
MR. ASQUITH AND THE KUT SURRENDER.
Losos, May 5.
wher
A particular laud case is that of the medical officer who appeared last week at Olan to protest that he would not undertake any war service combatant For con-rumbatant. Would you not
help your fellow-countrymen Leven they were wounded he was asked. It goes against my principles." wasthe, re- ply. In other words, this person who
deal to the appeal of self-sacrifice under- holds several public appointments, re pudiates the principle of hemanity, is
such as we are going to propose. This maufacturers are willing to give was carry from the London to the
A STIRRING LADOUR APPEAL.
in his
armas
Aberdeen train. The But
He
food egg
the restrictions of exports from Cal. taken in the noblest cause, believed that Mr Asquith's most striking passagecutta. He says the Spanish manu-wounded sollier, and yet continues to a good Samaritan would pass by a way when he said that the question of recruiting had been reduced to one of facturers require for the supply of serve for salary a State which is founded method. That hrought as face to their home nairket during the present.
on the principles which he endemns.
The other day those who happened to face with compulsion," be continged,
gear 40,000, tone. The Spanish be in the Waverley Station witnessed a with general, immediate compulsion,
pathetic night. A stalwars RAM.C. man Mr. Aspnith, in the House of Com has the unit wlvantage of getting ample guarantees that the sacks wit
I to be a child. mus, referring to Kut said people were rid of the piecraien trentment" not go to themy and will find the child was frused in khaki. naturally impatient for a decisive | (Cheers).. Victory and sore and depress at the
the shipping. They merely ask that Closer inspection showed that it was a deplorable, although militarly insigni
British policy be leaned and applied no who, in the sy their youth | soldier who was being carried. He had
He was The British Workers National impartially and that Spanish mills
ore of that great deant incident of the surrender of the League has issued a stirring ani- should not be forced to close for luck life's gliness for cur
have offered up the pour sets. He lay heruie garrison. That had been the esto, emphasising the need of "men
of mast of THE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH-WEST in every great war in which we and appealing to the Nation to exert
of jute.
passive in the arms of the orderly until he had been engaged. There were the its whole strength in a supreme same accusations of indecision and, pro-combined effort. erastination and half-hearted deby nud It says:
With the imperishable the same cry for a saviour or a com example of Britons over-seas before bination of saviours. At one moment General Simats reports that the rainy the country was told that the Cabinet you, stall the Motherland be tnore wenson he set in with great violence overrule their Navab and Military the coruman, heritage, and leave its delaying operations. "
experts at another they were toki-ns defence to the prowess of the Allies he believed they would be told when while hundreds and thousand linger the papers regarding, the Mesopotamian at home? There can be no doubt eunpai were published that the Cabinet were too subservient to their of our countrymen's reply in the military advisera.
supreme vital hour when ne Motherland calls for the ungrudging service of all her children."
The signatories include sfc Labour members of the House of Concichs and other noted Labour men.
HAMPERED BY RAINS. - .
LONDON, May 3.
BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS"
TURKISH TRANSPORT.
ATHENS, May
.
A British submarine in the Ses of Marthoru has sank a Inder Turkish transport.
INVALID PRISONERS.
When the great offensive comes we shall be lectured by the same people upon the folly of it all His answer was that if there have been mistakes and blunders the contribution of the Empire was steadily growing The Naval and Military situation of the - LONDON, May 3, Allies was never an' good as it is to Germany has agreed to the British propomt for the trinafer to Switzerland day. If the Government had not the
A BRITISH ARRANGEMENT WITH GERMANY,
of the British and German invalid confidence of the country, let it
sombatant prisoners. The arrangement is similar to one previously conchuleri between France and Germany
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find another body y men. They would find none mora zealous,
reluctant than her children to defend
GERMAN COMPENSATION TO HOLLAND,
MALL STEAMER FOR THE ** TUXANTIA.**
ANSTERDAM, May" 3. The Handestablad states that Germany. more loyal or more pasiduous in the has agree to give & Hamburg-Amerika, discharge of the task. Only a sense liner to replace the Tubuntis which was of duty and love of country constrained sunt by a German submarine. Ministers to continue on the Treasury
CEASED.
Bench. They would be unable to carry CONVOYING OF DUTCH STEAMERS out the heaviest burden ever laid upon British statesmen unless they felt that had not only the sympathy but the trust of their countrymen..
76 AEROPLANES BROUGHT DOWN IN A MONTH."
LONDON, May 3. During April seventy-six aeroplanes, of which forty-eight were German, in cluding a upmker of Fokkers, were accounted for on the Western front. Cheers.)
