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MONDAY, MAY 22, 1916
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
i.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
FIERCE FIGHTING AT
THE CHINA MAIL.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
ENEMY OFFENSIVE DEFEATED.
VALIANT ITALIANS.
"Boss, May 21,
A commonniged states-Fremy attacks between Alige at the Terragnolo Valley having been repulsed, the enemy gesed the violent bombardment on
STOP PRESS NEWS.
HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES
ON
RUSSIAN FRONT.
PYTHONRA, May 2
SHANGHAI PIECE GOODS TRADE.
Mower, Ilbert and Co. (Lad) Pleer Ciends Markos Beport saya
The pancity of demand for imports and airiost entire'shuence of clearance of } cargo for the interior, has sektom, if over. been gondled sine the worst period at: the Boxer rebellion. The Chinese dealers van gise madherent region for the pre
CALLICURA
THE NEW AND CERTAIN
CURE FOR CORNS WITHOUT PAIN OR INCONVENIENCE.
IT CIVES
IT IS NOT A CAUSTIO, BUT A SOLVENT OF THE, DECAYED'
AND WILL EFFECT A CURE WHERE ALL
suf apathetic, markets beyond vagueTEES PREPARATION DIFFERS FROM, AND ENTIRELY SUPERSEDES, "A cmazonasqué" states that on attempt references to politles. After all, however, the northern slope of Pasubio, using by the Germans to take the offensive in fein has seldom been without aeris IMMEDIATE RELIEF AND EFFECTS A SPEEDY CORE."
ALL THE ADVERTISED PLASTER? AND SOLVENTS. tear, shells. Ther offensive between Terraguete and Uppen was riquilsed with henry memy years past, and yet business has Parril CUTICLE:
was a mythe. Bakst region and north of taken! political situation" for there shan new mouth together during sixteen Astign The Italians valiantly sustain
sit show, through times APPLICATIONS HAVE FAILED, " and although the enemy offensive was Hostilities have been contined to than appear to xiss, tyom mere surface | prepared and supported by Here artillery and ritte duel on the remixles indications, at the presept time. bombardment it was shattered by the if the front.
ed their attacks on the Asiago Platean, Į losses.
MESOPOTAMIA.
VERDUN.
PARIS. May 24.
GENERAL CORRINGE CARRIES A REDOUST.
firm resistance of the Italians.
Fiere fighting coutinies at. Verlin,
FORCE.
A great Ansinis aerial aid at the
The Russians in the
"
In the last few works midnightedly the, Canews rise in exchange has had considerable effet in keeping demand for importa in
Venetian Plait a little laniaze. Ibantique to milvange in the direction check engil some sort ofɑstability in the
4 cm stars that the GermaisSSEAN CAVALRY JOIN BRITISH There were a few position, at night time rewed their attacks guri Drudan Hill.
11 attempts the East side weir sompletely defeated, but the formu Auferetal in openg nd first line trotch on the western slopes,
Lospos, May 21.
An ohial statenent regarding the
feneral Sir Percy Lak." reports that operations in Mesopotamin states that
the enemy has vatated their Berhatena. Fighting of the liveliest descriptatvatel positions on the right bank of is proceding at Vaux Fout.
the Tigris. The Germans, by a cop de main in
MajorGeneral Corringe has carrier) Lorraine penetrated a trench, baterers the Thujaah redoubt. driven, our leaving, lend and Boundleri, GOOD WORK BY FRENCH AIR
« SQUADRONS,
*
The enemy is still holding the Samaiyat position on the left birk.
Russian cavalry have joined Major- Gentem Gorringe after hold and Jadventurous ride.
A French bombarding zinapuudron attacked the military establishments at Throuville. Etain, anel Spincourt, sund
[A Petrograd telegram dated the 14th Culás bigortars at Amaizes and Danvillers, just said: "The Mesopotamiac region is arquiring great strategie importance. The lombardment of a big Herman The Turks have are water large fores railway depot at Lanies cansel pre-f their allies, as shown by our captur there and have be recived assistance wipitate departure of trains and an of an Austrian gun in the magic of extensive conflagration of the station Kasri Shirin, The Rossintas are now Advancing ng the River Dial, a Turisti
tributary of the Bigns and are 17 miles Aparkirtle in which four distant from Khanikin, which is now strongly fortified an ominates the pond machines and three "Pukkers Wire was
to Pagl Arnaospheric sages resulted in the threw Pokkersinke in salvatre ditheal Ping Langhts down, uns! rukother - Flak- ker was foment down in its own lines
and destroyed, by French latteries.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
"HOLDING FIRM."
AUSTRIANS BE EFFORT
Loxtos, May 21
conditions
BOMBS DROPPED ON CAIRO..
Cars May 21.