The British out only fout, but felled f~ ‚ëleven German machines.
THE UNITED STATES AND
GERMANY.
AMSTERDAM, May 3..
A Berlin official announcement, states that Mr. Gerard, the United States Ambassador, has returned from Head quartory, whère be had an audience with the Kaiser.
HONOUR FOR SURGEON-GENERAL
BABTIE.
LONDON, May 2
(Load
MORE SUBMARINE PIRACY.
RELIEF CARGOES SUNK
LONDON May 2
THE HAGUE, May 3. It is officially announced that the convoying of Dutch" merchantmen has ceased.
MIZED FINANCIAL "COMMISSION IN PERSIA.
PETROGRAD, May 3. As a result of pourparleza between The British ateamer Hendon Hall has Great Britain, Russia and Persis, “p been sunk. The crew were saved.
Mixed Financial Commission, under 2
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Other steamers reported sunk are Persisa Treasurer-General, will draft Rochester City (British), Fridland the first real Persian Budget (Swedish) and is Branco (Brazilian).
The Fruttand and the lendon Hill were both carrying American relief cargoes for the Belgiens, totalling 13,000 tone of wheat.
TRIBITCH LINCOLN'S
EXTRADITION.
WASHINGTON, May: 3. It is notified in the Greette that Ms. armed yacht the Aerusa The Supreme Court has orderent Burgeon general Babtie has been ap (which was sunk a few days ago) was the extradition to England of pointed to be a Commander of St. Formerly Sir Thomas. Lipton's Yacht Tribitch Lincoln, formerly a member of Michael and St. George.
the Erin
parliament, on a charge of forgery, **
The correspondens urges that as harvas stilted down in the corner of the the jute districts in Spain age most said: "I um obliged to ye; I'll manage friendly towards the Allies we should fine now that your legs have done the Whereupon he lit a do what we cnn
to meet, their walking for me.
gasperund" proceeded to look cheer- fully on the world. What man can con- wishes.
scientiously object to be being called by the nation to tasks like this?
SHAKESPEARE TERCENTENARY,
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H. PRANK BENSON KNIGHTE
, LONDON, May 3.
How pathetic itulis Scottish people imagined they knew something both about concience and obiecting. Much
our hory has sprung from conscien
of that which is roblest and strongest in
tioue pojectors whose objecting fre- quently took the practical form of
Spears and broadswords. We cannot see uur.
HM. The Rug conferred the honour way clearly; but we believe that we of knighthood upon Mr. Frank Benson have points enough worth fighting for" after the Shakespeare Tercentenary per-Church and State; and he and his ful- eried one of them in an anxious time for forance at Drury Lane Theatre this lows went out with their consciences alert and objected to some purpose. But that in the grisis of our nation's fate the fine old Scottish attitude should exposed to the oleaginous travesties of __CM_G__FOR_COL CARRUTHERS...it which appear i
in some of our Tribunals
afternoon.
LONDON, May 3. The Cette mpounces that Col. R. A. Carruthers has been made a Companion
is merely pitiful. If wo had a. Tribunal composed of Covenunters, what manner of rugged speech would they me about it all 1-
of the Order of St. Michael and St. To-day's Advertisements
George.
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CHINESE AFFAIRS,
(Wah Tax Yat, Po's Service.)
"MISSING CHINESE CRUISER
FOUND...
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4.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ENGKONG..
IN BANKRUPTCY, No. 53 OF 1914. THE TUNG KEE AND WING KEE FIRM
NMC of Croitory to be held on TOTICE is hereby given that the WEDNESDAY the 10th instant is adjourned until WEDNESDAY the 17th col-May, 1916, at 12 o'clock Yoox.
SHANGHAI, May The cruiser Haigung, which lided with and sank the transport Hainyu, has been located at Foo- chow
The Captain wil bo court. martialled.
"OFFICIALTM SALARIES IN ARREAR.”
PEEING, May 3. The salaries of the State Council.
610
Dated the 4th day of May, 1916.
J. HENNESSEY SETH ARAA
Trudce,
WOOLLENS, WORSTED, STUFTS AND COTTON TISSUES, BEAD FORD (ENGLAND)MERCHANTS, HAVING EXUELLENT CONS NECTIONS WITH MANUFAC- TURERS, OFFER SERVICES
lora la three months in aETODEAS BUYING AGENTS.
-Chiu-Chunni has-been-appointed Vicc-Minister of Finance,.
THE TRUCE
Pexind, May 2
The Goverment hoe wired to the 810
the tru Southern troops etenum for a month
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