Aiofficial, annoncement says; Innbtless in retaliation for the womirilantack on El Arish. twerneuty faemplanes dropped sixteen done on Cairo, mostly in the Anth quarter. Two killed and thirteen also
The Italian fat is holling Erm, malcivilians
ww
the Austrinus are male toelaim furtary wounded. Five sofliers
The Austria Heir Apparat has arrived at the front and taken over,the
The Trilyna, says that the Austrians brought twelve divisions from Serbia anal Russia to participate in this offensive, replacing them by hand-rate "troops, while mitotal manuitions came from Denny,
wounded.
wete
THE IRISH QUESTION.
THE METHOD OF SETTLEMENT.
Losnis, May 21.
GERMANS ÄTTEMPT TO CROBA YSER CANAL....
À PAIETRE INCITAMPAGNE,
PARIS, May 20 Today's oktatge says:-There was no action before Ventan, keept a violent bombardment west of the Meuse fair povitions between Avocourt Wood and Mort Homme
fire.
Morl
· CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
[nkavne ruk cMEF JUSTICE ([SUMME RKS DAVIES, K.C.)}
¿HOUSE-BREAKING AT WANCHAT.
silver marked wonht" appear To have arrived, but this is not ficient to Becount for the deaduese, of the market, i as clearances throughout the spring hale been on a far smuller, sealer oven than i the modest üres of 1015, while they have now almost reached the varnishing point.
A Chinese was charged with boutse- The total wick of pive goods of al breaking wind, larceny, from a dweil- | denominations carried, is only 41 million ing-house in the Wanchai District on pieces, and future commitments of the the 11th April.
market must be upon
pieces..
xt mindest Mr. P. M. Hodgson (Crow: Soliti-urale; however, in 1904, the year prior An enemy attempt to cross the Yertor, in bis opening staternent, said to the mad buying was that followed, Canni hetween Steenstmete, and letsus that the house concerned was sita stocks bad. sank failed against infantry and artillery ated at So. Wing Fung Street
to hel¦ million
West, next door to which was the bakery of the French Store interales call some of the workmen employ eat this bakery, whes would say that they saw the prisoner break into the house, and that he was
The enemy in Champagne discharge great clouds of gas on our front near Sommeprabut our curtain of five nipped the prepare attack in the buil.
ANOTHER RAID ON KENT COAST ENEMY SEAPLASE "PELLER,
Lostos, May 10,
It is theially anneaued that at least three reaplanes afdel the east cast of reaped. Kent at two block in the morning
A doven explosive bombs were dropped mi the Ilp of Thuret, but may a few windows were broken.....
He
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SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN.
ENORMOUS BISE. IN BUILDING
MATERIALS...
ile, with everything tied upside down. Evidently the pri
Mr. Inaoks, Director of the Shipping soner laut arched everywhere for Burun in the Department of Communica articles of, value! There were two | kras, in the course of a Brews Interview, other ufen with him, but they run genucks, reports the ̈* Japan Chronicle,"
Prisoner
that the price of building materials has, secured want taken co the lice risen 30 per cent, or more, and so it is Station, together with certain articles on surprising that the ess of shipbuild- of this which he was taking away in should show a proportiocate increase, when the elaniz was" raised. When Pier to thy, cuthreak of hostilities the chaft at the Police Station he test of bailding an ordinary cargo vessel" practically admitted the offence, yuyu Y.130 to 8.00 per prom tour, but that the other two men usked the fire has now risen to V.1534 or him to join of em in the enterprise: Y.ton, and is still rising Recently a
The jury was as follows Captain certain shipowner repntracted for by a Naval patrol off the Belgian const.T. Andur terenang, Mesars. E. 31. balding or a freight ship of 5,2001 tons | Uzorilo, W, Pi, Fatson, E. J. Ainslie, gross for V,1,100,000, he built in 20
A. AI, Von, J. Ärnolil, and R. E. Hyndman.
Twenty-five boites were dropped mi southeast Kent, where a soldier was kiled, at a woman and a samau were injured. The damage was insignificant,
me of the riders was brought downr
HEAVY GERMAN ATTACKS.
SERIOUS ENEMY LOSSES.
Pakis May 21.
The Germans to the west ofand on the
the
Puth. In the case of this particciar -vessel sorue additional cost was incurred owing to the provision of oil tanks: still the price of 100 per ton must be regarded as something extracrdinary.
Prisoner was found guilty and Hi, Lordship sentenced, the prisoner to five years imprisonment.
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[CENAR MR. JUSTICE COMPER12. PRISNE JUDGE.]
at
the Kawasaki Yard at Kobe: 0,000 mun
A foumoutique states-ft. of the.
Eritish ipbuilders appear to be Mense; after alan burdment of extreme
"suffering from a scarcity of worktoen and Violence, the Germans, in the afternoon,
the great increase in Wages, but Japon attacked on a wide front in the Mort
is comparatively lose from these difficul- Hopme region. The gieng enso "of RUBBERY AND KIDNAPPING. ti Ay there are un trade unione ja Mort Homine moraentarily penetrate
Wong Yan and Lo Sam were span, as there are in Great Britain. our first line, aut a sharp counter-attack indicted on charges of robbery with there is no fear of trouble over the ques trove them back with heazy losses. violence at Sun Wai village ortion of wages.
In the Mitsubishi Yard Fat Nagasaki there are 10,000 workiäem northern slopes of Mort Horime, after a kidnapper Prisoners pleaded not series of fruitless assults which our guilty, and the tollowing jury was played at prent: 2,100 men Mr. Garvin, of the gereer, says lerous succeeled at the close of theory. K. Talziel. F. Ackerman. F
artillery and infantry fire renderedterapanelled-Messrs. T. Mireubishi Yard at Kong: 0.500 men in the resumption of the Buckingham day in occupying some of the elements Rapp. A. Khin, J... Hyndun.at the Osaka Iron Works 1,000 men in It appears that the offensive was Place conference, which broke down of an alvanced french... necessary for polition? reasons in miler before the War on the narrow ques-pashed to our sequel line were tght The cdemy contingent who were to appose the restlessness of the Austion of the Throne. is the only youl by a herce artillery fire al retired in trian people and to fritall the fainthod for an Irish settlement. The disorder, abandoning mumerous dend
basis of the conference should be There has been great artillery activity The Taban assures its rasters that enlarged to include men like Sir and an intermittent bombardment on in the Avocourt and Fill 304 region, the Italians command the position amalHorace Plunkeit, ut everything the right of the Mouse and in Weevre, view the situation with perfect equi depends na Mr. Redmond and "SiOur artillery north-west of Roye shelled mity,
enemy supply depots, causing several fires. Two strong German reconnais sances north of Soissons were dispersed.
●ffensive.
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THE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
"OF INDIA.
'INTERVIEW Wirit buß HARDINGE.
Edward Carson.
The Oharreer suggests that the
former eencede the exclusion of Usfer and the luther, agree to joint
sessions of an Irish Parlament meeting alternately in Dublin and Belfast.
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the. Uraga Dockyard: 100 ut the. Harada
stated that on the night of the m
Yard and 800 at the Fujizagata „Yard, Mr. G. N. Ortne, för the Crown,
a total of 28,000 men engaged in 15th Februarys a good-sized junk the similding industry.
The daily came froin the direction of Mucus, wages of these workmen.; however, do sailed into Deep Bay. About ot amount to more than 80 to 90 sen of from the junk, containing of what is paid, to British workmen midnight two small bouts
(on an average. This is roughly one-third
number of men, about a dozen engaged in similar work, and this factor of whom, probably, were armed with flower wages must be considered as an various weapons. They also carried advantage to the shipbuilding industry a torches, and proceeded up the aur rows, ultimately reaching a village which was close to the mud fluts. The inhabitants of this village, which was called San,, Waui, 'were mostly Chinese who had returned from Australia und were of more or Ja the annual report of the Standing LONDON, May 21. Mr. Garvin believes the resump-
less independent means. Serne, of Committee of the P.A.M., it is stated In an interview, granted to the tion of the Buckingham Conference
the inhabitants were awakened by that the F.M.S. output of rubber for 1915 amounted to 44,054 tons, and the London correspónitent of the New will be Mr. Asquith's propoel, and moniqué states-After a heavy bom- their doors.
General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com- the noise of the robbers beating at total output of the whole Peninsula was York Times, Lord Haninge paul says the success of such a conference bardment the enemy last night raided collection of half a dozen blocks of the world's plantation supply. The out
The village was a gaunt 70,214 tons, or roughly 13 per cent of warm tribute to the loyalty of India's fight involve a re-construction our the south-west of Loos and entered houses, having two houses to each pat from the Malay Peninsula amount. to just about one half of the total princes and peoples, and also to the the Ministry which Sir Edward front trench, but was immediately block, and two floors to euch house. world's production of all sorts of rubber, attitude of the educated and political Carson and Mr. Redmond might rush a post northwest of Wieltje butAmong the robbers were the two plantation
ejected. The enemy also attempted to
and wild. prisoners. The first prisoner was The direct export to America during the qualities of was driven back.
The Loyal North Lancashires re-red, and lie, with others, entered last year more than quadrupled itself while that to the United Kingdom in- captured the crater at Vimy Ridge which some of the houses and helped there creased only by eight per cent, out of a A High Class the enemy captured on the 18th. selves to such valuables as they could
On December 31, 1015, the Indian Scotch There has been considerable urtillery find. They took away with the total increase of output of 67 perwent activity to-day at various points on our five persons four men and a youth. populations bri estates in the F.MS. front, principally in the Souchez region They returned to their junk, and numbered 126,347 and in the Colony for Jonnoisseurs.
19,829), a total of 126,347 compared with and north-cast of Fauquissart. We failed off in the direction of Macso 10,000 a year ago. There were 27.413 exploded a mine to-day in the Halluch with their five cuptives on board. Chinese labourers on F.M.3. estates at sector and occupied the crater.
They landed at a place some 20 or 80 the end of last year, A,358 Javanese and There has be much successful serial raffes distant fron Macun. During the 8,592 Muloyd. ACT COMES INTO OPERATION. Work in the favourable weather. Yester voyage the captives were kept in the day there were thirteen contata in the hold, and were compelled to write
classes in suspending controversies conceivably join. in order not to inbarrass the Govern
mant, and in not opposing the rustic legislation which was made when
mecexaary..
The souse of increased respons sibility on the part of the Indian mombers of the Imperial. Legislative Council is strikingly shown in their speeches.
MR. ASQUITH VISITS THE KING.
Logos, May 21. Mr. Asquith bad an audience with the King yesterday
DAYLIGHT SAVING.
LONDON, May 21.
بار
"PARIS May 20.
with A
ransomed.
There has been vast political
air, and two enemy machines were down their names, addresses, and A GOOD RULE FOR THE HOME development in India in recent years.
Lospos, May 21, brought down behind the Germad lze decupations, and those of their Politielana whose ultimate, uspiration
All clocks, including the great was soli-government had become clock at Greenwich Observatory,
relatives in Hongkong whom it MAKE it a rule of your home to always GERMAN AIR RAID AVENGED, would be most. Muitable to approach fin's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoes keep on hand a bottle of Chamber- more moderate and more sensible in which gives the time to the whole
view to getting them Remedy as a safeguard against bowel their demards as they came to realise country, were advanced at two
They did. this at the complaints. It always cures promptly the impossibility of India standing o'clock this morning. This time.
A communiqué states German corrimund of tho Brst prisoner. and no household is safe without it. For alone. This improvement, was un- was fixed on the representations of attempt to rush a small post in the When they were landed they sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers.
Vosges failed German aeroplanes lass were blindfolded" and taken to questionably due to Lord, Morley's the Railway Companies as the fewest night bombed Dunkirk and Bergues, care, where they were kept for and Lord Minto's reforms,
killing one and wounding twenty-seven some time. Then, rather mysteri-To-day's Advertisements Lord, Hardinge hoped it might be The change is almost unanimously ing eleven at Barges French and youth, were taken down to the at Dunkirk, and killing five and wound-ously, all the party, except the possible to make further concessions welcomed, the only note of opposi Belgian irons promptly avenged beach, where they were left until in the way of provincial autonomy tion coming from Northamptonshire this by humbing enemy camps, and an they found some people who were after the War.
farmers, who at a meeting yesterday aviation centro at Chistelles.
INDIA AND INDENTURED LABOUR.
REASDES FOR ITS AEOLITION WANTED.
trains were then running,
recommended that the new system be ignored as regards working on turtas but not to the extent of defying the railway time tablet.
DECLINE IN WAR RISK RATES,
(Continued on
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willing to take them to Macao. Thus four got back wifely, leaving the fifth
in the eye. In accordance with an ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICES ungentent unade 7 Mero theS
are invited for the supply TENDERS Youth was ransomed for $2.00 by 1 of CARPENTETA, PLATES, CAULKKILA, GROUP: :
his parents. The Sucuo paice got Poumans and SHOEMAKER to E. M. THIS disease is so dangerous and so on the track of the gung, and Naval Yard. Forma of
be obtained at "Can rapid in its development that every ultimately the two prisoners were
Chief Constructor's Olice, HMA mother of young children should be fire- arrested.
Naval Tauri, Hongkong, and should be pared for it. It very risky to wait until
Evidence was given bearing cut filed in and returned an indicated in the attack of croup appears and the Counsel's treatment
Tender Form get later
DOOD, LONDON, "May, 21" send for medicine and let the child suffer War, risk Tates to the last via the
Seruntil itīta be obtained"". Chamberlain' Frisoners were found guilty and Cough Remedy is prompt and effectual shtoherd to ten years eack on, the reasons leading the Raj to recommend Suez Canal have been reduced an about and has never been known to fail in any teacherges, the sentences to run the abolition of indeutered emigration 80 shillings per bentum Westura raton unse Always have a bottle in the home consecutively and they were each
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